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    www.vtechphones.com 1 Ge t ting s ta rt ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 68 96 /68 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 6870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 68 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Inst all ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cho[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 2 T urn you r answer ing sys tem on an d of f . . . . . . . 32 Day and ti me ann oun cem ents . . . . . . . . . . . 32 T o che ck d ay and tim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Men u feature s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Outg oin g anno unc emen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rec ord o utgo ing an noun cem en[...]

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    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 so you can enjoy the benets of this VTech innovative and feature rich product. You can also visit our website at www.vtechphones.com for suppor[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting s tar ted 1 . T el eph one ba se 2. H and sets (4 ) 3. C harg er power ad aptor s (3) 4. C harg ers (3) 5. T e lep hone l ine c ord 6. B elt c lip s ( 4) 7 . Bat ter ies (4 ) 8. Q uic k st ar t guid e 9. B ase p ower ada ptor 1 0. Wall mou nt brac ket 1 1. User’s manu al Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 8 96 / 68 95: 1 . [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Get ting s tar ted Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 870 : 1 . T el eph one b ase 2. Ha nd sets (2) 7 . B at teri es (2) 6. Be lt c lip s (2 ) 5. T e lep hon e lin e cor d 9. Bas e powe r ada ptor 1 1 . Use r’s man ual 10. Wal l mou nt bra cket 8. Q uic k sta r t gui de 4. Cha rge r 3. Ch arg er powe r ada ptor 1 . [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 6 Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 8 66: 1 . T el eph one ba se 2. H and set 3. B elt c lip 4. T e lep hone l ine c ord 5. B atte r y 6. Q uic k st ar t guid e 7 . Bas e power ad aptor 8. Wall m ount b racket 9. U ser ’ s manu al 1 . T e lep hone b ase 2. Ha nds et 5. Bat ter y 3. Be lt cl ip 4. T e lep hone l ine c ord 7 . Ba se po[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started Get ting star te d Installat ion Choo se a loca tion F o r o p t i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e o f y o u r cor dle ss tel eph one sys tem: 1 . Cho ose a c ent ral lo cati on fo r your tele pho ne bas e. 2. I nsta ll your pho ne(s ) as far away a s po s s ib l e f ro m any o t he r c o rd l es s (wirel ess) dev [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 8 • If t he bat ter y h as not b een c harg ed, pla ce th e han dset in th e tele pho ne bas e, and al low it to c harg e for at lea st 16 hour s. • Us e onl y the V T ec h power sup ply p rovi de d wit h your tele pho ne. Conn ect p ower to tele phone b ase / hands et char ger s 1 . Plu g the p ower adap tor into a n ele ct[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 9 Getting started Getting started • If the phone will not be used for a long period of time, remove the batter y to pr event possib le leakage. • If you have any trouble installi ng your phone, please refer to the T roub leshoo ting secti on near t he end of this manual. In sta l la ti on Che ck bat te ry in dicator If you s[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 10 In sta l la ti on If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vice (optional) If you hear in ter feren ce du ring c onvers atio ns, an d/or your c aller ID feat ures are not fu nct ion ing pro perl y , and you subs cr ibe to DSL ser vi ce from your tele pho ne compa ny , inst all a n oise lter to the tele pho ne line b et ween th e tele[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started The wa ll mou nt brac kets are d esig ned fo r use o n stan dar d wall mo unt plate s onl y . 