Transfer A Call; Join A Call In Progress - VTech DS5151-2 User Manual

Transfer a call

While on an outside call, you can transfer
the call from the telephone base to a
handset, or from a handset to another
handset or the telephone base.
1. During a call, press MENU.
2. Press MENU again to choose
Transfer. The screen shows
TRANSFER TO:.
3. Use the dialing keys to enter a
specific device number.
• 0 for the telephone base.
• 1-9 for handsets 1-9.
• TONE followed by 0-2 for
handsets 10-12.
• TONE followed by # for all
devices.
-OR-
Press or
device and press SELECT.
The outside call is put on hold and the
screen shows Transferring call... or
Transferring call to all.... The other
device rings and shows Transfer from
HANDSET X or Transfer from BASE
0.
4. To answer the call on the destination
handset, press
the dialing keys. The initiating device
shows Call transferred and goes to
idle mode.
-OR-
To answer the call on the telephone
base, press
keys.
to scroll to the desired
, or any of
or any of the dialing
NOTES
• If the destination device does not answer
the call within 30 seconds, the call will be
reverted to the originating device. If the
originating device does not answer the
reverted call within 30 seconds, the
call ends.
• If the destination device is in the directory
or caller ID log, or is out of range, the
originating device displays Unable to call
and then reconnects to the outside call.

Join a call in progress

Another handset or the telephone base
can join you on an outside call. That
call continues until all parties hang up.
You can use the telephone base and
a cordless handset, or two cordless
handsets at a time on an outside call.
You can buy additional expansion
handsets (DS5101) for this telephone
base. You can register up to 12 handsets
to the telephone base.
To join a call with a cordless handset:
• When a handset or the telephone
base is already on a call, press
or
join the call.
• Press
the telephone base or handset charger
to exit the call. The call continues until
all devices hang up.
To join a call with the telephone base:
• Press to join the call.
• Press to exit the call. The call
continues until all devices hang up.
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on another handset to
or place the handset in