VTech CS6114 manual

O n l i n e u s e r ’s m a n u a l Model : CS6 1 1 4 w w w . v t e c h p h o n e s . c o m[...]

i Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions on page 31 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 ope[...]

ii T able of conten ts Ge t ting s ta r te d .........................1 Part s che ck list ............................1 T el eph one bas e inst allati on .......2 Wall mountin g .............................2 Bat ter y ins tall ation ......................3 Bat ter y ch argin g .........................4 T el eph one bas e layout ...............4 [...]

1 Par ts ch eck list Y o ur telep hone c ont ains th e follow ing item s. Save your sales re cei pt and orig inal pac kagi ng in the event warr ant y ser v ic e is nec es sar y . T o purch ase a r epl ace men t bat ter y or p ower ad apter, visit o ur web site at w w w. vte ch pho nes.c om or c al l 1 (80 0) 595 - 951 1 . In Can ada , go to w w w. [...]

2 Get ting started T e lep hone b ase ins tall ation Inst all the te leph one ba se as sh own bel ow . Make sure th at the ele ct ric al out let is n ot cont roll ed by a wall switc h. If you subs cri be to di git al subs cr iber li ne (DSL) high- sp eed Inter net ser v ic e throu gh your tele pho ne line, you must i nst all a DSL l ter bet ween[...]

3 Get ting started 4 Bat te r y inst allat ion After you install the handset battery, the ha ndset w ill pro mpt you to set th e date and ti me. The han dset wi ll also p rompt you to s et the d ate and time af ter a power failure. For instructions, see Set date and time on page 9. To skip, press OFF /CANCEL . Inst all the b atter y as shown b elow[...]

4 Get ting started Bat te r y charg ing Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below). If necessary, place the handset in the telephone base to charge the battery. For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 16 hours of continuo[...]

5 Get ting started CID/VOL- Press to review the call log when the telephone is not in use (page 20). During a call, press to decrease the listening volume. A double beep sounds at the lowest setting (page 11). Press to scroll down while in a menu, or reviewing the directory, call log or redial list. When entering numbers or names in the directory, [...]

6 Get ting started Han dset l ayout /VOL + Press to review the directory when the telephone is not in use (page 16). During a call, press to increase the listening volume. A double beep sounds at the highest setting (page 11). Press to scroll up while in a menu, or reviewing the directory, call log or redial list. When entering numbers or names in [...]

7 Ringe r volume Y o u can ad just t he rin ger volum e or turn t he rin ger of f. Press M EN U/ SE LE CT w hen th e hand set is not in u se. Press CID or until t he scr een di splays Ring er s , then pr ess ress M E NU /S ELEC T t wi ce. The s creen d isp lays V olume: w ith th e curre nt set ting  ashi ng. Press CID or to ch oose O f f , Low o[...]

T elephone settings 8 LCD langu age The LCD lang uage is p reset to Engl ish. Y ou can sel ec t Englis h, French or Spani sh to be u sed in al l scre en dis plays. T o chang e th e se tt ing: Press M EN U/ SE LE CT w hen th e hand set is not in u se. Press CID or until t he scr een di splays Se t ting s , then pre ss M EN U / SE LEC T t wic e. Pres[...]

T elephone settings 9 Key tone Y o u can tur n the key tone o n or of f. Press M EN U/ SE LE CT w hen th e hand set is not in u se. Press CID or until t he scr een di splays Se t ting s , then pre ss M EN U / SE LEC T . Press CID or until t he scr een di spl ays Key tone , then p ress M E NU /S ELEC T . Press CID or to cho ose O n or O f f , the n [...]

T elephone settings 10 Hom e are a cod e If you dial l oc al ca lls usi ng onl y seven digi ts (area code n ot requ ired), you can pr ogra m your home are a cod e so th at when you re cei ve a call w ithin your loc al area , the tel eph one num ber is auto matic all y stored in t he c all lo g with out th e area co de. T o chang e th e se tt ing: P[...]

11 Make a c all Press / FL AS H an d then u se the d ialin g keys ( 0 - 9 ) to dial th e telep hone n umbe r . Predi al a call Enter the tele phon e numb er usin g the di aling keys ( 0 - 9 ) , the n pres s / FL AS H to dia l. Answer a ca ll Press / FL AS H or any of t he dial ing keys ( 0 - 9 , TO N E or # ) . End a ca ll Press O FF/ CAN C EL or p[...]

12 T elephone operation T e mpor ar y ring er sile ncing When t he tele phon e is ri nging , you can tem porar ily si lenc e the r ing er of the hand set wit hout d isc onn ect ing th e call. T he nex t cal l ring s nor mally at t he preset vol ume. T o silenc e t he ha nds et rin ge r: Press O FF/ CAN C EL or M UT E / D ELE T E and Ring er m ute d[...]

13 T elephone operation Chain di aling Use thi s feature to init iate a diali ng seq uenc e from n umber s store d in th e direc tor y , c all log o r redi al whil e you are on a ca ll. Chain di aling c an be u seful if you w ish to ac ce ss other n umber s (such as bank ac co unt num bers o r acc ess c od es) from the dire ctor y , call lo g or re[...]

