VTech MI6889 manual

U s e r ’ s m a n u a l www.vtechphones.com Models: mi688 5/mi6889[...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 T able of con tents Get tin g sta r ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Par ts c hec kli st for m i6 88 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Par ts c hec kli st for m i6 88 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Inst all atio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cho ose a l oc atio n . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

www.vtechphones.com 3 T able of con tents Del ete outg oin g anno unc em ent . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Mes sag e play back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ann oun cem ent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Opt ion s dur ing pl aybac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Del ete all me ss ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Rec or[...]

Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 54 of this manual. This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started • Imp or t ant! Befo re us ing thi s tel eph one, Plea se re ad Im por t an t sa fe ty ins tr uc tio ns on pag es 53 - 5 4. Get ting started 1 . T elep hone b ase 2. H and set s (3 ) 3. C harg er power ad apte rs (2) 4. C harg ers (2) 5. T elep hon e line c or d 6. B elt c lip s (3) 7 . Bat teri es (3) 8. Q u[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Get ting started 1 . T elep hone b ase 2. H and set s ( 4 ) 3. C harg er power ad apte rs (3) 4. C harg ers (3) 5. T elep hon e line c or d 6. B elt c lip s ( 4) 7 . Bat teri es (4 ) 8. Q ui ck st ar t gui de 9. B ase p ower ada pter 1 0. Wall mou nt brac ket 1 1 . User ’s manual Par ts ch eck list for mi 68 8 9 1 . T e le p[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Installat ion Choo se a loc ation F o r o p t i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e o f y o u r cor dl ess te lep hon e system: 1 . Cho ose a cen tral lo cat ion for your tele pho ne ba se. 2. I nst all your phone(s) a s far away as po s s i bl e f r o m an y ot h er c or d l es s (wirel ess) d evi ces such as cor dle ss tele pho nes,[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 • If t he bat te r y has not b een c har ged , pla ce t he han ds et in th e tel eph one bas e, and a llow it to c har ge for at lea st 16 hour s. • Us e onl y the V T e ch p ower sup pl y prov ide d wit h your tele ph one. T o o bta in a rep lac eme nt, vis it ou r webs ite at w w w. v tec hp hon es.c om or ca ll 1 (80 0)[...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Getting started Getting started • If th e pho ne w ill not b e use d for a lon g per io d of tim e, rem ove the bat ter y to p reven t po ssi ble l eak age. • If you h ave any tro ubl e ins ta llin g your p hon e, ple ase r efer to t he T roub le sh oot ing se cti on ne ar the e nd of t his man ual. In sta l la ti on Che c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 In sta l la ti on If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vic e ( optional) If you re cei ve high s pee d intern et thro ugh your telepho ne line ( comm only referred to a s DSL) , and you are ex per ienc ing inter fer enc e du rin g co nvers atio ns, a nd /or your call er ID features are no t fun ct ion ing pro per ly , and you s ubs [...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started The wa ll mou nt bra ckets ar e des ign ed for u se on s tan dar d wall mo unt pl ates on ly . 1 . Fol low th e ins tru ct ion s on pag e 8 to co nne ct t he power to te lep hon e bas e and p hone l ine. 2. L ine u p the t abs o n the wal l mou nt adap ter wit h the h ole s at t he b ott om of th e tel eph one[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 NOT REGISTERED Registrati on PRESS FIND HNDST 4 SEC ON BASE Regi ster a h andse t Whe n rst purc has ed, all acc es sor y hand sets show NOT REG I ST ER ED on th e scr een. T o regi ster a ha nds et: 1 . Pla ce the han ds et in a tele pho ne b ase or cha rger th at i s c onne cte d to a power out let. If PRE SS FI ND H ND [...