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Table of Contents
GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dial a Displayed Number 21
Before You Begin 3 Store a Call History Record in the Directory 21
Parts Checklist 3 Answering System Operation At The Base
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NEED HELP? This book has all the feature operation and troubleshooting you need to install and operate your new VTech phone Please take the time to review thoroughly to ensure proper installation and the benefit 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, please visit www vtechcanada com VTech toll free 1-800-595-9511 In Canada dial 1-800-267-7377
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Getting Started Before You Begin Parts Checklist 1 Charger Power Adapter • Important! 2 Handsets (2) Before using this 3 Base Unit telephone, you must read the CHARGER 4 Charger important safety POWER ADAPTER 5 Telephone Line Cord instructions on page 42 6 Batteries (2) 7 AC Power Adapter 8 User’s Manual To purchase replacement batteries, visit us on the web at www vtechphones com or call VTech Communications, HANDSET x 2 CHARGER BASE UNIT Inc at 1-800-595-9511 In Canada,
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Installation Choose Location Install Handset Battery For maximum performance of your a) Align the two holes in the plug with cordless telephone system: the socket pins, then snap the plug • U se only the 1 Choose a central location for your into place provided VTech Base Unit b) Place the battery in the compartment with battery, or the wires in the lower right corner Angle 2 I nstall your base unit and equivalent the top of the battery under the top claws extension handsets
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Getting Started Installation Table/Desk Installation Connect the power cord After charging the battery for at least 16 hours, connect the telephone line • I nstall the base cord unit away from electronic equipment such as personal computers, television sets or microwave ovens Standard Modular Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or telephone jack electrical outlet moisture • This power unit is intended to be Standard correctly orientated electrical outlet in a vertical or floor
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Installation Wall Mounting Your phone base unit is designed to mount on a standard telephone wall plate Wall mounting is optional 1 Run the power and telephone cords through the slot, then connect them to the jacks located on the underside of the base 2 Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet If the battery has not been previously charged, place the handset in the base, and allow it to charge for at least 16 hours (or overnight) Connect the telephone line cord to the wall
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Getting Started Installation Charge the Handset Battery Place the handset in the base CHARGING... will display Be sure to charge the battery for at least 16 • I f the phone will hours before using your phone not be used for a Set Language Mode long period of time, remove the battery • Press PROG, then press or until LANGUAGE is displayed Press SELECT. to prevent possible • The current setting blinks Press or until the screen displays the correct language leakage • Press
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Installation • The minute is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct minute Press SELECT. • A M or PM is flashing. Press or to choose between AM or PM. Press SELECT • In the event of a Handset Ringer Style/Battery Save power outage, or You can select from four different handset ringer styles, or turn the ringer off and extend the if your phone’s power cord is battery life unplugged, the • With the handset in idle (off) mode, press PROG time setting will be
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Basic Operation Telephone Operation Handset Operation . Make a Call Press before or after dialing number to place a call 2. Flash/Call Waiting Press to begin a call, then dial a number During a call, 6 press to receive an incoming call, if call waiting is activated 3. Chan 7 While on a call, press CHAN to switch to a clearer channel 1,2 8 4. Delete 10 Press to delete one or all calls in the call log See page 20 for complete instructions 5 . Answer a Call (any key) Press a
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Telephone Operation Base Operation 1 Locate Handset 2 Answer on/off 13 3 Delete 4 Microphone 5 Repeat 6 Play/Stop 7 Skip 8 Menu 9 Rec/Memo 12 1 10 Time/Set 11 Change 11 12 Base Volume 2 10 13 Message Window Display 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 BASIC OPERATION www.vtechphones.com
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Basic Operation Telephone Operation Operating Range This cordless telephone operates within the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Even so, this handset and base can communicate over only a certain distance • Only one handset of your phone system can — which can vary with the locations of the base and handset, the weather, and the construction of be in use (off hook) at your home or office. a time For example, if HS1 is on a call and HS2 If you receive a
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Telephone Operation Display Screen Messages Screen Displays: When: There is a call coming in ** RINGING ** The handset is waiting for dial tone CONNECTING... The handset is in use PHONE ON The handset is in the base and the battery CHARGING is charging The base is paging the handset ** PAGING ** The battery needs to be recharged BATTERY LOW The handset is changing to another of the SCANNING... 30 channels available Displays and a sad tone sounds when the CAN’T CONNECT base power is
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Basic Operation Speed Dialing You can store telephone numbers you call frequently in two different ways, as speed dial numbers, or in the directory Each number can have up to 24 digits You will program names to go with the numbers, each can have up to 15 characters • The entries you Up to ten numbers and names can be stored, total You can store as many as nine numbers with stored in speed names into speed dial memory locations you assign (1 through 9) You can also store numbers with d
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Speed Dialing Press Once Twice 3 Times 4 Times 5 Times 6 Times • When directory memory is full the 1 1 screen displays MEMORY FULL, A B C 2 2 an error tone sounds, and you D E F 3 3 cannot store a new number G H I 4 4 until you delete a record in speed J K L 5 5 dial memory or the directory M N O 6 6 • If the speed dial location is P Q R S 7 7 not empty, your new entry will be T U V 8 8 stored in place of the old and the W X Y Z 9 first entry will be 9 deleted Take 0 cauti
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Basic Operation Speed Dialing Edit a Number/Name in Speed Dial 1 Press and hold the memory location key (1 through 9) of the SPEED EDIT ERASE entry you wish to edit 8005959511 2 When the screen displays the entry you want to edit, press SELECT. 01 Then press or until EDIT flashes. 3 Press SELECT. The screen displays the name and number The cursor appears at the end of the name 4 Use and the dial pad keys to edit the name Press SELECT to move on to edit the number Use ,
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Telephone Directory Your phone can store 10 (including the nine speed dial entries) numbers with names (up to 15 characters for the name and 24 digits for the number) in each handset When memory is full the screen displays MEMORY FULL, an error tone sounds, and you will not be • P ress REDIAL/ PAUSE to display able to store a new number until you delete a stored number the last number dialed from this Store a Number/Name in the Directory phone to store 1 Press PROG The screen displays D
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Basic Operation Telephone Directory Edit a Number/Name in the Directory 1 Press (DIR). The screen displays DIRECTORY. • Press OFF at 2 Press or to scroll alphabetically through the entries stored in the directory any time to exit -OR- directory Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to edit. 3 W hen the screen displays the entry you want to edit, press SPEED EDIT ERASE SELECT. Then press or until EDIT flashes. 8005959511 4 Press SELECT. The scr
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Telephone Directory Dial a Number from the Directory 1 Press (DIR). The screen displays DIRECTORY. • P ress OFF at any 2 Press or to scroll alphabetically through entries stored in directory time to exit directory -OR- Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to dial. 3 When the number you want to dial is displayed, press TALK. Move a Number/Name to the Memory 1 Press (DIR). The screen displays DIRECTORY. 2 Press or to scroll alphabetically through
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Basic Operation Caller ID Operation Your phone has a caller ID (CID) with call waiting feature that works with service from your local phone service provider Caller ID with call waiting lets you see who’s calling before you answer the phone, even when you’re on another call You may need to change your phone service to use this feature Contact your service provider if: • You have both caller ID and call waiting, but as separate services (you may need combined service) • You have only caller
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Caller ID Operation About Call History (Caller ID) Your phone can store up to 30 calls in its caller ID memory The most recent call will have the highest • If you answer a call number When the memory is full, the oldest call will be deleted to make room for new incoming call before the caller ID information For each call that comes in, the screen displays the following information between the information first and second rings: appears on the • Your caller’s name (15 letters ar
