User's Manual
7
Call waiting
When you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider,  
you hear an alert tone if there is an incoming call while you are on another call. 
For a home call, press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new 
call, or switch back and forth between calls.
For a cell call, press  /CELL to put the current call on hold and take the new 
call, or switch back and forth between calls.
Temporary ringer silencing
When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the handset 
without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.
Press OFF or MUTE on the handset.   displays and Ringer muted 
displays briey.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to tone dialing 
temporarily during a call.
During a call, press  .
Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant number. The telephone sends 
touch-tone signals.
The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call.
Find handset
Use this feature to nd all system handsets.
To start paging:
Press   FIND HANDSET on the telephone base. All 
idle handsets ring and display ** Paging **.
To end paging:
Press   FIND HANDSET again on the telephone base.
Press  /HOME,  /CELL,  , CANCEL or any dialing 
key on the handset.
Place the handset in the telephone base or charger.
Do not press and hold   FIND HANDSET for more than four seconds. It may lead to 
handset deregistration. 
Redial list 
Each handset stores the last 10 telephone numbers dialed.
To review and dial a number from the redial list:
Press REDIAL when the handset is not in use.
Press  ,   oror REDIAL repeatedly until the desired entry displays.
Press  /HOME or  /CELL to dial.
To delete a redial entry:
When the desired redial entry displays, press DELETE.
Join a call in progress
You can use up to two system handsets at a time on a home line call. You can buy 
additional expansion handsets (DS6501/DS6501-12/DS6501-15/DS6501-16) for 
this telephone base. You can register up to ve handsets to the telephone base.
When a handset is on a call, press  /HOME or   on another handset to join 
the call.
Press OFF to exit the call. The call continues until all handsets hang up.
Transfer a call
While on an outside call, you can transfer the call from one handset to another.
During a call, press MENU. 
Press 
 or 
 to scroll to  Transfer, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys 
to enter a destination handset number.
To answer the call on the destination handset, press  /HOME, /CELL or  . 
Intercom
Use the intercom features for conversations between two handsets.
Press MENU on your handset when not in use. 
Press 
 or 
 to scroll to  Intercom, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys 
to enter a destination handset number.
To answer the intercom call, press  /HOME,  /CELL or   on the 
destination handset.
To end the intercom call, press OFF or place the handset back in the telephone 
base or charger.
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