ET-508 Cordless Telephone (430-1015) Operation Faxback Doc. # 16552 CONFIRMATION AND ERROR TONES When you press a button, the phone sounds a brief tone to indicate that it accepted the command. If you are out of range or there is too much interference, the phone sounds a short, low-frequency error tone. Move the handset closer to the base and try again. MAKING/ANSWERING A CALL For the best reception, position the base's antenna straight up and down. To make a call, pickup the handset. If you do not hear a dial tone, press TALK. The TALK indicator lights. When you hear a dial tone, dial the phone number. When you are finished with the call, either press TALK or return the handset to the base to hang it up. To answer a call, pick up the handset. Press TALK if you do not hear the caller. When you are finished with the call, either press TALK or return the handset to the base to hang it up. NOTE: If, while the phone is already on, you accidentally press TALK within 2-3 seconds of picking up the handset, the phone ignores your command. After 2-3 seconds, press TALK disconnects the line. CHANGING CHANNELS The ET-508 lets you select any one of 10 available channels. A channel is the frequency the phone uses to communicate information between the handset and the base. You can change the channel when you hear a dial tone or during a call. To change channels, press CHANNEL. The TALK indicator on the handset blinks while the phone advances to the next channel. USING RINGER OFF/ON Set RINGER OFF/ON to OFF to conserve battery power. The ET-508 does not ring, however, other phones on the same line will ring if you have not turned off their ringers. USING FLASH FLASH sends the electronic equivalent of a switchhook signal. Use FLASH with special phone company services such as call waiting. If you have call waiting, you can press FLASH to take an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. Press FLASH again to return to the first call. NOTES: If you do not have any special phone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. Do not press TALK to access calling services. This could disconnect the call. Do not press FLASH to hang up the phone. USING REDIAL REDIAL quickly redials the last number dialed. When you hear a dial tone, simply press REDIAL. NOTES: The redial memory holds up to 63 digits so you can redial long- distance as well as local phone numbers. When you redial a phone number that includes FLASH, the phone only redials the numbers after FLASH. For example, if you dial 1 2 3 4 FLASH 5 6 7, pressing REDIAL only redials 5 6 7. USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services (such as electronic banking, calling cards, telephone answering equipment, etc.) require tone signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use these special tone services. Follow these steps to use tone services on a pulse line. 1. Be sure TONE/PULSE is set to PULSE. 2. Pick up the handset (press TALK if you do not hear a dial tone). 3. When you hear a dial tone, dial the number of the special service. 4. When the service answers with a second dial tone, press *. any additional numbers you dial produce tone signals. 5. Follow the special service's dialing procedure. After you hang up the phone, further numbers dialed are sent as pulse signals (since TONE/PULSE is still set to PULSE). PAGING THE HANDSET The ET-508 lets you page the handset by pressing a button on the base. The handset sounds tones when you page it. This helps you locate the handset if you left it in another room, or signals another person to return the handset to the base. Paging the handset does not disconnect a call in progress. Press and release PAGER on the base. Three ring tones sound from the handset. If you press and hold down PAGER for about 2 seconds, the handset repeats a series of rings for 20 seconds. This gives you time to locate the handset. MEMORY DIALING The memory dialer stores 10 different phone numbers of up to 16 digits each for automatic dialing. The 0 through 9 buttons on the handset recall and dial the phone numbers. Storing Phone Numbers In Memory Follow these steps to store phone numbers in memory. 1. Pick up the handset (press TALK if you do not hear a dial tone.) 2. When you hear a dial tone, press STORE. 3. Enter the phone number you want to store. 4. Press STORE again. 5. Press a number key (0-9). The number key you press is the memory location number for the phone number you are storing. 6. Press TALK to hang up the phone. NOTES: To change a number you already stored, store a new one in place of the old. To keep a record of stored numbers, peel back the plastic covering on top of the handset, then record the number you stored in each memory location. Use a pencil to write the information in case you want to change the information later. Storing a Pause While storing a number, simply press MEMORY where a pause is needed. When you dial the stored number, a 3- to 4-second pause automatically occurs at that point. NOTE: You can add more than one pause, if necessary. Testing Stored Emergency Phone Numbers If you store the number of an emergency service (police department, fire department, ambulance) and you choose to test the stored number, remain on the line to explain the reason for your call. Make the test call during the late evening or early morning hours to avoid peak demand periods. Dialing a Stored Number Follow these steps to dial a stored number. 1. Pick up the handset (press TALK if you do not hear a dial tone). 2. When you hear a dial tone, press MEMORY. 3. Press the number key (0-9) for the memory location that contains the number you want to call. The number is dialed. Chain Dialing From Memory You can dial several telephone numbers stored in different memory locations during one phone call. This is useful when you must dial more than one number in memory to complete a call, such as numbers for an independent long distance service. (ALL-08/17/95)