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Options while on calls, Volume control, Call waiting – AT&T E2811 User Manual

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Telephone operation

Options while on calls

Volume control
Press

CID/-VOLUME

or

DIR /VOLUME+

to adjust listen-

ing volume. Pressing

CID/-VOLUME

decreases the vol-

ume. Pressing

DIR /VOLUME+

increases the volume.

When changing the volume level, the new setting is
saved.

NOTE: The earpiece, hands-free speakerphone and headset

listening volume are adjusted separately.

Call waiting
If you subscribe to call waiting service with your
local telephone company, there will be a beep if
there is an incoming call while you are already on a
call. Press

PHONE

/FLASH to put your current call

on hold and take the new call. Press

PHONE/

FLASH

anytime to switch back and forth between calls. For
more information on caller ID, see page 25.
Mute
Press

MUTE to silence the microphone. When mute

is on,

MUTE will show on the handset screen. You

will be able to hear the caller, but your caller will
not be able to hear you until you press

MUTE

again

and resume speaking. When mute is turned off,
MICROPHONE ON will show temporarily on the
handset screen. Mute is automatically cancelled
when you end a call.

Temporary tone dialing
If you have only dial pulse (rotary) service, you can
temporarily switch to touch tone dialing during a call
by pressing

TONE/*. This can be useful when send-

ing tone signals for access to answering systems or
long distance services.

After you hang up or press

PHONE

/FLASH

(to receive a

call waiting call), the telephone automatically returns to
dial pulse (rotary) service.

Volume

Flash

Mute

Tone