Vtech Cordless Answering System with Caller ID User Manual

What’s in the box

Your telephone package contains the following

items. Save your sales receipt and original

packaging in the event warranty service is

necessary.

Telephone base overview

1 –

/REPEAT

•

Repeat a message.

•

Press twice to play the previous message.

2 –

/SKIP

•

Skip to the next message.

3 –

/FIND HANDSET

•

Page all system handsets.

4 – Charging pole

5 – Speakerphone

6 – X/DELETE

•

Delete the playing message.

•

Press twice to delete all old messages.

7 – Message window

8 –

/PLAY/STOP

•

Play messages.

•

Stop playing messages.

9 –

p

/

q

/VOLUME

•

Adjust the listening volume.

•

Adjust the telephone base ringer volume.

10 –

/ANS ON/OFF

•

Turn on or off the answering system.

11 – IN USE light

•

Flashes when there is an incoming call, or

another telephone sharing the same line is in use.

•

On when the telephone is in use, or the

answering system is answering a call.

Handset overview

1 – Handset earpiece

2 – LCD display

3 –

CID/VOL-

•

Review the caller ID log when the telephone is not

in use.

•

Scroll down while in a menu, or in the directory,

caller ID log or redial list.

•

Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers

or names.

•

Decrease the listening volume during a call or

message playback.

4 –

/FLASH

•

Make or answer a call.

•

Answer an incoming call when you receive a call

waiting alert.

5 – 1

•

Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the

caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the

directory.

6 – TONE

•

Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call.

7 – MUTE/DELETE

•

Mute the microphone during a call.

•

Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the

phone is ringing.

•

Delete the displayed entry while reviewing the

directory, caller ID log or redial list.

•

Delete digits or characters when entering numbers

or names.

8 – Microphone

9 – Charging pole

10 – MENU/SELECT

•

Show the menu.

•

While in a menu, press to select an item, or save

an entry or setting.

11 –

/VOL+

•

Review the directory when the phone is not in

use.

•

Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,

caller ID log or redial list.

•

Move the cursor to the right when entering

numbers or names.

•

Increase the listening volume during a call or

message playback.

12 – OFF/CANCEL

•

Hang up a call.

•

Return to the previous menu or idle mode without

making changes.

•

Delete digits while predialing.

•

Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the

phone is ringing.

•

Erase the missed call indicator while the handset

is not in use.

13 – 0/OPER

•

Enter space character during text editing.

14 – #

•

Show other dialing options when reviewing a

caller ID log entry.

15 –

REDIAL/PAUSE

•

Review the redial list.

•

Insert a dialing pause while dialing or entering

numbers into the directory.

16 – Battery compartment cover

Charger overview

1 – Charging pole

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 battery icon becomes solid when

the battery is fully charged.

There are new messages on the

built-in answering system.

There are new voicemail received

from your telephone service provider.

NEW

There are new caller ID log entries.

ANS ON

The answering system is turned on.

1

The message number currently

playing.

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 are not

designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into

a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

TIP

•

If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-

speed Internet service through your telephone line,

make sure you install a

DSL filter

(not included)

between the telephone line cord and telephone wall

jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more

information.

Connect the telephone base

Connect the charger

Mount the telephone base

Install and charge the battery

Install the battery

Install the battery as shown below.

NOTES

•

Use only supplied battery.

•

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 remove the battery to prevent

possible leakage.

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 battery is fully charged after 16 hours of

continuous charging.

•

If you place the handset in the telephone base or

the charger without plugging in the battery, the

screen displays

No battery

.

Battery

indicators

Battery status

Action

The screen

is blank, or

displays

Put in

charger

and

flashes.

The battery has

no or very little

charge. The

handset cannot

be used.

Charge without

interruption

(at least 30

minutes).

The screen

displays

Low battery

and

flashes.

The battery has

enough charge

to be used for a

short time.

Charge without

interruption

(about 30

minutes).

The screen

displays

HANDSET X

.

The battery is

charged.

To keep the

battery charged,

place it in the

telephone base

or charger when

not in use.

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

NOTE

•

Make sure you set the date and time including the

year correctly; otherwise the answering system does

not announce the correct day of the week for your

recorded messages time stamp.

1. Use the dialing keys (

0-9

) to enter the month

(

MM

), date (

DD

) and year (

YY

). Then press

SELECT

.


0-9

) to enter the hour

(

HH

) and minute (

MM

). Then press

q

or

p

to

choose

AM

or

PM

.

3. Press

SELECT

to save.

Check for dial tone

Press

. If you hear a dial tone, the installation is

successful.

If you do not hear a dial tone:

•

Make sure the installation procedures

described above are properly done.

•

It may be a wiring problem. If you have

changed your telephone service to digital

service from a cable company or a VoIP

service provider, the telephone line may need

to be rewired to allow all existing telephone

jacks to work. Contact your cable/VoIP service

provider for more information.

Operating range

This cordless telephone operates with the

maximum power allowed by the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC). Even

so, this handset and telephone base can

communicate over only a certain distance - which

can vary with the locations of the telephone base

and handset, the weather, and the layout of your

home or office.

