VTech 9117 user manual Getting Started Wall Mounting, Handset Features, Base Unit Features

GETTING STARTED WALL MOUNTING

TELEPHONE

WALL JACK

AC ELECTRICAL

OUTLET

Setting Up Your VT9117

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 VT9117. It is specifically designed for this product.

NOTE: Connect power to the base unit before placing the handset in the cradle.

3.CHARGE THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK BEFORE USE. The batteries recharge automatically whenever the handset is in the base unit cradle. The batteries must be charged for 16 hours before using your phone for the first time.

4.Connect the telephone line cord. Insert one end of the telephone line cord into the jack at the rear of the base unit. Plug the other end into a telephone wall jack. Make sure the plugs snap securely into place.

5.CHECK FOR A DIAL TONE. After the batteries are charged, pick up the handset and press the PHONE key. The IN USE indicator should light up, and you should hear a dial tone. If not, see

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY.

CAUTION:

1.Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.

2.Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations.

3.Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface.

4.Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.

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STUD
WOODEN	WALLBOARD

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 reach of 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.Position the wall mount adapter on the base. Line up the tabs on the wall mount adapter with the holes on the bottom of the base. Snap the wall mount adapter firmly in place.

3.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 power cord 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.

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

5.Connect the power cord. Plug the DC connector into the DC jack at the rear of the base unit. Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet.

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HANDSET FEATURES

PHONE LED

PHONE KEY OFF KEY REDIAL KEY

PROG KEY	CHANNEL KEY
VOLUME	MEMORY KEY

BASE UNIT FEATURES

CHARGING LED

• The CHARGING LED illuminates steadily

when the handset is in the base cradle to

indicate that the handset battery is being

charged.

IN USE LED

• The IN USE LED illuminates whenever the

handset is being used.

• This LED also flashes with the cadence of

the incoming ring.

POWER LED

• The POWER LED illuminates when the base

power adapter is plugged in and power is

PHONE LED

•The PHONE LED lights when the handset is on an active call.

•It flashes in cadence with an incoming ring.

•It flashes quickly during PROG mode.

•It flashes slowly when battery is low.

PHONE KEY/ FLASH KEY

•Press the PHONE key to make a call.

•If you are currently on a call, pressing PHONE flashes the line. This would be used with a feature like call waiting to

answer your second call.

CHAN KEY

•Pressing the CHAN key when the handset is in use will activate a channel change to the next free channel.

•This is used if you are experiencing noise or interference on the current channel.

PROG KEY

•Press PROG key to enter PROGRAM mode. See Programming Speed Dial

Numbers for more details.

MEM KEY

•Press the MEM key to enter MEMORY mode.

•The sequence for dialing out a speed dial number in memory is: PHONE, MEM, Number Button (0-9).

OFF KEY

•Press the OFF key to exit all modes of

operation.

REDIAL / PAUSE KEY

•When you hear the dial tone, pressing the REDIAL key will dial out the last number that was called on your phone.

•It can also be used to store the last number dialed into the speed dial memory. See

Storing a Redial Number into Speed Dial for details.

•You can store a PAUSE into your dialing number. See Storing Pauses in Memory

for detail.

TONE/ KEY

•In PULSE dialing mode, this key is used to switch to Temporary TONE dialing mode.

VOLUME CONTROL

•3 levels of volume intensity.

•While on a call, press the Up or Down key to ajust the listening volume. The Handset will emit a double beep when the maximum or minimum volume level has been

reached.

BATTERY LOW WARNING BEEP

•In a low battery state, the Handset will emit two beeps to let you know the battery pack needs to be recharged.

applied to the base unit.

PAGE KEY

• Press the PAGE key to page the handset.

• Press it second time to cancel a page.

• The base will ring the handset 1 minute

before ending the page automatically.

• The handset can also cancel the page by

pressing the OFF key.

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