Radio Shack 43-860 Telephone User Manual


 
11
OPERATION
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set
PULSE/TONE
for the type of phone
service you have, either tone or pulse
(rotary). If you are not sure which type
you have, do this simple test.
1. Set
PULSE/TONE
beneath the
phone to
TONE
.
2. Lift the handset and listen for a
dial tone.
3. Press any number except
0
.
If the dial tone stops, you have touch-
tone service. Leave
PULSE/TONE
set
to
TONE
.
If the dial tone continues, you have
pulse service. Set
PULSE/TONE
to
PULSE
.
Notes
:
If you have pulse service and
want to use a special service
requiring tone signals (such as
bank-by-phone), see “Using Tone
Services on a Pulse Line.”
The and
#
buttons have no
effect when
PULSE/TONE
is set to
PULSE
.
TURNING THE RINGER
OFF/ON
To turn off the ringer on the phone, set
(ringer)
ON/OFF
on the bottom of the
phone to
OFF
. You can still make calls,
and you can answer calls if you hear
another phone on the same phone line
ring.
To turn the ringer back on, set (ringer)
ON/OFF
to
ON
.
PULSE/TONE
ON/OFF
PULSE/TONE
ON/OFF
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