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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 F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance. 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. 2
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Before You Begin Enhanced 2.4GHz Technology - Dual band transmission combines the best of 2.4GHz and 900MHz technologies, providing enhanced performance over standard cordless telephones. Parts Check List 1. Base Unit 6. Belt Clip 2. Handset 7. User’s Manuals 3. AC Power Adapter 8. Color Handset and Base Plates 4. Telephone Line Cord 9. Headset (model gz 2339 only) 5. Battery To purchase replacement batteries, visit us on the web at www.vtechphones.com or call VTech Communications, Inc. at 1-800
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Setup Installation of Battery in Handset 1. Align the two holes in the plug with the socket pins, then snap the plug into place. 2. Place the battery in the compart- ment, with the wires in the lower left corner. Angle the top half of the battery in first, under the two claws. Then snap the lower portion of the battery into place. 3. Replace the handset back cover by firstly inserting the bottom portion, then snap the top into place. (See additional diagrams on page 5.)
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Setup Check for Dial Tone After the battery is charged, connect the modular telephone cord between a live phone jack and the jack located on the bottom of the base unit. Pick up the handset and press ON. You should hear a dial tone. CAUTION: Use only the VTech power supply provided with your telephone. IMPORTANT! FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE OF YOUR CORDLESS TELEPHONE SYSTEM: 1. Choose a central location for your base unit. 2. Install your base unit and extension handsets away from electronic equip
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Handset Features Flashes in unison with an incoming call’s ringing. (CID) • When phone is not in use, press to display ( ) caller ID information. • When phone is not in • During a call, press to use, press to display di- decrease listening vol- rectory entries. ume. A double beep will sound when you reach • During a call, press to the lowest setting. increase listening vol- ume. A double beep will sound when you reach ON/FLASH the highest setting. • Press this button then dial the number to ma
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Base Features PAGE IN USE/CHARGING MESSAGE Light Press to page the handset Indicator Flashes when a caller for up to 60 seconds. Press •Flashes when the leaves a message again, press OFF, or place handset is in use. in your voice mailbox, the handset in its base to • Flashes in unison with an see Message Waiting cancel the page. incoming call’s ringing. on page 8 for details. • Flashes rapidly when a call is on hold. • On steady when the handset is charging in the base. 7 Basic Operation
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Telephone Operation Set Handset Ringer Style You can select from four traditional ringers, five musical ringers, or turn the ringer OFF. 1. Make sure the handset is OFF. 2. Press PROG. 3. Press until the screen displays RINGER: and the current setting. 4. Press SELECT. The current setting blinks, and you will hear a sample of the ring. 5. Press or to select the desired option. You will hear a sample of each ring. 6. Press SELECT to choose the desired ringer. If you chose a musical ring
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Telephone Operation You can retrieve your voicemail messages from any telephone. If the indicators remain on after all new messages have been reviewed, you can turn them off manually: 1. Make sure the handset is OFF. 2. Press PROG. 3. Press or until the screen displays MESSAGES WAITING. 4. Press SELECT. The screen displays:
5. Use or to choose YES or NO. Press SELECT or PROG to confirm. If you choose YES, the MESSAGES WAITING animation on the handset and the MES- SAGE LED on
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Telephone Operation If you move out of range without pressing OFF, your phone will be left off the hook. To hang up properly, walk back into range, periodically pressing OFF. Display Screen Messages Screen Displays: When ** RINGING ** There is a call coming in. The handset is waiting for dial tone. CONNECTING... PHONE ON The handset is in use. MESSAGES WAITING You have recieved telephone company voice mail. The base is paging the handset. ** PAGING ** HOLD There is a call on hold. BATTERY
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Speed Dial You can store as many as nine telephone numbers with names (up to 15 characters and 24 digits in each location) you dial frequently into the speed dial memory locations you assign in the handset. NOTES: 1. The entries you store in speed dial memory will be marked 01 through 09 in the telephone directory. 2. Press OFF at any time to exit speed dial mode. Store a Number/Name in Speed Dial Memory 1. Press PROG. 2. Press or until the screen displays SPEED DIAL. 3. Press SELECT. The scre
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Speed Dial -OR- Press REDIAL/PAUSE to display the last number dialed. 8. Press SELECT or PROG. The screen displays DISTINCT RING? and the current setting. 9. Press or to change the setting. Choose Y (for yes) if you wish the phone to alert you to calls from this number by changing to a distinctive ringing pattern after the first ring. Choose N for a normal ringing pattern. 10. Press SELECT or PROG to confirm your selection. If you chose Y, the screen displays: NOTE: If you chose N, you can s
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Speed Dial SELECT to move on and edit the dis- tinctive ring and animation setting. Fol- low steps 9 through 13 in Store a Num- ber/Name in Speed Dial Memory. Delete a Number/Name Stored in Speed Dial Memory 1. Press and hold the memory location key (1 through 9) of the entry you wish to delete.
