- VTECH USER'S MANUAL Cordless Telephone ia5874, ia5876, ia5877
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BASIC OPERATION
Telephone Operation
Base Operation
11. CHARGE/IN USE
•  Flashes in unison with an incoming call’s ringing.
•  Flashes slowly when the handset is in use, or the answering 
system is answering a call.
•  Glows steadily when the handset is charging.
12. LOCATE HANDSET
Press to page the handset for up to 60 seconds. Press again, 
press OFF on handset or place handset in base to cancel the 
page.
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Temporary Tone Dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can change from dial pulse to touch tone dialing during a call by 
pressing * TONE. This is useful if you need to send touch tone signals for access to telephone banking 
or long distance services.
1. Dial the number.
2. Press 
*
 TONE. Buttons pressed after this send touch tone signals.
3. After you hang up, the phone automatically returns to pulse service.
Message Waiting
Your  phone  is  designed  to  work  with  most  local  and  regional  telephone  service  provider’s  voice 
messaging systems to provide an alert on handset when new messages come in. Voice messaging is 
a subscription service, available through most service providers for a monthly fee. Contact your local 
telephone company for more information.










