ET-912 Speakerphone with Caller ID
(430-0692)              Operation - Part 1            Faxback Doc. # 31560

MAKING A CALL

WARNING:  To protect your hearing, before making a call, press and hold
          down "DOWN" on the side of the handset for a few seconds to
          adjust the handset's volume to its minimum position, then
          repeatedly press UP and DOWN to adjust the volume to a
          comfortable level.

You can use either of the following methods to make a call.

    Pick up the handset and press LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the handset.  When
    you hear the dial tone, dial the number.

   NOTE:  Before you get a dial tone, there might be a slight delay while
          the ET-912 searches through its channels to find the clearest
          one.

   Pick up the handset and dial the number, then press LINE 1 or LINE
   2 to select the line.

The number appears on the display as you dial it, and you hear a tone each
time you press a button.  The line indicator for the line you select
appears on the handset and flashes on the base.

NOTES: If you make a call by dialing the phone number first, you can change
       the displayed number before you select a line and dial it.

       When you complete the call, press OFF on the handset or hang up
       the handset.  The number disappears from the display.

       Although you cannot make a call using the base, you can answer
       calls from the base.  See "Using the Base".

RECEIVING A CALL

When you receive a call on a line, the handset rings if it is off the base
(and the base also rings if you set RINGER for that line to ON), and the
line indicator for that line flashes on the handset display and on the
base.  You can answer the call using the handset or the base.

NOTE:  If you press OFF on the handset while the phone is ringing, both the
       handset's and the base's ringer turns off for that call only.  For
       more information, see "Turning the Base's Ringers On or Off".

Using the Handset

To answer a call using the handset, pick up the handset and press any key
on the handset (except OFF or the LINE key for the line that is not
ringing).  To end a call, place the handset on the cradle or press OFF on
the handset.

Using the Base

To answer a call using the speakerphone in the base, press LINE for the
ringing line on the base.  To end a call using the base, press HANG UP on
the base.

CHANGING CHANNELS

To reduce interference and get the clearest communications between the base
and handset, the phone automatically selects the best channel for a call at
the beginning of the call.  The phone uses one of 10 channels when you hear
a dial tone or during a call.

However, you can manually change the channel the phone is using during a
call.  When you press CH/INTCM on the handset, the phone changes to another
channel, displays the new channel number, and uses that channel.

IMPORTANT:  If you are making an outgoing call and want to change channels,
            you must first dial the outgoing number when you hear the dial
            tone, then press CH/INTCM.

NOTES:  Since unwanted noise usually affects more than one consecutive
        channel, the phone does not tune to the next consecutive channel
        when you press CH/INTCM.

        If the handset is too far from the base, the phone might not change
        channels.  Move closer to the base and try again.

        If an incoming call was answered on another phone then transferred
        to your phone, you might have to press 1 before you can press
        CH/INTCM to change channels during the call.

USING PRIVACY

During a call using the base, press PRIVACY on the base to talk to someone
else in the room without the person on the other end of the call hearing
your conversation.  The PRIVACY indicator on the base lights.

Press PRIVACY again to resume your phone conversation.

USING FLASH

You can use LINE 1 or LINE 2 as a flash key to produce a switchhhok signal
for special phone services, such as call waiting.

To take an incoming call without disconnecting the current call, press the
LINE button for the line with the incoming call.  To return to the first
call, press the LINE button for that line.

NOTE:  If you do not have any special phone services, pressing LINE 1 or
       LINE 2 might disconnect the current call.

USING REDIAL

To redial the last number dialed, pick up the handset, press LINE 1 or LINE
2 on the handset, then press REDIAL on the handset.  The phone
automatically dials the last number dialed.

PUTTING A CALL ON HOLD

To put a call on hold, press HOLD on the handset or base.  The line
indicator for that line flashes on the display and on the base.

To return to the call, press LINE for that line on the handset or base.

USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE

If you have pulse service, you can temporarily switch to tone dialing
during a call for banking services or computer transactions.

Dial the number as usual, then simply press * on the handset at the
appropriate place in the call to change to tone dialing.  Further
keypresses send tone signals.

The phone automatically resets to pulse dialing when you hang up.

ADVANCED OPERATION

USING THE INTERCOM

Use the intercom feature when you want to talk with someone at the handset
or the base.

