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    i Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 47 of this 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[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com T able of con tents ii Ge t ting s tar t ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Part s che ck list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 T elep hone b ase and c harg er(s ) in stall ation . . . 2 Bat ter y inst allati on and c hargi ng . . . . . . . . . 3 Moun ting brac ket insta llatio n . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hand set layout [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com iii T able of con tents Set numb er of rin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Set telep hone b ase ri nger . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Set remote ac ce ss co de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Set mes sage al er t tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Outg oing ann ounc eme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Play your announ ceme nt [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 1 Getting started Basic operation Get ting started To purchase replacement batteries or power adapter(s), visit our website at www.vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. • 10. User’s manual 1. Quick start guide 2. Handsets (2 for CS5121-2, 3 for CS5121-3/CS5[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 2 Get ting started Use o nly t he power ad apter (s ) sup pli ed wi th th is pro duc t. T o orde r a rep lac emen t, vis it our we bsi te at w ww. vtec hph ones. co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) 595 -9 51 1 . In Can ada, g o to w ww. vtec hc anada . co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) 267 - 7377 . The p ower ada pters a re inten de d to be cor rec tl [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 3 Getting started Basic operation Get ting started If th e hand set w ill not be u se d for a lon g per iod o f tim e, remove t he bat ter y to pr event pos si ble l eakag e. T o pu rch ase rep lac emen t bat teri es, v isit o ur webs ite at w w w. v tec hph one s. co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) 595 -9 51 1 . In Can ada, g o to w ww. vt[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting started Mounti ng brack et installat ion Y our telep hone base comes with the mounti ng brack et install ed, rea dy for desktop use. Y ou may also mount your telephon e onto a standard tele phone wall plate. Wall mounting bra cket inst allat ion: T o prepare the telep hone base for wall m ounting, you will need to rem[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Basic operation Get ting started Mounti ng brack et installat ion ( continued) De sk top / tab letop b racke t insta llatio n: Y our pho ne c omes ready for t able or d esk top use. If you have rep ositione d t he bracket for wall mounting and now want to return to desk top us e, follow thes e steps: Inser t th[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 6 Handset lay out Get ting started /VOL-/CID • When the telephone is not in use, press to review the call log. • Pres s a nd hold w hile th e p hon e is no t i n us e to adju st rin ger vol ume . • During a call, press to decrease the listening volume. A double beep will sound at the lowest setting. • Press to scroll dow[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started Basic operation Get ting started T elephone base lay out / RE PEAT P r e s s t o r e p e a t a m e s s a g e o r p r e s s t w i c e t o p l ay b a c k previ ous m ess age s (pag e 39). • Me ss ag e win dow Show s the statu s and numb er of mes sag es (p age 42). • REC OR D Press to re co rd a memo (p age 4[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 8 T elephone settings Date and time If you subscr ibe to c aller ID ser vi ce, the date an d tim e will be set automatically with the nex t incomin g call. If you do not ha ve caller ID serv ice, you can set the date and time manually and in dividu ally for each hands et. Press PROG when the han dset is not in use. Press or unti[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 9 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings Ringer Y ou can sele ct from the d if ferent ringers. Press PROG when the han dset is not in use. Press or until the s creen disp lays RIN GER : and the curre nt setting. Press SELEC T . T he current set ting ashes, and you will hear a sam ple of the rin ger . Press or [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 10 T elephone settings Dial mode If you ha ve touch tone ser vice, the telep hone is read y for use as so on as the batter y is charge d. If you hav e pulse ( r otar y) s er vic e, you will n eed to change the dial mo de. Press PROG when the han dset is not in use. Press or until the s creen disp lays DIAL M ODE: and t he