Telephone Operation; Make A Call; Predial A Call; Answer A Call - VTech DS6151 User Manual

Telephone operation

Make, answer or end a call
Using the telephone base:
To make a call:
• Press LINE 1 or LINE 2, then enter the telephone number.
To predial a call:
• Enter the telephone number, then press LINE 1 or LINE 2.
To answer a call:
• Press LINE 1 or LINE 2 to answer.
To end a call:
• Press LINE 1 or LINE 2.
Using the handset:
To make a call:
• Press 1 LINE/ , 2 LINE/
FLASH FLASH
number.
To predial a call:
• Enter the telephone number, then press 1 LINE/
or .
To answer a call:
• Press 1 LINE/ , 2 LINE/
FLASH FLASH
To end a call:
• Press OFF, 1 LINE/ , 2 LINE/
FLASH
telephone base to hang up.
• The screen shows the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and
seconds).
• When predialing (preview numbers before dialing), press CANCEL on the
telephone base or OFF on the handset to backspace and delete; press the
PAUSE softkey on the telephone base or press and hold
the handset to insert a dialing pause (a p appears).
, or . Then enter the telephone
, 2 LINE/ ,
FLASH FLASH
, or .
or return the handset to the
FLASH
/PAUSE on
REDIAL
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Telephone operation

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.
• Press FLASH on the telephone base or
the handset to put your current call on hold and take the new call.
• Press FLASH on the telephone base or
any time to switch back and forth between calls.
Handset Speakerphone
During a call, press to switch between speakerphone and normal
handset use.

Volume

During a call, press you may adjust the listening volume on the telephone
base or handset.
To adjust the listening volume of the telephone base:
• Press VOL on the telephone base while on a call.
To adjust the listening volume of the handset:
• Press or on the handset while on a call.
Silence the ringer
When the telephone is ringing, you may temporarily silence
the ringer of the handset without disconnecting the call. The
next call rings normall at the present volume.
To silence the ringer of hte handset when there is an
incoming call:
• Press OFF on the handset and RINGER MUTE appears.

Mute

The mute function enables you to turn off the microphone. You can hear the
caller, but the caller cannot hear you.
To mute a call on the telephone base or on the
handset:
• Press the MUTE softkey to turn off the microphone.
The screen shows MUTED for a few seconds and
MUTE appears until the mute function is turned off.
To un-mute a call on the telephone base or on the
handset:
• Press the MUTE sofekey to resume the conversation. The
screen temporarily shows MICROPHONE
/FLASH, /FLASH on
1 LINE 2 LINE
/FLASH, /FLASH at
1 LINE 2 LINE

RINGER MUTE

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MUTE
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Call Log
Ringers
ON.
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