Quick start guide
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for models CS5121/CS5121-2/
CS5121-3/CS5121-4
Install the telephone base and
chargers
Install the telephone base as shown below.
Telephone
wall jack
DSL lter (not included)
for DSL users
NOTES:
Use only the power adapter(s) and
1.
battery(ies) supplied with your VTech
telephone.
For complete feature instructions,
2.
please refer to your user’s manual.
Telephone base
power adapter
(large)
Telephone
line cord
Telephone base
Charger
adapter
(small)
Electrical outlet
(not controlled
by a wall switch)
Charger
Ba tte ry insta llation a nd
charging
Install the battery as shown below. The battery
may have enough charge for short calls. For
optimal performance, charge the handset
battery for at least 16 hours before use.
Insert the plug
1.
as indicated.
Make sure it is
plugged securely
and matches the
color-coded label
inside the battery
compartment.
Align the cover
3. Charge the
at against
the battery
compartment,
then slide it
upwards until it
clicks into place.
Place the battery
2.
with the label
THIS SIDE UP
facing up and
the wires inside
the battery
compartment.
4.
handset by
placing it in the
telephone base.
The handset
charge light on
the handset
will be on when
charging.
Make calls
Press /FLASH and then use the dial
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pad keys to dial a number.
-OR-
Enter the phone number rst. You can press
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to backspace and press CHAN/REMOVE
to erase digits. Press /FLASH to dial.
Answer calls
Press any dial pad keys (except
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/VOL-/CID, /VOL+/ and O FF) to
answer an incoming call.
End calls
Press OFF or put the handset back to the
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telephone base to end a call.
Ac t i va t e t h e an s w e r i n g
system
The answering system must be turned on to
answer and record messages.
If the answering system is turned on, the
ANS ON/OFF light will be on. Press
ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system
off or on.
Outgoing announcement
The outgoing announcement is the greeting
callers hear when calls are answered by the
answering system.
The telephone is preset with a greeting that
answers calls with “Hello, please leave a
message after the tone.” You can use this
preset announcement, or replace it with
your own.
To record your own announcement:
Press ANNC while in idle mode and the
1.
system will announce “Announcement.
Press PLAY or press RECORD.”
Pr es s R E CO R D a n d th e s ys t em
2.
announces, “Record after the tone. Press
STOP when you are done.”
Afte r th e to ne, spea k towa r ds the
3.
microphone at the bottom front of the
telephone base from about nine inches
away.
Press /PLAY/STOP when nished.
4.
The answering system will automatically
5.
playback the newly recorded announcement
and there will be a confirmation tone.
Press /PLAY/STOP to stop the playback
at anytime.
You can record your announcement again
6.
by following the steps above.
IMPORTANT!
If your product is not working properly:
Refer to the Troubleshooting section of
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the user’s manual.
Visit our website at www.vtechphones.
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com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada,
go to www.vtechcanada.com or 1 (800)
267-7377.
96-006563-010-100
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