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Getting started Registrati on Af ter a whil e the hands et will emit seri es of tones, the newly reg iste red hand set will be ass ign ed the lowest exten sio n num ber n ot pr eviou sly assi gne d to a nothe r syste m han dset ( 1 -4) whe n su cc ess full y reg ister ed. Re peat s teps 1 a nd 2 i f hand set d oes not su cc e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Handset la y out 1 . Ea rpi ec e 2. C aller I D/scro ll dow n 3. H ead set jac k (2.5m m) 4. T alk / a sh 5. D ial keys (0 -9, *, # ) 6. R edi al /paus e 7 . Mute /remove 8. D isp lay 9. S ele ct /menu 1 0. Pho neb ook /sc roll u p 1 1 . V olu me co ntro l 1 2. O f f/clea r 1 3. Sp eaker 1 4. Inte rco m 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 12 13[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Getting started 1 . In u se in dic ator 2. C harg e ind ic ator 3. S etup 4. Volum e con trol 5. A nswer o n/of f 6. C hang e 7 . Del ete/ski p/p lay/ sto p/rep eat 8. T ime /set 9. F ind ha nd set 1 0. Re cor d /mem o T elephone base la y out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10[...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 Han dset lig hts Ligh t De sc rip tio n • On wh en ha nds et sp eakerp hon e is in u se. T elephone settings T ele phon e base di splay Ligh t De sc rip tio n IN USE • On wh en th e pho ne is b ein g use d. • Flas hes w hen a n exte nsio n pho ne is b ein g use d. CHARG E • On wh en th e han dset i s ch argi ng in t h[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation T elephone settings Han dset m ain menu Enter t he ma in me nu o ptio ns o n th e han ds et by pre ss ing ME NU . Pre ss or to se lec t fr om t he six m enu ite ms de scr ib ed be low. Di re cto r y ( ) Enter an d retri eve up to 50 n ame s and tel eph one n umb ers . Ca ll log ( ) Review c al ler ID d ata, s [...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 SE T TI NG S( ) Wi th th is ic o n h ig hl ig hte d, pre s s M E N U, th en pre s s o r t o sel ec t fr om th e f ol low in g men u opt ion s: L A N G UA G E – T h i s o p ti o n al l ow s y ou to c ha n g e t h e s c r e en pr o m p ts to En g li s h , E s pa n o l o r Franc ais. DI AL T Y PE - Th is opt ion a llows yo u t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Handset operation Mak ing calls • Press (or S PEA KE R to u se th e h and set sp eaker pho ne featur e ), the n dia l the p hone n umb er . - OR - Dial th e pho ne nu mber  rst , the n pres s (or SPE AK ER ). • T o e nd yo ur cal l, pr ess OFF o r p la ce t he h an dse t i n the ba se o r c ha rge r . A[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 Handset operation • If the r edi al mem or y is e mpt y, and R ED I AL is pre sse d, a d oub le bee p wil l sou nd. • If t he for ward c all is no t answe red in ab out 3 0 se con ds , the ext ern al ca ll wi ll be re turn ed to the o rig ina tin g han dse t. Mute • Dur ing a call, pre ss MU TE to dis abl e the micr oph[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Handset operation • T o en d the c all, p res s IN T or O FF on ei the r hand set , or pla ce th e han dset b ack i n its te lep hon e base. If t he call ed hand set i s o ut o f ra nge or o n an exter nal cal l, w hen paged , the d isp lay of th e cal ling h and set wi ll sh ow: Call for war d An ex tern al[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 Handset operation Confe re nce ca ll It is po ssi ble to es tab lis h a confe renc e ca ll bet ween t wo ha nds ets and the ex ter nal li ne. If one handset is already connected to the external line, t he other can join the conver sati on by pr ess ing , a c on feren ce call will be esta bli she d imm edi ately. Both han ds e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Directory • All h and set s sha re a co mmo n dir ec tor y, stored in th e bas e. Entr ies e ntere d into o ne ha nd set are avail abl e at all han dse ts, an d if a dir ec tor y en tr y is d elete d, it w ill dis ap pea r fro m all han dse ts. • Wh ile e nter ing num ber s, pre ss an d hol d RE D IAL / PA[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 Directory Char act ers by numb er Press ing a ny par ti cul ar key caus es di ff erent c hara cter s to be d is played in t he fo llowi ng or der: Characters by number of key presses Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 # ‘ , - . & A B C 2 a b c D E F 3 d e f G H I 4 g h i J K L 5 j k l M N O 6 m n o P Q R S 7 p q r s T U V 8 t u v [...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Directory Review and di al ent ries • Press M EN U , with D IR ECTO RY highli ghted, pr ess S EL . With REV IEW in th e rs t line, p res s SE L . - OR - With the han dset in idle, press to enter the director y . The r st director y entr y will b e dis played . • Scr oll t hrou gh t he dir ec tor y en[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y ou r ph one is cap abl e of dis pl aying the numb er of th e c all er b efore the c all i s answer ed (calle r I D or CID). If th e numb er is al read y i n the dire ct or y , the nam e of the c all er will al so be d isp layed. Y our pho ne ca n hol d up to 5 0 cal ler ID en tri es.