VTech VTCS6114 - Manuals

2 Getting started Telephone base and charger installation Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.Make sure that the electrcal outlet s not controlled by a wall swtch.If you subscrbe to dgtal subscrber lne (DSL) hgh-speed Internet servce through your telephone lne, you must nstall a DS...

3 Getting started Battery installation After you nstall the handset battery, the handset wll prompt you to set the date and tme. The handset wll also prompt you to set the date and tme after a power falure. For nstructons, see Set date and time on page 11. To skp, press OFF /CANCEL . Install the bat...

4 Getting started Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it towards the center of the handset untl t clcks nto place. 3. Battery installation (continued) Charge the handset by placng t n the telephone base or charger. The CHARGE lght remans on whenever the handset s chargng...

5 Getting started Battery charging Once you have nstalled the battery, the screen ndcates the battery status (see the table below). If necessary, place the handset n the telephone base or charger to charge the battery. For best performance, keep the handset n the telephone base or charger when not n...

6 Getting started CID/VOL- Press to revew the call log when the telephone s not n use (page 22).Durng a call, press to decrease the lstenng volume. A double beep sounds at the lowest settng (page 13).Press to scroll down whle n a menu, or revewng the drectory, call log or redal lst.When enterng numb...

8 Getting started Are you a new cable or VoIP subscriber? If your answer is yes, the exstng telephone jacks n your home may no longer work. You cable/VoIP servce provder uses a dfferent connecton, separate from your old tradtonal telephone servce, to connect the model/ router/termnal adapter nstalle...

9 Ringer volume You can adjust the rnger volume or turn the rnger off. Press MENU/ SELECT when the handset s not n use. Press CID or untl the screen dsplays Ringers , then press ress MENU /SELECT twce. The screen dsplays Volume: wth the current setting flashing. Press CID or to choose Off , Low or H...

Telephone settings 10 LCD language The LCD language s preset to Englsh. You can select Englsh, French or Spansh to be used n all screen dsplays. To change the setting: Press MENU/ SELECT when the handset s not n use. Press CID or untl the screen dsplays Settings , then press MENU /SELECT twce. Press...

Telephone settings 11 Key tone You can turn the key tone on or off. Press MENU/ SELECT when the handset s not n use. Press CID or untl the screen dsplays Settings , then press MENU /SELECT . Press CID or untl the screen dsplays Key tone , then press MENU /SELECT . Press CID or to choose On or Off , ...

Telephone settings 12 Home area code If you dal local calls usng only seven dgts (area code not requred), you can program your home area code so that when you receve a call wthn your local area, the telephone number s automatcally stored n the call log wthout the area code. To change the setting: Pr...

13 Make a call Press / FLASH and then use the dalng keys ( 0 - 9 ) to dal the telephone number. Predial a call Enter the telephone number usng the dalng keys ( 0 - 9 ), then press / FLASH to dal. Answer a call Press / FLASH or any of the dalng keys ( 0 - 9 , TONE or # ). End a call Press OFF/ CANCEL...

14 Telephone operation Temporary ringer silencing When the telephone s rngng, you can temporarly slence the rnger of the handset wthout dsconnectng the call. The next call rngs normally at the preset volume. To silence the handset ringer: Press OFF/ CANCEL or MUTE/ DELETE and then Ringer muted dspla...

15 Telephone operation Chain dialing Use ths feature to ntate a dalng sequence from numbers stored n the drectory, call log or redal whle you are on a call. Chan dalng can be useful f you wsh to access other numbers (such as bank account numbers or access codes) from the drectory, call log or redal ...

16 Telephone operation Dial a redial entry Press REDIAL/ PAUSE when the handset s not n use. Press CID , or REDIAL/ PAUSE repeatedly untl the desred entry dsplays. Press / FLASH to dal. -OR- Press / FLASH when the handset s not n use. Press REDIAL/ PAUSE and then press CID , or REDIAL/ PAUSE repeate...

17 Telephone operation Add a directory entry Enter the number when the handset s not n use. Press MENU /SELECT , then go to step 3. -OR- Press MENU/ SELECT three tmes when the handset s not n use. 2. When the screen dsplays Enter number : Use the dalng keys to enter the number. Press MUTE /DELETE to...

18 Telephone operation Character chart Use the dalng keys and the chart below to enter a name (up to 15 characters). Each press of a partcular key causes the characters to be dsplayed n the followng order: When entering a name in the directory, the first letter of each word is automatcally captalzed...

19 Telephone operation Alphabetical search To start an alphabetical search: Follow the steps n Review the directory on page 18 to enter the drectory.Use the dalng keys to enter the letters assocated wth the name. For example, f you have entres for Jenny, Jesse, Krsten and Laura n your drectory, pres...

20 Telephone operation Delete a directory entry Search for the desred entry n the drectory (see Review the directory on page 18 or Alphabetical search on page 19). When the desred entry appears, press MUTE /DELETE . The screen dsplays Delete Contact? and the number. Press MENU /SELECT to confirm. Th...

