VTech i6775 manual

U s e r ’ s M a n u a l www.vtechphones.com Model : i677 5[...]

Ge t ting s ta rt ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck l ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Inst all ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cho ose a l ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Inst all h ands et bat ter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Con nec t power to b ase un it[...]

Mes sag e playb ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Ann oun ceme nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Opt ion s duri ng play back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Del ete all me ssag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rec ord a nd play m emos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rec ord a m emo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting s t arted 1 . T el eph one ba se 2. H and sets (3) 3. C harg er power ad aptor s (2 ) 4. C harg ers (2) 5. T ele pho ne lin e cor d 6. Wall m ount b racket 7 . Belt c lip s (3 ) 8. Q uic k st ar t guid e 9. B ase p ower ada ptor 1 0. Bat teri es (3) 1 1 . Us er’s manu al To p ur ch as e re pl ace men t ba tt er ie s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Installat ion Choo se a loca tion For ma ximum per for manc e of your cor dle ss tel eph one sys tem: 1 . Cho os e a ce ntr al lo c ati on f or your ba se uni t. 2. I n s t a l l y o u r b a s e u n i t a n d ex ten sio n han ds et away f ro m el ec tro nic e qui pme nt suc h as per son al comp uter s, televis [...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 • C onn ect t he p ower and t ele pho ne lin e cor ds to t he und er sid e of th e bas e as il lus trate d. • Plu g th e AC ada ptor i nto an ele ct ric al o utl et. If the b at ter y ha s not be en ch arg ed, pla ce t he han ds et in th e bas e or ch arg er , an d all ow it to c har ge for a t lea st 16 hour s. • Caut i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started • 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 any trouble installi ng your phone, please refer to the T r oublesh ooting secti on near the end of this manual. • Whe n in low bat ter y mo de, t he keypad s oun ds, bac kli ghti ng [...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 In stal lat io n If you subscri be to DS L ser vice If you hear interferenc e during conversations an d/or your caller ID features are not functioning proper ly , ins tall a noi se lter to th e teleph one lin e bet ween the ba se unit an d the tele phon e line jac k. Con tac t your DSL p rovi der to ob tain a n ois e lte[...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 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 . Plug t he c on nec tor of the base power ad aptor to the conne cto r ja ck at t he bot to m of t he bas e un it. The n plug t he ada ptor in to an ele ctr ic al out let . 2. C onn ect th e te lep hone lin e c ord t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 Handset la yo ut 1 . Ear pie ce 2. H eads et jac k (2.5mm) 3. C ID ( s cro ll dow n ) 4. T alk / as h 5. D iali ng keys (0- 9, * , #) 6. R edi al/p ause 7 . Spea ker 8. LCD d isp lay 9. D irec tor y (scr oll up) 1 0. Volume c ontr ol 1 1 . Me nu/se lec t 1 2. O f f/cle ar 1 3. In terc om 1 4. Mute /remove[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started 1 . Fin d hand set 2. R eco rd /mem o 3. T ime /set 4. C hang e 5. S etup 6. Volum e cont rol 7 . Charg ing LED 8. I n use LED 9. A nswer on /of f 1 0. Del ete 1 1 . Re peat 1 2. Ski p 1 3. Mail box pl ay/ sto p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 8 9 Base un it lay out[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 Basic o pe ratio n • On wh en th e micr oph one i s muted . • On wh en th ere are new c all l og ent rie s. • On wh en th e hand set r inge r is mute d. • Low bat ter y in dic ator or c harg ing in di cator. Han dset LE Ds LED D es crip tio n . Base LE Ds LED D es crip tio n IN USE CHARG E • On wh en th e phon e is [...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Handset operation Mak ing calls • Press ( or SPE AKE R to use the hands et speaker pho ne feature) , 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 ) . • Pr es s O F F to e n d yo ur c a ll or p l ac e t h e ha n ds et in i t s ba s e o r cha rger. Answe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Handset operation Mute • D ur i ng a c a ll , p re s s t h e M U T E / R E M OV E ke y to d is a b le th e mic rop hone. T he sc reen w ill di spl ay MUT ED br ie y: • P r e s s M U T E / R E M O V E a g a i n t o r e t u r n t o n o r m a l t w o - w a y co nversat ion. M I CRO PHO NE O N wil l dis play br iey. •[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Handset operation INTERCOM ENDED UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN FORWARD TO: If the d esti natio n hand set is in use, ca nnot be re ache d or turne d of f, t he di splay on t he ori gin ating hands et w ill s how U NAB LE TO CALL T RY AGAI N . Call for war d An exter nal call c an be for warded or transferr ed from [...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 Confe ren ce call It is po ssi ble to es tab lish a c onfere nc e c all bet wee n t wo han dset s a nd the ex ter nal lin e. Whi le on e ha nds et is alread y c onne cte d to the exter nal l ine, t he ot her ha nd se t ca n jo in t he c al l by pr es si ng . A co nfe re nc e c al l wi ll be imm ediate ly es tab lish ed, bo th[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation T elephone directo r y • All h and sets sha re a co mmo n directory whi ch is st ored i n the bas e. Entri es ins er ted i nto one h and set are availa ble f or all han dset s, an d if on e del etes a directory ent r y , it wi ll di sap pear fro m all ha nds ets. • Wh ile e nteri ng num ber s, pre ss an d [...