VTech I6717 manual

This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com. In[...]

Inst all atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Par ts c hec kl ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Inst all h and set bat ter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 T ele pho ne ba se in sta llati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Bel t cli p & head set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 DSL se r vi ce [...]

T able of con tents Review t he c all l og . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Dia l a cal l log e ntr y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Save an ent r y to th e dire cto r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Del ete one o r all ent rie s in c all lo g . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Call l og di sp lay scr een m ess ages . . . . . . . . . . . 2 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 1 Installation Basic operation Installat ion Par ts ch eck list Reme mb er t o s ave your sa les re cei pt and or igi nal pac kagi ng in ca se it is nec es sar y to shi p yo ur tele pho ne for war ran ty s er vi ce. Ch ec k to make sur e the te lep hon e pac kage i nc lud es th e foll owin g: 6. Handset 8. User’s manual 1. Bat[...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 • If th e han ds et wil l not b e use d for a lon g per io d of ti me, rem ove the b at ter y to preve nt po ss ibl e lea kag e. • T o pur ch ase rep lac em ent bat ter ies , vis it ou r webs ite at w w w. v tec hp hon es. co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) 595 - 951 1 . In Can ada , go to w w w. v tec hc an ada . co m or ca ll 1 (80 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 3 Installation Basic operation • Use o nly t he V T ec h bat ter y and AC power ad apte r (or equi vale nt) sup pli ed w ith thi s tel eph one. T o ob tai n a rep lac em ent, v is it our we bsi te at w w w. v tec hp ho nes. co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) 595 - 951 1 . In Can ada g o to w w w. v tec hc an ada . co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) 2[...]

www.vtechphones.com 4 Installat ion Bel t clip & hea dset (optional) For ha nds -fr ee te lep hon e co nvers atio ns, u se a ny ind ust r y st an dard 2.5m m he adse t (pur cha se d sepa ratel y) . For bes t res ult s, use a V T e ch 2 .5m m head set. • T o pur ch ase a head set , vi sit o ur webs ite at w w w. v tec hp hon es. co m or ca ll [...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Installation Basic operation Installat ion If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vi ce If you rec ei ve hi gh sp eed in tern et t hro ugh your tel eph one li ne (comm onl y r eferr ed to as DSL), and you are expe rie nci ng inter fere nc e durin g teleph one conver sat ion s and/or your call er ID fe atures are not fun cti oni ng p ro[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Installat ion Wall mounting bra cket inst alla tion ( optional) Y our tele pho ne base c omes wi th the wedg e inst all ed, read y for desk to p use. If you prefer to mount your te lep hon e on th e wal l (optio nal), it is d esi gne d to mou nt o n a s tan dar d tel eph one wall plate. For wall m ount ing, f oll ow the se ins[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings Han dset l ayout 1 . Ear pie ce 2. C ID (caller I D) 3. H ead set jac k (2.5 mm) 4. /FL AS H 5. D ial p ad keys (0- 9, * , #) 6. / SPEA KER 7 . REDIAL /PA US E 8. M ic rop hon e 9. H and set d isp lay 1 0. /D irec tor y 1 1 . Volum e ( ( / ) 1 2. N avKey Pr e s s th e c e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 T elephone settings T elep hone b ase layout 1 . CHARG E lig ht 2. IN USE l ight 3. VOICEMA IL lig ht 4. FIND H ANDS ET 5. An tenna Ante nna 1 2 3 4 5[...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings Ringe r volume Y our telep hon e ha s seven volum e leve ls to cho ose from. Y ou c an a dju st rin ger volu me e ith er by th e vol ume co ntro l on th e r ight si de of t he h and set , or in t he han ds et menu. T o cha nge t he ri nge r volum e: • Make sur e the h an[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 T elephone settings KEY TONE ON • Whe n th e tele ph one i s in pul se di al mo de, it is p os sib le to swi tch t o tem por ar y ton e dia l mo de du rin g an on go ing c all by pre ssi ng * TO NE . On ce pre sse d, to ne dia l mo de wi ll be us ed fo r the res t of th e cal l. Af ter ha ng up, the t ele pho ne w ill retu [...