GE 29451 User Guide - Page 24

HOLD PLACING A CALL ON HOLD 1. Press HOLD. The indicator for the line on hold flashes green. 2. Hang up or press another line button. The phone emits a beep every 30 seconds as a reminder. At the other stations, the indicator will blink red but no beep will be heard. NOTE: If you put a call on HOLD while in PRIVACY mode, no one but you can access the line on hold. Anyone trying to access the line will receive an error tone. PICKING UP A CALL ON HOLD 1. Lift the handset, or press SPEAKERPHONE or HEADSET. 2. Press the line on hold. NOTE: The call on hold can be picked up at any station using this procedure. FLASH Use the FLASH button to activate custom calling services such as call waiting or call transfer, which are available through your local phone company. TEMPORARY TONE If you have pulse (rotary) service, and want to access customer calling services that require tone dialing (such as getting information from a local bank), you can use this feature. • Press the TONE button ( * ) after you have connected to the customer calling service to enable tone dialing. When you hang up, the phone automatically resumes pulse dialing. TIP: Temporary Tone can also be used while storing numbers in memory by pressing TONE ( * ) at the necessary point in the storage sequence. 20