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Telephone settings
Home area code
If you dial seven digits to make a local call (no area code required), enter your 
area code into the telephone as the home area code. When you receive a call 
from within your home area code, the caller ID history only displays the seven 
digits of the telephone number.
This feature makes it easy for you to place a call from the caller ID history. If 
you dial 10 digits to make a local telephone call, do not use this home area 
code feature. If you do, you will not be able to place calls from your caller ID 
history as they have only seven digits.
Press MENU/SELECT in idle mode to enter the main menu.
Press  DIR or  CID to scroll to >SETTINGS, then press MENU/SELECT.
Press  DIR or  CID to scroll to >HOME AREA CODE, then 
press MENU/SELECT.
Press the dial pad keys to enter your three-digit area code. 
Press MUTE/DELETE to delete digits while entering.
Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting.
NOTE: If, in the future, your telephone service provider requires you to dial 10 digits to make 
a local call (area code + telephone number), you will need to delete your home area code. While 
the home area code displaying in step 4 above, press and hold MUTE/DELETE. The home area 
code is now restored to its default setting of _ _ _ (empty).
Dial mode
The dial mode is preset to tone dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you 
must change the dial mode to pulse dialing before using the telephone.
Follow steps 1 and 2 in Home area code on this page.
Press  DIR or  CID to scroll to >DIAL MODE, then press 
MENU/SELECT.
Press  DIR or  CID to select TONE or PULSE.
Press MENU/SELECT to save the setting.
NOTE: If you have pulse (rotary) dialing service only, refer to Temporary tone dialing on 
page 20 to temporarily switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing during a call.
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Handset settings
HOME AREA CODE
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DIAL MODE
>TONE