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 T elephone directo r y Cha ra cte rs by num be 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 : • I f you wi sh to stor e a num ber fro m red ial mem or y int o the dir ect or y , pr ess RE DI AL / P AUS E the n or to sc rol l to the des ire d red ial num ber [...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation T elephone directo r y Edit a dire ctor y ent r y • Foll ow th e ste ps in Revi ew/d ial fr om t he dir ec tor y (above) to re ach the e ntr y to be e dite d. • Press SEL t o enter nu mber e dit m ode. • Pre ss MU TE / R EM OVE to back spac e and del ete numb ers, or pr ess CID or D IR to move t he curso[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 • Press SEL . • Press MUTE / RE MOVE to bac ksp ace an d us e t he d igi t keys to enter t he co rrec t nam e. • Press SEL . Y ou’ll h ear a co nr matio n tone. De lete a dir ec tory e ntr y • Foll ow the steps in Revi ew/d ial from the di re cto ry (page 1 9) to reac h the e ntr y to be d elete d. • Press M UT[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y ou r pho ne i s c apab le of di spl aying t he n umb er of t he c all ing p ar ty be fore yo u answe r th e pho ne ( c aller I D or CI D ) . If th e number is a lready in the direc tory, t he name of t he caller wi ll also be d isplayed. It is al so ca pab le of dis p[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 Caller ID • If t he cal l log is f ull, th e old est ent r y is del eted to ma ke r oom for the new cal l. If the call log is empt y when you t r y to enter to cal l log r eview, the fol lowin g mes sage i s dis played: Review call er ID Y ou c an review t he CID rec ords via t he menu a s desc ribe d below, or by p res sin[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Caller ID • If t he CI D re co rd d oe s no t co nt ai n a n um be r , yo u wi ll b e pro mpted to E D IT N UM BE R , and t he sc reen w ill sh ow: • A co nrm ation b eep w ill so und an d the s cre en wil l dis play: • If bo th nam e and numb er are m iss ing, fo r examp le, as i n a pri vate list in[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 Caller ID Dia l from call er ID • Foll ow t he step s in Revi ew ca lle r ID (pag e 22) to s cro ll to the entr y to b e dia led. • T o change how the number will be dialed, press # repeatedly . The scr een will scr oll thro ugh the dia ling opti ons: Press / FL AS H or SP EAK ER key to d ial th e numb er . De lete c alle[...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation 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 in the l owest s et tin g. Ringe r volume • From the i dle (off ) mo de, pres s SE L then o r unti l RI NG ER VOLU ME is s hown. • Press SEL . Th e curr ent ri nger vo lume w ill b e shown: • Press and or e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Lan guage • F r o m t h e i d l e (o f f ) m o d e , p r e s s M E N U t h e n o r t o L AN GUAGE . • Pre ss SE L . Pre ss o r to s el ec t fro m Eng li sh, S pa ni sh or Frenc h. • Press SEL t o con rm. Cle ar voicem ail • From th e id le (off ) m ode, pres s ME N U the n or to CLR VOI CE MA IL . • Press SEL . ?[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Y our c ordl ess te leph one syste m provi des yo u wit h leadi ng ed ge d igit al tec hnol ogy wit h an an swering system that c an re cor d u p to 99 mess age s, o r app roxim ately 15 mi nutes o f r eco rdi ng tim e. E ach mes sag e can b e no lon ger t han four m inute s. T urn your answering system of f a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 Ans weri ng sy stem operation Befor e us ing t he a nsweri ng sys tem, yo u sho uld fol low t he ste ps to set th e day a nd t ime, s o me ssag es are date d cor rec tly. 1 . Pres s TI ME /S ET , the s ystem an noun ces t he cu rrent s et ting . 2. Pre ss T IM E / SE T again . 3. T he ans werin g system w ill ann oun ce th e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Outgoi ng announc ement You r t e l e p h o n e a n s w e r i n g s y s t e m i s p r e - p r o g r a m m e d w i t h a n a n n o u n c e m e n t s f o r n o r m a l (a n s w e r a n d r e c o r d ) m o d e a n d f o r ann ounc eme nt on ly mo de. If t he phone is set up to re co rd me ssa ges, the pho ne a ns[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 2. Press R EC/ M EM O . Af ter you hear “ Rec ord af ter the tone. Press STO P wh en you are d one ”, spe ak toward t he M IC o n the b ase to re cor d an ann oun cem ent for u p to 90 s eco nds . 3. T he el apse d time (i n sec ond s) is shown i n the m ess age wi ndow w hen re cor din g. 4. Pre ss PLA Y/S TOP / w hen yo[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Ans weri ng sy stem operation Me ssag e playback Press PL A Y/ST OP / to liste n to new mes sage s. The syste m will an noun ce th e n umb er of new mes sag es rec or ded a nd th en st ar t playi ng th em. If t here a re no n ew mes sage s, all o ld me ss ages will b e played . Afte r the sys tem plays t he la[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Ans weri ng sy stem operation De lete all m ess ages T o d elete a ll me ssag es, pr ess a nd ho ld DE LET E w hile the pho ne i s idl e ( no t durin g a c all or m essag e playbac k) to de lete all o ld mes sage s. New me ssag es wi ll not be d elete d. Rec ord and p lay memos Mem os are me ssa ges re cor ded by you or ot he[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans weri ng sy stem operation Call scr ee ning If yo u wis h to liste n to c all er’s leav ing t heir mes sage befo re c hoo sing to an swer a c all, foll ow th ese step s: 1 . Set the playb ack VOL o n t he b ase unit to a level gre ater t han 1 by pres sin g or . 