curren[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings Language Press PROG when the han dset is not in use. Press or until L AN GUA GE is dis play ed. Press SELEC T . T he current set ting ashes. Press or u ntil the s cre en d isp lays th e des ired lang uag e ( EN G LI S H , ESP ANO L or FRAN CAI S ) . Press SELEC T to co[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 12 T elephone operatio n Make call s Press / FL ASH an d then use th e dial pad ke ys to dial a number . - O R - Ente r the phone num ber rst. Y ou c an press to backs pace and press CHA N / R EM O VE to erase digit s. Press / FL ASH to di al. Ans wer call s Press any di al pad ke ys ( e xcept /VOL-/CID, /VOL+/ and O FF ) to [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Call w aitin g If you subscrib e to call waiting ser vice an d you are on a c all when a new call comes in, you will hear a beep. The caller ID information will be displayed if you subscrib e to combined c aller ID with call waiting ser vice from your loc al telephone [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 14 T elephone operatio n Redial The tele phon e s tores ve mos t re cen tly dia led tele phon e nu mber s on the redial list. When the list is full, the oldest entr y is deleted to make room for the new entr y . Press RED I AL /P AUSE , the n pr ess , or R ED IAL / P A USE repeatedl y to review the redial list. Press C HAN / [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n T ransfer an external call An external c all can be for warded to anoth er handset during a c onversation. While on a c all, pres s SELEC T/ X-FE R o n t he or iginating hands et and its screen will s how CALL TRAN SFE RED . When the other hands et( s) ring s, pres s /[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 16 T elephone operatio n Directory The director y can s tore up to 20 entries (including nine s peed dial entries ). Eac h entr y may consist of a numb er up to 24 digits and a name up to 1 4 c haracters. Store a directory entr y Press PROG when the han dset is not in use. The scree n displays DI RECTO RY . Press SELEC T . T he [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Dial key Characters by number of key presses 123456 1 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 7 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z 9 0 0 * * # & , , - . # Character chart Use the dial pad k eys and the char t below to ent er a name (up to 1 4 characters ) . [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 18 T elephone operatio n Edit a d irectory entr y Pre s s / VOL + / w he n t h e ha n d se t i s n ot i n us e. T h e s cr e e n d i s p lay s DI REC TORY . Press or to scro ll through the entr ies stored in the dire ctor y alphab etically . - OR - Press the d ial pad ke y for the rst let ter of the entr y you want to edit. I[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Press or to choose Y (yes ) if you wish to customize this entry , or choose N ( no ) for a normal ringer . If you choose Y , a will be displayed wi th the director y entr y . Press SELEC T to conrm an d you will hear a conrmation tone. Delete a director y entry P[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 20 T elephone operatio n Copy a d irectory entr y into speed dial Pre s s / VO L+ / w h en t h e h an d s et i s n ot i n u se . T he s c r ee n d i sp l ays DI REC TORY . Press or to scro ll through the entr ies stored in the dire ctor y alphab etically . - OR - Press t he d ial pad key for t he r st l etter of th e entr y y[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Spe ed dial Y our telep hone can store up to nine telep hone numbers with names ( up to 1 4 characters and 2 4 digits i n each lo cation ) in the s peed d ial memor y l ocation s you assign in each han dset. Store a speed dial entr y Press PROG when the handset is not [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 22 T elephone operatio n Press or to choose Y (yes ) if you wish to customiz e this entry , or choose N ( no ) for a normal ringer . If y ou choo se Y , a will be di splayed with the entr y Press SELEC T or PROG to conr m. Y ou will h ear a conrmation tone. Edit a s pee d dial entry Press and hold the speed dial locatio n [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n SPEED EDIT DEL 8005959511 01 Delete a spe ed dial entr y Press and hold the speed dial location ke y ( 1 - 9 ) of the desired entry when the handset is not in use. When th e screen displays the desire d entr y , press SE LECT . Then pres s or until DE L ( delete ) a[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 24 T elephone operatio n SPEED EDIT DEL 8005959511 01 Reassign speed dial location s Press and hold the speed dial location ke y ( 1 - 9 ) of the desired entry when the handset is not in use. Wh en t he sc re e n d is p lays th e de si re d e nt r y, p re s s SELEC T . Press or until S PEED  ashes. Press SELEC T . T he