User guide

Functions
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R Key (Signal Key) / Emergency Call Key
Short key press of the R key during a call: an enquiry is initiated.
Long key press when idle: the previously configured emergency call number (SOS)
is dialled. You can enter the emergency call number in the “Telephone Option>
Emergency call” menu (see page 74).
Hash Key
Long key press of the # key when idle: switches the keypad lock on. An active
keypad lock is displayed with the symbol in the softkey line. To unlock the
keypad, press the softkey under this symbol and then the
# key.
Star Key
Long key press of the * key when idle: switches the buzzer/ringer on and off.
Short key press while entering text (e.g. name for phone book entry): switch back
and forth between upper and lower case.
Number Keys
The 0 to 9 number keys are for entering call numbers, names and vanity call
numbers. For information on entering text using the number keys, please refer to
the chapter The Editor starting on page 29.
Long key press in call state: opens the local phone book and you can search for a
call number, see Editing local phone book entries of your Aastra 142d starting on
page 37.
Call Keys
The term “call keys” is taken from corded system phones, which have individual
keys for making calls. On the Aastra 142d they are represented in the “key menu”
as virtual keys on a list. If configured, these are the “keys” you use to make calls and
be called with. Open the key menu with a short or long key press on the C key
C – independent of the device state (see also page 25).
Distinctions are made for a call key – depending on its function: