VTech VT 9162 - Manuals

5 HANDSET LAYOUT 1. LCD Display 2. SELECT 3. NAVIGATION/Volume Keys 4. PHONE 5. FLASH 6. HOLD 7. Antenna 8. Headset Jack 9. OFF 10. Dialing Keys 11. REDIAL/PAUSE 12. PROG/CHAN 3 5 6 7 4 1 2 8 9 10 11 12

6 BASE UNIT LAYOUT 1. MENU 2. SELECT3. TIME/SET4. REPEAT/SLOW5. MESSAGE WINDOW6. DELETE7. MAILBOX PLAY/STOP8. REC/MEMO 9. VOLUME10. ANSWER ON/OFF11. SKIP/QUICK12. IN USE/CHARGING13. PAGE14. Power Jack15. Telephone Line Jack 9162 CANADA 1135 101 611A 0.1 COMPLIES WITH 47 CFR PART 68REGISTRATION NO.: ...

8 GETTING ST AR TED SETTING UP YOUR VT9162 When fully charged, you will experience up to 5 hours of continuous talk, or up to 6 days ofstandby (off the cradle, but not in use). RINGER SELECTION 1. Press PROG/CHAN. 2. Press or until RINGER is displayed. 3. Press SELECT. The current selection will be ...

10 THE HANDSET DISPLAY It means: The Handset is in idle mode A telephone line has not beenconnected to the Base Unit.Or the line is out of service. Indicates incoming call Waiting for dial tone Handset is in use A parallel phone is in use If the display says: GETTING ST AR TED

11 BASIC OPERATION B ASIC OPERA TION MAKING CALLS Method 1------Live Dialing Press PHONE. Dial the phone number. Press OFF to end your call. Method 2------Pre-dialing Dial the phone number. Use the key to backspace if you make a dialing mistake. Then press PHONE. Press OFF to end your call. When the...

12 BASIC OPERATION USING REDIAL 1. Press PHONE. Listen for dial tone. 2. Press REDIAL/PAUSE. The last number you called will automatically be redialed. OR 1. Press REDIAL. The number will appear on the display. 2. Press PHONE. NOTE: If you press REDIAL twice, the redial number will be deleted. ANSWE...

13 BASIC OPERATION HOLD To place your call on hold, press HOLD. Press HOLDagain to return to your call. NOTE: If you have a call on hold, and pick up a parallel extension phone, your VT 9162 will automatically drop the call and return to idle mode. PAGE The Base can signal the Handset by means of th...

14 NOTE : Caller ID and Call Waiting ID are subscription services, provided by your regional phone company. You must subscribe to these services in order to benefit from the Caller ID features ofyour VT 9162. Contact your regional phone service provider for details. RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS As ne...

15 CALLER ID /CALL WAITING ID AD V ANCED OPERA TION DELETING RECORDS FROM CALL HISTORY DELETE A SPECIFIC CALL1. Locate the record you want to delete from call history. 2. Press SELECT, then press until ERASE flashes. 3. Press SELECT. The screen displays ERASE NO YES ALL and the phone number. The cur...

16 5. Press SELECT. You can now edit the PHONE NUMBER. Press to backspace in order to edit the phone number. 6. Press SELECT. Your CID record is now in your Phone Book directory. DISPLAY SCREEN MESSAGES Screen Display: When: PRIVATE NAME The other party is blocking name information. PPP The other pa...

17 This cordless phone can store 20 telephone numbers with names, each up to 16 digits long.Entries are stored alphabetically. For consistency with Caller ID entries, you may wish to enterlast names first. Note: Press OFF at any time to exit memory. STORE MEMORY NUMBERS 1. Press PROG/CHAN. The scree...

18 PHONE BOOK EDIT NUMBERS STORED IN MEMORY 1. Press (DIR). The screen displays DIRECTORY. 2. Press or to scroll alphabetically through numbers stored in memory -OR-Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to edit. 3. When the screen displays the number you want to edit, pre...

19 AD V ANCED OPERA TION OPTIONAL HEADSET INSTALLATION & OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Your VT 9162 cordless telephone is equipped with a 2.5mm Headset Jack for use with an optional accessory Headset for hands-free operation. If you choose to use the Headset option, you must do the following: INSTALLAT...

20 ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP Answering System Programming Overview Setup order for the Answering System is: During Answering System setup, the display will flash “ -- ”. If no key is pressed for 20 seconds,the Answering System will beep, and exit program mode. You can also exit program mode at anytime ...

