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1.4 Knowing Your Telephone’s Functions
Your telephone provides many versatile features for your use. These
features are explained in terms of what they allow you to do. Refer to
section 1.5, Understanding What The Lights Mean, for information about
the lights associated with your telephone’s buttons.
Hold Button
• Places a line or Intercom call on hold.
• Stores pauses in number sequences during programming.
Intercom Button
• Selects an intercom path.
• Allows you to initiate many of the telephone’s features.
Message-Waiting Light
• Indicates that a message awaits pick up.
Microphone Opening
• Allows hands-free operation of speakerphone (not available on
8112N and 8212N).
Mute Button
• Keeps the person on the line from hearing your conversation (not
available on 8112N).
Programmable Buttons
• Allow you to store numbers for automatic dialing functions.
• Allow you to store telephone extension numbers for Direct Station
Selection (DSS).
• Indicate which lines are either in use, ringing, or on hold.
Shift Button
• Allows you to enter a second tier for storing and/or automatically
dialing speed dial numbers. That is, you can store two speed dial
numbers at every programmable button location—one in the regular
tier and one in the second tier. You activate the shift function by
pressing this button and turning the shift light on before storing or
automatically dialing a speed dial number from the second tier.
GCA70–313 Introducing The Telephone
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