VTech IA5879 manual

www.vtechphones.com 1 T able of con tents Ge t ting s ta rt ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Befo re you be gin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck l ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Inst all ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cho ose a l ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 Bat ter y ca re and p er form anc e . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rep lace h and set bat ter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Addi tio nal i nfor mat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 T rou bles hoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Mai ntenan ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Warrant y . . . [...]

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www.vtechphones.com 4 1. Base unit 2. Handset 7. Battery 5. Belt clip 3. Telephone line cords 6. Base power adaptor 4. Desk bracket 8. User’s manual Before y ou begin Enha nce d 5. 8GH z T ec hnolo gy - Dual ban d transmi ssion c ombin es the bes t of 5.8GHz and 90 0MHz tec hnol og y , prov idi ng enh anc ed pe r form anc e over stan dar d cor dl[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Installat ion Choo se a loca tion For maximum per forma nce of your c ordles s tele pho ne system: 1 . Choo se a ce ntral l oc ation f or your bas e uni t. 2. I n s t a l l yo u r b a s e u n i t a n d e x t e n s i o n handset awa y from electroni c equipment suc h a s p ers onal co mput ers, telev isi on sets[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Installat ion Power conne ctio n Plug th e c on nec tor of the ba se power ad apto r to th e c on nec tor jac k at the bot to m o f t he bas e u nit . T hen plug the a dap tor into an ele ct ric al ou tle t not co ntr oll ed by a wal l switc h. • Use o nly t he ba se powe r ada ptor sup pli ed wi th t his pro du ct. • If y[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started Installat ion Cha rge t he ha nds et ba tt er y Place the han dset in the base or c harger . If the batter y hasn’ t already been c harged, N EEDS R ECHAR GI NG wil l a pp ear on th e hand set . C harg e the ba tte r y f or at leas t 1 6 hour s bef ore usi ng your p hon e f or the r st tim e. La nguag e ?[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 Installat ion Set h ands et date a nd time If you s ubs cri be to c all er ID ser vic e, th e d ate an d ti me w ill be set auto matic all y wi th the rst in com ing cal l. If you d o not have ca ller ID s er vic e, or wis h to set th e date an d time m anua lly: • Press PROG , then p ress o r unt il DA T E / T IM E is d [...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Getting started Installat ion If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vice: If you hear inter ference during c onversations and /or your c aller ID features are not functioning 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[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 T elephone operatio n Han dset op era tion 1. Answering a call Press LINE 1 or LINE 2 to answer a call. 2. Making a call Press LINE 1 or LINE 2 , then dial the number. -OR- Dial the number (use to back- space and make corrections), then press LINE1 or LINE2 to call. To end your call, press the ap- propriate LINE key, or place[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation T elephone operatio n Base o per ation 11. CONTRAST Pre ss th e con tras t key , to a djus t the scre en co ntra st. Re pea ted pressing will cycle from lightest to darkest contrast. 12. PROG/MEM Your base unit can store 10 frequently dialed phone numbers. Press the PROG/MEM key to dial the numbers stored in m[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 T elephone operatio n Thr ee way confe renc e call At th e han dse t: • Whi le on an ac ti ve call (on eit her li ne. ) • Press HOL D . Make a call o n the ot her li ne. • Press HOL D to hol d the ot her c all, th e scr een wi ll dis play: • Press SEL / IN T to ente r con feren ce mo de. At th e bas e: • Whi le on a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation T elephone operatio n T empor ar y tone dia ling If yo u have pu lse dial (rot ar y) ser vi ce, yo u ca n ch ang e fro m pul se to touc h to ne di alin g dur ing a cal l by pr ess ing * TON E . T his is us eful if you ne ed to sen d touc h tone sig nal s t o a cce ss tel epho ne bank ing o r long d ist anc e s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Op erati ng rang e This cordless telephone operates within the maximum power allowed by the Federal Comm unication s Commissi on (FCC ). E ven so, t his handset and base can com muni cate over onl y a cer t ain d ist anc e - w hic h can var y wi th t he lo cat ions of t he ba se an d han dset , th e weath er , and the co nstr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation T elephone operatio n Disp lay scre en me ssag es Screen displays: When: NEEDS RECHARGING The battery needs to be recharged. ** RINGING ** There is a call coming in. CONNECTING... The handset is waiting for a dial tone. PHONE ON The handset is in use. CALLING HANDSET The base is paging the handset. CALLING BAS[...