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GETTING STARTED
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D [ 15 ]
1) When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold
cid/menu . The following screen appears.
2) Press 3 or press twice to select ¨
Area Code
¨.
3) Press select .
4) Use the number keys ( 0 to 9 ), #/ ,
*
/tone/ or
delete/ch to enter the 3-digit area code.
5) Press select . A confirmation tone sounds and the displayed area code is entered.
6) Press end or return the handset to the base unit. The handset returns to the
standby mode.
When the area code has already been stored in memory, the
stored area code will be displayed. To change it, use the
delete/ch and number keys to enter the new area code. Then
press select . A confirmation tone sounds.
To complete the setting, press end or return the handset to the
base unit.
Choosing the dialing mode
Most phone systems use tone dialing which sends DTMF tones through the phone
lines. However some phone systems still use pulse dialing such as in rural areas. The
default setting is tone dialing. Depending on your dialing system, set the mode as
follows:
Make sure your battery
pack is fully charged
before choosing the
dial mode.
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