VTech VT 1921 manual Spare Battery Charger, Replacing a Drained Handset bat- tery, Handset Ringer

5.Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to short the battery with conducting materials

. ; such as rings, bracelets, and keys. The battery. or conductor may overheat and cause burns.

SPARE BATTERY CHARGER

The VT 1921 has a built-in spare Battery Charger, which is located in the cradle of the Base Unit.

Installation

Remove the Spare Battery charger cover by pressing the release tab and lifting up.

Place a battery pack in the Spare Battery charger. Make sure the metal charging contacts on the underside of the battery pack are aligned with the charging contacts in the Spare Battery charger.

Power B a c k u ~

When a Spare ~atterypack is installed in the Base Unit, the VT 1921 uses this battery pack to provideoperational backup in case of a power failure. If you have a fully charged battery pack in the Spare Battery pack charger and there is a power outage, you will still be able to place and receive calls for up to five hours.However, Caller ID may not function properly.

Replacing a Drained Handset bat- tery

The Spare battery pack can also be used to replace a drained Handset battery pack to ensure uninterrupted use. Be sure to put the drained battery pack in the Spare Battery charger for recharging.

Please note that the Spare Battery compartment charges at a slower rate than a battery pack charging in the Handset. It takes 24 hours to fully charge a battery pack in the Spare Battery charger.

Setting UpcYour- VT 1921 d " .---

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

AC Power Adaptor

Plug the AC power adaptor into an electrical outlet and the DC connector to the back of the base unit.

TELEPHONE

A CAUTION:

Use only CLASS 2 9V DC POWER SUPPLY included with your phone.

Handset Ringer , :: -

The handset ringer is programmed ON as the factory default setting. Refer to PROGRAMMING THE RINGER on page 23 for more information.

Setting the Tonelpulse Switch . The TONEIPULSE switch is located on the bottom of the base unit and is factory set to TONE. If you havetouch tone service, do not change the switch setting. If you have rotary (Pulse) service, set the switch to PULSE.

TONE PULSE

SELECTION

Charge the handset battery pack beforeuse. The batterypack recharges automaticallywhenever the handset is in the base unit. The batteries must be charged for 16 hours before using your phone for the first time.

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plug one end of the telephone cord into a wall jack and the other end into the back of the Base Unit.