ˆBasic Operation
Note: You can use the keypad on either the handset or the base to operate the phone. To make a call with the speakerphone, you must use the base’s keypad; to make a call with the handset, you must use the handset’s keypad.
USING THE HANDSET
Making a Call
To make a call using the handset, lift the
handset and press or LINE 2. B_d[ ' or B_d[ ( appears on the handset’s display to- gether with current volume setting, and the same line’s indicator on the base flashes green. Dial the number. Within a few sec- onds, the display starts to count the elapsed time.
Note: If â8Wi[á or ?d Ki[ appears above B_d[ ' or B_d[ ( on the display, someone is using that line at the base or the extension phone. Press the other line button.
Or, you can enter the number before press- ing LINE 1 or LINE 2. The entered number ap- pears on the display. After confirming the
number is correct, press or
To end a call, press LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the handset or place the handset on the base.
To answer a call, lift the handset and press the ringing line button. If auto talk is on, lift the handset from the base, or if the handset is away from the base, press any key. The display changes to show the elapsed time on the call. If you receive a call on one line while you are using the handset to talk on the oth- er, you hear a
If both lines have an incoming call, pressing a key answers the line that began ringing first.
Selecting the Channel
The phone has 35 channels (frequency pairs used between the base and handset). If a call disconnects for no reason, press SE- LECT/CH on the handset to select a different channel.
Setting the Handset Volume
To increase or decrease the handset’s vol- ume during a call, press DEL/VOL. Each time you press the button, the volume setting changes and the display shows the level as Lebkc[ Bem, Lebkc[ C[Z_kc, Lebkc[ >_]^, or Lebkc[ CWn_ckc.
Answering a Call
When a call comes in, â9Wbbá appears on the display, along with B_d[ý' or B_d[ý( (whichever is ringing). Then the display shows the call- er’s name (if available) and number (if you subscribe to Caller ID), and the indicator for that line flashes at the base.
Note: To help you tell which line is ringing, each line has a distinctive tone.
USING THE
SPEAKERPHONE
Making a Call
To make a call using the speakerphone, press LINE 1 or LINE 2, listen for the dial tone, then dial the number. The LINE 1 SPEAKER
or LINE 2 SPEAKER indicator lights green on the base, and â8Wi[á and B_d[ý' or B_d[ý( ap-
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