VTech ia5876 - Manual (Page 14)

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BASIC OPERATION
Telephone Operation
• Only one handset
can be on a call at a
time . For example, if
HS is on a call and
HS2 or HS3 presses
the PHONE button,
CAN’T CONNECT
will display .
• If the HS2 or HS3
cannot be found, HS
will generate a sad
tone and continue
the call automatically .
Before HS2 or HS3
answers, HS can
press PHONE to
cancel the forward
function and continue
the external call .
• If HS2 or HS3 doesn’t
respond within 30
seconds, HS will
start ringing until
PHONE is pressed
t o p i c k u p t h e
returned call . If it is
not answered within
another 30 seconds,
the external call will
end automatically .
TRANSFERRED CALL CALL TRANSFERRED
When you have a message waiting, the handset will display:
Clear Message Waiting Alert
If after you review your message(s) your message waiting alert does not go off, you may manually
turn it off by:
 . Press PROG on the handset .
2 . Press or until screen displays MESSAGE WAITING .
3 . Press SELECT, the screen display: CLEAR? YES
4 . Press or to change from YES to NO .
5 . Press SELECT, you’ll hear a confirmation tone.
Call Transfer
An external call can be forwarded from one handset (HS) to any other system handset (HS2 or
HS3) by following these steps:
 . While on a call, press SELECT on HS to forward the call to HS2 .
HS will show: HS2 or HS3 will ring and show:
2 . Press PHONE on HS2 or HS3 to answer the forwarded call . HS will return to the idle mode .
MESSAGE WAITING
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