Receive A Call; Call Waiting - BT BT1600 Quick Setup And User Manual

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Using the phone
Auto answer
By default, auto answer is set
to On, so you can answer a call
just by lifting the handset off
the base.
If auto answer is set to Off,
you'll need to lift the handset
off the base and press
See page 51.

Call Waiting

To switch your call waiting
service on or off, see page 60.
Out of range warning
When the handset is out of
range of the base, the display
will show Searching for base...,
the backlight will turn up to
100% to indicate the alert
message and you will hear a
warning tone. You need to
move back within range of the
base station.
If you move out of range when
you're on a call, you'll lose your
connection. The handset will
automatically re-connect to
the base when you move back
within range.

Receive a call

When you receive a call, the phone rings and the
display shows Incoming call and
caller display service, the display shows the caller's
number if it's available or the caller's name if it
matches an entry stored in your contacts list.
too.
1. Press
Call Waiting
If you've got a call waiting service and it is switched
on, your phone will alert you to a second incoming
call if you're already engaged on an external call.
1. You'll hear the call waiting tone and if you also
have caller display the display will show the number
of the caller, or the name if it matches an entry in
your contacts.
2. Press
answer the new call. Your first caller is put on hold.
3. Press
toggle between the two callers.
4. Press
5. If you hang up a current call, your phone will ring
back to reconnect you to your original call if that
caller is still connected.
If you need some help, call us on 0800 218 2182* or go to bt.com/producthelp
to accept the call.
or select Switch by pressing
or select Switch by pressing
to hang up the current call.
. If you've got a
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