In these modern days of ever-changing technology, keeping up with technical changes in personal equipment means relearning even the simplest of tasks. Working from home is also a more common practice, and oftentimes this means that your home phone must be able to perform a plethora of functions that are similar to ones at an office. One of the most helpful applications to employ on your home phone is the mute button, which can reduce the noise callers here from your end.

Manual Muting

The first thing you should do when trying to mute your phone is to familiarize yourself with the build of the phone. Inspect the phone to see if it has an automatic mute button that you can use. If your house phone is enabled with this external button, then it can be started with one push and ended with another push of the button. Some phones with an accessible liquid crystal display (LCD) menu don't offer an automatic muting button. Many of these phones offer a mute option that must be turned on after finding it in the menu. Follow menu instruction to access this option, or consult the phone's user's manual for how to mute your phone's specific model.

Contact Service Providers

Getting in touch with a local service provider by calling customer service may alert you to an option to mute your phone line. This option may be done despite what phone type you have as long as it can produce tone instead of pulse communication when buttons are pressed. Much of the time, the code to perform this action begins with the "pound" (#) or "star" (*) symbol on your phone. You also may contact the customer service desk at your phone's manufacturing company for instructions on how to mute the phone. Manufacturers are highly knowledgeable about their product and can provide helpful information to you.

Peripheral Investment

Purchasing equipment that can be integrated with your current home phone will make muting during a conversation easier. Using equipment such as headsets does more than allow you to keep your hands free; headsets may come with their own muting options. If you do not have a phone that allows headsets, then your phone may not be able to mute in any way unless you simply cover the transmitting portion of your phone tightly to muffle the noise others hear. The transmitter is often marked with small slits and is the mouthpiece you speak into. This will not completely mute what is transmitted, but it can be highly effective nonetheless.

Source:

LiveOffice.com: TeleConferencing Glossary

SunTel.com: Muting Your Line

Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida: Conference Call Numbers and Tips