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Basic operation

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Making a telephone call

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a

Pick up the cordless handset.

b

Enter a number using the dial pad or 
choose a number stored in the dialing 
memory.

c

Press (

Talk

).

d

Speak clearly toward the microphone.

e

Press (

Off

) to hang up.

f

Replace the cordless handset.

Note

If you want to make a telephone call 
without lifting the cordless handset, press 

Speaker Phone

 and enter the number 

using the dial pad.

Answering calls

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a

Pick up the cordless handset from the 
cradle to answer the call. If your 
cordless handset is not in the cradle you 

must press 

(

Talk

) to 

answer the call.

b

To end the call, press 

(

Off

).

c

Replace the cordless handset.

When the machine (base unit) or the cordless 
handset rings, instead of lifting the cordless 

handset, and pressing 

(

Talk

) you 

can also press 

Speaker Phone

 on the 

cordless handset. Speak clearly toward the 
cordless handset. To end the call, press 

(

Off

).

If you have a bad connection, your caller 
might hear your voice echoed during the call. 
If you experience this problem, pick up the 
cordless handset and press 

Speaker Phone

to use the handset.

Note

Even if you answer a fax call, the machine 
(base unit) will receive the fax 
automatically. (See 

Easy Receive

 in the 

User’s Guide.)

Hold

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If you want to put a call on hold, press the 

Hold/Intercom

 key. To release the call from 

hold press 

Hold/Intercom

 again. You can 

also transfer a call to the machine (base unit) 
or to another cordless handset if you have an 
additional optional cordless handset. (See 

Transferring a call at the end of a 
conversation

on page 13.)

Tone or pulse
(For Canada only)

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If you have a pulse dialing service, but need 
to send tone signals (for example, for 
telephone banking), follow the instructions 
below. If you have a Touch Tone service, you 
will not need this feature to send tone signals.

a

Pick up the cordless handset.

b

Press (

Talk

).

Telephone

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