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 Spe ed dial Presses Dial key Once Twice 3 times 4 times 5 times 6 times 1 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 7 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z 9 0 0 * * # & ‘ , - . # Y our phone can stor e u p to nine tele pho ne n umb ers with nam es ( up to 15 cha rac ters and 24 dig its in each loc ation ) in the spee[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation 5. After you enter the name, press SEL/INT. The sc reen d isp lays EN TE R NU MB ER . 6. Ent er the teleph one n umbe r . Use to bac ksp ace a nd ma ke cor rec tio ns. Pre ss R ED IA L / P AUS E to enter a p ause i f nec ess ar y . — OR — Press RED I AL / PA US E to dis play th e las t numb er (up to 24 di[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 Spe ed dial De lete a sp ee d dial e ntr y 1 . Press a nd hol d the s pee d dial l oc atio n key ( 1-9) of the e ntr y you wi sh to de lete. 2. W hen the scre en displ ays t he entr y to be deleted, pres s SEL / INT . The n press or until ER ASE as hes. 3. Pr es s SE L / IN T . T he scr een di spl ays E R ASE NO YES an d t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Directory Y our p hone can st ore 20 (i ncl udin g the n ine s pee d dial e ntri es) teleph one n umbe rs wi th na mes (up to 1 5 ch arac ters for t he na me and 24 di git s for th e numb er in eac h lo cati on) in the han dse t. Stor e a dire ctor y entr y in t he han dset 1 . Press PR OG . T he sc reen d isp[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 Directory 3. W hen the scre en d isp lays th e entr y you wa nt to e dit , pres s SE L / I NT . Then pres s or until ED IT  ash es. 4. Pr ess SEL / I N T . T he s cre en dis plays the n ame and n umb er . The c urs or ap pear s at the end of th e name. Use , and the dial pad keys to edi t the name. Press SEL / I NT to con?[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Directory Stor e a spe ed dia l entr y in th e dire ctor y from t he han dset 1 . Press . T he sc reen d isp lays D IR ECTO RY . 2. Pr ess o r to scr oll al pha beti call y thro ugh e ntri es stor ed in di rec tor y . — OR — Press t he di al pad key for t he r st let ter of t he entr y yo u want to move[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 Directory Dir ector y m emor y ca pacit y at th e base Y our b ase un it ca n store 10 frequ entl y dia led ph one nu mber s. Stor e a numbe r in the dir ec tor y at the b ase at th e base • Wit h the b ase in t he id le (off ) mo de, pres s and h old PR OG / M EM . • The bas e will disp lay ENT ER NU MB ER . Use th e k e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation • The ba se disp lays EN TER ME M 0 - 9 . Enter the desir ed loc atio n that to be deleted . The base now dis plays E NT RY DEL ETE D an d you’ll hea r a con rmat ion to ne. Repl ace a dir ec tory e ntr y at th e base T o re plac e a nu mber store d in a par ti cula r mem or y lo cati on, f ollow the s [...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 Y our p hon e has a c all er ID (CID) w ith c all wai ting feature t hat wor ks wit h ser v ice f rom you r loc al pho ne se r vic e pr ovid er . Call er ID w ith cal l wait ing l ets you see who cal ling befor e you a nswer t he pho ne, even whe n you are on a noth er cal l. Y ou may ne ed to c hang e your ph one se r vic e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Caller ID About c aller I D Y our phone can s tore up to 45 calls in it s c alle r ID ( CI D) mem or y . When the memor y is fu ll, t he old est cal l will au tomat ica lly be d elete d to make ro om for n ew inc omi ng ca ll info rmati on. For eac h call t hat co mes in, t he scr een di spl ays the foll owin [...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID De lete a r ecor d from ca ll histor y De le te a sp ec ic c all: 1 . Loc ate the r eco rd you want t o dele te from c all hi stor y. 2. Pre ss th e RE MOVE key , you’ll a c on rmati on be ep. De le te all c all s: 1 . With th e hands et in idle (off ) mod e, press and h old the R EM OVE key . The scr een di[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID 2. If you wis h to chang e how the numb er is store d, press # . The s cree n di splays all di alin g variat ion s availab le ( area code + number; 1 + area code + number; number onl y; 1 + num ber). The di aling o pti ons are: 3. Pre ss PR OG , t hen p ress or until PR OG RA M as hes. 4. Pre ss S[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 Batteries Bat ter y ca re and p er form ance Af ter the b atte r y is ful ly ch arge d, you ca n expe ct th e foll owing p er for manc e: Operation Operating time While in use (talking) up to 5 hours While not in use (standby*) up to 5 days * H andse t is off t he ba se un it or char ger b ut no t in use. • The b atter y n [...