VTech 5873 manuale d’uso

www.vtechphones.com i NEED HELP? This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting you need to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please take the time to review thoroughly to ensure proper installation of this VTech innovative and feature rich product. You can also visit our website at www.vtechphones.com for support, shoppi[...]

www.vtechphones.com ii Add new han dset s to make your tel ephon e mor e versa tile (see pag e 6 3) Y our V T ec h i5871/i5 873 tel ep hon e system ca n op er ate u p to e igh t ha nd set s. Y o u c an ad d n ew han dset s (mod el nu mber i5 80 8, so ld s epar ately) at any ti me, bu t eac h mus t be regi stere d wi th t he bas e unit b efor e use.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 1 Ins ta llat ion Par ts c hec kli st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Bas e uni t inst all atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Inst all h and set bat ter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bel t cli p & head set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Dia l mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 T able of conten ts Char ge sp are bat ter y p ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Bat teri es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Imp or ta nt safet y i nstr uc tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8 T r oub les hoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Op erati ng ran ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

www.vtechphones.com 3 Installation Basic operation Par ts ch eck list for i 587 1 : Installat ion 1 . Bas e uni t 2. H and set 3. B ase p ower ada pter 4. B elt c lip 5. B at ter y 6. V T e ch ph one boo k man ager CD 7 . USB c abl e 8. Au dio p atch c abl e 9. T el eph one l ine c ord 1 0. Us er ’ s m anu al 1 1. Qui ck s tar t g uid e 1 2 . S p[...]

