GE 598 Telephone User Manual


 
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Base Unit Speakerphone Operation
For best speakerphone performance, avoid the following:
Areas with high background noise. (The microphone might pick up these sounds.)
Surfaces affected by vibration.
Recessed areas such as in a corner, under a cupboard, or next to a cabinet, which
can generate an echo effect.
Note the following guidelines when using the speakerphone.
Stay reasonably close to the phone so that you can be clearly heard by the person
to whom you are speaking.
The SPEAKER indicator is on when the speakerphone is in use.
Receiving a Call with Speakerphone
1. When the phone rings, press and release the speaker/call back button on the base, and
speak normally, at a minimum distance of 8-9 inches, into the built-in microphone.
2. Adjust speakerphone volume by pressing the speaker volume + and - buttons on
the base.
3. To end the call, press the speaker/call back button again.
Making a Call with Speakerphone
1. Press and release the speaker/call back button on the base, and wait for a dial tone.
2. Dial the number (using a memory dial number, if desired.) The number shows in
the display.
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Dial the number and then press the speaker/call back button.
3. When the party answers, adjust speakerphone volume by pressing the speaker
volume + and - buttons.
4. To end the call, press the speaker/call back button again.
Switching Between Speakerphone and Handset
You can switch between speakerphone and handset after dialing a number, or any
time during a conversation.
Speaker to Cordless/Corded Handset — Press TALK/CALL BACK or SPEAKER on
handset, and then press speaker/call back on the base. Or lift the corded handset
when using speaker phone. Speak into the cordless/corded handset.
Corded/Cordless Handset to Speaker — Press speaker/call back, then hang up the
handset. Speak into the Speakerphone.