AT&T 1872 - Manual (Page 7)

MAKE OR ANSWER A CALL
1 Lift the handset
— OR —
Press
K
2 Press
L or l.
ENDING A CALL
Place the handset in the cradle
— OR —
Press
K (if on a speakerphone call).
SWITCHING BETWEEN HANDSET AND
SPEAKERPHONE
To switch from handset to speakerphone
during a call, press
K.
To switch from speakerphone to handset
during a call, lift the handset.
AUTOMATIC LINE SELECTION
The system is preset to select a line for you
in most cases when you lift the handset or
press
K.
To change how the system selects a line,
see “Line Selection Options” later in this
manual.
LINE STATUS
Line 1 and Line 2 lights indicate when a
line is in use. A flashing red light
indicates the line is on hold. A flashing
green light indicates the line is ringing.
Each line has its own ringer tone to signal
an incoming call. If you are on a call when
the other line starts to ring, you will hear
only one short ring, so you can continue
your call without further interruption.
REDIAL
The last number dialed on this phone is
stored in redial memory until you dial an-
other number.
1 Lift the handset
— OR —
press
K
— OR —
press
L or l.
The number stored in redial memory is
displayed.
2 Press
(.
T E L E P H O N E O P E R A T I O N
MUTE
To mute a call, press
M. You can hear
the other party, but the other party cannot
hear you.
Press
M again to continue 2-way
conversation.
NOTE: Mute is canceled if you switch
between speakerphone and handset, or if
you put the call on Hold.
FLASH
Use
h instead of pressing the
switchhook to activate services such as
Call Waiting or Three-Way Calling.
TEMPORARY TONE
If you have rotary service, you can change
from pulse to tone dialing during a call by
pressing
T. This is useful if you need
to send tone signals for access to telephone
banking or long-distance services.
1 Dial a number.
2 Press
T. Buttons pressed after this
will send tone signals.
3 After you hang up, the phone
automatically returns to rotary service.
AUTO REDIAL
If you place a call and hear a busy signal,
hang up, and then press
(. The
system redials the number you just called.
When you hear the line ringing, lift the
handset or press
K to talk. If you don’t
do so within 60 seconds, the system hangs
up. If the system detects a busy signal, it
will hang up, wait 40 seconds, and try again
(up to 10 times).
To cancel automatic redialing, press
( or lift the handset or press K.
HOLD
Press
H. You can now replace the hand-
set in the cradle without disconnecting the
call. The speakerphone is automatically
turned off.
To take a line off hold, press the
appropriate line button or lift the handset
of an extension phone on that line.
The hold feature allows you to switch
between calls on both lines without dis-
connecting either call.
CONFERENCE CALLS
1 Make or answer a call, then press
c.
2 Establish a call on the other line, then
press
c.
To end a conference call, hang up both
lines. All parties will be disconnected.
If one caller hangs up during a conference
call, you might hear a dial tone. Press the
line button of the remaining call to
eliminate the dial tone.
CONFERENCE CALL OPTIONS
To place a conference call on hold:
1 Press
H to hold both lines.
2 Press
c to continue your conference
call.
To talk privately with one caller:
1 Press
H.
2 Press the line button of the person with
whom you want to speak privately.
3 Press
c to continue your conference
call.
To disconnect only one party from a
conference call, press the line button of the
call you want to continue.