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Parts checklist ...................................................................1 Headset jack ...................................................................15
Installation .........................................................................2 Operating range ..............................................................16
New voice mail ................................................................16
Connect power and telephone line cords ........................
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Table of contents Replacing the handset battery ........................................30 Troubleshooting ..............................................................31 Maintenance ....................................................................40 Limited Warranty .............................................................40 Important safety instructions ..........................................42 FCC, ACTA and IC regulations .......................................43 ® The RBRC seal ..
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Important! Before using this telephone, you must read the Important safety nstruc - tons on page 42 of this manual. NEED HELP? This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting you need to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please take the time to review thoroughly to ensure proper installation of this VTech innovative and feature rich product. You can also visit our website at www.vtechphones.com for support, shopping, and everything new at VTech. In Canada, plea
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Gett ng started Parts checkl st • Handsets (2) • Telephone base • Base power adapter • Important! • Charger power adapter Before using • Charger this telephone, • Desk/wall mount bracket please read Charger power adapter • Batteries (2) Important safety nstruct ons on • Battery covers (2) page 42. • Belt clips (2) • Telephone line cord • User’s manual Telephone base To p u r c h a s e r e p l a c e m e n t Handsets (2) with desk /wall Base power adapter mount bracker batteries, v
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Installat on Connect power and telephone l ne cords Install the telephone base and the charger as shown below. Choose a central location within the home, away from any electronic equipment and appliances such as personal computers, computer routers, • Install the telephone base away from television sets, microwave ovens, and refrigerators. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture. electronic equipment such as personal Plug the telephone line cord computers, television sets or int
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Gett ng started Installat on Choose locat on Install handset battery For maximum performance of your cordless telephone system: • Use only the 1. Choose a central location for your provided VTech battery, or equivalent. telephone base. • To purchase 2. Install your telephone base and replacement extension handsets away from batteries, visit us electronic equipment, such as on the web at www. personal computers, television vtechphones. sets and microwave ovens. com or call us a
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Installat on Wall mount ng bracket nstallat on (optional) Your telephone base comes with the wall mounting/desktop bracket installed, ready for desktop use. If you prefer to mount your telephone on the wall (optional), it is designed to mount on a standard telephone wall plate. For wall mounting, follow these instructions: • First, insert the lower portion tabs of the wall mounting/desktop bracket into the lower grooves in the telephone base, then snap the upper portion tabs of the brack
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Gett ng started Installat on Check for d al tone After the batteries are charged, pick up the handset and press TALK/FLASH; you should hear a dial tone. If you do not, refer to the Troubleshoot ng section in the back of this user’s manual. • If the phone will not be used for a Charge the handset battery long period of time, If battery power is low, NEEDS RECHARGING will appear on the handset. Charge the battery for remove the battery to prevent battery at least 16 hours the first ti
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Installat on • Press SELECT. The minute is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct minute. • Press SELECT. AM or PM is flashing. Press or to choose between AM or PM. Press SELECT. • In the event the battery loses all Handset r nger style/battery save of its power or is Y ou can select from four different handset ringer styles, or turn the ringer off and extend the removed, the time battery life. setting will be lost. 1. With the handset in idle (off) mode, pre
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Gett ng started Installat on Belt cl p (optional) To remove To attach www.vtechphones.com
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Telephone operat on Handset layout 1. TALK 2. FLASH 3. CHAN (channel) 6 4. REMOVE 5. Answer a call 6. /CID VOL- 1,2 8 /VOL+ 7. SELECT 7 8. OFF 5 9. REDIAL/PAUSE 10. PROG (program) 3,4 9 10 www.vtechphones.com
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Bas c operat on Telephone operat on Telephone base layout 11. CHARGE/IN USE 12. Message waiting indicator 13. FIND HANDSET 11 12 13 www.vtechphones.com
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Telephone operat on Handset operat on Mak ng Calls • Press TALK/FLASH, then dial the number. • Whenever the phone is in use, — OR — call timer will be Dial the number (press then press CHAN/REMOVE to backspace), then press TALK/FLASH. shown at the top • To answer a call, press TALK/FLASH. right corner. • To end a call, press OFF. End ng calls • Press OFF to end your call. — OR — Put the handset on the telephone base or charger to end your call. Answer ng calls • Press any k
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Bas c operat on Telephone operat on • While phone is not in use, press to display caller ID information. • While entering names or numbers into memory, press then press CHAN/REMOVE to delete last character entered. /VOL+ • While on a call, press to increase the volume. A double beep will sound when you reach the highest setting. • While phone is not in use, press to display directory entries. • While entering names, press twice to add a space. S ELECT • Press to confirm an entry of op
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Telephone operat on Telephone base operat on CHARGE/IN USE • Flashes slowly when the handset is in use. • During a page, if you press OFF on • Glows steadily when the handset is charging in its base. a handset, it will • Flashes in unison with an incoming call. cancel the page on that handset only, V o ce ma l nd cator the other handset will continue to page • If you subscribe to telephone company voice mail with a visual message waiting signal, this light for 60 seconds. flas
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Bas c operat on Telephone operat on Language • Press PROG, then press or until LANGUAGE is displayed. Press SELECT. • The current setting blinks. Press or until the screen displays the correct language (English, Espanol, Francais). • Press SELECT to save your selection. Set d al mode If you have touch tone service, the phone is ready to use as soon as the battery is charged. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you’ll need to change the dial mode. • Press PROG. • Press or until the s
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Telephone operat on Check for d al tone A fter the batteries are charged, pick up the handset and press TALK/FLASH; you should hear a dial tone. If you do not, refer to the Troubleshoot ng section in the back of this user’s manual. Charge the handset battery The battery may have enough power to allow for short calls. If the battery power is low, NEEDS RECHARGING will appear on the handset screen. For best performance charge the battery for at least 16 hours the first time. Handset r nger
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Bas c operat on Telephone operat on Temporary tone d al ng If you have pulse (rotary) dialing, you can change from dial pulse to touch tone dialing by pressing TONE*. This • The temporary tone is useful if you need to send touch tone signals for access feature is useful if you to telephone banking or long distance services. need to send touch tone signals for access to telephone banking 1. Press TALK/FLASH. or long distance 2. P ress TONE*. services. 3. Dial the number. 4. When you
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Telephone operat on Operat ng range This cordless telephone operates within the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone base can communicate • For clearer reception over only a certain distance — which can vary with the locations of the telephone base and handset, while on a call, press the CHAN button the weather, and the construction of your home or office. until any interference If you receive a call while you are ou
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Bas c operat on Telephone operat on Clear vo ce mal alert If after you review your message(s) your message waiting alert does not go off, you may manually turn it off by: • Only one handset 1. Press PROG. can be on a call at a 2. Press or until screen displays CLR VOICEMAIL. time. For example, if HS1 is on a call 3. Press SELECT, the screen displays: and HS2 presses the TALK/FLASH button, OTHER HANDSET ON OR OUT OF CLEAR? YES RANGE will display. • If the HS2 cannot be found,
