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BASIC OPERATION
Note
: You can use the keypad on either
the handset or the base to operate the
ET-685. To make a call with the speak-
erphone, you must use the base’s key-
pad; to make a call with the handset,
you must use the handset’s keypad.
USING THE HANDSET
Making a Call
To make a call using the handset, lift the
handset from the base and press
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
, then dial the number. When
you press a line button on the handset,
Line
1
or
Line
2
appears on the
handset’s display. The same line’s indi-
cator on the base flashes to show that
someone is using that line at the hand-
set.
Note:
If
(Base)
or
In
Use
appears
above
Line
1
or
Line
2
on the dis-
play, someone is using that line at the
base or on an extension phone. Press
the other line button.
To end a call, press
LINE 1
or
LINE 2
on
the handset or place the handset on the
base.
Answering a Call
When a call comes in, (Call) appears
on the display along with
Line 1 or
Line 2 (whichever is ringing). The line
indicator for that line flashes at the base.
Note:
To help you tell which line is ring-
ing, each line has a distinctive ring tone.
To answer a call, lift the handset from
the base and press the line button for
the line that is ringing. If auto talk is on,
just lift the handset from the base, or, if
the handset is away from the base,
press any key to answer a call. The dis-
play changes to show the elapsed time
on the call.
If you receive a call on one line while
you are using the handset to talk on the
other, you hear three ring tones through
the handset. Press the line button for the
incoming call’s line. The current call is
automatically placed on hold.
If both lines have an incoming call,
pressing a key answers the line that be-
gan ringing first.
Setting the Handset Volume
To increase or decrease the handset’s
volume during a call, press
VOLUME
or . The display shows
Volume
Low
,
Volume
Normal
, or
Volume
High
.
The setting remains the same even
when you hang up the phone.
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