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Additional information T roubleshooti ng 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 Com muni cati ons at 1-8 00 - 59 5- 951 1. In Canad a, ca ll V T ec h T elec omm uni ca[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 Problem Suggestion I can not di al 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 sure your p hone is s et to the cor rec t dial mo de for th e ty pe o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Problem Suggestion C A N ’ T C O N N E C T d i s p l a y s o n m y han dset . • M ove the ha nds et clo ser to t he bas e. Y ou mi ght have moved o ut of ra nge. • I f t he han dset is in its base and the ch argin g l ight does not c ome on, r efer to The ch arg e l ight is of f in t his tr oub lesh ooti ng gu ide. • [...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Problem Suggestion I g e t n oi s e , s t at i c , or weak sign al even when I’m near t he bas e. • Ot her ele ctr oni c pr odu ct s c an c ause inter feren ce with your co rdl ess phone. T r y insta llin g your phon e as far away as p ossi ble from th ese t ypes of ele ctr onic dev ices su ch as: w ireles s r outers , as[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Additional information Problem Suggestion My ha n ds e t do e s no t r i n g w h e n I r e c e i v e a cal l. • Make s ure you have the ring er ac tivate d. Refe r to t he se ct ion(s ) on ring er se lec tio n in this user ’s manua l. • Make sure the tel epho ne line co rd is plug ged rm ly into the bas e unit and th[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 Problem Suggestion My ca lls fade or cu t i n and out while I’m usi ng my han dset . • Pre ss PRO G and t hen S EL / IN T whil e on a ca ll unt il the i nter feren ce h as bee n elim inated . • O th er el ec tron ic pr od uc ts c an c ause i nter fer enc e wi th you r cor dl ess p hon e. T r y in sta llin g your phon e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Additional information Problem Sugg estion M y C a l l e r I D i s n ’ t work ing . • Call er ID is a sub scr ipti on ser vi ce. Y ou mus t subs cri be to this ser v ice for th is feature to wor k on your p hon e. • Y our c alle r must b e cal ling fr om an are a that su ppo r ts ca ller ID. • Bot h you and you r call[...]

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 wh ose wa rra nty /qual it y stic ker s, Pro duc t ser ial nu mbe rs pl ates or e lec tro nic s eri al num ber s have b een re move d, alt ered o r rend ere d ill egib le; or 6. Pr odu ct pu rch ase d, use d, se rv ice d, or sh ipp ed fo r repa ir fro m out sid e the U nite d Stat[...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 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 wall outlet before cle[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Additional information 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 interfe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 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. Operation is subject to the fo[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Additional information T echni cal specications Fre que ncy C ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PLL synt hes izer T r ans mit Fre qu ency Bas e: 9 1 2.75 - 9 1 7 . 1 0 MHz Han dset: 5 86 3.8 0 - 5872. 5 MHz Re ce ive Fre que ncy Bas e: 586 3.8 0 - 5872. 5 MHz Han dset: 912. 75 - 91 7 . 1 0 MHz No mina l Ef fe cti ve Ran ge M [...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 Index B Bas e rin ger 8 Bas ic op erati on 10-2 9 Bat teri es 5, 28 Befo re you be gin 4 Bel t cli p 9 C Call er ID 24 –27 Call ing fro m spe ed di al 1 8 Char ge th e hand set bat ter y 7 Che ck for d ial to ne 7 Cho ose a l ocat ion 5 Con feren ce c all 12 D Del ete a dire ctor y entr y in the h ands et 20 Del ete a dire [...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Index S Set di al mo de 7 Set ha nds et date and t ime 8 Spe ed di al 16–1 8 S t o r e a c a l l h i s t o r y n u m b e r i n t h e dire cto r y 26 Stor e a dire ctor y e ntr y in t he hand set 19 Stor e a num ber in the d irec tor y at t he bas e 22 Stor e a red ial nu mber in the d irec tor y at the b ase 2 2 Stor e a sp[...]

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