Radio Shack 2.4 GHz 2-Line Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless Phone with Call Waiting/Caller ID Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
17
Basic Operation
pear on the handset’s display as a reminder
that the line is in use.
If either line indicator is flashing, someone at
the handset is using the line. Press the line
button for a line that is not in use.
To end a speakerphone call, simply press
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
. The line indicator turns off.
Answering a Call
To answer a call using the speakerphone,
press
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
(whichever is flash-
ing), or any number key to answer a call. The
SPEAKER indicator for the selected line
lights.
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appear on the
handset’s display as a reminder that the line
is in use.
If you receive an incoming call on a line while
you are talking on the speakerphone on the
other line, the other line’s indicator flashes
and you hear a low ring if you have set
RING
VOL
for that line to any position other than
OFF
. Press the line button for the incoming
call. The current call is automatically put on
hold.
If both lines have an incoming call, pressing
a number key answers the line that began
ringing first.
Adjusting the
Speakerphone Volume
To set the speakerphone’s volume, slide
VOLUME
on the right side of the base.
Using Mute
While talking on the speakerphone, you can
temporarily turn off the phone’s microphone
by pressing
MUTE
so the other party cannot
hear you. The line indicator flashes red when
a line is muted. Press
MUTE
again to resume
your conversation.
Note:
Mute is released when you press
IN-
TERCOM
or
HOLD
, or you press either line
button to switch the line.
PUTTING A CALL ON HOLD
Press
HOLD
(
CID
/
HOLD
on the handset) to
put a call on hold. The indicator for that line
lights red on the base, and the handset dis-
play shows
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above the line number.
While a call is on hold, you can temporarily
place the handset on the base or use the
other phone line without disconnecting the
current call.
To release a line from hold and continue your
conversation, press that line’s button. You
can also release a call from hold by lifting the
handset if the handset is on the base, or
picking up an extension phone.
You can alternate between the two lines by
pressing
HOLD
, then the button for the de-
sired line.
Note:
Pressing
HOLD
(or
CID/HOLD
) again
while a call is on hold does not release the
hold. Press the line button that is on hold.
SWITCHING BETWEEN THE
HANDSET AND
SPEAKERPHONE
To switch to the speakerphone while you are
using the handset, press
CID
/
HOLD
on the
handset, then press that line’s button (
LINE 1
or
LINE
2
) on the base.
To switch to the handset while you are using
the speakerphone, just lift the handset off the
base. Or, if the handset is off the base, press
HOLD
on the base, then press that line’s but-
ton (
LINE 1
or
LINE
2
) on the handset.