BellSouth PID99 User Manual

Call Waiting ID

Telephone

PID99ELS-2.5

BellSouth’s PID99 Call Waiting ID Telephone has been designed to provide

a clear and crisp telephone calling experience while incorporating features

that make the latest phone company services like Caller ID and Call Waiting

TELEPHONE OVERVIEW

MESSAGE WAITING AND
NEW CALL LIGHT

easier to use.

The phone combines Call Waiting with Caller ID. As with Caller ID, the

phone lets you know who is calling before you answer it. The service

displays the caller’s name and phone number, and the date and time of

each call. All caller information is stored in the order in which it was

received for up to 99 calls.

You can identify an incoming caller when you are already on the phone by

viewing the call information on the Caller ID display. You can then choose

to answer the new call or not. Call Waiting Deluxe options from BellSouth

can send the waiting caller a message asking them to hold, add the incoming

caller into your conversation, drop the existing call and answer the new

REMOVE ONE OR
ALL CALLS FROM
CALL HISTORY

CALLER ID DELUXE
FUNCTION BUTTONS

REVIEW CALLER ID HISTORY

DIAL NUMBER DISPLAYED
ON SCREEN

HANDSET TAB

call or send the call to voice mail.

RINGER VOLUME SWITCH

PULSE/TONE SWITCH

HANDSET VOLUME SWITCH

T ABLE OF CONTENTS

Set-Up Instructions 6

Installation with a Telephone Answering Machine

Wall Mounting

Adjusting Handset Volume

Adjusting Ringer Volume

Function Keys

MESSAGE Key

FLASH Key

REDIAL Key 14

MUTE Key 14

Call Waiting Deluxe Keys 15

HOLD PLEASE Key 15

CALL WAITING Key 15

JOIN CALL Key 15

DROP CALL Key 16

SEND TO VOICEMAIL Key 16

Caller ID Service 16

Arrow Keys 17

DELETE Key 17

DIAL Key 17

New Call and Message Waiting Light 18

Display Messages 19

Date and Time 20

Display Contrast 20

Battery Replacement

Troubleshooting Tips

Maintenance 22

Hearing Aid Compatibility

FCC Information

Warranty 24

Safety Information

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CHECK YOUR PACKAGE CONTENTS

Make sure you have received the following items in the package.
If any items are missing, contact the BellSouth customer service center
at 1-800-733-2355.

PID99 TELEPHONE BASE

SIZE “C” BATTERIES (3) - INSTALLED

TELEPHONE LINE CORDS (2)

PID99 TELEPHONE HANDSET

HANDSET CORD

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SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1 Connect Cords

• Connect the handset cord from the jack at the bottom of the handset

to the jack at the bottom of the phone.

• Connect telephone line cord from the jack at the top of the phone to

the telephone wall jack.

• Place handset into cradle. Red light will flash twice.

• Lift the handset to confirm that a dial tone is present.

Step 2 Select the Language (English or Spanish):

a) Press and hold the DIAL key while pressing the left ARROW key to see

the selections.

b) Release the DIAL key to confirm the setting.

For diagram showing installation with an answering machine, see p.9
For instructions on wall mounting, see p.10

ENGLISH

DIAL

Step 3 Select Dialing Rule

The phone can automatically dial phone numbers that appear in the display.
To do this, the settings must reflect your local dialing rules. If you use
seven digits to dial local calls, select the DIAL 7 DIGITS setting. If you are
required to dial 10 digits in your local area (area code + phone number),
select the DIAL 10 DIGITS setting.

a) Press and hold the DIAL key while pressing the right ARROW key to

see the selections.

b) Release the DIAL key to confirm the setting.

DIAL 7 DIGITS

DIAL

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