Vtech DS6511-4A Abridged User Manual - Page 7

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 on another call. • For a home call, press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new call, or switch back and forth between calls. • For a cell call, press /CELL to put the current call on hold and take the new call, or switch back and forth between calls. Temporary ringer silencing When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume. • Press OFF or MUTE on the handset. displays and Ringer muted displays briefly. Temporary tone dialing If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to tone dialing temporarily during a call. . During a call, 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. Find handset Use this feature to find all system handsets. To start paging: • Press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base. All idle handsets ring and display ** Paging **. To end paging: • Press FIND HANDSET again on the telephone base. • Press /HOME, /CELL, , CANCEL or any dialing key on the handset. • Place the handset in the telephone base or charger. • Do not press and hold FIND HANDSET for more than four seconds. It may lead to handset deregistration. Redial list Each handset stores the last 10 telephone numbers dialed. To review and dial a number from the redial list: . Press REDIAL when the handset is not in use. 2. Press� , o��r� REDIAL repeatedly until the desired entry displays. 3. Press /HOME or /CELL to dial. To delete a redial entry: When the desired redial entry displays, press DELETE. Join a call in progress You can use up to two system handsets at a time on a home line call. You can buy additional expansion handsets (DS6501/DS6501-12/DS6501-15/DS6501-16) for this telephone base. You can register up to five handsets to the telephone base. • When a handset is on a call, press /HOME or on another handset to join the call. • Press OFF to exit the call. The call continues until all handsets hang up. Transfer a call While on an outside call, you can transfer the call from one handset to another. . During a call, press MENU. 2. Press or to scroll to Transfer, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys to enter a destination handset number. 3. To answer the call on the destination handset, press /HOME, /CELL or . Intercom Use the intercom features for conversations between two handsets. . Press MENU on your handset when not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Intercom, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys to enter a destination handset number. 3. To answer the intercom call, press /HOME, /CELL or on the destination handset. 4. To end the intercom call, press OFF or place the handset back in the telephone base or charger.