VTech Amplified Phone - Manuals

www.vtechphones.com 3 G ett in g s ta rte d Installation Choose location For maxmum performance of your cordless telephone system: 1 . Choose a central locaton for your telephone base . 2 . Install your telephone base and handset away from electronc equpment, such as personal computers, televson set...

www.vtechphones.com 4 Installation Wall mounting bracket installation (optonal) Your telephone base comes wth the wall mountng/desktop bracket nstalled, ready for desktop use . If you prefer to mount your telephone on the wall (optonal), t s desgned to mount on a standard telephone wall plate . For ...

www.vtechphones.com 5 G ett in g s ta rte d If you subscribe to DSL service: If you receve hgh speed nternet servce through your phone lne (commonly referred to as DSL), and you are experencng nterference durng conversatons and/or your caller ID features aren’t functonng properly, install a DSL filt...

www.vtechphones.com 6 Installation Check for dial tone After the batteres are charged, pck up the handset and press TALK/FLASH ; you should hear a dal tone . If you do not, refer to the Troubleshooting secton n the back of ths user’s manual . Charge the handset battery The battery may have enough po...

www.vtechphones.com 7 G ett in g s ta rte d Installation Set handset date and time If you subscrbe to caller ID service, the date and time will be set automatically with the first incoming call. If you do not have caller ID servce, you can set the date and tme manually: • Press PROG, then press or u...

www.vtechphones.com 8 Telephone operation Handset layout 1 . TALK 2 . FLASH 3 . CHAN (channel) 4 . REMOVE 5 . ANSWER A CALL 6 . /CID VOL- /VOL + 7 . SELECT 8 . OFF 9 . REDIAL/PAUSE 10 . PROG (program) 1,2 3,4 5 6 8 7 9 10 SELECT

www.vtechphones.com 9 B as ic o pe ra tio n 11 . CHARGE/IN USE 12 . MESSAGE WINDOW 13 . ANS ON/OFF 14 . PLAY/STOP 15 . REPEAT/ 16 . SKIP/ 17 . DELETE/ X 18 . VOL / 19 . CLOCK 20 . SETUP 21 . ANNC (announcement) 22 . RECORD 23 . FIND HANDSET Telephone base layout Telephone operation 11 13 17 15 16 14...

www.vtechphones.com 10 Telephone operation Handset operation Making calls • Press TALK /FLASH , then dal the number . — OR — Dal the number (press to backspace), then press TALK /FLASH . Ending calls • Press OFF to end your call . — OR — Put the handset on the telephone base to end your call . Answe...

www.vtechphones.com 11 B as ic o pe ra tio n • Whle phone s not n use, press to dsplay caller ID nformaton .• Whle enterng names or numbers nto memory, press then press CHAN/REMOVE to delete last character entered . /VOL+ • Whle on a call, press to ncrease the volume . A double beep wll sound when y...

www.vtechphones.com 12 Telephone operation Telephone base operation CHARGE/IN USE • Flashes n unson wth an ncomng call’s rngng . • Flashes slowly when the handset s n use or answerng machne pcks up a call or extenson s off hook . • Glows steadly when the handset s chargng . MESSAGE WINDOW Indcates t...

www.vtechphones.com 13 B as ic o pe ra tio n Telephone operation Temporary tone dialing If you have pulse (rotary) dalng, you can change from pulse dalng to touch tone dalng durng a call by pressng * TONE . Ths s useful f you need to send touch tone sgnals for access to telephone bankng or long dsta...

www.vtechphones.com 14 Operating range Ths cordless telephone operates wthn the maxmum power allowed by the Federal Communcatons Commsson (FCC) . Even so, ths handset and telephone base can communcate over only a certan dstance - whch can vary wth the locatons of the telephone base and handset, the ...

www.vtechphones.com 15 B as ic o pe ra tio n • Press OFF at any tme to ext the drectory . • When the memory s full the screen wll dsplay MEMORY FULL , an error tone sounds and you wll not be able to store a new number untl you delete a stored number to make room for another entry . • When you access...

