AT&T E1828B Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Telephone operation
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Directory search
Follow the steps on the left to browse through the
directory, or search to find a specific entry. You can
press
OFF/CLEAR on the cordless handset (or
CLEAR at the base) anytime to exit the directory.
To browse through the directory
To browse, press DIR or CID to scroll through
all entries one by one.
A D appears in the display of each entry on the
cordless handset that has been assigned a distinc-
tive ring (page 27).
To search alphabetically
To shorten your search, use the telephone dial pad
to enter the first letter of a name, then press DIR
to scroll forward or CID to scroll back until you find
the desired name.
Press dial pad buttons once for the first letter,
twice for the second, three times for the third, as
shown on page 26.
NOTE: When searching alphabetically and you press a
dial pad button, if there are no entries beginning with the let-
ters on that button, the handset will show NO DATA.
To call a displayed number
When the desired entry is displayed, you can dial it
immediately:
On the cordless handset, press PHONE/FLASH to
dial.
At the base, press DISP DIAL or press SELECT
twice to activate the speakerphone and dial the
number. You can continue the call on speaker-
phone, or lift the corded handset.
To scroll name by
name
To display first entry
To search alpha-
betically
NOTE: To place a call on
the corded handset using a
directory entry, lift the corded
handset, press the DIR button
until you find the entry and
press DISP DIAL on the base.
DIRECTORY
PAT WILLIAMS
5551234
BETH
5554321
JOHN
5550123
SPEED EDIT ERASE
5551234