VTech DS6511_-15-16-2-3-4A Abridged manual - Manual (Page 6)

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The following are some of the telephone features you may wish to set. Refer to
Telephone settings in the online Complete user’s manual for detailed instructions
on setting all telephone features.
Set voicemail number
Your telephone supports voicemail feature which requires subscription from your
telephone service provider. Contact your telephone service provider for more
information and assistance about using your voicemail service.
You can save the voicemail number to
1 on each handset for easy access.
To set voicemail number:
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to Settings, then press SELECT.
Scroll to Voicemail # , then p ress SELECT.
Enter the voicemail number, then p ress SELECT.
While entering numbers, you can:
Press DELETE to erase a digit.
Press or to move the cursor to the left or right.
Press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears).
Press to add (shown as ) or to add
#
(shown as ).
To retrieve voicemail messages:
Press and hold
1 .
Ringer volume
You can adjust the ringer volume level, or turn the ringer off.
Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Scroll to Ringers then press SELECT.
Scroll to choose Home volume or Cell volume, then press SELECT.
Press or to adjust the volume, then press SELECT to save.
If the handset ringer volume is set to off, that handset is silenced for all incoming
calls except paging tone.
Quiet mode
You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of time. During this period, all tones
(except paging tone) and call screening are muted.
Press and hold when the handset is not in use.
Use the dialing keys ( 0-9) to enter the duration, then press SELECT to save.
To turn off the quiet mode, press and hold when the handset is not in use.
Set date and time
If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically
with each incoming call. You can also set the date and time manually.
Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Scroll to Set date/time, then press SELECT.
Use the dialing keys ( 0-9) to enter the month, date and year, then press SELECT.
Use the dialing keys ( 0-9) to enter the hour and minute.
Press or to choose AM or PM, then press SELECT to save.
Voicemail indicators
If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider,
New voicemail and appear on the handsets when you have new voicemail
messages. Contact your telephone service provider for more information and
assistance about using your voicemail service. Refer to Clear voicemail indicators
in the online Complete user’s manual on how to clear the voicemail indicators.
Telephone operation
Make a home call
Press /HOME or , and then dial the telephone number.
Make a cell call
Press /CELL. Scroll to select the desired cell phone when necessary, then
press SELECT.
Enter the telephone number and then press /CELL to dial.
While using the cell line, place your cell phone closer to the telephone base, and
make sure that there are no physical obstacles between the telephone base and the
cell phone, such as large furniture or thick walls.
Answer a home/cell call
For a home line call, press /HOME, or any dialing key.
For a cell line call, press /CELL, or any dialing key.
End a home/cell call
Press OFF or put the handset to the telephone base or charger.
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