VTech 2338 manual

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www.vtechphones.com 4 Before y ou begin 1 . Base u nit 2. H and set 3. C ol o r h an d s et br ac k et s a n d bas e plates 4. AC powe r adapt or 5. B elt c lip 6. T el eph one li ne cor d 7 . Bat ter y 8. U ser ’ s m anual 9. B atte r y com par tm ent c over 1 0. Heads et (wit h mo del gz23 38, see p age 28). To pu rc ha se re pla ce me nt ba tt[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Installat ion Inst alling han dset b att er y 1 . Plug the bat ter y c onn ec tor se cure ly in to the jack i nsid e th e bat ter y c ompa r tmen t acc ord ing to t he co lor-c ode d lab el. 2. I nser t bat ter y i n the c enter of t he bat ter y c ompar t ment . 3 Press d own o n the wi red si de unt il the b [...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 • If the phone will not be used for a long period of time, remove the batter y to prevent possib le leakage. • If you have an y trouble installi ng your phone, please refer to the troubles hooting secti on near the end of this manu al. • Use only the VT ech batter y and AC power adaptor supplied with this telephone. • [...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started In stal lat ion T o s ingl e- lin e tele pho ne jac k(RJ 1 1 C) T e leph one l ine c ord Noi se l ter ( o ptio nal) (For DSL us ers) T o p ower out let AC power ada ptor Conn ecti on 1 . Choo se a lo cati on for t he bas e near an e lec tri cal o utl et and tel eph one ja ck . 2. Pl ug the conne cto r o f th[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 In stal lat ion R e m o v a b l e h a n d s e t a n d b a s e plate s Y o ur pho ne co mes wit h add itio nal han dset b r a c k e t s a n d b a s e p l a t e s o f v a r i o u s c o l o r s . T h e s e b r a c k e t s a n d p l a t e s a r e inter cha ngea ble to s uit your m oo d or roo m de cor. Ha nds et br ack ets 1 . C a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Basic operation Handset features ( / DIR VOL+ ) • Whe n the pho ne is not in use, pres s to display directory entries. • Press & hold for 2 seconds during idle mode to adjust ringer volume. A double beep will sound when the lowest setting is reached. • During a call, press to increase lis tening volu me. A dou ble be[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 Base features FI ND H AN DS ET Pres s t o p age th e han dset fo r u p to 60 s eco nds . Pres s aga in, pr ess O FF , or pl ace t he ha nds et in its b ase t o can ce l the p age. CH ARG E / I N USE I nd ica tor • Fla she s whe n the h and set i s in us e. • Fla she s in un iso n wit h inc om ing r ing ing . • On stea d[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation T elephone operation BASI C OPER A TI ON Se t hands et ringe r Y o u can s ele ct fr om four tr adit ion al rin ger s, thir te en mus ic al rin ger s, or tur n the r ing er OF F . 1 . Ma ke sure th e hand set is i dle (of f). 2. Pres s PRO G . 3. Pres s unti l the s cree n dis plays R IN GE R : and t he cur re[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 T elephone operation Dia l mode (preset to tone ) If you have tou ch to ne ser v ic e, the ph one is r eady to u se as s oon a s the bat ter y i s char ged . If you have pu lse (rotar y) ser v ic e, the di al mo de mus t be ch ang ed. 1 . Make sure t he han dset i s idl e ( of f ). 2. Pre ss PR OG . 3. Pre ss un til th e scre[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation T elephone operation Op erati ng rang e This cord less tel ephone oper ates withi n the max imum p ower allowed by the Fed eral Co mmunic ations Com mis sio n (FCC) . Even s o, thi s han dset a nd ba se c an co mmun ic ate over onl y a ce r tain dist anc e — whic h can var y with the lo cati ons of the bas e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Screen displays: When: ** RINGING ** Ther e is a ca ll co ming i n. CONNECTING... The h and set is wai ting fo r a dial t one. PHONE The h and set is in u se. ** PAGING ** The b ase is p agin g the ha nds et. LOW BATTERY The b atter y n eed s to be re char ged . SCANNING... The ha nds et is chang ing to one of th e 30 chan ne[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Spe ed dial Y o u can store as ma ny a s nin e f requ entl y dial ed tel eph one nu mber s wit h nam es (up to 1 5 c hara cter s and 24 di git s in eac h loc atio n ) i nto the s pee d dia l memo r y loc atio ns you as sig n in th e hand set . Stor e a spe ed dia l entr y 1 . Pres s PRO G . 2. Pres s or unt il[...