When the handset is out of range, the handset

displays

Out of range or no pwr at base

.

If there is a call while the handset is out of range,

it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not

connect well when you press

. Move closer to

the telephone base, then press

to answer the

call.

If the handset moves out of range during

a telephone conversation, there may be

interference. To improve reception, move closer

to the telephone base.

Use the handset menu

1. Press

MENU

when the phone is not in use.

2. Press

or

until the screen displays the

desired feature menu.

3. Press

SELECT

.

•

To return to the previous menu, press

CANCEL

.

•

To return to idle mode, press and hold

CANCEL

.

Configure your telephone

Set language

The LCD language is preset to English. You can

select English, French or Spanish to be used in all

screen displays.

1. Press

MENU

when the handset is not in use.

2. Scroll to

Settings

, then press

SELECT

twice.

3. Scroll to choose

English

,

Français

or

Español

.

4. Press

SELECT

twice to save your setting.

Set date and time

NOTE

•

Make sure you set the date and time including the

year correctly; otherwise the answering system does

not announce the correct day of the week for your

recorded messages time stamp.

1. Press

MENU

on the handset when not in use.

2. Scroll to

Set date/time

and then press

SELECT

.


0-9

) to enter the month

(

MM

), date (

DD

) and year (

YY

). Then press

SELECT

.


0-9

) to enter the hour

(

HH

) and minute (

MM

). Then press

q

or

p

to

choose

AM

or

PM

.

5. Press

SELECT

.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you

can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing

temporarily during a call.

1. During a call, press

TONE

.

2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant

number. The telephone sends touch-tone

signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing

mode after you end the call.

Telephone operations

Make a call

•

Press

, and then dial the telephone number.

Answer a call

•

Press

or any of the dialing keys.

End a call:

•

Press

OFF

or put the handset back in the

telephone base or charger.

Volume

•

During a call, press

VOL-

or

VOL+

to adjust

the listening volume.

Mute

The mute function allows you to hear the other party

but the other party cannot hear you.

1. During a call, press

MUTE

. The handset

displays

Muted

.

2. Press

MUTE

again to resume the

conversation. The handset displays

Microphone on

briefly.

Join a call in progress (for multiple handset

models only)

You can use three handsets at a time on an

outside call.

•

When a handset is already on a call, press

on another handset to join the call.

•

To exit the call, press

OFF

on the handset or

place it in the telephone base or charger. The

call continues until all handsets hang up.

Call waiting

When you subscribe to call waiting service from

your telephone service provider, you hear an alert

tone if there is an incoming call while you are

already on a 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 between calls.

Find handset

Use this feature to find the system handset.

To start paging:

•

Press

/FIND HANDSET

on the telephone

base when not in use. All idle handsets ring

and display

** Paging **

.

To end paging:

•

Press

/FIND HANDSET

at the telephone

base.

-OR-

•

Press

or any of the dialing keys on the

handset.

NOTE

•

Do not press and hold

/FIND HANDSET

for

more than four seconds. It may lead to handset

deregistration.

Redial list

Each handset stores the last five telephone

numbers dialed. When there are already five

entries, the oldest entry is deleted to make room

for the new entry.

Review and dial a redial list entry

1. Press

REDIAL

when the handset is not in use.

2. Press

q

,

p

or

REDIAL

repeatedly until the

desired entry displays.

3. Press

to dial.

Delete a redial list entry

•

When the desired redial entry displays, press

DELETE

.

Directory

The directory can store up to 30 entries, which are

shared by all handsets. Each entry may consist of

a telephone number up to 30 digits, and a name

up to 15 characters.

Add a directory entry

1. Enter the number when the phone is not in

use. Press

MENU

, then go to Step 3.

-OR-

Press

MENU

when the phone is not in use,

then press

or

to scroll to

Directory

. Press

SELECT

twice to choose

Add contact

.

2. Use the dialing keys to enter the number.

-OR-

Copy a number from the redial list by pressing

REDIAL

and then press

q

,

p

or

REDIAL

repeatedly to select a number. Press

SELECT

to copy the number.

3. Press

SELECT

to move on to enter the name.

4. Use the dialing keys to enter the name.

Additional key presses show other characters

of that particular key.

5. Press

SELECT

to save.

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recognizes and encourages

the use of products that save

energy and help protect our

environment. We are proud

to mark this product with

the ENERGY STAR

®

label

indicating it meets the latest

energy efficiency guidelines.

Telephones identified with this

logo have reduced noise and

interference when used with most

T-coil equipped hearing aids and

cochlear implants. The TIA-1083

Compliant Logo is a trademark of

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T

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Hearing Aid T-Coil

TIA

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Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product. Before

using this telephone, please read

Important

safety instructions

.

This abridged user’s manual provides you with

basic installation and use instructions. A limited

set of features are described in abbreviated form.

Please refer to the online user’s manual for a full

set of installation and operation instructions at

www.vtechphones.com.

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CS6120-2

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CS6124

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CS6124-31

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone

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