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1. Press
MENU
when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Settings
and
then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Home area
code
, and then press
SELECT
. The
screen displays
Home area code ___
.
4. Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter the
desired home area code.
5. Press
SELECT
to confirm. You hear a
confirmation tone.
• If, in the future, your telephone service
provider requires you to dial the area code
when making a local call, or, if you move to
a location that requires it, delete the home
area code you have already programmed
following the steps above. After you have
deleted the home area code, ___ appears.
Dial mode
The dial mode is preset to touch-tone
dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service,
you need to change the dial mode to
pulse dialing before using the telephone.
1. Press
MENU
when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Settings
, and
then press
SELECT
.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Dial mode
,
then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Touch-tone
or
Pulse
, then press
SELECT
. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only,
you can switch from pulse to touch-tone
dialing temporarily during a call. This is
useful if you need to send touch-tone
signals to access your telephone banking
or long distance services.
1. During a call, press
TONE
.
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the
number you wish to dial. The
telephone sends touch-tone signals. It
automatically returns to pulse dialing
mode after you end the call.
Configure your telephone
Set language
The LCD language is preset to English. You
can select English, French or Spanish to be
used in all screen displays.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Settings
and
then press
SELECT
twice.
3. Press
q
or
p
to choose
LCD language
,
then press
SELECT
.
4. Press
q
or
p
to choose
English
,
Français
or
Español
, then press
SELECT
to confirm.
Set date and time
• Make sure you set the date and time
including the year correctly; otherwise the
answering system does not announce the
correct day of the week for your recorded
messages time stamp.
1. Press
MENU
when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Set date/time
and then press
SELECT
.
3. Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter the
month (
MM
), date (
DD
) and year (
YY
).
Then press
SELECT
.
4. Use the dialing keys (
0-9
) to enter the
hour (
HH
) and minute (
MM
). Then
press
q
or
p
to choose
AM
or
PM
.
5. Press
SELECT
to save your setting. You
hear a confirmation tone.
Home area code
If you dial local calls using only seven digits
(area code not required), you can program
your home area code so that when you
receive a call within your local area, the
telephone number is automatically stored
in the caller ID log without the area code.
