Radio Shack 43-142 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
53
Beyond the Basics
Using Special Features
Do Not Disturb (All calls)
DND allows you to mute the ringer of all registered handsets
and the base. With the phone in standby, press and hold DND
on the base. You will hear a conrmation tone and the DND LED
illuminates. To cancel, press DND again. You can also mute the
ringer tone while the phone is ringing by pressing DND on the base.
NOTE
If the answering machine is off, it will automatically
turn on when you activate DND. If you turn the
answering machine off while DND is on, DND
automatically turns off along with the answering
machine.
Muting the Ringer (One call only)
While the phone is ringing, press the MUTE soft key on the
handset or on the base to mute the ringer for this call. The
phone will ring again normally on the next call. (The handset
must be off the cradle to mute the ringer.)
Muting the Microphone
Mute turns off the microphone so the caller cannot hear you. The
display shows the MUTE ON icon while the microphone is muted.
From the handset
While you are on a call, press the MUTE soft key or mute.
MUTE ON will appear in the display for 2 seconds, but the
icon will appear and remain in the display until the feature is
turned off.
To cancel muting, press the MUTE soft key or mute. MUTE
OFF appears.
From the base
While you are on a call, press the MUTE soft key.
To cancel muting, press the MUTE soft key again.
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