6 Calling Features
Calling Featur es
Features & Benefits To Use
Call Waiting
While you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you that you have another incoming call.
How it alerts you
1. A beep tone indicates another call is waiting. Only you hear the tone, the caller hears a normal ringing tone.
2. You will hear a reminder beep tone 10 seconds later.
3. Depress the hook switch or flash button for 1 second to place your first call on hold and you will be connected to the second caller.
Alternate between calls
1. Depress and release the hook switch or flash button once for each transfer. Each conversation is private and cannot be heard by the other caller.
Terminate either call
1. Simply hang up. Your telephone will ring and when you answer, you will be connected with the other caller. The call you discontinued will no longer be on the line.
Cancel Call Waiting
Cancel Call Waiting when you don’t want a call interrupted or when your computer is using the telephone line.
Activate prior to making a call
1. Lift the handset and listen for the normal dial tone.
2. Dial
*
70 and listen for a second dial tone. Call Waiting is disabled for the duration of the call and will automatically be turned back on when you hang up.Activate while on a call
1. Depress the hook switch or flash button to obtain a second dial tone.
2. Dial
*
70 and listen for a confirmation tone. The system will automatically re-establish the original connection.When your call is completed, hang up and call waiting is automatically restored.
Custom Ringing
Custom Ringing allows two additional different phone numbers to be assigned to a main line.
A unique ring is assigned to each number.
Person Calling dials Main line number First additional number Second additional number Called party with Call Waiting hears Normal single tone 2 short tones Short long short Notes
• If two calls are on a line at one time, anyone calling will receive a busy signal.
• The Call Waiting beep doesn’t have to be answered. After 10 seconds there is one reminder beep and if not answered, the calling party will continue to
hear ringing.
Note
• If you cancel Call Waiting, anyone calling while you are on the line will receive a busy signal.
Note
• SRT’s office will set up the service for you.
Called party hears Normal ring
2 short rings Short long short
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Features & Benefits To Use
Three-way Calling
Turn an everyday phone call into a three-way conversation.
To add a third party
1. Place the person you’re talking with on hold by depressing the hook switch or flash button for about one second.
2. Listen for the dial tone. Then dial the number of the third party you wish to add to your conversation. When the third party answers, you may talk privately before completing your three- way connection.
3. When your third party is on the line, press the hook switch or flash button once to get back to your held party. Now all three parties will be on the line.
To disconnect the third party
1. Press the hook switch or flash button for about one second.
You will now have only the original party on the line.
2. If either of the other two people hang up, you can continue to talk to the remaining party.
To disconnect completely 1. Simply hang up.
Call Forwarding
Forward your calls to another phone.
To set up Call Forwarding
1. Lift the handset, listen for the dial tone and dial
*
72.2. Listen for a second dial tone.
3. Dial the number you want your calls to be forwarded to. Speed Calling codes may be used if you have this feature.
To cancel Call Forwarding
1. Lift the handset, listen for the dial tone and dial
*
73.2. Listen for two beeps which indicate call forwarding is cancelled, then hang up.
Selective Call Forwarding
Create a list of up to 12 specific telephone numbers from which calls will be forwarded to a number of your choice. When someone on your list calls you, their call will ring at the forwarding number. All other calls not included on your Selective Call Forwarding list will ring to your line as usual.
To Access Selective Call Forwarding
1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
63 to access the main menu.2. Continue following the prompts to establish your list.
3. Press 3 to turn the service on/off.
Note
• If the call to the third party is not completed or if someone else answers the phone and the person you want to speak with is unavailable, depress the hook switch or flash button twice to resume your conversation with your first caller.
Notes
• Once you’ve activated Call
Forwarding, you will hear one short ring each time a call is forwarded.
• You can still make outgoing calls from the phone.
• To change the number your calls are forwarded to, cancel the feature and set it up again.
Notes
• You must also subscribe to Call Forwarding for this service to work.
• Area limitations may apply when establishing your list.
• When forwarding your calls to a long distance number, normal toll charges apply.
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Calling Featur es
Features & Benefits To Use
Caller ID Number – Caller ID Name & Number
See the telephone number or name and number of the person calling before you answer the phone. Identify annoying or harassing calls and select the calls you choose to answer.
How to use
1. When receiving a call, wait until your telephone completes the first ring as calls are identified between the first and second rings.
2. The telephone number, or name & number, will automatically appear on your phone display.
Call Waiting Caller ID
See who’s calling when you’re on another call.
How to use
1. When you are on the phone, you will hear a distinct Call Waiting tone.
2. The caller’s name and/or number will show on your phone display.
3. You can choose whether or not to answer the call.
Caller ID Block
Prevent your name and telephone number from being displayed to the person you’re calling. Choose permanent Caller ID Block or block your calls on a per-call basis.
