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    Model : V T 587 5 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l www.vtechphones.com[...]

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    1 www.vtechphones.com T able of con tents Ge t tin g st ar t ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Befo re you be gin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Par ts c hec kl ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Inst all atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Cho ose l oc atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    2 www.vtechphones.com T able of con tents Del ete all c all s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Dia l a dis played n umb er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 Stor e a cal l his tor y re co rd in t he d irec tor y . . . . . . 30 V oi ce mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Acc es s voic em ail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    3 www.vtechphones.com Par ts ch eck list 1 . Han dse t 2. B ase u nit 3. C harg er 4. B at ter y 5. T ele ph one li ne c ord 6. B elt c li p 7 . Bas e wall m ount ing br acket 8. AC powe r ada pter 9. C harg er powe r adater 1 0. U ser ’s manual Before y ou begin Telephone line cord Battery Ac power adapter User’s manual Handset Base wall mount[...]

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    4 www.vtechphones.com Installat ion For ma ximum per formance of your cordless tele pho ne sys tem: 1 . Choo se a centr al lo cati on for your bas e uni t. 2. I n s ta l l yo u r p ho n e (s) a s far awa y a s p o s s i b l e f r o m a n y o t h e r c o r d l e s s (w i r el e s s) d e v i c e s su c h a s c o r d l e s s telep hone s, 8 02. 1 1 wi[...]

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    5 www.vtechphones.com Getting started Power guar d /spar e bat te r y charg er f eatur e Y our phone can use the spare bat ter y in th e base unit to prov id e operati ona l backu p i n t he event of a power f ailur e. Wit h a f ully cha rge d bat ter y in t he s pare b at ter y c harg er, you will s til l be a ble to pl ace and r ec eive c all s f[...]

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    6 www.vtechphones.com Installat ion Mo dul ar tele pho ne ja ck St and ard ele ct ri cal o utl et Conn ect p ower to tel epho ne bas e / hands et ch arge rs 1 . Plug the p ower ad apter into an ele ctr ic al outle t not cont rol led by a wal l swi tch , an d th e c onn ec tor into t he bot t om of th e tele ph one ba se. 2. C hoo se t he lo cat ion[...]

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    7 www.vtechphones.com Getting started Installat ion Wall mounting Y our pho ne bas e uni t i s d es ig ne d to m oun t o n a st an da rd tel eph on e w all pl ate. Wall m ou nti ng is op tio nal. 1 . Run th e power an d telep ho ne lin e cor ds thr oug h the s lots i n the br acket, c onn ec tin g the m to the jac ks lo cate d on th e und er sid e [...]

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    8 www.vtechphones.com Installat ion Char ge t he han dset b at ter y Plac e the h and set in t he ba se. Be s ure to c harg e th e bat ter y for at l eas t 1 6 ho ur s befor e usi ng your pho ne. Che ck for dia l tone After th e bat ter ies are c harg ed , pi ck u p th e han ds et an d pre ss ON ; you s hou ld h ear a d ial tone. If you do n ot, tr[...]

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    9 www.vtechphones.com Getting started Y our pho ne c an op erate u p to four h and set s. T o ord er add iti ona l hand set s ca ll th e sup pli er . T o r egis ter your acc esso r y hand set s 1 . Af ter ch arg ing t he bat ter y, the sc reen w ill d is play: 2. O n the ba se uni t, pre ss M EN U/ S EL , the n scr oll to D I SPL A Y BASE I D , pre[...]

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    10 www.vtechphones.com Handset and base i ndicators Han dset di splay Icon Description MU TE T urn s on wh en th e mi cro pho ne is m uted . NE W T urns on w hen t her e are new c all l og en tri es. T urns on w hen t he r ing er is mu ted. Low bat ter y i nd ic ator an d char gi ng in dic ator. LED is on w hen i n han dsf ree mo de. VOI CE MA I L [...]

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    11 www.vtechphones.com Base di splay Icon Description MU TE • MUTE tur ns o n whe n the m icr op hon e is mute d. • L ED is on wh en mi cro ph one i s mute d NE W T urns on w hen t her e are new c all l og en tri es. T urns on w hen t he r ing er is mu ted. Dis plays w hen s pare b at ter y is c har gin g in th e bas e unit . IN U S E On wh en [...]

