Add A Predialed Telephone Number To The Directory; Review The Directory Entries; Search By Name; Dial A Directory Entry - VTech IS7256-3 User Manual

Add a predialed telephone number to the
directory
1. While the telephone is not in use, use
the dialing keys to enter the telephone
number (up to 30 digits).
• Press and hold REDIAL/PAUSE to
insert a three-second dialing pause
(a P appears).
• Press MUTE/DELETE/VOICE on
the handset or X/DELETE on the
telephone base to erase a digit.
• Press and hold
MUTE/DELETE/VOICE on the
handset or X/DELETE on the
telephone base to erase all digits.
2. Press MENU/SELECT twice to move
on to edit the name. Refer to Step 6 in
Add a directory entry section.
3. Press MENU/SELECT to store your
new directory entry. You hear a
confirmation tone.

Review the directory entries

Entries are sorted alphabetically.
1. Press p DIR on the handset or
telephone base when in idle mode.
The screen shows the first entry in the
directory. List empty appears if there
are no directory entries.
2. Press q CID or p DIR to browse
through the directory or use the
dialing keys to start a name search.
-OR-
1. Press MENU/SELECT when in idle
mode.
q CID p
2. Press or
scroll to Directory, then
MENU/SELECT.
3. Press q CID or p DIR to scroll to
Review, then press MENU/SELECT.
The screen shows the first entry in the
directory.
4. Press q CID or p DIR to browse
through the directory. Entries appear
alphabetically by the first letter in the
name.
NOTES
• If the telephone number in the
directory exceeds 15 digits, - appears
in front of the telephone number
and shows the remaining numbers
alternately.
• You hear a double beep when you
reach the beginning or end of the
directory.
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Search by name

1. Press p DIR when the handset is in
idle mode.
2. When an entry appears, use the
dialing keys (0-9) to start a name
search (alphabetical search).
The directory shows the first name
beginning with the first letter
associated with the dialing key, if
there is an entry in the directory that
begins with that letter. Press q CID
or p to scroll through the entries
beginning with that letter.
3. To see other names that start with the
DIR
to
letters on the same dialing key, keep
press
pressing the key until the desired
letter is shown. The names appear in
alphabetical order.
For example, if you have the names
Jennifer, Jessie, Kevin and Linda in your
directory:
• If you press 5 (JKL) once, J and then
Jennifer displays.
• If you press 5 (JKL) once, J displays.
Press q CID. Jessie displays.
• If you press 5 (JKL) twice, K and then
Kevin displays.
• If you press 5 (JKL) three times, L and
then Linda displays.
• If you press 5 (JKL) four times, 5
displays.
• If you press 5 (JKL) five times, J
displays and then Jennifer displays
again.

Dial a directory entry

You can dial a directory entry on either
a home or cell line.
1. Search for the desired entry in the
directory (see Review the directory
entries or Search by name).
2. When the displayed number
is in the correct format, press
HOME/FLASH or on the
HOME on the
handset or
telephone base to dial with the
home line.
- OR -
CELL on the handset or
Press
telephone base to dial with the cell
line.
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