Using the phone
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Auto answer
If auto answer is set to On you
can answer a call by lifting the
handset off the base.
If auto answer is set to Off,
you’ll need to lift the handset
off the base and press
too.
Auto answer On is the default
setting. See page 53.
Call Waiting
To switch your call waiting
service on or off, see page 62.
Out of range warning
When the handset is out of
range of the base, the display
will show Searching for base…,
the backlight will turn up to
100% to indicate the alert
message and you will hear a
warning tone. You need to
move back within range of the
base station.
If you move out of range when
you’re on a call, you’ll lose your
connection. The handset will
automatically re-connect to
the base when you move back
within range.
Receive a call
When you receive a call, the phone rings and the
display shows
Incoming
call
and . If you’ve got a
caller display service, the display shows the caller’s
number if it’s available or the caller’s name if it
matches an entry stored in your contacts list.
1. Press to accept the call.
Call Waiting
If you’ve got a call waiting service and it is switched
on, your phone will alert you to a second incoming
call if you’re already engaged on an external call.
1. You’ll hear the call waiting tone and if you also
have caller display the display will show the number
of the caller, or the name if it matches an entry in
your contacts.
2. Press
or select
Switch
by pressing
to answer
the new call and your first caller is put on hold.
3. Press
or select
Switch
by pressing
to toggle
between the two callers.
4. Press to hang up the current call.
5. If you hang up a current call, your phone will ring
back to reconnect you to your original call if that
caller is still connected.
