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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. VTECH COMMUNICATIONS INC. Customer Service: www.vtechphones.com or 1-800-595-9511. In Canada VTech Tele
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Parts Check List 1. Base Unit 7. Telephone Line Cord 2. Handset (4) 8. Belt Clip (4) 3. Base Power Adapter 9. Battery (4) 4. Base Wall Mounting Bracket 10. User’s Manual 5. Handset Charger (3) 6. Charger Wall Mounting Bracket (3) To purchase replacement batteries, visit us on the web at www.vtechphones.com or call VTech Communications, Inc. at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call VTech Telecommunica- tions Canada Ltd. at 1-800-267-7377. NOTE: Use only VTech batteries (part number 89-1323-00-00).
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The Handset Layout ) + & ), )) ' )+ ) ( - ) )' * 1. Antenna 10. DIR (Scroll Up) 2. Earpiece 11. Sel (Menu) 3. Volume Control 12. Off (Clear) 4. CID (Scroll Down) 13. Headset Jack (2.5mm) 5. Phone (Flash) 14. Intercom 6. Dialing Keys (0-9, *, #) 15. Mute (Delete) 7. Redial (Pause) 8. Speaker 9. LCD Display 4
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The Base Unit Layout ) + ( - * ' ) )+ & )) ), ) )' 1. Locate Handset key 11. Menu Key 2. Volume Control Keys 12. In Use LED 3. Record/Memo Key 13. Charging LED 4. Time/Set Key 14. Power Connector Jack 5. Change Key 15. Telephone Jack 6. Answer On/Off Key 7. Skip/Quick Key 8. Delete Key 9. Play/Stop Key 10. Repeat/Slow Key 5
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Setup Connecting Power to Base Unit CAUTION: Use only the VTech power supply provided with your telephone. Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch, and the connector into the bottom of the base unit. To telephone outlet To power outlet Installation of Battery 1. Remove battery compartment cover by pressing on the indentation and sliding downward. 2. Align the two holes in the plug with the socket pins, then snap the plug into place. Place the battery in t
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Setup Charging of the Handset Battery The handset of your cordless telephone is powered by rechargeable battery. It charges automatically when- ever the handset is in base unit or charger. Average talk time on a fully charged battery is about nine hours depending on environmental conditions, standby time is approximately four days. You should charge the battery for 10-12 hours when you first receive your phone. You will know the bat- tery needs charging when: • The low battery message is displa
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Wall Mounting The wall mount brackets are designed for use on standard wall mount plates only. Wall mounting is optional. 1. Plug the adapter into electrical outlets. Then plug the connector of the base power adapter to the connector jack at the bottom of the base unit. 2. Connect the telephone line cord to the jack at the bottom of the base unit, and the other end to the wall jack. 3. Line up the tabs on the wall mount adapters with the holes at the bottom of the base unit. Snap the wall mount
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Handset and Base Indicators Handset Icons Icon Description MUTE • Turns on when the microphone is muted. NEW • Turns on when there are new call log entries. • Turns on when the ringer is muted. • Low battery indicator or charging indicator. Handset LED LED Description . • LED is on when in handsfree mode. Base LEDs LED Description • On when the phone is off hook. IN USE • Flashes when an
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Handset Operation Making Calls • Press /FLASH (or SPEAKER to use the hand- set speakerphone feature). Dial the phone num- ber. -OR- Dial the phone number first. To fix any mistakes, press DELETE or CLEAR to backspace and erase characters. To add dialing pauses (if nec- essary), press and hold PAUSE. Then press /FLASH (or SPEAKER). • Press OFF or place the handset in the base or charger to end your call. Answering Calls • Press /FLASH, SPEAKER or any of the dial- ing keys. • Press OFF or place
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Handset Operation • When the desired number is reached, press /FLASH or SPEAKER to dial. • Press OFF to exit the redial review list. • When the desired entry displays, press DELETE to delete it. You’ll hear a confirma- tion beep. NOTE: If the redial memory is empty, and REDIAL is pressed, a double beep will sound. Temporary ringer adjustments When handset is ringing, to silence the handset’s ringer, press OFF or MUTE, or adjust the ringer level to 0 by using the handset volume keys. This adjust