21 Itad Operation 2. Press REC/MEMO ,”Now recording”, is announced, followed by a beep. Speak towards the front of the Answering System (max. length: 90 seconds).3. Press any MAILBOX key to stop the recording.4. Your outgoing message is played for you, followed by a beep.5. To review a recorded anno...

22 ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP Day and Time During initial setup, or after a power failure, the day and time default is set to Monday,12:00am. The display will flash "CL" to indicate day and time need to be set . 1. Press MENU unit you hear, "Set dayand time." 2. Press SELECT until the co...

23 Itad Operation ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP Set Announce Only CAUTION: If you turn on the Announce Only option, your callers cannot leave a message . 1. Press MENU until "Set Announce Only" is announced. 2. Press SELECT until desired setting "ON" or "OFF" is declared. 3. Press T...

24 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS Leaving a Message (Incoming Message) The Answering System will answer a call (according to the current ring selection),then play the OGM, followed by a beep to signal the start of recording. • Default mailbox is MAILBOX 1. • If your want to record the incoming message ...

25 Itad Operation Saving Messages • The Answering System will automatically save your messages if you do not deletethem. The messages will be retained even after a power failure. • The system can record up to 15 minutes of messages. ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS Deleting Messages Press DELETE at any t...

26 Itad Operation Check Current Day and Time You can check the current day and time byp r e s s i n g T I M E / S E T . A f t e r t h e announcement, the Answering System willgenerate a beep . ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS Changing Speaker Volume If you prefer to not hear messages while yourcallers le...

27 Itad Operation Auto Disconnect for Extension Phone Pick-up The Answering System will auto-disconnect the telephone line if an extension phone or thecordless Handset accesses the line. ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS • When the Answering System hasless than 30 seconds recording timeremaining, or the t...

28 ANSWERING SYSTEM OPTERATIONS BASE UNIT MESSAGE WINDOW (LED) • The large Base Unit LED provides useful data on the status of your VT 9162answering device. Below are examples of the LED data: The LED displays: What it means Flashing number You have that amount of new messages 0 You have no new mess...

29 REMOTE OPERATION OF ANSWERING SYSTEM Remote operation allows you to control the functions of the Answering System when you areaway from the Base, and call from an outside telephone line. The Answering Systemcannot be accessed from another telephone on the same line. You can access many of theAnsw...

30 Skip Messages During Playback 1. Press "#6" once to skip forward to the next message. Stop Message Playback 1. Pressing "#5" during message playback will stop playback. Deleting Messages 1. Press "#9" once during message playback to delete the current message. Note: Playba...

31 * Voice Menu for Remote Operation The system provides two pre-recorded voice menus to help you during remote operation. Press" 5", and you will hear the simple voice menu. The simple voice menu is as follows: Press "# 1" to play mailbox 1.Press "# 2" to play mailbox 2.Pres...

32 MAINTENANCE Taking Care Of Your Telephone Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be treated with care. Avoid rough treatment Place the Handset down gently. Save the original packing materials to protect your telephoneif you ever need to ship it. Avoid water Yo...

33 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY If you have difficulty operating your phone, the suggestions below should solve the problem. Ifyou still have difficulty after trying these suggestions, In the US call:VTECH COMMUNICATIONS at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada call:VTECH ELECTRONICS at 1-800-267-7377. THE PHONE DOESN...

35 WARRANTY STATEMENT What does this limited warranty cover? • The manufacturer of this VTECH product, VTECH Communications, warrants to the holder ofa valid proof of purchase ("Consumer" or "you") that the product and all accessories providedby VTECH in the sales package ("Produ...

36 ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION WARRANTY STATEMENT How do you get warranty service? • To obtain warranty service in the United States of America, call 1-800-595-9511 for instructionsregarding where to return the Product. Before calling for service, please check the user'smanual. A check of the Product co...

37 FCC AND IC REGULATIONS This equipment complies with Parts 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulesfor the United States. It also complies with regulations RSS210 and CS-03 of Industry andScience Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may notca...

39 a. We recommend that you also write the telephone number on the directory card, so that you can still dial the emergency number manually if the memory dialing feature doesn't work. b. This feature is provided only as a convenience, and the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for customer relia...

41 FREQUENCY CONTROL Crystal Controlled Dual PLL Synthesizer TRANSMIT FREQUENCY Handset: 923.10 MHz to 927.75 MHz (All 30 channels within this range)Base: 902.30 MHz to 906.65 MHz (All 30 channels within this range) RECEIVE FREQUENCY Handset: 902.3 MHz to 906.65 MHz (All 30 channels within this rang...