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Telephone Operation
To resume your phone conversation, press
PHONE
on the handset
(or
SPEAKER
on the base) or lift the handset of an extension
phone.
USING MUTE
To talk to someone else in the
room without the person on
the other end of the phone
line hearing your conversa-
tion, press
MUTE
during the
call. The MUTE indicators on
the handset and base light.
To resume your phone conversation, press
MUTE
again.
USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE
Some special services, such as bank-by-phone, require tone sig-
nals. If you have pulse service, you can still use these special tone
services by following these steps.
1
Dial the service’s main number.
2
When the service answers, press
TONE/
. Any additional
numbers you dial are sent as tone signals.
3
After you complete the call, return the handset on the base or
press
PHONE.
The phone automatically resets to pulse dialing.
USING PAGE/INTERCOM
You can use the SP-809 as a two-way pager and intercom be-
tween the base and the handset. This is useful if the handset is
MUTE
Indicator
MUTE
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