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Glossary
Accessory Handset — This phone system is expandable: one
base supports a total of ten handsets. The accessory handset is a
handset that is compatible with this model.
Base — The main part of the phone that connects to your phone
line.
CID — Caller ID is available from your telephone provider and it
is offered to users on a subscription basis. With this service, you
can see the name and number of incoming callers.
CIDCW — Caller ID on Call Waiting is available from your
telephone provider and it is offered to users on a subscription
basis. With this service, you can see incoming caller information
while on another call.
CW Deluxe or Call Waiting Deluxe — Call Waiting Deluxe is
available from your telephone provider and it is offered to users
on a subscription basis. With this service and while on an existing
phone call, you can use additional menu options when a new
caller rings you.
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— If you have accessory handsets on your system,
you can use two handsets as 2-way radios.
Global Settings — Global Settings apply to all registered
handsets. If you change something under the global menu,
you change it for all registered handsets. Only one handset can
change global settings at a time, and you have to make sure the
phone is not currently being used.
Standby — The handset is not in use. No line has been activated.
No dial tone is present.
Station — Any handset or base.
Talk — A telephone line has been activated on the handset,
enabling a dial tone.