Western Electric The Multibutton Wall Telephone Set Operating instructions
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WALL
TELEPHONE
SET
The
Multibutton
Wall Telephone Set is designed to
give
you
flexibility
in
your
home
or
business communications. Its oper-
ation and service features
are
similar
to
the
standard six-
button desk set. For example, you may
"hold"
a call,
while
you
use
another
line
to
place
or
answer a call. You may signal
someone else
to
answer
a call when
you
are
busy. You may
answer
calls
for
someone else when he
is
busy-
or
you may
devise many
other
time-saving procedures tailored
to
your
individual needs.
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If
you have a TOUCH-TONE
Multibutton
Wall telephone set, you
will
notice
that there are twelve TOUCH-TONE buttons on the face
of
the
set. In addition to
the
buttons
with
the conventional tele-
phone symbols, there
are
two
other
buttons. These buttons marked
"#"and"*"
will eventually be used
for
newservices that will make
your
telephone even more convenient and useful.
At
this time, how-
ever, these
two
buttons may not have an assigned
function
in
your
area. Nevertheless,
by
providing
the
two
buttons now, the Bell Sys-
tem is
planning
today
for
your
service needs tomorrow.
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The
extent
to
which
you utilize the row
of
buttons at the top
of
the
set
will
depend upon the
number
of
features you selected before
the set was installed. Thus, some
of
the service features
described
in this
booklet
may not be
applicable
to
your
individual service.
Any
number
of these
line
buttons may be used to
provide
inside
or
outside lines on
your
single telephone instrument. The extreme
left
button (red) may be used to
provide
a
"hold"
feature, allowing you
to temporarily
interrupt
a conversation
to
originate
or
answer a call
on another
line
without
breaking
the
original connection. One
or
more buttons may be arranged
to
provide
services such as local
signaling
and
"intercom"
at
your
home
or
business location.
As many as five lines can be
connected
to
your
Multibutton
phone
with
the
"hold"
feature. Some
of
these may be
outside
lines; others
may
be
inside
lines,
connected
either
directly
or
through
an
office
switchboard.
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Each
of
the
lines on
your
phone
can
be
connected
to
other
phones
as
your
needs
require-to
your
secretary's
phone,
for
instance-
and
each
number
can
be
identified
on the
line
buttons.
Lamps
contained
within
each line
button
(when
provided)
visually
indicate
the
status
of
each
line. When a
call
is
coming
in
,
or
"
ring-
ing
",
the
lamp
under
the
button
connected
to
that
line
will
flash-
on
your
phone
and on all
other
phones
connected
to
the
same
line.
While
a
line
is
in
use,
the
lamp
for
that
line
on all
phones
will
light
steadily.
PLACING A CALL
To
make
a
call
,
depress
the
button
of
a
line
which
is
not
in use
(lamp
not
lighted)
. (If you attempt
to
make a call using a line
on
which someone else is dialing,
you
may interfere with his dialing.)
Then
lift
the
handset, (as
soon
as you
pick
up
the
handset
on
your
phone, the
lamps
designating
the
line
you're
using
will
light
on
your
phone
and on all
other
phones
to
which
the
line
is
connected
,
indi-
cating
the
line
is
in
use), listen
for
the
dial
tone
and dial the
desired
number
. When you
are
making
a TOUCH-TONE call you
will
hear
soft
musical tones
activating
electronic
equipment
to
speed
your
calling.
ANSWERING A CALL
To
answer
a call,
simply
depress
the
line
button
which
is flashing
and
lift
the handset. (When necessary,
you
may
take
a call
already
in
progress-in
this
case
the
lamp
will
already
be
glowing
steadily.)
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If
your
phone
is
equipped
with
a
Hold
button
(red), you may ask a
person
to
"
hold
"
or
wait
on
one
line
while
you
place
or
receive a
call
on
another
line.
To
do
this,
depress
the
Hold
button
, then re-
lease it.
The
button
associated
with
the
"
held
"
line
will
snap
up,
but
the
lamp
under
it
will
remain
lighted
(or
"
wink,"
if
this
feature is
provided).
