Telephone Base Ringer Volume; Handset Ringer Volume; Temporary Ringer Silencing; Quiet Mode - VTech DS5151-2 User Manual

Telephone base ringer volume

Press /VOLUME/ . on the telephone
base to adjust the ringer volume when
the telephone base is not in use.
When you set the ringer volume to Off,
the telephone base screen displays
Caller ID won't be announced briefly,
and appears on the screen.

Handset ringer volume

You can set the ringer volume or turn the
ringer off. When the ringer is off,
appears on the screen.
1. Press MENU on the handset or the
telephone base when it is not in use.
2. Press or
then press SELECT.
3. Press SELECT again to select
Ringer volume.
4. Press or
level.
5. Press SELECT to save your
selection. You hear a confirmation
tone.
NOTE
• When the ringer volume is set to off,
the handset still rings when you press
telephone base.

Temporary ringer silencing

When the telephone is ringing, you
can temporarily silence the handset
ringer/telephone base ringer without
disconnecting the call. The next call rings
normally at the preset volume.
To silence the handset ringer:
• Press MUTE or
and it displays Ringer muted and
To silence the telephone base ringer:
• Press MUTE or CANCEL on the
telephone base and it displays Ringer
muted and
to scroll to Ringers,
to sample each volume
at the
on the handset
.

Quiet mode

You can turn on quiet mode for a period
of time (1-12 hours). During this period,
all tones (except paging tone) and call
screening are muted.
When you turn on the quiet mode, the
answering system turns on automatically.
When the quiet mode duration expires,
the answering system remains on.
To set and turn the quiet mode on:
1. Press and hold QUIET
handset/telephone base is not in use.
The screen shows Quiet: _ _ hours
(1-12).
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the
desired duration (1-12), then press
SELECT. All screens display
Answering sys is ON briefly, and
then display Quiet mode on. The
/ANS ON/OFF light on the
telephone base turns on.
To turn the quiet mode off:
• While the quiet mode is on, press and
hold QUIET#. The screen displays
Quiet mode is off briefly and then
returns to idle.
NOTE
• When you change the settings of the ringer
tone or ringer volume, you can still hear
the samples even if the quiet mode is on.
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