Section 700-Operation Appendix B. CPC-AII/B 8.0 Feature UpdateDBS-2.3/9.2-700 DBS Manual - Revised April 2000 Page B-11Handset Mute44-Series phones onlyCPC-AII/B Version 8.0, CPC-S/M Version 2.0, or CPC-EX Version 1.0 onlyDescription While using the handset (not on speaker) during a phone conversation, youcan press the MUTE key to block audio to the other party -- you can stillhear them, but they can’t hear you. This feature is called “Handset Mute.”Operation 1. To turn on Handset Mute while using the handset, press the MUTEkey.• The MUTE indicator lamp (LED next to MUTE key) willflash.• The handset transmitter will be muted. You will still be ableto hear the other party, but they can’t hear you.2. To turn off Handset Mute, do one of the following:-- press the MUTE key again;-- press HOLD to place the call on hold;-- replace the handset on-hook; or-- press the flashing FF-key to answer another call.• Note: This will drop the first call unless Key BankHold is enabled (FF1 2# 1# 9#).• The MUTE indicator lamp will stop flashing.Notes Headset Use. The Handset Mute feature also works if you are using aheadset on the phone to handle calls (#51 activates Headset mode).Speakerphone Use. The MUTE key works the same as before (mutes themicrophone) when you are on speaker. The MUTE lamp lights steadilywhen the microphone is muted, and flashes when the handset is muted.Handsfree Answerback. The MUTE key enables or disables HandsfreeAnswerback the same as before. (Handsfree Answerback allows you toanswer intercom calls on speaker, without picking up the handset. Whilethe phone is idle, press the MUTE key to toggle between HandsfreeAnswerback On and Off. When the MUTE indicator lamp is unlit,Handsfree Answerback is ON. When the lamp is lit, HandsfreeAnswerback is OFF.)Offhook Monitoring. This feature and Handset Mute can both be ONsimultaneously, so that both the speaker and handset transmitters are muted(but the speaker and handset receivers still operate). For more informationabout Offhook Monitoring, see Appendix B:-12 of these Release Notes.Barge-Ins During Handset Mute. If another phone barges in on your callwhile Handset Mute is ON, and you change to conference talk (but not bypressing HOLD), Handset Mute will remain ON.
