VTech 6043 - Manual

Quick start guide

NOTE:

Use only the power adapters (or equivalent)

supplied with your VTech telephone.

NOTE:

For complete feature instructions, please see

the user’s manual.

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STEP 1

Install the telephone base and

chargers

Plug the connector into the power jack at the bottom

of the telephone base and chargers, then plug the

power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled

by a wall switch.
Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the

telephone line jack at the bottom of the telephone

base. Then plug the other end of the cord into the

modular wall telephone outlet.

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STEP 2

Install and charge the battery

• Remove battery compartment cover by pressing on

the indentation and sliding downwards.

• Align the two holes in the plug with the socket pins

according to the color-coded label in the battery

compartment, then snap the plug into place.

• Place the battery into the compartment.
• Position the battery compartment cover and slide it

upwards until it clicks into place.

• Put the handset in the telephone base or the charger

to charge the new battery for at least 16 hours.
The

CHARGE

light on the telephone base or

charger will be on when the handset is properly

positioned. Refer to the

Troubleshooting

section

in the user’s manual if the

CHARGE

light is not on.

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STEP 4

Activate the answering system

The

ANS ON/OFF

must be on (the button light will

be on) in order for the machine to answer calls and

record messages. If the button light is off then calls

will not be answered.
To turn on/off the answering system, press

ANS ON/OFF

to choose between on and off.

Use the volume control button on the telephone base

to adjust the volume at anytime during the setup

procedure.

STEP 5

Outgoing announcement

An outgoing announcement is the message callers hear

when calls are answered by the answering system.

The telephone is preset with an announcement that

answers calls with

“Hello, please leave a message after

the tone.” You can use this default announcement, or

replace it with your own.

To record your own announcement:

• Press

ANNC

while in idle mode, and the system says

“Announcement, press play or press announcement

again to record a new announcement.”

• Press

ANNC

again and the system announces

“

Record after the tone, press

STOP

when you are

done.”

• After the tone, speak towards the microphone at the

bottom front of the telephone base from about nine

inches away.

• Press /

PLAY/STOP

when finished.

• The answering system will automatically playback the

newly recorded announcement. Press /

PLAY/STOP

to stop the playback at any time.

IMPORTANT!

If your product is not working properly:

Refer to the

Troubleshooting

section of the user’s

manual.
Visit our website at www.vtechphones.com; in

Canada, www.vtechcanada.com
Call our customer service at 1 (800) 595-9511; in

Canada, 1 (800) 267-7377.

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STEP 3

Make, receive and end calls

Make a call

• Press

/

FLASH

or

to ensure there is a dial

tone, then dial the telephone number.

-OR-

To predial (view number before dialing):
• Dial the number (press

MUTE/REMOVE

to make

corrections, or press and hold

REDIAL/PAUSE

to

insert a dialing pause).
Press

/

FLASH

or to use the speakerphone.

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Receive a call

• Press

/

FLASH

or

to answer an incoming

call.

End a call

• Press

OFF/CLEAR

or put the handset back in the

telephone base or charger.

for models 6032/6042/6043/6052/6053

color-coded label

NOTE:

The telephone base settings (ringer melody,

ringer volume, change remote access code,

clear voicemail and reset to default settings)

can be changed using the handset, please see

the user’s manual for complete instructions.