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation Telephone settings >DIAL TYPE DIRECTORY DIAL TYPE TONE >CLR VOICE MAIL DIAL TYPE TURN INDICATOR OFF? Cle ar voicem ail In t hi s me nu , you ca n tur n of f th e n et wo r k me ss ag e i nd i ca tor on t he han dset s cre en. • Pres s the c enter N avKey in id le m ode t o dis play me nu. • Press the[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 Basic o peration Make , answer and e nd call s • T o make a c all pr ess / FL AS H or /S PE AK ER , t hen d ial the n umb er . - O R- • Dia l the nu mb er the n pres s /F L ASH or / SP EA KE R . • T o answer a c all, p ress / FL ASH , /S PE AKE R or any of t he di al pad keys ( 0 - 9 , #, * ) . • T o end a c all, p re[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Basic o peration V olum e • Dur ing a c all , use the volum e but to n on the right sid e of t he hands et to adju st th e lis tenin g volu me. • Press VOL or VOL to a dju st the vo lum e to a co mfor t ab le level. Ringe r mute Thi s feature al lows you to m ute th e rin ger tem por aril y when t he tel e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Basic o peration Find han dset Thi s feature a llow s the te lep hon e base t o page t he ha nds et. • Press FIN D HA ND S ET o n tel ep hone base. Th e han ds et wi ll r ing a nd its scr een w ill di sp lay P AGI NG . • T o sto p pagi ng, pre ss F IN D HA ND S ET ag ain on t he tel ep hone b ase, /FL AS H or any d ial p [...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Advanced operation Dir ecto r y The dir ector y on the han dset c an store up to 5 0 entrie s, each ent r y con sists up to 3 2 dig its a nd 16 charac ter s. • The dire ct or y can be acc es sed whi le in idle mo de by press ing The dir ec tor y can be ac ces se d while in idl e mode by press ing or the cen ter NavKey t wi [...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 Char act er cha r t Use t he d ial pad an d t he c har t b elow to en ter a n ame (up to 1 6 ch arac ter s ). Each pres s of a par t ic ular key caus es ch arac ter s to be di sp layed in t he fol lowi ng ord er: • Whe n enteri ng char acter s, pres s RE MOVE to bac kspa ce. T o remove the enti re name or numb er , pres s a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Advanced operation Ad v anced operation Se arch t he dir ec tor y Entri es are sor te d alp hab etic all y , a nd na mes b egi nnin g wit h num ber s are pre se nted  rs t. An al ph ab eti ca l sear ch c an b e d o ne af ter ent eri ng th e dire ct or y . For exa mpl e, pr ess 5 ( JK L ) onc e to  nd Jenny, t wic e t o [...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 Ad v anced operation EDIT NAME VTECH_ Edit a dire ctor y e ntr y • Pres s to enter t he dire ctor y , or pr ess the cen ter N avKey an d use t he up o r d own N avKey or to ch oos e RE VI EW w hen i n the dire ct or y me nu and p res s the c enter N avKey . Press t he u p o r dow n N avKey or to sc rol l to the d esi red en[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Advanced operation About c alle r ID The ca ller ID w ith ca ll wai tin g featu re i n th is te lep hon e let you see the nam e an d tel eph one num ber of t he cal ler befo re a nswer ing the c all, even w hen you’re alrea dy on a c all. The se featur es r equ ire ser v ic es prov id ed by your l oc al tel eph one c om pan[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 Ad v anced operation • Due t o reg ion al ser v ic e dif fe ren ce s, the c al ler ID info rm atio n may not b e availa ble f or ever y in co min g ca ll. In ad di tio n, the c al ler s may inte nti ona lly blo ck t he ir nam e and /or te lep hon e num ber. • The t ime o f the h and set i s auto mati ca lly s et and u pd [...