7.Plug one end of the coiled handset cord into the handset jack on the side of the telephone.
8.Plug the free end of the line cord into a modular wall jack.
9.Place the telephone against the wall jack mount and push down so that the base locks into the slots on the telephone.
10.Plug the free end of the coiled handset cord into the handset and hang up the handset.
11.Lift the handset and listen for dial tone.
12.Set the Ringer volume control (labeled 
) to the settings you want.
——PROCEDURES ——
ANSWERING AND PLACING A CALL
To answer or place a call
NOTE: The Message light flashes when a call is coming in (that is, when the telephone is ringing).
1.To place a call: On the 6218 telephone, lift the handset. On the 6220 telephone, you can either lift the handset or press Spkr .
To answer a call: On the 6218 telephone, lift the handset. On the 6220 telephone, you can either lift the
handset or press Spkr .
NOTE: You can also use a programmable dialing button to place a call if you have programmed a button for that number.
• If you press Spkr (on the 6220 telephone), the light next to the button goes on.
2.To place a call, next, dial the desired number.
3.To end the call: On the 6218, hang up the handset. On the 6220 telephone, hang up the handset or press
Spkr , whichever is active.
NOTE: To raise the volume of the handset or speakerphone (on the 6220), whichever is active, use the Volume
control button labeled 
on the 6218 and 
on the 6220. Press the top half of the Volume control
button labeled 
; to lower the volume of the handset, press the lower half of the Handset volume
control button labeled 
.
HOLD
To put a call on hold
1. | Press | Hold . |
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| • The red light next to | Hold | goes on. | |
To return to the held call |
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1. | Press | Hold , or, if you have hung up the handset, | ||
| pick up the handset again from the cradle. | |||
| • The red light next to | Hold | goes off. | |
• You are reconnected to the other party.
MESSAGE
To retrieve a message when your Message light is blinking
See your system manager for instructions about your local message retrieval procedures.
NOTE: The Message light also flashes when a call is coming in (that is, when the telephone is ringing).
MUTE (available only on the 6220 telephone)
To prevent the other party from hearing you (To mute the microphone)
Press Mute .
• Red light next to Mute goes on, and the other party cannot hear you.
To resume talking to the other party (To turn on the microphone again)
Press Mute .
• Red light next to Mute goes off, and you can resume conversation with other party.
PERSONALIZED RING and RINGER VOLUME
To select a personalized ringing pattern for your telephone
There are two possible ringing patterns you may select for your telephone.
1.Move the switch to either of the two settings, 
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To control the volume of the tone ringer
The Ringer volume control on your telephone is labeled 
to remind you that there are three separate
volume settings.
1.To raise the volume of the ringer, slide the Ringer volume control upwards; to lower the volume of the ringer, slide the Ringer volume control downwards.
PROGRAMMABLE DIALING
The 10 programmable dialing buttons are provided for
Shipped with each telephone is a button designation card on which you can write the names or numbers or codes stored on each of the programmable dialing buttons. Use the procedure below to label and then reinstall the designation card.
You can program up to 24 elements (digits and characters such as a # or *) on a programmable dialing button. If the number you want to store is longer than 24 elements, you can do one of the following:
—Store up to 24 elements on one button; store the remainder of the elements on a second button. To place a call using these buttons, press the first but- ton; when all of the elements have been dialed, press the second button in the sequence.
—Store up to 24 elements on one button; dial the remainder of the digits and characters manually.
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