www.vtechphones.com 4 Installat ion Par ts ch eck list for i 587 3: Reme mb er to save your sales rec eipt and origi nal packag ing in c ase it is nec ess ar y to shi p your tele pho ne for war rant y s er vi ce. Ch ec k to make sur e the te lep hone p ack age i ncl ude s the fo llow ing: • To purchase replacement batteries, visit us on the web a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Installation Basic operation Installat ion Par ts ch eck list for i 58 0 8: • To purchase replacement batteries, visit us on the web at www. vtechphones. c o m or ca ll V T ec h Co mmun ic atio ns, Inc . at 1 (80 0) 595 - 951 1 ) i n the Uni ted S tates . In Cana da , cal l 1 (80 0) 267 -7377 . 1 . Han dset 2. C harg er 3. C[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Installat ion Base uni t insta llation Install the base unit and the charger as shown below. Choose a central location within the home, away from any electroni c equipme nt and appliance s such as personal computer s, comput er router s, televisi on sets, microwave ovens, and refrigerators. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or [...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Installation Basic operation Installat ion Inst all han dset b at ter y • Pre ss th e tab an d sli de c over away fro m the b atter y co mpar t ment . • Pl ace th e b at ter y in the c ompa r tme nt wit h t he met al co ntac ts a lign ed, a s show n in th e diag ram. • Po siti on the bat ter y comp ar tm ent cover and s [...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 Installat ion Install belt clip and headset as shown below if desired. For hands-free telephone conversations, use any industry standard 2.5 mm headset (purchased separately). For best result, use a VTech 2.5 mm headset. Bel t clip & hea dset (optional) • T o pur cha se a head set , vis it us o n th e web at w w w. v tec[...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Installation Basic operation Installat ion Dia l mode If you have tou ch -ton e ser vic e, your tele pho ne i s read y to u se a s so on a s th e bat ter y is c harg ed. If you have p ulse ( rot ar y) ser v ic e, th e dia l mo de m ust b e ch ang ed. Pr ess / FL AS H an d th ere s houl d be a di al ton e. If not, r efer to th [...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 N o i s e f i l t er (f o r DSL us ers) T o sing le tel eph one ja ck (RJ1 1C ) T e lep hon e lin e cor d If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vic e If there i s interferenc e during telephone co nve r sations and /or your caller ID features are n ot functio ning pro per ly , insta ll a noise lter t o th e tel eph one line b et w[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone set tin gs               1 . Ear pie ce 2. US B ca ble j ack 3. H ead set ja ck /aud io p atch c ab le ja ck (2.5m m) 4. /FL AS H 5. D iali ng pad (0 - 9, * , #) 6. S pea kerph one 7 . LCD dis play 8. M ENU/SEL 9. S of tkeys 1 0. [...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 T elephone set tin gs Base uni t layout 3 4 8 7 6 9 10 11 12 13 17 15 16 5 2 1 18 14 1 . LCD dis play 2. Sof tkeys 3. SPEA KERPHO NE 4. DELET E 5. REPEA T 6. PL A Y/ST O P 7 . SKIP 8. CLE AR 9. VOLUME 1 0. INTERC OM 1 1. New me ss age LED 1 2 . Anten na 1 3 . Char gin g LED 1 4. S pea ker 1 5. Mic ro pho ne 1 6 . T ele pho ne[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Telephone settings Pict ure s & anim atio ns The handset is preset with six animations and 23 pictures which can be used as the background for your idle screen (wallpaper), or a specic animation or picture can be assigned to a phonebook entry. You can also download your own pictures for use as a wallpap[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Ring er m elo dy This feature allows you to assign various ringer melodies for incoming calls. You can choose from eight preset traditional ringers or 17 preset musical ring- ers or the ring tones you have recorded. There will be a samp le of each ring er whe n you sc roll t hro ugh t he ch oi ces. • W hen in Ring e r M el [...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Telephone settings • Press the sof tkey SE T to c onrm your set ting. The screen w ill display Ch oice save d and t here w ill be a c on rm ation t one. Ring er vi bra te Thi s feature a llows yo u to set th e hand set to v ibr ate when t here i s an in com ing cal l. • W hen i n Rin ge r Vib rat e m[...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 T elephone set tin gs Han dset m ess age s Play t he m es sag e From sc reen saver mo de (if t here a re new me ss ages) : • Press /CLE AR , and the screen will displa y New Messag e . Press MENU / SE L and t he sc ree n dis plays t he num ber of n ew and o ld me ssa ges. • Pre ss t he sof t key PLA Y to p lay th e mes sa[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone set tin gs Han dset m ess age s Op tio ns dur ing p layb ack • Pre ss / VO LUM E to adj ust t he sp eaker vol ume. • Pre ss t he sof t key STO P to stop t he me ss age cu rren tly p layin g. • Pre ss t he LE F T NavKey t o ski p to the n ext m ess age. • Pre ss t he LE F T[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 T on e set t ing s In thi s menu , you can s et keypad to ne, low bat ter y to ne, and s et the ou t of ran ge ton e on or of f. • M ake sure t he ha nds et is in i dle m od e. • Pre ss the U P N avKey fou r ti mes to reac h S et t ing s . Pres s M EN U/ S EL to sel ec t. • Pres s th e D OWN N avKe y onc e to reach T on[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone set tin gs Edi t han dse t na me • W hen in th e Edit H and se t Nam e menu, us e the di al pad ( s ee page 3 3) to enter t he han ds et name. • Press the s oftkey BACK to backspace an d press the s oftkey S ET to conr m the cha