Making/Answering Calls26 For assistance, please visit http://www.panasonic.com/phonehelpUsing the base unit1 {SP-PHONE}2 Speak into the MIC.3 When you finish talking, press {SP-PHONE}.Adjusting the ringer volumePress {^} or {V} repeatedly to select thedesired volume when in standby mode.L To turn the ringer off, press and hold {V}until the unit beeps.L To stop ringing, press {0}.Setting the ringer toneThere are 3 tones and 3 melodies.1 Press {^} or {V}.2 Within 10 seconds, press {<} or {>}repeatedly to select the desired tone.L To stop ringing, press {0}.Note:L If you subscribe to a distinctive ringservice (such as IDENTA-RING), selecta tone (tone 1 to 3) for the base unit’sringer tone. If you select a melody, youcannot distinguish lines by their ringers.L If you select a melody for the base unit’sringer tone, the ringer continues tosound for several seconds if:– the caller hangs up before you answerthe call.– another person answers the call usinganother phone connected to the sameline.Useful features during acallHOLD buttonThis feature allows you to put an outsidecall on hold.1 Press {HOLD} during an outside call.L To transfer the call to the base unit oranother handset, continue from step2, “Transferring calls”, page 57.2 Press {HOLD} again.L To release the hold, press {C}.L The base unit user can take the callby pressing {SP-PHONE}.L Another handset user can take thecall by pressing {C}.Press {HOLD} during an outside call.L To release the hold, press {SP-PHONE}.L Handset users can take the call bypressing {C}.Note for handset and base unit:L While an outside call is on hold, the INUSE indicator on the base unit flashes.L If another phone is connected to thesame line (page 14), you can also takethe call by lifting its handset.L If a call is kept on hold for more than 9minutes, an alarm tone starts to sound.After 1 additional minute on hold, the callis disconnected.HandsetBase unit