VTech ia5876 - Manual (Page 20)

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BASIC OPERATION
Telephone Directory
Your phone can store 20 (including the nine speed dial entries) telephone numbers with names (up to
5 characters for the name and 24 digits for the number in each location) in the handset .
Store a Number/Name in the Directory
 . Press PROG . The screen displays DIRECTORY .
2 . Press SELECT . The screen displays ENTER NAME .
3 . Using the chart in page 6, enter up to 5 characters for the name you’re storing with the number .
Use to backspace and make corrections; use to advance and add a space .
4. When you finish entering the name, press SELECT or PROG . The screen displays ENTER
NUMBER .
5 . Enter the telephone number . Use to backspace and make corrections . Press REDIAL/PAUSE to
store a pause if necessary .
— OR —
Press REDIAL/PAUSE to display the last number (up to 24 digits) dialed from this handset .
6 . Press SELECT or PROG . The screen displays DISTINCT RING? and the current setting .
7 . Press or to choose Y (yes) if you wish the phone to alert you to calls from this number by
changing to a distinctive ringer after the first ring. Choose N for a normal ringer .
8 . Press SELECT or PROG to confirm. If you chose Y in Step 7, a will be displayed with the directory
entry .
Edit a Number/Name Stored in the Directory
 . Press . The screen displays DIRECTORY .
2 . Press or to scroll alphabetically through entries stored in directory .
— OR —
Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to edit.
• Press OFF at any
time to exit the
directory .
• When the memory
is full the screen will
display MEMORY
FULL, an error
tone sounds and
you will not be
able to store a
new number until
you delete a stored
number to make
room for another
entry .