www.vtechphones.com 16 • When you reach the end of the lst n the drectory, END OF LIST wll be shown on the screen . • When you are usng the dal pad key(s) to search for a drectory entry and there s not an entry for that letter, NO DATA wll be shown on the handset dsplay . Directory SPEED EDIT ERASE8...

www.vtechphones.com 17 B as ic o pe ra tio n Directory Erase a directory entry 1 . Press . The screen dsplays DIRECTORY . 2 . Press or to scroll alphabetcally through entres stored n drectory . — OR — Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to delete. 3 . When the screen ds...

www.vtechphones.com 18 4 . Press SELECT. The screen dsplays ENTER 1-9 . 5 . Press the key (1-9) to move ths entry from the normal drectory to the speed dal memory and assign the memory location. You’ll hear a confirmation beep. A memory location number (1 through 9) wll be dsplayed wth ths entry . D...

www.vtechphones.com 19 B as ic o pe ra tio n Speed dial Chart of characters Dal key Once Twce 3 tmes 4 tmes 5 tmes 6 tmes 1 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 7 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z 9 0 0 * * # & ‘ , - . # Your phone can store up to nne telephone numbers wth names (up t...

www.vtechphones.com 20 Speed dial SPEED EDIT ERASE8005959511 01 5 . After you enter the name, press SELECT or PROG. The screen dsplays ENTER NUMBER . 6 . Enter the telephone number . Use then press CHAN/REMOVE to backspace and make correctons . Press REDIAL/PAUSE to enter a pause f necessary . A P w...

www.vtechphones.com 21 B as ic o pe ra tio n Speed dial Delete a speed dial entry 1 . Press and hold the speed dal locaton key (1-9) of the entry you wsh to delete .2 . When the screen dsplays the entry you want to delete, press SELECT. Then press or untl ERASE flashes. 3 . Press SELECT . The screen...

www.vtechphones.com 22 Your phone has a caller ID (CID) wth call watng feature that works wth servce from your local phone servce provder . Caller ID wth call watng lets you see who’s callng before you answer the phone, even when you’re on another call .You may need to change your phone servce to us...

www.vtechphones.com 23 B as ic o pe ra tio n Caller ID About call history (caller ID) Your phone can store up to 45 calls n ts caller ID (CID) memory . When the memory s full, the oldest call wll automatcally be deleted to make room for new ncomng call nformaton .For each call that comes in, the scr...

www.vtechphones.com 24 Caller ID Delete records from call history Delete a specific call: 1 . Locate the record you want to delete from call hstory .2 . Press the CHAN/REMOVE key to delete. You’ll hear a confirmation beep. Delete all calls: 1 . Wth the handset n dle (off) mode, press and hold CHAN/R...

www.vtechphones.com 25 B as ic o pe ra tio n Caller ID sequences avalable for ths call (area code + number; 1 + area code + number; number only; 1+ number) . See the llustraton on the prevous page showng the avalable dalng optons and note n the margn of ths page for more nformaton . 3 . Press SELECT...

www.vtechphones.com 26 Answering system operation Audible indicators Your telephone system gives you voice prompts for feature operations and voice confirmations when you press a button or complete an operaton . Setting the clock 1 . Make sure the answerng system s on .2 . Press CLOCK . The system a...

www.vtechphones.com 27 B as ic o pe ra tio n Answering system layout Record your announcement 1 . Press ANNC untl you hear “Announcement. Press PLAY or press RECORD .” 2 . Press RECORD . After you hear “Record after the tone. Press STOP when you are done.” followed by a beep, speak toward the teleph...

www.vtechphones.com 28 Answering system operation Feature summary System announces: Description/directions: “Number of rings <current setting>, to change the setting, press SKIP OR REPEAT , to continue setup, press SETUP .” To set the number of rngs before the answerng machne pcks up the ncomn...

www.vtechphones.com 29 B as ic o pe ra tio n Answering system operation “Remote access code <current setting>, to change the setting, press SKIP OR REPEAT , to continue setup, press SETUP .” Allows you to call your answerng machne and access messages and the answerng system menu from a remote ...

