Handset and Base Features
•You can store pauses into your speed dial numbers. See Storing Pauses in Memory for details.
Channel Key
•Pressing the CHAN key when the handset is in use will activate a channel change to the next clear channel.
•This is used if you are experiencing noise or interference on the current channel.
MEM KEY
While in programming mode, press MEM to confirm your selection.
The sequence for dialing a speed dial number is: TALK, MEM, number button
PROG KEY
Press the PROG to enter programming mode.
Tone/* Key
•In PULSE dialing mode, this key is used to switch to temporary TONE dialing mode.
Handset Locator Button
•Press the HANDSET LOCATE key to page the handset. This is useful to help find a missing handset.
•Press it second time, or place the handset back in the base, to cancel a page.
•The base will ring the handset for one minute before ending the page automatically.
•The handset can also cancel the page by pressing the OFF key.
Operating Instructions
Making Calls
Pick up the handset and press TALK. When you hear a dial tone, dial the number. The handset in use/charging LED will illuminate while the handset is in use.
If you make a mistake when dialing, press OFF to hang up, then press TALK to get the dial tone again.
You must always press TALK before you can dial a call on the handset.
Answering Calls
When an incoming call is ringing, the LED on the handset will flash. To answer a call when the handset is in the base, simply pick up the handset.
To answer a call when the handset is off of the base, press any key on the handset (except OFF).
Disconnecting
To end a call, either place the handset back in the base, or press OFF.
Changing Channels
If you notice interference when using your handset, press CHAN to switch to a clear channel. This function is only available when you are on a call.
Tone/Pulse Setting
Your phone is preset at the factory for TONE dialing.
If you have rotary service, press PROG, * , # , MEM to switch to PULSE dialing. If you want to switch back to touch tone service, press PROG, *, *, MEM to switch to TONE dialing.
Temporary Tone
If you have a rotary (pulse) telephone service, (TONE/PULSE setting is set to PULSE).
First, dial the call normally. Then activate the temporary tone feature by pressing TONE*. You can then press the numbers or symbols you need, and your phone will send the proper signals.
To end the call, press OFF or place the handset back in the base. The phone will automatically go back to rotary (pulse) service.
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Operating Instruction
Programming The Ringer Type
You can choose from four ringer styles, or turn the ringer off. To change the ringer setting, first begin with the phone in idle (off) mode. Then:
•Press PROG.
•Press the # key.
•Press a key (1 through 4) to select a ringer type. Or press 5 to turn the ringer off.
•Press the MEM key to confirm.
Checking The Ringer
To check which ringer is currently programmed:
•Press PROG.
•Press the # key.
•Press 0.
•Press the MEM key to confirm
Memory Dialing
Your phone can store up to 10 different phone numbers that you can dial just by pressing TALK, MEM and the memory location number.
Programming Speed Dial Numbers
Begin with the handset in idle (off) mode. Then:
1.Press PROG.
2.Press the number of the memory location
3.Using the dial pad, dial the number you want to store (maximum of 16 digits). The number can be entered manually or by using REDIAL. (If you wish to store the most recently dialed number as a speed dial entry.)
4.Press MEM to save.
Speed Number Dialing
1.Press TALK
2.Press MEM and the memory location number key
For example, to dial the number you assigned to key 8, you would press TALK, MEM, 8.
To Change or Replace a Speed Dial Number
To change or replace a stored number in speed dial memory simply enter the new number following the Programming Speed Dial Numbers instructions.
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Operating Instruction
Storing Pauses in Memory
To insert a pause in a phone number, press REDIAL/PAUSE. Each pause entered will be four seconds in length.
If your phone is connected to a PBX you can store the PBX access number and a pause before the phone number. For example, to store
1.Press PROG.
2.Press 8.
3.Press 9.
4.Press REDIAL/PAUSE.
5.Dial
6.Press MEM.
Redial
To redial the last number you called, press TALK then press
REDIAL.
Storing a Redial Number into Speed Dial
To store the last number you dialed as a speed dial number, press PROG, a location number
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Troubleshooting
If you have difficulty operating your phone, the suggestions below should solve the problem. If you still have difficulty after trying these suggestions, call VTech Communications at
Problem | Suggestion |
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My phone doesn’t | • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. |
work at all. | • Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged |
| firmly into the base unit and the telephone |
| wall jack. |
| • Charge the battery in the handset for at least |
| 16 hours. For optimum daily performance, |
| return the handset to its base when not in |
| use. |
| • Reset the base. Unplug the unit’s electrical |
| power. Wait for 15 seconds then plug it back |
| in. Allow up to one minute for the handset |
| and base to reset. |
I cannot get a dial | • First try all the suggestions above. |
tone. | • Move the handset closer to the base. You |
| might have moved out of range. |
| • Your line cord might be malfunctioning. Try |
| installing a new line cord. |
| • If the previous suggestions don’t work, |
| disconnect the base unit from the telephone |
| jack and connect a different phone. If there is |
| no dial tone on that phone either, the problem |
| is in your wiring or local service. Contact your |
| local telephone company. |
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Troubleshooting
Problem | Suggestion |
|
|
I cannot dial out. | • Make sure you have a dial tone before |
| dialing. The handset may take a second |
| or two to find the base and produce a dial |
| tone. This is normal. Wait an extra second |
| before dialing. |
| • Make sure your phone is set to the correct |
| dial mode for the type of service that you |
| have (pulse or touchtone). Refer to the |
| Installation section of this user’s manual to |
| set the dial mode. |
| • If the other phones in your home are having |
| the issue, the problem is in your wiring or |
| local service. Contact your local telephone |
| company (charges may apply.) |
| • Eliminate any background noise. Noise |
| from a television, radio or other appliance |
| may cause the phone to not dial out |
| properly. If you cannot eliminate the |
| background noise, first try muting the |
| handset before dialing, or dialing from |
| another room in your home with less |
| background noise. |
My handset beeps | • Make sure the power cord is securely |
four times and isn’t | plugged into the base. Plug the unit into a |
performing normally. | different, working outlet not controlled by a |
| wall switch. |
| • Move the handset closer to the base. You |
| might have moved out of range. |
| • Reset the base. Unplug the unit’s electrical |
| power. Wait for 15 seconds then plug it |
| back in. Allow up to one minute for the |
| handset and base to reset. |
| • Other electronic products can cause |
| interference with your cordless phone. |
| Try installing your phone as far away |
| from these types of electronic devices |
| as possible: wireless routers, radios, |
| radio towers, pager towers, cell phones, |
| intercoms, room monitors, televisions, |
| personal computers, kitchen appliances |
| and other cordless phones. |
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