VTech mi6890 manual

U s e r ’ s m a n u a l www.vtechphones.com Mod els: mi6 88 5/mi6 88 9/mi68 90[...]

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www.vtechphones.com 3 T able of con tents Del ete outg oing a nnou nce ment . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Mes sag e playb ack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ann oun cem ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 Opt ion s duri ng play back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Del ete all me ssag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rec ord a[...]

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 ta nt! Befo re us ing thi s tele pho ne, Plea se re ad Im por t ant s af et y ins tru ct ion s on pag es 53 - 54. Get ting s tar ted 1 . T e lep hone b ase 2. H and sets (3) 3. C harg er power ad apter s (2 ) 4. C harg ers (2) 5. T elep hon e line c ord 6. B elt c lip s (3 ) 7 . B atte ries (3) 8. Q [...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Get ting s tar ted 1 . T e lep hone b ase 2. H and sets (4 ) 3. C harg er power ad apter s (3 ) 4. C harg ers (3) 5. T elep hon e line c ord 6. B elt c lip s ( 4 ) 7 . B atte ries (4 ) 8. Q uic k st ar t guid e 9. B ase p ower ada pter 1 0. Wall mou nt brac ket 1 1 . Us er’s man ual Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 8 89 /mi6 8 9 0[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Installat ion Choo se a loca tion 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 dle ss tel eph one sys tem: 1 . Cho ose a cen tral lo cati on for yo ur tele pho ne bas e. 2. I nst all your pho ne(s ) as far away as po s s ib l e fr o m an y ot h er c o r dl e ss (wirel ess) d evic es s uch as c ordl ess tele pho ne[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 • If t he bat ter y h as not b een c harg ed, pla ce th e han dset in th e tele pho ne bas e, and al low it to c harg e for at lea st 16 hour s. • Us e onl y the V T ec h powe r sup ply p rovi de d wit h your tele pho ne. T o o btai n a rep lac eme nt, vis it ou r webs ite at w w w . v tec hph one s.co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) [...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Getting started Getting started • If th e pho ne wi ll not b e use d for a lon g per io d of tim e, remove t he bat ter y to pr event po ssi ble l eakag e. • If you h ave any tro ubl e ins tall ing your p hon e, ple ase r efer to t he T r oub le sho oti ng se cti on ne ar the e nd of t his man ual. In sta l la ti on Che ck[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 In sta l la ti on If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vic e ( opti onal) If you rec eive hig h spee d internet t hroug h your teleph one lin e ( comm only refer red to as DS L) , an d you are exp erie nci ng in ter feren ce d urin g co nversat ions , and /or your c all er ID feat ures ar e not f unc tion ing pro perl y , a nd you s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started The wa ll mou nt brac kets are d esig ned fo r use o n stan dar d wall mo unt pl ates onl y . 1 . Fo llow th e ins tru cti ons on p age 8 to c onn ect t he power t o telep hon e base a nd ph one li ne. 2. L ine up t he tab s on the wal l mount ad apter w ith th e h ole s at t he bot tom of t he tel eph one bas[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 NOT REGISTERED Registrati on PRESS FIND HNDST 4 SEC ON BASE Regi ster a ha ndset Whe n  rst purc hase d, all acce sso r y hand sets show NOT REG I ST ERE D on th e scr een. T o r egi ster a han dset: 1 . Pl ace the han dset in a tele pho ne b ase o r ch arge r th at is con nec ted to a power out let. If PRE SS FI ND HN DS [...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Getting started Registrati on Af ter a whil e the han dset wil l emi t ser ies of tones, the newl y reg ister ed hands et will be assig ned the lowest exten sion numb er not pr eviou sly a ssi gned to anot her syste m hand set (1 - 4) when suc ces sful ly reg ister ed. Rep eat ste ps 1 and 2 if h ands et doe s not su cc essf [...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 Handset la y out 1 . E arpi ec e 2. C aller I D/scrol l down 3. H eads et jac k (2.5mm) 4. T alk / a sh 5. D ial keys (0 -9, * , #) 6. R edi al/p ause 7 . M ute/re move 8. D isp lay 9. S ele ct /me nu 1 0. Pho neb ook /scro ll up 1 1 . V o lume c ont rol 1 2. O ff /clear 1 3. Sp eaker 1 4. In terc om 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 12 13 14[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Getting started 1 . In u se in dic ator 2. C harg e indi cato r 3. S etup 4. Volum e cont rol 5. A nswer o n/of f 6. C hang e 7 . D elete /skip /play/ sto p/rep eat 8. T ime /set 9. F ind ha nds et 1 0. Re cor d/m emo T elephone base la you t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10[...