VTech 900I manual Connect telephone line cord to base unit and telephone jack

Wall InstallationUsingMountingScrews Provided

Tools You Will Need:

A hammer, a nail, a pencil or ball-point pen, a Phillips head (+) screwdriver, and the Wall Mounting Template included in the back of this booklet.

1.Choose a spot near an electrical outlet and a telephone jack. Your 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 reachof the base. The outlet should not be controlled by a wall switch. If the switch is ever turned off, the phone will not operate.

2.Choose and mark the mounting position.

The mountingscrews should screw into a wooden stud within the wall - they will not hold securely in wallboard alone. Locateawall stud inthe areawhere you want to install your telephone. Use the Wall Mounting Template and a pencil to mark the screw positions on the wall over the stud. Put the template aside.

3.Install the mounting sleeves and screws.

Start the screw holes by lightly tapping a nail into the marks you made on the wall. Removethe nail fromthewall. Nowslipthe mounting

sleeves onto the screws as shown, with the smaller end of the sleeve toward the screw head. lnsert the screws into the holes you started. Tighten the screws until the large end of the mounting sleeve is flat against the wall.

4.Position the wall mount adapter on the base.

Line up the tabs on the wall mount adapterwiththe holesonthe bottom of the base. Snap the wall mount adapter firmly in place.

5.Mount the base on the wall. Position the base so the mounting studs will fit into the holes on the bottom of the base. Position the powercord to extend down the wall the phone is to be mounted on. Slide the base down on the mounting studs until it locks into place.

6.Connect the telephone cord. The telephone line cord has a snap-in plug at each end. lnsert one of the plugs into the jack on the bottom of the base. lnsertthe other end of the plug into the wall jack.

7.Plugthe AC adapter on the power cord into an electrical outlet.

8.Set the dial mode switch on the base unit.

If you have touch tone service on your phone line, set the switch to TONE. If you have rotary service, set the switch to PULSE.

Here'sa brief guide to the features and functions of your VTech 900icordless telephone and Integrated Telephone Answering Device (ITAD):

INITIAL POWER-UP

Connect telephone line cord to base unit and telephone jack.

Plug AC adapter into a standard electrical outlet. The ONIOFF LED will flash during initialization and the LCD clock display will flash on completion (approx. 20 seconds).

Set Dial Mode switch to PULSE or

TONE.

*The CHARGE LED will flash until handset is placed in base and the batteries are charged (charge batteries 24 hours before first use).

VTech 900i Cordless Telephone

MAKING CALLS

Press PHONE key on the handset. When the PHONEindicator lightsand you hear a dial tone, dial the number.

ANSWERING CALLS

If the handset is in the base unit cradle, just pick up the handset.

If the handset is away from the base unit, press any key other than OFF on the handset.

HANGING UP

Pressthe OFF key on the handset, or placethe handset in the base cradle.

MEMORY DIALING

Numbers can be stored in memory using the handset unit.

To store a number in memory:

Press PRG.

Enter the memory location (0..9).

Enter the phone number you wish to store (up to 16 digits).

Press MEM. The phone number is now stored.

To dial a number from memory using the handset unit:

Press PHONE.

Press MEM and the number key you assigned (0..9).

USING REDIAL

*Press PHONE, then REDIAL to automatically redial the last number you dialed.

HOLD

When usingthe handset press HOLD to put a call on hold.

To return to the call, press PHONE.

CHANGING CHANNELS

Ifyou experiencenoiseor interference during a conversation, press CHAN to switch to a clear channel.

FLASH

You can useyour VTech900icordless telephone with services such as Call Waiting and Call Forwarding. Instead of pressing the switch-hook, press FLASH on the handset.

PAGE

From the base unit, press PAGE to signal the person at the handset.

MUTE

When usingthe handset, pressMUTE to temporarilyturn off the microphone. To returnto two-way operation, press MUTE again.