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Advanced operation Dia l a call log e ntr y • Whe n in the cal l log, use th e up or down NavKey or to scrol l to the d esir ed en tr y . Press # rep eated ly to di sp lay the p os sib le di alin g opt ion s whe n th e tele ph one num ber in cal l l og co nsi sts of 7 , 8, 10 or 1 1 dig its . Fo r examp le, i f t he o rig i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 Ad v anced operation Call log d isplay scr ee n mes sag es Dis play: Me ans: PR IVATE NAME The other par t y is bloc king the nam e informatio n. PR IVATE NUMB ER The other par t y is blo ckin g the telepho ne number info rmation. PR I V ATE C AL LE R The other par t y is bl ock ing the na me and numb er inform ation. UN KN O[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Advanced operation Ad v anced operation Red ial list The tel eph one stor es the  ve most r ece ntly d iale d numb ers in t he red ial li st. Y ou c an revi ew, redia l, or save num ber s into t he di rec tor y. • �he n the re are a lread y ve e ntri es in the r edi al li st, t he o lde st en tr y is del eted to m a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 Handset disp la y screen messages ALREADY SAVED The telep hone numb er you have entered is alread y s tored in the direc tor y . CAL L LOG EMPTY There are no call log entri es. CO NN ECTI NG . . . . . . The co rdl es s hand set i s sear chi ng for t he tel eph one b ase. D I RE CTOR Y EM PTY Ther e are no e ntri es in t he di[...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Appendix Handset disp la y screen messages R INGER M UT E The r ing er is mu ted te mpo rari ly du rin g inc omi ng c all. SAVED Y our o per ation h as be en save d. UNA BLE TO CA LL TRY AG A I N The hand set is moved out of range. UNA BLE TO SAV E Y o u a r e a t t e m p t i n g t o s av e c a l l e r I D e n t r y w i t h n[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Handset and telephone ba se indica tors Han dset i cons T elep hone b ase light s Han dset lig hts MU TE • M icr oph one i s mute d. • Rin ger of f. NE W • New c all l og ent rie s. NE W VOI CE M AI L • New vo ice mai l rec eive d. SPE AK ER • I n spe akerp hon e mod e. Bat t er y in dic ato r • Cyc les (l ow, med[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Appendix Batter y Af ter th e bat ter y is f ull y char ge d, you ca n expe ct t he fol lowi ng pe r form anc e: Op erati on Op erati ng tim e Whi le in us e (talk ing) app roxim ately 8 h our s Whi le not i n use (stan dby *) app roxim ately 9 6 ho urs (4 days) *Ha nd set i s of f t he te le pho ne b as e but n ot in u se. T[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion My teleph one doe s not work at a ll. Make sur e t he bat ter y is in st alle d and ch arg ed co rre ct ly (see p ages 2 an d 2 7). For o ptimu m dai ly per f orm anc e, retur n the c or dle ss ha nds et to th e tele pho ne ba se af ter us e. Ma ke sure the p ower ad ap ter is s e cur el [...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Appendix T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion T h e b at t er y d o e s n o t cha rge in t he hand set or t he h and set b att er y does not accept charge. Make sur e t he han ds et is pla ced i n t he tel eph one ba se co rre ct ly . The C HA RG E ligh t o n the tele pho ne ba se sh oul d be on. If th e cor dl ess h and set[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion The CHARGE In dicator on th e tele pho ne ba se is a shi ng. Thi s is a sig nal that the batter y is ver y low , co mpl etely dep leted , or w hen ther e is no elect ri cal co ntac t bet we en th e bat ter y an d the te lep hon e bas e. Ensure t he co nnec tor of t he bat ter y is se c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Appendix T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion The telephone does not ri n g wh en t he re i s an inc om ing c all. T est a wo rk ing tele ph one at t he tele pho ne j ack . I f an oth er te lep hon e ha s t he sam e pr obl em, the pro ble m i s in th e tel eph one jac k. Co ntac t yo ur l oc al te lep hon e c om pany (ch arg[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion Ther e is no ise or inter feren ce dur ing a te lep hon e co nvers ation . My c alls f ade ou t or cut i n and o ut wh en I am us ing t he co rdl ess han dset . The h and set may be o ut of r ang e. Move it c los er to th e tele pho ne bas e. Ap plia nc es or other co rdl ess tel eph one [...