VTech LS6195-13 manual

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    C o m p l e t e u s e r ’s m a n u a l w w w . v t e c h p h o n e s . c o m Models: LS6195/ LS6195-13/LS6195-15/ LS6195-16/LS6195-17[...]

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    Congratulations on purchas ing your new VT ech pro duc t. Before using this tele phone, please read Imp or ta nt saf et y inst ruct ions on page 6 8 of this manual. This manual has all t he feature operations and troubl eshooting ne cess ar y to install and operate your new VT ech teleph one. Please review this manual thoroughl y to ensure proper i[...]

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    i Table of contents Getti ng star ted ...... ...... ...... ...... .....1 Parts checklist .................................... 1 Telephone base installation ................ 2 Handset battery installation ................ 3 Handset battery charging ................... 4 Telephone base layout ....................... 5 Handset layout..................[...]

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    ii Message alert tone ........................... 46 Recording time ................................. 47 Answe ring sy stem o perati on ... 48 Answering system and voicemail ..... 48 Using the answering system and voicemail together ......................... 48 Message capacity ............................. 49 New message indication................[...]

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    1 To purchase replacement batteries or power adapters, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or dial 1 (800) 267-7377. Parts checklist Yo u r t el ep hon e pac ka ge co nta in s t he fo ll owi ng it em s. Sa ve yo ur sa les r ece ip t a nd or i gi n al p ack ag ing i n c as e i t is [...]

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    Get ting started 2 T elephone base installation Install the telephone base as shown below. Make sure that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch. If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet service through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone[...]

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    Get ting started 3 Battery Pack / Bloc-piles : (2.4V Ni-MH) WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT : DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES. NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES. Made in China / Fabriqué en chine THIS SIDE UP / CE C ÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT CHARGE light remains on when charging. If the handset will not be used for a long time, disconnect and remove the ba[...]

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    Get ting started 4 Handset batter y charging Once you hav e inst alled the ba ttery, the sc reen i ndicat es the batter y stat us (se e the table below) . If n ecessa ry, pl ace th e hands et in the te lephone base to cha rge th e batter y. For best perfor mance, keep the han dset i n the teleph one bas e when not i n use. T he bat tery i s full y [...]

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    Get ting started 5 T elephone base lay out 3x Press to delete the playing message (page 51). • 4 Press to repeat the playing message (page 51). Press twice to play the previous message (page 51). • • Tap to play messages (page 51). Tap to stop playing messages (page 51). • • 2 Press to skip to the next message (page 51). • /VOL+ Tap to [...]

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    Get ting started 6 T elephone base lay out CID/FLASH Tap to review the cal ler ID log when the ph one is n ot in u se (pag e 39). When t he telep hone ba se is i n the caller ID log, tap to return to idle mode. Tap to answer another incoming call during a call (page 21). • • • /MUTE Tap to review the dir ectory when the phone is not i n use ([...]

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    Get ting started 7 T elephone base lay out /FIND HANDSET Press to page the system handset (page 23). • Bottom of the telephone base[...]

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    Get ting started 8 Handset lay out / / VO LUM E Press to review the directory when the phone is not in use (page 32). Press to scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list. While entering names or numbers, press to move the cursor to the right. During a call or message playback, press to increase the listening volume[...]

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    Get ting started 9 Handset lay out CID/ /VOLUME Press to review the caller ID log when the phone is not in use (page 39). Press to scroll down while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list. While entering names or numbers, press to move the cursor to the left. During a call or message playback, press to decrease the listening v[...]

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    Get ting started 10 Usin g the menu Y ou can use the c ordle ss hands et to change your telephone set tings. In the ring ers menu, you can sele ct the r inger tones and ad just the rin ger volume for incomin g calls. In the set tings menu, you can ch ange the set ting s for LC D language, voicemail number , voic email indi cators, key t one, home a[...]