21 Telephone operation Call log If you subscrbe to caller ID servce, nformaton about each caller appears after the first or second ring. If you answer a call before the caller nformaton appears on the screen, t wll not be saved n the call log. The call log stores up to 30 entres. Each entry has up t...

22 Telephone operation Memory match When the ncomng telephone number matches the last seven dgts of a telephone number n your drectory, the screen dsplays the stored name of the drectory entry.For example, f Lnda Jones calls, her name appears as Linda f ths s how you entered t nto your drectory. Rev...

23 Telephone operation Dial a call log number When n the call log (see Review the call log on page 22), press CID or to browse to the desred entry. Press / FLASH to call. Save a call log entry to the directory When n the call log (see Review the call log on page 22), press CID or to browse. When the...

24 Telephone operation Delete the call log entries To delete an entry: When n the call log, press CID or to browse. Press MUTE /DELETE to delete the selected entry. The screen dsplays Deleting... and then you hear a confirmation tone. To delete all entries: Press MENU/ SELECT when the handset s not ...

25 Call log empty There are no call log entres. Directory empty There are no drectory entres. Directory full The drectory s full. Ended X:XX:XX You have just ended a call. Incoming call There s an ncomng call. Line in use A system handset s n use, or another telephone on the same lne s n use. Low ba...

26 Appendix Handset and telephone base indicators Handset light CHARGE On when the handset s chargng n the telephone base or charger. Telephone base light IN USE On when the telephone s n use.Flashes quckly when there s an ncomng call.Flashes when another telephone sharng the same lne s n use. Hands...

27 Appendix Battery It takes up to 16 hours for the battery to be fully charged. When it is fully charged, you can expect the following performance: Operaton Operatng tme Whle n use (talkng*) Seven hours Whle not n use (standby**) Fve days *Operatng tmes vary dependng on your actual use and the age ...

28 Appendix Troubleshooting If you have difficulty with your telephone, please try the suggestions below. For customer servce, vst our webste at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. My telephone does not work at all. Make sure t...

29 Appendix Not registered appears on the handset and it does not work at all. The handset may be deregstered from the telephone base. Follow the steps below to regster the handset to the telephone base. Remove the handset from the telephone base. Press and hold /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base f...

30 Appendix Test a workng telephone at the telephone wall jack. If another telephone has the same problem, the problem s n the telephone wall jack. Contact your telephone servce provder (charges may apply).The telephone lne cord may be defectve. Install a new telephone lne cord.Remove and nstall the...

32 Appendix Troubleshooting New voicemail and show on the handset display and I don’t know why. If New voicemail and appear on the handset, your telephone has receved a sgnal from your telephone servce provder that you have a vocemal message watng for you to retreve from them. Contact your telephone...

33 Appendix Important safety instructions When usng your telephone equpment, basc safety precautons should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, including the following: Read and understand all nstructons.Follow all warnngs and nstructons marked on the product.Unp...

34 Appendix Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers Cardac pacemakers (apples only to dgtal cordless telephones):Wreless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an ndependent research entty, led a multdscplnary evaluaton of the nterference between portable wreless telephones and mplanted carda...

35 Appendix About cordless telephones Privacy: The same features that make a cordless telephone convenent create some lmtatons. Telephone calls are transmtted between the telephone base and the cordless handset by rado waves, so there s a possblty that the cordless telephone conversatons could be nt...

36 Appendix Warranty What does this limited warranty cover? The manufacturer of ths VTech Product warrants to the holder of a vald proof of purchase (“Consumer” or “you”) that the Product and all accessores provded n the sales package (“Product”) are free from defects n materal and workmanshp, pursu...

37 Appendix Warranty (continued) actvty. You must pay for the cost of repar and return shppng costs for the repar of Products that are not covered by ths lmted warranty. What must you return with the Product to get warranty service? Return the entre orgnal package and contents ncludng the Product to...

39 Appendix Frequency control Crystal controlled PLL syntheszer Transmt frequency Handset: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz Telephone base: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz Channels 5 Nomnal effectve range Maxmum power allowed by FCC and IC. Actual operatng range may vary accordng to envronmental condtons at the tme of u...

40 Index A About cordless telephones 35Alphabetcal search 19Answer a call 13 B Battery 27Battery chargng 5Battery nstallaton 3–4 C Call log 21Call log dsplay screen messages 24Call watng 13 Caller ID 20Chan dalng 15Character chart 18Charger nstallaton 2Chargng 5Clear vocemal 10Clock 11 D Date and tm...

41 Index S Safety nstructons 33Save a call log entry to the drectory 23Screen cons 26Screen messages 24, 25Set date and tme 11Share an outsde call 14Slence rnger temporarly 14Store from redal 17 T Technical specifications 39Telephone base nstallaton 2Telephone base layout 5Telephone base lght 26Temp...