Getting Started
How to Use this Guide
This guide provides you with an overview of the features available on your phone. You can read it
completely for a solid understanding of your phone's capabilities, or refer to the table below for
pointers to commonly used sections.
If you want to...
Explore your phone on your own
Review safety information
Connect your phone
Use your phone after it is installed Start with the "An Overview of Your Phone" section on page 8.
Learn about the display
Select calls or switch between calls See the "Call-Handling and Navigation Tips" section on
Make calls
Put calls on hold
Mute calls
Transfer calls
Make conference calls
Share a phone number
Use your phone as a speakerphone
or switch between audio devices
Change volume levels or the ringer
sound
Set up speed dialing
View your Missed Calls
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See the "Safety and Performance Information" section on
page 2.
See the "Connecting Your Phone" section on page 5.
See the "Phone Screen Features" section on page 11.
page 12.
See the "Placing a Call" section on page 17.
See the "Using Hold and Resume" section on page 21.
See the "Using Mute" section on page 21.
See the "Transferring a Connected Call" section on page 22.
See the "Making Conference Calls" section on page 24.
See the "Using a Shared Line" section on page 28.
See the "Using a Handset, Headset, and Speakerphone" section
on page 33.
See the "Customizing Phone Settings" section on page 35.
See the "Setting Up Speed Dial Features" section on page 37.
See the "Using Voice Messaging, Call Logs, and Directories"
section on page 38.
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