VTech VT 9155 manual

1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 3 Parts Check List ............................................................................................................... ........... 4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ....................................[...]

2 MENU KEY ................................................................................................................................. 19 SELECT KEY .............................................................................................................................. 19 TIME/SET KEY ....................................................[...]

3 Congratulations! Y ou have purchased one of the best performing cordless telephones on the market! The VTECH VT 9151/VT 9155 is a single line 900 MHz cordless phone. The VTECH VT 9151/VT 9155 base unit includes an Integrated T elephone Answer- ing Device (IT AD). The IT AD uses digital memory to record messages, eliminating the need for cassette [...]

4 Parts Check List: 1. Base unit 2 . Handset 3. AC adapter 4. T elephone line cord 5. Battery pack 6. Wall mounting bracket 7. Belt Clip INTR ODUCTION HANDSET BASE UNIT TELEPHONE LINE CORD AC ADAPTER BA TTER Y P ACK W ALL MOUNTING BRACKET BEL T CLI P[...]

5 When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, 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 cleaning. Do [...]

6 1. Remove the battery case by press- ing on the ridged lines and sliding downward. 2. Discard the old battery pack. Don’t put the old battery pack in a trash compactor or a fire - it could burst. IMPORT ANT: Do not dispose of this battery in household garbage. For information on recycling or proper disposal, consult your local solid waste colle[...]

7 T o install the Spare Batter y Pac k: 1 . Open the base unit battery compartment. 2 . Place the spare battery pack in the battery compartment. Make sure the metal contacts on the underside of the battery are aligned with charging contacts in battery compartment. 3 . Replace the battery compartment cover . 4. When the battery is installed properly[...]

8 Setting Up Y our VTECH VT 9151/ VT 9155 1 . Choose an area near an electrical outlet and a telephone wall jack. 2. Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet and the DC connector to the back of the base unit. CAUTION: Use only the AC adapter shipped with your VTECH VT 9151/ VT 9155 . This is a Class 2 AC adapter , specifically designed f[...]

9 1. Choose a spot near an electrical outlet and a telephone jack. Y our phone requires a modular telephone jack and a standard electrical outlet (120v AC). The power cord is six feet long; make sure there is an electrical outlet within reach of the base. The outlet should not be controlled by a wall switch. If the switch is ever turned off, the ph[...]

10 HANDSET FEA TURES IN USE/LOW BATT LED • The IN USE LED lights when the phone line is be- ing used by the handset. • It flashes in cadence with an incoming ring. • It flashes quickly during PROG mode. • The LED will flash slowly when the handset bat- tery is getting low and needs to be recharged. VOLUME CONTROL • Set V olume switch on t[...]

11 B ASE UNIT FEA TURES POWER LED • This LED illuminates when the base power adapter is plugged in and power is applied to the base unit. IN USE LED • The IN USE LED illuminates whenever the handset is being used. • The IN USE LED also flashes with the cadence of the incoming ring. CHARGE LED • This LED illuminates steadily when the handset[...]

12 BASE UNIT DISPLAY The display provides useful information on the status of your VTECH VT 9151/VT 9155 answering device. Below are the descriptions of the display . Message window 0 1-98 0-99 & F 1-99 99 1-99 1-8 00-99 A On or OF CL -- -- LED status Steady Flashing Alternating Counting Flashing Steady Steady for 1 second Steady Steady Steady [...]

13 Making Calls- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 . Pick up the handset and press PHONE . 2. When you hear a dial tone, dial the number . 3. The indicator for IN USE (on the base unit and handset) will light. If you make a mistake when dialing, press OFF to hang up, then press PHONE to get the dial tone again. Y ou must always press PHONE befo[...]

14 T emporary T one - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If you have a rotary (dial-pulse) tele- phone service, ( TONE/PULSE setting is set to PULSE ), this feature allows you to enter special codes and tones to oper- ate answering machines, use electronic banking services, calling cards, or other special services. Note: If you have touch-tone service, ( [...]

15 PROGRAMMING SPEED DIAL NUMBERS 1. Press PROG. The IN USE LED will blink. 2. Press the number of the memory location you wish to store the number in (0-9). 3. Dial the phone number (max 16 digits) you want to store. 4. Press MEM to store the phone number. SPEED DIALING 1. Press PHONE 2. Press MEM 3. Press A Number Key 0...9 as memory location Mem[...]

