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Set date and time, Home area code, Dial mode, Temporary tone dialing

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Set date and time NOTE Make sure you set the date and time including the year correctly; otherwise the answering system does not announce the correct day of the week for your recorded messages time stamp. 1. Press MENU when the handset/ telephone base is not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Set date/ time, then press SELECT. 3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press SELECT. 4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then press or to choose AM or PM. 5. Press SELECT to save the settings. You hear a confirmation tone. Home area code If you dial your local calls using only seven digits (area code not required), you can program your home area code so that when you receive a call within your local area, the telephone number is automatically stored without the area code in the caller ID log. 1. Press MENU when the handset/ telephone base is not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Settings, then press SELECT. 3. Press or to scroll to Home area code, then press SELECT. 4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter a three-digit home area code. • Press DELETE on the handset to delete a digit. • Press and hold DELETE on the handset to delete all digits. Press X/DELETE on the telephone base to delete all digits. 5. Press SELECT to confirm. You hear a confirmation tone. NOTE If, in the future, your telephone service provider requires you to dial the area code when making a local call, or, if you move to a location that requires it, follow the steps above to delete the home area code you have already programmed. After you have deleted the home area code, _ _ _ will appear on the screen. Dial mode The dial mode is preset to touch-tone dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you must change the dial mode to pulse dialing before using the telephone to make a call. 1. Press MENU when the handset/ telephone base is not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Settings, then press SELECT. 3. Press or to choose Dial mode, then press SELECT. 4. Press or to choose Touch-tone or Pulse, then press SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone. 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 you wish to dial. The telephone sends touch-tone signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call. 10

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Set date and time
NOTE
Make sure you set the date and time
including the year correctly; otherwise the
answering system does not announce the
correct day of the week for your recorded
messages time stamp.
1. Press
MENU
when the handset/
telephone base is not in use.
2. Press
or
to scroll to
Set date/
time
, then press
SELECT
.
3.
Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter
the month (
MM
), date (
DD
) and year
(
YY
). Then press
SELECT
.
4.
Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter the
hour (
HH
) and minute (
MM
). Then
press
or
to choose
AM
or
PM
.
5. Press
SELECT
to save the settings.
You hear a confirmation tone.
Home area code
If you dial your local calls using only
seven digits (area code not required),
you can program your home area code
so that when you receive a call within
your local area, the telephone number
is automatically stored without the area
code in the caller ID log.
1. Press
MENU
when the handset/
telephone base is not in use.
2. Press
or
to scroll to
Settings
,
then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
or
to scroll to
Home area
code
, then press
SELECT
.
4.
Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter a
three-digit home area code.
•
Press
DELETE
on the handset to
delete a digit.
•
Press and hold
DELETE
on the
handset to delete all digits.
Press
X/DELETE
on the telephone
base to
delete all digits.
5. Press
SELECT
to confirm. You hear
a confirmation tone.
NOTE
If, in the future, your telephone service
provider requires you to dial the area code
when making a local call, or, if you move to
a location that requires it, follow the steps
above to delete the home area code you
have already programmed. After you have
deleted the home area code, _ _ _ will appear
on the screen.
Dial mode
The dial mode is preset to touch-tone
dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service,
you must change the dial mode to pulse
dialing before using the telephone to
make a call.
1. Press
MENU
when the handset/
telephone base is not in use.
2. Press
or
to scroll to
Settings
,
then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
or
to choose
Dial mode
,
then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
or
to choose
Touch-tone
or
Pulse
, then press
SELECT
to
save your selection. You hear a
confirmation tone.
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 you wish to dial. The
telephone sends touch-tone signals.
It automatically returns to pulse
dialing mode after you end the call.