To call from the handset to the base:

1.  Press CH/INTCM on the handset.  The base rings once, then the base's
    speakerphone automatically turns on.  You can talk with someone at the
    base.

2.  When you complete your conversation, press OFF on the handset, or the
    person at the base can press HANG UP.

To call from the base to the handset:

1.  Press INTCM on the base.  The base beeps once, then the handset beeps 5
    times.  (This is handy for locating the handset when it is away from
    the base.)

2.  When the person at the handset presses CH/INTCM, you can talk with
    them.

3.  When you complete the conversation, either press HANG UP on the base,
    or the person at the handset can press OFF.

To use the intercom during a call:

1.  Press HOLD on the handset to put the call on hold.

2.  Press CH/INTCM on the handset.

3.  After the base beeps once, or the person at the base presses INTCM, you
    can talk with them.

4.  To return to the phone call, press the LINE button for that line.

NOTES:  If a call arrives while you are using the intercom, the base and
        handset ring.

        The phone might not activate the intercom for about 2 seconds after
        the last time you use it.

CLEARING THE HANDSET'S DISPLAY

To clear the handset's display, press and hold down CLEAR/CALL ID on the
handset for about a second.

SETTING THE RINGER TONE

You can select any of four different ringer tones for each line on the
handset and the base.

1.  If a line indicator is displayed, press HANG UP on the base or OFF on
    the handset.

2.  Press and hold down PROG/MEM for about 3 seconds.  MEM and PROG appear
    on the display.

3.  Within about 30 seconds, press # on the handset.  "PrOg rinGEr" appears
    on the display.

    NOTE:  If you do not press # within about 30 seconds, "PrOg Error"
           appears on the display.  If this happens, start again at Step 2.

4.  Within about 25 seconds, select the setting you want to change.

    Press 1 to select LINE 1 on the handset.  "H5 L1 rinGEr" appears on the
    display.

    Press 2 to select LINE 2 on the handset.  "H5 L2 rinGEr" appears on the
    display.

    Press 3 to select LINE 1 on the base.  "85 L1 rinGEr" appears on the
    display.

    Press 4 to select LINE 2 on the base.  "85 L2 rinGEr" appears on the
    display.

    NOTE:  If you do not select a setting within about 25 seconds, the
           phone turns itself off.  If this happens, start again at Step 2.

5.  Press 1, 2, 3, or 4 to select a ringer tone and hear it.  The ringer
    tone sounds for a few seconds, then turns off.

6.  When you decide which ring you want to use, press PROG/MEM or OFF to
    store it.

Testing the Handset's Ringer

You can test the type of ring tone you selected for each line on the
handset.

1.  Follow Steps 1-3 under "Setting the Ringer Tone" on Page 21.

2.  Within about 25 seconds, press 1 to select Line 1's ringer or press 2
    to select Line 2's ringer.

    NOTE:  If you do not select an option within about 25 seconds, the
           phone turns itself off.  If this happens, start again at Step 1.

3.  Press 0 to test the currently selected ringer.  The ringer sounds for a
    few seconds, then turns off.

4.  When you finish testing the ringer, press PROG/MEM or OFF.

Turning the Handset's Ringer Off

You can turn off the handset's ringer for each line so you will not be
disturbed by a telephone call.  This setting also saves battery power.

NOTE:  The base's ringer still rings even if you turn the handset's ringer
       off.

1.  Follow Steps 1-3 under "Setting the Ringer Tone" on Page 21.

2.  Within about 20 seconds, press 1 to select Line 1's ringer or press 2
    to select 2's ringer.

3.  Press 5 to turn the ringer off.  "5" appears next to rinGEr on the
    display.

4.  Press PROG/MEM or OFF to store your selection.

When a call comes in, the ringer for the line you selected does not sound,
but other telephones connected to the same line still ring.  You can answer
the call as usual.

NOTES:  To turn the handset's ringer on again, simply follow the steps in
        "Setting the Ringer Tone" on Page 21 and select the desired ringer
        type.

        If you press OFF on the handset while the phone is ringing, both
        the handset's and the base's ringer turns off for that call only.
        If the next call comes in more than 5 seconds later, both ringers
        automatically turn back on.

CALL WAITING

To flash over to the other call, press the line button for the line that
you are currently on.  To flash back to the first call, press the same
line button again.


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