VTech DS6511_-15-16-2-3-4A Abridged manual - Manual (Page 7)

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Speakerphone
During a call, press to switch between speakerphone and normal handset use.
Volume
During a call, press VOLUME/ or VOLUME/ to adjust the listening volume.
The handset earpiece volume setting and speakerphone volume setting
are independent.
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 Muted.
Press MUTE again to resume the conversation.
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.
For a home call, press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new
call, or switch back and forth between calls.
For a cell call, press
/CELL to put the current call on hold and take the new
call, or switch back and forth between calls.
Temporary ringer silencing
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset
without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.
Press OFF or MUTE on the handset. displays and Ringer muted
displays briefly.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to 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.
The telephone 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 /HOME, /CELL, , CANCEL or any dialing
key on the handset.
Place the handset in the telephone base or charger.
Do not press and hold FIND HANDSET for more than four seconds. It may lead to
handset deregistration.
Redial list
Each handset stores the last 0 telephone numbers dialed.
To review and dial a number from the redial list:
Press REDIAL when the handset is not in use.
Press , or or REDIAL repeatedly until the desired entry displays.
Press /HOME or /CELL to dial.
To delete a redial entry:
When the desired redial entry displays, press DELETE.
Join a call in progress
You can use up to two system handsets at a time on a home line call. You can buy
additional expansion handsets ( DS6501/DS6501-12/DS6501-15/DS6501-16) for
this telephone base. You can register up to five handsets to the telephone base.
When a handset is on a call, press /HOME or on another handset to join
the call.
Press
OFF to exit the call. The call continues until all handsets hang up.
Transfer a call
While on an outside call, you can transfer the call from one handset to another.
During a call, press MENU.
Press or to scroll to Transfer, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys
to enter a destination handset number.
To answer the call on the destination handset, press
/HOME, /CELL or .
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