VTech IS7121_-2-22 Abridged manual - Manual (Page 7)

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Telephone operation
Make a call
Press or and then dial the telephone number.
Answer a call
Press , or any dialing key.
End a call
Press OFF or put the handset back in the telephone base or
charger.
Handset speakerphone
During a call, press to switch between the speakerphone
and the
handset earpiece.
Volume
During a call, press q /VOL- or p/VOL+ to adjust the
listening volume.
Equalizer
During a call, press EQ repeatedly to change the quality of the audio to best suit
your hearing.
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the
other party cannot hear you.
During a call, press MUTE. The handset displays
Microphone off.
Press
MUTE to resume the conversation. The handset
displays Microphone on briefly.
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 already on a call.
Press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new call.
Press FLASH at any time to switch back and forth between calls.
Temporary ringer silencing
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer without
disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.
To silence the handset ringer:
Press OFF, MUTE or SILENCE , then displays and Ringer muted
displays briefly.
To silence the telephone base ringer:
Press VOL/- on the telephone base.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone
dialing temporarily during a call.
During a call, press .
Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant number. The telephone sends
touch-tone signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end
the call.
Find handset
Use this feature to find all system handsets.
To start paging:
Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base. All idle handsets ring and
display ** Paging **.
To end paging:
Press /FIND HANDSET again on the telephone base.
Press , , CANCEL or any dialing key on the handset.
Press MUTE or SILENCE on other handsets to mute the ringer so that you can hear
the ringing of the handset you are looking for.
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