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Area code settings
Set home area code
If you dial your local calls using only
seven digits (area code not required),
you can program your home area code
so that when you receive a call within
your local area, the telephone number
is automatically stored without the area
code in the caller ID log.
Using a cordless handset or telephone
base:
1. Press MENU/SELECT when the phone
is not in use.
2. Press q CID or p to choose
Settings, and then press
MENU/SELECT to select.
3. Press q CID or p to choose
Home area code, and then press
MENU/SELECT to select.
4. Use the dialing keys to enter a three-
digit home area code.
• Press VOICE/MUTE/DELETE on
the handset or X/DELETE on the
telephone base to delete a digit.
• Press and hold
VOICE/MUTE/DELETE on the
handset or X/DELETE on the
telephone base to delete all digits.
5. Press MENU/SELECT to save.
• The screen returns to the previous
menu.
• You hear a confirmation tone.
NOTE
• If, in the future, your telephone
service provider requires you to dial
the area code when making a local
call, -OR-, if you move to a location
that requires it, delete the home area
code you have already programmed,
following the steps above. After you
have deleted the home area code, _
_ _ will appear on the display.
Ringer
Set number of rings
You can set the answering system to
answer an incoming call after two, three,
four, five or six rings; or toll saver.
If you choose toll saver, the answering
system answers a call after two rings
when you have new messages, or
after four rings when you have no new
messages. This enables you to check
for new messages and avoid paying
unnecessary long distance charges if
you are calling from outside your local
area. By default, the answering system
answers an incoming call after three
rings.
Using a cordless handset or telephone
base:
1. Press MENU/SELECT when the
phone is not in use.
2. Press q CID or p to choose
Answering sys, and then press
MENU/SELECT.
3. Press q CID or p to choose
Ans sys setup, and then press
MENU/SELECT.
4. Press q CID or p to highlight #
of rings, then press MENU/SELECT.
5. Press q CID or p to choose from
6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or Toll saver.
• Toll saver - the answering system
answers a call after two rings
when you have new messages, or
after four rings when there is no
new message. This feature allows
you to check for new messages
and avoid paying long distance
charges when calling from out of
your local area.
6. Press MENU/SELECT to save.