User Manual
Table Of Contents
- What’s in the box
- Overview
- Connect
- Before use
- Configure your telephone
- Headset usage
- Telephone operations
- Redial list
- Multiple handset use
- Phonebook
- Caller ID
- Smart call blocker*
- Call categories
- Call controls
- Set Smart call blocker on/off
- Control calls without numbers
- Control uncategorized calls
- Block list
- Add a block entry
- Review block list
- Edit a block entry
- Save a caller ID log entry to the block list
- Delete a block entry
- Delete all block entries
- Allow list
- Add an allow entry
- Review allow list
- Edit an allow entry
- Save a caller ID log entry to the allow list
- Delete an allow entry
- Delete all allow entries
- Star name list
- Add a star name entry
- Review star name list
- Edit a star name entry
- Save a caller ID log entry to the star name list
- Delete a star name entry
- Delete all star name entries
- Screening announcement
- Play your current announcement of screening with caller name
- Play your current announcement of screening without caller name
- Record your name for all screening announcements
- Reset all your screening announcements
- Voice guide to set Smart call blocker
- Allowed calls
- Allow calls without numbers
- Allow uncategorized calls
- Blocked calls
- Block calls without numbers
- Block uncategorized calls
- Screen calls without numbers
- Screen uncategorized calls
- Option while on a call
- Sound settings
- About the built-in answering system and voicemail service
- Set your built-in answering system
- Use your built-in answering system
- Use the built-in answering system and voicemail service
- Retrieve voicemail from telephone service
- Expand your telephone system
- Screen messages
- Frequently asked questions
- ECO mode
- General product care
- The RBRC® seal
- FCC, ACTA and IC regulations
- California Energy Commission battery charging testing instructions
- For C-UL compliance only
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Retrieve voicemail from
telephone service
Voicemail is a feature available from most
telephone service providers. It may be
included with your telephone service, or
may be optional. Fees may apply.
Retrieve voicemail
When you received a voicemail, the screen
displays
1
. To retrieve, you typically
dial an access number provided by your
telephone service provider, and then enter
a security code. Contact your telephone
service provider for instructions on how to
configure the voicemail settings and listen
to messages.
• After you have listened to all new voicemail
messages, the indicators on the handset turn
off automatically.
Set your voicemail number
You can save your access number on each
handset for easy access to your voicemail.
After you saved the voicemail number, you
can press and hold to retrieve voicemail.
1. Press and hold when the phone is
not in use.
2. Press q or p to choose Line 1 or
Line 2, then press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys to enter the
voicemail number (up to 30 digits).
4. Press SAVE to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
-OR-
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Settings and
then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Voicemail #
and then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose Line 1 or
Line 2, then press SELECT.
5. Use the dialing keys to enter the
voicemail number (up to 30 digits).
6. Press SAVE to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
While entering numbers, you can:
• Press BACKSP or DELETE to backspace
and erase a digit.
• Press and hold DELETE to erase the
entire entry.
• Press q or p to move the cursor to the
left or right.
• Press and hold PAUSE on the handset or
press PAUSE on the telephone base to
insert a dialing pause.
Turn off the new voicemail
indicators
If you have retrieved your voicemail while
away from home, and the handset still
displays the new voicemail indicators, use
this feature to turn off the indicators.
• This feature turns off the indicators only, it
does not delete your voicemail messages.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Settings and
then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Clear
voicemail and then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose All lines, Line
1 or Line 2, then press SELECT. You
hear a confirmation tone.
Expand your telephone
system
You can add new handsets (DS6250) to
your telephone system. All accessories
are sold separately. Your telephone base
supports a maximum of 12 devices.
For more details, refer to the user’s manual
that comes with your new device.