Ringer Volume; Voicemail Indicators; Telephone Operation; Quiet Mode - VTech DS6511 User Manual

The following are some of the telephone features you may wish to set. Refer to
Telephone settings in the online Complete user's manual for detailed instructions
on setting all telephone features.

Ringer volume

You can adjust the ringer volume level, or turn the ringer off.
. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Ringers then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to choose Home volume or Cell volume, then press SELECT.
4. Press or
If the handset ringer volume is set to off, that handset is silenced for all incoming
calls except paging tone.

Quiet mode

You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of time. During this period, all tones
(except paging tone) and call screening are muted.
. Press and hold
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the duration, then press SELECT to save.
• To turn off the quiet mode, press and hold
Set date and time
If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically
with each incoming call. You can also set the date and time manually.
. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Set date/time, then press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month, date and year, then press SELECT.
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour and minute.
5. Press or

Voicemail indicators

If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider,
New voicemail and
messages. Contact your telephone service provider for more information and
assistance about using your voicemail service. Refer to Clear voicemail indicators
in the online Complete user's manual on how to clear the voicemail indicators.

Telephone operation

Make a home call
• Press /HOME or
Make a cell call
. Press /CELL. Scroll to select the desired cell phone when
necessary, then press SELECT.
2. Enter the telephone number and then press
• While using the cell line, place your cell phone closer to the
telephone base, and make sure that there are no physical
obstacles between the telephone base and the cell phone,
such as large furniture or thick walls.
Answer a home/cell call
• For a home line call, press
• For a cell line call, press
End a home/cell call
• Press OFF or put the handset to the telephone base or charger.
Speakerphone
• During a call, press
Volume
• During a call, press VOLUME/
• The handset earpiece volume setting and speakerphone volume setting
are independent.
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot
hear you.
. During a call, press MUTE. The handset displays Muted.
2. Press MUTE again to resume the conversation.
to adjust the volume, then press SELECT to save.
when the handset is not in use.
to choose AM or PM, then press SELECT to save.
appear on the handsets when you have new voicemail
, and then dial the telephone number.
/HOME,
/CELL,
to switch between speakerphone and normal handset use.
when the handset is not in use.
/CELL to dial.
or any dialing key.
or any dialing key.
or VOLUME/ to adjust the listening volume.
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