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    11 Handset ringer v olu me You can set the ringer volume or turn the ringer off on each handset. When the ringer is off, the handset displays and Ringer off . Press MEN U when t he handset is not in us e. Press or to scro ll to Ringe rs , then press S ELEC T . Press SELEC T to choo se Ring er volume . Press or to samp le each volume level. Press SE[...]

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    12 T elephone settings Quiet mode Y ou can turn on the q uiet mode for a peri od of time ( 1 - 1 2 hours) . Dur ing this per iod, all tones ( ex cept paging tone) and call screening are muted. When you turn on the quiet mo de, the answering system turns on automatically . When the quiet mo de duration expires, the answering system remains on. T o s[...]

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    13 T elephone settings Set date and time The answering system announces t he date and time of each mess age prior to playing it. Before using the answering system, set the date and time as follows. If you subscri be to caller ID ser v ice, the day , month and t ime are set automatically with each in comin g call. Howev er , the year must be cor rec[...]

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    14 T elephone settings LCD lan guage Y ou can selec t a language (English, French or Spanish ) to be used in all handset screen di splays. Press MEN U when t he handset is not in us e. Press or to scro ll to Set t ings , then press S ELEC T . Press SELEC T to selec t LCD lang uag e . Press or to scro ll to English , Franç ais or Es pañol then pre[...]

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    15 T elephone settings V oicemail nu mber If you subscri be to voicemail ser v ice of fered by your telephone ser v ice provid er , you can save the voicemail number to 1/ for easy access. The voic email number is shared by the hands et and the telephon e base. When you want to re trieve voicemail mes sages, press and h old 1/ . Contact your teleph[...]

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    16 T elephone settings Clear vo icemail ind icators If you subscri be to voicemail ser v ice of fered by your telephone ser vi ce provid er , New voic email an d display on the hand set and the teleph one base when you hav e new voicemail mess ages. Contac t your telephone ser v ice provid er for more information and as sistan ce about u sing your [...]

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    17 T elephone settings Home area code If you dial your local c alls using onl y seven digits ( area code not requ ired) , you can program your home area co de so that when you rec eive a call within your lo cal area, the telepho ne number is automaticall y stored without t he area cod e in the caller ID log. Press MENU when the handset is not in us[...]

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    18 T elephone settings Au to ans wer Y ou can turn on or of f the auto answer featu re for your handset. If you turn the auto answer fea ture on, the handset automaticall y answers an incomin g call when ev er you pick up the han dset from the tele phone base. Press MEN U when t he handset is not in us e. Press or to scr oll to Set t ings , then pr[...]

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    19 Make a call Using th e hand set: Press or on the hand set. When you hear a dial tone, dial the numb er . The handset shows the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds). While entering numbers, press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears). Using th e tel epho ne ba se: Press o n the tel eph one ba se. When you hear[...]

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    T elephone operatio n 20 Ans wer a call Using th e hand set: Press or or any dialing ke y ( 0 - 9 , or ). - O R- Pick up the hand set from the telep hone base wh en the auto answer fea ture is turned on. Using th e tel epho ne ba se: Press or any dialing key ( 0 - 9 , or ). End a call Using th e hand set: Press OFF on the han dset or put the hand s[...]

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    T elephone operatio n 21 Mute The mute func tion allows you to hear the other par t y but the other par t y cannot hear you. During a c all, press MU TE on the han dset or tap M UTE o n the telepho ne base. The screen d isplays Mute d until the mute functio n is turned of f. Press MUTE on the handset or tap MUTE on the telephone base to resume the [...]

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    T elephone operatio n 22 T emporar y tone dial ing If you ha ve pulse ( rotar y) servi ce only , you can switch from pulse to touc h-tone dialing temporar ily during a c all. This is useful if you need to se nd touch -tone signals to acc ess your telephone ban king or long d istan ce ser v ices. During a c all, press on t he handset or on the telep[...]

