Sow to Use the


 Dial Telephone ...


For Outside Numbers (Gainesville only) ......... Dial 9
Listen for the changed dial tone; then dial the Gainesville number.
For Long Distance .................. Dial Operator


On all calls, remove the receiver carefully from the hook and listen for the
dial tone before starting to dial a number. The dial tone is a steady hum-
ming sound heard in the telephone receiver indicating that the line is ready
for you to dial.


How to Dial

 A Number


When you hear the dial tone, keep the receiver off the hook and
dirl each figure of the telephone number. For example, if you
are calling 234, proceed as follows:

 1. Place your finger in the opening over the figure "2."

 2. Turn the dial around until your finger strikes the finger
 stop.

 3. Remove your finger and without touching the dial allow
 it to return to its normal position.

 4. Proceed in the same way to dial the other figures.


If your finger slips, or you make a mistake in dialing.
hang up the receiver at once, wait a few seconds and
dial again.
Before starting to dial a second call, always hang up
your receiver for a few seconds in order to clear the
previous connection.

Ringing and Busy Signals
Within a few seconds after you have completed dialing
you should hear either the ringing signal, an inter-
mittent burr-r-ing sound, indicating that the bell of
the called line is ringing, or the busy signal, a rapid
buzz-buzz-buzz, indicating that the called line is busy.
If you do not hear either of these signals within half a
minute, hang up the receiver, wait a few seconds and
make another attempt.

Obtaining the "Operator"'
You can get the operator by placing your finger in the
opening in the dial through which the word "Operator,"
is seen. and turning the dial once only to the finger
stop. In a few seconds the operator will answer you.

On incoming calls from (outside) you may recall the
operator by moving the receiver hoog up and down.
Dialed calls within the campus cannot be transferred.

Calls from a Party Liqe or from a Line
with an Extension Telephone
Always make sure that the line is not in use. If you
doI not hear the dial tone. ask if the line is being held


by someone else on the line. If no response is received.
hang up the receiver for a few seconds and make an-
other attempt.
However, should you hear successive clicks indicating
that someone on your line is dialing, wait until the
dialing stops and then inform him that you have inter-
fered with his call and that it will be necessary for him
to hang up and dial the complete number again. Then
replace your receiver on the hook.
If, during or after your dialing, you hear another party
on your line, tell him that the line is in use and request
him to hang up his receiver. If you have not finished
dialing your number when the other party comes in
on the line, after he hangs up, you should hang up
your own receiver for a few seconds, then remove it.
listen for the dial tone and, when it is heard, dial the
complete number again.

To Call Another Party on Your Une

If you are on a party line and wish to call another
party on your line, dial the number 8 only and im-
mediately hang up your receiver. Your bell, as well
as the bell of the party you are calling, will then ring
at brief intervals. When the called pasty answers,
your bell will stop ringing. You should then lift your
receiver and talk to the party answering.
If your bell does not stop ringing in from one to two
minutes, it indicates that there is no one within hearing
distance to answer the called telephone. You should
then stop your bell from ringing and free the line
from the connection by removing your receiver from
the hook for a few seconds and then replacing it.