VTech CS6124-2 user manual Temporary ringer silencing, Temporary tone dialing, Find handset

Telephone operation

Temporary ringer silencing

When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.

To silence the handset ringer:

•Press OFF/CANCEL or MUTE/DELETE and then Ringer muted displays.

To silence the telephone base ringer:

• Press /VOLUME once.

Ringer muted

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Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to tone dialing temporarily during a call. This is useful if you need to send touch-tone signals to access your telephone banking or long distance services.

1.During a call, press TONE.

2.Use the dialing keys to enter the number. The telephone sends touch-tone signals.

3.The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call.

Find handset

Use this feature to find all system handsets.

To start paging:

1. Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base once

and then release when the telephone is not in use.

2. All idle system handsets ring and the screens flash ** Paging ** for 60 seconds.

To end paging:

• Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base once and then release.

-OR-

•Press /FLASH or any of the dialing keys (0-9, TONE or #) on the handset to stop the paging tone.

Do not press and hold /FIND HANDSET for more than four seconds. It may lead to handset deregistration. If Not registered displays on the handset, refer to Troubleshooting on page 34 to register the handset to the telephone base.

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