User manual AT&T 272

[. . . ] This telephone will work with touch tone or dial pulse (rotary) service. Even when set to dial pulse service the phone can be switched temporarily to tone mode for access to services that require tone signaling, including some tone-activated computer systems. To switch from pulse to tone dialing during a call, see "Temporary Tone" in the TELEPHONE OPERATION section of this manual. Use the switch on the handset to select TT (tone) or DP (dial pulse), depending on your service. [. . . ] Thread the line cords through the groove on the bottom of the telephone. 5 INSTALLATION 4 Connect the line cord(s) to your modular wall jack(s) and mount the telephone on the wall jack. · If you have a two-line jack, plug the free end of the short line cord into a modular wall jack. Place the phone on the wall jack mounting studs and pull down until it is held securely. · If you have two separate jacks, plug the free end of the long line cord into the jack where you are not mounting the phone (baseboard jack). Plug the free end of the short cord into the jack where you are mounting the phone. Place the phone on the wall jack mounting studs and pull down until it is held securely. Follow Steps 5, 6, and 7 in "Table/Desk Installation. " 5 6 TELEPHONE OPERATION RINGER Line 1 Volume Control Directory Card Connect a conference call Line 1 Line 2 Put a caller on hold RINGER Line 2 Volume Control Receiver Volume Control Memory locations (may be used to store emergency numbers) Temporary Tone Flash Redial last number called Access numbers in telephone memory Touch Tone or Dial Pulse switch Program memory numbers 7 TELEPHONE OPERATION Making a Call Press L or l and lift the handset. You can dial your call manually or use the Memory Dialing feature (see "Dialing Memory Numbers" in the TELEPHONE MEMORY section of this manual). Answering a Call Each line has a different ringer tone to signal an incoming call. One of the line status lights will flash to identify the ringing line. To answer a call, press the appropriate line button and lift the handset. To hang up, replace the handset. Line Status Lights Whenever a line is in use (at this telephone or any extension), the line status light for that line is on. When a call is put on hold at this phone, the light for the line on hold blinks. Redial The telephone always stores in redial memory the last number you manually dialed at this phone (up to 32 digits). To dial the last number you called, press L or l, lift the handset, and press R. Hold The Hold feature allows you to keep a call on the line while you step away from the phone, switch lines, or while someone takes the call on an extension phone. When a call is put on hold at this phone, the line status light for the line in use flashes; nothing either party says can be heard. To put a call on hold, press and release H and place the handset back in the cradle. To release Hold, lift the handset and press the appropriate line button -- OR -- Lift the handset of an extension phone of the line on hold -- OR -- If the handset is not in the cradle, press and release the appropriate line button. 8 TELEPHONE OPERATION Switching Between Lines During a Call During a call on one line, you can make or answer a call on the other line by pressing H. You can use the H and line buttons (L and l) to switch back and forth between calls as often as necessary. For example, if you're using Line 1 and Line 2 rings: 1 Press H to hold Line 1. 3 Press L to hang up Line 2 and return to your first call -- OR -- Press H to hold Line 2, and press L to return to your first call. Conference Calls You can use both lines at the same time to set up a three-way conference call. If one caller hangs up during a conference call, you might hear a dial tone. Press the line button of the remaining call to disconnect the other line and eliminate the dial tone. NOTE: Under certain circumstances, the other parties on a conference call may not hear one another clearly. Conference Call Options Placing a Conference Call on Hold 1 2 Press H to hold both lines. [. . . ] If you are interrupted by a recorded announcement telling you to hang up (or a loud buzzing noise), hang up and try to enter the number more quickly. 2 Press a memory location button , or -- OR -- Press m and the memory location (1­9) where you want to store the number. If someone lifts an extension phone while you're storing numbers in memory, the process might be interrupted. If the number is more than 21 digits long, make sure you follow the directions for "Dialing Long Numbers" in the TELEPHONE MEMORY section of this manual. [. . . ]