16 TO REDIAL LAST NUMBER 1. Press PHONE 2. Press REDIAL TO STORE REDIAL NO. INTO MENOR Y 1. Press PROG 2. Press A Number Key 0...9 3. Press REDIAL 4. Press MEM OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS TO P AGE THE HANDSET FROM THE BASE Press P AGE TO END A P AGE A T THE HANDSET Press OFF Storing Special Codes - - - - - - - - - - - T o insert a pause in a phone num[...]

17 MAILBO X LED’ s The MAILBOX LED’s (1,2,3) indicate the status of messages in each mailbox. IT AD B ASE LEDS ANSWER ON/OFF LED ANSWER LED will remain off if IT AD is not in auto-answer mode. ANSWER LED remains on steadily when IT AD is in auto-answer mode. MAILBOX LEDS ST A TUS: FLASH: New messages are waiting ON: Old messages inside OFF: No [...]

18 ANSWER ON KEY REC/MEMO KEY MAILBOX X ( 1,2&3 ) KEY REPEA T/SLOW KEY SKIP/QUICK KEY VOLUME DOWN KEY VOLUME UP KEY MENU KEY SELECT KEY TIME/SET KEY DELETE KEY ANSWER ON/OFF KEY- - - - - - - - - - - - This key is used to turn ON and OFF the IT AD. • While in the OFF mode. 1. The cordless phone will still operate normally , but the IT AD will [...]

19 1. Press the REC/MEMO and you will hear “Please select mailbox”. 2. Select the mailbox by pressing the mailbox key and “Now recording” is heard. 3. Record your memo. 4. During recording, the 7 segment will count the recording time in seconds. When it exceeds 99 seconds, it will flash “ 99 ”. 5. Stop recording by pressing MAILBOX X ke[...]

20 TIME/SET KEY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The TIME/SET key is used to check the date and time. In normal opera- tion, the day and time are announced when TIME/SET key is pressed. • The TIME/SET key is used to set the current selection in program mode. It is used with the MENU and SELECT keys. (See IT AD OPERA TION; page 22-28) DELETE KEY [...]

21 T o Increase The V olume Level Of Base Unit Speaker , Press VOLUME UP KEY T o Decrease The V olume Level Of Base Unit Speaker , Press VOLUME DOWN KEY IT AD B ASE KEYP AD FUNCTIONS SKIP/QUICK KEY- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • The key advances to the be- ginning of the next message dur- ing playback. VOLUME UP KEY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...]

22 REC/MEMO KEY MAILBOX X (1,2&3 ) KEY MENU KEY SELECT KEY Default ITAD Settings The IT AD is preset to have the following default settings: Security Code: 19 Audible Message Alert: OFF Date & Time: Mon 12:00am Rings to answer: 4 ITAD Programming Overview Setup order for the IT AD is: 1.Set Outgoing Message. 2.Set Security Code 3.Set Day an[...]

23 MENU KEY SELECT KEY TIME/SET KEY 4 . The OGM replays the message automatically , followed by a beep. 5. T o review a recorded announcement, press MENU key until the desired item (Set outgoing message) is announced. Press any MAILBOX key . The current greeting is played. 6. T o delete a recorded announcement, press DELETE during OGM playback. Not[...]

24 MENU KEY SELECT KEY TIME/SET KE Y MENU KEY SELECT KEY TIME/SET KEY MENU KEY SELECT KEY TIME/SET KEY 1. Press MENU until you hear “Set au- dible message alert.” 2. Press SELECT until the desired set- ting, (ON or OFF) is announced. 3 . Press TIME/SET to confirm your choice. The voice prompt of “Audible Message Alert On” or “Audible Mess[...]

25 MAILBOX X (1,2&3 ) K E REPEA T/SLOW KEY SKIP/QUICK KEY MENU KEY SELECT KEY TIME/SET KEY 4 rings The incoming call is answered after 4 rings. 6 rings The incoming call is answered after 6 rings. T oll Saver The incoming call is answered after 2 rings only if there are new messages/memos present. Otherwise, the IT AD will answer calls after 4 [...]

26 DELETE KEY mailbox. Then the system will play only the new messages. • In the absence of new messages, the system will announce “ Mailbox X, Y ou have X old messages ” and then playback the old messages. • The and keys can be used to skip forward and backward during message playback. • T o stop message playback, and return to normal op[...]

