Northwestern Bell Big Button Plus 20270 Owner's Manual - page 12
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is a long distance call and the
service is provided by your local
phone company.
END OF LIST
• Indicates that the end of the call
history list is reached while using
the review UP and DOWN buttons.
REAL TIME CLOCK DISPLAY
• If the unit is in standby mode, the
display will show the current real
time clock, date, count for total
number of calls and new calls
received.
CALL TIMER
• If the unit is in OFF-HOOK state,
the display will show the IN
USE icon “
” and start to count
the talking time about 5 seconds
later. The conversation time counts
up to 59 minutes and 59 seconds
when activated. The call timer stays
on approximately 3 seconds after
the conversation by pressing the
Hook Switch or returning the
handset to the base cradle.
LOW BATTERY WARNING
• The LCD panel will display the
Low Battery icon “ ” on the
first line of the LCD panel to
indicate that the AAA batteries are
below operating voltage.
• It is recommended to review all call
records before removing batteries.
REPEAT CALL INDICATION
• If an incoming call message has
been recorded previously, the LCD
panel will show “REPEAT”.
Only the most recent call record is
recorded in memory.
MESSAGE WAITING OR MSG
• If you have Message Waiting
messages stored in the mailbox
(provided by your local phone
company). Upon receiving the
Message Waiting message, the
“MSG WAITING” will be
displayed on the LCD panel for a
short time and the NEW CALL
LED Indicator will start to blink.
And “MSG” icon will display flash
on top of the LCD screen. Once you
have retrieved the messages, the
“MSG” icon will disappear from the
panel and the NEW CALL LED
indicator will turn off after all new
call messages have been reviewed.
Message Waiting Indication is not
yet supported in all areas.
LINE ERROR
On rare occasions, the Caller ID
information sent by the telephone
company may have an error in the
transmission. This is not the fault of
your Caller ID unit. It can only
capture and store the data that was
received.
• If a line error is detected in the
transmission, the LCD panel will
display “LINE ERROR ”.
TELEPHONE OPERATION
Dialing Mode (PULSE/TONE Switch)
• If your home is equipped with
touch-tone dialing service, set the
PULSE/TONE switch to TONE
position.
• If you have a pulse (rotary) dialing
service, set the PULSE/TONE
switch to PULSE position.
Pulse>Tone (Mixed Mode) Dialing
If you only have pulse (rotary dialing)
service in your area and want to access
tone dialing services, set the
TONE/PULSE switch to the PULSE
position. Dial the desired number and
when tone signals are required press the
TONE button once. Subsequent digits
will be dialed in tone mode. Dialing
will be reset to Pulse mode when
handset is returned on-hook.
Adjusting Speaker Volume
You can adjust the speaker volume
during conversation with the caller or
LOW