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3. Use the dialing keys to edit the
number, then press
NEXT
. The screen
displays
ENTER NAME
.
4. Use the dialing keys to edit the name.
Additional key presses show other
characters of that particular key.
The first character of every word is
capitalized.
5. Press
SAVE
to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Delete a redial list entry
1. Search for the desired entry in the
redial list (see
Review the redial list
).
2. When the desired entry appears,
Press
DELETE
to delete the displayed
number. You hear a confirmation tone.
Multiple handset use
Join a call in progress
You can let another handset or the
telephone base join you on an outside call.
• During a call on line 1, press
LINE 1
on
another handset or the telephone base
to join the call.
• During a call on line 2, press
LINE 2
on
another handset or the telephone base
to join the call.
• To exit the call, press
OFF
or place
the handset in the telephone base or
charger; or press the corresponding line
button on the telephone base. The call
continues until all participants hang up.
• You cannot press
to join the outside call.
Instead, pressing
picks the first available
line to make a new call.
Intercom
Use the intercom feature for conversations
between two devices.
• Your telephone base supports up to 12
handsets. You can buy additional expansion
handsets (
DS6250
) for this telephone base.
To initiate an intercom call with a
cordless handset:
1. Press
MENU
on the handset when it is
not in use.
2. Press
q
or
p
to choose
Intercom
,
then press
SELECT
.
• If you have only one handset, your
handset displays
Calling base
.
• If you have two or more handsets,
your handset displays
INTERCOM
TO:
. Press
q
or
p
to choose a
destination device or all devices,
and then press
SELECT
.
Your handset displays
Calling BASE 0
,
Calling HANDSET X
or
Calling all
. The
destination device rings and its screen
displays
HS X is calling
.
3. To answer the intercom call on the
destination handset, press
LINE 1
,
LINE 2
,
or any dialing key. Both
handsets now display
Intercom
.
-OR-
To answer the intercom call at the
telephone base, press
LINE 1
,
LINE 2
or any dialing key. Both devices now
display
Intercom
.
4. To end the intercom call on either
handset, press
END
or
OFF
, or place
the handset back in the telephone
base or charger. Both handsets now
display
Intercom ended
.
- OR -
To end the intercom call at the
telephone base, press
END
. Both
devices display
Intercom ended
.