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DISPLAY SCREEN MESSAGES

SCREEN DISPLAYS:

WHEN:

INCOMING OUTSIDE CALL You have an incoming phone call (without Caller ID).

INTERCOM FROM

You have an incoming call from [PARTY

[PARTY NAME]

NAME], for example HANDSET 2. Once an

 

intercom call is underway, the handsets

 

will show the icons of the participating

 

parties; the base will show INTERCOM CALL.

 

 

LOW BATTERY

The handset battery is low.

 

 

EXTENSION IN USE

Another phone on this line is in use.

 

 

PARALLEL SET IN USE

Both this phone and another phone on this

 

line are in use.

 

 

SEARCHING FOR BASE

The handset is out of range.

 

 

REJECTED BY BASE

The base refuses to accept the handset,

 

either because it is in use by six handsets,

 

or the handset registrations on the base

 

have been deleted.

 

 

FOUND BASE

The handset has finished SEARCHING FOR

 

BASE and has made the link.

 

 

LINE IN USE

Another device of the phone system is

 

using the telephone line; for example, if

 

the base is using the line, the handsets will

 

all show this message.

 

 

[XX] NEW CALLS

The number of distinct unanswered calls

 

with Caller ID which have not been

 

viewed in the calls log.

 

 

CALL ON HOLD

A call on hold has been on hold for five

RINGBACK!

minutes; pick up the call again.

 

 

CHECK AC POWER

The base is being powered by the spare

 

battery rather than by AC from a wall

 

outlet; check that the base is properly

 

plugged into a working electrical outlet.

 

 

TELEPHONE OPERATION

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