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User’s manual
w w w.v te c h p h o n e s .c o m
Models:
CS6428-2/CS6429/
CS6429-2/CS6429-3/
CS6429-4/CS6429-5
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Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions on page 61 of this manual. This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at www.vtechphones
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Table of contents Getting started ................................1 Delete a redial entry .......................18 Chain dialing ...................................19 Parts checklist ..................................1 Join a call in progress .....................20 Telephone base and charger installation ........................2 Find handset ...................................20 Battery installation ............................3 Intercom..........................................21 Battery c
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Table of contents Answering system settings .........35 Appendix .......................................47 Answering system setup.................35 Handset display screen messages ........................47 Answer on/off..................................35 Handset and telephone Announcement ...............................35 base indicators ............................49 Record a new announcement.........36 Battery ............................................50 Play the announcement ........
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Getting started Parts checklist Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service. Battery compartment Battery Telephone line cord Telephone base cover (1 for CS6429, power adapter 2 for CS6428-2 and (1 for CS6429, CS6429-2, 2 for CS6428-2 and CS6429-2, 3 for CS6429-3, 3 for CS6429-3, 4 for CS6429-4 4 for CS6429-4 and and 5 for CS6429-5) 5 for CS6429-5) Handset Tel
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Getting started Telephone base and charger installation Install the telephone base and charger(s) as shown below. If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet service through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filters. The telephone base comes ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, refer to Table
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Getting started Battery installation Install the battery as shown below. 1. Plug the battery connector securely into the socket inside the handset battery compartment. 2. Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside the battery compartment. 3. Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place. 4. Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base or charger. The CHARGE light is
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Getting started Battery charging Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below). If necessary, place the handset in the telephone base or charger to charge the battery. For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 10 hours of continuous charging. See the table on page 50 for battery operating times. If the screen is blank, you need to charge the handset without i
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Getting started Installation options The telephone comes ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, use the provided wall mount bracket to connect with a standard dual-stud telephone wall mount plate. If you do not have this wall mount plate, you can purchase one from many hardware or consumer electronics retailers. You may need a professional to install the wall mount plate. Tabletop to wall mount installation 1. Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the
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Getting started Installation options (continued) Wall mount to tabletop installation 1. If the telephone line cord and power adapter cord are bundled, untie them first. 2. Slide the black wall mount bracket up and remove it from the wall mount plate. Unplug the end of the telephone line cord (or DSL filter) from the telephone wall jack. Unplug the power adapter from the power outlet. 3. Slide the telephone base up and remove it from the wall mount bracket. 4. See Telephone base and charger i
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Getting started Telephone base layout Message window X/DELETE Press to delete the message currently Shows the number of messages and playing (page 42). other answering system information (page 45). When the telephone is not in use, press twice to delete all previously reviewed /SKIP messages (page 43). Press to skip to the next message (page 42). IN USE light Flashes when there is an incoming call, or another telephone sharing the same line is in use. /VOL and /VOL On when the handset
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Getting started Handset layout CHARGE light On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger (page 3). /VOLUME Press to enter the directory when the telephone is not in use (page 27). Press to scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory, call log or redial list. During a call or message playback, press to increase the listening volume (page 16 or page 42). When entering numbers or names in the directory, press to move the cursor to the right. MUTE/DELETE While on a call,
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Getting started Handset layout MENU/SELECT Press to show the menu. While in a menu, press to select an item, or save an entry or setting. CID /VOLUME Press to review the call log when the telephone is not in use (page 32). Press to scroll down while in a menu, or in the directory, call log or redial list. During a call or message playback, press to decrease the listening volume (page 16 or page 42). When entering numbers or names in the directory, press to move the cursor to the left. OFF
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Telephone settings Using the menu In the ringers menu, you can select the ringer tones and adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls. In the settings menu, you can change and edit the settings for LCD language, voicemail indicators, key tone, date and time, home area code and dial mode. Go to Answering system settings starting on page 35 for instructions on how to modify the answering system settings with a system handset shown in the table below. Setting Page Answer on/off 35 Announceme
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Telephone settings Ringer volume (handset) >RINGERS You can adjust the ringer volume or turn the ringer off. SETTINGS 1. Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use. 2. Press or to select >RINGERS, then press MENU/SELECT. >RINGER VOLUME 3. Press or to select >RINGER VOLUME, then press RINGER TONE MENU/SELECT. 4. Press or to adjust the volume. A sample of each ringer volume plays as you scroll through the choices. 5. Press MENU/SELECT to save your selection. You hear a RINGER
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Telephone settings LCD language You can select a language (English, French or Spanish) to be >LCD LANGUAGE used in all screen displays. CLR VOICEMAIL 1. Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use. 2. Press or to select >SETTINGS, then press MENU/SELECT. 3. Press or to select >LCD LANGUAGE, then press LCD LANGUAGE MENU/SELECT. >ENGLISH 4. Press or to choose ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS or ESPAÑOL. 5. Press MENU/SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone. 12
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Telephone settings Clear voicemail indicators If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, NEW VOICEMAIL and appear on the handset when you have new voicemail messages. Contact your telephone service provider for more information about using your voicemail service. After you have listened to all new voicemail messages, the indicators on the handset turn off automatically. Use this feature when the telephone indicates that there is new voicemail but ther
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Telephone settings Set date and time The answering system announces the date and time of each message prior to playing it. If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. However, the year must be correct so that the day of the week can be calculated from the caller ID information. Before using the answering system, set the date and time. 1. Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use. >SET DATE/TIME HOME AREA CODE 2. Press
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Telephone settings Home area code If you dial your local calls using only seven digits (area code not required), you can program your home area code so that when you receive a call within your local area, the telephone number is automatically stored without the area code in the call log. 1. Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use. >HOME AREA CODE DIAL MODE 2. Press or to select >SETTINGS, then press MENU/SELECT. 3. Press or to select >HOME AREA CODE, then press MENU/SELECT.
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Telephone operation Make a call 1. Press /FLASH, then wait for a dial tone. -OR- Press to use the speakerphone, then wait for a dial tone. 2. Use the dialing keys to enter the telephone number. Predial a call 1. Use the dialing keys to enter the telephone number (up to 30 digits). • Press and hold REDIAL/PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears). • Press MUTE/DELETE or OFF/CANCEL to make corrections. 2. Press /FLASH or to call. Answer a call Press /FLASH, or any dialing key (0-9, TONE
