Page 2 - Special Features; INTRODUCTION
2 • Face-up Handset charging.• Easy answer - When the phonerings, simply press any key otherthan OFF, MUTE, or the VolumeKeys on the Handset to answer. • Auto hang up when returning theHandset to the Base cradle. • Extension in use indicator. • TONE and PULSE Dialing. • Low Battery Detect and Warnin...
Page 3 - Parts Check List
3 Parts Check List 1. Base Unit, Handset and AC adapter2. One-Line Telephone Cord3. Battery Pack4. Wall mount accessory5. Belt clip INTRODUCTION To purchase replacement batterypacks, call VTECH Communicationsat 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, callVTECH Electronics at 1-800-267-7377. Telephone Line Cord A...
Page 4 - FCC and IC Regulations
4 FCC and IC Regulations This equipment complies with Parts 15and 68 of the Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) rules for the UnitedStates. It also complies with regulationsRSS210 and CS-03 of Industry andScience Canada. Operation is subjectto the following two conditions: (1) thisdevice may not ...
Page 5 - Notice: The REN assigned to this
5 FCC and IC Regulations FCC Part 68 The FCC requires that you connecty o u r c o r d l e s s t e l e p h o n e t o t h enationwide telephone network througha modular telephone jack (USOCRJ11C, RJ11W or RJ14). Y o u r t e l e p h o n e c o m p a n y m a yd i s c o n t i n u e y o u r s e r v i c e i...
Page 6 - Caution: Users should not attempt to
6 Before installing this equipment, usersshould ensure that it is permissible tobe connected to the facilities of thelocal telecommunications company.The equipment must also be installedu s i n g a n a c c e p t a b l e m e t h o d o fconnection. The customer should beaware that compliance with the ...
Page 7 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
7 When using your telephone equipment,basic safety precautions should alwaysbe followed to reduce the risk of fire,electric shock and injury to persons,including the following: 1. R e a d a n d u n d e r s t a n d a l linstructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructionsmarked on the product. 3. Un...
Page 9 - REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK; To Charge The Battery Pack
9 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK Charging The Handset BatteryPack The Handset of your VT 1962 cordlesstelephone is powered by a rechargeablebattery pack. It charges automaticallywhenever the Handset is in the Base.You should charge the battery pack for16 hours when you first receive yourphone. You'll kn...
Page 11 - Spare Battery Charger
11 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU PLAY/STOP SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK 4. Exercise care in handling batteriesin order not to short the battery withconducting materials such as rings,brac...
Page 12 - The RBRC; Seal; f o r
12 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK The RBRC TM Seal The RBRC Seal on the nickel-cadmium battery i n d i c a t e s t h a t V T e c hCommunications, Inc. is voluntarilyparticipating in an industry program tocollect and recycle these batteries atthe end of their useful lives, when takenout of service within...
Page 13 - GETTING STARTED; AC Power Adapter
13 REPEAT DELETE MA CHARGI Charge theHandsetBattery Packfor 16 hoursbefore using T ONE PULSE Tone/Pulse Selector GETTING STARTED Charge the Handset battery packbefore use. The battery pack rechargesautomatically whenever the Handset isin the Base Unit. The batteries mustbe charged for 16 hours befor...
Page 14 - Connect Telephone Line Cord
14 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU PLAY/STOP SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 GETTING STARTED Connect Telephone Line Cord Plug one end of the telephone cord intoa wall jack and the other end into theback of the Base Unit...
Page 15 - Using The Wall Mount Adapter; Mount the Base on the wall.; WALL MOUNTING
15 VOLUME PAGE SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU Using The Wall Mount Adapter 1. Choose a spot near an electricaloutlet and a telephone jack. You phone requires a modulartelephone jack and a standardelectrical outlet (120v AC). Thepower cord is six feet long; makesure there is an el...
Page 16 - THE LCD DISPLAY; LCD Display Messages
16 THE LCD DISPLAY LCD Display Messages i s d i s p l a y e d w h e n t h e H a n d s e tmicrophone has been muted. is displayed when the Handset ringerhas been programmed off. the PHONE ON indicator is displayedwhen the phone is in use. is displayed when the unit is in a low-battery condition. The ...
Page 17 - THE HANDSET LAYOUT; THE HANDSET FEATURES
17 THE HANDSET LAYOUT THE HANDSET FEATURES Charging ContactsMemory KeyTone (Temporary Tone) Caller ID KeyRedial KeyMute KeyClear/Delete Key Program KeyMicrophone Dialing Keys (0-9) LCD Display Phone Key Off KeyHold Key Antenna BatteryCompartment Volume Up& Down HeadsetJack
Page 18 - THE BASE UNIT LAYOUT; THE BASE UNIT FEATURES
18 THE BASE UNIT LAYOUT THE BASE UNIT FEATURES VOLUME PAGE SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU PLAY/STOP MAIL BOX 1 SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 T ONE PULSE Tone/PulseSelector AC Power JackPhone Cord Jack Memo Key Answer On/Off KeyHandset Char...
