Telephone operation
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Options while on calls
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to
touch-tone dialing temporarily during a call. This is useful if you need to
send touch-tone signals to access your telephone banking or long
distance services.
1. During a call, press TONE .
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the desired number. The telephone sends
touch-tone signals.
3. The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing after you end the call.
Blind transfer
While on an outside call, you can transfer it to a specific handset or any
handset. This feature is not available for model CL82101 unless you purchase
an accessory handset (AT&T model CL80101).
To transfer an outside call directly without notifying the desired handset:
1. During the call, press MENU/SELECT.
2. Press MENU/SELECT to choose >Transfer.
If you have a 2-handset system, the outside call is put on
hold and your handset screen shows Transferring call...
The other handset rings and its screen shows Transfer
from other handset.
If you have more than 2 handsets, your screen shows
TRANSFER TO: Use the dialing keys to eenter a specific
handset number (1-9 for handsets 1-9, TONE and 0 for
handset 10, TONE and 1 for handset 11, TONE and 2
for handset 12, or TONE and # for all handsets), or
press qCID or pDIR to scroll to the desired handset
and press MENU/SELECT. The outside call is put on hold
and your handset screen shows Transferring call... or
Transferring call to all... The other handset(s) rings and
shows Transfer from HANDSET X (HANDSET represents the handset
name, X represents the handset number).
3. To answer the call on the destination handset, press, press PHONE/FLASH or
/SPEA�ERSPEA�ER. The original handset shows Call transferred and goes to
idle mode.
NOTES:
To cancel the transfer and return to the external call before the blind transfer call is answered,
press OFF/CANCEL on your handset.
If the other handset does not answer the transfer within 30 seconds, the transfer ends and the
original handset rings while showing No response to transfer. If it does not pick up within 30
seconds, the handset returns to idle mode and the outside call ends.
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Intercom
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TRANSFER TO:
>Handset 2
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