2. When the screen displays the number you want to delete, press SELECT. Then press or until ERASE flashes. 3. Press SELECT. The screen displays ERASE NO YES and the numb
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Telephone Directory This cordless phone can store 20 telephone numbers with names (including nine speed dial entries), each up to 15 characters for the name and 24 digits for the number. NOTE: Press OFF at any time to exit directory. Store a Number/Name in the Directory 1. Press PROG. The screen displays DIRECTORY. 2. Press SELECT. The screen displays ENTER NAME. 3. Using the chart below, enter up to 15 characters for the name you’re storing with the number. Use to backspace and make correctio
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Telephone Directory 8. Press SELECT or PROG to confirm your selection. If you chose Y, the screen displays: NOTE: If you chose N, skip to Step 10. 9. The ringer name will blink. Press or to choose the desired ring tone. Then press SELECT or PROG to confirm. The screen displays: 10. Press or to change the setting. Choose Y (for yes) if you wish the phone to show an animation when the incoming call matches this number. Choose N for no anim
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Telephone Directory Delete a Number/Name Stored in the Directory 1. Press ( ). The screen displays DIRECTORY. 2. Press or to scroll alphabetically through entries. -OR- Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to delete. 3. When the screen displays the entry you want to delete, press SELECT. Then press until ERASE flashes.
4. Press SELECT. The screen displays ERASE NO YES and the number. The current choice flashes. 5. Press until YES f
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Caller ID Operation
About Call History This phone assigns each incoming call a number from 1 to 45. The most recent call will have the highest number. When the memory is full, the oldest call information is deleted to make room for new incoming call information. For each call that comes in, the screen displays the following information between the first and second rings: • Your caller’s name (up to 15 letters are sent by your telephone company). • The caller’s ar
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Caller ID Operation 4. Press SELECT again. The number is automatically dialed. -OR- When the number is correctly displayed for dialing, press ON. Store a Call History Record in the Directory 1. Locate the record in the call history you want to store in the directory. 2. If you wish to change how the number is stored, press #. The screen displays alternate dialing sequences available for this call (area code + number; 1 + area code + number; number only; 1 + number). 3. Press SELECT, then press
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Ringer Options In addition to four traditional ringer options and ringer OFF, your gz 2334 handset has five popular pre-programmed melodies. Traditional Ring Options Ringer 1 Ringer 2 Ringer 3 Ringer 4 Ringer OFF Pre-programmed Melodies: 1. Punk 2. Grunge 3. HipHop 4. Pop 5. Rock 19 Basic Operation
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Headset Operation Your gz 2334 handset is equipped with a 2.5mm headset jack for use with an optional accessory headset for handsfree operation. If you choose to use the headset option, you must obtain an optional accessory headset, which is compatible with the gz 2334. To purchase a headset, visit us on the web at www.vtechphones.com or call VTech Customer Service at 1-800-595-9511. Once you have a compatible 2.5mm headset, locate the headset Jack on the gz 2334 handset. Connect the plug on the
