If you use pulse dialing and you need to send DTMF tones during a call (if you're using an automated response system, for example), press 
to temporarily switch to tone dialing. When the call ends, the phone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode.
Resetting and Registering Handsets
If you are having trouble with a handset or if you want to replace one, you need to clear the registration information from the base and the handset:
Do you have the base the handset is registered to?
Yes |
| No |
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1. Press and hold Flash/exit and Pound (#) until | 1. | Press and hold Flash/ |
the System Reset menu appears (about 5 |
| exit and Pound (#) until |
seconds). |
| the System Reset menu |
2. Select Deregister HS. The display lists all |
| appears (about 5 seconds). |
registered handsets. | 2. | Select Base Unavailable. |
3. Select the handset you want to reset. | 3. When the phone asks you | |
4. When the phone asks you to confirm, select |
| to confirm, select Yes. The |
Yes. The handset clears its information from |
| handset deletes its own link |
the base and deletes it own link to the base. |
| without contacting the base. |
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When you reset a handset (or if you purchase a new one), that handset displays a Handset Not Registered message. If you see this message on a handset, you need to register it to a base before you can use it.
Registering a handset
Does the handset fit in the base cradle?
Yes | No |
Place the handset in | 1. Disconnect the base AC adapter. |
the base. The display | 2. Press and hold Find while you reconnect the adapter. |
should say Handset | 3. On the handset, press and hold Pound (#) until the |
Registering. | display says Handset Registering (about 2 seconds). |
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In about 30 seconds, the display should say Registration Complete. Pick up the handset and press Talk. Make sure you get a dial tone.
If... | Try... |
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- you don't hear a dial tone | Making sure the handset is fully |
- the display says Registration Failed | charged, then trying again. |
To register a handset to a different base, see the section "Expanding Your Phone" in the user's guide for the other base.
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