www.vtechphones.com 30 Answering system operation Delete messages • To delete a message, press DELETE whle the message s playng . • Press and hold DELETE n dle to delete all old messages n dle mode . • You cannot delete a message untl t’s been revewed; deleted messages cannot be recovered . Message ...

www.vtechphones.com 32 Answering system operation Remote access commands Function: Command: Play messages Press 1 to play all messages . Press 2 to play new messages . If there are no new messages, the system plays old messages . Repeat a message Press 4 whle message s playng . Press 4 to repeat the...

www.vtechphones.com 33 B as ic o pe ra tio n Answering system operation Function: Command: Delete message Press 3 whle message s playng . Press 33 durng or after HELP menu announcement to delete all old messages . Record announcement Press *7 ; after beep, record announcement, press 5 to stop . Syst...

www.vtechphones.com 34 Telephone operation Display screen messages Screen displays: When: ** RINGING ** There s a call comng n . CONNECTING... The handset s watng for dal tone . PHONE ON The handset s n use . ** PAGING ** The telephone base s pagng the handset . BATTERY LOW The battery needs to be r...

www.vtechphones.com 35 B as ic o pe ra tio n Batteries Battery care and performance: After your battery s fully charged, you can expect the followng performance: Operation Operating time Whle n use (talkng) up to 5 hours Whle not n use (standby*) up to 7 days * Handset s off the telephone base but n...

www.vtechphones.com 36 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 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call VTech Telecommuncatons Canada Ltd . at 1-800-2...

www.vtechphones.com 38 Problem Suggestion The CHARGE / IN USE Indcator on the telephone base s flashing. • Ths s a sgnal that the battery s very low, completely depleted, when there s no electrcal contact between the battery and the telephone base or when the telephone lne s n use . • Ensure the con...

www.vtechphones.com 39 Additional information Problem Suggestion The telephone does not rng when there s an ncomng call . • Make sure the rnger s on . (See page 7 for handset and page 28 for telephone base) .• Make sure the telephone lne cord and power adapter are plugged n properly (see page 2) .• ...

www.vtechphones.com 40 I cannot dal out . • Frst, try all the above suggestons . • Make sure there s a dal tone before dalng . It s normal f the cordless handset takes a second or two to synchronze wth the telephone before producng a dal tone . Wat an extra second before dalng . • Make sure the tele...

www.vtechphones.com 43 Additional information The answerng system does not answer after the correct number of rngs . • Make sure the answerng system s on . When the answerng system s on, the red lght on the ANSWER ON/OFF key should be lt . • If toll saver s actvated, the number of rngs changes to tw...

www.vtechphones.com 46 Maintenance Takng care of your telephoneYour cordless telephone contans sophstcated electronc parts, so t must be treated wth care .Avod rough treatment Place the handset down gently . Save the orgnal packng materals to protect your telephone f you ever need to shp t .Avod wat...

www.vtechphones.com 47 Additional information Limited Warranty 6 . Product purchased, used, servced, or shpped for repar from outsde the Unted States of Amerca or Canada, or used for commercal or nsttutonal purposes (ncludng but not lmted to Products used for rental purposes); or 7 . Product returne...

www.vtechphones.com 49 Additional information FCC, ACTA and IC regulations FCC Part 15 Ths equpment has been tested and found to comply wth the requrements for a Class B dgtal devce under Part 15 of the Federal Communcatons Commsson (FCC) rules . These requrements are ntended to provde reasonable pr...

www.vtechphones.com 51 Additional information Technical specifications Frequency control Crystal controlled PLL syntheszer Transmt frequency Base: 912 .75 - 917 .10 MHz Handset: 5863 .80 - 5872 .5 MHz Receve frequency Base: 5863 .80 - 5872 .5 MHz Handset: 912 .75 - 917 .10 MHz Channels 30 Nomnal eff...

www.vtechphones.com 52 Index A About announcements 26About call hstory (caller ID) 23Answerng system operaton 26Answerng system setup 28Audble ndcators 26 B Batteres 35Battery care and performance 35Before you begn 1Belt clp 5 C Call screenng/ntercept 29Caller ID 22Charge the handset battery 6Check ...

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