Vtech DS6251-2 User Manual - Page 22

Mute The mute function allows you to mute your microphone, so that you can hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you. • During a call, press MUTE. The screen displays Muted briefly and MUTE appears on the screen. • Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. The handset displays Microphone ON briefly. Equalizer The equalizer enables you to change the quality of the audio for both handset earpiece and speakerphone to best suit your hearing. The default setting is Natural. 1. Press OPTION during a call. 2. Press q or p to scroll to Equalizer, then press SELECT. 3. Press q or p to choose Natural, Treble 1, Treble 2, or Bass, then press SELECT to save. • If you switch the call between the handset and speakerphone by pressing , the audio setting remains unchanged. • The current equalizer setting remains unchanged until a new setting is selected. Hold During a call, you can place a call on hold. You hear an alert tone if you have not taken the call off of hold after 14 minutes. You hear another alert tone 30 seconds later. At 15 minutes on hold, the call automatically disconnects. • Press HOLD during a call. L1 > ON HOLD appears and 1 flashes on the screen while you are on a call on line 1. L2 > ON HOLD appears and 2 flashes on the screen while you are on a call on line 2. • Press the corresponding line button, LINE 1 or LINE 2, to resume the call. 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 already on a call. • Press the corresponding line button, LINE 1 or LINE 2, on the handset or FLASH on the telephone base to put the current call on hold and take the new call. • Press the corresponding line button, LINE 1 or LINE 2, or FLASH on the telephone base at any time to switch back and forth between calls. If you also subscribe to caller ID service, it will let you see the name and telephone number of the caller during call waiting. It may be necessary to change your telephone service to use this feature. Contact your telephone service provider if: • You have both caller ID and call waiting, but as separate service (you may need to combine these service); • You have only caller ID service, or only call waiting service; or • You do not subscribe to caller ID or call waiting services. There are fees for caller ID services. In addition, services may not be available in all areas. Conference call While you are on a call on line 1, and line 2 is on hold or in use, you can conference line 1 and line 2. 1. While on a call, press OPTION. 2. Press SELECT to select Conference. The screen show Lines 1 and 2 in conference for a few seconds. 3. Press OFF on the handset, or LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the telephone base to end a conference call. 14