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    T elephone operatio n 23 Check vo icemail Press and hold 1/ on the hands et or 1 on the telephon e base to dial your stored voicemail numb er . See Voicemail number on page 15 to set your voicemail number. Find ha ndset This feature helps you nd the misp laced hand set. T o sta r t th e paging ton e: Press / FI ND HA ND SE T at the bot tom of th[...]

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    T elephone operatio n 24 Redial Each hands et stores the last 1 0 telephone number s diale d ( up to 30 digits) . W hen there are already 1 0 e ntries, the ol dest entr y is d eleted to make room for the new entr y . T o review an d dial a r edia l numb er: Press RED IAL w hen the pho ne is not in use. Press , or RE D IAL rep eatedly to browse unti[...]

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    T elephone operatio n 25 T ransfer a call While on an out side c all, you can transfer the call fro m one system device to another . T o tra nsfe r a call fro m the h ands et: During a c all, press ME NU . Press or to scro ll to T rans fer , the n press SE LECT . If you ha ve only one handset, t he outsid e call is pu t on hold and your handset sho[...]

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    26 Join a cal l in progress Y ou can use t wo system devices at a time on an outs ide c all. Y ou c an buy additiona l expansion handsets ( LS 6 0 0 5 / L S6 0 0 5 - 1 3 / LS 6 0 0 5 - 1 5 / LS 6 0 0 5 -1 6 / LS 6 0 0 5 -1 7 ) for this teleph one base. Y ou can register up to ve handsets to th e telephone bas e. To join a call: : When a device i[...]

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    27 Multi ple handset use Intercom Use the intercom feature for conversations bet ween the hand set and another system device. Press IN T on the hand set when not in use. If you ha ve only one handset, t he handset di splays Calling b ase . The telephone ba se displ ays HS 1 is c alling . If you ha ve more than one hands et, use the diali ng ke ys t[...]

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    28 Multi ple handset use Call transfer us ing in tercom Use the intercom feature to transfer an outside c all on the h andset to another system device. During a c all, press IN T on the hand set. If you ha ve only one handset, t he handset di splays Calling bas e . The telephone bas e displays HS 1 is c alling . If you ha ve more than one hands et,[...]

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    29 About the directory The direc tor y stores up to 50 entries w ith up to 30 d igits for each ph one number and 1 5 c haracters for each name. Director y entr ies are shared by the handset and t he telephone ba se. Any modi cation s made on one d evice appl y to all system devices. When you acce ss the dire ctor y with out rec ords, the s creen[...]

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    30 Directory Add a d irector y entry Press MEN U when t he phone is n ot in use. Press or to scro ll to Dir ec tor y , the n press SE LECT . Press SELEC T to choo se Add cont ac t . When Ente r numb er dis plays, use the dialing keys t o enter a number ( up to 30 dig its ) . Press or to move the cursor to the left or right. Press DELETE to erase a [...]

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    31 Directory Add a directory entry -OR- Use the dialin g ke ys to enter a number ( up to 3 0 digits) when the phone i s not in use. Press SELEC T . Th e handset dis plays Enter nu mbe r . Press or to move the cursor to the l eft or r ight. Press DELE TE to erase a di git. Press and hold D ELE TE to erase all digi ts. Press and hold P A US E to ente[...]

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    32 Directory Rev iew directory entries Director y e ntries appear alp habetica lly . Press on the hand set or tap on the telepho ne base when the pho ne is not in use. The scre en displ ays Entri es in D IR X X X for a few seco nds, then d isplays the rst entr y in the d irector y . Press or on th e handset or tap or o n the telepho ne base to b[...]

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    33 Directory Dial a directory entr y Search for the d esired entr y in the d irector y (see Review dire ctor y e ntri es or Alpha bet ical s ear ch on page 32) . T o d ial the dis play ed entr y on t he cord less hand set, press or . - O R- T o d ial the dis play ed entr y on t he telephon e base, press . Edit a d irectory entr y Search for the d e[...]

