VTech manual Getting Started, Setting Up Your VT2900

GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED

Setting Up Your VT2900

1.Choose an area near an electrical outlet and a telephone wall jack.

2.Connect your telephone Line Cord(s). If you know what types of telephonejacks you have, proceed with the appropriate steps below. If you are not sure whether you have two-line jacks or one-line, perform the Modular Jack Test on page 8.

If you have two telephone lines installed on a single jack (type RJ-14), use the two line cord supplied with your phone (the one with the black plugs at each end). On the base, plug one end of the cord into the jack marked "L1 OR LllL2 . Plug the other end into the two-line jack in your wall. Now proceed to page 8 Modular Jack Test.

Note: For two-line operation, you must have two telephone lines (with two telephone numbers) installed by your local telephone company. If you have only one telephone line, this phone will still operate, but only as a single line phone.

You cannot connect this ~ h 0 n eto a two-line jack and a single:line jack at the same time. You can only connect it to two single line jacks, or to one two-line jack.

If you have two telephone numbers installed on two separate jacks, (type RJ-11) both jacks must be within reach of your phone. You will need to use both line cords supplied (the one with the clear plugs and the one with the black plugs).

On the base unit, plug one of the line cords into the jack marked "L1 or L1/ L2". Plug the other end of the cord into the wall jack that you want designated as LlNE 1 on your phone.

Plug the other line into the jack on the base unit marked "L2. Plug the other end of the cord into your other wall jack. The line in this jack will be LINE 2 on your telephone.

AC Power Adapter

Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet.

AC ELECTRICAL	TELEPHONE
OUTLET	WALL JACK

Modular Jack Test

Perform this test if you aren'tsure whether you have two-line jacks or single-line jacks. If you already know which types of jacks you have, skip this test and proceed on to the next section.

To test a jack.

1Use the telephone line cord with the black plugs supplied with this phone. Plug one end in the base "L1 or LIlL2". Plug the other line into the wall jack you want to test.

2.Plug the AC adapter into a standard electrical outlet and connect the DC plug into the telephone base.

3.On the base unit, press LlNE 1 and release it. You should hear a dial tone over the speaker. Adjust the volume control to a suitable setting if necessary.

4.Press OFF, and the dial tone will stop.

5.Now press LlNE 2 and release it. If you hear a dial tone over the speaker, it means there are two lines coming from that one jack.

If you don'thear a dial tone, it means the jack has only one line. Follow the steps above for each jack you want to test. When you've determined which types of jacks you have, connect your line cords as described in the previous section.

If you don'thear any dial tone on a jack, there may be a problem with the jack or the wiring in your home. (see page 30, 'INCASE OF DIFFICULTY').

Ringer Switches

If you want both telephone lines to ring when calls come in, set both switches on the base to ON.

If you want to turn off the ring for one or both lines set the appropriate switch or switches to OFF. When a ringer switch is set to OFF, the ringer tone for that line is turned off at the base.This does not affect the handset ringer (see page 23, Programming the Ringer).

Setting the Tone/Pulse Switch

Set the TONEIPULSE switch on the base unit. If you have touch tone service on both you phone lines, set the switch to TONE. If you have rotary (Pulse) service on either of the phone lines, set the switch to PULSE.

TONEPULSE LINE 1 RINGER LlNE 2 RINGER

SELECTOR ONIOFF SWITCH ONIOFF SWITCH