Telephone base overview – VTech DS6641_-2 Abridged manual User Manual
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Press to pair or replace a cell phone.
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IN USE light
On when the phone is
in use, or when
the answering system
is answering an
incoming call.
On when a handset is
being registered.
Flashes when there is
an incoming call.
Flashes when
handsets are being
deregistered.
Flashes when another
telephone on the
same line is in use.
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MENU/SELECT
Show the menu.
While in a menu, press
to select an item or save
an entry or setting.
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CANCEL
Silence the base ringer
temporarily while the
phone is ringing.
Press and hold to
erase the missed call
indicator when the
phone is not in use.
Press to return to the
previous menu, or
press and hold to
return to idle mode,
without making
changes.
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CID
Review the caller ID log when the
phone is not in use.
Scroll down while in a menu, or in the
directory, caller ID log or redial list.
Move the cursor to the left when
entering numbers or names.
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Review the directory when the phone is not
in use.
Scroll up while in a menu, or in the
directory, caller ID log or redial list.
Move the cursor to the right when entering
numbers or names.
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REDIAL/PAUSE
Press repeatedly to review the redial list.
Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while
dialing or entering a number.
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FLASH
Answer another incoming call
during a call on the same line.
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1 and 2 lights
On when the telephone base is paired and
connected with a Bluetooth device.
Blinks when the telephone base is pairing and
connecting with a Bluetooth device.
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MUTE
Mute the microphone during
a call.
Silence the base ringer
temporarily while the phone
is ringing.
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VOL
VOL
Adjust the listening
volume during a call or
message playback.
Adjust the telephone base
ringer volume when the
base is not in use.
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/HOME
Make, answer or end a home
call.
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/CELL
Make, answer or end a cell call.
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/ANS ON/OFF
Turn the built-in answering system on or off.
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/PLAY/STOP
Start or stop message
playback.
Flashes when there are new
messages or memos in the
answering system.
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X/DELETE
Delete the playing
message or
announcement.
Delete the displayed entry
while in the directory,
caller ID log or redial list.
Delete digits or
characters while using
the dialing keys.
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/REPEAT
Press once to repeat the
playing message.
Press twice to play the
previous message.
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/SKIP
Skip to the next message
during message playback.
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While reviewing a
caller ID log entry,
press repeatedly to
add or remove in
front of the telephone
number before dialing
or saving it in the
directory.
Press and hold to set
or dial your voicemail
number.
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TONE
Switch to tone dialing
temporarily during a call.
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QUIET
#
Press and hold to set and
turn on the quiet mode, or
turn it off.
Press repeatedly to show
other dialing options when
reviewing a caller ID log
entry.
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Dialing keys
Enter numbers or characters.
Answer an incoming call.
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MIC
Microphone.
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FIND HANDSET
Press to page all idle
handsets when the
telephone base is not
in use.
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