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID Review call er I D Y ou ca n ente r c aller ID rev iew mod e by p res sing w hen the han dset i s idl e, the h and set wil l enter c all er id rev iew mo de. Or : • Wit h the h and set id le (off ), pres s ME NU . • Press to s cro ll to CAL L LOG . • Press SE L . Use and to sc rol l thr oug h t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 Caller ID • If th e c aller ID re cor d do es n ot co ntai n a nu mber, you wil l be pro mpted t o ED IT N U MB ER , a nd th e scr een w ill sh ow: • Af ter t he e ntr y h as a name and numb er , pre ss M E NU /S EL to save. A c onr mati on b eep w ill s oun d and t he s cree n wil l dis play: • If bot h the nam e an[...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Caller ID Dia l from call er I D • Follow the s teps in R eview cal ler I D (page 27) to nd the ent r y to be d iale d. • T o chan ge how the numb er will be dial ed, pr e s s # repeate dl y to scroll through the various dialing options. The dialing options are: • Press or SPE AK ER to d ial t he num [...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 Y our cor dles s tel epho ne syste m prov ides you wit h lead ing e dge digit al te chn olog y wi th an answerin g system that c an re cor d up to 99 m ess ages , or ap proxi matel y 1 5 minu tes of r ec ord ing t ime. Ea ch mes sag e can b e up to fo ur minu tes. T urn your answering system on an d of f Press AN S ON /O FF o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Befo re usi ng t he ans werin g syste m, you sh oul d foll ow th e step s be low to s et the day and time, s o mes sag es are d ated corre ct ly. Eac h time you pres s the CHA N GE butt on on the tele pho ne bas e, the day , hour , minu te, or year incre ase s by one. When you h ear the c [...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Ans wer in g sy stem Me nu feat ures Sys tem a nno unc es De sc ript ion Ann oun cem ent s Outg oin g mes sag e to tell c all ers to l eave a mes sage. Rem ote acc es s co de Set cod e to ac ces s rem otely f rom a to uch t one p hone. Mes sag e aler t Bee ps ever y 10 sec ond s whe n ther e are new m ess ages . Outg oin g me[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 4. Pre ss PL A Y /S TOP / whe n you have  nish ed rec or din g. The system w ill p lay back yo ur re cor ded m ess age a nd th en save it . Listen to ou tgoing anno unce ment 1 . Press S ET UP . 2. Press PL A Y /S TO P / . De lete ou tgoing anno unce ment 1 . Press S ET UP . 2. Pres s P[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 Ans wer in g sy stem Announc eme nts 1 . W h e n p l a y b a c k b e g i n s , y o u w i l l h e a r t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f mes sag es. 2. B e f o r e e a c h m e s s a g e, y o u w i l l h e ar t h e d ay a n d t i m e i t wa s rec ei ved. 3. A fte r the l ast me ss age, you wi ll hea r “En d of mes sag es.” 4. [...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Rec ord a me mo 1 . Pre ss R EC/ M E MO . 2. T he system will anno unc e “ R ec ord after the tone. Press STOP when you a re do ne. ” 3. S pea k toward t he M IC to r ec ord a m emo fo r up to fou r minu tes. 4. T he tim er shows t he ela pse d time (in s eco nd s ) in the me ss age wi[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans wer in g sy stem Se t the r emote a cce ss cod e 1 . Pr es s SE T U P tw i ce an d you w il l hea r “ Re mo te ac ce s s c o de . T o ch an ge th e s et t in g, pre s s cha nge.” 2. B ec ause t he rem ote acc es s cod e was set to 19 at the facto r y , press C HA NG E and you wi ll hear the d efaul t co de “19. ” [...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Purp os e Pre ss Ac tio n Play all me ss ages in th e mail box Play new me ssa ges in th e mail box Del ete a mes sag e Del ete all o ld mes sag es Rep eat a mes sag e Rep eat prev iou s mes sag e Sto p Ski p a mes sag e 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 Lis ten to new mes sag es. If t here are n o n ew[...