VTech VT 9162 manual

1 TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................3 P ARTS CHECK LIST .............................................................................................................4 HANDSET LA Y OUT ...........................................................................[...]

2 CHANGING PLA YBA CK SPEED ...............................................................................26 A UT O DISCONNECT FOR EXTENSION PHONE PICK-UP .......................................27 MEMOR Y FULL ......................................................................................................27 PO WER F AILURE ..................[...]

3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, 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 [...]

4 P ARTS CHECK LIST Parts Check List: 1. Base Unit 2. Handset 3. W all Mount Brack et 4. Owner’ s Manual 5 . AC Adaptor 6 . T elephone Line Cord 7 . Batter y Pac k 8 . Belt Clip T o purchase replacement batter y packs, call VTECH Communications at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call VTECH Electronics at 1-800-267-7377.[...]

5 HANDSET LA Y OUT 1. LCD Display 2 . SELECT 3. NA VIGA TION/V olume K eys 4 . PHONE 5. FLASH 6. HOLD 7. Antenna 8. Headset Jack 9. OFF 10. Dialing Ke y s 11. REDIAL/P A USE 12. PROG/CHAN 3 5 6 7 4 1 2 8 9 10 11 12[...]

6 B ASE UNIT LA Y OUT 1. MENU 2. SELECT 3. TIME/SET 4. REPEA T/SLO W 5. MESSAGE WINDOW 6. DELETE 7. MAILBO X PLA Y/STOP 8. REC/MEMO 9. V OLUME 10. ANSWER ON/OFF 11. SKIP/QUICK 12. IN USE/CHARGING 13. PA G E 14 . P ower J ack 15 . T elephone Line Jac k 9162 CANADA 1135 101 611A 0.1 COMPLIES WITH 47 CFR PART 68 REGISTRATION NO.: EW7CHN-36166-W9-E RIN[...]

7 INST ALLA TION OF B A TTER Y P A CK IN HANDSET GETTING ST AR TED The Handset of your VT 9162 is powered by a rechargeab le batter y pack. It charges automati- cally whene ver the Handset is in the Base Unit. The battery pack needs charging when: • The low battery icon and message are displayed: • A double beep will be generated every 5 second[...]

8 GETTING ST AR TED SETTING UP Y OUR VT9162 When fully charged, you will experience up to 5 hours of continuous talk, or up to 6 days of standby (off the cradle, but not in use). RINGER SELECTION 1. Press PROG /CHAN. 2. Press or until RINGER is displayed. 3. Press SELECT . The current selection will be dis- played, and you will hear a sample of the[...]

9 W ALL MOUNTING GETTING ST AR TED The W all Mount br ack et is designed for use on standard W all Mount plates only . 1. Line up the tabs on the wall mount adaptor with the holes on the bottom of the Base Unit. Snap the wall mount bracket firmly in place. 2. Plug the AC adaptor into an electrical outlet, and the DC connector to the bottom of theBa[...]

10 THE HANDSET DISPLA Y It means: The Handset is in idle mode A telephone line has not been connected to the Base Unit. Or the line is out of service. Indicates incoming call Waiting f or dial tone Handset is in use A parallel phone is in use If the display says: GETTING ST AR TED[...]

11 B ASIC OPERA TION B ASIC OPERA TION MAKING CALLS Method 1------Live Dialing Press PHONE . Dial the phone number . Press OFF to end your call. Method 2------Pre-dialing Dial the phone number . Use the ke y to backspace if you mak e a dialing mistak e . Then press PHONE . Press OFF to end your call. When the handset is in use, the IN USE/CHARGE li[...]

12 B ASIC OPERA TION USING REDIAL 1. Press PHONE . Listen for dial tone. 2. Press REDIAL/ P A USE. The last n umber y ou called will automatically be redialed. OR 1. Press REDIAL . The number will appear on the displa y . 2. Press PHONE . NOTE: If you press REDIAL twice, the redial number will be deleted. ANSWERING CALLS T o answ er a call, press a[...]

13 B ASIC OPERA TION HOLD T o place your call on hold, press HOLD . Press HOLD again to return to your call. NOTE: If y ou have a call on hold, and pic k up a parallel e xtension phone, your VT 9162 will automatically drop the call and return to idle mode. PA G E The Base can signal the Handset by means of the P A GE key . This is helpful in locati[...]

