VTech CS6919 - Manual

Table of contents What’s in the box.........................1 Overview ......................................2 Handset overview ............................... 2Telephone base overview ................... 3Charger overview ............................... 3Display icons overview ........................

1 What’s in the box Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service. NOTE To purchase replacement batteries or power adapters, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (8...

2 Overview Handset overview 1 – Handset earpiece2 – LCD display3 – • Show the menu.• While in a menu, press to select an item, or save an entry or setting. 4 – Hang up a call.Silence the ringer temporarily while the handset is ringing.Press and hold to erase the missed call indicator while the phone...

3 14 – • Press repeatedly to review the redial list. • Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while entering a number. 15 – • Review the phonebook when the phone is not in use. • Increase the listening volume during a call. • Scroll up while in a menu, phonebook, caller ID log, or redial list. • M...

4 Display icons overview The battery icon flashes when the battery is low and needs charging.The battery icon animates when the battery is charging.The handset ringer is off. There are new voicemail received from your telephone service provider. ECO The ECO mode activates automatically to reduce pow...

5 Connect You can choose to connect the telephone base for desktop usage or wall mounting. NOTES Use only the adapters provided.Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled by wall switches.The adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The prongs ar...

6 Install and charge the battery Install the battery as shown below. NOTES Use only the battery provided.Charge the battery provided with this product only in accordance with the instructions and limitations specified in this manual.If the handset will not be used for a long time, disconnect and rem...

7 Charge the battery Place the handset in the telephone base or the charger to charge. Once you have installed the battery, the handset LCD display indicates the battery status (see the table below). NOTES For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use.The ba...

8 Before use After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage, the handset will prompt you to set the date and time. Set date and time Use the dialing keys ( 0-9 ) to enter the month ( MM ), date ( DD ) and year ( YY ). Then press SELECT . 2. Use the dialing keys ( 0-9 ) to...

9 Configure your telephone Using the handset menu Press MENU when the phone is not in use.Press or until the screen displays the desired feature menu. Press SELECT to enter that menu. To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL on the handset. To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL on the ha...

10 Dial mode The dial mode is preset to touch-tone dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you need to change the dial mode to pulse dialing before using the telephone to make a call. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.Press or to choose Settings , and then press SELECT . Press or to choos...

11 Make a call Press or on the handset. When you hear a dial tone, dial the number. The handset displays Unable to call if the telephone line is in use. NOTES The handset shows the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).While entering numbers, press and hold PAUSE to insert a diali...

12 Call waiting When you subscribe to call waiting service with your telephone service provider, you hear an alert tone if there is an incoming call while you are on another call. Press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new call.Press FLASH at any time to switch back and forth betwe...

13 Find handset This feature helps you find all system handsets. To start paging: Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base. All idle handsets ring and display ** Paging ** . To end paging: Press /FIND HANDSET again on the telephone base.. -OR- Press , OFF , or any dialing key ( 0 - 9 , , or ) on th...

14 Multiple handset use Intercom Use the intercom feature for conversations between two handsets. Your telephone base supports up to five handsets. You can buy additional expansion handsets ( CS6909 ) for this telephone base. Press INT on your handset when not in use. If you have only one handset, y...

15 NOTES To cancel the intercom call before it is answered, press OFF , or INT on your handset. If the destination handset does not answer within 100 seconds, is in use, on a call or is out of range, the originating handset displays Unable to call and then reconnects to the outside call. 3. From thi...

16 Press SELECT to save. You hear a confirmation tone and then the handset returns to the previous menu. While entering names and numbers, you can: Press or to move the cursor to the left or right.Press DELETE to erase a digit. Press and hold DELETE to erase all digits.Press and hold PAUSE to enter ...

17 Delete a phonebook entry Search for the desired entry in the phonebook (see Review the phonebook entries or Alphabetical search ). When the desired entry appears, press DELETE . The screen displays Delete entry? . Press SELECT to confirm. The screen displays Deleting ... . Then you hear a confirm...

18 -OR- Press MENU when the phone is not in use.Press or to scroll to Caller ID log , and then press SELECT twice to choose Review . The handset displays the first entry in the caller ID log.Press or to browse. NOTE You hear a double beep when you reach the beginning or end of the caller ID log. Mem...

19 NOTE If you have programmed the home area code, only the last seven digits of the incoming phone numbers from that area code will be displayed while reviewing the caller ID log. Press repeatedly to display all possible dialing options. Dial a caller ID log entry Search for the desired caller ID l...

20 Call block If you have subscribed to caller ID service, you can set the telephone to block unknown calls and certain undesired calls. The call block list can store up to 20 entries. When a call is blocked, the caller will hear a simulated busy tone for one ring cycle. The call recipient may pick ...

21 Edit a call block list entry Search for the desired call block entry (see Review call block list ). When the desired entry displays, press SELECT . The handset displays Enter number . Use the dialing keys to edit the number. Press SELECT . The handset displays Enter name . Use the dialing keys to...

22 Ringer volume You can set the ringer volume or turn the ringer off on each handset. When the ringer is off, appears on the screen. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.Press or to choose Ringers , and then press SELECT . Press or to select Ringer volume , and then press SELECT. Press or to s...

23 Retrieve voicemail from telephone service Voicemail is a feature available from most telephone service providers. It may be included with your telephone service, or may be optional. Fees may apply. Retrieve voicemail When you received a voicemail, the handset displays New voicemail and . To retri...

24 Expand your telephone system You can add new handsets ( CS6909 ), cordless headsets ( IS6100 ) or speakerphones ( MA3222 or AT&T TL80133 ) to your telephone system. All accessories are sold separately. Your telephone base supports a maximum of five devices. For more details, refer to the user...

29 ECO mode This power conserving technology reduces power consumption for optimal battery performance. The ECO mode activates automatically whenever the handset is synchronized with the telephone base. The handset shows ECO when the ECO mode activates. General product care Taking care of your telep...

30 The RBRC ® seal The RBRC ® seal on the nickel-metal hydride battery indicates that VTech Communications, Inc. is voluntarily participating in an industry program to collect and recycle these batteries at the end of their useful lives, when taken out of service within the United States and Canada....

31 and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Privacy of communications may not be ensured when using this telephone.To ensure safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy that ca...

32 of this product. The telephone service provider is required to notify you if such changes are planned.If this product is equipped with a corded or cordless handset, it is hearing aid compatible.If this product has memory dialing locations, you may choose to store emergency telephone numbers (e.g....

33 For C-UL compliance only Mesures de sécurité importantes Afin de réduire les risques d’incendie, de blessures corporelles ou d’électrocution, suivez toujours ces mesures préventives de base lorsque vous utilisez votre téléphone : Lisez et comprenez bien toutes les instructions.Observez toutes les...

35 Stimulateurs cardiaques implantés dans l’organisme Les simulateurs cardiaques (s’applique uniquement aux téléphones numériques sans fil):L’organisme ‘Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR)’, une firme de recherche indépendante, a mené une évaluation pluridisciplinaire des interférences entre les...

36 Les bloc-piles rechargeables à l’hydrure métallique de nickel: Jetez ces blocs-piles de manière écologique et sécuritaire. Ne les incinérez pas et ne les percez pas. Tel que les autres piles de ce type, elles pourraient dégager une matière toxique qui peut causer des blessures corporelles si elle...

38 Other limitations This warranty is the complete and exclusive agreement between you and VTech. It supersedes all other written or oral communications related to this Product. VTech provides no other warranties for this Product. The warranty exclusively describes all of VTech’s responsibilities re...