Vtech CS2111 User Manual

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product.

Before using this telephone, please read

the Important safety instructions

on page 32 of this manual.

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 www.vtechphones.com.

In Canada, please visit www.vtechcanada.com.

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Table of contents

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Telephone base installation

Battery installation and charging . . . . . . .

Wall mounting

Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Date and time

Ringer

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dial mode

Home area code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Make calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Answer calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

. . . . . . . . . . 2

End calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Temporary tone dialing . . . . . . . . . . .

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

Character chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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

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

Delete a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . .

Copy a directory entry into speed dial . . . 18

Dial a number from the directory . . . . . .

Speed dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Store a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . .

Edit a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . .

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Delete a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . 21

Dial a speed dial number . . . . . . . . . .

Reassign speed dial locations . . . . . . .

About caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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

Make a call log entry ready to dial . . . . .

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

Save a call log entry to the directory . . . .

Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Call log display screen messages . . . . .

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Handset display screen messages . . . . .

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . .

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . 43

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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

The RBRC® seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . 47

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Getting started

Parts checklist

Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case your telephone needs warranty service.

To purchase

• a replacement battery or power adapter, visit our website at www. vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377.

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Basic operation

1. Handset

5. Battery

2. Telephone line cord

6. Telephone base

3. Telephone base power adapter

7. User’s manual

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4. Battery compartment cover

Use only the

• power adapter supplied with this product. To order a replacement, visit our website at www.vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377.

The 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 or an under-the-table/ cabinet outlet.

Getting started

Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base as shown below. Make sure that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch. Also, if you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), you may need to install a DSL

lter to the telephone line between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL lters.

Telephone wall jack

Telephone line cord

DSL lter (not included)

for DSL users

Telephone base power adapter

Electrical outlet (not controlled by a wall switch)

Telephone base

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PRO

REDIAL

CHAN

DELETE

PAUSE

DEF

JKL

PQRS

WXYZ

OPER

TUV

MNO

TONE

ABC

V O

C I

VOL+

THIS SIDE UP

Battery Pack BT-17233/BT-27233

3.6V 300mAh Ni-Cd

ARNING: DO NOT BURN OR

PUNCTURE BATTERIES

MADE IN CHINA

THIS SIDE UP

Battery Pack

BT-17233/BT-27233

3.6V 300mAh Ni-Cd

ARNING: DO NOT BURN OR

PUNCTURE BATTERIES

MADE IN CHINA

THIS SIDE UP

Battery Pack

BT-17233/BT-27233

3.6V 300mAh Ni-Cd

ARNING: DO NOT BURN OR

PUNCTURE BATTERIES

MADE IN CHINA

Battery installation and charging

Install the battery as shown below. The battery may have enough charge for short calls. For best performance, charge the battery for at least 16 hours before use. When the battery power is low, the handset will beep, BATTERY LOW and the battery low indicator will be displayed on the handset screen. When fully charged, the handset battery provides approximately three and a half hours of talk time or three and a half days of standby time.

Insert the plug of the battery as indicated. Make sure it is plugged securely

1. and matches the color-coded label inside the battery compartment.

Place the battery with the label

2. the battery compartment.

Align the battery compartment cover at against the battery compartment,

3. then slide it upwards until it clicks into place.

Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base and

4. be displayed on the handset screen.

THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside

CHARGING... will

If the handset will

• not be used for a long period of time, remove the battery to prevent possible leakage.

To purchase a

• replacement battery, visit our website at www. vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377.

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Wall mounting

Your telephone base is ready for desktop use. If you prefer to mount your telephone on the wall (optional), it is designed to mount on a standard telephone wall plate.

You can mount the telephone base on the wall by positioning it so the mounting

studs will t into the corresponding holes on the telephone base. Slide the

telephone base down on the mounting studs until it locks into place.

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Handset layout

/VOL-/CID

• When the telephone is not in use, press to review the call log.

•

Press and hold to adjust the ringer volume when in idle mode.

• During a call, press to decrease the listening volume. A double beep will sound at the lowest setting.

• Press to scroll down while in programming mode.

/FLASH

• Press to make or answer a call.

• During a call, press to receive an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert.

PROG

• Press to enter programming mode while the telephone is not in use.

TONE

• Press to switch to tone dialing temporarily when using pulse (rotary) service (page 12).

CHAN/DELETE

• Switch to a clearer channel while on a call.

• Press and hold to delete all records in the call log when in idle mode. When reviewing the call log or redial list,

•

press to delete the displayed record.

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/VOL+/

• Press to display the direc tor y whe n the telephone is not in use.

• Press and hold to adjust the ringer volume when the telephone is not in use.

• During a call, press to increase the listening volume. A double beep will sound at the highest setting. Press to scroll up while in programming

• mode.

SELECT

• Press to store a programming option or a directory entry.

OFF

• During a call, press to hang up.

•

Press and hold for two seconds when the telephone is not in use to erase the MISSED CALLS display.

• During programming, press to exit without making changes.

•

Press repeatedly to display other dialing options

when reviewing the call log (page 25).

•

Press to enter the CLR VOICEMAIL submenu

while in the menu.

REDIAL/PAUSE

• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.

• While dialing or entering numbers into the directory, press to insert a dialing pause.

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Telephone base layout

FIND HANDSET

Press to page the handset.•

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Telephone settings

Date and time

If you subscribe to caller ID service, the date and time will be set automatically with the next incoming call. If you do not have caller ID service, you can set the date and time manually.

Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode.