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You may now depress
any
other
line
button
on
your
phone
without
disrupting
your
original connection.
To
end
your
second call and
return
to
your
original
conversation, depress
the
button
of
the
line
you have been
"holding."
(If
you wish to "hold" your second call without terminating the first,
simplydepress the Hold button again before returning to your orig-
inal conversation.
If
you depress another line button without de-
pressing the Hold button first,
you
will break the connection on
which you have been talking.)
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When
your
Telephone Company has
provided
you
with
any
of
sev-
eral optional signaling
or
"intercom"
arrangements, the
line
but-
tons involved
will
be
appropriately
marked,
for
example:
SIGNAL
This
line
button may be used
to
sound
a bell
or
buzzer at
another
phone in
your
location.
In
this
way, you may signal another person
to
call you
or
to
perform some
other
prearranged task.
INTERCOM OR INTERNAL
This
line
button provides a
line
to
one
or
more
other
phones at
your
location. (When the button is depressed, its lamp and
the
lamps on
all
other
phones in
the
circuit
will
light.)
DIAL INTERCOM
This line button provides a selective "
intercom"
feature
which
en-
ables
you
to
reach
another
phone
at
your
location by
dialing
one
or
two digits. To
place
such a call, depress the dial
intercom
button
and then dial
the
appropriate digit(s)
of
the abbreviated
number
you wish to
call.
A bell
or
buzzer at that phone will sound. A dial
intercom
call is answered in the same way as a call on any
other
line
button.
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CONFERENCE
If
your
phone is
equipped
with
a
"Conference"
button, a
particular
pair
of
lines on
your
phone
has been
specially
connected
for
the
conference arrangement.
If
you have this service feature, you can
add
another
telephone at
your
location
to
an outside call. To ac-
complish this,
first
look
to be
sure
the
other
line
of
the
pair
is
not
busy. Next
put
the person you are
talking
to
on
"
hold"
and depress
the
other
line
button. When you
hear
dial tone, dial the station you
want
to
add.
When the
party
has answered, push the
conference
button
to
con-
nect
all
three
stations together. You can release
the
entire
connec-
tion by
hanging
up. If you wish, you can release
either
party
and
keep the
other
party
by
first
making
sure the button
of
the party you
want
to
continue
talking
to is depressed and then pushing the con-
ference
button
again.
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The
Multibutton
wall set can be used in
conjunction
with speaker-
phone
service
to
provide
you
with
"hands
free"
conversation. If
your
Multibutton
wall set is
equipped
for
speakerphone use, you
can
place
or
answer a call
without
lifting
the handset
by
depressing
the
ON button on top of the
microphone
to
place
or
answer calls,
and
by
depressing the OFF button to terminate calls. For best re-
sults position yourself approximately three feet from the
speaker
and microphone, then speak in the
direction
of
the
microphone.
Use the volume control to
adjust
the
sound
to
a preferred level.
You may
adjust
the
volume
of
your
telephone's bell
by
moving
the
control
lever
located
on the
lower
right
side
of
the
set.
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You
can
temporarily
rest the handset in
the
cradle
vertically
on the
front
of
the
set
if
you have
to
leave
the
phone in
the
middle
of
a call.
If
your
set is
so
equipped,
you
can use
the
white
switchhook
button
as an
exclusion
button. This button
while
in a raised position,
de-
nies
others
access
to
your
assigned line.
We
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
serve
you
, and
we
hope
that
you
will
continue
to
use
our
products
and services.
NOTE:
Hold buttons, visual
line
lamps and certain
of
the
other
features described above are
subject
to normal Bell Sys-
tem
tariff
rates and are
provided
at
extra
charge
where
applicable.
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hands-free telephoning. Also available with
intercom
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options
for
added
flexibility.
The
Card
Dialer telephone saves
you
time
and
effort
when making
a
call.
Ideally suited
to
the person who
calls
the
same numbers
frequently.
Just
pull
out
the
appropriate
card, insert
it
in
the
slot
and
the
set does
the
dialing
for
you.
The
Multibutton
Wall Telephone
is
another
product
of
Bell System
teamwork.
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