5directory search – AT&T E1828B User Manual

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Telephone operation

DIR

Directory search

Follow the steps on the left to browse through the

directory, or search to find a specific entry. You can
press

OFF

/CLEAR on the cordless handset (or

CLEAR at the base) anytime to exit the directory.

To browse through the directory
To browse, press DIR or CID to scroll through
all entries one by one.
A

appears in the display of each entry on the

cordless handset that has been assigned a distinc-

tive ring (page 27).

To search alphabetically
To shorten your search, use the telephone dial pad
to enter the first letter of a name, then press DIR

to scroll forward or CID to scroll back until you find
the desired name.
Press dial pad buttons once for the first letter,
twice for the second, three times for the third, as
shown on page 26.

NOTE: When searching alphabetically and you press a

dial pad button, if there are no entries beginning with the let-

ters on that button, the handset will show NO DATA.

To call a displayed number
When the desired entry is displayed, you can dial it

immediately:
On the cordless handset, press PHONE/

FLASH

dial.
At the base, press DISP DIAL or press SELECT
twice to activate the speakerphone and dial the

number. You can continue the call on speaker-
phone, or lift the corded handset.

To scroll name by

name

To display first entry

To search alpha-

betically

NOTE: To place a call on

the corded handset using a

directory entry, lift the corded

handset, press the DIR button

until you find the entry and

press DISP DIAL on the base.