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    34 Directory Delete a director y entry Search for the d esired entr y in the d irector y (see Review dire ctor y e ntrie s or Alph abe tic al sea rch on page 32 ) . Press DELETE on the handset. The handset displays Delete contact? Press SELECT to confirm. The handset displays Deleting... and then Contact deleted . The handset returns to the previou[...]

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    35 Directory Spe ed Dial Y ou can co py nine of your director y entries to the sp eed dial l ocation s ( 0 and 2 - 9 ) so that you can dial thes e numbers m ore quick ly . Th e speed d ial entries are shared by all devices. Change s made to the spe ed dial entrie s on one hand set apply to all devic es. Assi gn a spee d dial slo t Press MEN U when [...]

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    36 Directory Dial a spee d dial nu mber Using th e hand set: When the ph one is not in use, press and ho ld a dialing key ( 0 or 2 - 9 ) t o dial the num ber stored in the corresp onding l ocatio n. When the speed dial location is empty, the handset shows the speed dial list. See Assign a speed dial slot on page 35 to add a new entry. Using th e te[...]

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    37 About caller ID This prod uct sup por ts c aller ID ser vi ces of fered by most telepho ne ser vic e providers. De pending o n your ser vice su bscr iption, you may see the caller ’ s number , or t he caller ’ s name and number that are sent by your telephone ser vi ce provider af ter the rst or sec ond ri ng. Caller ID allows you to see [...]

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    Caller ID 38 Caller ID log If you subscri be to caller ID ser vi ce, information about eac h caller will a ppear af ter the rst or se con d ring. If you answer a call before the caller ’ s information app ears, it will not be saved in the caller ID log. The call er ID log stores up to 50 entries. Eac h entr y has up to 24 digits for the phone [...]

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    Caller ID 39 Missed call ind icator When there are calls that have not been reviewed in the caller ID log, the screens display XX missed calls . When you have reviewed all the missed calls, the missed call indicator goes away. Each time you review a caller ID log entry marked NEW on t he handset or NE W on the tele phone base, the number of missed [...]

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    Caller ID 40 View dialing options Althoug h the call er ID log entries rec eived have 1 0 digits (the area cod e plus the seven-d igit number) , in some areas, you may need to dial only the seven digits, or 1 plus the seven digits, or 1 plus t he area cod e plus the seven digits. Y ou c an change the number of dig its that you dial from the c aller[...]

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    Caller ID 41 Dial a caller ID log entry Search for the desired caller ID log entry (see R eview the c alle r ID l og on page 39) . When the d esired entr y dis plays, press or on a hands et, or o n the telephone bas e to dial. Save a caller ID log entry to the directory Use the handset to search for the desired caller ID log entry (see Review th e [...]

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    Caller ID 42 Delete caller ID log entries To delete one entry: Search for the d esired caller ID lo g entr y ( see Review t he calle r ID l og on page 39) . Press DELE TE on t he handset to delete the dis played entry . T o del ete a ll entri es: Press MEN U when t he phone is n ot in use. Press or to scro ll to Call er ID l og , then pres s SELEC [...]

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    43 Ans werin g sy stem Use t he an swer in g syste m me nu of a c o rd le ss h and s et to t ur n on or of f t he a nswer i ng sys tem or me s sag e al er t to n e, s et u p th e a nn ou nc em en t m es s age, ac t ivate th e c all s cr ee nin g, or ch an ge t he nu mb er of ri ng s, re mo te a c ce s s c o de o r m es s age re co rd in g ti me. An[...]

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    44 Ans wer ing s ystem settings Delete you r announcement Press MEN U when t he phone is n ot in use. Press or to scroll to Answering sys , then press SELECT . Press SELECT again to choose Announcement . The system announces, “ To play, press 2 . To record, press 7 . ” Press 3 or DELETE to delete your recorded announcement. The handset displays[...]

