Vtech 5145 User Manual - Page 70

• If you silence or ignore an incoming HOME line call and the answering system is on, the answering system will answer the incoming call. • If you reject an incoming CELL call and you have voice mail service active on your cell phone, the call will be forwarded to your cell phone's voice mail. Telephone operation Adjusting the listening volume You can adjust the listening volume on a handset or the telephone base. For both the HOME and CELL lines, each time a volume button is pressed, the listening volume is adjusted by one level. When you are at the highest and lowest volume levels, you will hear a tone. To adjust the listening volume while on a call: • Press the VOL ^ or VOL v NavKey on a handset or the telephone base. Silencing the ringers When an incoming call rings on the HOME or CELL line, you can temporarily silence the ringer on a handset, telephone base, or the telephone system. Even if you silence the ringers, you will still be able to answer the call on a handset or on the telephone base. These features only silence the ringers for the current incoming call. The next incoming calls will ring according to the volume setting. To silence the ringers during an incoming call: Incoming HOME calls • Press the SILENCE softkey to silence the ringer on that handset or on the telephone base. • Press the IGNORE softkey to silence all the ringers on all the handsets, including the telephone base. Incoming CELL calls • Press the SILENCE softkey to silence the ringer on that handset or on the telephone base. • Press the REJECT softkey to end the incoming call. This will end the incoming CELL call. You can also press OFF/CANCEL on the handset or CANCEL on the telephone base to silence the ringers of an incoming call. 66 www.vtechphones.com