2. I f you de cid e to ans wer a cal l wh i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 Ans weri ng sy stem operation Remo te acce ss 1 . From any tou ch to ne tele pho ne, dia l your tele pho ne num ber. 2. W hen the o utgoing a nnounc ement is playing, e nter the t wo- digi t remote ac cess c ode b efore tak ing the fo llow ing ac tio ns. Purp ose P re ss Act ion Play all me ss ages in the m ailb ox Play new m[...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans weri ng sy stem operation Sto p Ski p a mes sag e Review A nno unc emen t Rec ord A nnou nc ement Rec ord M emo Review r emote a cc ess co de Chan ge rem ote ac ces s co de T ur n system of f T ur n system o n 5 6 #7 *7 8 #9 *9 0 0 Press t o stop m ess ages fr om be ing pl ayed. Press t o ski p to the n ex[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans weri ng sy stem operation Me ssag e aler t The m ess age ale r t func tio n pro duc es an aud io ton e to remi nd you th at there ar e new mes sag es on the a nsweri ng syste m. 1 . Pr ess SETUP thr ee tim es and y ou wil l hear “ M essa ge al ert. T o change the se tti ng, pre ss CHA NGE ”. 2. Pre ss C HA NG E to co [...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans weri ng sy stem operation Customi ze th e announc ement o nly mes sage 1 . Pres s SET UP four ti mes, th e system anno unc es “ Anno unc emen t only . Rec ord no mes sag es. T o cha nge the s et ting, pr ess C HANG E ” . 2. Pre ss C HAN GE u ntil yo u hear th e des ired o ptio n. 3. Press SE TUP three [...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 1 . Pres s SE TUP s ix tim es, th e system an noun ces “ Nu mber o f ring s. T o c hang e t he set ting , p ress CHAN GE ”. 2. Pre ss C HAN GE t o con rm (the c urre nt set tin g will d isp lay in th e mes sage w ind ow on th e base.) 3. Pre ss C HAN GE t o set the n umb er of rin gs to 2, 4, 6 , or toll s aver . 4. Pr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Me ssag e window displ ay Ans weri ng sy stem operation Di spl ay 0 1 - 99 1 - 8 1 0 - 9 9 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 in co ming m ess ages. T ot al num ber of m ess age s a nd m emo s, or m ess age num [...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 Op erati ng Range T h i s c o r d l e s s t e l e p h o n e o p e r a t e s w i t h i n t h e m a x i m u m p o w e r a l l o w e d b y t h e F e d e r a l C o m m u n i c at i o n s C o m m i s s i o n (F C C) . E ve n s o , t h i s han dset and ba se can c ommu nic ate only over a cer ta in dis tan ce - whi ch c an var y wi[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 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 hours While not in use (standby*) up to 3 days * H andset is off the ba se unit or ch arger b ut not in use . • The b at ter y n[...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 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 ec h Co mmuni cat ions at 1-8 0 0 -59 5 -951 1 . In Can ada, c all V T e ch T ele co mmuni cat ions Canad a Ltd. a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Additional information T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • Make sur e you have a dia l tone b efore d iali ng. Th e hand set may t ake a sec on d or t wo to nd the b ase an d pro duc e a dial t one. Th is is no rma l. Wait an ext ra se con d befor e dial ing. • Make sur e your ph one i s set to t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 Problem Suggestion The battery does not hold a charge. • Char ge th e bat ter y in t he ha nds et for 16 h our s. For o ptimu m dai ly per f orma nce, r eturn the han dset to i ts bas e whe n not in u se. • Y ou may ne ed to purc has e a new bat ter y , pl ease refer t o the Ba tt eri es s ec tion of th is us er’s manu [...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 Additional information Problem Suggestion I hear other calls while using my phone. • Dis co nnec t your bas e uni t from the telep hon e jac k, an d plu g in a reg ular te lep hone. If you stil l hear o ther c all s, the prob lem i s p rob ably in your w irin g or lo cal ser vi ce. Ca ll your l oc al tele pho ne co mpany. I[...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • O the r el ec tro nic pro duc ts can cau se inter fe renc e w ith your cor dl ess pho ne. T r y i nst all ing 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, radios, r adio towers, pager towers, ce [...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 Additional information T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion The charge light is off. • Clea n the h ands et and b ase c hargi ng co ntac t eac h mon th usi ng a pe ncil e rase r or cl oth. • Make sur e the p ower and l ine co rds a re plug ge d in cor rec tl y and r mly. • Rese t the ba se. Unp lug t he uni t ’ s [...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 T roublesh ootin g 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 hands et in its bas e. 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 . Di sco nne ct th e power to t he bas e. 2. D isc onn ec t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 49 Additional information 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 Yo[...]