nge s. T he scre en will disp lay C hoi ce sa[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 T elephone set tin gs Han dset s et tings La ngu ag e At this m enu, you can select the langu age used in all m enus and screen di splays. Cho ice s are Eng lis h, Frenc h and S pani sh. • M ake sure t he ha nds et is in i dle m od e. • Pre ss M EN U/ S EL to d isp lay men u. • Pres s the UP NavKey four time s to reac h[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone set tin gs Han dset s et tings Re se t set t ings • W hen in t he s ele cte d me nu, u se t he s of tkey YES o r N O to c on rm your cha nge. • T he scr een wi ll dis play Pho ne boo k c le ar ed , C all Lo g c le ar ed , Re di al List cl ear ed , Wallp ape r c le are d , R[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 T elephone set tin gs Base s et tings In th is me nu, you c an c hang e th e set ti ng of t he c loc k, d ays of th e week , rin ger volume, ring er m elo dy, keypad tone, c ont rast , d ial ty pe, and fac tor y set tin gs o n the ba se un it. T o en ter thi s menu: • M ake sure t he ba se uni t is in i dle m od e. • Pre [...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Telephone settings Rin ge r me lod y There are o ptions for  ve rin ger m elodi es. T here w ill b e a sampl e of each ring er mel od y when s cro lli ng thr oug h the c ho ice s. • W hen i n the RI NG ER MELO DY menu, a s ample of t he cur rent r inger melod y is pl ayed. • Pre ss th e s of tkey or to [...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 T elephone set tin gs Base s et tings Co ntr as t • W hen i n the CO NTR AS T men u, the curr ent c ontr ast l evel is d is played by the s hade d bar. • U se th e sof tkey or to a dju st the c ont ras t level. • Pres s t he S ET sof tkey whe n ni shed set ting, and there will b e a con rmation tone. Di al t yp e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Basic o p eration Ma ke, answ er , a nd en d call s with t he ha nds et • Pres s / FL AS H or , then di al the n umb er . - O R- • D ial the n umb er (use the LE F T N avKey to bac ks pac e; use the s of tkey P AUS E to ins er t a p ause) , t hen pre ss / F LA SH or, i f you want to use s pea kerph one. ?[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Basic o p eration Ma ke, answ er , a nd en d call s at th e bas e unit • Pre ss / S PEA KE RPH ON E to di al th e numb er . • T o an swer a ca ll, pre ss / SP EAK E RPH ON E . • T o en d a ca ll, pre ss / SPE AK ER PH ON E . Opti ons while on c alls Th er e ar e a few o pt io ns wh il e o n a c al l, i n cl ud i ng sp e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Opti ons while on c alls • Pre ss t he sof t key UN MU TE to r eturn to n orm al c onvers atio n. Volume c ont rol • D uri ng a call, use the vo lume cont rol on t he right side of t he hands et, or the volum e co ntro l on th e bas e uni t, to adj ust t he li steni ng volu me. • Press or on the volume c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 Basic o p eration SILENCE • Y ou mu st have at lea st one a ddi tio nal han dse t to inte rc om ca ll fro m one han dse t to anot her h and set .     Gl oba l Pag e fro m HA NDS ET 1 Inte rcom c all • A ny ha n ds et c an t he n a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Basic o p eration Inte rcom c all • T o end an i nterc om ca ll o n any hand set s, pr ess /C LE AR . T o en d i t at the ba se un it, pre ss I NT ER CO M or / SPE AK ER PH ON E at the ba se uni t. From o ne ha nd set t o a sp eci c h an dse t or b ase u nit • Pre ss M EN U/ S EL to d isp lay men u when[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 Basic o p eration T ra nsf er a n ext er nal c all This tel epho ne allows you to trans fer a n ex tern al call fro m t he base uni t to any han dset , from h and set to ha nds et, or f rom ha nds et to th e base u nit . From o ne ha nd set t o th e bas e uni t or to an ot her h an dse t • D u r in g a c a ll , pr e s s H O[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation From t he b ase u nit to t he h an dse t • D uri ng a ca ll, pre ss H OLD to p ut th e cal l on ho ld. • Pre ss IN TE RC OM , and use the sof t key or to sc rol l to th e desire d han dset a nd pre ss th e sof t key SEL ECT to c on rm. • W hen the tar get hand set ring s, press / FL AS H or on the han[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Phoneb ook The p hon eb ook o n th e han dset can s tore u p to 100 en tri es, e ach c on sis ting of entr y up to 32 dig its an d 16 c harac ter s, alon g w ith a dis tin cti ve r ing an d pic tur e for eac h entr y . • T he ph one bo ok me nu ca n be a sse sse d in i dle mod e by pre ssi ng th e UP or DOW N NavKey or , or[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Advanced operation Ad vanced operation Phone book Ch ar t of c har ac ter s Use t he di al pad a nd th e char t bel ow to enter a na me (up to 1 6 c har acter s) . E ach p res s of a par t icu lar key caus es ch arac ter s to be di spl ayed in th e foll owin g ord er: • W hen edi ting ch aracte rs, pres s the sof tkey BACK [...