5
Terminology Used in this Manual
Accessory
Handset
This phone system is expandable:
one base supports a total of four
handsets. The accessory handset is
a handset that is compatible with
this model.
Base
The main part of the phone that
connects to your phone line and lets
you make and receive calls.
CID
Caller ID is available from your
telephone provider. With this
service, you can see the name and
number of incoming callers.
CW Deluxe
or Call
Waiting
Deluxe
Call Waiting Deluxe is offered by
your telephone provider. This
service gives you different options
when you have a waiting call. See
Using Call Waiting Deluxe
on page
33.
CID/CW or
CIDCW
Caller ID on Call Waiting is available
from your telephone provider. With
this service, you can see incoming
caller information while on another
call.
Charger
A cradle that comes with an
accessory handset and charges the
handset battery. It connects to
power but does not connect to a
phone line.
DirectLink™
If you have accessory handsets on
your system, you can use two
handsets as 2-way radios.
Global
settings
Apply to registered handsets and the
base. If you change something
under the global menu, you change
it for all registered handsets and the
base. Only one handset can change
global settings at a time, and the
phone must be in standby.
Standby
The handset is not in use. If it is off
the cradle, no line has been
activated. No dial tone is present.
Station
Any handset or the base.
Talk
A telephone line has been activated
on the handset or the base, enabling
a dial tone.