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans wer in g sy stem Review a nno unc eme nt Rec ord a nno unc eme nt Rec ord m emo Review r emot e acc es s co de Chan ge re mote ac ce ss co de T ur n system o ff T ur n system o n #7 *7 8 #9 *9 0 0 Lis ten to cu rren t outg oing a nno unc eme nt. P r e s s a f t e r h e a r i n g t h e b e e p . R e c o r d y o u r n e w a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss CH AN GE to con rm th e c urre nt statu s; O n or O f f is also dis played o n the m ess age w ind ow. 3. Pre ss C HA NG E agai n to ch ang e the se tt ing. 4. Press S ETU P to save and advance to the nex t menu optio n or press PL A Y/S TOP / to save and ex it. Whe n the m es[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss C HA NG E unt il you hea r the o n opti on. 3. Press SET UP three times, t he syst em announces “ Announc ement. Press PLA Y or press RECORD . T o c onti nue se tup, pre ss S ETU P . ” 4. Pre ss REC / M EM O . The system w ill ann oun ce, “Re co rd after the ton e. Pre ss STOP when you a r[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Me ssag e window dis play Di spl ay 0 1 - 98 1 - 8 1 0 - 99 1 - 99 (cou ntin g) 99 (a shin g) F (ash ing) CL (as hin g) A -- -- ( ashi ng) On or O FF 02, 0 4, 0 6, tS Ex pla na tio n No me ss ages . T ot al num ber of mes sag es and mem os, or mes sa ge num ber cur ren tly play[...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 • T o pu rch as e a h e a d s e t , vi s i t us o n th e w eb a t w ww . vt e c h p h on es . co m o r ca l l VT e c h C u s t o m e r S e rvi ce a t 1 -8 00 -5 95- 95 1 1 . I n Ca na d a , co nt a c t VT e ch T el e c o m m u n ica ti on s C a n a d a L t d . a t www . vt e c h ca na d a . com o r 1 -80 0- 26 7 - 73 77 . H[...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Basic operation Batteries Bat te r y ca re an d pe r forma nc e After the battery is fully charged, you can expect the following performance: Operation Operating time While in use (talking) up to 7.5 hours While not in use (standby*) up to 3.5 days * H andse t is off the tele phon e ba se or cha rger but not in u se. • The [...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 T roub leshooti ng If you have di f c ult y op erat ing your p hon e, the su gg esti ons b elow s hou ld so lve th e pro blem . If you st ill have di f cu lt y af ter tr yi ng th ese su gg esti ons , cal l V T ec h Co mmun ic atio ns at 1-80 0 - 59 5- 951 1 . I n Canad a, c all V T e ch T elec om muni cat ion s Canad a [...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • Make sur e you have a di al ton e befor e dia ling . The h and set may t ake a sec on d or t wo to n d the te lep hon e base a nd pr odu ce a d ial ton e. Thi s is nor mal. Wait a n extr a se con d befo re dia ling . • Make s ure your phon e is s et to t he c o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 Problem Suggestion UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN displays on my handset. • Move th e han dset c lo ser to th e tele pho ne ba se. Y o u migh t have moved ou t of ran ge. • If the hands et is in i ts tele pho ne bas e and the cha rgi ng ligh t d oe s not light , refer to th e c ha rg e ligh t is of f i n thi s trou ble sho otin[...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 Additional information Problem Suggestion I get noise, static, or weak signal even when I’m near the telephone base. • Ot her cor dle ss phon es and 802 . 1 1 w irel ess router s t hat are u sed for home co mpute r n etw orks bot h use inte rna l radi os to co mmu nic ate. The rad io s may inter fere w ith o ne anot her. [...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • Make sure you have the ring er acti vated. Refer to th e s ec tion ( s) o n r ing er s ele ct ion in t his user ’s manu al. • M ake sure the teleph one line cord is p lug ge d  rml y into the teleph one base and the teleph one jac k. Ma ke sure th e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 49 Additional information Problem Suggestion My calls fade or cut in and out while I’m using my handset. • Ot her ele ct ron ic pro duc ts ca n c aus e in ter fer enc e w ith you r c ord les s p ho ne. T ry ins ta llin g your pho ne a s far away fr om t hes e t y pes of e lec tr oni c dev ic es as p os sib le: wir eles s r o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 50 Problem Suggestion My caller ID isn’t working. • Ca ller ID is a sub scr ipti on s er vi ce. Y ou mu st su bsc rib e to t his ser v ice for t his fe ature t o work on your p hon e. • Y ou r cal ler mu st be c alli ng fr om an are a that su pp or ts c all er ID. • Bot h you and yo ur ca ller ’s teleph one c om pani e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 51 Additional information T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion I lost a handset and just bought a new one. How do I register the new one ? • Press a nd ho ld F IN D HA ND SE T on t he mai n tele pho ne ba se for 10 sec ond s. • Whe n the I N U SE li ght st ar ts t o as h, rele ase t he F IN D HA ND SE T bu tto n. • Pre[...]