27 • The display will still show the number of new messages. • Even if the IT AD is set to OFF , it will still answer calls after 10 rings. An an- nouncement, “ Please enter your se- curity code ” is given, and you can en- ter your security code to use remote operation. (See Remote Operation of IT AD ) Call Screening Call screening level ca[...]

28 REPEA T/SLOW KEY SKIP/QUICK KEY Changing Playback Speed During playback, you can change the playback speed by simply holding down (SLOW) or (QUICK) to the desired speed during playback. There are 3 playback speeds. The default speed is normal. Playback speed will return to normal once you exit the playback mode. Auto Disconnect for Extension Pho[...]

29 Remote operation allows you to control the functions of the IT AD when you are away from the base, and call from an outside telephone line. The IT AD can- not be accessed from another tele- phone on the same line. Y ou can ac- cess many of the IT AD functions from a remote location such as listening to messages, changing recorded an- nouncements[...]

30 Deleting Messages 1 . Press “#9” once during message playback to delete the current mes- sage. Note: Playback will pause if “#” or “ * ” is entered. IT AD will wait for the command in the following 2 seconds. If no further tone is entered, playback will be re- sumed. Memo Recording 1. Press “ * 8”. 2 . After selecting the mailbox[...]

31 Y our VTECH VT 9151/VT 9155 cordless telephone is equipped with a 2.5mm Headset Jack for use with an optional accessory Headset for hands-free operation. If you choose to use the Headset option, you must do the following: INSTALLATION • Obtain an optional accessory Headset, which is compatible with the VTECH VT 9151/VT 9155 . Please contact VT[...]

32 TAKING CARE OF YOUR TELE- PHONE. Y our VTECH VT 9151/VT 9155 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 Y our telephone can be damaged if it [...]

33 If you have difficulty operating your phone, the suggestions below should solve the prob- lem. If you still have difficulty after trying these suggestions, In the US call: VTECH Communications at 1-800-595-951 1 . In Canada call: VTECH Electronics at 1-800-267-7377. THE PHONE DOESN ’ T WORK AT ALL. • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. ?[...]

34 WHAT DOES OUR WARRANTY COVER? • Any defect in material or workmanship. FOR HOW LONG AFTER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE? • One Y ear . WHAT WILL VTECH DO? • At our option, repair or replace your unit. HO W DO I SEND MY UNIT , IN OR OUT OF W ARRANTY? • Call VTECH Communications customer service for Return Authorization at: 1-800-595-951 1, in Can[...]

35 This equipment complies with Parts 15 and 68 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules for the United States. It also complies with regulations RSS 210 & CS-03 of industry canada (IC) for Canada. A label is located on the underside of the base unit containing either the FCC registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) o[...]

36 The base unit contains no user service- able parts. The handset contains a user replaceable battery pack. If it is determined that your telephone equipment is malfunctioning, the FCC requires that it not be used and that it be unplugged from the modular jack until the problem has been corrected. Repairs to this telephone equipment can only be ma[...]

37 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS FREQUENCY CONTROL Crystal Controlled Dual PLL Synthesizer TRANSMIT FREQUENCY Handset: 923.10 MHz to 927.75 MHz (All 30 channels within this range) Base: 902.3 MHz to 906.65 MHz (All 30 channels within this range) RECEIVE FREQUENCY Handset: 902.3 MHz to 906.65 MHz (All 30 channels within this range) Base: 923.10 MHz to 9[...]

38 VTECH COMMUNICA TIONS L TD. Distributed in the U.S.A. by VTECH Communications; Beaverton, OR , 97008 Distributed in Canada by VTECH Electronics Canada Ltd.; Richmond, B.C., V6X 1Z9 Copyright 2000 for VTECH COMMUNICA TIONS L TD. 91-5055-30-00 ISSUE 0 MADE IN CHINA[...]

39 VT 9151/VT 915 USER’S MANUAL IMPORT ANT BEFORE USING YOUR NEW PHONE, WE STRONGL Y RECOMMEND YOU READ THIS MANUAL THOROUGHL Y . VTECH COMMUNICA TIONS L TD. 900MHz CORDLESS ANSWERING SYSTEM[...]