VTech I6785 manual

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Lis ten to outg oin g anno unc eme nt . . . . . . . . . . 30 Del ete outg oing a nnou nce ment . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting s tar ted 1 . T e lep hone b ase 2. Han dset s ( 4) 3. Char ger powe r adapt ors (3) 4. Char ger s (3 ) 5. T e lep hone l ine c ord 6. Wall mou nt brac ket 7 . Bel t cli ps (4 ) 8. Qui ck st ar t gui de 9. Bas e power ad aptor 1 0. Bat teri es (3) 1 1. User ’s manual To pu rc has e rep lac em en t ba tt er ies , vis[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Installat ion Choo se a loca tion For ma ximu m per for man ce of your cor dle ss tel eph one sys tem: 1 . Choos e a ce ntral lo cation for your bas e unit . 2. Install your phone( s ) as far awa y as pos sib le fr om a ny othe r co rdl ess (wi reless ) device such as c ordless telephones , 802. 1 1 wireless ro[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 • CA UTION: T o reduc e the ris k of re or injur y , read and follow th ese instr uct ions: 1 . Use only the batte ry supp lied, or equiva lent. 2. Do not open or mutil ate the batter y. Relea sed elec troly te is corr osive and may caus e damage to the eyes or skin It may be toxic if swallowed . 3. Exerci se care in hand[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started • Plug t he AC ad apt or int o an el ec tri ca l out let . If th e bat te ry h as no t be en ch arg ed, pl ace t he ha nd set i n the bas e or c har ger, and all ow it t o cha rge f or at lea st 16 ho urs . • Cau tio n: Use o nly th e VTech p ower sup pl y prov id ed w ith you r pho ne.• If the phone will[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 In sta ll ati on If you subscri be to DS L ser vice If you hear inter ference during c onversations and/or your caller ID features are not functi oning properly , 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 . Plu g th e co nne ctor of t he ba se p ower ad aptor to t he c onn ect or jac k at t he b ot tom of the ba se 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 o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 Handset la y out 1 . Ear pi ece 2. H eads et jac k (2.5mm) 3. C ID ( sc roll d own) 4. T a lk / as h 5. D iali ng keys (0- 9, * , #) 6. R edi al/p ause 7 . Sp eaker 8. LCD d isp lay 9. D irec tor y (scr oll up) 1 0. V olu me co ntro l 1 1. Menu /selec t 1 2. O ff /clear 1 3 . Inter com 1 4. M ute/rem ove[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started 1 . Fin d hand set 2. Rec ord /me mo 3. Tim e/set 4. Chan ge 5. Setu p 6. V olu me co ntrol 7 . Char ging L ED 8. In use L ED 9. Answe r on /off 1 0. Del ete 1 1. Rep eat 1 2. Ski p 1 3 . Mail box play/stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 8 9 Base un it la you t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 Basic o peration • On wh en th e micr oph one i s muted . • On wh en th ere are new c all l og ent ries . • On wh en th e hand set ri nger i s mute d. • Low bat ter y in dic ator or c harg ing in dic ator. 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 of f[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Handset operation • The pr oce dur e to ch ang e the vo lum e is the s ame f or the h and set ear pie ce, sp eaker pho ne and h eads et. • Us e to ac ces s pho ne co mpany sub scr ib er ser v ic es, as des cr ibe d by your pr ovi der. • I f the r edi al mem or y is emp ty, and RE DI AL i s pre sse d, a d[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Handset operation Mute • Du r i ng a c a ll , pr es s t h e M U T E / R E M OV E ke y t o di s a bl e t h e mic rop hone. T he sc reen w ill di spl ay MUT ED br ie y: • Pr e s s M U T E / R E M O V E a g a i n t o r et u r n t o no 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. INTER[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Handset operation INTERCOM ENDED UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN FORWARD TO: • Press IN T , O FF , o r pla ce HS1 bac k into i ts ba se or c harg er to end t he ca ll. If the d esti natio n hand set is in use, ca nnot be re ache d or turne d of f, the disp lay on the o rig inati ng h and set w ill show UNA BLE TO C[...]

