VTech 6032 User Manual

User’s manual

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This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install

and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech

product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at

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Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product.

Before using this telephone, please read the

Important safety instructions

on page 38 of this manual.

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Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Install handset battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Telephone base installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Desk/table bracket installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DSL lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ring melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ring volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Battery low tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Out of range tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Edit handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Dial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reset to default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Make, answer and end calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Options while on calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Advanced operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Director y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Review the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Search the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Character of chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Store a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Dial a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Delete from the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Review the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Dial a call log number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Store a call log number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Review redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Store a redial number to the directory . . . . . . . . . 24

Dial from redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Delete from redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Answering system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Message capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Table of contents

Activate the answering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Set number of rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Set telephone base date and time . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Set telephone base melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set telephone base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Personal identication number (PIN). . . . . . . . . . 29

Outgoing announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Play the announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Record your own announcement . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Delete your announcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Message playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Options during playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Delete all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Message window displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Handset and telephone base indicators . . . . . . . . 34

Handset light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Telephone base lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Handset icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Handset display screen messages. . . . . . . . . . . 35

Call log display screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

The RBRC® seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Installation

Basic operation

Installation

Parts checklist

Remember to save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty ser vice. Check to make sure the telephone package includes the following:

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4. User’s manual

1. Quick start guide

2. Handset

3. Telephone base

5. Base power adapter

8. Telephone line cord

6. Battery

1. Quick start guide

2. Handset

3. Telephone base

4. User’s manual

5. Base power adapter

6. Batter y

7. Battery compartment cover

8. Telephone line cord

7. Battery compartment cover

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Install handset battery

• Remove battery compar tment 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.

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Position the battery compartment cover and slide it upwards until it clicks into place.

• Put the handset in the telephone base to charge the new battery for at least 16 hours.

You can keep the battery charged by returning the handset to the telephone base after each use. When the battery power is fully depleted, a full recharge takes about 16 hours.

For further information on batteries, please see the

Battery section on page 37.

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color-coded label

If the handset will not be used for a long period of time, remove the bat tery to prevent possible leakage.

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Basic operation

Installation

Install the telephone base and the charger as shown below. Choose a location away from any electronic equipment and appliances such as personal computers, computer routers, television sets, microwave ovens and refrigerators. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture.

Use only the VTech batteries and power adapters (or equivalent) supplied with this telephone. To obtain a replacement, visit our website at www.vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada go to www.vtechcanada. com or dial 1 (800) 267-7377.

This power unit is intended to be correctly oriented

in a vertical or oor

mount position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling, under-thetable or cabinet outlet.

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2. Plug power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

1. Plug the telephone line cord into a telephone wall jack.

Telephone base installation

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Dial type

If you have touch-tone service, your telephone is ready to use as soon as the battery is charged. If

you have pulse (rotary) service, the dial type must be changed. To change the dial type, refer to the

Dial type section on page 12.

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Desk/table bracket installation

To place the telephone base on a desk or table, insert the desk/table bracket as shown below.

• Position the bracket on the bottom of the telephone base and slide it up towards the tabs on the telephone base until it clicks into place.

• Remove the bracket by pulling the bracket down with both hands away from the telephone base.

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DSL lter (for

DSL users)

To single telephone jack (RJ11C) Telephone line cord

If you subscribe to DSL service

If you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), and you are experiencing interference during telephone conversations and/or your caller ID features are

not functioning properly, install a DSL lter to the telephone line between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL provider for a DSL lter.

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Telephone settings

Handset layout

1. Earpiece

/ (directory/volume)

(speakerphone)

/FLASH

5. Dialing keys (0-9, *, #)

6. REDIAL/PAUSE

7. Microphone

8. Handset display

9. MENU/SELECT

10. CID/

(caller ID/volume)

11. OFF/CLEAR

12. MUTE

13. REMOVE

12 13

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Telephone settings

Telephone base layout

1. CHARGE light

2. IN USE light

/REPEAT

4. Message window

5. FIND HANDSET

6. Speaker

7. VOICEMAIL light

8. X/DELETE

9. VOLUME +/-

10.

/SKIP

11. ANS ON/OFF (answer on/off)

12. Microphone

13. NO. OF RINGS

14. ANNC (announcement)

15.

/PLAY/STOP

1 2

10 11

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Telephone settings

Date and time

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach DATE/TIME. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Use the keypad to set the year. Press

MENU/SELECT.

• Use the keypad to set the date. Press

MENU/SELECT.

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Use the keypad to set the time. Press or to select a.m. or p.m. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep

(if KEY TONE is on).

Ring melody

There are ten handset ringer melodies to choose from.

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach RING MELODY. Press MENU/SELECT, a

checkmark is shown next to the current ring melody.

• Press

or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each

ring melody will be played. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep

(if KEY TONE is on).

Stored

YeAr 20\7

dAte \1/01

tIMe \2:12AM

MelodY 1 MelodY 2

rING MelodY rING voluMe

When entering the date or time, if the digit is single, a zero must be

entered rst (i.e.

if the time is 6:08, you must enter zero, six, zero, eight).

