VTech LS6245 User Guide

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Telephone operation
handset speakerphone
During a call, press   to switch between speakerphone and normal  
handset use.
When in speakerphone mode, if no keys are pressed within five seconds, the 
keypad is locked automatically. Press the 
uNLoCK softkey to use the keypad.
Volume control
During a call, you can adjust the listening volume on the handset or 
telephone base.
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 effects your cell call volume on the 
LS6245 handset.
To adjust the listening volume of the handset:
Press 
/VoL+/  or 
CID
/VoL-/  on the handset while on a call.
To adjust the listening volume of the telephone base:
Press 
/VoL+ or VoL-/  on the telephone base while on a call.
Silence the ringer
When the home or cell line is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer 
of the handset without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at 
the preset volume.
To silence the ringer of the handset when there is an incoming call:
Press the 
SILeNCe softkey or oFF/
CLeAR
 on the handset and  
Ringer mute appears.
To silence the ringer of the telephone base when there is an  
incoming call:
Press the 
SILeNCe softkey or CANCeL/  on the telephone base. 
Ringer mute appears.
Mute
The mute function turns off the microphone. You can hear the caller, but the 
caller cannot hear you.
To mute a call on a handset or the telephone base:
Press the 
MuTe softkey to turn off the microphone. The screen shows 
Muted for a few seconds and MuTe appears until the mute function is  
turned off.
To un-mute a call on a handset or the telephone base:
Press the 
uNMuTe softkey to resume the conversation. The screen 
temporarily shows 
Microphone oN.