Handset Overview - VTech DS6501 User Manual

Handset overview

CHARGE light
On when the handset is charging.
VOLUME/ /
Review the directory when the
phone is not in use.
Increase the listening volume
during a call.
Increase the listening volume
during message playback (for
DS6521/DS6522 only).
Scroll up while in a menu, or
in the directory, caller ID log or
redial list.
Move the cursor to the right when
entering numbers or names.
/CELL
Make or answer a cell call.
Answer an incoming cell call
when you hear a call waiting
alert.
/HOME/FLASH
Make or answer a home call.
Answer an incoming home call
when you hear a call waiting alert.
1
Press repeatedly to add or
remove 1 in front of the caller ID
log entry before dialing or saving
it to the directory.
Press and hold to set or dial your
voicemail number.
Switch to tone dialing
temporarily during a call.
Make or answer a call using the
handset speakerphone.
During a call, press to switch between
the speakerphone and the handset.
REDIAL/PAUSE
Press repeatedly to review the redial list.
Press and hold to insert a dialing pause
while entering a number.
VOLUME/
Review the caller ID log when
the phone is not in use.
Decrease the listening volume
during a call.
Decrease the listening volume
during message playback (for
DS6521/DS6522 only).
Scroll down while in a menu,
or in the directory, caller ID log
or redial list.
Move the cursor to the left
when entering numbers or
names.
MENU/SELECT
Show the menu.
While in a menu, press to
select an item, or save an
entry or setting.
OFF/CANCEL
Hang up a call.
Silence the ringer temporarily
while the handset is ringing.
Press and hold to erase the
missed call indicator while the
phone is not in use.
Press to return to the previous
menu, or press and hold to
return to idle mode, without
making changes.
Dialing keys
Enter numbers or characters.
Press repeatedly to show other
dialing options when reviewing
a caller ID log entry.
Press and hold to set and turn
on the quiet mode, or turn it off.
MUTE/DELETE
Mute the microphone during a call.
Delete digits or characters while
using the dialling keys.
Silence the ringer temporarily while
the handset is ringing.
Delete the displayed entry while
in the directory, caller ID log or
redial list.

/CID