Vtech IS8151-5 Users Manual - Page 13

Answer an incoming cell call while on a home call If you are on a home call and you receive an incoming cell call, you hear a beep and 1 or 2 displays on the handset or telephone base you are using. The telephone base and all other handsets ring. To answer the incoming cell call: Using a cordless handset or the telephone base: • Press CELL 1 or CELL 2. The home call is automatically placed on hold; all other handsets and the telephone base display Home call on hold and Cell 1/2 line in use, alternately. To end the cell call: Using a cordless handset: • Press OFF/CANCEL on the handset. The home line is still on hold. The telephone base and all other handsets display Home call on hold. Using the telephone base: • Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 on the telephone base. The home line is still on hold. All handsets display Home call on hold. To resume the home call on hold: Using a cordless handset: • Press HOME/FLASH on the handset. Using the telephone base: • Press HOME on the telephone base. Answer a home call while on a cell call If you are on a cell call and you receive an incoming home call, you hear a beep and displays on the handset or telephone base you are using. The telephone base and all other handsets ring. To answer the incoming home call: Using a cordless handset: • Press HOME/FLASH on the handset. The cell call is automatically placed on hold and the telephone base display Cell 1/2 call on hold and Home line in use, alternately. Using the telephone base: • Press HOME on the telephone base. The cell call is automatically placed on hold. All handsets display Cell 1/2 call on hold and Home line in use, alternately. To end the home call: Using a cordless handset: • Press OFF/CANCEL on the handset. The cell line is still on hold. The telephone base and all handsets display Cell 1/2 call on hold. Using the telephone base: • Press HOME on the telephone base. The cell line is still on hold. The telephone base and all handsets display Cell 1/2 call on hold. To resume the cell call on hold: Using a cordless handset: • Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 on the handset. Using the telephone base: • Press CELL 1 or CELL 2 on the telephone base. NOTE • If you have turned on your answering system and you do not answer the incoming home call, the call is answered by your answering system. Conference home and cell calls When you have calls established on the home and cell lines, you can create a 3-way conference. To conference both home and cell calls: 1. Press OPTION on the handset or telephone base. 2. Press q CID or p on the handset or telephone base to highlight Conference. 3. Press SELECT . The conferencing device's screen displays Conf. To select an option while on a conference call: 1. Press OPTION on the handset or telephone base. 2. Press q CID or p on the handset or telephone base to highlight one of the following options: • Hold • End Home line • End Cell 1/2 line • Equalizer • Caller ID log • Phonebook 3. Press SELECT . To end a conference call: • Press OFF/CANCEL on the handset or HOME on the telephone base. You can also put the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Using the home and cell lines together: • You can be on two different calls at the same time using the cell line and home line with two handsets. • You can be on a call using the cell line and a Bluetooth headset via the home line at the same time. • If you are on a call using the cell line, you cannot join the call using your paired cell phone. However, you can join the call using another IS8151/IS8251 device. Your cell phone is being used for the phone call so only features that are normally available during a call can be used. • Press the same key at any time to switch back and forth between calls. Handset speakerphone During a call, press on the handset to switch between the speakerphone and normal handset use. In speakerphone mode, press OFF/CANCEL or return the handset to the telephone base or charger to hang up. Volume While on a call, you can adjust the listening volume on the handset or telephone base. If it is a cell call and the volume is too loud, too quiet or drops out, try changing the volume on your cell phone. On some cell phones, changing the volume on the cell phone affects your cell call volume on the IS8151/IS8251 handsets or telephone base. To adjust the listening volume of a handset: • Press p VOLUME q on the handset while on a call. To adjust the listening volume of the telephone base: • Press + VOL - on the telephone base while on a call. NOTE • The handset earpiece volume setting (1-6) and speakerphone volume setting (1-6) are independent. The speakerphone volume setting of the telephone base (1-8) is also independent. Silence the ringer When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume. To silence the handset ringer: • Press MUTE , OFF/CANCEL, MUTE/DELETE or QUIET # on the handset. The handset screen shows Ringer muted. To silence the base ringer: • Press MUTE, MUTE, CANCEL or QUIET #. The telephone base displays Ringer muted. Mute Use the mute function to turn off the microphone. You can hear the caller, but the caller cannot hear you. Using a cordless handset: To mute a call: • While on a call, press MUTE/DELETE. When mute is on, the handset shows Muted for a few seconds and MUTE icon displays until you turn off mute. To end mute a call: • Press MUTE/DELETE again. When mute is off, Microphone ON appears temporarily on the handset. Using the telephone base: To mute a call: • While on a call, press MUTE. When mute is on, the MUTE light turns on. The telephone base shows Muted for a few seconds and MUTE icon displays until you turn off mute. To end mute a call: • Press MUTE again. When mute is off, Microphone ON appears temporarily on the telephone base. 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