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 Han dset light s Ligh t De scr ipt ion • On wh en han dse t spea kerph one i s in use. T elephone settings T ele phone b ase disp lay Ligh t De scr ipt ion IN USE • On wh en th e pho ne is be ing us ed. • Flas hes w hen an ex ten sion p hone i s bei ng use d. CHARG E • On wh en th e hand set is c harg ing i n the ba s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation T elephone settings Han dset ma in menu Enter th e mai n menu opti ons o n th e hand set by p ress ing ME NU . Pres s or to s ele ct fr om th e six m enu ite ms de scr ibe d below. Di re ctor y ( ) Enter an d retri eve up to 50 n ames an d tele pho ne num ber s. Ca ll log ( ) Review c all er ID dat a, se lec t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 SE T TI NGS ( ) Wi th th is ic on hi gh lig hte d, pr ess M E NU , t he n p res s o r to se le ct fr om th e fol low ing m enu opt ions: L A N G UAG E – T hi s o p ti o n a ll o ws yo u t o c ha n g e t he s cr e en pr o m pt s t o En g l is h , E sp a no l or Franc ais. DI AL T Y PE - Thi s opti on all ows you to se lec t [...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Handset operation Mak ing calls • Press (or S PEA KE R to us e t he han dset sp eaker phon e fe ature) , the n dial t he ph one nu mber. - OR - Dial th e pho ne num ber r st, t hen pr ess (or SPE AK ER ). • T o end yo ur cal l, pr ess OFF or pla ce t he han dse t i n the ba se o r ch ar ge r . Answering[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 Handset operation • If the r edi al mem or y is e mpt y , and R ED IA L is pre sse d, a do ubl e bee p wil l sou nd. • If t he for wa rd ca ll is no t answer ed in ab out 3 0 se con ds, t he ext erna l cal l wil l be re turn ed to the o rig inat ing han dset . Mute • Dur ing a call, pres s MU TE to disa ble the mi crop [...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Handset operation • T o en d the c all, pre ss I NT or O FF on e ith er hand set, o r plac e the han dset b ack in i ts tel epho ne ba se. If t he c alle d ha nds et is o ut of ran ge or on a n exte rna l ca ll, wh en pa ged, the d isp lay of the c all ing ha nds et will s how: Call for war d An ex tern al c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 Handset operation Confe ren ce call It is po ssi ble to est abl ish a co nferen ce c all bet wee n two ha nds ets and the ex ter nal lin e. If one handset i s alrea dy connec ted to the external line , the other c an join the conver sati on b y pres sin g , a con feren ce call will be estab lis hed imm edi ately . Bot h hand [...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Directory • All h and sets sha re a co mmo n dir ect or y , store d in th e bas e. Entr ies e ntere d into o ne ha nds et are avail abl e at all han dset s, an d if a dir ect or y ent r y is d elete d, it wi ll dis ap pear f rom al l han dset s. • Wh ile e nteri ng num ber s, pre ss an d hol d RE DI AL /PA[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 Directory Char acte rs by numbe r Press ing any p ar tic ular key cau ses d if feren t char acter s to be d isp layed in th e foll owing o rde r: 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 W[...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Directory Review and di al entri es • Press M ENU , with D I RECTO RY highlig hted, pres s SEL . With REV IEW in th e rs t line, pr ess S EL . - OR - With the handset in idle, press to enter the direc tory . The rs t director y entr y w ill be d isp layed. • Scr oll t hroug h the d irec tor y en trie[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y our pho ne is c apa ble of d isp laying th e num ber of t he c all er b efore the c all is an swered (call er I D or CID). If t he numb er is alrea dy in the dire cto r y , t he name of t he ca ller wi ll als o be dis played. Y our pho ne ca n hol d up to 50 c all er ID ent ries . ?[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID Review call er ID Y ou can enter c all er ID r eview m ode by pre ssi ng w hen t he han dset i s idl e, the han dset w ill en ter cal ler id r eview mo de. Or : • Wit h the h ands et idl e (off ), press M EN U . • Press to s cro ll to CALL LO G . • Press SE L . U se an d to s cro ll th roug h t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 Caller ID • If th e ca ller I D rec ord d oes not c onta in a nu mber, you wil l be pro mpted to E D IT N UM BE R , and t he sc reen w ill sh ow: • Af ter th e entr y has a name and n umb er , pres s M EN U/ SE L to save. A con rm ation b eep wi ll sou nd an d t he sc reen w ill dis play: • If bot h t he name an d n [...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Caller ID Dia l from call er ID • Follow the step s in Review ca ller I D (page 27) to nd the entr y to be d iale d. • T o chang e how the numbe r will be diale d, pre s s # repe atedl y to scroll through the v arious dialing options. The d ialing options are: • Press or S PEA KE R to dia l the nu mbe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 Y our cord less te leph one syste m provi des you w ith le ading e dge d igit al tec hnol ogy wi th an an swerin g system t hat ca n rec ord u p t o 9 9 mes sag es, or ap proxi mately 15 m inute s o f r eco rdi ng tim e. E ach mes sag e can b e up to four m inute s. T urn your answering system on and o ff Press AN S ON /OF F [...