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 Ad vanced operation Phoneb ook Cus tom ize e nt rie s Thi s featur e allow s you to as sig n a di stin ct ive ri nge r and p ic ture/ani mati on to a sp ec ic ent r y . The di stin ct ive r ing er a nd pic ture /animat ion wil l al er t yo u whe n t his per son call s. Y ou can cust omize the entri es before savin g i t, e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Advanced operation Ad vanced operation Phone book Di al a ph on ebo ok e ntr y • W hen i n the Phon eb ook m enu, u se t he UP or DOW N NavKey or t o scr oll to t he d esire d entr y , or us e the s of tkey FI N D to sear ch fo r it. • Pre ss / F LA SH or p res s to dia l the e ntr y. Edi t a pho ne boo k ent r y • W he[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Ad vanced operation Call log If you subs cri be to the cal ler ID ser vi ce, infor mati on abo ut each c aller wi ll be dis played af te r the r st or s ec ond r ing . • T he han ds et call l og ca n store u p to 1 0 0 ent rie s, and t he ca ll log i n the ba se uni t can s tore up t o 50 ent rie s. • Y o u can r eview[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Advanced operation Ad vanced operation Call log Revi ew t he c all lo g • W hen in t he c all log, us e th e UP or D OWN NavKey or to scrol l thr oug h the call log o n th e ha nds et. Use th e s of tkey or to scr oll throug h t he c all log o n the b ase u nit . • T he name, number, date and time of re ce ivi ng call, an[...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 Ad vanced operation Save a n ent r y to th e ha nds et p hon eb ook • W hen in th e cal l l og, us e the UP or D OW N NavKey or to sc rol l t hro ugh the c all log an d high ligh t the entr y to be saved . Press the so ft key SA VE to save the e ntr y to t he ph one boo k. • U se th e d ia l pa d to en ter th e n ame, an [...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Advanced operation Ad vanced operation Red ial list T h e h a n d s e t a n d t h e b a s e u n i t c a n s to r e t h e t e n m o s t r e c e n t l y d i a l e d num ber s in th e redi al lis t. Y ou c an revi ew, r edi al, or save th e num ber int o the pho neb ook . • W hen t here are a lread y ten e ntr ies o n th e red[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 Ad vanced operation Redi al list Save a r ed ial e nt r y to th e pho ne bo ok on t he h and se t • W hen i n the re dia l list , pres s the U P or D OWN NavKey or to scr oll to the n umb er to be s aved. • Pre ss t he sof t key SA VE . • U se th e dia l pad to e nter th e nam e for th e ent r y . Pres s th e sof t key [...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Advanced operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Me ss age c apa cit y The answer ing system can rec ord up to 99 m ess age s, de pen din g on the leng th o f eac h me ss age. Ind ivi dua l me ss ages ca n be up to 4 mi nutes in len gth, bu t th e tot al ma xi mum rec ord ing tim e i s 15 minu tes. M ess age w ill re main ava[...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 Ans werin g sy stem operation Act ivat e th e answ erin g syst em The a nswer ing sys tem mus t be tur ned o n to fun ct ion. I f the an sweri ng syste m is tur ned o f f, the bas e uni t dis plays A NS . OF F on th e scr een. T o turn o n/of f th e answer ing sy stem: • Pre ss t he sof t key ME NU in i dl e mod e. • Pre [...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Advanced operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Se tt ing answering system Se t num be r of rin gs Th is f eat ure al low s yo u to se le ct how ma ny t ime s t he tel ep ho ne wi ll r in g befo re the answeri ng system answer s. Y ou ca n c ho ose from t wo, f our , six rin gs or t oll s aver . Wit h tol l saver ac tive, th[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 Ans werin g sy stem operation Se t new m es sa ge to ne This feature pro grams the system to beep every 1 0 seco nds to aler t you of new mes sag es. Th e bee p wil l stop w hen a ll new me ss ages h ave been rev iewed . • Pre ss t he sof t key ME NU wh en in i dle m od e. • Pre ss t he so ft key t wic e to rea ch A NSW E[...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 Advanced operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Outgoi ng gre eting Re cor d your g re et ing • Pre ss t he sof t key ME NU w hen in i dle m od e. • Pre ss t he so ft key t wic e to rea ch A NSW ER I NG SYST EM . Pres s the sof t key SELE CT to c on rm. • Pre ss t he sof t key o nce t o reac h GR EE TI N G OP T IO N[...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 Ans werin g sy stem operation Outgoi ng gre eting Re sto re to f ac tor y gr e eti ng • Fo llow t he in str uct ion i n the s ec tio n Re cor d your g re et ing o n page 4 5 to acc es s the G RE ET I NG O PT I ON m enu. • Pre ss th e sof tkey o nc e to r each FACTORY S ET T I NG , a nd pres s the sof t key SELE CT to c on[...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 Advanced operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Me ssag e playbac k Ne w me ssa ge i ndi cat ion • T he ba se uni t sc reen d isp lays N EW M ES SAGE . • T he N EW M ES SAGE in di cator l ight o n the b ase u nit  ashe s. • I f t he new mes sag e aler t to ne is tur ned on, t he bas e u nit wi ll bee p ever y ten se[...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 Ans werin g sy stem operation Rec ording an d playing mem os Mem os are your own re co rde d mes sag es use d as a remin der for your sel f or for other s in the househol d usi ng the same answering system. They are saved, played b ack an d del eted exac tl y the s ame way as i nc omin g mes sag es. Re cor d a me mo • Pre s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 49 Advanced operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Rem ote acc ess Y ou ca n acc es s m any featur es of your a nswer ing sys tem rem otel y f rom any to uc h tone te lep hon e. A four-d igi t sec uri ty c od e is req uire d to acc ess t he syste m and th e facto r y defau lt co de is 4 321 ; see page 4 4 to c hang e it . T o a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 50 Rec orda ble ring er You can record a unique ringer as either your default ringer or as a distinctive ringer assigned to a specic phonebook entry. You can record with either the provided audio patch cord (not the USB cord), or with the handset microphone. Cued-up music typically produces the best sounding recorded ringer. [...]

