AT&T 8101 Telephone User Manual


 
To turn off the Auto
1
Press [ Auto ]
Answer feature
temporarily
Button reverts to “down” position
You may also choose to disable the Auto Answer button (
[ Auto ] ) so that it cannot be
activated accidentally. Follow the following procedure to remove the Auto Answer
button and cover the opening from which you removed the button.
Note: In order to complete this procedure, you must use the slot cover which is
shipped in the box with the telephone.
To disable the Auto
1
Answer button so that it
cannot be used
2
3
Press [ Auto ] so that the button is in the “up” position
Lift the button from its slot on the face of the
telephone
Take the slot cover (provided with the telephone) and
place it in a horizontal position in the empty slot. Be
sure that the cap is flush with the face of the
telephone.
Hold
Note: If you want to place or answer another call or activate another feature while
you have a call on hold, you can use the System Feature, Hold (with Second Dial
Tone). For directions on using this feature, see “Hold (with Second Dial Tone)”
under the section, System Features.
To put a call on hold
1
Press
[
Hold
]
Red light next to button goes on; call is on hold
You may hang up handset; the call remains on
hold
To return to the held call
1
Press [ Hold ]
or
if you have hung up the handset, pick up handset
again from the cradle
Red light next to button goes off; you are
reconnected to other party
or
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