Panasonic 700 User Guide

Section 700-Operation

Appendix A. EX 1.0 Feature Update

DBS-2.3/9.2-700

DBS Manual - Revised April 2000

  Page A-15

While using the handset (not on speaker) during a phone conversation, you 
can press the MUTE key to block audio path to the other party -- you can 
still hear them, but they can’t hear you. This feature is called “Handset 
Mute.”

1.

To turn on Handset Mute while using the handset, press the MUTE 
key.
• The MUTE indicator lamp (LED next to MUTE key) will 

flash.

• The handset transmitter will be muted. You will still be able 

to 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 Bank Hold is 

enabled (FF1 2# 1# 9#).

• The MUTE indicator lamp will stop flashing.

Headset Use. The Handset Mute feature also works if you are using a 
headset on the phone to handle calls (#51 activates Headset mode).

Speakerphone Use. The MUTE key works the same as before (mutes the 
microphone) when you are on speaker. The MUTE lamp lights steadily 
when the microphone is muted, and flashes when the handset is muted.

Handsfree Answerback. The MUTE key enables or disables Handsfree 
Answerback the same as before. (Handsfree Answerback allows you to 
answer intercom calls on speaker, without picking up the handset. While 
the phone is idle, press the MUTE key to toggle between Handsfree 
Answerback On and Off. When the MUTE indicator lamp is unlit, 
Handsfree Answerback is ON. When the lamp is lit, Handsfree 
Answerback is OFF.)

Offhook Monitoring. This feature and Handset Mute can both be ON 
simultaneously, so that both the speaker and handset transmitters are muted 
(but the speaker and handset receivers still operate). For more information 
about Offhook Monitoring, see page AAppendix A:-16 of these Release 
Notes.