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Useful Telephone Settings
Selecting area codes to be deleted automatically
In some situations, phone numbers stored automatically in the Caller ID list (page 33) will include area codes. If you do not want to dial the area codes when making calls from the Caller ID list, you can store the area codes which you want the unit to delete automatically.
Example: You have stored the area code “123”. If you make a call from the Caller ID list to the phone number
1Press $(centre of joystick).
2Select u, then press ,.
3Enter “0000” (default base unit PIN). LIf you changed the PIN, enter it (page
30).
4Select “Call Option”, then press
,.
5Select “Set ARS”, then press ,.
6Select “Set Area Code”, then press
,.
7Select an area code location
LIf the location already contains an area code, the code is displayed.
8Enter an area code (5 digits max.), then press ,.
9Press {ih}.
Note:
LThe use of this feature can prevent a National Call from being dialled. E.g., in the case of the South Island, the “03” will be omitted and will therefore prevent a National Call to other areas of the South Island.
Setting call restriction
You can restrict selected handsets from dialling certain numbers. You can assign up to 6 phone numbers to be restricted, and select which handsets will be restricted.
Storing area codes here will prevent the restricted handsets from dialling any phone number in that area code. If a restricted number is dialled, the call will not be connected and the restricted number will flash on the display.
1Press $(centre of joystick).
2Select u, then press ,.
3Enter “0000” (default base unit PIN). LIf you changed the PIN, enter it (page
30).
4Select “Call Option”, then press
,.
5Select “Call Restricted”, then press ,.
6Set which handsets will be restricted by selecting the handset then pressing
?.
LRestricted handsets have a Qnext to them.
LTo turn call restriction off for a handset, select the restricted handset, then press ?.
7Press ,.
8Select a memory location, then press
,.
LPreviously stored phone numbers are displayed.
9Enter the phone number or area code to be restricted (8 digits max.), then press
,.
LTo erase a restricted number, press
{C}.
10Press {ih}.
Other options
Changing the base unit PIN (personal identification number)
For security, the base unit PIN must be entered when changing certain settings. The default PIN is “0000”.
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