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    12 www.vtechphones.com Handset la yo ut 1 . Ante nna 2. C ID 3. R edi al /paus e 4. O n / ash 5. D ial ing key (0 - 9, * , #) 6. Voic emai l 7 . Play 8. S ki p 9. M enu /se lec t 1 0. 1 1. S pea ker 1 2. M ute/de lete 1 3. O f f/cl ear 1 4. B ill ed ser vi ce s 1 5. I nterc om 1 6. Era se X 16[...]

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    13 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation 1 . Inter com 2. I n use 3. S pare b at ter y 4. C harg e 5. M ic rop hon e 6. Au to ca ll bac k 7 . Thre e -way cal lin g 8. R epe at dia ling 9. N umb er keys 1 0. Spe aker 1 1. Mute 1 2. Flas h 1 3. Red ial /pau se 1 4. CID 1 5. EXIT 1 6. Del ete 1 7 . 1 8. Men u/se le ct 1 9. Ski p 20. V olum e 21 . Erase [...]

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    14 www.vtechphones.com T elephone operation Mak ing calls From t he h an dse t: Press ON (or , S PE AKE R ( ) to u se t he han ds et sp eaker pho ne feat ure) . Dia l the p hon e num ber. - O R- Dia l the p hon e num ber r st; t hen pr es s ON or S PE AK ER ( ). As yo u a re en t er i n g n u mb e r s , p re s s D E LE T E / M U T E or O FF / C [...]

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    15 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Flash fun ction Y ou can us e your ph one wi th ser vi ces s uc h as cal l waiti ng. Wh en you re ce ive a cal l waiti ng sig nal, sim ply press the F L ASH key to s witc h to the new call. Press F L ASH again to sw itc h ba ck to the ori gin al ca ll. Red ial func tion • Press R ED I AL to d isp lay th e la[...]

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    16 www.vtechphones.com • If th e retu rn ed ca ll is n ot answe red w it hin 30 s ec on ds, t he ext ern al c all wil l end auto mati c all y . • Whi le in t ran sfe r mo de (b efor e rel eas ing t he ca ll) you m ay tog gl e bac k and for t h bet we en the ex te rna l ca ll (the d isp lay wi ll sho w OU TS I DE ) and t he in ter co m ca ll (th[...]

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    17 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Inte rcom c all Y ou can intercom between the base and an y handsets registered to it. I NT ER COM T O : I NTERCOM UN AB LE TO C AL L TR Y AGAI N T elephone operation CA LL ING BA SE • From t h e i dl e (of f ) mo d e, pr e ss IN T E R C O M . T h e ha n ds e t wi ll dis pl ay: • Sele ct a nu mb er of th e[...]

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    18 www.vtechphones.com Call for war d Y ou can f or ward c al ls bet we en th e bas e and a ny hand set s reg ister ed to i t. • A h an d se t o n a n ex te rn al c al l c a n f or wa rd it to an y o th er ha n ds et or b as e. • Press a nd ho ld t he I NT ER CO M key on th e han dset , it wi ll di sp lay: • Enter th e han dset n umb er you w[...]

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    19 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation He adse t Y ou c an use th is teleph one hand sfre e w hen you ins tal l a comp atib le 2.5 m m head set , purc ha sed s epar atel y . Plug th e head set into t he jac k loc ated on t he sid e of the h and set (under the sma ll rub ber ap). Do not forc e the con nec ti on, but make sure t he pl ug t s se[...]

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    20 www.vtechphones.com T elephone operation Han dset di splay scr ee n me ssag es Screen displays: When: PH ON E The h and set is i n us e. EN DE D The h and set is o n ho ok. NO E NTRI ES Y ou are ac ce ssi ng an e mpt y di rec tor y o r cal l log . L I ST F UL L Y ou are savi ng to a fu ll di rec tor y. M I CRO PH ON E MU TE D The c all i s on mu[...]

