Radio Shack Digital Answering System with Caller ID Deluxe and 2.4 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless Phone - Manual (Page 16)

16 Telephone Operation
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Telephone Operation
To make a call, lift the handset and press
TALK .
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and the current volume setting
(see “Adjusting the Handset Volume”) ap-
pear on the handset’s display, and the
CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the base
lights. Then dial the number. The number
displays on the handset as you dial, then (af-
ter a few seconds) the call’s elapsed time
displays.
Note: You can also dial the number before
you press
TALK . If you make a mistake, re-
peatedly press DEL to erase the wrong entry,
then enter the correct number. You can also
hold down
DEL for more than one second to
delete the entire number.
When you receive a call,
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ap-
pears on the display. To answer it, lift the
handset from the base and press
TALK . If
auto talk is on, just lift the handset from the
base or press any key.
To end a call, place the handset on the base
or press
TALK .
ADJUSTING THE HANDSET
VOLUME
To adjust the volume you hear through the
handset during a call, press
VOL/CID
8 8 8 8
or
9 9 9 9
until you reach the desired level.
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appears.
The volume setting is maintained even after
you hang up.
Note: When you press VOL/CID
8 8 8 8
while the
volume is maximum or VOL/CID
9 9 9 9
while the
volume is low, handset beeps three times
and the setting does not change.
SELECTING THE CHANNEL
The phone scans 35 channels (frequency
pairs used between the base and the hand-
set) and automatically selects a clear chan-
nel each time you make or receive a call.
If you hear other conversations or excessive
noise during a call, press
SELECT/CH to se-
lect a different channel. The display shows
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.
Note: If the handset is too far from the base,
the channel might not change. Move closer
to the base and try again.
ANSWERING CALLS WITH
THE SPEAKERPHONE
To answer a call using the speakerphone,
press
SPEAKER . The SPEAKER indicator
lights.
To adjust the speakerphone’s volume, re-
peatedly press
VOLUME
8 8 8 8
or
9 9 9 9
on the
base. The volume setting from
''''
(lowest) to
'& '& '& '&
(highest) appears in the message counter
window.
To end a speakerphone call, press SPEAKER
again.
SWITCHING BETWEEN
THE HANDSET AND
SPEAKERPHONE
To switch to the speakerphone while you are
using the handset, press
SPEAKER on the
base. When you hear the conversation on
the speakerphone, press
TALK on the hand-
set.
To switch to the handset while you are using
the speakerphone, lift the handset off the
base. If the handset is away from the base,
press
TALK , then press SPEAKER .