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 Spe ed dial 7. Enter the tel ephon e number. Use to bac kspace and mak e a correc tion. Pre ss R ED IAL / P AUS E to stor e a pause i n the d iali ng seq uen ce. - OR - Pres s RED I AL / PA U SE to d isp lay the la st num ber d iale d. 8. Pre ss S EL or PR OG . T he sc reen d isp lays DI S TI NC T RI N G ? and th e curr ent s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Spe ed dial Edit a sp eed d ial ent ry 1 . Press and hold the memory location key (1 through 9) of the entry to be edited. 2. W hen the s cre en d isp lays th e d esire d nu mber, pres s SEL . Th en pres s or unt il ED I T ash es, Pres s SE L . 3. Th e scre en dis plays the na me and num ber. Th e curs or a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 Dia l a spe ed dial num ber 1 . Pres s and h old t he mem or y lo cati on key ( 1 t hrou gh 9) of the entr y yo u wish t o dial. 2. Pre ss T A LK to dia l the d isp layed mem or y num ber . Re - assi gn spe ed dia l locat ions 1 . Pres s and h old t he mem or y lo cati on key ( 1 t hrou gh 9) of the entr y yo u wish t o reas [...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Directory Y o ur ph one c an sto re 20 te lep hone numb ers wit h nam es (in clu ding n ine s pee d dia l entr ies) , e ach up to 15 charac ter s for the n ame an d 24 digi ts for t he num ber. Stor e a dire ctor y entr y 1 . Press PRO G . Th e scr een di spl ays DI REC TO RY . 2. Pre ss S EL . The s cree n di[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 - OR - Pres s RED I AL / PA U SE to d isp lay the la st num ber d iale d from t his p hone. 6. Pre ss S EL or PR OG . T he sc reen d isp lays DI S TI NC T RI N G ? and th e curr ent set ti ng. 7 . Pre ss or to c hang e the s ett ing. C hoo se Y (for yes) if you wis h the ph one to a ler t you to c alls from t his num ber by c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Edit a dir ector y ent r y 1 . Pres s . The s cree n dis plays D IR EC TORY . 2. Pre ss or to s cro ll alp hab etic ally t hrou gh th e entr ies. - OR - Pres s the di al pad key for t he r st let ter of t he entr y t o be ed ited. 3. Wh en the s cre en di splays t he de sired e ntr y , pr ess S EL . Th en p[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 4. Pr es s S EL EC T . T he scr ee n d is plays E RA SE N O Y ES an d t he num be r . The c urr ent set t ing as hes. 5. Pre ss un til YE S as hes. 6. Pres s SE L . Y ou w ill he ar a con rm ation b eep. Dia l a direc tor y numbe r 1 . Pres s . The s cree n dis plays DIR ECTOR Y . 2. Pre ss or to s cro ll alp hab eti[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation    Move a direc tor y entr y to sp ee d dial 1 . Press . Th e scr een di spl ays DI REC TO RY . 2. Pre ss or to s cro ll alp hab etic ally t hrou gh th e dire ctor y. - OR - Pres s th e d ial pad key for the rs t le tter of the en[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 Caller ID Call log Whe n t he m emor y i s fu ll, the old est ca ll infor matio n i s d elete d to make ro om for n ew i nco ming c all info rmati on. For ea ch inc omin g c all, the scr een dis plays the foll owin g in form ation bet wee n th e r st and s eco nd ri ngs: • The c all er’s name (up to 15 letter s are se [...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Caller ID Remove re cords f rom call his tor y Re moving a S p eci c E ntr y: 1 . Locate t he re cor d to be de leted f rom th e cal l log . 2. Pre ss C HAN / R EM OVE , a con rm ation to ne wil l soun d. Re moving A ll Ent r y: 1 . With t he Ha ndset in id le (off ) mo de, pres s and hol d CH AN /R EM O[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID 4. Pres s SE L . T he scre en dis plays the num ber and name. The curs or app ears at t he end of the name. Use , a nd t he dial p ad keys to edi t t he n ame. P r ess SEL to co ntin ue a nd e dit the number. Use to bac kspa ce an d make co rrec tio ns. Pre ss SE L to co nr m. 5. Fo llow ste ps 7 th roug h 9 in S[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Rin g er optio ns In addit ion to four tradit iona l r ing er optio ns and ringe r o ff, your gz 23 35 or gz 23 38 han dset has t hir tee n popu lar pre - prog ramm ed ri ng ton es. T ra diti ona l Rin g Opt ions: Rin ge r 1 Rin ge r 2 Rin ge r 3 Rin ge r 4 Rin ge r OFF T on es: 1. Rota ry 2 . Sir en 3. B ark [...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 Headset operation Your phone handset is equipped with a 2.5mm head- set jack for use with an optional accessory headset for handsfree operation. Model gz2338 comes with a headset. If you’ve purchased the VTech gz2335 and wish to obtain a compatible headset, you must purchase it separately. To purchase a headset, visit us on[...