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    21 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Han dset di splay scr ee n me ssag es Screen displays: When: CA LL ING BAS E Call ing t he ba se. HA ND SE T X I S CA LLI N G Ot her ha nd set is c all ing. L I NE IN USE An ex tens ion p ho ne is in u se. NO L INE Ther e is no te lep ho ne lin e co nne cte d. ALREADY SAVED Th e te l ep h o n e n um b e r yo u[...]

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    22 www.vtechphones.com T elephone operation Base di splay scr ee n me ssag es Screen displays: When: SPEAKER Th e spe aker ph one i s in us e. EN DE D Th e sp eaker ph one i s on h ook . NO E NT R IES Y ou are a cc es sin g an em pt y di rec tor y or c all l og. L IST FU LL The d ire ct or y i s full , no new d ata c an b e save d. M I C RO PH ON E[...]

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    23 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Ringe r volume • F ro m t he i dl e (off ) mod e, pr ess ME N U/ SE LEC T on t he h and set (or M E N U / S E L o n t h e ba s e) th e n t h e o r ke y t o R I N G E R VOLU ME . • Press ME N U/ SE LEC T on the ha nds et ( or M EN U /S EL on th e base). The c urr ent ri ng er volu me wil l be s hown: • Pr[...]

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    24 www.vtechphones.com Key tone (preset to on ) • From t he idl e (of f ) m od e, pr es s M E NU / SE LEC T on t he han dse t (or M EN U /S EL on th e base) t hen t he or keys to se le ct KE Y TON E . • Press M EN U/ S ELE CT on the hand set (or M EN U/ S EL on the bas e ). The curr ent s et tin g wil l be show n. Us e th e or keys to s cro ll [...]

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    25 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation T elephone directo r y Y our pho ne can st ore up to 50 num ber s wit h name s in mem or y. Ea ch mem or y lo c atio n can ho ld up to 32 d igi ts for t he nu mbe r and 16 char acter s for t he na me. Storing a n ew entr y • Press MEN U/S ELECT on the handset (o r MEN U/S EL on the base) . • W i t h P H O [...]

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    26 www.vtechphones.com T elephone directo r y Eac h pres s of a par tic ula r key caus es ch arac ter s to be d isp layed in t he fo llow ing or der : Review/dial fr om th e phon eboo k • Press MEN U/SE LECT on the handset ( or ME NU/SE L on the base ). With PHONEBOOK highlighted, pres s MEN U /S EL ECT on the han ds et ( or ME NU / SE L on t he [...]

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    27 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation • S croll t hrough t he pho nebook entries usin g the and ke ys or e nter rs t charac ter of the name to be sear che d ( usin g t he digit keys ) and co ntin ue nav igat ing usi ng t he or keys as scr oll keys, un til you reac h th e entr y to be di ale d. • Pre ss O N or S PE AKE R ( ), to dial th e nu[...]

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    28 www.vtechphones.com Sha red c all log The caller ID log is stored in the base, and is shared by the system handsets. Changes made at the base or a handset will be reected in all handsets and the base. If the number of an incoming call matches an entry in your directory, the name will display exactly how you’ve entered it in the phonebook. F[...]

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    29 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Caller ID • If you answer a call before the caller ID information appears on the screen, it will not be in the call history. About c all histor y (calle r ID) Y our p hon e c an store up to 50 c all s i n it s c al ler ID mem or y. W hen the memo r y i s f ull, the o ld est cal l will b e delete d to make ro[...]

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    30 www.vtechphones.com Screen Displays: When: PRIVATE NUMBER T he ot her par t y is bl oc kin g nam e and /or num ber info rmat ion. UNKNOWN NUMBER Y our p hon e co mpa ny is una bl e to rec ei ve infor mati on abo ut th is c alle r’s name a nd /or num ber. • Pres s OF F/ CL EA R on t he han ds et(s ) (or EX I T on t he ba se) at any ti me to e[...]

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    31 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation • In or der to u se the se fe ature s, you mu st sub sc ri be to and a ct ivate voi cem ail s er v ic e thr oug h your lo ca l tele ph one co mpa ny . • Whe n on e han ds et is ac ces si ng the vo ic em ail setu p, the o the r han ds et(s ) ca nnot a cc es s it at th e sa me tim e. If th is is at temp ted,[...]

