Vtech DS6472-6 User Manual - Page 61

Telephone operation Temporary tone dialing If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touchtone dialing temporarily during a call. This is useful if you need to send touchtone signals to access your telephone banking or long distance services. During a call: 1. Press . 2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant number. The telephone sends touch-tone signals. 3. The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call. Hold You can place a home or cell call on hold. You will hear an alert tone if you have not taken the call off of hold after 14 minutes. You will hear another alert tone 30 seconds later. At 15 minutes on hold, the call on hold automatically disconnects. To place a home call on hold: • Press HOLD. Home call on hold appears and /HOME/FLASH flashes. To resume a home call on hold: • Press /HOME/FLASH. To place a cell call on hold: • Press HOLD. Cell call on hold appears and /CELL flashes. To resume a cell call on hold: • Press /CELL. Handset/headset locator This feature helps you find misplaced handsets and headset. To start paging: • Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base when it is not in use. All idle handsets and headset ring; the handsets display ** Paging ** and the light on the headset flashes in blue. To end paging: • Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base. - OR - • Press /HOME/FLASH, /CELL, , PUSH TO TALK, REDIAL/PAUSE, or any dialing key (0-9, # or ) on the handset, or press on the headset. 56