1 . Fol low th e inst ruc tio n on pag e 8 to co nnec t the p ower to tel eph one ba se and p hon e line. 2. L ine up t he tab s on the wal l m ount ad aptor w ith th e hole s at t he bot tom of t he tele pho ne bas e[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 12 NOT REGISTERED Registrati on PRESS FIND HNDST 4 SEC ON BASE T o r egist er a hand set Whe n r st purch ase d, a ll acc es sor y hands ets show N OT REG IS TER ED on th e scr een. T o re gis ter a hand set: 1 . Place the hand set in a bas e unit or c harger t hat is conne cted to a power out let. If PRE SS FI N D HN DST 4 S[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 13 Getting started Fou r se co nds l ate r: 2. O n the te lep hone b ase: • Pres s and ho ld FI N D HAN DS ET fo r four se co nds. • Rele ase F IN D HA ND SE T onc e the I N US E lig ht co mes o n. Af ter a whil e the hand set will emit ser ies of tones, th e newly regi stered han dse t wil l be ass ign ed the lowes t ex ten[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 14 If you are replac ing a hand set on a syste m that has the ma ximu m number of reg istere d hand sets or wis h t o c hang e the assi gne d h and set num ber of your regi stere d h ands ets, you m ust rst de- regi ster the h and sets, t hen re -r egi ster all h and sets. T o d e - regis ter all ha ndse ts 1 . Pre ss and h o[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 15 Getting started Handset la y out 1 . Ear pi ece 2. C aller ID/s crol l down 3. H eads et jac k (2.5mm) 4. T a lk / as h 5. D ial keys (0 -9, * , #) 6. R edi al/p ause 7 . Mute /remove 8. D isp lay 9. S ele ct /me nu 1 0. Phoneb ook /scr oll up 1 1. V o lum e cont rol 1 2 . Off /clear 1 3 . Speaker 1 4. Inte rco m 1 2 3 5 6[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 16 1 . In u se ind ic ator 2. C harg e indi cato r 3. S etup 4. Volum e cont rol 5. A nswer on /of f 6. C hang e 7 . Del ete/ski p/pl ay/ sto p/repe at 8. T ime /set 9. F ind ha nds et 1 0. Recor d /memo T elephone base la yout 1 2 3 9 10 4 5 6 7 8[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 17 Han dset LE Ds LED D e scri ptio n • On wh en han dset s pea kerph one is i n use. Basic o peration Han dset ic ons Ic on D esc ript ion MUTE • T ur ns on w hen t he mic rop hon e is mute d. NEW • T ur ns on w hen m iss ed ca lls have not b een rev iewed . • T ur ns on w hen t he han dset r ing er is of f. • L ow ba[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 18 Handset operation Mak ing calls • Pre ss (or SPE AK ER to use th e ha nds et s pea kerph one featur e ), the n dial t he ph one nu mber. - OR- Dia l the ph one nu mbe r rst , the n pres s (or SPEA KE R ) . • T o end you r ca ll pr ess OFF or pla ce t he han dse t i n its t eleph one ba se . Answering ca lls • Pre ss [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Handset operation • I f the r edi al mem or y is e mpt y , and R ED IA L is pre sse d, a do ubl e bee p wil l sou nd. • If t he for wa rd ca ll is no t answer ed in ab out 3 0 se con ds, t he ext erna l cal l wil l be re turn ed to the o rig inat ing han dset . Mute • D urin g a cal l, press M UTE to dis[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 20 Handset operation • T o e nd th e call , pres s IN T or OF F on eit her ha nds et, or pl ace t he han dset ba ck in i ts tel epho ne ba se. If th e ca lled hand set i s out o f r ang e or on an ex terna l cal l, whe n page d, the d isp lay of the c all ing ha nds et will s how: Call for war d An ex tern al cal l can b e for[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Confe ren ce call It is po ssi ble to est abl ish a co nferen ce c all bet wee n two han dse ts and the ex ter nal lin e. If o ne h and set i s alr eady co nnec ted to t he ex ter nal l ine, t he o ther can joi n the ca ll c onvers atio n by pre ssi ng , a c onfer enc e ca ll wi ll be est abli she d imme diate[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 22 Directory • All h and sets s hare a c omm on dir ect or y , s tore d in th e bas e. Entr ies en tere d into o ne ha nds et are avail abl e at all han dset s, an d if a dir ect or y ent r y is d elete d, it wi ll dis ap pear f rom al l han dset s. • Wh ile e nteri ng