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    32 www.vtechphones.com Progra m password Y ou need to progra m a pa sswo rd to acce ss your voic emai l. First , you must acti vate and dene your voic em ail pa sswor d wit h the voicem ail se r vi ce pr ovid ed by your l oc al tele ph one c omp any . O nc e you have de ned you r pas swor d, you c an th en pro gra m it in to the p hon e. Use [...]

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    33 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Press DELETE/MUTE on the handset (or DELETE on the base). Enter the new number provided by your local telephone company. To enter pauses, press and hold PAUSE . When nished press MENU/SELECT on the handset (or MENU/SEL on the base). Progra m the S KI P key The default SKIP key number is # . If this does not[...]

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    34 www.vtechphones.com Cust om pay-per- use (P PU) featu res PPU key s on b ase Y ou can u se t he de di cated keys o n the b ase u nit to a cc es s bel ow fun ct ion s. Auto c all b ac k di als t he la st p ar t y wh o ca lle d you, wh eth er or no t you an swered the c al l. A c harg e is ad ded t o your ph one b ill ea ch ti me you u se th is fe[...]

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    35 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Chang e PPU key set ting Y our ph one is fac tor y pr ogr amm ed with the PPU keys, you can repro gra m th e c od es to the number s prov ide d by your lo c al tel eph one c om pany. From the idle mo de, pres s ME NU / SE LEC T on the hand set ( or ME N U/ S EL on the bas e ), use o r to sc rol l to FE A TU R [...]

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    36 www.vtechphones.com Chang e thr e e - way calling numb er The d efaul t t hree - way c alli ng co de i s F (a sh) . If t his do es not m atch th e num ber prov id ed by your lo cal te lep hon e co mpa ny , you wi ll nee d to ed it th e num ber. Use or t o scr oll t o thre e -way cal lin g, th en pre ss M E NU /S E LEC T on the hand set ( or M[...]

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    37 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Batteries • If you r ep eated ly get a l ow bat ter y ind ic ator, even af ter c har gin g overn igh t, t he bat ter y s ho uld b e rep lac ed . • T o redu c e the ri sk of r e or inj ur y to p ers on s or da mag e to the t ele ph one, ch arg e the bat ter y p rov id ed wit h th is ph on e (or equi vale[...]

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    38 www.vtechphones.com T roub leshootin g If you have di f c ult y o per atin g your ph one, th e sug ge stio ns b elow s hou ld so lve th e pro ble m. If you s till h ave dif  cul t y af ter tr yi ng th ese s ugg est io ns, c all th e Sup pl ier. Problem Suggestion My phone doe sn’t work at all. • M ake sure t he p ower co rd is p lug ge[...]

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    39 www.vtechphones.com T roub leshootin g Problem Suggestion I can not d ial ou t. • M ake sure you have a dia l tone befor e dia lin g. The h and set m ay take a se co nd or t wo t o nd the b ase a nd pr odu ce a d ial to ne. Th is is n orm al. Wait an ex tr a se con d bef ore di alin g. • Make s ure your ph one is set to the cor rec t dial[...]

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    40 www.vtechphones.com T roub leshootin g Problem Suggestion CAN ’T C ON N EC T dis pl ays on my han dset . • Move the h and set c lo ser to t he bas e. Y ou mig ht have moved o ut of r ang e. • If the ha nds et is in it s bas e an d th e c harg ing light does not co me o n, refe r to The c har ge light is of f (see pa ge 4 3) in thi s trou b[...]

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    41 www.vtechphones.com Additional information T roub leshootin g Problem Suggestion I get no ise, s tati c, or weak s ign al even whe n I’m near t he bas e. • O th er co rdl es s phon es an d 802 . 1 1 wirel es s route rs th at are use d for ho me co mpu ter net wor ks bot h use in terna l radi os to c omm uni cate. Th e radi os may in ter fere[...]

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    42 www.vtechphones.com T roub leshootin g Problem Suggestion My ha nds et do es not rin g whe n I rec ei ve a cal l. • Ma ke su re you have the ring er acti vated. Refer to the sect io n(s ) o n r in ger sele ct ion in this user ’s manu al. • Ma ke sure the telep hon e line cor d is plug ged r mly into th e base unit an d the telep hon e j[...]

