Vtech 6042 User Manual

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product.

Before using this telephone, please read the

Important safety instructions

on page 39 of this manual.

This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install

and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to
ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech

product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at

www.vtechphones.com. In Canada, please visit www.vtechcanada.com.

The ENERGY STARR program (www.energystar.gov) recognizes and encourages
the use of products that save energy and help protect our environment. We are
proud to mark this product with the ENERGY STARR label indicating it meets
the latest energy efficiency guidelines.

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Table of contents

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Install handset batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Telephone base installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Desk/table bracket installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DSL lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ring melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ring volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Battery low tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Out of range tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Edit handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Dial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reset to default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Temporary tone dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Make, answer and end calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Options while on calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Intercom call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multiple handset use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Answer an external call during an intercom call . . . . 15

Transfer an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Advanced operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Director y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Review the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Search the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chart of characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Store an entry in the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dial a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Edit an entry in the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Delete from the director y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

About caller ID information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Review the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Dial a call log number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Store a number from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Review redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Store a number from redial to the directory . . . . . . 25

Dial a number from redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Delete from redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Answering system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Message capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Activate the answering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set number of rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set telephone base date and time . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set telephone base melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Set telephone base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Change personal identication number (PIN) . . . . . 30

Outgoing announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Play the announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Record your own announcement . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Delete your announcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Message playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Options during playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Delete all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Message window displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Handset and telephone base indicators . . . . . . . . 35

Handset light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Telephone base lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Handset icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Handset display screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Call log display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

The RBRC® Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Installation

Parts checklist

Remember to save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your
telephone for warranty service. Check to make sure the telephone package includes the following:

1. Quick start guide

2. Handsets
(2 for 6042/604 3,

3 for 6052 /605 3)

3. Telephone base

4. User’s manual

5. Chargers
(1 for 6042 /6043,

2 for 6052 /605 3)

6. Charger adapters
(1 for 6042 /6043,

2 for 6052 /605 3)

7. Base power adapter

8. Batteries
(2 for 6042/604 3,

3 for 6052 /605 3)

9. Batter y compartment covers
(2 for 6042/604 3,

3 for 6052 /605 3)

10. Telephone line cord

1. Quick start guide

4. User’s manual

2. Handsets

5. Chargers

3. Telephone base

6. Charger adapters

To p urcha se

•
re pl aceme nt
ba tt eries , or obtain
a replacement
power adapter,
vi si t our website at
www. vt echph on es.
com or call
1 [phone].
In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.
com or call
1 [phone].

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7. Base power adapter

8. Batteries

9. Battery compartment covers

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10. Telephone line cord

1

If the handset will

•
not be used for a
long period of time,
remove the bat tery
to prevent possible
leakage.

To p urcha se

•
re pl aceme nt
ba tt eries , vis it our
website at www.
vt ec hphon es.
co m or call
1 [phone].
In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.
com or call
1 [phone].

Installation

Install handset battery

• Remove battery compartment cover by pressing on the indentation and sliding it downwards.

• Align the two holes in the plug with the socket pins according to the color-coded label in the battery
compartment, then snap the plug into place.

• Place the battery into the compartment.

• Position the battery compartment cover and slide it upwards until it clicks into place.

•

Put the handset in the telephone base or the charger to charge the new battery for at least 16 hours.

You can keep the battery charged by returning the handset to the telephone base or charger after
each use. When the battery power is fully depleted, a full recharge takes about 16 hours.

For further information on batteries, please see the

color-coded label

Battery

section on page 38.

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Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base and the charger as shown below. Choose a location away from any electronic
equipment and appliances such as personal computers, computer routers, television sets, microwave
ovens, and refrigerators. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture.

1. Plug the telephone line cord
into a telephone wall jack.

2. Plug the power adapter into an electrical
outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

Use only the

•
VTech batteries
and power
adapters (or
equivalent)
supplied with
this telephone.
To obtain a
replacement, visit
our website at
www.vtechphones.
com or call
1 [phone].
In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.
com or call
1 [phone].

This power unit

•
is intended to be
correctly oriented

in a vertical or oor

mount position.
The prongs are not
designed to hold
the plug in place if
it is plugged into a
ceiling, under-the­table or cabinet
outlet.

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Installation

Desk/table bracket installation

The telephone base comes with the desk/table bracket installed and ready for tabletop use.

To remove the bracket:

1. Push the bracket away from the telephone
base as shown below. Do not remove the
bracket by force to avoid breakage of
the tabs.

Dial type

If you have touch-tone service, your telephone is ready to use as soon as the battery is charged. If

you have pulse (rotary) service, the dial type must be changed. To change the dial type, see
Dial type on page 12.

To install the bracket:

1. Align the tabs of the bracket with the slots
at the bottom of the telephone base as
shown in the diagram.

2. Slide the bracket towards the center
of the teleph on e bas e until it cli cks
into place.

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If you subscribe to DSL service

If you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), and
you are experiencing interference during telephone conversations and/or your caller ID features are

not functioning properly, install a DSL lter to the telephone line between the telephone base and
the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL provider for a DSL lter.

