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NOTE
• The handset displays Unable to call if
your cell phone is in use.
• The handset shows the elapsed time as
you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).
• While entering numbers, press DELETE
or CANCEL to make corrections;
press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing
pause (a p appears).
Answer a cell call
Press /CELL, , or any dialing key
(0-9, or ) to answer.
• You can also use your cell phone to
answer the call. If you answer with your
cell phone, it will disconnect from the
telephone base.
End a cell call
Press OFF on the handset, place the
handset in the telephone base or
handset charger.
Answer a cell call while on a
home call
While you are on a home call and you
receive an incoming cell call, you hear
a beep, and your handset flashes .
The telephone base and all other
handsets ring.
To answer the incoming cell call:
Press /CELL on the handset. The
home line is put on hold.
To resume the home call on hold:
Press /HOME on the handset.
Answer a home call while on a
cell call
While you are on a cell call and you
receive an incoming home call, you
hear a beep, and your handset flashes
. The telephone base and all other
handsets ring.
To answer the incoming home call:
Press /HOME on the handset. The
cell line is put on hold.
To resume the cell call on hold:
Press /CELL on the handset.
Speakerphone
When the handset is on a call, press
to switch between the speakerphone
and the handset earpiece. When the
speakerphone is active, the handset
displays Speaker.
Volume
During a call, press /VOLUME or
VOLUME/ on the handset, or VOL+
or VOL- on the headset to adjust the
listening volume.
If this is a cell call and the volume is too
loud or quiet, try changing the volume
on your cell phone. On some cell
phones, changing the volume on the
cell phone affects your cell call volume
on the DS6771 handset.
NOTE
• The handset and speakerphone volume
settings are independent.
• When the volume reaches the minimum
or maximum setting, you hear two beeps.
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear
the other party but the other party
cannot hear you.
• During a call, press MUTE. The
handset displays Muted until the
mute function is turned off.
• Press MUTE again to resume the
conversation. The handset briefly
displays Microphone on.
-OR-
• During a call, press MUTE on the
headset. The headset announced
“Mute on”.
• Press MUTE again to resume
the conversation. The headset
announced “Mute off ”.
Join a call in progress
Another handset can join you on a
home call. That call continues until
all parties hang up. You can share an
outside call with up to two handsets at
the same time.
You can buy additional expansion
handsets (DS6072) for this telephone
base. You can register up to five devices
to the telephone base.
• When a handset is already on a call,
press /HOME or on another
handset to join the call.
• Press OFF or place the handset
in the telephone base or handset
charger to exit the call. The call
continues on the other handset until
both handsets hang up.
• If you have paired a DECT 6.0 cordless
headset and speakerphone to the
telephone base, you can also join a call
in progress using the paired device. Refer
to the user’s manuals of the respective
product for more information.
Call waiting on the home line
When you subscribe to call waiting
service with your telephone service
provider, the handset flashes and you
hear a beep if someone calls while you
are already on a call.
• Press FLASH on the handset to put
your current call on hold and take the
new call.
• Press FLASH on the handset at any
time to switch back and forth
between calls.
Call waiting on the cell line
When you subscribe to call waiting
service with your cell phone service
provider, the handset flashes and
you hear a beep if someone calls while
you are already on a call.
• Press /CELL on the handset to put
your current call on hold and take the
new call.
• Press /CELL on the handset at
any time to switch back and forth
between calls.
Chain dialing
Use this feature to initiate a dialing
sequence from numbers stored in the
phonebook, caller ID log or redial list
while you are on a call.
Chain dialing can be useful if you wish
to access other numbers (such as bank
account numbers or access codes)
from the phonebook, caller ID log or
redial list.
To access a number from the
phonebook while on a call:
1. Press MENU.
2. Press SELECT to select Phonebook.
3. Press or to scroll to the desired
entry.
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