# Mute Key

## Description

Mute lets you temporarily turn your phone's handset microphone, headset, or the handsfree speaker microphone off during a call.

## Conditions and Feature Interactions

Mute is only available on some phones; see Feature Availability below for more information.

## Programming

This feature does not require programming.

## Device Support

- Supported on all devices.

## Operation

Mute lets you temporarily turn your phone's handset, headset, or speaker microphone off during a call. See Handsfree Answerback for details on how to use the Mute key when this feature is enabled.

To turn Mute on during a call:

- Press (Mute).

The key light turns on.

To turn Mute off and return to the conversation:

- Press (Mute).

The key light turns off.

NOTES

- FOR USERS ON RESILIENT SYSTEMS: If your phone switches to the secondary system while your speaker, handset, or headset is muted (that is, while the Mute key is lit), the call remains muted until you hang up.

- Muting a call from a headset lights the Mute key LED except on 69xx phones used in combination with Jabra Evolve 65 headsets.