VTech 5873 - Manual (Page 11)

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Installation
Dial mode
If you have touch-tone servce, your telephone s ready to use as soon as the battery s charged. If
you have pulse (rotary) servce, the dal mode must be changed. Press /FLASH and there should
be a dal tone. If not, refer to the Set dial mode secton on page 20.
About caller ID information
The caller ID wth call watng features n ths telephone let you see who s callng before answerng
the call, even when on another call. These features requre servces provded by your local telephone
company.
Contact your telephone servce provder f:
• you have both caller ID and call watng, but as separate servces (you may need combned
servce),
• you have only caller ID servce, or only call watng servce, or
• you do not subscrbe to any caller ID or call watng servces but wsh to try them now.
You can use ths telephone wth regular caller ID servce, and you can use ts other features wthout
subscrbng to ether caller ID or combned caller ID wth call watng servce. There may be fees for
these servces, and these servces may not be avalable n all areas.
The caller ID features wll work only f both you and the caller are n areas offerng caller ID servce,
and f both telephone companes use compatble equpment.