num ber s, pre ss an d hol d RE DI AL /PAUSE to ad d pau[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Directory Char acte rs by numbe r Press ing any p ar tic ular key cau ses d if ferent c har acter s to be d isp layed in th e foll owing o rder : Characters by number of key presses Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 # ‘ , - . & A B C 2 a b c D E F 3 d e f G H I 4 g h i J K L 5 j k l M N O 6 m n o P Q R S 7 p q r s[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 24 Directory Review and di al entri es • Pr ess M EN U , w ith D I REC TO RY h igh lig hted , pr es s S EL . Wi th RE VI EW in t he r st lin e, pres s SE L . - OR - Wit h t he hand set in idl e, pre ss to e nter t he dire ctor y. The rst dire cto r y entr y wi ll be d isp layed. • S cro ll th roug h the dire ctor y ent[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation De lete a dir ec tory e ntr y • Follow the steps in R eview an d dial ent ries (page 24) to reach the e ntr y to be d elete d. • Pres s M UTE /R EMOVE to del ete th e entr y. A c onr mation tone will s oun d. • T he han dset w ill th en ad vance t o the nex t ent r y , if a ny . Directory[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y our ph one is c apab le of d is playin g t he n umb er of t he c all er b efore the cal l is an swered ( calle r I D or C ID ). If th e num ber i s alrea dy in the dire cto r y , th e name of t he cal ler wil l also b e disp layed. Y ou r phon e can hol d up to 50 C ID entr ies. • [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID Review call er ID Y ou can enter ca ller ID rev iew m ode by pr ess ing w hen the han dset i s idl e, the han dset w ill en ter cal ler id r eview mo de. Or : • Wit h the h ands et idl e ( of f), pres s ME N U . • Press to s cro ll to CALL LO G . • Pre ss S EL . U se a nd to s cro ll thr oug h [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 28 Caller ID • I f the call er ID re co rd do es no t con tain a num ber , you w ill be pro mpted to E D IT N UM BE R , and t he sc reen w ill sh ow: • Af ter the entr y has a nam e and n umb er , p ress ME NU / SEL to save. A c on rmat ion be ep wil l s oun d a nd th e s cre en will dis play: • I f b oth th e na me and[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Caller ID Dia l from call er ID • Foll ow the step s in Revie w ca ller ID (page 27) to nd the entr y to be d iale d. • T o cha nge how the num ber will be dial ed, pr e ss # rep eatedl y to scroll through the various dialing options. T he dialing optio ns are: • Pres s or S PEA KE R to dia l the nu m[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 30 Handset settings • The h and set wi ll not r ing w hen a ca ll co mes in i f rin ger vo lum e is at t he lowe st set ti ng. Ringe r volume • Wi th t he hand set in idl e (of f) mo de, p res s M EN U t hen pre ss o r unti l RI NG ER VOL UM E is sh own. • Pres s SE L . Y ou wi ll hear a s ampl e of the r ing er . • Pres[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Lan guage • From t he id le (off ) mod e, p res s M EN U th en pres s or unti l L AN GUAGE is d isp layed . • Pre ss SEL . Pre ss or to cho ose bet ween En gli sh, Frenc h or Spa nish. • Pre ss S EL to c onr m. (T he la nguag e is pre set to Eng lish . ) Cle ar voice mail (CLR voice mail) • From the[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 32 Y our co rdle ss telep hone sys tem p rovid es you w ith lea ding ed ge dig ital te chno log y wi th an answer ing system t hat ca n r eco rd up to 9 9 mes sage s, or app roxim ately 15 mi nutes of re co rdin g time. Ea ch mes sag e can b e no lon ger t han four m inute s. T urn your answering syste m on and of f Press AN S O[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Befor e u sing t he answer ing sys tem, you sh ould fo llow t he step s to s et t he day an d t ime, so me ssag es are date d c orre ctl y . Eac h time you p ress an d r elea se t he C HAN GE bu tto n o n t he tele phon e b ase, the day , hour , minu te, or yea r adva nce s by o n[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 34 Ans wering s yst em operation Me nu featu res Sys tem a nnou nc es De scr ipt ion Ann ounc eme nts O utgo ing me ssag e to tell c all ers to l eave a mess age. Rem ote acc ess c od e Set c ode to a cc ess re motel y from a to uc h tone ph one. Mes sag e aler t Bee ps ever y 10 seco nds w hen th ere are n ew mes sage s. Outg o[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation 4. Pre ss PL A Y/S TOP / wh en yo u have n ishe d r eco rdi ng. The system w ill pl ay back you r rec ord ed mes sag e and t hen save it . Listen to ou tgoing announ cem ent 1 . Pre ss S ETU P . 