DSL lter (for

DSL users)

To single telephone jack (RJ11C) Telephone line cord

Installation

Basic operation

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Telephone settings

Handset layout

1. Earpiece

2. / (directory/volume)

3. (speakerphone)

4. /FLASH

5. Dialing keys (0-9,*,#)

6. REDIAL/PAUSE

7. Microphone

8. Handset display

9. MENU/SELECT

10. CID / (caller ID/volume)

11. OFF/CLEAR

12. MUTE/REMOVE

13. INT (intercom)

1

2
3

4

5

8

9

10
11

6

12
13

7

6

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Telephone settings

Telephone base layout

1. CHARGE light

2. IN USE light

3. /REPEAT

4. Message window

5. FIND HANDSET

6. Speaker

7. VOICEMAIL light

8. X/DELETE

9. VOLUME+/-

10. /SKIP

11. ANS ON/OFF
(answer on/off)

12. Microphone

13. NO. OF RINGS

14. ANNC (announcement)

15. /PLAY/STOP

1
2
3

4

5

12

13

14

Telephone settings

6

7

Basic operation

8

9

10
11

15

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Telephone settings

When entering

•
the date or time, if
the digit is single,
a zero must be

entered rst (i.e.

if the time is 6:08,
you must enter

0608).
If you have

•
more than one
handset, setting
the date and time
on one handset
will apply to all
other handsets.

The ring melody

•
for the telephone
base is set
separately from
the handset ring
melody. See
page 29 to set the
telephone base
melody.

8

Date and time

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach DATE/TIME. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Use the keypad to set the year. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Use the keypad to set the date. Press MENU/SELECT.

•

Use the keypad to set the time. Press or to select a.m. or p.m.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Ring melody

There are ten ring melodies for the handset to choose from.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RING MELODY. Press MENU/SELECT, and

a checkmark is shown next to the current ring melody.

• Press or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each
ring melody will be played.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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YeAr 200\

dAte \1/01

tIMe \2:12AM

rING MelodY
rING voluMe

MelodY 1
MelodY 2

Stored

Telephone settings

Ring volume

The handset ringer volume can be adjusted, there are ve levels to

choose from.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RING VOLUME. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each ring
volume will be played.

• Press MENU/SELECT to conrm selection. The screen displays

STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

You can adjust the ringer volume by pressing VOL+/VOL- on the
telephone base when the telephone is ringing.

Battery low tone

The handset is preset to beep when the battery level is low.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reachto reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach BATTERY LOW. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or
to choose ON or OFF.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

toNeS
HANdSet NAMe

BAtterY low
out of rANGe

oN
off

The handset will

•
not ring when the
ringer volume is at
the lowest setting.
A ringer off icon
will be displayed.

While the

•
telephone is
ringing, you
can temporarily
silence the ringer
by pressing

OFF/CLEAR or
MUTE/REMOVE.

The next call will
ring normally. A
ringer off icon
will be displayed.

The volume of

•
the telephone
base ringer is set
separately from
the handset ringer.
See page 29 for
telephone base
ringer volume
settings.

Telephone settings

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Telephone settings

Press OFF/CLEAR

•
at anytime to return
to the previous
screen.

Press and hold

•
OFF/CLEAR at
anytime to exit the
menu.

10

Out of range tone

The handset will beep during a conversation when it is out of range from
the telephone base. This tone is preset to ON.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reachto reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach OUT OF RANGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or

to choose ON or OFF.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Key tone

The handset is preset to beep whenever any button is pressed.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach KEY BEEPS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or to

select ON or OFF.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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toNeS
HANdSet NAMe

out of rANGe
KeY BeePS

oN
off

Telephone settings

Telephone settings

Edit handset name

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach HANDSET NAME. Press MENU/SELECT.
Press MUTE/REMOVE to backspace and erase characters.

•
Press and hold MUTE/REMOVE to delete the entire entry.
Press * to alternate between uppercase and lowercase.

• Use the keypad to enter characters (see the chart on page 18.)

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Language

To change the language for all screen displays:

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach LANGUAGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or
to choose the desired language.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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HANdSet NAMe
lANGuAGe

eNter NAMe
HANdSet\

a

lANGuAGe
reSet

A handset name

•
can be up to 14
characters only.

Only handset

•
display screens
are affected by
the language
setting.

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Telephone settings

The clear voicemail

•
feature only turns
off the displayed
NEW VOICEMAIL
message and
VOICEMAIL light
on the telephone
base. It does not
delete your voicemail
message(s). Use
this feature when the
telephone indicates
there is voicemail
when you have none
or you have accessed
your voicemail from a
remote location (while
away from home). If
there is actually a new
voicemail message,
your local telephone
company will continue
to send a signal
which will cause the
NEW VOICEMAIL
message in the
handset and the
telephone base
VOICEMAIL light to

ash.

