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Important Safety Instructions
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed
to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, including the following:
1. Read and understand all instructions.
2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
4. Do not use this product near water (for example, near a bath tub
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Important Safety Instructions 13. Avoid using a telephone (other than cordless) during an electrical storm. There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. 14. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 15. Only put the Handset of your telephone next to your ear when it is in normal talk mode. WARNING: To insure your safety from possible electric shock, only use the enclosed VTech Audio Patch Cable to record custom ring tones. Do NOT leave the Audio Patc
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Introduction The i 5857 is an advanced cordless telephone that operates in the 5.8GHz frequency range. Your i 5857 is capable of supporting up to a maximum of 8 Handsets. Using additional Handsets, up to three people can be conferenced on a call (2 Handsets and the Base Speakerphone), or two extensions can be conferenced on a call, while two other extensions can be talking internally, using the Intercom feature. This manual is designed to familiarize you with the i 5857 cordless telephone. We st
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Parts Check List 1. Base Unit 7. User’s Manual 2. Handset 8. Audio Patch Cord 3. Base AC Power Adapter 9. Battery Cells 4. Telephone Line Cord 10.Image Editor Software (CD-Rom) 5. Quick Start Guide 11. USB Cable 6. Belt Clip To purchase replacement battery cells, call VTech Communications, Inc. at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call VTech Telecommunication Canada Ltd. at 1-800-267-7377. NOTE: Use only VTech batteries P/N 80-5461-00-00 or equivalent AA NiMH rechargeable batteries. Base Unit Handset B
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The Handset Layout " " "# # # $$$
! !! 1. Antenna 9. In Use/Incoming Ringing/MessageLED 2. Earpiece 10. LCD Display 3. Headset Jack and Audio 11. Navigation Key (NavKey) Patch Cable Jack (2.5mm) 12. Volume Keys 4. Soft/Select Key 13. Softkey 5. On/Flash Key 14. Of
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The Base Unit Layout 1. Charging LED 10. Mute 2. Speakerphone 11. Redial 3. Volume Key 12. Flash 4. LCD Display 13. Dialing Keys (0-9, , #) * 5. Softkeys 14. Clear 6. In Use LED 15. Telephone Jack 7. Antenna 16. DC Connector Jack 8. Message LED 17. Spare Battery Drawer 9. Intercom 18. Spare Battery Release Button 6
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Setup Connecting Power to Base Unit Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet, and the DC connector into the bottom of the Base Unit. To AC outlet 7 Getting S Getting Started tarted
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Setup Installation and Charge of Battery Cells in Handset Follow these steps: 1. Remove the Battery cover and place the new battery cells in the Handset with the positive and negative poles aligned in the battery compartment. 2. Replace the battery cover by sliding it upwards. 3. If the new battery cells are not already charged, place the Handset in its Charger or Base Unit, and allow it to charge for a minimum of 12 hours. After initial charge, a maintenance charge of 8 hours should be sufficie
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Setup IMPORTANT: 1. Do not dispose of battery cells in a fire, the cell may explode. 2. Do not open or mutilate the battery cells. Toxic substances may be released, causing harm to eyes or skin. 3. Exercise care in handling battery cells in order to prevent an accidental short of the charge contacts, potentially causing the battery pack to overheat. 4. Do not dispose of battery cells into household garbage. They should be properly recycled. Connecting to Phone Line Plug one end of the telephone
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Power Guard/Spare Battery Charger Feature Power Guard The i 5857 uses the spare battery charger in the Base Unit to provide operational backup in the event of a power failure. With fully charged battery cells in the spare battery charger, you will still be able to place and receive calls from the Handset only, for up to 2 1/2 hours. The spare battery cells can also be used to replace drained Handset battery cells ensuring uninterrupted use. The spare battery cells are optional and purchased sepa
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Installation and Registration of Accessory Handset Expand your i 5857 system by adding accessory Handsets. Bring telephone access to rooms where a phone jack isn’t available! Your VTech i 5857 system can operate up to 8 Handsets. To order additional Handsets (model i 5803 or i 5807), call VTech Customer Service at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call: 1-800- 267-7377. The i 5803 accessory Handset consists of the following: "