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    45 Ans wer ing s ystem settings Call screenin g Use this feature to choose wheth er incomin g message s can be heard o n while they are being rec orded. Press MEN U when t he phone is n ot in use. Press or to scr oll to Answering sys , then press SE LECT . Press or to scr oll to Ans sys setup , then press SE LECT . Press SELEC T to selec t Call sc [...]

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    46 Ans wer ing s ystem settings Remote access code A t wo- dig it secur it y cod e is required to acc ess th e answering system remotely from any touch-tone telep hone. The preset cod e is 19 . Y ou c an set the co de from 0 0 to 99 . Press MEN U when t he phone is n ot in use. Press or to scr oll to Answering sys , then press SE LECT . Press or to[...]

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    47 Ans wer ing s ystem settings Recording t ime Y ou can set the rec ording tim e limit for each inc oming mes sage. The recor ding time is preset to three minutes. Press MEN U when t he phone is n ot in use. Press or to scr oll to Answering sys , then press SE LECT . Press or to scr oll to Ans sys setup , then press SE LECT . Press or to scr oll t[...]

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    48 Ans werin g sy stem and v oicemail Y our telephone has separate indi cators for t wo dif ferent ty pes of voice mes sages: those lef t on i ts built-in dig ital answering system and those l eft w ith your telephone ser vic e provider ’ s voicemail (fees ma y apply) . Y o ur telephone’ s built-in digit al answering system messages and voicem [...]

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    49 Ans wer ing s ystem operation Message capacit y The answering system can recor d and store up to 59 mess ages. Each mess age can be up to three mi nutes in length, de pending o n the rec ording tim e set ( see page 4 7) . The total storage ca pacit y for the announ cement, m essages an d memos is ap proximately 1 4 minutes. The actual rec ording[...]

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    50 Ans wer ing s ystem operation Call in tercept If you want t o talk to the c aller whose m essage is b eing rec orded, pres s o r o n the hands et, or o n the telephon e base. T emporarily t urn off the messag e aler t tone If the mess age aler t tone is tur ned on ( see page 46) , the telephone ba se beeps eve r y 1 0 seco nds when t here are ne[...]

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    51 Ans wer ing s ystem operation Message playback When playback beg ins, the total numb er of old or new messages is an nounce d, and it disp lays the number of old and new mess ages. Before each mess age, y ou hear the day and time of the re cordin g. If the date and time are not set, you hear , “Time a nd date not set, ” before playback. Afte[...]

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    52 Ans wer ing s ystem operation Delete all old messages Y ou can only de lete old ( review ed) messages. Y ou c annot delete new messages until you review them. Y ou c annot retrieve deleted messages. Press MEN U when t he phone is n ot in use. Press or to scr oll to Answering sys . P ress SE LECT . Press or to scr oll to De let e all old , then p[...]

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    53 Ans wer ing s ystem operation Remote access A t wo- dig it secur it y cod e is required to acc ess th e answering system remotely from any touch-tone telep hone. The preset cod e is 19 . Se e Rem ote acc es s cod e on page 46 to chang e it. Dial your telephone numb er from any touch-tone tele phone. When the system plays you r announc ement, ent[...]

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    54 Expand y our telephone s yst em The cor dless han dset provided w ithin your produc t package is already re gistered as HAN DS ET 1 . This telepho ne system accomm odates up to ve handsets. Y ou can add new handsets ( LS 6 0 0 5 / L S6 0 0 5 - 1 3 / LS 6 0 0 5 -1 5 / LS 65 0 0 -1 6 / LS 6 0 0 5 -1 7 , purchase d separately ) to your telephone[...]

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    Appendix 55 Dere gister handsets If you want t o replac e a handset, or reas sign the d esignated handset number of a registered hands et, you must deregister all handsets that are registered to the telephone bas e. Then register each handset ind ivid ually . T o make deregistr ation easier , read all of the i nstruc tions on t his page before you [...]