14 NO TE : Caller ID and Call W aiting ID are subscr iption ser vices, provided b y your regional phone company . Y ou m ust subscribe to these ser vices in order to benefit from the Caller ID features of your VT 9162. Contact your regional phone service provider for details . RECEIVING AND ST ORING CALLS As new Caller ID/Call W aiting ID records a[...]

15 CALLER ID /CALL W AITING ID AD V ANCED OPERA TION DELETING RECORDS FROM CALL HIST OR Y DELETE A SPECIFIC CALL 1 . Locate the record you want to delete from call history . 2 . Press SELECT , then press until ERASE flashes. 3 . Press SELECT . The screen displa ys ERASE NO YES ALL and the phone number . The current choice flashes. 4 . Press until Y[...]

16 5 . Press SELECT . Y ou can now edit the PHONE NUMBER. Press to backspace in order to edit the phone number . 6. Press SELECT . Y our CID record is now in your Phone Book directory . DISPLA Y SCREEN MESSA GES Screen Display: When: PRIV A TE NAME The other party is blocking name information. PPP The other party is blocking number inf or mation. P[...]

17 This cordless phone can store 20 telephone numbers with names, each up to 16 digits long. Entries are stored alphabetically . F or consistency with Caller ID entries, y ou ma y wish to enter last names first. Note: Press OFF at any time to e xit memory . ST ORE MEMOR Y NUMBERS 1. Press PR OG / CHAN . The screen displa ys DIRECTOR Y . 2. Press SE[...]

18 PHONE BOOK EDIT NUMBERS ST ORED IN MEMOR Y 1 . Press (DIR). The screen displa ys DIRECT OR Y . 2 . Press or to scroll alphabetically through numbers stored in memory -OR- Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to edit. 3 . When the screen displays the number you want to edit, press SELECT . Then press until EDIT flashe[...]

19 AD V ANCED OPERA TION OPTIONAL HEADSET INST ALLA TION & OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS Y our VT 9162 cordless telephone is equipped with a 2.5mm Headset Jac k for use with an optional accessory Headset for hands-free operation. If you choose to use the Headset option, you must do the following: INST ALLA TION * Obtain an optional accessory Head set[...]

20 ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP Answering System Programming Overview Setup order for the Answering System is: During Answering System setup, the display will flash “ -- ”. If no key is pressed for 20 seconds, the Answering System will beep , and exit prog ram mode. Y ou can also e xit program mode at any time by pressing any MAILBO X key . Set Outgo[...]

21 Itad Operation 2. Press REC/MEMO , ”Now recording”, is announced, follo w ed by a beep . Speak towards the front of the Answering System ( max. length: 90 seconds ). 3. Press an y MAILBO X ke y to stop the recording. 4. Y our outgoing message is pla y ed f or you, follo wed by a beep . 5. T o revie w a recorded announcement, press MENU ke y [...]

22 ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP Day and Time During initial setup, or after a power failure, the day and time default is set to Monday, 12:00am. The display will flash "CL" to indicate day and time need to be set . 1. Press MENU unit you hear, "Set day and time." 2. Press SELECT until the correct day is announced. 3. Press TIME/SET to[...]

23 Itad Operation ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP Set Announce Only CAUTION: If you turn on the Announce Only option, your callers cannot leave a message . 1. Press MENU until "Set Announce Only" is announced. 2. Press SELECT until desired setting "ON" or "OFF" is declared. 3. Press TIME/SET to confirm, and the setting will be [...]

24 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERA TIONS Leaving a Message (Incoming Message) The Answering System will answer a call (according to the current ring selection), then play the OGM, followed by a beep to signal the start of recording. • Default mailbox is MAILBOX 1. • If your want to record the incoming message in specific mailbox, press " x" ( [...]

25 Itad Operation Saving Messages • The Answering System will automatically save your messages if you do not delete them. The messages will be retained even after a power failure. • The system can record up to 15 minutes of messages. ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS Deleting Messages Press DELETE at any time during message playback to delete the cur[...]

26 Itad Operation Check Current Day and Time You can check the current day and time by pressing TIME/SET . After the announcement, the Answering System will generate a beep . ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS Changing Speaker Volume If you prefer to not hear messages while your callers leave them (call screening), set the volume to the minimum level (1).[...]