screen[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n About caller ID The caller ID with call waiting feature in this telephone lets you see the name and telephone number of the caller before answering the c all, even wh en already on a ca ll. T hes e featur es requir e ser v ice s provid ed by your loc al tel epho ne com[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 26 T elephone operatio n Call log If yo u subscrib e to calle r ID service, inform at ion about each calle r will be displ a y ed after the r st or seco nd ring. The call l og can store up to 4 5 entries. When the call log i s full, t he earli est entr y will be deleted to mak e roo m for new inco ming call inform ation. CI D[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Rev iew the call lo g Press / V OL- /CI D to view the call l og when the han dset is not in use. Press or to scroll t hrough the entr ies. There will be an err or tone w hen you reach th e end of th e call log list and the screen will d isplay EN D OF LI ST . Make call[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 28 T elephone operatio n Dial a call log n umber Press / V OL- /CI D to enter the call log w hen the hands et is not in use. Press or to selec t the desire d entr y , then pres s / FL ASH . - OR - Press / V OL- /CI D to enter the call log w hen the hands et is not in use. Press or to selec t the desire d entr y . Press SELEC T ,[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Sav e a call lo g entry to the director y Press / V OL- /CI D to enter the call log w hen the hands et is not in use. Press or to selec t the desired entr y . If you wi sh to change how the number is sa ved, press # repeatedly until the desired option displays. See the[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 30 T elephone operatio n Delete from the call log De lete a n entr y: Press / V OL- /CI D to enter the call log. Press or to selec t the entr y to be d eleted. Press CHAN /RE MOVE . Y ou will hear a co nrmation bee p. De lete a ll entri es: Press and hold CHAN / RE MOVE when the telephone is not in use. T he s creen displays [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Displays : When: PR I VATE NAME The calle r is blocking the name info rmation . PR I VATE NUMBER T h e c a l l e r i s b l o c k i n g t h e t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r informa tion. PR I VATE CAL LER T h e c a l l e r i s b l o c k i n g t h e n a m e a n d n u m b [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 32 Ans wer in g s y stem Message capacit y The answering syst em can recor d up to 95 messages, de pending on the leng th of each message. Each individ ual message can be up t o four minutes in length, and t he total ma ximum re cordin g time is a pproximately 1 2 minutes. Mes sages will remain available for replay until they a [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wer in g s y stem Answering system If you have c alle r ID ser v ic e the cl oc k will b e set autom atic al ly wi th inc om ing c all s, but you w ill n eed to make sur e the year is c orr ec t. Press a nd ho ld / SK IP or / RE PEAT whi le set ti ng the m inute s or year to ad vanc e or de cre ase by inc [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 34 Ans wer in g s y stem Ans weri ng s y stem setup The answering system uses voice prompts to gu ide you thro ugh the steps to set up th e answering system. Press / PLA Y/STOP an y time to sa ve and exit the SET U P menu. Set number of rin gs Thi s feature a llows you t o sel ec t the n umb er of r ing s befo re th e answer ing[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wer in g s y stem Answering system Set telephone base ringer This feature allows you t o selec t the telephon e base ring er volume lev el. Press S ET UP when in idle mo de until the system announc es the telephone base ring er setting. T here are three levels : HI (high ) , OF ( off ) and LO (low ) . Pres[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans wer in g s y stem Set message ale rt tone This featu re programs the s ystem t o beep e very 1 0 secon ds to aler t you of new messages when t he teleph one is not in use. The t one w ill stop when all new messages h av e been reviewed. T o set th e message aler t ton e : Press SE T UP w hen in id le mod e until the syst [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wer in g s y stem Answering system Outgoi ng ann ouncement The outgoing announcement is the greeting callers hear when calls are answered by the answering system. The telep hone is preset with a gree ting that answ ers calls with “ Hello , please leav e a message af ter the tone. ” Y ou can use this pr[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans wer in g s y stem Record y our o wn anno uncement Pr ess ANN C while in idle mode and the syste m will announce “ Announcement . Press PLA Y or press R ECOR D . ” Press REC ORD and the syst em announ ces, “Rec