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    Appendix 56 Screen m essages Call log empty There are no caller ID log entries. Calling base The handset is calling the telephone base (for intercom calls). The handset is transferring an outside call to the telephone base. Calling HS X The handset is calling another system handset. Contact deleted A directory entry is deleted. Directory empty Ther[...]

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    Appendix 57 Quiet mode off The quiet mode is off. Quiet mode on The quiet mode is on. Rec mem full The system recording time is full. Ringer muted The ringer is off temporarily during an incoming call. Ringer off The ringer is turned off. Saved Your selection has been saved. Speaker The speakerphone is in use. Transferred You have tr ansf erre d an[...]

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    Appendix 58 Handset and telephone base indi cators T ele phon e bas e lights CHAR GE On when the handset is charging in the telephone base. On when the telephone base speakerphone is in use. Flashes when there are new memos or messages in the answering system. Han dset i cons The battery icon flashes when the battery is low and needs charging. The [...]

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    Appendix 59 Batter y It takes up to 1 1 hours for the bat ter y to be fully charg ed. When it is full y charged, you can expect t he following per form ance: Operation Operating time While in handset use (talking*) Up to seven hours While in speakerphone mode (talking*) Up to three hours While not in use (standby**) Up to five days * Operating time[...]

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    Appendix 60 T roubleshooti ng If you ha ve dif cult y wi th your telephone, please tr y t he sugges tions bel ow . For customer ser vic e, visit our website at ww w. vtec hpho nes.com or call 1 (800) 595- 95 1 1 . In Canada, g o to ww w . v tech canada.co m or dial 1 (800) 267 - 7377 . My telephone doesn’t work at all. Make sure the power cord[...]

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    Appendix 61 T roubleshooti ng I cannot dial out. Try all the suggestions above. Make sure you have a dial tone before dialing. The cordless handset may take a second or two to find the telephone base and produce a dial tone. This is normal. Wait an extra second before dialing. Eliminate any background noise. Noise from a television, radio or other [...]

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    Appendix 62 T roubleshooti ng The battery does not charge in the handset, or the handset battery does not accept charge. If the cordless handset is in the telephone base and the charge light is not on, refer to The charge light is off (page 64). Charge the battery in the cordless handset for at least 11 hours. For optimum daily performance, return [...]

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    Appendix 63 T roubleshooti ng I experience poor sound quality when using the handset speakerphone. For increased sound quality while using the handset speakerphone, place the handset on a flat surface with the dialing keys facing up. I hear other calls while using my phone. Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone jack, and plug in a differ[...]

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    Appendix 64 T roubleshooti ng My calls cut in and out while I’m using my cordless handset. Other electronic products such as HAM radios and other DECT phones can cause interference with your cordless phone. Try installing your phone as far away as possible from these types of electronic devices. Do not install t his phone near a mi crowav e ov en[...]

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    Appendix 65 T roubleshooti ng My telephone does not receive caller ID when on a call. Mak e s ure yo u s ubsc rib e t o c all er ID wit h c all wai tin g f eat ure s f rom yo ur tele pho ne ser vic e p rov ide r. C all er ID fea tur e w ork s o nly if bot h y ou and th e c all er are in are as off eri ng call er ID ser vic e, and if bo th t ele pho[...]

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    Appendix 66 T roubleshooti ng The telephone does not respond to remote commands. Make sure to enter your remote access code correctly (page 53). Make sure you are calling from a touch-tone phone. When you dial a number, you should hear tones. If you hear clicks, the phone is not a touch-tone telephone and cannot activate the answering system. The a[...]

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    Appendix 67 T roubleshooti ng I cannot retrieve voicemail messages. Your telephone has both a built-in answering system and voicemail indication. They are independent features and each alerts you to new messages differently. If you subscribe to voicemail service from your telephone service provider, contact your telephone service provider for more [...]

