VTech DS6151 user manual Call waiting, Handset speakerphone, Volume, Silence the ringer

Telephone operation

Call waiting

When you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider, you hear an alert tone if there is an incoming call while you are on another call.

•Press the corresponding line button, or , on the handset or FLASH on the telephone base to put your current call on hold and take the new call.

•Press the corresponding line button, or , on the handset or FLASH on the telephone base at any time to switch back and forth between calls.

Handset speakerphone

During a call, press to switch between speakerphone and normal handset use.

After ending a call on line 1, there may be a few seconds delay before the key press can accurately determine the availability of line 1. During this time, pressing may select line 2 automatically.

Volume

During a call, you can adjust the listening volume on the handset or telephone base.

To adjust the listening volume of the handset:

• Press /VOL/ on the handset while on a call.

To adjust the listening volume of the telephone base:

• Press /VOL/ on the telephone base while on a call.

Silence the ringer

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 normal at the preset volume.

To silence the ringer when there is an incoming call:

•Press the SILENCE softkey on the handset or telephone base. The screen temporarily shows Ringer muted for a few seconds.

-OR-

•Press CANCEL on the telephone base. The screen temporarily shows Ringer muted for a few seconds.

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Line 1

Incoming

call

SILENCE

Ringer muted

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