VTech CS6409 User Manual

User’s manual

Accessory handset for use with VTech models CS6419/CS6428/CS6429

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Model: CS6409

Congratulations

Compatible with

Hearing Aid T-Coil

on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions

on pages 8 of this manual.

This manual has instructions on how to set up and register your new handset. For complete instructions on using the handset, see the user’s manual that came with your telephone base.

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Table of contents

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

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

Battery installation ....................................................................... 2

Battery charging .......................................................................... 3

Add and register a handset ........................................................ 4

Replace a handset ....................................................................... 5

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

Appendix .....................................................................................8

Important safety instructions ........................................................ 8

Operating range ......................................................................... 12

Maintenance .............................................................................. 12

The RBRC® seal ........................................................................ 13

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations ................................................. 14

California Energy Commission battery charging

testing instructions ................................................................. 17

For C-UL compliance only ......................................................... 18

Limited warranty ........................................................................ 21

Technical speciﬁcations ............................................................. 24

Getting started

Parts checklist

Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service.

cover

Charger and charger adapter

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.

BatteryBattery compartment

User’s manual

Handset

Getting started

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

Plug the battery connector securely into the socket inside the

1. handset battery compartment.

Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the

2. wires inside the battery compartment.

Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it

3. towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place.

Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base or

4. charger. The CHARGE light is on when the handset is charging.

3 4

CHARGE light remains on when charging.

If the handset will not be used for a long time, disconnect

• and 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 dial 1 (800) 267-7377.

Getting started

Battery charging

Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below).

For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base

• or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 10 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 shows PLACE IN CHARGER and flashes.

The screen shows LOW BATTERY and

flashes.

The screen shows HANDSET X.

When the battery is fully charged, you can expect the following performance:

Operation Operating time While in handset use (talking*) Up to seven hours While in speakerphone mode (talking*) Up to four hours

While not in use (standby**) Up to five days

*Operating times vary depending on your actual use and the age of the battery. **Handset is not charging or in use.

After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage, the handset will prompt you to set the date and time. To skip setting the date and time, press OFF/CANCEL.

Battery has no charge or very little charge. The handset cannot be used.

Battery has enough charge to be used for a short time.

Battery is charged. To keep the battery

Charge without interruption (at least 30 minutes).

charged, place it in the telephone base or charger when not in use.

SET DATE

--/--/--

Getting started

Add and register a handset

Each new handset (CS6409) must be registered with the telephone base before use. When first purchased, each

expansion handset shows 1.PRESS FIND HS ON BASE 4 SEC and 2.THEN PRESS # ON HANDSET alternately. You may need

to charge the handset before registering it to the telephone base. For more details on battery charging, see the table on page 3.

To register a handset:

Place the unregistered handset in the telephone base or

1. charger. If 1.PRESS FIND HS ON BASE 4 SEC and

2.THEN PRESS # ON HANDSET do not appear alternately on the handset screen after a few seconds, remove the handset and place it in the telephone base or charger again.

On the telephone base, press and hold

/FIND HANDSET for about four seconds

until the red IN USE light on the telephone base turns on.

On the handset, press # (pound key) and the

handset shows REGISTERING.....

PLEASE WAIT. The handset shows HANDSET REGISTERED and you hear a beep when the registration process completes. It takes about 60 seconds to complete.

When the registration process is complete, the newly registered handset is assigned the next available handset registration

number. For instance, if you already have HANDSET 1, the next registered handset will be HANDSET 2.

If the registration fails, the handset shows REGISTRATION

•

FAILED, then the handset shows 1.PRESS FIND HS ON BASE

4 SEC and 2.THEN PRESS # ON HANDSET alternately. To

reset the handset, remove the handset from the telephone base and place it back in. Try the registration process again. You cannot register a handset if any other system handset

• is in use. To reset the telephone, unplug the power and the battery for

• a few seconds then plug them back in. Only one handset can register to the telephone base at a time.

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Getting started

Replace a handset

If you want to replace a handset or reassign the designated handset number of a registered handset, you must deregister all the handsets and then individually register each handset.

To make deregistration easier, read all of the instructions below before you begin.

To deregister all handsets:

Press and hold /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base for

1. about 10 seconds until the IN USE light on the telephone base

turns on and starts to flash. Press and release /FIND HANDSET again. You must press

/FIND HANDSET while the IN USE light is still flashing. The

IN USE light flashes for approximately five seconds. If the light

stops flashing, start again at Step 1. The deregistration process takes about 10 seconds to

3. complete. All handsets show 1.PRESS FIND HS ON BASE 4 SEC and 2.THEN PRESS # ON HANDSET alternately when

the deregistration process completes.

If deregistration fails, you may need to reset the telephone and try again.

To reset:

Pick up the registered handset and then press /FLASH.

1. Press OFF/CANCEL and place the handset back in the

2. telephone base.

-OR-

Unplug the power from the telephone base, then plug it back in.

•

You cannot deregister handsets if any other system handset is

You cannot deregister handsets if any other system handset is in use.

in use.

Getting started

Handset layout

CHARGE light

On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger.

/VOLUME

Press to enter the directory when the telephone is not in use.

Press to scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory, call log or redial list.

During a call, press to increase the listening volume.

During message playback, press to increase the listening volume (for handsets registered to CS6428 and CS6429 base only).

When entering numbers or names in the directory, press to move the cursor to the right.

MUTE/DELETE

While on a call, press to mute the microphone. While using the dialing keys, press to delete

digits or characters. While the handset is ringing, press to silence

the ringer temporarily. When reviewing the redial list, directory or call

log, press to delete the displayed entry.

/FLASH

Press to make or answer a call. During a call, press to answer an incoming call

when you receive a call waiting alert.

While reviewing a call log entry, press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the call log entry before dialing or saving it to the directory.

TONE

Press to switch to tone dialing temporarily when using the pulse service.

(speakerphone)

Press to make or answer a call.

During a call, press to switch between the speakerphone and the handset.

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