Uniden DECT2188 English Owners Manual - Page 21
Using Special Features
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Using Special Features Using Your Phone During a Power Failure Because it includes a corded handset, your phone can perform several of its functions during a power failure. The following features will operate during a power failure (all other features are disabled): Making and receiving calls with the base corded handset. Changing the volume on the corded handset. Using Call Waiting on a base corded handset call. Entering pauses when dialing from the base corded handset. While the power is out, the base uses a special ringer; you cannot adjust the volume of this ringer. Using Do Not Disturb The Do Not Disturb or DND feature turns off the ringers of the base and all handsets at the same time. With the phone in standby, press and hold Do not disturb on the base. The phone automatically turns on the answering system and shows Do Not Disturb in the display on all stations. To cancel, press Do not disturb again. If you turn the answering system off while DND is on, the phone turns off DND along with the answering system. Using Call Block If you subscribe to Caller ID, you can save phone numbers to the call block list. When a call comes in, the phone compares the received phone number to the numbers on the call block list. If the phone number is on the list, the phone replaces the caller's name with Call Blocked and disconnects the call. (The caller hears a reject tone.) The call block list holds 20 entries, and all stations share the same list. You can add entries through the Call Blocking menu, by selecting Add Call Block in the CID menu, or by blocking incoming calls. (Only one station can edit the call block list at a time.) Blocking incoming calls When the phone rings, wait until the display shows the Caller ID information (usually after the second ring). If you want to block the 19