Mitel 5606 Leaflet

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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 
Turning the Handset On/Off
To turn on:
1. Press and hold the ON button. “Switch 
on?” is displayed.  
2. Press Yes within 10 seconds. 
To turn off:
1. Press and hold the OFF button. 
2. Select Yes and press OK.
Making a Call
• Dial the number and then press the ON 
button. The name of the called party is 
displayed if available.
OR
• Press the Navigation Key down arrow to 
open the call list and use the Navigation 
key to scroll the list of your last twenty 
calls. Press the ON button to dial.
OR
1. In the Contacts menu, select Central    
Phonebook and the press the Right 
navigation key.
2. Select the name to call from the list and 
then press the ON button. 
OR
• Press a pre-programmed hot key. For  
information about programming Hot 
keys, see the Mitel 5606 Wireless 
Handset User Guide
.
Answering a Call
• Press the ON button or the Accept 
softkey to answer a call in normal mode.
 OR 
• Press the Volume Up button or the 
middle softkey to answer in speaker 
mode.
Ending a Call
• Press the OFF button to end a call.
Placing a call on Hold
• Press the R softkey to place a call on 
Hold. After 30 seconds, “Hung Up” is 
displayed and a busy tone sounds.
• Press the R softkey again to retrieve the 
call.
Transferring a Call
1. Press the R softkey to put the call on hold.
2. Dial the number to which you want to 
transfer the call.
3. Press the On button to transfer the call.
Note: Supervised transfer feature is system-
dependent.
Adjusting Volume Levels
To adjust earpiece volume 
• Press Volume Up/Down button to 
increase/decrease volume during a call.
To change ringer volume:
• In the Settings menu, highlight Alert 
Signals.
• Select Ring Signals and press >.
• Select a call type and a volume level.
• Press Select to activate your choice.
To turn Loudspeaker  on/off:
• Press the middle softkey  before or during 
a call.
To turn Mute on/off during a call:
• Press the Mute button. “Muted” is 
displayed.
To turn ring signal on/off in standby 
mode:
• Long press the Mute button to toggle ring 
signal on/off. The “Audio Signals Off” 
icon appears.
 
  Loudspeaker
  2 Display
  Mute Button
  Soft Keys
  OFF Button
  6 Alphanumeric Keys
  Microphone
  8  Navigation Key
  ON Button
10 Menu Soft key
11 Volume Up/Down Button
12 LED
13 Alarm Button (optional)
 
Off hook (call in progress)
 Audio 
signals 
off
 Battery 
 Loudspeaker 
on/off
 Headset 
connected
 New 
message
 Text 
input 
mode (capitals) 
    Text input mode (lower case)
 Digit 
input 
mode
 Phonebook
 Locked 
keypad
 Unanswered 
call
 Incoming/Outgoing 
call
 Unread/Read 
message
 No movement/Man-down 
alarm
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