VTech 917ADX - Manual (Page 11)

Q l E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S
ANSWERING CALLS
From the Handset
■ The Handset will ring when you have an
Incoming call. You can answer calls on the
Handset whether it is in the base or away
from it. If your phone rings when the Handset
is in the base, just pick up the Handset. The
call will be connected automatically, and you’ll
see that the PHONE LED on the Handset and
the IN USE LED on the Base Unit are lit. If
the Handset rings when it is away from the
base, press any key, except OFF to answer
the call.
From the Speakerphone
I
The Speakerphone will also ring to signify
an incoming call. To answer from the Speak­
erphone, press SPKR. You can now talk to
your party hands-free. Use the Volume Con­
trol keys to adjust the speaker to a comfort­
able listening level.
■ NOTE: If you are using your Speaker­
phone in a noisy environment, the conversa­
tion coming from your party may suffer from
dropout. In this case, press MUTE on the
Speakerphone while your party talks. Press
MUTE again to deactivate before you begin
talking.
TO PUT A CALL ON HOLD :
I While using the Speakerphone or the
Handset, you can put a call on hold by press­
ing HOLD. The HOLD LED on the Base Unit
and the PHONE LED on the Handset will
blink to indicate a call is on hold.
■ To return to the call, press PHONE(on the
Handset) or SPKR(on the Base Unit).
■ If your 917 ADX has a call on HOLD, and
a user picks up an extension phone on the
same line, the 917 ADX will take itself off
HOLD and turn OFF.
THE MUTE FEATURE
■ When you press MUTE (on the Handset or
Base Unit), you can hear the caller’s voice,
but they can’t hear you. While a call is
muted, the LOW BATT/MUTE LED (on the
Handset) or the MUTE LED (on the Base
Unit) glows steadily. To go back to the two­
way conversation, press MUTE again.
■ This feature is useful when the Speaker­
phone is used in a noisy room. Loud back­
ground noise can prevent your caller’s voice
from coming over the speaker. Press MUTE
while your caller is speaking. Press MUTE
again when you are ready to speak.
SWITCHING TO THE HANDSET__________
■ During a Speakerphone call, if the Hand­
set is in the Base Unit, you can automatically
switch from the Speakerphone to the Handset
by picking up the Handset.
SWITCHING TO THE SPEAKERPHONE
■ Press HOLD on the Handset
■ Press SPKR on the Base Unit to take the
call off HOLD and continue a Speakerphone
conversation.
I You cannot switch back to the Speaker­
phone just by returning the Handset to the
Base Unit cradle - that will disconnect the
call.
I NOTE: Placing the call on HOLD prior to
switching to or from the Speakerphone
minimizes the risk of annoying feedback.
JOINING A HANDSET CONVERSATION
■ If someone is speaking on the Handset,
you can join the conversation on the Speak­
erphone. Just press SPKR on the Base Unit.
The Handset will emit a short tone to alert
that the Speakerphone has been activated.
Either party can then leave the conversation
by pressing OFF (on the Handset) or SPKR
(on the Base Unit)
■ Likewise, if you are using the Speaker­
phone, someone at the Handset can join the
conversation by pressing PHONE. The Base
Unit will emit a short tone to alert the user that
the Handset has been activated.
iThe call will remain connected as long as
either the Handset or the Speakerphone
remains on the line.(To disconnect the call,
both the Handset and the Base Unit must
hang up.)
THE PRIVACY FEATURE
■ While using the Handset, you can prevent
someone from joining the conversation at the
Speakerphone by pressing PRG/PRV. The
Handset must be ON to utilize this feature.
■ Pressing PRG/PRV a second time will
terminate PRIVACY mode and anyone at
the speakerphone can join in.
B When someone at the speakerphone has
already joined in, pressing PRG/PRV on
handset will turn off the speakerphone.
B
Likewise,you can prevent the Handset
from joining the conversation while using
the Speakerphone. While the Speaker­
phone is ON, press PRV.
B
Pressing PRV a second time will terminate
PRIVACY mode, and anyone at the Hand-