14 T elephone operation Dial a r ed ial ent r y Press R ED IA L / PAUSE wh en the h ands et is not in us e. Press CID , or RE D IAL / PA U SE re peated ly unti l the de sired entr y d isp lays. Press / FL AS H to di al. - O R- Press / FL AS H wh en the h ands et is not in u se. Press R ED IA L / PAUSE an d then pr ess CID , or R ED IA L / PAUSE rep[...]

15 T elephone operation Add a dire ctor y e ntr y Enter the num ber whe n the ha ndset i s not in us e. Press ME N U / SE LECT , then g o to step 3. - O R- Press M EN U/ SE LE CT t hree tim es whe n the han dset i s not in us e. 2. Whe n the s creen d isp lays Ente r numb er : Use the d ialin g keys to enter the numb er . Press M UT E /D E LET E to[...]

16 T elephone operation Char act er cha r t Use the d ialin g keys and the c har t bel ow to enter a name (up to 1 5 char acter s ). Each pres s of a par ti cular key caus es th e chara cter s to be dis played in the fo llowin g orde r: N u m b e r K e y C h a r a c t e r s b y n u m b e r o f k e y p r e s s e s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 1 . - ’[...]

17 T elephone operation Alpha bet ical s ear ch T o star t a n alp hab et ica l se arc h: Follow th e steps in R eview t he d ire cto r y on pag e 1 6 to enter the dir ec tor y . Use the d ialin g keys to enter the let ters a sso ciate d with t he name. For example, if you have entri es for Je nny , Jessie, Kr isten a nd Laur a in your direc tor y [...]

18 T elephone operation De let e a dire ctor y e ntr y Searc h for the d esire d entr y i n the d irec tor y (see Revie w th e dir ec tor y on pag e 1 6 or Alp hab et ica l se arc h on page 1 7). When t he de sired en tr y ap pear s, pres s MU TE / D ELE TE . The s cree n dis plays De le te Co nta ct ? and th e numb er . Press M EN U / SE LEC T to [...]

19 T elephone operation Call log If you subscribe to caller ID service, information about each caller appears after the rst or second ring. If you answer a call before the caller information appears on the screen, it will not be saved in the call log. The call log stores up to 30 entries. Each entry has up to 24 digits for the phone number and 1[...]

20 T elephone operation Me mor y ma tch When t he inc omi ng tele phon e numb er matche s the la st seven dig its of a telep hone n umber i n your direc tor y , th e scre en dis plays the s tored nam e of the dir ec tor y entr y . For example, if Lin da Jo nes c alls, h er name ap pear s as Lin da if t his is h ow you entered it i nto your dire cto[...]

21 T elephone operation Dia l a call log num be r When i n the c all lo g ( see R eview t he c all lo g on pag e 20) , press CID or to browse to t he des ired ent r y . Press / FL AS H to c all. Save a call log e ntr y to th e dir ecto r y When i n the c all lo g ( see R eview t he c all lo g on pag e 20) , press CID or to browse. When t he de sire[...]

22 T elephone operation De let e the c all log ent rie s De le te an e ntr y: When i n the c all lo g, pres s CID or to browse. Press M UT E /D E LET E to delete t he sel ec ted entr y . The scr een di splays De le ting .. . and t hen you hear a c on rmati on tone. De le te all e ntr ies: Press M EN U/ SE LE CT w hen th e hand set is not in u se[...]

23 Ca l l l og em pty Ther e are no c al l log e ntr ies. D i re c to ry e mpty T here a re no d irec tor y entr ies . D i re c to ry f u l l The direc tor y is full. End ed X: X X : X X Y ou have just e nde d a ca ll. I nc omi ng ca l l There is an inc oming ca ll. L i ne in u se Anot her te lep ho ne on t he sa me li ne is i n use. Low battery Th[...]

24 Appendix Han dset a nd tel eph one ba se indi cator s Ha nds et lig ht CHARGE On wh en t he han ds et is c harg ing i n the te le pho ne ba se. T ele phon e ba se lig ht IN USE On wh en th e tele pho ne i s in us e. Flas hes q ui ck ly wh en th ere is a n inc om ing c all. Flas hes w hen a not her tel ep hon e shar ing t he s ame li ne is i n us[...]

25 Appendix Bat te r y It t ak es up t o 16 hour s for t he b at t er y to b e ful ly ch ar ge d. W he n it i s full y cha rg e d, you c an exp e ct t he f ollo wing p e r for man ce: Op erati on Op erati ng ti me Whi le in u se (tal kin g*) Seven ho urs Whi le not i n use (sta nd by**) Five d ays *Op erati ng ti mes var y d ep end ing o n your ac [...]

26 Appendix T r ouble shoot ing If you have dif c ult y wit h your telep hone, pl ease tr y the su gge stio ns below. For customer s er vi ce, vis it our webs ite at w w w . v tec hph ones.c om or cal l 1 (800) 595 - 951 1 . In Canada , go to w w w. vtec hc anada .com or c all 1 (800) 267 - 7377 . My telephone does not work at all. Make sure the[...]