www.vtechphones.com 51 Special features Re cor d a sou nd cl ip by usi ng th e mi cro pho ne • Pre ss M EN U/ S EL w hen in i dle m od e. • Pre ss t he UP N avKey thre e time s to reac h So und s , and pr ess M E NU /S EL to s ele ct . • Pr ess t he D OW N NavKey on ce to rea ch R ec or d So und C lip s , an d pre ss M EN U /S E L to sel ec t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 52 Ge t tin g st ar te d The V T e ch Pho neb ook M anag er all ows you to d own load p ic tures and ed it your h and set ph one bo ok from yo ur PC. I t a lso al lows you to im por t a nd expo r t con tac ts to an d f rom c omm a s epar ated tex t le s. Thi s f eature al lows you to g et con tac ts fro m your exis ting PC a [...]

www.vtechphones.com 53 Special features Op en a g ra phic  le • O pe n the p hon ebo ok ma nager by d oub le - cl ick ing o n the d esk t op ic on: • C lic k on th e Gra phi cs t ab. • C lic k on th e OPE N I MAGE bu t ton. • A w ind ow wil l ope n for you to b rowse t hrou gh t he gra phi c le o n your co mpu ter . • F ind t he fol[...]

www.vtechphones.com 54 Gr aph ic e dit ing The VT ec h Pho neb ook Manager allows yo u to p er for m bas ic g rap hic editi ng fu nc tio ns su ch as zoom, rot ate, bri ght nes s/co ntra st an d c olor bala nc e. Whe n us ing t hes e too ls to edi t your p ic ture s, you c an see t hem o n the pr eview p anel o n the l ef t sid e of th e pho neb ook[...]