www.vtechphones.com 50 W arranty 5. Produ ct wh ose w arra nt y/qual it y sti cker s, Pro duc t ser ial nu mbe rs pl ates o r ele ctr onic s eri al nu mber s have b een re move d, alt ered o r ren dere d ill egi ble; or 6. Produ ct pu rch ase d, use d, se rv ice d, or s hip ped fo r rep air fro m out sid e the U nite d Sta tes, or u sed f or co mme[...]

www.vtechphones.com 51 Additional information 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. 3. Unplug this product from the[...]

www.vtechphones.com 52 FCC , A CT A and IC r egula tions 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 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 53 Additional information FCC , A CT A and IC r egula tions * 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. Operati[...]

www.vtechphones.com 54 T echnica l spe cicatio ns Fre que ncy C ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T r ans mit Fr equ en cy Bas e: 5725- 58 50 MH z Han dset: 24 00 -248 3. 5 MHz Re ce ive Fre que ncy Bas e: 2 4 00 -24 83. 5 MHz Han dset: 572 5- 58 50 M Hz Ch ann els 9 5 No mina l Ef fe cti ve Ran ge Ma xi mum power a llowe d by the[...]

www.vtechphones.com 55 A Add itio nal in form ation 4 2-5 4 Adju st han dset vo lume 13 Ann oun ceme nt onl y mod e 36 Ann oun ceme nts 31 Answe ring c all s 1 3 Answe ring s ystem ope ratio n 27–3 8 B Bas e LEDs 1 2 Bas e rin ger 37 Bas e unit l ayout 1 1 Bas ic op erati on 12– 4 1 Bat teri es 4 1 Bel t cli p 8 C Call er ID 21–24 Call fo r w[...]

www.vtechphones.com 56 N Noi se l ter 8 O Op eratin g Rang e 40 Opt ion s duri ng play back 31 Outg oin g anno unc emen t 29 P Par ts ch eck l ist 4 Playba ck a mem o 32 R Rec ord a m emo 3 2 Rec ord a nd play m emos 3 2 Rec ord o utgo ing an noun cem ent 29 Red ial 13 Rem ote acc ess 3 4 Rep lace t he han dse t bat ter y 4 1 Review /dial fro m [...]

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