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Befo re usi ng the a nsweri ng syste m, you sh ould fo llow t he ste ps bel ow to set t he day an d time, so mes sag es are date d c orr ect ly . Eac h t ime you p ress the CHA NG E b ut ton on t he teleph one base, the day , hour , minu te, or year incre ases by on e. When you hear t he c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Ans wer in g sy stem Me nu featu res Sys tem a nno unc es De sc ript ion Ann oun cem ents O utgo ing me ssag e to tell c all ers to l eave a mess age. Rem ote acc ess c od e S et co de to ac ces s rem otely f rom a tou ch to ne pho ne. Mes sag e aler t Bee ps ever y 10 seco nds w hen t here are n ew mes sage s. Outg oin g mes[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 4. Pre ss PL A Y/S TOP / when you have ni she d re cor din g. T he system w ill pl ay back you r rec ord ed mes sag e and t hen save it . Listen to ou tgoing announ cem ent 1 . Pr ess S ET UP . 2. Pr ess PL A Y/S TO P / . De lete ou tgoing announ cem ent 1 . Pr ess 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 re e a c h m e s s ag e , yo u wi l l he a r th e d ay a n d t i m e i t wa s rec eive d. 3. A fter t he la st mes sag e, you will h ear “ End of me ssag es.” 4. I f t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Rec ord a me mo 1 . Pre ss R EC/ M EM O . 2. T he s ystem will anno unc e “ Re cor d af ter t he to ne. Pres s STO P when you a re don e. ” 3. S pea k toward th e MI C to re cor d a mem o for up to fo ur minu tes. 4. T he tim er s hows th e e laps ed tim e (i n s ec ond s ) i n t he me[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans wer in g sy stem Se t the r emote ac ces s code 1 . Pr es s SE T UP t w ic e and yo u wil l he ar “ Rem ot e a cc e ss co d e. T o ch an ge the s et ti ng, p res s cha nge.” 2. B ec ause th e remote ac ce ss co de was set to 19 at the fac tor y , pres s CHA NG E and you wil l hear the d efaul t cod e “19. ” 3. Pre[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Purp ose P re ss Act ion Play all me ss ages in th e mail box Play new me ssag es in th e mail box Del ete a mes sage Del ete all ol d mes sag es Rep eat a mes sag e Rep eat previ ous mes sag e Sto p Ski p a mes sag e 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 Lis ten t o new me ss ages. If th ere are no new mes[...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans wer in g sy stem Review a nnou nc ement Rec ord a nnou nce ment Rec ord m emo Review r emote a cc ess co de Chan ge rem ote ac ces s co de T urn s ystem of f T urn s ystem on #7 *7 8 #9 *9 0 0 Lis ten to cur rent o utgo ing an noun cem ent. 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 ann ou[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss CH AN GE to c onr m t he curr ent statu s; O n or O ff is als o dis played o n the m ess age wi ndow. 3. Pre ss C HAN GE a gain to c han ge th e set ting . 4. Press S ETU P to sa ve and advance to the next menu option or pres s PL A Y/ST OP / to s ave and exit . Whe n the m es[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss C HAN GE u ntil yo u hear th e on opt ion. 3. Press SETU P three times, the system announces “ Announcement. Pr ess PLA Y or press RECORD . T o co ntin ue setu p, pres s SET UP. ” 4. Pre ss REC / ME MO . Th e sys tem will anno unc e, “ Re cord after the tone. Pre ss STOP when you are don e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Me ssag e window displ ay Di spl ay 0 1 - 98 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, 0 6, tS Ex pla nat ion No me ssa ges. T ot al numb er of m ess age s an d m emo s, or m ess age num ber cur ren tly playi[...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 • T o pu rc h a s e a h e a d s e t , v is i t u s on th e w eb a t www . vt ech ph on e s . com o r c a l l V T ec h C u s t o m e r S erv ic e a t 1 - 80 0- 5 95 - 95 1 1 . In C an a d a , co nt a ct VT e ch T el ec o m m u n i c a ti o n s C a n a d a L td . a t ww w . vt ech ca n a da. co m o r 1 -8 00- 26 7 - 7 3 77 . [...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 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 7.5 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 b[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 T roub leshooti ng If you have di f cu lt y oper atin g your pho ne, the s ugg esti ons b elow s houl d sol ve the pr obl em. If you st ill have di f cu lt y af ter 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 Ca nada , cal l VT ech T elec omm uni cati ons Canad a Ltd. at[...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • Make sur e you have a di al tone b efore d iali ng. Th e hand set m ay take a sec on d or t wo to nd the te lep hone b ase an d pro duc e a dial to ne. Thi s is nor mal. Wait a n ex tr a s ec ond b efore dia ling. • Make sur e your ph one i s s et to th e c orr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 Problem Suggestion UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN displays on my handset. • Move th e hand set c los er to the te lep hone b ase. Y o u migh t have moved ou t of rang e. • If the hands et i s i n i ts telep hon e ba se and the c harg ing light do es not light , r efer to th e c har ge ligh t is of f in t his tr oub lesh ooti ng[...]