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Handset Operation NOTE: If HSX is out of range, or on an external call, when HS1 attempts to intercom it, the display of HS1 will show: Call Forward An external call can be forwarded between sys- tem handsets. • A handset (HS1), on an external call can forward it to another handset (HSX). Press INTERCOM on HSX, it will display: • Enter the handset number you wish to forward to. HSX will display: • HSX can press /FLASH to answer the call. NOTE: If HSX does not respond in about 30 seconds, the ex
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Phonebook Operation Your i 6783 can store up to 50 numbers with names in memory. Each memory location can hold up to 32 digits for the number and 16 characters for the name. NOTE: Your i 6783 handsets share a common phonebook, which is stored in the base. This means that entries inserted by one handset are available for all system handsets, and if one deletes a phonebook entry, it will disappear from all handsets. When one handset is accessing the phonebook, the other handsets cannot access it a
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Phonebook Operation Each press of a particular key causes characters to be displayed in the following order: Key Characters by number of key presses 1234 5678 9 1 space 1 2 A B C 2 abc 3 DEF 3 d e f 4 GH I 4 g h i 5 JK L 5 j k l 6 MN O 6 m n o 7 P Q R S 7pq r s 8 TU V 8 t u v 9 WX Y Z 9 w x y z 0 0 ?! / ( ) # #' , - . & Reviewing/Dialing from the Phonebook • Press MENU. With PHONEBOOK highlighted, press SEL. With the REVIEW highlighted, press SEL. - OR - and the hand- With the handset in idle m
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Phonebook Operation Editing a Phonebook Entry • Follow the first two steps in Reviewing/Di- aling from the phonebook (page 14) to reach the entry to be edited. • Press SEL. The screen will display: • Press DELETE to backspace, then press the digit keys to correct the number. Press and hold PAUSE to add pauses if necessary. You can also press REDIAL, then or to scroll to the previously dialed number from redial list which you want to store in the phonebook. Press SEL. • Press SEL to co
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Call Log (Caller ID - Call Waiting) Caller ID - Call Waiting ID Your i 6783 is capable of displaying the number of the calling party before you answer the phone (caller ID or CID). If the number is contained in the phonebook, the name of the caller will also be displayed. It is also capable of displaying CID information in conjunction with a call waiting alert signal (call waiting caller ID). With call waiting caller ID, the CID data is displayed so you can decide whether to answer the incoming
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Call Log (Caller ID - Call Waiting) • Press SEL. Use and to scroll through the call log entries. When the beginning or the end of the call log is reached, a double beep will sound. NOTE: The NEW icon in the lower left corner indicates the call is not yet reviewed. Storing a Caller ID • Follow the steps in Reviewing Caller ID to scroll to the record to be stored. • To view alternate dialing sequences, press the # key repeatedly. The screen will cycle through the various dialing options (1 + are
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Call Log (Caller ID - Call Waiting) Deleting Caller ID • Follow the steps in Reviewing Caller ID to scroll to the record to be deleted. • Press DELETE. You’ll hear a confirmation beep and the previous CID record will be displayed on the screen. • To delete all CID records, press and hold the DELETE key. The screen will ask you DELETE ALL CALLS? Press SEL to confirm. Press OFF to return to the CID record previously displayed. 18 Basic Operation
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Handset Settings Ringer Volume • From the idle (off) mode, press MENU then or key to RINGER VOLUME. • Press SEL. The current ringer volume will be shown: • Press the and keys or enter a digit (0 through 6) to the desired ringer volume. The current ring tone will play and the volume bar is increased or decreased each time the setting is adjusted. At the lowest set- ting the display will show: NOTE: The handset will not ring when a call comes in if ringer volume is set to the lowest setting. •
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Handset Settings Language (preset to English) • From the idle (off) mode, press MENU then the or keys to LANGUAGE. • Press SEL. Press the or keys to scroll from English to French or Spanish. • Press SEL to confirm. Dial Type (preset to Tone) • From the idle (off) mode, press MENU then the or keys to DIAL TYPE. • Press SEL then the or keys to scroll to TONE or PULSE. • Press SEL to confirm. NOTE: When the phone is set for pulse dial mode, it is possible to switch to te
