Philips DECT 221 user manual Making calls, Making a call, Preparatory Dialing Pre-Dial

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4 Making calls

Making a call

1.Press the TALK key and wait for the dial tone.

2.Dial the number you want to call. The number appears on the display and is dialed.

More than 12 digits

turns on if you enter more than 12 digits.

Call timer

The call timer shows the duration of your current call on display. It is shown in minutes and seconds (MM-SS) in the first hour. After that, it will be shown in hours and minutes (HH-MM).

Out of range warning

If you move too far away from the base unit during a call, your phone will sound an alert tone, and will flash. You will need to move closer to the base unit or your call will be disrupted.

Low battery warning

If, during a call, your phone starts to run out of batteries, you will be warned by an alert tone. You should charge the handset as soon as possible or it will turn off when it is out of power. Placing the handset on the base unit or charger will end the current call.

Preparatory Dialing (Pre-Dial)

With pre-dial, you can see and edit the number you are calling on the display before dialing it.

1.Enter the number you want to call. The number appears on the display.

Number of digits

You can enter up to 20 digits only. turns on if you enter more than 12 digits.

Deleting digits

Press the DELETE key to delete an incorrect digit.

Entering a pause

Press and hold the PAUSE key to enter a pause. It is displayed as P.

2.Press the TALK key.

Making Calls

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Contents Page Page Table of Contents Contents Environment and safety Important Safety InstructionsFCC Certification Number is Located on the Cabinet Bottom Environment and safetyDigital security system Setting up your phoneInstalling your Dect 221/225 Charging the handsetRegistering your handset Your Dect 221/225 base stations About your phoneYour handset Exploring the menus Icons on your handset displayPreparatory Dialing Pre-Dial Making callsMaking a call Phonebook dialing Ending a callRedialling Off-hook redialingMuting a call Adjusting the volumeAnswering a call Handsfree callsAnswering a second call Chain dialingRecall Making a second callStoring a name and number Using your phonebookViewing the phonebook records Editing another record Editing phonebook recordsDeleting phonebook records Deleting the entire phonebookCalling back from a call record Call recordsFinding out who called you Call List Checking your call recordsDeleting the entire call list Finding out whom you have called Dial listSaving the call records to your phonebook Deleting a call recordDeleting the entire dial list Saving the dial records to your phonebookDeleting a dial record Giving your phone a name Setting your phone’s languagePersonalizing your phone Personalizing your phone’s displayTurning the key tone on/off Selecting your handset’s ring volumePersonalizing your sounds Selecting your handset’s ringing melodyFlash duration Advanced featuresDial mode Temporary tone dialing in pulse dial modeUn-registering a handset SystemRegistering a handset Resetting Message waiting indication MWI Additional featuresKey lock Shortcut for turning handset ringer on/offPress the Intercom key Using multi-handsetsCalling someone in the house Making a 3-way conference call Transferring your call to another handsetMeaning Dect 225 Answering machineDisplay Outgoing messages OGM Setting the default OGM languageTurning the answering machine on/off Deleting an OGM Incoming messages ICMRecording an OGM Listening to the current OGMDeleting an ICM Volume adjustmentCall screening Playing ICMSecurity PIN Ring delayRemote access function Remote accessAnswering machine Dect 225 only Default settingsAppendix Handset nameSolutions TroubleshootingProblems Equipment Approval Information Interference Information USA Canada Page 31111 285