www.vtechphones.com 55 Special features Phone book t ab func tions The V T ec h Ph one boo k M anag er can b e u sed to cre ate, mo di f y an d b ack up pho neb ook l es fro m your ha nds et. Th e pho neb ook m anag er has m any us eful fu nc tio ns: • E xp or t exis tin g con tac ts fr om any co nta ct ma nage r ( s uc h as Mi cro sof t O utl[...]

www.vtechphones.com 56 Edi t a pho ne boo k Y ou ca n eit her op en an exi stin g pho neb ook s tore d in your PC ’s har d dri ve by pres sin g the O PEN PHO N EBO OK but to n usi ng th e pho neb ook m anag er sof t ware, o r by tran sfer rin g the pho neb ook fro m your hand set to th e ph one bo ok m anag er so ft war e us ing the sup pli ed US[...]

www.vtechphones.com 57 Special features Phone book t ab func tions Im por t c ont ac ts i nto ph one bo ok m ana ge r fro m oth er P C ap plic at ion s Use this feature t o im por t cont ac ts from a com ma s epar ated te x t le i nto the V T ec h p hon ebo ok mana ger so f twar e. The c ont act s wil l be mer ge d into t he cur rent ly lo ade d[...]

www.vtechphones.com 58 • Pre ss t he Im po rt / Ex por t but ton. • S ele ct I mp or t Co nta ct s and p res s the n ex t but ton . • U se th e brows e but ton t o loc ate th e com ma se parate d text  le saved i n step o ne. Pres s nex t . • T he next scre en displ ays h ow the  eld s from the c om ma separate d te x t le will be [...]

www.vtechphones.com 59 Special features Phone book t ab func tions • S ele ct E xp or t Co nta ct s and p res s the n ex t but ton . • S ele ct w heth er you want to E xp or t Al l Con ta ct s or Se le ct ed C ont ac ts . • Ente r t he n ame of the le to be expo r ted to. Y ou ca n u se t he br owse but to n to lo cate th e fo lde r and e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 60 Handset and base i ndicators Mute i ndi cato r • F las hes wh en th e hand set m icr oph one i s mute d. Rin ger of f in di cator • dis plays w hen t he ri nger i s tur ned of f. Bat ter y in di cator • W hen t he han ds et is rem oved fr om th e char ger, this let s you k now th e level of c harg e in t he bat ter y, f[...]

www.vtechphones.com 61 Appendix Handset and base i ndicators Rin ger of f in di cator • disp lays whe n the b ase r ing er is tur ne d of f. Lin e in use i ndi cat or • O n whe n an ex tens ion ha nd set or par alle l set i s in us e. Hol d ind ic ator • F las hes wh en a c all is o n hol d. Bat ter y in di cator • C ycl es (low, mediu m, a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 62 Handset and base i ndicators Base LE Ds • F las hes wh en th ere is a n ew mes sag e in th e answer m achi ne. • F las hes wh en a c all is o n hol d. • L ight s whe n the b ase s pea kerph one i s in us e. • O n whe n the h and set is i n the b ase u nit. New Message Speakerphone Charging[...]

