Vtech DS6671-3 Abridged User Manual - Page 8

Telephone operation

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Ringer volume You can adjust the ringer volume level, or turn the ringer off. . Press MENU when the handset is not in use. . Scroll to Ringers >> Press SELECT twice. 3. Scroll to adjust the volume >> Press SELECT. If the handset ringer volume is set to off, that handset is silenced for all incoming calls except paging tone. Quiet mode You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of time. During this period, all tones (except paging tone) and call screening are muted. When you turn on the quiet mode, the answering system turns on automatically. . Press and hold when the handset is not in use. . Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the duration >> Press SELECT to save. • To turn off the quiet mode, press and hold when the handset is not in use. Telephone operation Make a home call • Press /HOME or and then dial the telephone number. • Press on the headset to join the call. Hang up the handset at any time to leave the call and the headset continues the call. Make a cell call . Press CELL 1 or CELL 2. . Enter the telephone number >> Press the corresponding CELL key to dial. • Press on the headset to join the call. Hang up the handset at any time to leave the call and the headset continues the call. • While using the cell line, place your cell phone closer to the telephone base, and make sure that there are no physical obstacles between the telephone base and the cell phone, such as large furniture or thick walls. Answer a home/cell call • Press /HOME, CELL 1/ CELL 2, • Press on the headset. or any dialing key. End a home/cell call • Press OFF on the handset or put the handset to the telephone base or charger. • Press on the headset or put the headset back on the base. Speakerphone • During a call, press to switch between the speakerphone and handset earpiece. Volume • During a call, press VOLUME/ or VOLUME/ on the handset, or +/-/volume on the side of the headset to adjust the listening volume. The headset, handset earpiece and speakerphone volume settings are independent. Mute The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you. . During a call, press MUTE. The handset displays Muted. . Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. 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 1/ CELL 2 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, MUTE or displays briefly. on the handset. displays and Ringer muted • Press /VOL on the telephone base. • Press MUTE on the headset. 

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Ringer volume
You can adjust the ringer volume level, or turn the ringer off.
Press
MENU
when the handset is not in use.
Scroll to
Ringers
>> Press
SELECT
twice.
Scroll to adjust the volume >> Press
SELECT
.
If the handset ringer volume is set to off, that handset is silenced for all incoming
calls except paging tone.
Quiet mode
You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of time. During this period, all tones
(except paging tone) and call screening are muted. When you turn on the quiet
mode, the answering system turns on automatically.
Press and hold
when the handset is not in use.
Use the dialing keys (
0
-
9
) to enter the duration >> Press
SELECT
to save.
To turn off the quiet mode, press and hold
when the handset is not in use.
Telephone operation
Make a home call
Press
/HOME
or
and then dial the telephone number.
Press
on the headset to join the call. Hang up the handset
at any time to leave the call and the headset continues
the call.
Make a cell call
Press
CELL 1
or
CELL 2
.
Enter the telephone number >> Press the corresponding
CELL
key
to dial.
Press
on the headset to join the call. Hang up the handset at any time to leave
the call and the headset continues the call.
While using the cell line, place your cell phone closer to the telephone base, and
make sure that there are no physical obstacles between the telephone base and the
cell phone, such as large furniture or thick walls.
Answer a home/cell call
Press
/HOME
,
CELL 1/
CELL 2
,
or any dialing key.
Press
on the headset.
End a home/cell call
Press
OFF
on the handset or put the handset to the telephone base or charger.
Press
on the headset or put the headset back on the base.
Speakerphone
During a call, press
to switch between the speakerphone and handset earpiece.
Volume
During a call, press
VOLUME/
or
VOLUME/
on the handset, or
+/-/volume
on the side of the headset to adjust the listening volume.
The headset, handset earpiece and speakerphone volume settings are independent.
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the
other party cannot hear you.
During a call, press
MUTE
. The handset displays
Muted
.
Press
MUTE
again to resume the conversation.
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 1/
CELL 2
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
,
MUTE
or
on the handset.
displays and
Ringer muted
displays briefly.
Press
/VOL
on the telephone base.
Press
MUTE
on the headset.
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