VTech DS6151 Manual - Manual (Page 34)

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Telephone operation
Call waiting
When you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service
provider, you hear an alert tone if there is an incoming call while you are on
another call.
Press the corresponding line button, or , on the handset or FLASH on
the telephone base to put your current call on hold and take the new call.
Press the corresponding line button, or , on the handset or
FLASH on
the telephone base at any time to switch back and forth between calls.
Handset speakerphone
During a call, press to switch between speakerphone and normal
handset use.
After ending a call on line 1, there may be a few seconds delay before the
key press can accurately determine the availability of line 1. During this time,
pressing may select line 2 automatically.
Volume
During a call, you can adjust the listening volume on the handset or
telephone base.
To adjust the listening volume of the handset:
Press /VOL/ on the handset while on a call.
To adjust the listening volume of the telephone base:
Press /VOL/ on the telephone base while on a call.
Silence the ringer
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the
handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings
normal at the preset volume.
To silence the ringer when there is an incoming call:
Press the SILENCE softkey on the handset or
telephone base. The screen temporarily shows
Ringer muted for a few seconds.
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Press CANCEL on the telephone base. The screen
temporarily shows Ringer muted for a few seconds.
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Ringer muted
SILENCE
Line 1
Incoming
call
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