AT&T 2231 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
11
Telephone Operation
10
Telephone Operation
Basic operation
Making and answering calls
To answer an incoming call, press PHONE (or SPK, or
any dial pad key). To make a call, press PHONE or SPK,
then dial a number. Press OFF to hang up.
To preview numbers before dialing, enter numbers first,
then press PHONE or SPK to dial. Press DELETE or
CLEAR at any time to make corrections as you are
entering numbers.
The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk (in
hours, minutes and seconds).
Hands-free speakerphone calls
To answer a call, press SPK. To make a call, press SPK,
then dial a number. During a call you can press SPK to
toggle between hands-free speakerphone and normal
handset use. Press OFF to hang up.
Last number redial
Press REDIAL to display the most recent called number.
Use the ^V buttons to view up to 5 other recently
called numbers. The handset will beep twice at the begin-
ning or end of the list.
Press PHONE to redial any number as it is displayed.
Press DELETE to delete the displayed number from the
redial memory.
Mute
Press MUTE to silence the microphone. You will be able
to hear, but your caller will not be able to hear you
until you press MUTE again to resume speaking.
SPEAKER 00:00:02
REDIAL
555-1234
PHONE 00:00:02
MICROPHONE MUTED
MUTE
PHONE 00:00:02
Elapsed time
Options while on calls
Volume control
Press VOLUME buttons on the side of the handset to
adjust listening volume. Each button press raises or
lowers volume by one level.
When you change the volume level, the new setting
becomes the default. The new volume level will be
applied each time you use the handset, speakerphone
or headset.
Call waiting
If you have Call Waiting service, you will hear a beep if
someone calls while you are already on a call. Press
FLASH to put your current call on hold and take the new
call. You can press FLASH at any time to switch back
and forth between calls.
Ring silencing
Press OFF or MUTE while the phone is ringing to silence
the ringer.
3-way conference calls
During an outside call, you can use both handsets to
allow a three-way conversation.
While a call is in progress, a person using the other
handset can press PHONE or SPK to join the call. You
can press OFF at either handset to drop out of the
conference call, but the call will not be terminated until
all sets hang up.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can switch to
touch tone dialing during a call by pressing *. This
can be useful if you need to send tone signals for access
to answering systems or long-distance services.
Volume
Silence
ringer
Flash
Tone