1. Press or until DATE/TIME is displayed. Press SELECT.

When the hour is ashing, press or until the screen displays the correct

3. hour and then press SELECT.

When the minute is ashing, press or until the screen displays the correct

4. minute and then press SELECT.

When AM or PM is ashing, press or to choose AM or PM and then press

5. SELECT.

When the month is ashing, press or until the screen displays the correct

6. month and then press SELECT.

When the date is ashing, press

7. date and then press SELECT.

You will hear a conrmation tone.

or until the screen displays the correct

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In the event of a

• power failure, the time may need to be reset.

Telephone settings

Basic operation

If the ringer

• volume is set to off, RINGER OFF will be displayed.

Even if the ringer

• is set to off, the handset will still ring when you press FIND HANDSET.

Telephone settings

Ringer

You can select from the different ringers.

Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode.

Press or until the screen displays RINGER: and the current setting.

Press SELECT. The current setting ashes, and you will hear a sample of

3. the ringer.

Press

4. ringer.

Press SELECT to conrm your selection. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Ringer volume

You can change the ringer volume to a comfortable level or turn the ringer off.

Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode. Press or until the screen

1. displays RINGER VOL: and the current setting.

-OR-

Press and hold or until the screen displays RINGER VOL: and the current setting when the handset is in idle mode.

Press SELECT. The current setting ashes, and you will hear a sample of

2. the ringer volume.

Press or to select ringer volume from OFF, LOW or HI. You will hear a

3. sample of the selected volume level.

Press SELECT to conrm your selection. You will hear a conrmation tone.

or to select RINGER: 1, 2, 3 or 4. You will hear a sample of each

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Telephone settings

Dial mode

If you have touch tone service, the telephone is ready for use as soon as the

battery is charged. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you will need to change the dial mode.

Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode.

Press or until the screen displays DIAL MODE: and the current setting.

Press SELECT. The current setting ashes.

Press or to select TONE or PULSE.

Press SELECT to conrm your selection. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Home area code

If you dial your local calls using only seven digits (no area code required), program your home area code following the steps below. By programming your home area code, caller ID will display only the phone number without area code when you receive calls from callers in your local area.

Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode.

Press or until the screen displays HOME AREA CODE.

Press SELECT. The stored area code is displayed with the rst digit ashing.

3. Use the dial key pad to enter the desired home area code.

4. Press SELECT to conrm. You will hear a conrmation tone.

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If, in the future,

• your phone service provider requires you to dial the area code when making a local call, or you want to cancel the home area code you have already programmed, reprogram your home area code to 000.

Telephone settings

Basic operation

The clear voicemail

• feature only removes the display

NEW VOICEMAIL

on the handset. It does not delete your voicemail message(s).

Telephone settings

Language

Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode.

Press or until LANGUAGE is displayed.

Press SELECT. The current setting ashes.

Press or until the screen displays the desired language (ENGLISH,

ESPANOL or FRANCAIS). Press SELECT to conrm your selection. You will hear a conrmation tone.

Clear voicemail

If you subscribe to voicemail services provided by your telephone company, NEW VOICEMAIL will be displayed on the handset when you have new voicemail messages. Please contact your local telephone company for more information about voicemail service.

After reviewing all new messages, the off. However, if the indicator remains on after you have listened to all new voicemail messages, follow these steps to manually turn off the indicator:

Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode.

Press or until the screen displays CLR VOICEMAIL, then press SELECT.

- OR - Press #.

The screen displays CLEAR? and the current setting ashes.

Press or to select YES.

Press SELECT to conrm your selection. You will hear a conrmation tone.

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NEW VOICEMAIL indicator will be turned

Telephone operation

Make calls

Press /FLASH and then use the dial pad keys to dial a number.

•

-OR-

Enter the phone number rst. Press to backspace and erase digits.

Press /FLASH to dial.

Answer calls

Press any dial pad keys (except /VOL-/CID, /VOL+/ and OFF) to answer

• an incoming call.

End calls

Press OFF or put the handset back in the telephone base to end a call.

•

Volume

Press /VOL-/CID or / VOL+/ to adjust the listening volume during

• a conversation.

Channel

Press CHAN/DELETE to switch to a clearer channel while on a call.

•

The call timer

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

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Telephone operation

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 combined caller ID with call waiting service from your local telephone company.

Press /FLASH on the handset to put the current call on hold and answer

• the incoming call.

Press /FLASH at anytime to alternate between calls.

•

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can change from pulse to touch tone dialing during a call by pressing TONE*. This is useful if you need to send touch tone signals to access telephone banking or long distance services.

Once you have initiated your call by dialing the phone number in pulse (rotary), press

TONE*. Now, all subsequent key presses will be sent as touch tone signals.

After you hang up, the phone will return to pulse (rotary) dialing for the next call.

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Telephone operation

Redial

The telephone stores the ve most recently dialed telephone numbers on the

• redial list. When the list is full, the oldest entry is deleted to make room for the new entry.

Press REDIAL/PAUSE repeatedly to review the redial list. Press

• CHAN/DELETE to delete the displayed number.

Press /FLASH, then press REDIAL/PAUSE to dial the last telephone

• number dialed.

-OR-

Press REDIAL/PAUSE repeatedly until the desired entry displays, then press

/FLASH to dial the number.

Find handset

Press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base to locate the handset when the

• telephone is not in use. The handset will ring and **PAGING** will be displayed on its screen.

Press FIND HANDSET again or put the handset back in the telephone base

• to stop the paging tone.

-OR-

Press

OFF on the handset.

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Telephone operation