VTech DS6511_-15-16-2-3-4A Abridged manual - Manual (Page 8)

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Intercom
Use the intercom features for conversations between two handsets.
Press MENU on your handset when not in use.
Press or to scroll to Intercom, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys
to enter a destination handset number.
To answer the intercom call, press
/HOME, /CELL or on the
destination handset.
To end the intercom call, press
OFF or place the handset back in the telephone
base or charger.
Answer an incoming call during an intercom call
If you receive an incoming call during an intercom call, there is an alert tone.
To answer a home call, press /HOME. The intercom call ends automatically.
To end the intercom call without answering the outside call, press OFF. The
intercom call ends and the telephone continues to ring.
To answer a cell call, press
OFF to end the intercom call. The telephone
continues to ring. Then press /CELL.
Directory
The directory can store up to 200 entries and are shared by all system handsets.
To add a directory entry:
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to Directory then press SELECT twice.
Enter the number.
Use the dialing keys to enter the number (up to 30 digits).
-OR-
Copy a number from the redial list by pressing REDIAL. Then press , or
REDIAL repeatedly to select a number. Press SELECT.
Press SELECT to move to the name.
Use the dialing keys to enter the name (up to 5 characters). Additional key
presses show other characters of that particular key.
Press
SELECT to save.
While entering numbers and names, you can:
Press DELETE to erase a digit or character.
Press and hold DELETE to erase the entire entry.
Press or to move the cursor to the left or right.
Press and hold
PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (for entering phone numbers only).
Press 0 to add a space (for entering names only).
Press to add (shown as ) or to add
#
(shown as ).
To review and dial from the directory:
Entries are sorted alphabetically.
Press when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to browse through the directory, or use the dialing keys to start a
name search.
When the desired entry appears, press
/HOME or /CELL to dial.
To edit a directory entry:
When the desired entry displays, press SELECT.
Use the dialing keys to edit the number, then press SELECT.
Use the dialing keys to edit the name, then press SELECT to save.
To delete a directory entry:
When the desired entry displays, press DELETE.
When the screen displays Delete contact?, press SELECT.
To delete all directory entries:
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to Directory then press SELECT.
Scroll to Del all conts then press SELECT.
When the screen displays Delete all?, press SELECT.
Speed dial
You can copy up to 9 directory entries into the speed dial locations ( 0 and 2-9) so
that you can dial these numbers via the home line using fewer keys than usual.
To assign a speed dial entry:
Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
Scroll to Directory then press SELECT.
Scroll to Speed dial, then press SELECT.
Scroll to a desired speed dial location, then press SELECT.
Scroll to a desired directory entry, then press SELECT to save.
To dial a speed dial entry:
Press and hold a dialing key ( 0 or 2-9) to dial the number stored in the
corresponding location.
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