ord af ter the t one. Press STOP when you are done. ” Af ter th e ton e, sp ea k towar ds th e mi cr op h[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans wer in g s y stem Answering system New message indication The message display c ounter will ash when t here are new answering system messages. If t he new mes sage aler t tone is turned on, the telephone bas e will be ep ev er y ten secon ds when there are unreviewed messages. Message playback Press / P[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 40 Ans wer in g s y stem Delete all messages Press X /D ELE TE wh en the system is not in use. The system will announ ce “T o delete all old messages, pr ess DELETE again. ” P ress X / D ELET E again. All previously hear d mess ages will be erased. The sy stem will anno unce “ All old messages d eleted. ” Record and pla [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans wer in g s y stem Answering system Call screenin g If the answering syst em is on, you can listen at the telephone base to a caller leaving a message on the answering system. If the base volume is set to 1 , you will not hear your messages as ca llers leave them. Call in tercept Wh en a c all er i s leav i[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 42 Ans wer in g s y stem Wind ow displays: Whe n: 0 No mess ages. 1 - 95 T ota l number of old mess age(s ) rec orded. 0 - 94 (ashi ng) T otal num ber of new and old messag es recor ded. The teleph one base may have lost and reg ained power . Time and day may need to be set. 1- 95 & F (alter nati ng) M emo r y is fu ll wi[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 43 Basic operation Ans wer in g s y stem Answering system If you pau se mo re tha n four se co nd s af ter eac h rem ote co mman d co mpl eted, the sy stem will a nno unc e the h elp m enu opt ion s. If no rem ote co mman d is ente red w ith in 1 5 sec ond s, th e rem ote acc es s cal l wil l be autom atic al ly dis co nne cte d[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 44 Displa ys : When : LOW B ATTE RY The batter y nee ds to be rec harged. C ID EMPTY There a re n o call log entries . CO NN ECTI NG. . . The cordle ss handset is sear ching for the teleph one base. D IRECTO RY EM PT Y T here are no director y entrie s. L I N E I N USE The answering system is in use. ME MO RY FU LL The dir ector[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 45 Appendix Handset displa y screen messages Displa ys : When : R I NG ER OFF The handse t ringer is tu rned off. SCA NN I N G . . . T h e t e l e p h o n e b a s e i s s e ar c h i n g f o r a n o t h e r a v a i l a b l e channel. SYSTEM HS BUSY Another sy stem handset is in use.[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 46 Batter y Af te r th e bat t er y is f ully c ha rg ed fo r 16 hour s, you c an exp e ct t he fo llow ing p er fo rm anc e: Op erati on Op erati ng ti me Whi le in u se (talk in g) Five ho urs Whi le not i n use (sta ndby *) Six d ays *Ha nd set i s of f th e tele ph one b as e but n ot in u se. The b atte r y nee ds c harg in[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 47 Appendix Import ant safety instructi ons Wh en us in g your t el eph on e eq uip me nt, b as ic s afet y p rec au tio ns s ho uld a lway s be f oll owe d to re du ce t he r is k of r e, ele c tri c sh oc k an d in jur y, inc lu di ng th e fo llo wi ng: Rea d and u nd er st an d all i nst ru ct io ns . Fol low a ll wa rni n[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 48 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion My teleph one doe s not work at a ll. M a ke s u r e t h e b at te r y i s i n s t a l l e d a n d c h a r g e d c o r r e c t l y ( p a g e 3). F o r o p t i m u m d a i l y per fo rma nc e, retur n the h and set to t he tele pho ne ba se or c harg er(s ) af ter use. Ma ke sur e th e p ow[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 49 Appendix Problem Suggestion The b atte r y do es not cha rge i n the h and set or th e hand set b atte r y do es not ac c ept cha rge. Make sur e the h and set is p lac ed in t he tele ph one ba se or c harg er(s ) cor rec tl y . T he han dse t CH ARG E lig ht sh oul d be on. Rem ove t he bat ter y fr om the han ds et and the[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 50 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion Ther e is no d ial to ne. Fir st, tr y all the a bove su gge sti ons . Move th e han dset c lo ser to t he tel eph one ba se. It m ight b e out o f rang e. The te lep hon e lin e cor d mig ht be m alfu nc tio nin g. T r y i nst alli ng a new te lep hon e line c or d. Dis co nne ct t he te [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 51 Appendix T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion The te lep hon e do es not r ing wh en th ere i s an in co ming c all. Make sur e the h and set r ing er is on ( page 9) an d the te lep hon e bas e rin ger i s on (pa ge 3 