Vtech LS6381-2 Users Manual - Page 48

Area code settings Set home area code NOTE • If in the future, your telephone service If you dial seven digits to make a local call provider requires you to dial ten (no area code required), enter your area digits to make a local call (area code code into the telephone as the home + telephone number), you need to area code. When you receive a call from delete your home area code. While within your home area code, the caller the home area code is displaying in ID log only displays the seven digits of Step 4, press and hold the telephone number. . The home area code is now restored This feature makes it easy for you to place a call from the caller ID log. If you dial 10 to its default setting of _ _ _(empty). Press to save. digits to make a local phone call, do not use this home area code feature. If you do, you cannot place local calls from your caller ID log, as they will have only seven digits. To set the home area code: 1. Press in idle mode. 2. Press q CID or p Settings, then press to highlight . 3. Press q CID or p to highlight Home area code, then press . 4. Use the dialing keys to enter a three- digit home area code. • Press q CID or p to move the cursor to the left or right. • Press to erase a digit. • Press and hold to erase all digits. 5. Press to confirm. 94 Dial modes Ringer Temporary tone dialing Set ringer tone If you have pulse (rotary) service only, You can select the ringer tones for you can switch from pulse to touchtone dialing temporarily during a call. incoming home and cell calls. This is useful if you need to send touchtone signals to access your telephone To set the ringer tone on home line: banking or long distance services. During a call 1. Press in idle mode. 1. Press on the handset. 2. Press q CID or p 2. Use the dialing keys to enter the Ringers, then press to highlight . relevant number. The telephone 3. Press q CID or p to select Home sends touch-tone signals. ringtone, then press . 3. The telephone automatically returns 4. Press q CID or p to sample each to pulse dialing after you end the ringer tone for home line. call. 5. Press to save. You Set dial mode hear a confirmation tone. The dial mode is preset to tone dialing. To set the ringer tone on cell lines: If you have pulse (rotary) service, you must change the dial mode to pulse 1. Press in idle mode. dialing before using the telephone. 2. Press q CID or p to highlight To set the dial mode Ringers, then press . 1. Press in idle mode. 3. Press q CID or p to select Cell 2. Press q CID or p to highlight ringtone, then press . Settings, then press . 4. Press q CID or p to sample each 3. Press q CID or p to highlight Dial ringer tone for cell lines. mode, then press . 4. Press q CID or p Touch-tone or Pulse, to choose then press 5. Press to save. You hear a confirmation tone. . NOTE NOTE • If you turn off the ringer volume, you • If you have dial pulse (rotary) dialing service only, refer to Temporary tone will not hear ringer tone samples. dialing to temporarily switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing during a call. 95