Dial Mode; Home Area Code - VTech DS6311-2 User Manual

Telephone settings

Dial mode

The dial mode is preset to tone dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you
must change the dial mode to pulse dialing.
To change the setting:
1. Press MENU/ on the handset when it is not
SELECT
in use.
2. Press or to highlight Settings, then press
/SELECT.
MENU
3. Press or to highlight Dial mode, then press
/SELECT.
MENU
4. Press or to choose Tone or Pulse, then press
/SELECT
MENU
SETTINGS
Clr voicemail
Key tone
Set date/time
Dial mode
DIAL MODE
Tone
Pulse
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Telephone settings

Home area code

If you dial your local calls using only seven digits (area code not required),
you can program your home area code so that when you receive a call within
your local area, the telephone number is automatically stored without the
area code in the call log.
To change the setting:
1. Press MENU/ on the handset when it is not in use.
SELECT
2. Press or to highlight Directory, then press
3. Press or to highlight Home, then press
4. Press or to highlight Home area code, then press
5. Use the dialing keys to enter the desired home area code.
6. Press MENU/SELECT
If, in the future, your telephone service provider requires you to dial the area
code when making a local call, delete the home area code you have already
programmed. After you have deleted the programmed home area code,
___ appears.
/SELECT.
MENU
/SELECT.
MENU
/SELECT.
MENU
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