5) . Make sur e the te lep hon e lin e cor d and p ower ad apter are p lug ge d in pro per ly (p age 2). The[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 52 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion I can not d ial ou t. Fir st, tr y all the a bove su gge sti ons . Make sure th ere is a dial ton e before di alin g. It is norm al if the han dset t akes a seco nd or t wo to sync hron ize w it h t he telep hon e base befor e p rod uc ing a dial tone. Wait a n ex tr a s ec ond befo re dia[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 53 Appendix T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion Ther e is no ise or inter ferenc e dur ing a te lep hon e co nvers atio n. My c alls c ut in a nd ou t whe n I am usi ng th e cor dl ess h and set. The h and set may be o ut of r ang e. Move it c los er to th e tele pho ne ba se. Ap plia nc es or other co rdl ess tel eph one s plu[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 54 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion I hear oth er cal ls whe n usi ng th e tele pho ne. Di sc on ne ct the tele ph on e ba se fr om the t ele ph on e jac k . Plu g in a d if fe re nt tel ep ho ne. I f ther e are stil l other ca lls, t he prob lem i s proba bl y in the wir ing or lo cal se r vi ce. Call your lo ca l tele pho [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 55 Appendix Problem Suggestion The sy stem d oes not re ce ive ca ller ID, or th e system d oe s not di sp lay cal ler ID dur ing c all wai tin g. Make sure you subs cr ibe to call er ID wit h call waiti ng feature s provi de d by the loca l telep hon e co mpany. The c all er may not b e cal lin g from a n area w hic h sup por t[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 56 Problem Suggestion The a nswer ing sys tem do es not re co rd mes sag es. Make sur e the a nswer ing sys tem is o n. Make sur e the m emo r y of th e answer ing s ystem i s not fu ll. • • The m ess age s on th e answer ing s ystem ar e inc om plete. If a call er leaves a very lon g messa ge, par t of it may be lost when t[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 57 Appendix T roub leshoot ing Problem Suggestion The a nnou nc eme nt mes sag e is not c le ar . Whe n r eco rd ing the announ ce ment , m ake s ure you sp eak in a nor mal tone of voi ce abo ut n ine inc hes f rom t he tel eph one b ase. Make sur e the re is no b ackgr oun d noi se (telev isi on, mu sic, t raf c , etc. ) wh[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 58 Operating range 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[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 59 Appendix About cordless telephones Priv acy: The sam e feature s that make a co rd les s telep hon e conven ien t c reat e s om e l imi tat ion s. T e lep ho ne call s are t ran smi tt ed bet ween the teleph on e b ase and th e cor dl es s hand se t by radi o waves , so the re is a p os si bil it y that the cor dl es s tele p[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 60 W arran ty 2. Pr od uc t th at ha s be en da mag ed d ue t o rep air, alt era tio n or m od i cat io n by any one o th er th an an a ut hor ize d ser vic e re pre sen tat ive o f V T ech; o r 3. Pr od uc t to t he ex ten t th at th e pro bl em ex pe rie nc ed i s ca us ed by s ign al c on di tio ns , net wo rk re li ab ili[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 61 Appendix FCC Pa r t 15 Th is equ ip men t has bee n teste d and fou nd to com pl y with th e requ ire me nts for a Cla ss B digi ta l devi ce un der Par t 15 of the Fede ral Co mm uni ca tio ns Co mm iss io n (FCC) rule s. Thes e r eq uir eme nt s ar e i nte nd ed to pr ovi de reas on ab le prote ct io n ag ai nst har mfu l i[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 63 Appendix T echnical specications Freque ncy c ont rol Cr yst al c ontr oll ed PLL sy nthe sizer T ra nsm it fre que ncy Han dset : 5857 . 20 - 5 86 5.9 0 MHz T el eph one b ase: 91 2. 75- 91 7 . 1 0MHz Chan nel s 30 Nom ina l ef fec tive r ang e Ma xi mum po wer allo wed by FCC an d IC. Act ual o perat ing r ang e may var [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 64 Index A Ab out c ord les s tele pho nes 59 Act ivate th e answer ing s ystem 3 3 Answe r cal ls 1 2 Answe rin g system 3 2 Answe rin g system s etup 3 4 B Bas e volu me 35 Bat ter y 3, 4 6 C Call i nterc ept 4 1 Call l og 26 Call l og di sp lay scr een m ess age s 3 1 Call s cre eni ng 4 1 Call wa itin g 1 3 Call er ID 25 Cha[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 65 Appendix R RBRC ® s eal 62 Reas si gn sp eed d ial l oc atio ns 24 Rec or d a memo 4 0 Rec or d your own an nou nc eme nt 38 Red ial 1 4 Rem ote acc es s 4 3 Review t he d irec tor y 17 Review t he c all l og 2 7 Rin ger 9 Rin ger vol ume 9 S Save a cal l log e ntr y to t he di rec tor y 29 Set me ss age al er t ton e 3 6 Se[...]

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