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Mute Phone
Mute allows you to block audio input for your handset, headset, and speakerphone, so that you can hear other
parties on the call but they cannot hear you.
Procedure
Step 1
Press Mute
to turn Mute on.
Step 2
Press Mute again to turn Mute off.
Hold Calls
Hold allows you to put an active call into a held state. Your phone allows one active call at a time; other calls
are put on hold. Hold works with your phone handset as well as with USB headsets.
Procedure
You can put a call on hold by pressing Hold.
Swap Between Active and Held Calls
Use the line buttons to swap between holding and connected calls.
Procedure
If you have a held call and an active call, press the line button for the held call to resume that call and place
the other call on hold automatically.
Put Call on Hold by Answering New Call
If you are already on a call and receive a new call, answering the new call puts the first call on hold
automatically.
Procedure
Step 1
Press the flashing amber Line button.
Step 2
Navigate to the new call using the Navigation cluster and Select button and either press Answer or Select.
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Mute Phone
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