VTech CS6199-4 User Manual

Abridged user’s manual

CS6199-4/CS6199-42

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone

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Introduction

To help protect the environment, 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 Complete user’s manual for a full set of installation and operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com.

Before using this VTech product, please read Important safety instructions on page 11 of this user’s manual.

Parts checklist

Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.

Handsets (4)

Chargers and

Telephone base

Telephone

charger adapters (3)

line cord

Abridged user’s manual

Quick start guide

Telephone base	Battery	Batteries (4) Abridged user’s	Quick start
power adapter	compartment	manual	guide
	covers (4)
			BC

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.

Telephone wall jack

A DSL filter (not included) is required if you have DSL high-

speed Internet service.

The DSL filter must be plugged into the telephone wall jack.

Electrical outlet (not controlled by a wall switch)

Telephone base power adapter

Telephone line cord

Charger

Telephone base

Charger adapter

Use only the power adapters and batteries supplied with this product.

To order replacements, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call

1 [phone]. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 [phone].

CAUTION:

If you subscribe to telephone service from a cable company or a VoIP service provider, contact your cable/VoIP service provider for more information.

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

. Insert the battery connector	. Place the battery with the label
securely into the socket.	THIS SIDE UP facing up and
	the wires inside the battery
	compartment.

3.Slide the battery compartment cover towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place.

4.Place the handset in the telephone base or charger to charge.

The LCD backlight turns on for 10 seconds to denote the battery starts to charge.

IMPORTANT:

Check for a dial tone by pressing . 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.

Battery charging

Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status. For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 11 hours of continuous charging.

Battery indicators									Battery status	Action
The screen is blank, or									The battery has no or very little	Charge without interruption
displays Put in charger									charge. The handset cannot	(at least 30 minutes).
and				flashes.					be used.
The screen displays									The battery has enough charge	Charge without interruption
Low battery and								flashes.	to be used for a short time.	(about 30 minutes).
The screen displays									The battery is charged.	To keep the battery
HANDSET X.										charged, place it in the
										telephone base or charger
										when not in use.

Handset overview

		MENU/SELECT
	/ /VOLUME	• Show the menu.
	• Review the directory when	• While in a menu, press to
	the phone is not in use.		select an item, or save an
	• Increase the listening volume		entry or setting.
	during a call or message	OFF/CANCEL
	playback.
		• Hang up a call.
	• Scroll up while in a menu, or
		•	Silence the ringer temporarily
	in the directory, caller ID log
			while the handset is ringing.
	or redial list.
		• Press and hold to erase the
	• Move the cursor to the right
			missed call indicator while the
	when entering numbers or
			phone is not in use.
	names.
		• Press to return to the previous
	REDIAL/PAUSE		menu, or press and hold to
	• Press repeatedly to review		return to idle mode, without
			making changes.
	the redial list.
	• Press and hold to insert a	CID/ /VOLUME
	dialing pause while dialing	• Review the caller ID log when
	or entering a number.
			the phone is not in use.
	/FLASH	• Decrease the listening volume
			during a call or message
	• Make or answer a call.
			playback.
	• Answer another incoming
		• Scroll down while in a menu,
	call during a call.
			or in the directory, caller ID log
	1		or redial list.
		• Move the cursor to the left
	• Press repeatedly to add
			when entering numbers or
	or remove 1 in front of
			names.
	the caller ID log entry
	before dialing or saving	QUIET#
	it to the directory.	• Press and hold to set and turn
	• Press and hold to set or
			on the quiet mode, or turn it off.
	dial your voicemail number.	• Press repeatedly to show other
	TONE		dialing options when reviewing
			a caller ID log entry.
	• Switch to tone dialing
		INT
	temporarily during a call.
		• Start an intercom conversation
			or transfer a call.
	• Make or answer a call using	MUTE/DELETE
	the handset speakerphone.
		• Mute the microphone during
	• During a call, press to switch
			a call.
	between the speakerphone and
		•	Delete digits or characters
	the handset.
			while using the dialing keys.
	Dialing keys	•	Silence the ringer temporarily
	• Enter numbers or characters.		while the handset is ringing.
		• Delete the displayed entry
	• Answer an incoming call.
			while in the directory, caller ID
			log or redial list.

Telephone base overview

Message window

• Shows the number of messages, and other information of the answering system or telephone base.

VOL+ andVOL-

• Adjust the volume during message playback.

• Adjust the telephone base ringer volume when the phone is not in use.

X/DELETE

•Delete the playing message.

•Press twice to delete all previously reviewed

messages when the phone is not in use.

•Press to page all system handsets.

/REPEAT

•Press to repeat a message.

•Press twice to play the previous message.

/SKIP

•Skip to the next message.

ANS ON/OFF

•Turn the answering system on or off.

/ PLAY/STOP

•Play or stop playing messages.

Using the menu

. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

. 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.

Telephone settings

Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*).

Settings menu	Description	Options
LCD language	Set the screen display language.	English*
		Français
		Español
Voicemail #	Set the speed dial voicemail number.	Voicemail #
		-
Clr voicemail	Turn off the voicemail indicators (see the note	Reset VM Icon?
	below).
Key tone	Set whether the handset beeps whenever a	Key tone:On*
	key is pressed.	Key tone:Off
Home area code	Set the home area code so that the caller ID	Home area code
	log stores only seven digits for local	_ _ _
	telephone numbers.
Dial mode	Set the telephone to be touch-tone or pulse	Touch-tone*
	dialing.	Pulse

Use the Clr voicemail feature when the telephone indicates there is new voicemail but there is none. For example, when you have accessed your voicemail while away from home. The Clr voicemail feature only turns off the indicators; it does not delete your voicemail messages. As long as you have new voicemail messages, your telephone service provider continues to send the signal that turns on the indicators.

The following are some of the telephone features you may wish to set. Refer to Telephone settings in the online Complete user’s manual for complete instructions on setting all telephone features.

Set date and time

If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. You can also set the date and time manually.

. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

. Scroll to Set date/time and then press SELECT.

3.Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press SELECT.

4.Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then pressorto choose AM or PM.

. Press SELECT.

Ringer volume (handset)

You can adjust the ringer volume level, or turn the ringer off.. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

. Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT twice.

3. Press or to sample each volume level, then press SELECT.

When the ringer volume is set to Off, the handset still rings when you press on the telephone base.

Telephone operation

Make a call

• Press or and then dial the telephone number.

Answer a call

• Press , or any dialing key.

End a call

•Press OFF or put the handset to the telephone base or charger.

Speakerphone

• During a call, press to switch between speakerphone and normal handset use.

Volume

•During a call, press VOLUME/ or VOLUME/ to adjust the listening volume.

Mute

The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you.. During a call, press MUTE. The screen displays Muted.

. Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. The screen displays

Microphone on briefly.

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.

Temporary ringer silencing

When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of that handset without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.

•Press OFF or MUTE, then displays and Ringer muted displays briefly.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing temporarily during a call.

. During a call, press TONE.

. 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.

Find handset

Use this feature to find all system handsets.

To start paging:

• Press on the telephone base. All idle handsets ring and display ** Paging **.

To end paging:

• Press on the telephone base.

• Press , , OFF or any dialing key on a handset.

• Place the handset in the telephone base or charger.

Do not press and hold for more than four seconds. It may lead to handset deregistration. If To register HS...

and ...see manual displays alternately on the handset, refer to Troubleshooting to register the handset to the telephone base.