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USING FLASH
FLASH
performs the electronic equiva-
lent of a switchhook operation for spe-
cial services, such as Call Waiting.
For example, if you have Call Waiting,
press
FLASH
to answer an incoming call
without disconnecting the current call.
Press
FLASH
again to return to the first
call.
Note:
If you do not have any special ser-
vices, pressing
FLASH
might disconnect
the current call.
USING TONE SERVICES
ON A PULSE LINE
Some special services, such as bank-
by-phone, require tone signals. If you
have pulse service, you can still use
these special tone services by following
these steps.
1. Be sure
PULSE-TONE
is set to
P
.
2. Dial the service’s main number.
3. When the service answers, press
TONE/
. Any additional numbers
you dial are sent as tone signals.
4. After you complete the call, the
phone automatically resets to the
pulse mode when you hang up.
USING THE PAGING/
INTERCOM FEATURES
You can use the ET-686 as a two-way
pager and intercom between the base
and the handset. This is useful if the
handset is away from the base and you
want to locate it, or if you want to have a
conversation between the handset and
the base.
To page the handset from the base,
press
INTERCOM
. The CHARGE indica-
tor on the base flashes and the base
and handset ring. Press
INTCM
on the
handset to answer the page. The
CHARGE indicator on the base blinks.
To page the base from the handset,
press
INTCM
. The base rings, even if
RING VOL
is set to
OFF
. Press
INTER-
COM
on the base to answer the page.
Both line indicators on the handset light,
and the CHARGE indicator on the base
lights.
To end an intercom call, press
INTCM
on
the handset, press
INTERCOM
on the
base, or hang up the handset.
During a call, you can page someone at
either the base or the handset to join the
conversation. Press
INTERCOM
or
IN-
TCM
. The current call is placed on hold.
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