How to use Per-Call Blocking 1. Listen for the dial tone and dial
*
67.2. Dial the number you wish to call.
3. The person you call will not be able to see your name and number displayed on their phone display screen, instead,
“private” will be displayed. (not guaranteed outside local area) To Deactivate Caller ID Block
If you subscribe to permanent Caller ID Block and you wish to unblock your line on a per-call basis, do the following:
1. Listen for the dial tone and dial
*
82.2. Dial the number you wish to call.
3. The person you’ve called will be able to see your name and number on their phone display unit.
Notes
• I f “private” appears on your phone display, the caller may have blocked their name and number from displaying.
• I f “unknown number” or “out of area” appears, the caller is in an area that does not support the Caller ID service.
• The caller’s number can be identified even when they don’t leave a message.
Note
• Your phone display unit must be compatible with Call Waiting Caller ID.
Note
• For per-call blocking you MUST dial *67 before each call you place otherwise, your name and telephone number will be displayed to the person receiving your call.
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Features & Benefits To Use
Speed Call 8
Call your 8 most frequently dialed numbers quickly, easily and accurately.
To store or change your Speed Call numbers 1. Listen for a dial tone and dial
*
74.2. Dial the Speed Call number (0 through 9) you have selected and the complete telephone number it will represent (example 2 + 555-1111), then depress the # button. Remember to include the 1 + area code for long distance entries.
3. Repeat the above steps for each number to be stored.
To use a Speed Call number
1. Listen for a dial tone and press the * button.
2. Dial the appropriate one-digit speed call number and your call will be dialed automatically.
Speed Call 30
Call your 30 most frequently dialed numbers quickly, easily and accurately.
To store or change your Speed Call numbers 1. Listen for a dial tone and dial
*
75.2. Dial the Speed Call number (00 through 29) you have selected and the complete telephone number it will represent (example 00 + 555-1111), then depress the # button. Remember to include the 1 + area code for long distance entries.
3. Repeat the above steps for each number to be stored.
To use a Speed Call number
1. Listen for a dial tone and press the
*
button.2. Dial the appropriate two-digit speed call number and your call will be dialed automatically.
Speed call 8
0 _______________________________
1 _______________________________
2 _______________________________
3 _______________________________
4 _______________________________
5 _______________________________
6 _______________________________
7 _______________________________
8 _______________________________
9 _______________________________
Speed Call 30
00 ______________________________
01 ______________________________
02 ______________________________
03 ______________________________
04 ______________________________
05 ______________________________
06 ______________________________
07 ______________________________
08 ______________________________
09 ______________________________
10 ______________________________
11 ______________________________
12 ______________________________
13 ______________________________
14 ______________________________
15 ______________________________
16 ______________________________
17 ______________________________
18 ______________________________
19 ______________________________
20 ______________________________
21 ______________________________
22 ______________________________
23 ______________________________
24 ______________________________
25 ______________________________
26 ______________________________
27 ______________________________
28 ______________________________
29 ______________________________
My Speed Call list
Note
• Remember to keep a list of your Speed Call numbers.
Note
• Remember to keep a list of your Speed Call numbers.
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Calling Featur es
Calling Features
Features & Benefits To Use
Customer Originated Trace
Trace harassing calls and at your request, your local law enforcement agency will investigate. This should only be used to trace life threatening calls or calls which are of a harassing nature in which you may want to press charges.
How to use
1. When you receive a harassing or threatening call, hang up.
Immediately pick up the handset and listen for the dial tone.
2. Dial
*
57 and listen for a message indicating that you have successfully activated the tracing feature.3. Hang up.
4. The number you traced will be recorded at the law enforcement agency. If you decide to follow up on the matter, you will need to work directly with your local law enforcement agency for further investigation.
Anonymous Call Rejection
You can reject incoming calls from calling parties who choose to keep their number private. The calling party will receive an announcement informing them that the person they are attempting to reach does not accept calls from blocked numbers.
To Activate Anonymous Call Rejection 1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
77.2. A confirmation tone will indicate the service is activated.
To Deactivate Anonymous Call Rejection 1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
87.2. A confirmation tone will indicate the service is deactivated.
Call Wake-up
Your telephone can be used as an alarm clock.
How to use
1. Lift the handset, listen for the dial tone and dial
*
94.2. You will receive a confirmation tone.
3. Dial a four digit wake-up time, plus the number of rings desired, plus the # sign. The desired time must be entered in 24 hour format. Example: Enter 0700 for 7:00 a.m. or 1830 for 6:30 p.m. The time must be entered daily. The desired number of rings can range from 2-9, but must be entered in a two digit format. Example: If you desire three rings, dial 03. If you do not enter a desired ring count, you will automatically receive 9 rings.
