ET-518 Cordless Phone (430-1018) Operation Faxback Doc. # 32081 MAKING/ANSWERING A CALL You can use your cordless telephone in two ways: at the base or away from the base. USING THE HANDSET AT THE BASE You can use the handset at the base like a regular corded telephone. Just set the handset's POWER to ON and place the handset in the cradle. To answer a call, just lift the handset from the base. To make a call, lift the handset from the base and press TALK so the TALK indicator lights. To disconnect a call, replace the handset on the base. USING THE HANDSET AWAY FROM THE BASE To use the handset away from the base, set POWER to ON, then press TALK to make or answer a call. The TALK indicator lights. To disconnect a call, press TALK so the TALK indicator turns off. NOTES: To conserve battery power, you can turn off the handset's power when you are not making or answering a call. The cordless phone does note ring when it receives an incoming call with the handset's power turned off. However, other phones on the same line still ring. Set POWER to ON to answer the call using the cordless phone. You can make or answer or answer a call on a phone on the same line as the cordless phone, even if the handset is away from the base. When dialing a number. If you press a number and 3 short beeps sound, you are out of the base's range, the battery is too low, or there is too much interference on the line. Move the handset closer to the base or recharge the battery, if necessary. USING REDIAL To quickly redial the last number dialed, simply lift the handset from the base or press TALK so the TALK indicator lights. Then press REDIAL. The redial memory holds up to 80 digits, so you can redial long distance as well as local numbers. NOTES: We recommend you not use REDIAL to dial numbers that include a TONE entry (See "Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line"). The redial memory does not store a FLASH entry or any digits entered after you press FLASH. USING FLASH Use FLASH on the handset to send the electronic equivalent of a switchhook press for special services, such as call waiting. For example, if you have call waiting, 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 have any special phone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. The redial memory does not store a FLASH entry or any digits entered after you press FLASH. USING TONE SERVICES ON 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 service by following these steps. 1. Be sure TONE/PULSE on the base is set to PULSE. 2. Dial the service's main number. 3. When the service answers, press TONE. Then dial the additional numbers. The phone sends these numbers as tone signals. 4. When you complete the call, place the handset on the cradle or press TALK to disconnect the call. The phone automatically resets to the pulse mode. NOTE: We recommend you not use REDIAL to dial numbers that include a TONE entry. USING PAGE PAGE allows someone at the base to page you at the handset or helps you find the handset if you misplace it. With the handset's POWER set to ON and its TALK indicator off, the handset sounds four sets of four beeps when someone presses PAGE on the base. MEMORY DIALING You can store nine telephone numbers in memory and then dial them by pressing the corresponding memory location number. Each stored number can be up to 16 digits long. NOTES: When using special tone service numbers, we recommend that you manually press TONE, rather than storing the entry in memory. However, you can store the service's main number in one location and numbers for additional information in other locations. See "Storing/Chain Dialing Special Service Numbers." To keep your accounts secure, we recommend you NOT store your personal access code for services such as bank-by-phone in a memory location. STORING A NUMBER IN MEMORY 1. Make sure the handset's POWER is set to ON and TALK is not lit. 2. Press MEMO. NOTE: While you are storing a number in memory, if you do not press any button on the keypad within about 10 seconds, the handset beeps three times and you must press MEMO again to store the telephone number. 3. Dial the number. 4. Press MEMO again. 5. Press the number (1-9) for the memory location where you want to store the number. The phone beeps twice. The phone number is now stored in memory. 6. Press TALK twice to exit the store mode. 7. Repeat Steps 2-6 for other telephone numbers. 8. Remove the plastic covering from the base's index sheet with a small pointed object, such as the end of a straightened paper clip. Write the person's or company's name and memory location number on the sheet in pencil (in case you want to store a different number later). NOTES: If you receive a call while you are storing a number in memory, press TALK to answer the call. After the call, begin again at Step 1 to store the number. To change the phone numbers stored in memory, repeat Steps 1-6. The new phone number replaces the previously stored phone number in that memory location. To clear a memory location so no number is stored there, press MEMO, PAUSE, MEMO, and then the location number. The phone beeps twice and the phone number is now cleared from the memory. If AC power fails, the phone beeps three times and keeps stored numbers in memory. ENTERING A PAUSE IN A MEMORY NUMBER In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number. If your phone is connected to one of these systems, you might want to enter a pause at the appropriate point when you store a phone number in memory. At the appropriate place in the number, press REDIAL to enter a 2-second pause. For a longer pause, press REDIAL again (each press enters a 2- second pause). DIALING A STORED NUMBER Follow these steps to dial a number stored in memory. 1. Lift the handset from the cradle or press TALK so the TALK indicator lights. 2. When you hear a dial tone, press MEMO, then press the correct memory location button. The phone dials the stored number. STORING/CHAIN DIALING SPECIAL SERVICE NUMBERS When storing numbers for special services (such as alternate long distance or bank by phone services). store the service's main phone number in one memory location and numbers for additional information in other locations. Follow these steps to chain-dial memory numbers. 1. With the handset's POWER set to ON and TALK lit, press MEMO and the memory-location number for the service's main number. 2. Wait for the service to answer. NOTE: If you use pulse dialing to dial the service, after the service answers, press TONE before proceeding with the next step. 3. Press MEMO and the memory-location numbers for the additional information. 4. To disconnect the call, press TALK so the TALK indicator turns off. TESTING STORED EMERGENCY NUMBERS If you store an emergency service's number (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 demands periods. (LB/all-04/19/96)