2. Pre ss PL A Y/S TOP / . De le te ou tgoi ng ann oun cem ent 1 . Pre ss S ETU P .[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans wering s yst em operation Announc eme nts 1 . W h e n p l a y b a c k b e g i n s , y o u w i l l h e a r t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f mes sag es. 2. B e f o re e a c h me s s a g e, y o u wi l l he a r t h e da y an d t i m e it w a s rec eive d. 3. A fter t he la st mes sag e, you will h ear “ End of me ssag es.”[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Rec ord a me mo 1 . Pre ss RE C/ M EM O . 2. T he syste m wi ll a nno unc e “ Re cor d af ter th e to ne. Pres s STOP when you a re don e. ” 3. S pea k toward th e MI C to re cor d a mem o for up to fo ur minu tes. 4. T he tim er s hows t he e lap sed ti me (in se con ds) in t[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans wering s yst em operation Se t the r emote ac ces s code 1 . Pr es s SE T UP t w ic e a nd yo u wi ll h ear “ R em ote a cc e ss c od e. T o c ha ng e the s et ti ng, p re ss cha nge.” 2. B ec ause th e remote ac ce ss co de was set to 19 at the fac tor y , pr ess C HAN GE a nd you will he ar the d efaul t cod e “19[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Purp ose P re ss Act ion Play all me ss ages in the m ailb ox Play new me ssag es in th e mail box Del ete a mes sage Del ete all ol d mes sag es Rep eat a mes sag e Rep eat the p revio us mes sag e Sto p Ski p a mes sag e 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 Lis ten t o new me ssag es. If the re [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 40 Ans wering s yst em operation Review a nnou nc ement Rec ord a nnou nce ment Rec ord m emo Review r emote a cc ess co de Chan ge rem ote ac ces s co de T urn sys tem of f T urn sys tem on #7 *7 8 #9 *9 0 0 Lis ten to cur rent o utgo ing an noun cem ent. P r e s s a f t e r h e a r i n g t h e b e e p . R e c o r d y o u r n e[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation 2. Pre ss CH AN GE to c on rm the cu rrent st atus; On or O ff is al so dis played o n the me ss age win dow. 3. Pre ss C HAN GE a gain to c han ge the s et ting . 4. Press SE TUP to s av e and advanc e to t he nex t menu option or pr ess PL A Y/STO P / to s ave and exit . Whe [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 42 Ans wering s yst em operation 2. Pre ss C HAN GE u ntil yo u hear th e on opt ion. 3. Press S ETUP three times, the system announces “ Announc ement. Pr ess PLA Y or press RE CORD . T o co ntinu e setu p, press S ETU P. ” 4. Pre ss REC / ME MO . Th e syste m wil l ann oun ce, “ Re cor d af ter th e tone. P r ess STOP wh[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 43 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Me ssag e window displ ay Di spl ay 0 1 - 98 1 - 8 1 0 - 99 1 - 99 (cou nting) 99 (a shin g) F (ash ing) CL (as hing) A -- -- ( ashi ng) On or O FF 02, 0 4, 06 , tS Ex pla nat ion No me ssa ges. T ota l n umb er of mes sag es an d m emo s, or mes sag e num ber c urre n[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 44 • T o p u rc ha se a h e a dse t, v is it u s o n th e w eb at www . vt ec h p ho ne s. com o r c al l VT ec h C us t om e r Se rvi ce a t 1 -8 00-5 95- 95 1 1 . I n C an ad a, co nt ac t VT ech T el ec o m m u ni ca ti on s C a na da Lt d. a t www . vt ec h ca na da .c om o r 1 -8 00- 2 6 7 - 73 77 . Headset ja ck Y ou c a[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 45 Basic operation Batteries Bat te r y car e and p er form anc e After the