27 Itad Operation Auto Disconnect for Extension Phone Pick-up The Answering System will auto-disconnect the telephone line if an extension phone or the cordless Handset accesses the line. ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS • When the Answering System has less than 30 seconds recording time remaining, or the total number of messages equal 99, the display[...]

28 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPTERATIONS BASE UNIT MESSAGE WINDOW (LED) • The large Base Unit LED provides useful data on the status of your VT 9162 answering device. Below are examples of the LED data: The LED displays: What it means Flashing number You have that amount of new messages 0 You have no new messages CL flashing The clock needs to be set A An[...]

29 REMOTE OPERATION OF ANSWERING SYSTEM Remote operation allows you to control the functions of the Answering System when you are away from the Base, and call from an outside telephone line. The Answering System cannot be accessed from another telephone on the same line. You can access many of the Answering System functons from a remote location, s[...]

30 Skip Messages During Playback 1. Press " #6 " once to skip forward to the next message. Stop Message Playback 1. Pressing " #5 " during message playback will stop playback. Deleting Messages 1. Press " #9 " once during message playback to delete the current message. Note: Playback will pause if " # " or &q[...]

31 * Voice Menu for Remote Operation The system provides two pre-recorded voice menus to help you during remote operation. Press " 5 ", and you will hear the simple voice menu. The simple voice menu is as follows: Press " # 1 " to play mailbox 1. Press " # 2 " to play mailbox 2. Press " # 3 " to play mailbox [...]

32 MAINTENANCE T aking Care Of Y our T elephone 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 damaged if it gets wet. Do[...]

33 IN CASE OF DIFFICUL TY If you have difficulty operating your phone, the suggestions below should solve the problem. If you still have difficulty after trying these suggestions, In the US call: VTECH COMMUNICA TIONS at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada call: VTECH ELECTRONICS at 1-800-267-7377 . THE PHONE DOESN’T WORK A T ALL. • Make sure the power c[...]

34 THE HANDSET DOES NO T RING WHEN Y OU RECEIVE A CALL. • Ensure that the ringer is turned on. • Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the base unit and the telephone jack. Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Y ou may be too far from the base unit. • Y ou may hav e too many extension phones on y our telephone line t[...]

35 W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT What does this limited warranty cover? • The manufacturer of this VTECH product, VTECH Communications, warr ants to the holder of a valid proof of purchase ("Consumer" or "you") that the product and all accessories provided by VTECH in the sales package ("Product") are free from material defe[...]

36 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT How do you get warranty service? • T o obtain w arranty ser vice in the United States of Amer ica, call 1-800-595-9511 for instructions regarding where to return the Product. Before calling for service, please check the user's manual. A check of the Product controls and features may save you a[...]

37 FCC AND IC REGULA TIONS This equipment complies with Parts 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules for the United States. It also complies with regulations RSS210 and CS-03 of Industry and Science Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must acc[...]

38 FCC and A CT A Inf ormation If this equipment was approved for connection to the telephone network prior to July 23,2001. It was registered with the F ederal Commissions (FCC) in accordance with P ar t 68 of its rules. the equipment was approv ed after that date, it complies with the P ar t 68 rules and with T echnical Requirements for Connectio[...]

39 a. We recommend that you also write the telephone number on the directory card, so that you can still dial the emergency number manually if the memory dialing feature doesn't work. b. This feature is provided only as a convenience, and the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for customer reliance upon the memory feature. c . Testing the [...]

40 FCC AND IC REGULA TIONS Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas. Caution : Users should not attempt to make such connections th[...]

41 FREQUENCY CONTROL Crystal Controlled Dual PLL Synthesizer TRANSMIT FREQUENCY Handset: 923.10 MHz to 927.75 MHz (All 30 channels within this range) Base: 902.30 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 927.75 MHz (All 30 channel[...]

42 VTECH TELECOMMUNICA TIONS L T D . A member of THE VTECH GROUP OF COMP ANIES. Distributed in the U .S.A. by VT ech Communications Inc.; Beav erton, OR, 97008 Distributed in Canada b y VT ech Electronics Canada Ltd.; Suite 200,7671 Alderbr idge Wa y , Rich- mond, B.C . V6X 1Z9. Cop yright 2002 for VTECH TELECOMMUNICA TIONS L TD . Printed in China [...]