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Additional information T roub l eshoo ting 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 ation s at 1 - 8 00 - 595 - 951 1. In Canad a, ca ll V T e ch T ele com mu[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 T roub l eshoo ting Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • Ma ke sure t here i s a di al ton e befo re di aling . It i s nor mal fo r han dset to take a sec ond or t wo to nd t he ba se and p rod uce a d ial to ne. Wait an ex tra se con d befo re dia ling. • Make su re the phone i s set to t he c orre ct di al mo de f[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Additional information Problem Suggestion CAN’T CONNECT displays on my handset. • Move th e hand set c los er to the b ase. Y ou mi ght have move d out of r ange. • If the han dset is in its bas e and the char ging lig ht doe s not light, refer to the ch arge lig ht is off in th is tro ubl esho otin g guid e. • Rese t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Problem Suggestion I get noise, static, or weak signal even when I’m near the base. • Ot her cor dle ss phon es and 802. 1 1 wirele ss rout ers that are used for home co mpu ter netwo rks bot h use inter nal r adio s to commu nic ate. T he ra dio s may i nter fer e wit h on e ano ther. Y ou c an i mpro ve the per fo rma n[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Additional information Problem Suggestion I hear noise in the handset, and none of the keys or buttons work. • Make sur e the p ower cor d is pl ugg ed in. My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • Make sure yo u have t he r ing er ac tivate d. Re fer to the sec tio n(s ) o n ri nger sel ect ion in t his user ’s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 Problem Suggestion My calls fade or cut in and out while I’m using my handset. • Press t he C HAN b ut ton wh ile on a c all u ntil t he inter fer enc e has b een el imin ated. • Ot her ele ctr oni c pr od uct s c an caus e i nter fere nc e wi th your c or dle ss p hon e. T r y i nst alli ng your phon e as far away from[...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Additional information Problem Suggestion Common cure for electronic equipment. If the uni t does no t seem to be res pond ing no rmal ly , the n tr y put ting th e hand set in its ba se. If it do es not se em to res po nd, do t he fol lowi ng (in th e ord er list ed): 1 . Disc onn ect t he powe r to the ba se. 2. D isc onn e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 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[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Additional information W arranty 5. Pr odu ct w hos e warr ant y/qua lit y sti cker s, Pro duc t ser ial n umb ers p lates o r ele ctr oni c ser ial nu mbe rs have b een r emove d, al tere d or ren der ed ill egi ble; or 6. Pr odu ct p urc hase d, us ed, s er vic ed, or s hip ped f or rep air fr om ou tsi de th e Unit ed St a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 Import ant safety instru ctions 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 in[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Additional information FCC , A CT A and IC regulati ons Changes or modications to this equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. To ensure safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy tha[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 The RBRC ® Sea l on the ni ckel- cadm ium bat ter y ind icates that V T e ch C ommuni cations , Inc. is vo luntari ly par ti cip ating in an i ndus tr y progr am to co lle ct and recyc le thes e b atter ies at t he end of t heir usefu l lives, whe n taken o ut of ser v ic e with in th e Unite d State s and Can ada . The R BR[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Additional information T echnica l spe cicatio ns Fre que ncy C ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T ra nsmi t Fre que ncy Bas e: 2 41 0.2-24 18.9 MHz Han dset: 912. 75 -91 7 . 10 MHz Re ce ive Fre que ncy Bas e: 9 12. 75 -91 7 . 1 0 M Hz Han dset: 24 10.2-24 1 8 .9 MHz Ch ann els 3 0 No mina l Ef fe cti ve R[...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 A Add itio nal in form ation 2 9 -4 0 B Bas e feature s 1 0 Bas ic op erati on 1 1-28 Bel t cli p 28 C Call l og 24 Call er ID 24 Cho ose a l ocat ion 6 Con nec tio n 7 D Del ete a dire ctor y entr y 21 Del ete a spe ed di al entr y 17 Dia l a dire ctor y n umbe r 22 Dia l a dis played nu mber 25 Dia l a spe ed dia l numb er [...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Stor e a dire ctor y e ntr y 19 Stor e a spe ed dia l entr y 15 T T e chn ica l spe ci cat ion s 4 1 T e leph one o perat ion 12- 14 T e mpor ar y tone d iali ng 12 The R BRC ® Sea l 40 T r oubl esh ootin g 29 W Warrant y 36[...]

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