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Basic Operation
Base Menu
In the idle mode, press
PROG, then
or
to scroll through the following options:
DIRECTORY
for programming Name and Numbers in Phone Book
Memory.
DIAL MODE
choose Tone or Pulse
MESSAGES WAITING for clearing the Message Waiting alert
.
Setting Dial Mode (preset to TONE)
* Press
PROG, then press
or
and scroll to DIAL MODE.
* Press
SELECT, then press
or
to choose TONE or PULSE.
* Press
SELECT to confirm your choice.
Clearing MESSAGES WAITING Alert
After reviewing all of your new voice mailbox messages, if the MESSAGES
WAITING alert is still on, do the following at the Base:
* Press
PROG, then press
or
and scroll to MESSAGES WAITING.
* Press
SELECT. The screen will display
LIGHT OFF: YES.
* Press
SELECT to clear the Messages Waiting alert.
What is MESSAGE WAITING Alert?
If you subscribe to telephone company voice mail, the phone company may
provide a special signal that triggers your VT2498 to alert you to new messages.
On the Base, the MESSAGE light will illuminate, and on both the cordless Handset
and Base, MESSAGES WAITING will be displayed. Once you have called your
voice mail service and listened to all new messages, the alerts will be turned off
until a new message is received.
Operating Instructions
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