ET-152 Headset Telephone (430-0890) Operation Faxback Doc. # 17173 INITIATING THE SWITCHHOOK You must initiate the switchhook function the first time you use your ET-152, and anytime you move it to a new location and cannot get a dial tone. To initiate the switchhook function, press and hold down TALK/HANG UP for 2 seconds. ANSWERING A CALL When the ET-152 rings, press TALK/HANG UP, then speak through the microphone boom. PLACING A CALL 1. With your headset on, press TALK/HANG UP so its green indicator lights. Then listen for a dial tone. 2. Dial the number you want to call. 3. After you finish your conversation, press TALK/HANG UP. The green indicator turns off. SETTING THE VOLUME VOLUME lets you adjust the volume you hear. This is especially useful for people who are hearing impaired, or when you encounter poor lines or especially noisy areas. Simply set VOLUME to the desired listening level. USING HOLD To place a call on hold, press HOLD. The red indicator lights to show that the call is still on the line. To release a call from hold, press TALK/HANG UP. You can also continue your conversation from an extension phone on the same line. The call is released from hold whenever you pick up an extension phone on the same line. When you place a call on hold, you can disconnect the headset if you need to step away from the phone. When you want to continue your conversation, reconnect the headset. Then press TALK/HANG UP to release the call from hold. USING FLASH FLASH provides the electronic equivalent of a switchhook signal, required by some telephone services. For example, if you have call waiting, you can put your current call on hold and take another incoming call by pressing FLASH. Press FLASH again to alternate between the two calls. NOTE: If you do not have any special telephone services, pressing FLASH during a telephone conversation might disconnect your current call. USING REDIAL Each time you dial a number, the ET-152 Headset Telephone stores that number into a temporary memory. To dial the last number dialed, press TALK/HANG UP, then REDIAL. NOTES: If you get a busy signal, you can press REDIAL again without pressing TALK/HANG UP. If the phone line has call-waiting or requires extra time to get a dial tone, one-touch redial might not work. If so, press FLASH, then press REDIAL. The redial memory does not store a FLASH entry or any keys you press before FLASH. The redial memory holds 31 digits for tone dialing and 32 digits for pulse dialing. USING TONE SERVICES WITH A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as bank-by-phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use these special tone services. With TONE/PULSE set to PULSE, press the asterisk (*) symbol at the point where tone signals are required. Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. TONE/PULSE automatically resets to PULSE when you hang up. NOTE: You can set TONE/PULSE to TONE during the call at the point where tone signals are required. If you do this, be sure to set TONE/PULSE back to PULSE when the call is over.