Ringer Tone; Temporary Ringer Silencing; Quiet Mode; Retrieve Voicemail From Telephone Service - VTech DS6161 User Manual

Ringer tone

You can choose the ringer tone for your
home line and cell line.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Ringers and
then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Home
ringtone or Cell ringtone, then press
SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose the desired
ringer tone, then press SELECT to save.
You hear a confirmation tone.
• If you turn off the ringer volume, you will not
hear ringer tone samples.

Temporary ringer silencing

When the telephone is ringing, you can
temporarily silence the ringer without
disconnecting the call. The next call rings
normally at the preset volume.
• Press MUTE or OFF on the handset. The
screen displays Ringer muted and

Quiet mode

You can turn on the quiet mode for a
period of time (1-12 hours). During this
period, all tones (except paging tone) are
muted.
To turn on the quiet mode:
1. Press and hold
phone is not in use.
2. The screen displays Quiet: __ hours
[ 1-12 ] . Use the dialing keys (0-9) to
enter the desired duration (1-12).
3. Press SELECT to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
The screen shows
when the
.
To turn off the quiet mode:
• Press and hold
phone is not in use. The screen displays
Quiet mode off briefly.
• 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.
Retrieve voicemail from
telephone service
Voicemail is a feature available from most
telephone service providers. It may be
included with your telephone service, or
may be optional. Fees may apply.

Retrieve voicemail

When you received a voicemail, the screen
displays
dial an access number provided by your
telephone service provider, and then enter
a security code. Contact your telephone
service provider for instructions on how to
.
configure the voicemail settings and listen
to messages.
• After you have listened to all new voicemail
messages, the indicators on the handset turn
off automatically.
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