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 alre ady co nnec ted to t he ex ter nal l ine, t he ot her ha nd se t c an jo in th e c al l b y pr es s in g . A co nfe re nc e c a ll wil l b e imm ediate ly es tab lish ed, b[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Directory • All han dse ts 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. • W hile e nter ing num ber s, pre ss an d hol d RE DI A[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 Directory 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 : • If you w ish t o stor e a num ber fro m red ial mem or y int o the dir ect or y , p res s RE DI AL / P AU SE the n o r to sc rol l to the des ire d red ial num ber fr om mem o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Directory Edit a dire ctor y ent r y • Follow the step s in R evie w/dia l fr om th e di re ctor y (above ) to re ach the e ntr y to be e dite d. • Press S EL to e nter num ber e dit mo de. • Press M UT E / REM OVE to bac kspac e and de lete num ber s, or press CID or DI R to move the cursor to t he numb[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 • Press S EL . • Press MU TE / R EM OVE to b acks pac e and use the dig it keys t o enter t he co rrec t nam e. • Press S EL . Y ou ’ll hear a c onr mati on ton e. De lete a dir ec tory e ntr y • Follow the step s i n R evie w/di al f rom the dire cto ry (page 1 9) to reac h the e ntr y to be d elete d. • Press[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y our pho ne i s ca pab le of di splay ing t he n umbe r of t he c alli ng p ar ty bef ore you an swer th e ph one ( call er I D or C ID ) . If the num ber is alread y in the dire ctor y , the name of the call er will als o be dis played. It is al so ca pab le of dis pl[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 Caller ID • If t he ca ll log i s full, t he old est en tr y is de leted to m ake room for the new call. If t he call log is empt y whe n yo u t r y t o e nter to cal l log r eview, the fol lowin g mes sage i s dis played: Review call er ID Y ou can review the CID re cord s via t he me nu as d escri bed bel ow , or by p res[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Caller ID • If the CID re c or d d oe s n ot c o nt ai n a n um b er , y ou w il l b e pro mpted to E D IT N UM BE R , and t he sc reen w ill sh ow: • A con rm ation b eep w ill so und an d the s cree n will d isp lay: • If bot h nam e and n umb er are m issi ng, fo r exa mpl e, a s in a pri vate list[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 Caller ID Dia l from call er ID • Follow t he step s in Revi ew ca lle r I D (pag e 22) to s cro ll to the entr y to b e dia led. • T o c hange how the numb er will be dialed, press # rep eat edly . 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 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Handset settings • The han ds et will 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 • Fro m t he id l e (of f ) mo de, pr es s SE L t he n o r u nt il R I N GE R VOLU ME is s hown. • Press S EL . Th e curr ent ri nger vo lume w ill be s hown: • Pres[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Lan guage • From t he id le (off ) mod e, pres s ME NU t hen or to L A NG UAGE • Pres s SE L Pres s or to sel ec t from Eng lis h, Span ish or Fren ch • Pres s SE L to co nr m. Cle ar voice mail • From the i dle (of f) m ode, pr ess M EN U the n o r to C LR VOI CE M AI L . • Press S EL . • Pres s SE L agai n to[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Y our co rdle ss tele phon e syste m pr ovide s you w ith lead ing ed ge dig ital te chno log y wi th an answer ing system that c an re cor d up to 99 m ess ages, or ap proxi mately 15 m inute s o f r eco rdi ng tim e. Eac h mes sag e can b e no lon ger t han four m inute s. T urn your answering syste m off a [...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 Ans wering s ystem o peration Befor e u sing the a nsweri ng syste m, you sh ould f ollow t he ste ps to set t he day an d tim e, s o m ess ages are date d cor rec tly. 1 . Pre ss TI M E /S ET , t he syste m anno unc es th e curr ent set ti ng. 2. Pre ss T IM E / SE T again . 3. T he ans werin g system w ill ann oun ce th e d[...]