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Installation and Registration of Accessory Handset Setup Of The i 5803/i 5807 Acces- sory Handset 1. Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet. 2. Place the new battery cells in the Handset with the positive and negative poles aligned in the battery compartment. 3. Replace the battery compartment cover by sliding it upward. 4. Place the Handset in the Charger, and allow it to charge for a minimum of 12 hours. After the initial charge, a maintenance charge of 8 hours should be sufficien
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Installation and Registration of Accessory Handset Registration Your i 5857 Handset comes registered to the Base Unit. To register additional i5803/i5807 Handsets, follow these steps: Register Additional i5803/i5807 Handsets 1. After charging the Handset, remove it from its Charge
Cradle; the screen will display: "#
2. If, after charging the Handset, you see: $%& 3. Press NEW. You will now see the ENTER BASE ID screen as described i
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Handset and Base Indicators Handset Icons Icon Description Line In Use Indicator On steady with one or more numbers next to it, indicating which extensions are using the line. For example, 12 indicates that Handset 1 and Handset 2 are on an outside call. Appears in idle or phone on modes to indicate a parallel set in use. It replaces phone on icon during phone on mode and parallel set is detected. Handset Number Indicator 1 2 3 4 Indicates the Handset number. It's permanently displayed at
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Handset and Base Indicators Handset LEDs Description LED • Lights when in the handset off-hook mode. • Flashes following by the ring cadence when incoming call. In Use/Message • Flashes to indicate that you have new voicemail messages. Service must be subscribed to through your local tele- phone company. Speakerphone • On when Handset speakerphone is in use. Base Unit Icons Description Icon Ringer Off Indicator is displayed when the Base ringer is turned off. Battery indicator Cycles (Lo
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Handset Menu Navigation Key (NavKey) • Press any NavKey button to display the Main Menu. Press the NavKey buttons (Left, Right, Up and Down) to maneuver through menus. Press the Middle NavKey button to select the highlighted menu item. Menu Shortcuts When viewing menu options, pressing the corresponding number on the dialing keypad will automatically go to and select that item. For example, in the Main Menu screen, pressing the 1 key will automatically take you to the Intercom menu screen, pre
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Handset Menu Screen Saver After 30 seconds of inactivity in idle mode, your Handset will go into screen saver mode. While in screen saver mode, your Handset will display a digital clock and the new calls count (if you have new calls). To illuminate the screen and read the clock and the new calls count, simply press the volume buttons on the right edge of the handset. Intercom From Handset to Base: With the Intercom icon highlighted, press the middle NavKey or assigned dialing key to reveal you
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Handset Menu Phonebook With this icon highlighted, press the middle NavKey or left softkey to reveal the contents of the phonebook. If there are no entries, the screen will display Phonebook is Empty! The i 5857 Handset can store up to 50 numbers with names in the phonebook directory, along with a distinctive ring and image for each. Each memory location can hold up to 32 digits and up to 16 characters, including spaces. When prompted to Enter Name, use the digit keys to spell the name. Each pr
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Handset Menu NOTE: When the phonebook is full and NEW is pressed, Phonebook is Full will display and an error tone will sound. ! " You will then be prompted to Enter Name. Use the digit keys to spell the name. If you make a mistake, press the softkey. You can add a space by pressing the 1 key or the right NavKey twice. When finished, press OK. Enter the number you want to store in the Phonebook. Press and hold the # key to insert a pause. If you make a mistake, pres
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Handset Menu NOTE: To use the distintive image feature you must subscribe to Caller ID service. If you wish to be visually alerted to calls from this number by changing to a distinctive image, press the up or down NavKey to scroll to PICTURE: (none) . Press the left or right NavKey to sample the pictures and images options. -OR- Press the middle NavKey then the up or down NavKey to sample the pictures and images options. Press SAVE. Searching for and Dialing Phonebook Entries From the
