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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

1

About Softkeys

1

About Home and Local Area Codes

2

About Caller Identification

3

Headset Jack

3

Data Port

3

INSTALLATION

4

Battery Installation

4

Table/Desk Installation

5

Wall Installation

8

PROGRAMMING OPTIONS

10

Phone Options

10

Voice Message Options

11

Caller ID Options

12

TELEPHONE OPERATION

13

Make a Call

13

Answer a Call

13

End a Call

13

Base Ringer Volume

13

Handset/Speakerphone/Headset

 

Volume

13

Change Time and/or Date

13

Hold

13

Redial

13

Mute

14

Flash

14

Automatic Line Selection

15

Automatic Redial

15

Switching Between Lines

 

During a Call

15

Conference Calls

16

Conference Call Options

16

CONTENTS

TELEPHONE MEMORY

17

One-Touch Dialing

17

Two-Touch Dialing

17

Storing Numbers in Memory

17

Dialing Memory Numbers

18

Erasing Memory Numbers

18

Viewing Memory Contents

18

Storing Numbers from

 

Call History in Memory

19

Storing a Pause or Wait in a

 

Memory Number

19

CALLER ID OPERATION

20

Review Call History

20

Remove Call Records

 

from History

20

Setting Display Screen Options

21

Display Screen Messages

21

Message Waiting and

 

NEW CALL Lights

22

Call Screening

22

Call History

23

Repeat Calls

23

Display Dial

24

Display Dial Options

24

Call Waiting

24

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY

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