Telephone Operation; Analog Corded 1-Line Petite Phone - A2211 - VTech A2211 User Manual

Telephone operation

Analog Corded 1-line Petite Phone - A2211

Receive a call
When there is an incoming call, the telephone rings. The MESSAGE WAITING and IN USE LED flashes.
To answer a call:
Lift the corded handset from the telephone base. The IN USE LED illuminates in orange.
Place a call
Lift the corded handset. Listen for a dial tone and then dial the desired number, or press a Speed Dial key to dial a
programmed number. The IN USE LED illuminates in orange.
End a call
Place the corded handset in the telephone base.
Share a call
During a call, parallel telephones (telephones on the same line) can join the call.
To join a call:
During a call, lift the corded handset to join.
Volume
Listening volume and ringer volume can be adjusted from the telephone base.
To adjust the listening volume:
During a call, press +/VOLUME or -/VOLUME to adjust the listening volume. The next call returns to the default listening volume.
To adjust the ringer volume:
At any time, slide the RINGER VOL switch on the right side of the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume.
Call waiting
When you hear a call waiting tone during a call, press FLASH on the telephone base to put your current call on hold and take
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the new incoming call.
2. Press FLASH or the switch hook once rapidly at any time to switch back and forth between calls.
Mute
To mute the microphone:
During a call, press MUTE on the telephone base. The MUTE key flashes when the mute function is turned on. You can hear the
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party on the other end but they cannot hear you.
Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. The light on the MUTE key turns off.
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Hold
When a call is placed on hold, any parallel phone that tries to use the same phone line will take the call off hold and pick the call.
To place a call on hold:
1. During a call, press HOLD on the telephone base to place that call on hold. The IN USE illuminates in red when the call is
placed on hold.
2. To release the call from hold, lift the handset from the telephone base cradle.
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