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Dial Tones
You will encounter two different dial tones when calling with a system phone:
Outside dial tone is generated by your local phone company to indicate
that you are connected with an outside line.
Intercom dial tone is generated by the system to indicate that you are
connected with an inside line. You hear this dial tone when you are
making an inside, or intercom, call.
To hear the difference between the two types of dial tones on a system phone,
press a line or pool button. The dial tone you hear is an outside dial tone. To
hear an intercom dial tone, press [
Intercom
].
Using the Handset, Speaker, and Microphone
Every system phone (except the MDC 9000 and MDW 9000 phones) has a
speaker and a microphone, which you can turn on by pressing [
Spkr ]. In
addition, you can turn just the microphone on and off by pressing [
Mic/HFAI ].
When the green light next to [
Mic/HFAI
] is on, the microphone is on.
If you prefer to dial and conduct calls without lifting the handset, you can use
the speaker and the microphone instead. Use these techniques to make calls
with the speaker and the microphone:
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To make a call without lifting the handset, press [ Spkr ] to get dial tone;
then dial the number and you will hear the call ringing. When the other
party answers, you can talk without lifting the handset.
If you are already on a call, you can switch from the handset to the
speaker and microphone by pressing [
Spkr ] and hanging up the handset.
Conversely, if you are using the speaker and microphone and want to
switch to the handset, lift the handset and the speaker and microphone
will turn off.
To turn off the microphone when you are using the speaker, press
[
Mic/HFAI
]. This will mute your voice so the other party cannot hear you.
Use the Hands-Free Answer on Intercom (HFAI) feature to answer
voice-signaled calls without lifting the handset (see next page).
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Learning About Telephones