Many of us, at least sometimes, have to call multichannel phones on a variety of hotlines. From a mobile phone, this is easier, but sometimes more expensive, because the operator begins to read money from the beginning of the connection. First, you listen to the message of the answering machine, which offers you to choose which specialist to connect with, and then in some cases you will have to spend more than one minute on the line, waiting for the operator to respond. In this case, it is more advantageous to use a stationary device, but in this case it is necessary to decide how to put the phone in tone mode.
Phone Modes
There are two options for the phone - pulse and tone. Talking on a multi-channel number is possible if you turn on the tone mode. Older phones and PBXs support pulse dialing by default. Modern digital telephone exchanges and more advanced phone models are tonal. You can determine how your phone is set up by default by holding the handset to your ear and listening to the sounds in it while dialing:
- On the phone, which is set to pulse mode by default, you will hear characteristic clicks, the number of which corresponds to the number dialed.
- In tone mode, a characteristic sound signal will be heard in the speaker.
If you heard the sounds described in the first case, to call the hotline, you need to learn how to put the phone into tone mode. However, it is worth noting that owners of disk phones can not do this without buying additional equipment.
How to find instructions for a telephone
First of all, when we need to learn the new function of a thing, we turn to the instructions. It comes complete with any equipment. In it you can find a lot of very useful tips, including on how to put the phone in tone mode. If the user manual is lost with the box or if it wasn’t originally, you should use the tips suggested later in our article.
The easiest way to put your phone in tone mode
Sometimes, for objective reasons, it is impossible to find a user manual, or it can contain only a technical description of the model, and the functions are very poorly disclosed. In this case, use the simple and proven way to switch to tone mode.
After you dialed the number and connected to the answering machine, press the "star" (*) and hold it for a couple of seconds. Usually this is enough to immediately switch to the desired mode. If the transition fails, then you should try again. If the transition procedure was successful, you can enter any extension numbers. However, each time you call, you will need to do this procedure.
Panasonic Phone Tone Mode and Features
Before other companies, Panasonic experts thought about introducing tonal mode in their devices. It's no secret that its distribution everywhere remains only a matter of time, an increasing number of telephone exchanges use digital technology, and organizations create multi-channel numbers for convenience. Before putting your Panasonic phone into tone mode, consider the device carefully. On some models, you can see the “tone” key or the “pulse-tone” switch. The switch must be set to “tone” mode, and the key is enough just to press.
Modern cordless telephones of this brand are by default programmed for tone dialing mode, and you often do not need to enter additional settings. If the program is down, then using the instructions it is easy to fix it.