AT&T E5908 - Manual (Page 20)

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Telephone Operation
Options while on calls
To adjust volume
Press
CID
V or ^
DIR
buttons on the handset or the
VOLUME
button on the base to adjust listening volume.
Call waiting
If you subscribe to a Call Waiting service with your
local telephone service provider, you will hear a beep if
someone calls while you are already on a call. Press
FLASH
to put your current call on hold and take the
new call. You can press
FLASH
anytime to switch back
and forth between calls.
Hold
Press
HOLD
to place a call on hold.
When a call is on hold, resume the conversation on the
cordless handset by pressing
HOLD
or
PHONE
. Resume
a conversation at the base by lifting the handset or
pressing
SPEAKER
or
HOLD
on the base.
When a call is on hold, you can replace either handset
in its base or charger, and retrieve the call from anoth-
er telephone.
Mute
While using the base, you can press
MUTE
to silence the
microphone during a conversation. You will be able to
hear the caller, but your caller will not be able to hear
you until you press
MUTE
again to resume speaking.
Channel
If a call is noisy or unclear, or if words fade out, press
MENU/CHAN
on the cordless handset to find a clearer
communication channel between the handset and base.
Flash
Tone
Volume
V^
Hold
Channel
Tone
Mute
Volume
Speaker
Flash
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