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    43 www.vtechphones.com Additional information T roub leshootin g Problem Suggestion My c alls f ade or c ut in an d out w hile I ’m usi ng my han ds et. • O th er e le ctr on ic pro duc t s c an caus e i nter f eren ce wi th your c or dl ess ph one. T r y i nst al lin g your pho ne a s f ar away f rom th ese t yp es o f e lec tr oni c d evic es[...]

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    44 www.vtechphones.com T roub leshootin g Problem Suggestion My c alle r ID isn’ t work in g. • Cal ler I D is a sub scr ipt ion ser v ic e. Y ou mu st su bs cri be t o thi s se r vi ce f or th is fe ature to wor k on your p hon e. • Y o ur ca ller m ust b e ca llin g fro m an area t hat su pp or ts c all er ID. • Both yo u and you r cal le[...]

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    45 www.vtechphones.com Additional information Mainten ance W arran t y Taking c ar e of yo ur te le ph one Y o ur co rdl es s tel eph one c on tai ns so ph ist ic ated e le ctr oni c par t s, so i t mus t be t reat ed wi th c are. Avoid r ou gh tr eatm ent Plac e th e han ds et dow n ge ntl y. Save the o rig in al pac ki ng m ater ial s to pr otec [...]

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    46 www.vtechphones.com 4. Pro du ct to t he ex te nt th at the p ro ble m is c aus ed by us e wi th no n-V Tech ele ct ri cal a cc es sor ies ; or 5. Pr od uc t who se wa rra nt y/qua lit y s tic ker s, Pro du ct s eri al nu mbe rs p late s or el ec tro ni c ser ial n umb er s have be en re move d, al ter ed or r end ere d ill eg ibl e; or 6. Pr od[...]

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    47 www.vtechphones.com Additional information Import ant safety instructi ons 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: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.[...]

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

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    49 www.vtechphones.com Additional information * Remain on the line and briey explain the reason for the call before hanging up. * Perform such activities in off-peak hours, such as early morning or late evening. Industry Canada This equipment complies with regulations RSS210 and CS-03 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two[...]

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    50 www.vtechphones.com Enhan ce d 5.8 GHz tec hn olo gy –yo ur ph one o per ates on a d ual b and t ran smi ssi on th at co mbi nes t he b est of 5 .8G Hz and 2.4G Hz tec hno log ies , provi di ng enh anc ed p er for ma nc e over sta nda rd c ord les s tele ph ones . Frequency control Cr yst al c ontr oll ed PLL synt hes izer Transmit frequency B[...]

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    51 www.vtechphones.com Index A Ab out c all hi stor y (calle r ID) 29 Acc es s voic em ail 31 Add iti onal i nfor mati on 3 8 Answe rin g ca lls 1 4 B Bas e dis pl ay 1 1 Bas e dis pl ay scre en me ss ages 2 2 Bas e uni t layout 13 Bas ic o perat ion 10 Bat ter ies 37 Bat ter y c are an d mai ntena nc e 37 Befo re you be gin 3 Bel t cli p 8 C Call [...]

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    52 www.vtechphones.com Index L La ngu age 24 M Mai ntena nc e 45 Mak ing c al ls 1 4 Mute 15 O Op erati ng ra nge 19 P Par ts c hec kl ist 3 Power guar d /spar e bat ter y c harg er featu re 5 PPU keys on base 3 4 PPU keys on hand set 3 4 Progr am pa sswo rd 32 Progr am th e ERAS E key 33 Progr am th e PL A Y key 32 Progr am th e SKIP key 3 3 Progr[...]

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    91-000xxx-010-000 VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. A memb er of THE V TECH GROUP OF C OMP ANIES. Dist ribu ted in th e U.S.A. by V T ech Co mmuni cati ons, In c. Beaver ton, Oreg on Dist ribu ted in Canad a by V T e ch T e lec ommu nic ations C anada Ltd., Ric hmon d, B.C . Copyr ight © 20 0 6 for V TECH TELECOMMU NICA TIO NS L TD. Printe d in Ch ina[...]