To cancel a Wake-Up call
1. Lift the handset, listen for a dial tone and dial
*
95.2. After you hear a confirmation tone, hang up.
Notes
• Customer Originated Trace must be used immediately after you hang up on the call you want traced. If you receive another call or a call waiting tone before activating a trace, you will trace the wrong call.
• It is a good idea to keep note of the date and time you activated a trace.
• The traced number will only be available to your local law enforcement agency. Under no circumstances will you be given the traced number.
Note• Calls from areas that do not support the Caller ID service will not be rejected. These calls will show on your Caller ID display as “out of area” or “unknown caller.”
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Last Call Return
Dial the last number that called you.
How to use
1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
69. You will hear a message describing the steps required to complete the callback.If the line is busy
1. You will hear a message telling you the line is busy and how to proceed. Hang up and your phone will continue to place the call every minute up to 30 minutes.
2. A distinctive callback ring alerts you when the line becomes available.
3. Pick up the handset and wait for the called party to answer.
To cancel
1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
89. You will hear a recording telling you that Last Call Return is deactivated.2. Hang up.
Distinctive Ring Call Waiting
Create a list of up to 12 specific telephone numbers from which calls will ring in a unique pattern. When someone on your list calls you, their call will ring with a different tone.
If you’re on the phone and another caller from your list calls, the Call Waiting tone will be unique from a regular Call Waiting beep.
All other calls not included on your Distinctive Ring Call Waiting list will ring to your line as normal.
To Access Distinctive Ring Call Waiting
1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
61 to access the main menu.2. Continue following the prompts to establish your list.
3. Press 3 to turn the service on/off.
Warm Line
Warm Line allows a person to knock the phone off the hook in any emergency, assuring them that an automatic call to a predetermined number will alert someone to their situation.
When your telephone is lifted off-hook and normal dialing has not started before the end of the time delay period, the predetermined stored number is automatically dialed by SRT’s central office switching equipment.
Notes
• You must also subscribe to Call Waiting for this service to work.
• Area limitations may apply when establishing your list.
Note
• SRT’s office will set up this service for you.
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Calling Featur es
Calling Features
Features & Benefits To Use
Call Forward Remote Activation
Activate and deactivate your Call Forwarding from another telephone number.
To Set PIN Number
This must be done from the phone on which you have Call Forward Remote Activation.
1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
97 to access the main menu.2. Voice prompt will ask for the access code of the feature you want to change.
3. Dial
*
98.4. Enter your current PIN (last four digits of your telephone number).
5. Enter new PIN.
6. Re-enter new PIN and hang up.
To Activate Call Forward Remote Activation
1. Dial the telephone number to access Call Forward Remote Activation: 858-0000.
2. Enter your 7 digit phone number that has remote activation service, followed by the PIN number.
3. Dial
*
72 and the telephone number where you want your calls forwarded (include area code if necessary).4. To confirm, dial 1 and hang up.
To Deactivate Call Forward Remote Activation 1. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above.
2. Press
*
73 and hang up.Continuous Redial
Keep redialing busy numbers and be notified when the line becomes available.
How to use
1. After calling a number and reaching a busy signal, hang up.
Lift the handset again and listen for the dial tone and dial
*
66.You will hear a message indicating that you have activated the service. Hang up.
2. Your phone will continue to call the busy line for up to 30 minutes.
3. A distinctive callback ring alerts you when the line becomes free. When you hear the distinctive ring, lift the handset and wait for the called party to answer.
To cancel
1. Listen for the dial tone and dial
*
86.2. Listen for a confirmation message and hang up.
Notes
• You must also subscribe to Call Forwarding for this service to work.
• Pressing # after each entry will speed up the process.
Note
• You may place other calls while Continuous Redial attempts to reach a busy number.
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Features & Benefits To Use
Call Transfer
You can transfer a call to another party and hang up making your line available for other calls.
To Transfer a Call
1. With a call in progress, press the hook switch or flash button.
This will put the call on hold.
2. Listen for a confirmation tone and dial the telephone number where you want to transfer the call.
3. You can announce the call or hang up and the two parties will be connected.
5. If you press the hooks witch or flash again, you’ve established a 3-way call.
If you reach a busy signal, unanswered ringing line, or wrong number while attempting to transfer a call, press the flash button once to join the busy signal, ringing line, or wrong number with you and the original party. Press the flash button again to drop the busy signal, ringing line, or wrong number. You will remain connected to your original party.
Selective Call Rejection
Create a list of up to 12 telephone numbers from which you do not wish to receive calls.
Calls from telephone numbers included in your list will receive an announcement informing them that you are not accepting calls at this time.
To Create your Selective Call Rejection List
1. Listen for the dial tone and dial
*
60 to access the main menu.2. Continue following the prompts to establish your list.
