[ 34 ] BASICS
Mute Microphone
With the handset
You can temporarily turn Off the microphone so that the person you are talking with
cannot hear you.
During a telephone call press the MUTE soft key to turn Off the microphone. “Mute” and
appear in the display. Press the MUTE OFF soft key to cancel muting.
With the base
While using the base speaker phone, press mute on the base to turn Off the microphone.
Press mute again or press (talk) to cancel muting.
• If you press the end
key to cancel muting,
the call is
disconnected and the
phone will return to
the standby mode.
• To adjust the base
ringer or speaker
volume, see pages
52-53.
Adjusting the Earpiece and Handset Speaker Volume
You can select different volume levels for the handset
earpiece and the handset speaker (6 levels: Low to Max).
The volume can only be adjusted during a call. Press
volume/
▲ or ▼ to select the volume settings. When you
hang up, the phone keeps the last volume setting selected.
If you press volume/ ▲ in the maximum volume level or
volume/ ▼ in the lowest volume level, you will hear a beep.
Talk 0:15
- Volume +
MUTE MENU
Talk 0:15
- Volume +
MUTE MENU
You can temporarily mute the handset and the base ringer tone. To mute the handset
ringer tone, when the handset is off the cradle and the phone is ringing, press the
MUTE soft key. To mute the base ringer tone, press on the base. The ringer tone
will return to the previous setting starting with the next incoming call.
Ringer Mute (temporarily)
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