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 dles s p hone s an d 8 02. 1 1 wirel ess rou ters that are u sed for home co mpute r net wor ks bot h use inte rnal r adio s to com muni cate. The r adio s may inter fere w ith on e anot her . [...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • Make s ure yo u have th e ri nger act ivated . Refer to th e se cti on(s ) on rin ger s ele cti on i n thi s user ’s manua l. • M ake s ure the tele pho ne line cord is plu gge d r mly into t he tele pho ne b ase and t he tele phon e jac k. Make s u[...]

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 ctr oni c pr od uc ts c an caus e i nter fer enc e wi th your cor dle ss p ho ne. T r y ins tal ling your phon e as far away from th ese ty pes of e lec tro nic devi ces as pos sib le: wir eles s r outer s, r[...]

www.vtechphones.com 50 Problem Suggestion My caller ID isn’t working. • Ca ller I D is a s ubs cri ptio n ser v ice. Y ou mu st su bsc rib e to th is se r vic e for t his feature t o work on your p hon e. • Y our c all er must b e ca lling f rom an ar ea that s upp or ts c aller I D. • Bot h you and yo ur cal ler ’ s tele phon e co mpan i[...]

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 FI N D HAN DS ET o n the m ain tel epho ne ba se for 10 seco nds . • Whe n the I N US E lig ht sta rt s to a sh, rel ease t he F IN D HA ND SE T but ton. • Press [...]

www.vtechphones.com 52 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 53 Additional information Warranty 8. Charg es fo r inst all atio n or set u p, adj ustm ent o f cus tome r con trol s, an d ins tall atio n or re pair o f syste ms ou tsi de th e unit . How do you get warranty service? • To obta in war rant y se rv ice i n the U nite d Sta tes of A mer ica , cal l 1-80 0 -5 95 -951 1 for in s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 54 Import ant safety instru ctions 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 CT A and I C regulat ions 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 ® s eal on the ni cke l- met al- hydr ide bat ter y in di cate s t hat V T ec h C om muni cat ion s, Inc. is volun tar ily p ar tic ipati ng i n an ind ustr y pro gram to c oll ect an d re cycl e th ese b atte ries at t he e nd of th eir usef ul li ves, whe n taken o ut of ser vic e wit hin th e Unite d St ates and[...]

www.vtechphones.com 57 T echnica l specications Fre que ncy c ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T r ans mit fr eq ue ncy T ele pho ne bas e: 5725- 58 50 M Hz Han dset: 24 00 -24 83. 5 MHz Re ce ive fr equ en cy T ele pho ne bas e: 2400 -24 83. 5 MHz Han dset: 572 5- 58 50 M Hz Ch ann els 9 5 No mina l ef fe ct ive ra nge M a ximu [...]

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/mi6890 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 Remot[...]

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