CONTENTS

Introduction

3

Important Safety Instructions

3

Battery Safety Instructions

6

Installing Your Telephone

7

Selecting a Location

7

Connecting and Charging the Battery

 

Pack

9

Setting the Dialing Mode

10

Setting the Handset’s Ringer Volume ....

11

Setting the Handset’s Ringer Tone

12

Turning the Base’s Ringer On/Off

12

Turning Auto Talk ON/OFF

13

Turning Caller ID/Call Waiting ON/OFF . 13

Storing your Area Code

14

Selecting the Language

14

Making and Receiving Calls

15

Ringer Mute

16

Adjusting the Handset’s Volume

16

Using Mute

16

Using Redial

16

Using Flash

17

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ....

17

Paging

17

Switching Between the Handset and

 

Speakerphone

18

Transferring a Call

18

Using Both the Handset and Speaker

 

phone

18

Using a Headset

19

Memory Dialing

19

Storing/Editing Data in the Phonebook

. 19

Reviewing Names and Numbers in the

 

Phonebook

22

Storing a One-Touch Speed Dial

 

Number

22

Dialing a Number in Memory

23

Chain-Dialing Service Numbers

23

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers

24

Deleting a Number

24

Turning Distinctive Ringer On/Off

24

Using Caller ID

24

Call Waiting Deluxe Service

25

Reviewing Caller ID Records

28

Caller ID Messages

28

Adding/Deleting the Area Code

29

Dialing Numbers From a Caller ID

 

Record

29

Storing a Caller ID Record in Memory ...

29

Deleting Caller ID Records

30

Deleting a Single Record

30

Deleting All Records

30

Using an Optional Handset

30

Charging the Battery Pack

31

Making and Receiving Calls

32

Transferring a Call

32

Paging

32

Caller ID/Call Waiting

32

Answering System Operation

33

New Message Indicator

33

Using the Menu Button

33

Setting the Day/Time

34

Setting the Number of Rings

34

Setting the Recording Time

35

Setting the Message Alert

35

Selecting the Message Language

36

Recording/Deleting an Outgoing

 

Message

37

Setting the System to Answer Calls

37

Screening Calls

38

Recording Incoming Messages

38

Recording a Memo

39

Recording a Conversation

39

Playing Messages

39

Adjusting the Volume

40

Deleting Messages

40

Handset Remote Operation

41

Remote Operation

41

Setting the Security Code

42

Using Remote Commands

42

Care

44

Service and Repair

44

FCC Statement

44

The FCC Wants You to Know

45

Surge Protection

46

Important Information

46

Troubleshooting

47

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