27 Appendix Low battery shows on the handset screen. Place the handset in the telephone base for recharging. Remove and install the battery again and use it until fully depleted, then charge the handset in the telephone base for up to 16 hours. If the above measures do not correct the problem, replace the battery. The battery does not charge in the[...]

28 Appendix My handset beeps and is not performing normally. Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into the telephone base. Plug the telephone base into a different working electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch. Move the handset closer to the telephone base. It may be out of range. Reset the telephone base by unplugging the elect[...]

29 Appendix My caller ID features are not working properly. Caller ID is a subscription service. You must subscribe to this service from your telephone service provider for this feature to work on your telephone. The caller may not be calling from an area which supports caller ID. Both your and the caller’s telephone service providers must use eq[...]

30 Appendix T r ouble shoot ing I cannot retrieve voicemail messages. If you su bs cri be to vo ic emai l ser vic e fro m your tel ep hon e ser v ic e prov id er (charg es may app ly), cont ac t your tel eph one s er v ic e provi de r for mo re info rm atio n on how to acc es s your voi ce mai l. I subscribe to a nontraditional telephone service th[...]

31 Appendix Imp or ta nt safe t y instru ctio ns When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of re, electric shock and injury, including the following: Read and understand all instructions. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Unplug this product from the wall [...]

32 Appendix Prec aution s for use rs of impl ante d car diac pa cem akers Car dia c pac em aker s (app lie s on ly to d ig it al co rd le ss te le pho ne s) : Wir ele ss Techn ol og y Res ear ch , LLC (W TR), an ind ep end en t res ear ch e nti t y , le d a mul ti dis ci pl ina r y eval uat ion o f th e inte r fer enc e b et wee n por t ab le w ire[...]

33 Appendix About c ordl ess t ele phon es Priv acy: T he s am e featu res t hat m ake a c ord le ss te le ph one c on veni ent c rea te so me lim it ati ons . T ele ph one c al ls ar e tr ans mit t ed b et ween t he t ele ph one b as e and t he c or dl es s han ds et by ra di o waves, s o th ere i s a po ss ibi li ty t hat t he c or dl es s tele p[...]

34 Appendix Warrant y Wh at d oe s th is li mi te d war ra nt y c over ? The m an ufa ctu rer o f thi s V T ec h Pro du ct wa rra nt s to th e ho ld er of a val id p roo f of pu rc ha se (“ Co nsu mer ” o r “ you ”) t hat t he Pr od uc t and a ll ac c es sor ie s pro vid ed i n th e sa les p ac kag e (“ Pro du ct ”) ar e fre e fro m de [...]

35 Appendix Warrant y (continued) ac tiv it y. Y ou mus t pay for t he c os t of re pai r and r etu rn s hip pi ng c os ts fo r the r ep air of Pr od uc ts tha t are n ot cove re d by thi s li mit ed war ra nt y. Wh at mu st yo u re tu rn wi th t h e Pro du ct t o ge t war ra nt y s er v ic e? Retu rn t he en tir e or igi nal p ac kag e an d co nte[...]

36 Appendix FCC, ACT A a nd IC r egul ation s ( cont inue d) handset may be safely held against the ear of the user. The telephone base shall be installed and used such that parts of the user’s body other than the hands are maintained at a distance of approximately 20 cm (8 inches) or more. This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian IC[...]

37 Appendix Freque ncy c on tro l Crys tal c ont rol led PL L synt hes izer T ransmi t fre que ncy Ha nds et: 1 9 21 .53 6 - 1 928 .44 8 MHz T eleph one b ase: 192 1.536 -1 928.4 48 MHz Chan nel s 5 Nom ina l ef fec ti ve ran ge Ma xi mum p ower all owed by FCC a nd IC. Ac tua l ope rati ng ra nge m ay var y acc or din g to env iron men tal co ndi [...]

38 Index A Ab out c ord les s tel eph one s 33 Alp hab eti cal s ear ch 1 7 Answe r a cal l 1 1 B Bat ter y 2 5 Bat ter y c har gin g 4 Bat ter y i nst all atio n 3 C Call er ID 18 Call l og 19 Call l og di sp lay sc reen m es sag es 22 Call wa itin g 1 1 Chai n dia ling 1 3 Char acte r char t 1 6 Char gin g 4 Clea r voic em ail 8 D Date and t ime [...]

39 Index T T echn ic al sp ec i cat ion s 37 T eleph one b ase i nst all atio n 2 T eleph one b ase l ayout 4 T eleph one b ase l igh t 24 T empor ar y r ing er sil enc in g 1 2 T empor ar y to ne di alin g 1 2 T one 7 , 9 T one dia lin g 1 0, 12 T roubl esh oot ing 26 U Usin g the m enu 7 V View d iali ng o ptio ns 20 V oi ce mail 8 V ol ume 7 [...]

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