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    Appendix 68 Import ant safety instructions When usin g your telephone eq uipme nt, basic safet y prec aution s should always be followed to reduc e the ris k of re, elec tri c shoc k and injur y , inclu ding the foll owing: Read and under sta nd all instru cti ons. Follow all warning s and instru cti ons marked on the pro duc t. Unplug th is pro[...]

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    Appendix 69 Precautio ns for users of i mplanted cardiac pa cemakers Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones): Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity, led a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interference between portable wireless telephones and implanted cardiac pacemakers. Supported by the[...]

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    Appendix 70 Maintenance T akin g ca re o f your t el ep hon e Y ou r tele pho ne c ont ain s so phi sti cate d ele c tro nic p ar ts , so it m ust b e tre ated wi th c are. Avoid rou gh t re at me nt Plac e the h and set d own g ent ly. Sav e th e ori gin al pac ki ng mate ria ls to pr otec t your te le pho ne if yo u ever nee d to shi p it . Avoid[...]

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    Appendix 71 The RBRC ® seal The R BRC ® s eal o n the n ic kel- met al hydr id e bat ter y i nd ic ates th at V T e ch C omm uni cat ion s, In c. is volun tar ily p ar ti ci pati ng in a n ind ust r y pr ogr am to c oll ec t and r ec ycle t he se bat ter ies at t he e nd of t heir usef ul li ves, w hen t aken ou t of ser vi ce w ith in t he Uni t[...]

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    Appendix 72 FCC , A CT A and IC r egulation s FCC Par t 15 Thi s equ ipm ent h as be en tes ted a nd fou nd to c om ply w it h the r equ irem ent s for a Cl as s B dig it al dev ic e und er Par t 15 of the Fede ral C omm uni cat ion s Co mmi ss ion (FCC) ru les. T he se re quir eme nts ar e inten de d to prov id e rea son abl e pro tec tio n agai n[...]

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    Appendix 73 FCC , A CT A and IC r egulation s FCC Par t 6 8 and ACT A This equi pment c ompli es with Par t 68 of the FCC rules and with tec hnic al requir ements ado pted by the Admini strative Cou ncil for T erm inal Att achm ents (ACT A). The label on the back or bot tom of this equip ment con tains, amo ng other thing s, a produc t ident ier[...]

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    Appendix 74 Lim ited warran ty Wha t do e s thi s lim ite d wa rra nt y c over ? The m anu fac turer o f thi s V T e ch Pro du ct war ra nts to t he ho ld er of a vali d pro of of p urc ha se (“C on sum er ” or “ you ” ) that t he Pro du ct a nd all a cc es sor ie s prov ide d in t he sa les p ack age ( “Pr od uc t ” ) are fre e fro m d[...]

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    Appendix 75 Lim ited warran ty How do you get warranty service? To obtain warranty service in the United States of America, please visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or dial 1 (800) 267-7377. NOTE: Before calling for service, please review the user’s manual - a check of the Prod[...]

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    Appendix 76 T echnical specications Frequency control Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer Transmit frequency Handset: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz Telephone base: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz Channels 5 Nominal effective range Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC. Actual operating range may vary according to environmental conditions at the time of use. Power re[...]

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    77 Index A Add a directory entry 30–31 Add a handset 54 Alphabetical search 32 Announcement 43 Answer a call 20 Answer on/off 44 Auto answer 18 B Base layout 5–7 Battery 3, 4, 59 C Call screening 45, 49 Call transfer 25 Call waiting 21 Caller ID log 38 Caller ID log messages 42 Chain dialing 22 Charging 4 Clock 13 D Date and time 13 Delete a ca[...]

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    78 Index S Safety instructions 68 Save a caller ID log entry 41 Screen messages 42, 56 Share a call 26 Speakerphone 19, 20 T Technical specications 76 Telephone base layout 5–7 Telephone base lights 58 Temporary ringer silencing 21 Temporary tone dialing 22 Transfer a call 25 Troubleshooting 60–67 U Using the menu 10 V Voicemail 15, 16, 23, [...]

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