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User’s Manual
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Model: ia5823
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Tabel of Contents Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Operating Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Message Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Parts Check List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Clear Message Waiting Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Display Screen Messages . .
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Battery Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Replacing the Handset Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Warranty Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . .
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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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Before You Begin Enhanced 5.8GHz technology - dual band transmission combines the best of 5.8GHz and 900MHz technologies, providing enhanced performance over standard cordless • Important! B e f o r e u s i n g telephones. this telephone, you must read Parts Check List: Important Safety Instructions on 1. Handset page 37. 2. Base Unit 3. Battery 4. Belt Clip 5. Telephone Line Cord 6. Base Power Adaptor 7. Desk/Wall Mount Bracket
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Getting Started Installation Choose Location Install Handset Battery For maximum performance of your • U s e o n l y t h e cordless telephone system: provided VTech 1. C hoose a central location for b a t t e r y , o r your Base Unit. equivalent. 2. Install your Base Unit and Extension Handsets away from a) Remove battery electronic equipment, such as compartment cover personal computers, television by pressing on the sets and microwave ovens. indentation and 3. I n locations
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Installation Connect Power and Telephone Line Cords Modular Standard telephone jack electrical outlet Connect the power cord. After charging the battery for at least 16 hours, connect the telephone line cord. 6 GETTING STARTED www.vtechphones.com
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Getting Started Installation Wall Mounting Your phone base unit is designed to mount on a standard telephone wall plate. Wall mounting is optional. See position one below for instructions. Desk/Table Installation To place your base unit on a desk or table, insert the desk/wall bracket as instructed below and shown in position one or two, depending on your preference of how you’d like the base unit to be angled. Position One To mount your phone on a wall, or to place it on a table or desk, ref
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Installation Charge the Handset Battery Place the handset in the base or charger. NEEDS CHARGING will appear on the handset. Charge • If the phone will the battery for at least 16 hours the first time. not be used for a long period of time, Set Language Mode remove the battery to prevent possible • Press PROG, then press or until LANGUAGE is displayed. Press SELECT. ▲ ▼ leakage. • The current setting blinks. Press or until the screen displays the correct language (English,
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Getting Started Installation • The month is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct month. ▲ ▼ Press SELECT. • In the event of a • T he day is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct day. Press SELECT. ▲ ▼ power outage, or • T he hour is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct hour. Press SELECT. ▲ ▼ if your phone’s • T he minute is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct minute. ▲ ▼ power cord is Press
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Setup Installation Attach belt clip (optional). To remove To attach 10 GETTING STARTED www.vtechphones.com
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Basic Operation Telephone Operation Handset Operation • While entering names or 1. Make a Call numbers into memory, Press PHONE, then dial the press to delete last number. character entered. -OR- /DIR Dial the number (use v • While on a call, press to to backspace and make increase the volume. A corrections), then press double beep will sound PHONE to call. when you reach the 2. Flash/Call Waiting highest setting. During a call, press to receive • While phone is not in an in
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Telephone Operation Base Operation 11. Message Waiting Indicator If you subscribe to telephone company voice mail with a visual message waiting signal, this light flashes, and MESSAGE WAITING displays on the handset screen when you have voice mail waiting. 12. Locate Handset Press to page the handset. Press again, press OFF on handset, or place handset in the base to cancel the page. 11 13. In use/Charge Indicator 12 • Flashes slowly when the handset is in use. 13 • Glows st
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Basic Operation Telephone Operation Temporary Tone Dialing If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can change from dial pulse to touch tone dialing during a call by • Temporary tone dial mode is use- pressing * TONE. This is useful if you need to send ful if you need to touch tone signals for access to telephone banking or send touch tone long distance services. signals for access to telephone bank- 1. Dial the number. ing or long distance 2. Press TONE. Buttons pressed after this se
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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 • F o r c l e a r e r reception while on certain distance — which can vary with the locations of the base and handset, the weather, and the a call, press the construction of your home or office. CHAN/DELETE If you receive a call while you are out of range, the handset might not rin
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Basic Operation Telephone Operation Message Waiting Your phone is designed to work with most local and regional telephone service provider’s voice messaging systems, providing alerts on both the handset and base unit when new messages come in. Voice messaging is subscription service, available through most service providers, for a monthly fee. Contact your local telephone company for more information. When a caller leaves a message in your voice mailbox, the MESSAGE WAITING light on the base
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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 You have been alerted by the telephone company that you have MESSAGE WAITING received new voice mail. The base is paging the handset. ** PAGING ** The battery needs to be recharged. BATTERY LOW The handset is changing to another of the 30 channels available. SCANNING... 1. Displays when base power is off
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Basic Operation Speed Dial Your phone can store up to nine telephone numbers with names (up to 15 characters and 24 digits in each location) into the speed dial memory locations you assign (1 through 9). You can also store • The entries you telephone numbers with names alphabetically in the directory. See Telephone Directory for instruc- stored in speed tions. dial memory will be marked with Store a Number/Name in Speed Dial 01 through 09 in the telephone 1. Press PROG on the handset.
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Speed Dial 6. When you finish entering the name, press SELECT or PROG. The screen displays ENTER NUMBER. 7. Enter the telephone number. Use to backspace and make corrections. Press REDIAL/ PAUSE to store pauses in the dialing sequence. -OR- Press REDIAL/PAUSE to display the last number dialed from this phone. 8. Press SELECT or PROG to store your entry. The screen displays DISTINCT RING? and the current setting. 9. Press or to change the setting. Choose Y (for yes) if you wish t
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Basic Operation Speed Dial Delete a Speed Dial Number/Name 1. Press and hold the speed dial location key (1 through 9) of the entry you wish to delete. 2. When the screen displays the entry you want to delete, press SELECT. Then press or ▲ ▼ until ERASE flashes. SPEED EDIT ERASE 8005959511 01 3. Press SELECT. The screen displays ERASE NO YES and the number. 4. Press or until YES flashes. ▲ ▼ 5. Press SELECT. You’ll hear a confirmation beep. Dial a Speed Dial Number 1. Press and hold the spee
