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Temporary tone dialing, Handset locator

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Telephone operation Temporary tone dialing The dial mode is preset to tone. If you do not have touch tone service, you need to change the setting to pulse (page 13 and 18). If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can change from pulse to tone dialing during a call by pressing TONE on the handset or telephone base. This is useful if you need to send touch tone signals to access telephone banking or long distance services. Once you have initiated your call by dialing the phone number in pulse (rotary), press TONE on the handset or telephone base. Now, all subsequent key presses will be sent as touch tone signals. After you hang up the call, the phone returns to pulse (rotary) dialing for the next call. Handset locator This feature helps you find a misplaced handset. To start paging: 1. Press the MENU softkey when the telephone base is not in use. Call log Page all HS Intercom SELECT 2. Press /CID or /DIR to select Page all HS, then press the SELECT softkey on the telephone base. The telephone base shows Paging all handsets and the handset shows **Paging**. To end paging: • Press the STOP softkey on the telephone base. -OR- • Press OFF, , , , INT, /CID, /DIR, REDIAL/PAUSE, HOLD or any dialing keys (0-9, #, TONE ) on the handset. 32

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Telephone operation
Temporary tone dialing
The dial mode is preset to tone. If you do not
have touch tone service, you need to change the
setting to pulse (page 13 and 18).
If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can
change from pulse to tone dialing during a call
by pressing
TONE
on the handset or telephone
base. This is useful if you need to send touch
tone signals to access telephone banking or long
distance services.
Once you have initiated your call by dialing the
phone number in pulse (rotary), press
TONE
on the handset or telephone base. Now, all
subsequent key presses will be sent as touch
tone signals.
After you hang up the call, the phone returns to pulse (rotary) dialing for the
next call.
Handset locator
This feature helps you find a misplaced handset.
To start paging:
Press the
MENU
softkey when the telephone base is
not in use.
Press
/
CID
or
/
DIR
to select
Page all HS
, then press the
SELECT
softkey on the telephone base. The telephone base shows
Paging all
handsets
and the handset shows
**Paging**
.
To end paging:
Press the
STOP
softkey on the telephone base.
-OR-
Press
OFF
,
,
,
,
INT
,
/
CID
,
/
DIR
,
REDIAL/
PAUSE
,
HOLD
or any
dialing keys (
0
-
9
,
#
,
TONE
) on the handset.
1.
2.
Call log
Page all HS
Intercom
SELECT