www.vtechphones.com 63 Appendix Add a dditional h andsets Y our telep hon e can acc omm od ate up to ei ght cor dle ss hand set s. Y ou ca n add new hands ets (V T ec h i580 8, purc has ed separ ately) anyt ime. Up to t hree han dset s ca n be on a c all at t he sam e tim e. The handset provided with your telephone system is automatically registere[...]

www.vtechphones.com 64 Add a dditional h andsets Rep lace a h andse t If you are repl aci ng a hand set on a system that ha s the ma xim um numb er of reg ister ed ha nds ets (eigh t) or wish to ch ange the a ssi gne d han dset numb er of your re gis tered h and sets , you mus t rs t de -re gis ter th e hand set s, and t hen reg ister a ll han d[...]

www.vtechphones.com 65 Appendix De - re gis ter a ll ha nds et s • O n th e base u nit , pres s the s of tkey M EN U . • Press the sof tkey once to reac h BASE SE T TIN GS , then press the softkey SE LEC T to sel ec t. • Pre ss the sof tkey tw ic e to reac h D EL ET E HA ND SE T S , an d pr ess the sof t key SELE CT to s ele ct . • T he sc [...]

www.vtechphones.com 66 Charge spare batter y pack Power guar d feat ure Y our p hon e us es a spare bat ter y char ger in t he b ase unit to pr ovid e p ower ba cku p in the event of a power fa ilure o r out age. Wi th a fu lly c harg ed b atter y in th e spar e bat ter y c harg er , yo u will be ab le to make an d rec eive c all s for up to 2 .5 h[...]

www.vtechphones.com 67 Appendix Batteries Af ter t he ba t ter y is f ully ch arg ed , you can exp ec t th e followi ng pe r form anc e: Op erati on Op erati ng tim e Whi le in us e (talk ing) 6 hour s Whi le not i n use (stan dby*) 96 h our s ( a ppr oximate ly 4 d ays ) *H an ds et i s of f t he ba se u nit b ut n ot in u se. The b at ter y n eed[...]

www.vtechphones.com 68 Import ant safety instructi ons Whe n us ing yo ur te lep ho ne eq uip me nt, b asi c saf et y pre cau ti ons s hou ld al ways b e fol lowe d to re du ce t he ri sk of  re, e lec tr ic s hoc k an d inj ur y, incl ud ing t he fo llo win g: 1. Read an d und er st and a ll in str uc ti ons . 2. Follo w all wa rni ng s and i n[...]

www.vtechphones.com 69 Appendix T roubleshoo ting Problem Suggestion My te le p ho n e d o es n’ t work at a ll. • M ake sure t he powe r adap tor is p lug ged i n. • M ake sur e the te lep hon e lin e cor d is p lug ge d rm ly int o the b ase unit a nd t he tel eph one wa ll jac k. • D isc on nec t the p ower ad aptor fo r a few min ute[...]

www.vtechphones.com 70 Problem Suggestion I can not di al ou t. • M ake sur e the re is a dia l ton e befo re d iali ng. It is no rma l for h and set to take a s ec ond or t wo to nd t he ba se un it and p rod uc e a dia l tone. Wait an ex tr a sec on d befor e dia ling . • M ake s ure t he tele pho ne i s s et to the c orre ct dia l m ode f[...]

www.vtechphones.com 71 Appendix T roubleshoo ting Problem Suggestion I g e t n o i s e , s t a t i c, o r weak signa l even when I’m n ear the tel eph one bas e. • O th er ele ct roni c pro du ct s can c ause i nter fer enc e wit h your c ord les s tele pho ne. T r y ins tall ing your tel eph one away fro m thes e t ype s of ele ct ron ic dev i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 72 T roubleshoo ting Problem Suggestion My ha n d s et d o e s n ot r i n g w h e n I r e c e i v e a cal l. • M ake su re you have the ring er ac ti vated. Refer to the se ct ion ( s) on ring er s ele cti on in thi s user ’s manu al. • M ake sure the tele pho ne line cor d is plug ged r mly into the ba se unit and th e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 73 Appendix T roubleshoo ting Problem Suggestion My ca lls fad e or cut i n and out while I’m u sing my han dset . • O th er ele ct roni c pro du ct s can c ause i nter fer enc e wit h your c ord les s tele pho ne. T r y ins tall ing your tel epho ne a s far away from th ese ty pes of e lec troni c d evices as pos sibl e: wi[...]