battery is fully charged, you can expect the following performance: Operation Operating time While in use (talking) up to 7.5 hours While not in use (standby*) up to 3.5 days * H andse t is off the tele phon e ba se or cha rger but not in u se. • The b[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 46 T roublesh ootin g If you have di f cu lt y oper ating yo ur pho ne, the s ugg esti ons b elow sh oul d sol ve the pro ble m. If you st ill have di f cul t y afte r tr yi ng the se sug ges tio ns, ca ll V T e ch C ommu nic atio ns at 1-80 0 - 595 - 951 1. In Canad a, ca ll V T e ch T el ec ommu nic atio ns Canad a Ltd. [...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 47 T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • M ake sure yo u have a dial to ne bef ore di aling . The h ands et may take a s ec ond or t wo to  nd the te lep hone bas e a nd pro du ce a d ial ton e. Thi s i s nor mal. Wait an ex tra se co nd be fore dia ling. • M ake sure you r p hon e is set to t he co r[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 48 Problem Suggestion UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN displays on my handset. • M ove the h ands et cl oser to t he tele pho ne bas e. Y ou mi ght have move d out of r ange. • I f the hand set is in i ts telep hone bas e and the char ging lig ht do es not lig ht, refer to t he charg e lig ht is of f in t his tr oubl esh ooti ng gui[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 49 Additional information Problem Suggestion I get noise, static, or weak signal even when I’m near the telephone base. • O th er co rdl ess pho nes a nd 8 02. 1 1 wir eles s ro uter s that are u sed for h ome c om puter net work s bot h use inter nal r adio s to com muni cate. The r adio s may inter fere w ith on e anot her[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 50 Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • M ake sur e you h ave t he r ing er ac tivate d. Refe r to t he se ct ion(s ) on ri nger sel ect ion in t his user ’s manua l. • Ma ke sure the te lep hone line c or d is plugg ed rm ly i nto t he te lep hone base and the te lep hone jac k. Ma ke su[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 51 Additional information Problem Suggestion My calls fade or cut in and out while I’m using my handset. • O th er e lec tr oni c pr odu ct s c an cau se inte r feren ce wi th your co rdl es s ph one. T r y ins tal lin g your phon e as far away from th ese ty pes of e lec tro nic devi ces as pos sib le: wire les s ro uter s,[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 52 Problem Suggestion My caller ID isn’t working. • Cal ler ID i s a su bsc ript ion s er vi ce. Y o u must subs cr ibe to thi s ser v ice for th is featu re to wo rk on your p hon e. • Y o ur ca ller mu st be c alli ng fro m an area t hat sup por t s call er ID. • B oth you a nd your c alle r’s telep hone c om pani es[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 53 Additional information T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion I lost a handset and just bought a new one. How do I register the new one ? • Pre ss an d hol d FI ND H AND SE T on t he mai n telep hon e base fo r 1 0 sec ond s. • W hen t he IN U SE l ight s tar ts to  ash , relea se th e FI ND H AN DS ET bu tto n. • Pre[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 54 Mainten ance Taking c ar e of you r tel eph one Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be treated with care. Avoid rough treatment Place the handset down gently. Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to ship it. Avoid water Your telephone can be dam[...]

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    www.vtechphones.com 55 Additional information W arranty 5. P rod uct w hos e warr ant y/qua lit y sti cker s, Pro du ct ser ial n umb ers p late s or ele ctr oni c ser ial nu mbe rs have b een r emov ed, al tere d or ren der ed ill egi ble; o r 6. P rod uct p urc has ed, us ed, s er vic ed, o r ship pe d for re pair f rom ou tsi de th e Uni ted St [...]

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