Getting to Know Your New Phone
Terminology Used in this Manual
Accessory |
| Additional handsets that can register to the base, allowing you to add handsets without connecting another |
Handsets |
| phone line. This base supports a total of six cordless handsets; see page 12 for compatible handsets. |
Base |
| The main part of the phone that connects to your phone line and lets you make and receive calls. |
Charging |
| A cradle that comes with an accessory handset and charges the handset battery pack. |
cradle |
| It connects to power but does not connect to a phone line. |
CID |
| Caller ID is available from your telephone provider and is offered to users on a subscription basis. |
| With this service, you will be able to see the incoming caller information such as name and phone number. | |
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CID/CW or |
| Caller ID with Call Waiting is available by subscription from your telephone provider. |
CIDCW |
| With this service, you will be able to view incoming caller information while on a call with another user. |
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| Any settings that apply to all registered handsets and the base. |
Global |
| These features are available by selecting “GLOBAL SETUP” in the handset menu. Only one handset can |
| change global settings at a time, and you have to make sure the phone is not currently being used. If you | |
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| have multiple bases, the different bases have each global settings; select the base before changing the global | |
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| setting (see Selecting the base on page 14). |
Standby |
| The handset and the base are not in use. (It doesn’t matter whether the handset is in the cradle: the /flash or |
| hasn’t been pressed, and there is no dial tone.) | |
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Talk |
| A dial tone has been enabled, so you can 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:
•Bold italic text 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
•ALL CAPITALS BOLD indicates a connection jack on the base or charging cradle
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