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End a call
• Press
OFF
or put the handset back in the
telephone base.
Speakerphone
During a call, press
to switch between
speakerphone and normal handset use.
When the speakerphone is active, handset
displays
Speaker
.
Volume control
• During a call, press
p
/VOLUME/
q
on the handset to adjust the listening
volume.
If this is a cell call and the volume is too
loud or quiet, 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 DS6161
handset.
Mute
The mute function allows you to mute your
microphone, so that you can hear the other
party but the other party cannot hear you.
• During a call, press
MUTE
. The screen
displays
Muted
until the mute function
is turned off.
• Press
MUTE
again to resume the
conversation. The handset displays
Microphone on
briefly.
Answer a cell call while on a home
call
While you are on a home call and you
receive an incoming cell call, you hear a
beep, and your handset flashes .
To answer the incoming cell call:
Press /
CELL
on the handset. The home
line is put on hold.
To resume the home call on hold:
Press /
HOME
on the handset.
Answer a home call while on a cell
call
While you are on a cell call and you receive
an incoming home call, you hear a beep,
and your handset flashes .
To answer the incoming home call:
Press /
HOME
on the handset. The
home line is put on hold.
To resume the cell call on hold:
Press /
CELL
on the handset.
Call waiting on the home line
When you subscribe to call waiting service
from your telephone service provider, the
handset flashes and you hear an alert
tone if there is an incoming call while you
are already on a call.
• Press
FLASH
on the handset to put the
current call on hold and take the new call.
• Press
FLASH
on the handset at any time
to switch back and forth between calls.
Call waiting on the cell line
When you subscribe to call waiting service
from your telephone service provider, the
handset flashes and you hear an alert
tone if there is an incoming call while you
are already on a call.
• Press
FLASH
on the handset to put the
current call on hold and take the new call.
• Press
FLASH
on the handset at any time
to switch back and forth between calls.
Chain dialing
Use this feature to initiate a dialing
sequence from numbers stored in the
directory, caller ID log or redial list while
you are on a call.
Chain dialing can be useful if you wish
to access other numbers (such as bank
account numbers or access codes) from
the directory, caller ID log or redial list.