www.vtechphones.com 52 Mainten ance Taking c ar e of you r te lep ho ne 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 da[...]

www.vtechphones.com 53 Additional information Warranty 8. Ch arg es fo r ins tal lati on or s et up, ad ju stm ent of c us tome r con tro ls, a nd in sta lla tio n or re pair o f syste ms ou ts ide t he un it. How do you get warranty service? • To obta in war ran ty s er vi ce in t he Un ite d Sta tes of A mer ic a, ca ll 1-8 00 - 59 5- 951 1 for[...]

www.vtechphones.com 54 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. 3. Unplug this product[...]

www.vtechphones.com 55 Additional information FCC , A C T 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 interfe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 56 The RB RC ® seal on the nic kel- me tal - hydri de bat ter y i ndi ca tes that V T ech Co mmu nic ati on s, I nc. is volun tar ily par t ici patin g i n an in dus tr y p rog ram to c oll ec t a nd r ecyc le the se bat teri es at th e e nd o f t heir usef ul li ves, wh en ta ken out of s er vi ce w ith in th e Unite d St ates[...]

www.vtechphones.com 57 T echnica l specications Fre qu ency c ont ro l Cr yst al c ontr olle d PLL syn the sizer T r an smi t fre qu en cy T el eph one b ase: 5725 - 58 50 MHz Han dset: 24 00 -2483 .5 M Hz Re ce ive fr eq ue ncy T el eph one b ase: 240 0 -248 3.5 M Hz Han dset: 57 25 -5 85 0 MHz Ch ann els 9 5 No min al ef f ec tive r an ge Ma x[...]

www.vtechphones.com 58 Index A Additional information 45 Announcement only mode 39 Announcements 34 Answering calls 19 Answering system 30 B Base ringer 40 Base volume 34-35 Batteries 43 Battery care and performance 43 Belt clip 10 C Caller ID - call waiting ID 26 Call forward 21 Call screening 35 Call transfer 21 Characters by number 24 Check batt[...]

www.vtechphones.com 59 N Number of rings 40 O Operating range 42 Options during playback 34 Outgoing announcement 32 P Parts checklist for mi6885 5 Parts checklist for mi6889 6 Play back a memo 35 R Record a memo 35 Record and play memos 34 Record outgoing announcement 32 Redial 19 Register a handset 12 Registration 12 Remote access 35 Remote answe[...]

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