Page 19 - QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE; The phone should be OFF.
19 Storing The Phone should beOFF Enter Phone number Press You will see Enter Memory location(01-20) QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE To Mute A Call • P r e s s M U T E t o d i s a b l e t h eHandset microphone. • Press MUTE again to return tonormal two way conuersation. To Page The Handset • To page from the ...
Page 20 - Using REDIAL; HOLD; Press HOLD to put a call on hold.
20 Memory Dialing Press PressYou will see Enter Memory location(01-20) CID - Caller ID Press You will see QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE * • To view the time and date of thecall press and hold the (7) key.The time and date will be shownalong with the phone number. Youwill see something like: As long as the k...
Page 21 - BASIC OPERATION; • Press HOLD to place an active; • Press HOLD again to return to the
21 BASIC OPERATION Making Calls You can make calls directly from theHandset whether you are at the Baseor away from it. NOTE: There are two different waysto dial a number: 1. Press the PHONE key and waitfor dial tone. Then dial the numberyou want. Or 2. Enter the number onto the displayfirst, then p...
Page 22 - ADVANCED FUNCTIONS; Call Waiting
22 Temporary Tone Dial your number Press Press the number orsymbols Press to end your call Switching Calls To switch over to thenew call Press To switch back to thefirst call Press Again ADVANCED FUNCTIONS Call Waiting While you are on a call, you will hearan alert signal, warning that a secondcalle...
Page 23 - Turning Off The Ringer; Press PROG or OFF to exit.; Changing Ringer Types
23 Checking Ringer Types Press Press Press again Press Turning Off the Ringer Press Press Press Press Changing Ringer Types Press Press Press or Press or ADVANCED FUNCTIONS Turning Off The Ringer To turn off the ringer do the following: Press PROG or OFF to exit. Changing Ringer Types To program, th...
Page 24 - Advanced Dialing; NOTE: The phone will dial any; • Press OFF and start over.
24 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS CLR/DEL Key Function The CLEAR and DELETE functionscan be accessed separately dependingon how long the key is held down. Forexample, to clear the last digit enteredon the display, press the CLR/DELkey for less than 1 second. Press andhold the CLR/DEL key for more than1 second t...
Page 25 - MEMORY DIALING; Dialing From Memory; Press PHONE to get a line.
25 Storing Speed DialNumbers Dial your Phone number Press Enter location(01-20) MEMORY DIALING • Enter the memory location (01..20)you wish to store the number in. Assoon as the second memory locationdigit is entered, the unit will emit ahappy tone (a short series of beeps)to confirm successful prog...
Page 26 - Changing Stored Numbers
26 MEMORY DIALING Press PHONE , the number on thedisplay will be dialed after a 2 secondpause. NOTE:T h e a b i l i t y t o t e m p o r a r i l y a d dmemory contents to digits alreadyentered on the display operates inthe same way for CID and speed dialmemories. In this way, long distance and areaco...
Page 28 - Transmission Error
28 CID-CALLER ID S p e c i a l M e s s a g e I n d i c a t o r sOut of Area Calls If for any reason the telephone numberof the caller is unavailable, or if thecaller is outside the CID service area,t h e m e s s a g e U N A V A I L A B L E i sdisplayed on the LCD. "Private" Calls If the call...
Page 29 - Reviewing Numbers
29 Reviewing CID Records Press Press the and keys Press and hold theto view phone numberand time/day Press to dial OR Press to exit CID-CALLER ID Reviewing Numbers Calls stored in memory can be reviewedby pressing CID . The display willshow the number of the most recent(CALL #01). The top line of th...
Page 30 - Deleting Numbers
30 Deleting Numbers Pressing the CLR/DEL button deletesthe CID number displayed. • While the phone is in CID mode,press the CLR/DEL key once todelete the current call and thedisplay will show: • The older CID records will bemoved forward by one location . • Press and hold the CLR/DEL keyfor more tha...
Page 31 - ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP
31 ANSWERING SYSTEM SETUP Default Answering SystemSettings : The Answering System is preset tohave the following default settings:Security Code: 19Audible Message Alert: OFFDate & Time: Mon 12:00amRings to answer: 4Announce Only : OFF Answering System Program-ming Overview Setup order for the An...
Page 32 - Set Security Code; Day and Time
32 VOLUME PAGE SKIP//QUICK REPEAT/SLOW DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU PLAY/STOP MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF Recording Your OGM Press Press Press MENU PLAY/STOP MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 MEMO PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATTERY CHAR...