3. Long distance numbers must be programmed as a “private”
entry immediately after the call takes place. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
60 followed by #, 01, #.4. Press 3 to turn the service on/off.
Create Your Personal Telephone List Some calling features require you to create a personal telephone list. This is achieved by dialing the access code for each service to gain entry to the instructions.
These features require a personal telephone list • Selective Call Rejection
• Selective Call Acceptance • Selective Call Forwarding • Distinctive Ring Call Waiting To Add a Private Entry
1. Access the main menu and dial #, 01, #. This will add the last incoming call to your list, even though you don’t know the telephone number. If it was previously added, the system will indicate that it is already on your list.
To Delete a Private Entry from Your List 1. Access the main menu and dial 09.
2. All Private Entries will be deleted. You cannot selectively remove a Private Entry
Note
• If you transfer a call out of your local service area, you will accumulate toll charges as long as the other two parties remain connected.
Notes
• Area limitations may apply when establishing your list.
• Selective Call Rejection takes precedence over Selective Call Forwarding and Anonymous Call Rejection.
Note
• Each service requires its own list.
Once established, your list will remain intact, even if you don’t have the feature activated. You can modify and update your list as often as you like without activating your service. Simply access the main menu and follow the prompts.
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Features & Benefits To Use
Selective Call Acceptance
Screen incoming calls by creating a list of up to 12 telephone numbers from which you are willing to accept calls. Calls from telephone numbers not included in your list will receive an announcement informing them that you are not accepting calls at this time.
To Create your Selective Call Rejection List
1. Listen for the dial tone and dial
*
60 to access the main menu.2. Continue following the prompts to establish your list.
3. Long distance numbers must be programmed as a “private”
entry immediately after the call takes place. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
60 followed by #, 01, #.4. Press 3 to turn the service on/off.
Simultaneous Ring (SIM Ring) Program up to four additional telephone numbers to ring at the same time with SIM Ring. For example, a call made to you at your home can ring your wireless phone, your office phone, your lake cabin phone and your friend’s phone, all at the same time. The first one to answer accepts the call.
To Access SIM Ring
1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
80 to access the main menu.2. Continue following the prompts to establish your list.
4. Press 3 to turn the service on/off.
To Access SIM Ring Remotely
1. Listen for dial tone and dial 858-0001.
2. Enter your telephone number including the area code.
3. Enter your PIN (defaults to last four digits of your telephone number) and follow the prompts.
To Change your PIN (Personal Identification Number) This must be done from the phone you have SIM Ring activated on.
1. Listen for dial tone and dial
*
97 to access the main menu.2. The voice prompt will ask for the access code for the feature you want to change.
3. Dial
*
80 and enter your current PIN (last four digits of your telephone number).4. Enter a new PIN.
5. Re-enter the new PIN and then hang up.
Shortcuts to use with various calling features
Shortcuts may be used with the following features: Anonymous Call Rejection, Distinctive Ring Call Waiting, Selective Call Acceptance, Selective Call Forwarding, and Selective Call Rejection.
Shortcut
Listen to your entries ... 1 Turn on/off ... 3 Add an entry ... # Remove an entry ...
*
Remove ALL entries ... 08 Remove “private” entries ... 09 Listen to instructions ... 0 Save list or exit ...Hang Up Notes
• Area limitations may apply when establishing your list.
• Selective Call Rejection takes precedence over Selective Call Forwarding and Anonymous Call Rejection.
Note
• Pressing # after each entry will speed up the entry process.
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Voice Mail
Voice Mail
To activate your mailbox for the first time:
1. Dial
*
992. Enter your password (the last 4 digits of your phone number)
3. Follow a series of three steps:
• Change your password
• Record your name
• Record your greeting To access your mailbox from your telephone:
1. Dial
*
992. Enter your password 3. Follow the prompts
Details below are for the Primary Residential Voice Mail service however, the options available and numbers associated with each option will vary depending on the Voice Mail package you have.
Primary Residential Voice Mail:
Maximum Number of Greetings ...1 Length of Greeting ... 28 seconds Maximum Number of Messages ...15 Length of Message ... 92 seconds Saved Messages ...21 days
To access your mailbox from another telephone that has a voice mailbox:
1. Dial
*
992. Press #
3. Enter your ten digit mailbox number (701-XXX-XXXX)
4. During the greeting press
*
5. Enter your password 6. Follow the prompts
To access your mailbox from another telephone that does not have a voice mailbox:
1. Dial the voice mail access number for your exchange (see the list below)
2. Enter your mailbox number (701-XXX-XXXX)
3. During the greeting press
*
4. Enter your password 5. Follow the prompts
Call and ask about Voice Mail Enhancements such as Constant Touch, Multi-User Mailbox, Multiple Greetings, Operator Revert, Direct Dial, Automatic Callback and Message Notification.
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