ET-189 (430-0619) Operation Faxback Doc. # 6455 USING THE SPEAKERPHONE To switch from the handset to the speakerphone during a call, press SPKRPHONE, then return the handset to the cradle. To switch from the speakerphone to the handset during a call, simply lift the handset. When you use the speakerphone, only one person can talk at a time. You might not want the person on the line to hear you talking to someone in the room with you. Or, if you use the speakerphone near loud noises, the phone might not switch when you finish speaking. In either case, press PRIVACY/AUTO when you complete your side of the conversation. PRI flashes on the display and the microphone turns off, but you can still hear the person on the line. Press PRIVACY/AUTO again to resume your conversation. ANSWERING A CALL When the phone rings, lift the handset or press SPKRPHONE and begin your conversation. if you use the speakerphone, adjust VOLUME on the side of the phone to a comfortable listening level. When you finish the conversation, hang up the handset or press SPKRPHONE. MAKING A CALL You can use manual dialing, redialing, auto-redialing, or memory dialing. Manual Dialing Follow these steps to manually dial the number. 1. Lift the handset or press SPKRPHONE. 2. Dial the desired number. Your phone displays the number. 3. Proceed with your conversation. 4. To end the call, hang up the handset or, if you used the speakerphone, press SPKRPHONE. Redialing The redial memory holds up to 31 digits, so it can store long-distance as well as local numbers. To redial the last phone number dialed, pick up the handset and press DIAL/REDIAL. The phone dials the number. Or, without picking up the handset, press DIAL/REDIAL to have the phone automatically enter the speakerphone mode and dial the number. Notes: If you dial more than 31 digits, your phone stores only those digits you dialed after the 31 st digit. A LDT entry counts as one digit in memory. See "Using Tone Services on a Rotary Line." You can store the flash command into a memory location. However, the Redial memory does not store any entries made after the flash entry. (See "Using the Flash Button.") Auto-Redialing With this special redial feature, you can set the phone to automatically redial a busy or unanswered number up to 10 times. Follow these steps to make a call with auto-redial. 1. After dialing a busy or unanswered call, hang up the phone. 2. Press PRIVACY/AUTO. Auto 15 appears on the display. This sets the phone to wait 145 seconds for someone to answer the phone. If you want the phone to wait 30 seconds for someone to answer, press PRIVACY/AUTO again so Auto 30 appears on the display. (This option is usually needed for long-distance.) 3. Press DIAL/REDIAL. The phone enters the speakerphone mode and the microphone turns off. You hear the ringing or a busy signal through the speakerphone. 4. When someone answers, press SPKRPHONE or lift the handset to begin the conversation. Note: If you are going to be away from the phone, cancel the auto-redial function by picking up the handset or by pressing SPKRPHONE twice. If you do not cancel auto-dialing and someone answers, your phone hangs up and dials the number again. This can be very annoying for the person you are calling. Memory Dialing To dial a number stored in memory, pick up the handset or press SPKRPHONE. Then press the memory button(s) or key for the memory location where the number you want to dial is stored. To dial numbers stored in priority memory, press the memory button. The phone number shows on the display and the phone dials the number. To dial numbers stored in lower priority memory, press the button below the label. L appears on the display. Press the memory button for the number you want to call. The phone number shows on the display and the phone dials the number. To dial numbers stored in indirect memory, press MEMORY. Adr appears on the display. Press the two-digit number on the key pad for the location of the number you want to call. The two-digit number shows on the display next to Adr for a second. Then the phone number appears and the phone dials the number. Note: If the stored number has more than 10 digits, all the digits, scroll across the display. Then the last 10 digits remain on the display. Chain Dialing You can make a call using more than one memory location. This is called chain dialing. Follow these steps to make a call using the numbers you previously stored in memory. 1. Lift the handset or press SPKRPHONE. 2. Press the memory button for the location that holds the first number you want to dial. Note: If your phone service is rotary, switch from rotary mode to tone mode when necessary by pressing LDT. L appears on the display. See "Using Tone Services on the Rotary Line." 3. To dial the next number, simply press the memory location for the next number you want to dial. Notes: To prevent unauthorized access to any special service accounts, we recommend you do not store your ID number in memory location. If the stored number has more than 10 digits, all the digits scroll across the display and the last 10 digits remain on the display. USING TONE SERVICES ON A ROTARY LINE If you have rotary (pulse) service, you can still use special services that require tone signals, such as bank-by-phone, by following these steps: 1. Using rotary dialing, call the service. 2. When the service answers. press LDT. L appears on the display. 3. Follow the normal procedure for the special service you are using. Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. The phone returns to the rotary mode when you hang up. USING THE TIMER The timer can count to 8 minutes and 59 seconds. Then it beeps and starts counting from 0-00 again. Follow these steps to time a phone call using the built-in timer. Press TIMER. 0-00 appears on the display and the timer starts counting from 0 minutes and 00 seconds. Press TIMER a second time to stop the timer and display the elapsed time. Press TIMER a third time to reset the timer to 0-00 and start counting again. To return to the display's normal time, press CLOCK. Note: The timer stops automatically when you hang up the phone. USING THE FLASH BUTTON Many special phone service require a switchhook signal. The FLASH button provides the electronic equivalent of a switchhook operation. For example, if you have call waiting (a special service available from some phone companies), you can put a call on hold and take a second incoming call on the same line by pressing FLASH. Press FLASH again to return to the first call. F appears on the display each time you press FLASH. Notes: If you do not subscribe to a special service that uses the switchhook signal, do not press FLASH during a call. If you do, your call might be disconnected. You can store the flash command into a memory location. However, the redial memory does not store any entries made after the flash entry. (LB/smc-04/29/94)