Page 33 - Set Announce Only
33 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF Press Press (DAY) Press Press (HOUR) Press Press (MINUTE) Press Setting Day & Time SELECT MENU TIME/SET SELECT TIME/SET SELECT TIME/SET PLAY/STOP VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 PA...
Page 34 - Set Base Ringer On/Off; Set Number of Rings
34 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF Press Press Press Setting the BaseRinger SELECT MENU TIME/SET PLAY/STOP VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 Note: You can store one OGM forAnnounce Only mode, and a separateOGM for Normal ...
Page 35 - Listening to Messages / Memos; ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATIONS
35 Leaving a Message (IncomingMessage) The Answering System will answer acall (according to the current ringselection), then play the OGM, followedb y a b e e p t o s i g n a l t h e s t a r t o frecording. • Default mailbox is MAILBOX 1. • If your want to record the incomingmessage in specific mail...
Page 36 - Deleting Messages
36 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF Press Deleting Messages Press DELETE PLAY/STOP MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 PLAY/STOP VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 Deleting Messages • Press DELETE at any time duringmessage pla...
Page 37 - Call Screening; Changing Speaker Volume
37 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF Adjusting PlaybackSpeed Press Press REPEAT/SLOW SKIP/QUICK PLAY/STOP VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 Call Screening Call Screening allows you to listen toincoming messages through the ...
Page 38 - Memory Full; Power Failure
38 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF Power Failure PLAY/STOP VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT/SLOW MAIL BOX 1 MAIL BOX 2 MAIL BOX 3 PAGE DELETE TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATTERY CHARGING IN USE MEMO ANSWER ON/OFF Memory Full PLAY/STOP VOLUME SKIP/QUICK REPEAT...
Page 40 - Playing Messages Remotely; REMOTE OPERATION OF ANSWERING SYSTEM
40 Remote operation allows you to controlthe functions of the Answering Systemwhen you are away from the Base,and call from an outside telephoneline. The Answering System cannot beaccessed from another telephone onthe same line. You can access manyof the Answering System functonsf r o m a r e m o t ...
Page 42 - Exiting Remote Operation
42 REMOTE OPERATION OF ANSWERING SYSTEM T h e a d v a n c e d v o i c e m e n u i s a sfollows:• Press "#7" to review outgoingmessage. • Press " 7" to record outgoingmessage. • Press " 8" to record memo. • Press "#4" twice to repeat previousmessage. • Press "#0...
Page 43 - ADDITIONAL OPERATING TIPS; Out Of Range When Phone Is On
43 ADDITIONAL OPERATING TIPS Out Of Range When Phone Is On If you are presently engaged in a phoneconversation move closer to the Base.If the Base Unit does not communicatewith the Handset within 25 seconds oflosing contact, it will automaticallyhang up. Out Of Range When PHONE IsOFF If the phone is...
Page 44 - HEADSET OPERATION; Operation
44 HEADSET OPERATION Your Vtech cordless phone is equippedwith a 2.5mm Headset Jack for ussewith an sptional accessory Headset forhands-free operation.If you choose to use the Headsetoption, you must obtain an optionala c c e s s o r y H e a d s e t , w h i c h i scompatible with the Vtech cordlessp...
Page 45 - MAINTENANCE
45 Taking Care Of Your Telephone Your VT 1962 cordless telephonecontains sophisticated electronic parts,so it must be treated with care. Avoid rough treatment Place the Handset down gently. Savethe original packing materials to protectyour telephone if you ever need to shipit. Avoid water Your telep...
Page 46 - IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY; The Phone Doesn't Work At All
46 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY If you have difficulty operating yourphone, the suggestions below shouldsolve the problem. If you still havedifficulty after trying these suggestions,call VTECH Communications at1 - 8 0 0 - 5 9 5 - 9 5 1 1 . I n C a n a d a , c a l lVTECH Electronics at 1-800-267-7377. The P...
Page 48 - VTECH COMMUNICATIONS; WARRANTY STATEMENT
48 WHAT DOES OUR WARRANTY COVER?• Any defect in material or workmanship. FOR HOW LONG AFTER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE?• To the original purchaser only - ONE YEAR. WHAT WILL VTECH DO?• At our option, repair or replace your unit. HOW DO I SEND MY UNIT, IN OR OUT OF WARRANTY?• In the U.S. Call VTECH Commun...
Page 50 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
50 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FREQUENCY CONTROL C r y s t a l C o n t r o l l e d D u a l P L LSynthesizer TRANSMIT FREQUENCY Handset : 925.05 MHz to 927.75 MHz ( All ten channels within thisrange) Base : 902.3 MHz to 905.0 MHz (Allt e n c h a n n e l s w i t h i n t h i srange) RECEIVE FREQUENCY Hand...
Page 51 - Page; TABLE OF CONTENTS
51 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 Special Features ................................................................................................................... 2Parts Check List ...................................
