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Terminology
Base | The main part of the phone that connects |
| to your phone line and lets you make and |
| receive calls. |
Charger | A cradle that charges the handset battery. |
| It connects to power but does not connect |
| to a phone line. |
CID | Caller ID is available from your telephone |
| provider. With this service, you can |
| see the name and number of incoming |
| callers. |
CIDCW | Caller ID on Call Waiting is available from |
| your telephone provider. With this service, |
| you can see incoming caller information |
| while on another call. |
Corded | A handset connected to the base. It can |
Handset on | make and receive calls during a power |
the Base | failure. |
Handset | A cordless handset that can be placed |
| anywhere in your home or office where |
| AC power is available. |
Standby | The cordless handset or the base is |
| NOT in use. [talk/flash] on the cordless |
| handset and [ ] (speaker) have not been |
| pressed. No dial tone is present. |
Station | The Cordless handset or base phone. |
Talk | When a dial tone has been enabled |
| allowing the user to dial and carry on a |
| conversation with an outside party. |
Manual Conventions
This manual uses several different type styles to help you distinguish between different parts of the phone:
•lower case bold text with “[ ]” indicates a key or button on the phone
•ALL CAPITALS indicates text on the display, such as menu options, prompts, and confirmation messages
•lower case bold text indicates a status light on the phone base