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The ring melody for the telephone base is set separately from the handset ring melody. See page 28 to set the telephone base melody.

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Telephone settings

The handset will not ring when the ringer volume is at the lowest setting. A ringer off icon will be displayed.

While the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer by pressing

OFF/CLEAR

MUTE. The ringer

off icon

will be displayed. The next call will ring normally.

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Battery low tone

The handset will beep to alert you when the battery level is low. If you wish to change this setting:

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach BATTERY LOW. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

to choose ON or OFF. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep (if

KEY TONE is on).

BAtterY low out of rANGe

oN off

Ring volume

The handset ringer volume can be adjusted from ve levels.

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach RING VOLUME. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each ring

volume will be played. Press MENU/SELECT to conrm.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep (if

KEY TONE is on).

toNeS HANdSet NAMe

Telephone settings

The volume of the telephone base ringer is set separately from the handset ringer. See page 28 to set the telephone base ringer volume.

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Out of range tone

The handset will beep during a conversation when it is out of range from the telephone base. This tone is preset to ON.

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach OUT OF RANGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

to choose ON or OFF. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep (if

KEY TONE is on).

Key tone

The handset is preset to beep whenever any button is pressed. If you wish to change this setting:

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach KEY BEEPS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

or to

select ON or OFF. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep (if

KEY TONE is on).

Telephone settings

out of rANGe KeY BeePS

oN off

toNeS HANdSet NAMe

Press and hold

OFF/CLEAR

anytime to exit the menu.

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Press OFF/CLEAR at anytime to return to previous screen.

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Telephone settings

Edit handset name

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach HANDSET NAME. Press MENU/SELECT.

Press REMOVE to backspace and erase characters.

• Use the keypad to enter characters (see the chart on page 17). Press

MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep

(if KEY TONE is on).

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HANdSet NAMe lANGuAGe

eNter NAMe HANdSet

Language

To change the language for all screen displays:

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach LANGUAGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

to choose the desired language. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep (if

KEY TONE is on).

lANGuAGe reSet

Your handset name can be up to 14 characters.

Only handset display screens are affected by the language setting.

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Clear voicemail

If you subscribe to voicemail services provided by your local telephone company, NEW VOICEMAIL will appear on the handset display and the VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base will ash when you have a new voicemail message. This feature allows you to turn off these indicators.

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach CLR VOICEMAIL. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays INDICATOR OFF?

Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep (if

KEY TONE is on).

INdIcAtor off?

clr voIceMAIl reSet

Telephone settings

Dial type

The dial type is preset to touch tone. If you have pulse (rotary) service, the dial type must be changed.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press

or to reach DIAL TYPE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

to choose between TONE and PULSE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep (if

KEY TONE is on).

toNe PulSe

dIAl tYPe clr voIceMAIl

The clear voicemail feature only turns off the displayed

NEW VOICEMAIL

message and VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base. It does not delete your voicemail message(s). Use this feature when the telephone indicates there is voicemail when you have none or you have accessed your voicemail from a remote location (while away from home). If there is actually a new voicemail message, your local telephone company will continue to send a signal which will cause the

NEW VOICEMAIL

message in the handset and the telephone base VOICEMAIL light to

ash.

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Telephone settings

Reset to default settings

The handset and the telephone base can be individually reset to their default settings by selecting RESET in the SETUP HS or SETUP BS menus respectively.

• Press

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP HS or SETUP BS. Press

MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RESET. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays RESET?

Press MENU/SELECT to conrm or

OFF/CLEAR to exit to previous menu.

• If selection is conrmed, the screen displays STORED

and you’ll

hear a conrmation beep (if KEY TONE is on).

reSet rING MelodY

reSet?

Once the default settings are reset, all the previously saved settings cannot be retrieved.

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Options while on calls Speakerphone

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Press to alternate between speakerphone and normal handset use.

Mute

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Press M UT E on the handset to silence the microp ho ne during a conversation. You can still hear the caller but the caller cannot hear you.

• The screen displays MUTE.

• Press

MUTE again to resume conversation.

Make, answer and end calls

• Press /FLASH or , then use the keypad to dial a number.

-OR-

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Dial a number (press REMOVE to make corrections) and then press

/FLASH or .

• Press /FLASH or to answer an incoming call.

• Press OFF/CLEAR or put the handset back in the telephone base to

end a call.

• The call timer will be activated during a call to show call duration.

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MUTE

Press or to adjust the listening volume during a conversation.

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Call waiting

If you subscribe to call waiting service and you are on a call when a new call comes in, you will hear a beep. The caller ID information will be displayed if you subscribe to caller ID service from your local telephone company.

• Press

/FLASH on the handset to answer the incoming call and put

the current call on hold.

• Press

/FLASH at anytime to alternate between calls.

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Press and hold

FIND HANDSET

to page the handset while listening to messages.

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Find handset

• Press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base to locate the handset when in idle mode. The handset will ring and PAGING will ash on its screen.

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Press FIND HANDSET again or put the handset back to the telephone base to stop the paging tone.

Basic operation

PAGING

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