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Appendix T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion I hear oth er cal ls whe n usi ng th e tele pho ne. Dis co nne ct th e te lep hon e b ase fro m t he tele pho ne jac k. Plug in a d if fer ent tele pho ne. I f yo u stil l hear other c all s, th e pro ble m is pr oba bly i n th e wir ing or loc al ser vi ce. Cal l your l oc al te[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion My c ord les s han dset bee ps an d is not per fo rmi ng no rma lly. Make sure t he p ower cor d is sec ure ly plug ge d i nto the tel eph one ba se. Plug th e un it into a dif fe rent wor ki ng el ec tri ca l out let not c ont rol led by a wal l swit ch. Move th e cor dl ess h and set c [...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Appendix Import ant safety instructi ons �h en us in g your t ele ph one e qu ip men t, ba si c saf et y pre ca uti on s sh oul d al ways be f ol lowe d to re du ce t he r is k of re , ele ct ri c sh oc k and i nj ur y, inc lud in g the f oll ow ing: 1. Rea d and u nd er st an d all i nst ru ct io ns. 2. Fol low a ll wa [...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Operating ran ge This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone base can communicate over only a certain distance ----which can vary with the locations of the telephone base and handset, the weather, and the layout of your hom[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Appendix About co rdless telephones • Pri va cy: t he sa me f eatu re s th at m ake a co rd le ss t el eph on e c onve ni ent cre ate so me l imi ta tio ns . T el eph on e c all s a re t ran sm it te d be tw een th e b ase an d t he co rd les s han ds et by ra di o waves , so th ere i s a pos si bil it y th at you r cor dl [...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 4. Pr od uc t to t he ex ten t th at th e pro bl em i s ca use d by us e wi th n on -VTech a cc es sor ie s; or 5. Pr od uc t wh os e warr an ty /qua lit y s ti cker s, p ro du ct s er ial n um ber p lat es or e le ct ro nic s er ial n um ber s hav e bee n re move d, al ter ed o r ren de red i ll egi bl e; or 6. Pr odu ct pur[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Appendix FCC , A CT A and IC r egulat ions FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements for a Class B digital device under Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These requirements are intended to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a res[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 Th e RB RC ® s ea l on th e n ic kel -m eta l- hyd ri de bat ter y in di cat es t hat V T ec h C om mun ic ati on s, I nc. is volu nt ar ily par t ic ip atin g i n an in dus tr y pr og ra m t o c o lle ct a nd re cy cl e t he se ba tt eri es at t he e nd of t hei r use fu l l ive s, wh en t aken o ut of s er v ic e w it hi n[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Appendix T echni cal specications Freque ncy c ont rol Cr yst al c ontr oll ed PLL synt hes izer T rans mit f requ en cy T elep hon e bas e: 5725- 58 50 M Hz Han dset : 2400 -248 3 MHz Rec ei ve frequ en cy T ele pho ne ba se: 2400 - 2483 .5 MHz Han dset : 5725 -5 85 0 MHz Chan nel s 95 Nom ina l ef fec tive r ang e Ma xi [...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 Index A Ab out c alle r ID 1 9 Ab out c ord les s tele pho nes 37 Advan ce d op erati on 15 B Bas ic o perat ion 12 Bat ter y 2, 2 7 Bel t cli p & head set 4 C Call er ID 20 Call l og di sp lay scr een m ess ages 2 2 Call wa itin g 1 3 Char acter c har t 16 Clea r voic ema il 1 1 D Del ete a dire ct or y ent r y 1 8 Del e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Index M Mai ntena nce 3 6 Make, an swer and e nd c alls 12 Mute 12 O Op erati ng ra nge 3 6 P Par ts c hec kl ist 1 R Red ial li st 23 Review t he c all l og 20 Rin ger mu te 1 3 Rin ger to ne 9 Rin ger vol ume 9 S Save an ent r y to th e dire cto r y 21 Sear ch t he dir ec tor y 1 7 Spe akerp hon e 1 2 Stor e a dire cto r y [...]

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