12

Dial type

The dial type is preset to touch tone. If you have pulse (rotary) service,
the dial type must be changed.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach DIAL TYPE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or

to choose between TONE and PULSE.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Clear voicemail

If you subscribe to voicemail services provided by your local telephone
company, NEW VOICEMAIL will appear on the handset display and
the VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base will ash when you have
a new voicemail message. This feature allows you to turn off these
indicators.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach CLR VOICEMAIL. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays INDICATOR OFF? Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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dIAl tYPe
clr voIceMAIl

toNe
PulSe

clr voIceMAIl
reSet

INdIcAtor off?

Telephone settings

Telephone settings

Reset to default settings

The handset and the telephone base can be individually reset to their
default settings by selecting RESET in the SETUP HS or SETUP BS
menus respectively.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

•

Press or to reach SETUP HS or SETUP BS. Press

MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RESET. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays RESET? Press MENU/SELECT to conrm or
OFF/CLEAR to exit to the previous menu.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can change from pulse to touch
tone dialing during a call by pressing *TONE. This is useful if you need
to send touch tone signals for access to telephone banking or long
distance services.

Press /FLASH.

•
Press *TONE. Buttons pressed after this send touch tone signals.

•
Dial the number.

•
After hanging up, the telephone automatically returns to pulse dial

•
service.

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reSet
rING MelodY

reSet?

When default

•
settings are
reset, all the
previously stored
settings cannot be
retrieved.

When the handset

•
default settings are
reset, the entire
directory will be
deleted.

When the

•
telephone base
default settings are
reset, the entire
call log will be
deleted.

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13

Press or to

•
adjust the listening
volume during a
conversation.

14

Basic operation

Make, answer and end calls

• Press /FLASH or , then use the keypad to dial a number.

-OR-

•

Dial a number (press MUTE/REMOVE to make corrections) and then press

/FLASH or .

• Press /FLASH, or any dialing keys (0 -9, * or #) to answer an

incoming call.

• Press OFF/CLEAR or put the handset back to the telephone base or

charger to end a call.

• The call timer will be activated during a call to show call duration.

Options while on calls
Speakerphone

•

Press to alternate between speakerphone and normal handset use.

Mute

•

Press MUTE/REMOVE on the handset to silence the microphone during a
conversation. You can still hear the caller but the caller cannot hear you.

• The screen displays MUTE.

• Press MUTE/REMOVE again to resume conversation.

Call waiting

If you subscribe to call waiting service and you are on a call when a new call
comes in, you will hear a beep. The caller ID information will be displayed
if you subscribe to caller ID service from your local telephone company.

• Press /FLASH on the handset to answer the incoming call and put

the current call on hold.

• Press /FLASH at anytime to alternate between calls.

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MUTE

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Intercom call

This feature allows conversation between handsets.

• Press INT on a handset and its screen displays NUMBER.

• Use the keypad to select a destination handset. The screen of the

orignating handset displays CALLING HANDSET X.

• The destination handset rings and its screen displays

CALLING FROM: HANDSET X.

•

Press /FLASH, or any dialing keys (0-9, * or #) on the destination
handset to answer the call.

• To end an intercom call, press OFF/CLEAR on the handset or by placing

the handset back on the telephone base or charger.

Multiple handset use

While on a call, the person on the other handset can join the conversation.

• Press /FLASH or to join the conversation. (Only two handsets can

join the conference conversation at the same time.)

• Press OFF/CLEAR, or place the handset in the telephone base or charger

to drop out of the call. The external call will not be terminated until both
handsets hang up.

Answer an external call during an intercom call

There will be an alert tone to signify an incoming external call during an
intercom call and the screen displays CALL WAITING.

Disconnect the intercom call by pressing OFF/CLEAR and the handset

•
will ring.

Press

•
incoming call.

/FLASH, or any dialing keys (0-9, * or #) to answer the

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INtercoM
NuMBer

cAllING
HANdSet X

cAllING froM:
HANdSet X

coNf 00:02:48

For 6042/6043,

•

press INT to
directly call the
other handset. It
is not necessary
to press any
number key.

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Basic operation

If the destination

•
handset does not
answer, press
OFF/CLEAR on
the originating
handset to return
to the external
call.

Press and hold

•
FIND HANDSET
to page handsets
while listening to
messages.

16

Transfer an external call

An external call can be forwarded to another handset during a conversation.

• Press INT and put the call on hold on the originating handset.

• Use the keypad to select the destination handset and the screen displays
CALLING HANDSET X. (For 6052/6053 only)

• The destination handset rings and its screen displays

CALLING FROM: HANDSET X.

• After the destination handset is answered, press MENU/SELECT and
then press or to reach CONFERENCE.

• Press MENU/SELECT to let the destination handset join the
conversation.

• Press MENU/SELECT and the screen displays END CONFERENCE and
then press MENU/SELECT to return to the intercom conversation.

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During the intercom conversation, press MENU/SELECT and use or
to reach OTHER CALL to return to the external call and put the intercom on
hold. Repeat this step to switch between the external and intercom call.

• Press OFF/CLEAR on the originating handset to forward the external call
to the destination handset.

Find handset

• Press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base to locate the handset when
in idle mode. All handsets will ring and PAGING will ash on the screen
of all handsets.

• Press FIND HANDSET again or put the handsets back on the telephone
base or charger to stop the paging tone.

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