www.vtechphones.com 74 T roubleshoo ting Problem Suggestion C o m m o n c u r e f o r ele ct roni c equ ipm ent If the u nit does not seem to be respo nd ing norm ally, the n t r y p ut tin g t he hands et in it s te lep hone bas e. If it do es no t seem to r esp on d, do t he fol lowi ng (in t he ord er li sted): 1 . Di sc onn ec t the p ower to t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 75 Appendix Operating ran g e 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 o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 76 About co rdless telephones • Priv acy: the sam e fe atur es t hat m ake a cor dl ess pho ne c onv eni ent c rea te so me limi tat ion s. Telep ho ne c all s ar e tr ansm it ted bet wee n t he b ase and the cor dl ess han dse t by r adi o wave s, s o the re i s a p oss ibi lit y t hat y our c or dle ss p hon e co nver sat io[...]

www.vtechphones.com 77 Appendix 7 . Pro du ct re tur ned w ith out va lid p roo f of pu rch ase (se e 2 be low); or 8. Cha rge s for i nst all atio n or se t up, ad jus tme nt of cu sto mer c ont rol s, an d ins tal lati on or r epa ir of sy stem s out si de th e uni t. How do you get warranty service? • T o obta in w arra nt y s er vi ce in the [...]

www.vtechphones.com 78 FCC Part 15 Warning: Changes or modications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The equipment has been tested and found to comply with part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection agai[...]

www.vtechphones.com 79 Appendix 5. He ar ing a id co mpa ti bili ty If th is pr odu ct i s equ ipp ed w ith a c ord ed or c or dle ss ha nds et, i t is he ari ng ai d com pat ibl e. 6. Pro gr amm ing / te sti ng of e me rge ncy n umb er s If th is p rod uc t has m emo r y dia lin g lo cat ion s, you may ch oo se to s tore pol ice , re d epa rt m[...]

www.vtechphones.com 80 T echnical specicatio ns Freque ncy c ont rol Cr yst al c ontr olle d PLL synt hes izer Freque ncy Bas e: 5725- 5 850 M Hz Han dset: 57 25 -5 85 0 MHz Chan nel s 95 Nom inal e f fec tive ra nge Ma xi mum powe r allowe d by FCC an d IC. Actu al op erat ing ra nge m ay var y acc ord ing to envi ronm ent al co nd itio ns at t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 81 Index A Ab out c alle r ID info rmat ion 9 Ab out c ord les s tele pho nes 76 Act ivate th e answer ing sy stem 42 Add ad dit ion al han dse ts 6 3- 6 5 Answe rin g system o per atio n 4 1-49 B Bas e ic ons 61 Bas e LEDs 62 Bas e set tin gs 2 2-24 Bat teri es 67 Bel t cli p 8 C Call l og 3 6 -3 8 Call wa itin g 27 Char ge sp [...]

www.vtechphones.com 82 Index M Mai ntena nce 75 Make, an swer and e nd ca lls o n the bas e unit 2 5 -26 Make, an swer and e nd ca lls o n the han dset 2 5 Mem o play back 4 8 Mes sag e ca paci t y 4 1 Mes sag e play back 47 Mes sag e play back o n the b ase u nit 47 Mute 2 6 N New me ss age in dic atio n 47 O One -t ime s of t ware in sta llati on[...]

Index T r oub les hoot ing 6 9 - 7 4 V V o lume c ont rol 27 W Warrant y 76 - 7 7 Weekday set ti ng 22[...]

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