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 (an s we r a n d r e c o r d ) m o d e an d f o r ann ounc eme nt o nly mode. If t he pho ne is set u p to rec ord messag es, the ph one answe rs[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 2. Press R EC/ M EM O . Af ter you hea r “ Rec ord af ter th e ton e. Pres s STO P whe n you are do ne ”, 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 PL A Y/S TOP / wh [...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Ans wering s ystem o peration Me ssag e playback Press PL A Y/S TO P / to lis ten to new mes sage s. The syst em 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 l[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Ans wering s ystem o peration De lete all m ess ages T o d elete al l m ess ages, pr ess an d ho ld D ELE TE whi le the p hone i s idl e (not d uring a c all o r me ssage p layback) to del ete al l ol d m essag es. 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 her[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wering s ystem o peration 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 th e pl aybac k VOL on t he base uni t to a leve l gre ater t han 1 by pres sin g or . 2. I f you d ec ide to answer a call whil[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 Ans wering s ystem o peration Remo te acce ss 1 . From any to uc h tone tel eph one, di al your tel eph one nu mber. 2. W hen t he ou tgoing anno uncem ent is pl aying, enter the t wo -dig it re mote ac cess c ode before 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 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wering s ystem o peration 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 urn sys tem of f T urn sys tem on 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 ext[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans wering s ystem o peration 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 SET UP thr ee tim es an d yo u wil l he ar “ Me ssa ge ale rt. T o change the se tti ng, pre ss CHA NGE ”. 2. Pre ss C HA NG E to [...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wering s ystem o peration Customi ze announ cem ent only me ssag e 1 . Pre ss SE TU P four times , the system ann oun ces “ A nnou nce ment on ly . Re cor d no messag es. T o cha nge the s et ting, pr ess C HANG E ” . 2. Pre ss C HAN GE u ntil t he syste m anno unc es “O n. ” 3. Press S ETUP three [...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 1 . Pre ss SE TU P six ti mes, t he system a nnou nce s “ Numb er of rin gs. 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 ri ngs to 2, 4, 6 , or toll s aver . 4. Pre[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Me ssag e window displ ay Ans wering s ystem o peration Di spl ay 0 1 - 99 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 in co ming m ess ages. T ot al num ber o f m es sag es an d m emo s, or m ess age n um[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 Op erati ng rang e 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 mi s s i o n (F C C). Ev en 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 with [...]

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 andse t is off the b ase unit or c harge r bu t not in u se. • The bat ter y [...]

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 e ch C ommu nic atio ns at 1-80 0 - 595 - 95 1 1. In Canada , ca ll V T e ch T el ec ommu nic ation s Canad a Ltd.[...]

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 ond o r tw o 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 sure your ph one is set to t h[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 Problem Suggestion The battery does not hold a charge. • Charg e th e b atte r y in t he han dset for 16 h ours . 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 m ay need to pur ch ase a new bat ter y, plea se refe r to t he B at ter ies sec tio n of t his user ’s manu [...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 Additional information T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion I get noise, static, or weak signal even when I’m near the base. • Ot her el ec tro nic pr od uct s ca n c aus e i nter fer enc e w ith yo ur co rdl ess p hon e. T r y i nst alli ng your phon e as far away from th ese ty pes of e lec tro nic devi ces as pos sib [...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion I hear other calls while using my phone. • Dis con nec t your bas e uni t fro m th e tele pho ne jac k, a nd p lug i n a re gular tele pho ne. I f you stil l hear o ther c all s, the pro blem is pr oba bly i n yo ur wir ing o r l oc al ser v ic e. C all your lo cal tele pho ne co mpany.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 Additional information Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • O th er ele ct roni c pro du ct s c an c ause i nter fere nc e w ith yo ur cor dl ess p hon e. T r y i nst alli ng 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, radi[...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion The charge light is off. • Clean t he ha nd set an d bas e cha rgi ng co nt act e ach m ont h usi ng a pe nci l era ser or c lot h. • M ake sur e the p ower an d lin e cor ds ar e plu gge d in c orr ect ly an d r mly. • Re set the base. Unpl ug th e u nit ’s e le ctr ic al powe[...]

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. 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. Pr od uct 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 ates, o r use d for c o[...]

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 regulati ons 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 i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 53 Additional information FCC , A CT A and IC regulati ons * 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. Operatio[...]

www.vtechphones.com 54 T echnical s pecications Fre que ncy C ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T r ansm it Fre qu ency Bas e: 5725- 58 50 MH z Han dset: 24 00 -248 3. 5 MHz Re ce ive Fre que ncy Bas e: 2 40 0 -248 3.5 M Hz 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 FC[...]

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 9 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 Mes sag e wind ow di splay 3 9 Mute 14 N Noi se l ter 8 O Op eratin g ran ge 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 1 4 Rem ote acc ess 3 4 Rep lace t he han[...]

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