Chain Dialing - VTech DS6151 User Manual

Telephone operation
Hold
When you place a call on hold, the telephone base or handset that places the
call on hold beeps every 30 seconds for 15 minutes unless there is a call on
another line. After 15 minutes, the telephone base or handset that placed the
call on hold will ring for 30 seconds, and if the call is not answered, the call
on hold will automatically disconnect.
To place a call on hold on the telephone base or handset:
Press HOLD on the telephone base or handset.
• L1) ON HOLD appears on the screen while you are on
a call on LINE 1.
• L2) ON HOLD appears on the screen while you are on
a call on LINE 2.
To resume a call on hold on the telephone base or handset:
• On the telephone base, press the corresponding line
button (LINE 1 or LINE 2) to resume call.
• On the handset, press the corresponding line button
(1 LINE/ , 2 LINE/ ) to resume call.
FLASH FLASH
Handset locator
To start paging:
1. Press the MENU softkey when the telephone base is not
in use.
+/DIR to select > Page ALL HS,
2. Press -/CID or
then press the OK softkey on the telephone base. The
telephone base shows Paging all Handsets and the
handset shows ** Paging **.
To end paging:
• Press the STOP softkey or CANCEL on the telephone base.
-OR-
• Press FLASH, or any dialing keys (0-9, #, *) on the telephone base.
L1) ON HOLD
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REDL
Handset 1
L1) ON HOLD
BACK
Call Log
Intercom
>Page ALL HS
Ringers
BACK
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Telephone operation

Chain dialing

Use this feature to initiate a dialing sequence from numbers stored in the
directory, call log or redial while you are on a call.
Chain dialing can be useful if you wish to access other numbers (such as
bank account information or access codes) from the directory, call log or
redial list.
To access a number in the directory while on a call:
1. Press the MENU softkey and then press
telephone base or press
2. Press the
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MENU
3. Press the
To access a number in the call log while on a call:
1. Press the MENU softkey and then press
telephone base or press
2. Press the
OK
3. Press the
To access the last number on the redial list while on a call:
• On the telephone base, press the MENU softkey and then press
or
displayed number.
-OR-
• On the handset, press REDIAL/
within two seconds to cancel the chain dialing.
OK
on the handset to select > Directory.
or
MENU softkey again and scroll to the desired entry by pressing
-/CID or +/DIR on the telephone base or press
MENU softkey to dial the displayed number.
on the handset to select > Call Log.
or
MENU softkey again and scroll to the desired entry by pressing
-/CID or +/DIR on the telephone base or press
MENU softkey to dial the displayed number.
+/DIR to select > Redial Last #. Press the MENU softkey to dial the
PAUSE
• You cannot edit a directory entry while on a call. For more details about the
directory, see page 39.
• You cannot copy a call log entry into the directory while on a call. For more
details about call log, see page 46.
• If you press REDIAL/ on the handset while on a call, you can only
PAUSE
view the most recent call, and you cannot erase the entry. For more details
about the redial memory, see page 33.
• Press and hold CANCEL on the telephone base or
exit redial, directory or call log when you are on a call.
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-/CID or +/DIR on the
or on the handset.
-/CID or +/DIR on the
or on the handset.
-/CID
to dial. Press REDIAL/ again
PAUSE
OFF on the handset to