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The base station at a glance
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The base station at a glance
1
Numeric key pad
2 Control key
t
Access to Calls list.
s
Access to directory.
3
Display keys
4
Display
in idle status
5 Answering machine On/Off key
Activate/deactivate answering machine.
6 Volume keys
– In idle mode: change the ring tone volume
of the base station.
– During message playback: change the vol-
ume of playback.
– During call: change the volume of the loud-
speaker.
– During call screening: change the volume
of call screening.
7 Erase key
Erase the current message during playback.
Erase all old messages (press and hold in idle
mode).
8 Start/Stop key with integrated LED for Line
1/Line 2
Start/stop playback.
LED status indicator:
– Is on when playing messages on the
respective line.
– Flashes slowly when there is at least one
new message on the answering machine
for the respective line.
– Flashes rapidly when the message memory
for the respective line is full.
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2
3
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
14
15
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7
13
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Ê
,
Ë
– Flashes when the respective line is
receiving an incoming call.
– Is on when the respective line is
– Off the hook
– In external talk mode
– On hold or in use mode
– Is displayed in the Calls list to show
the line on which the call came in.
Õ
Flashes when the answering machine
is on.
É
Flashes when the answering
machine’s message memory is full.
×
Flashes when the answering machine
is controlled by a handset.
Å
Is on when the ring tone volume of
the base station is set to zero
(see page 31).