AT&T DECT EL52459 - Manual (Page 34)

Directory
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Review directory
To review directory entries
1. Press
DIRp when in idle mode to show the first entry in the directory. to show the first entry in the directory.
DIRECTORY EMPTY appears if there are no directory entries.
-OR-
You can also show the first in the directory by first pressing
MENU/
SELECT
when in idle mode, then press q CID or DIRp to scroll to
choose > DIRECTORY, then press
MENU
/SELECT twice.
2. Press q CID or DIRp to browse through the directory. Entries appear
alphabetically by the first letter in the name.
NOTE: If the telephone number in the directory exceeds 15 digits, <* appears in front of
the telephone number. Press * to move towards the end of the telephone number or press
# to move towards the beginning of the telephone number. You can also press
MENU
/SELECT to view the number in its entirety. This action puts the telephone number in
edit mode. Press
OFF
/CLEAR to cancel. See page 30 for information on editing
a directory.
Search directory
To search by name
1. Press
DIRp in idle mode to show the first listing in the directory.
DIRECTORY EMPTY appears if there are no directory entries.
2. When a name entry appears, press the dial pad keys (2-9) to start a
name search.
The directory shows the first name beginning with the first letter associated
with the dial pad key if there is an entry in the directory that begins with
that letter.
3. To see other names that start with the letters on the same dial pad key,
keep pressing the key. The names appear in alphabetical order.
For example, if you have the names Jennifer, Jessie, Kevin and Linda in
your directory:
If you press
5 (JKL) once, Jennifer displays.
If you press 5 (JKL) twice, Jessie displays.
If you press 5 (JKL) three times, Kevin displays.
If you press 5 (JKL) four times, Linda displays.
If you press 5 (JKL) five times, Jennifer displays again.
NOTES:
1. If there is no name entry matching the first letter of the key you press, the directory shows a
name entry that matches the following letters of the key.
2. If you press a key (2-9) and there is no name starts with the letters on that key, the
directory shows the entry that matches the next letter in the directory.