Bang & Olufsen BeoCom 5 - User Guide - Manual (Page 25)

Volume and the microphone
During a call, you can adjust the volume level using the wheel.
You can also switch off the microphone if you want a conversation
you are having with a person in the room to be private.
To turn the handset volume up or down …
Turn the wheel to adjust the handset volume
To switch the microphone on or off during a call …
Press to be able to switch the microphone off.
Microphone off is highlighted in the display
Press OK. MIC. OFF appears in the display and
the handset beeps with short intervals until the
microphone is switched back on
To switch on the microphone, press OK twice
A selected volume setting – with
the exception of the two highest
settings – applies to all subsequent
calls until the next time you adjust
the volume.
If you have switched off the
microphone and then put a call on
hold, the microphone is switched
on again, when the call on hold is
resumed.
If you have only one phone line,
you can also use the HOLD button
as a toggle function to switch the
microphone on and off.
OK
Microphone off
OK
MIC. OFF
OK
Microphone on
OK
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