VTech CS6529-15, CS6529-2, CS6529-26 User Manual

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Models: CS6529/ CS6529-14/CS6529-15/ CS6529-16/CS6529-17/ CS6529-19 CS6529-2/ CS6529-25/CS6529-26/ BC CS6529-3 CS6529-4B

Congratulations

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

Important safety instructions on page 67 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 . . . . . . . . . 1 Telephone base and

charger installation . . . . . . 2 Battery installation . . . . . . . . 3 Battery charging . . . . . . . . 4 Installation options . . . . . . . . 5 Tabletop to wall mount installation . 5 Wall mount to tabletop installation . . 6 Telephone base layout . . . . . . 7 Handset layout . . . . . . . . . 8

Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the menu . . . . . . . . 10 Handset ringer volume . . . . . 10 Telephone base ringer volume . . 11 Ringer tone . . . . . . . . . . 11 Quiet mode . . . . . . . . . . 12 Set date and time . . . . . . . 13 LCD language . . . . . . . . . 14 Voicemail number . . . . . . . 15 Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . 16 Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Home area code . . . . . . . . 17 Dial mode . . . . . . . . . . 18

Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Make a call . . . . . . . . . . 19 Predial a call . . . . . . . . . 19 Answer a call . . . . . . . . . 19 End a call . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . 19 Volume . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . 20 Temporary ringer silencing . . . . 20 Temporary tone dialing . . . . . 21 Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Check voicemail . . . . . . . . 22 Chain dialing . . . . . . . . . 22 Web address . . . . . . . . . 23 Transfer a call . . . . . . . . . 23 Find handset . . . . . . . . . 24

Multiple handset use . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Join a call in progress . . . . . . 25 Intercom . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Answer an incoming call during

an intercom call . . . . . . . 26 Call transfer using intercom . . . . 27

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

About the directory . . . . . . . 28 Add a directory entry . . . . . . 29 Review and dial from the directory . 31 Alphabetical search . . . . . . . 31 Edit a directory entry . . . . . . 32 Delete a directory entry . . . . . 32 Speed dial . . . . . . . . . . 33 Assign a speed dial entry . . . . 33 Reassign a speed dial entry . . . 34 Dial a speed dial number . . . . . 34 Delete a speed dial entry . . . . . 34

Caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

About caller ID . . . . . . . . . 35 Information about caller ID with

call waiting . . . . . . . . . 35 Caller ID log . . . . . . . . . . 36 Missed call indicator . . . . . . 36 Memory match . . . . . . . . . 37 Review and dial from the c

aller ID log . . . . . . . . . . 37 View dialing options . . . . . . . 38 Save a caller ID log entry

to the directory . . . . . . . . 39

Table of contents

Delete the caller ID log entries .	.	40	Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Caller ID log screen messages .	.	40	Expand your telephone system .	.	54
Answering system settings . . . . . . 41			Add and register a handset . .	.	54
Answering system settings . . . . . . 41			Replace a handset . . . . . .	.	55
Answering system . . . . . .	.	41	Replace a handset . . . . . .	.	55
Answering system . . . . . .	.	41	Screen messages . . . . . .	.	56
Announcement . . . . . . . .		41	Screen messages . . . . . .	.	56
Announcement . . . . . . . .		41	Handset and telephone
Record your own announcement . . 41			Handset and telephone
Record your own announcement . . 41			base indicators . . . . . .	.	58
Play the announcement . . . .	.	42	base indicators . . . . . .	.	58
Play the announcement . . . .	.	42	Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . 59
Delete your announcement . . .		. 42	Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . 59
Delete your announcement . . .		. 42	Important safety instructions . .	.	67
Answer on/off . . . . . . . . .		43	Important safety instructions . .	.	67
Answer on/off . . . . . . . . .		43	Operating range . . . . . . .	.	69
Call screening . . . . . . . .		. 44	Operating range . . . . . . .	.	69
Call screening . . . . . . . .		. 44	ECO mode . . . . . . . . . . 69
Number of rings . . . . . . .	.	44	ECO mode . . . . . . . . . . 69
Number of rings . . . . . . .	.	44	Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 69
Remote access code . . . . .	.	45	Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 69
Remote access code . . . . .	.	45	The RBRC® seal . . . . . .	.	. 70
Message alert tone . . . . . .		. 45	FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . 71
Recording time . . . . . . . .		46	FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . 71
Recording time . . . . . . . .		46	California Energy Commission
			California Energy Commission
Answering system operation . . . . 47			battery charging testing
Answering system and voicemail	.	47	instructions . . . . . . .	.	. 73
Using the answering system and			For C-UL compliance only . . .	.	74
voicemail together . . . . .	.	47	Limited warranty . . . . . .	.	. 77
Message capacity . . . . . .	.	48	Technical specifications . . . .	.	79
New message indication . . . .		. 48
Call screening . . . . . . . .		. 49	Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. .	. 80
Call intercept . . . . . . . .	.	49
Message playback . . . . . .	.	50
Delete all messages . . . . .	.	51
Record, play or delete memos . . . 51
Message window displays . . .	.	52
Remote access . . . . . . .	.	53

Getting started

Parts checklist

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

Handset

(1 for CS6529/CS6529-14/ CS6529-15/ CS6529-16/

CS6529-17/ CS6529-19/ (2 for CS6529-2/CS6529-

25 CS6529-26) (3 for CS6529-3) (4 for CS6529-4B)

Charger and		Telephone
Charger and	Telephone base	Telephone
charger adapter		line cord

(1 for CS6529-2/CS6529-

25 CS6529-26) (2 for CS6529-3)

(3 for CS6529-4B)

Telephone base power adapter

Battery compartment cover

(1 for CS6529/CS6529-14/ CS6529-15/ CS6529-16/

CS6529-17/ CS6529-19/

(2 for CS6529-2/CS6529-25

CS6529-26)

(3 for CS6529-3) (4 for CS6529-4B)

Battery

Wall mount bracket

(1 for CS6529/CS6529-14/ CS6529-15/ CS6529-16/

CS6529-17/ CS6529-19/

(2 for CS6529-2/CS6529-25

CS6529-26)

(3 for CS6529-3) (4 for CS6529-4B)

Abridged user’s manual

Quick start guide

Abridged user’s manual

Quick start guide

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.

Getting started

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.

If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet service through your telephone line, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone line cord and telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filter.

Telephone wall jack

Electrical outlet (not controlled by a wall switch)

Telephone base power

adapter

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.

Telephone line cord

Electrical outlet (not controlled by a wall switch)

Charger adapter

Charger

Telephone base

•Use only the power adapters 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 adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

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Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

1.Plug the battery connector securely into the socket.

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

2.Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside the battery compartment.

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

CHARGE light remains on when charging.

•If the handset will not be used for a long period of time, disconnect and remove the battery to prevent any possible leakage.

•To purchase replacement batteries, 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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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 11 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		The battery has no or very	Charge without interruption
displays Put in charger and		little charge. The handset	(at least 30 minutes).
	flashes.	cannot be used.
	flashes.	cannot be used.

The screen displays		The battery has enough	Charge without interruption
Low battery and		charge to be used for a short	(about 30 minutes).
	flashes.	time.
	flashes.	time.

The screen displays		The battery is charged.	To keep the battery charged,
HANDSET X.			place it in the telephone
			base or charger when not
			in use.

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

Operation	Operating time

While in handset use (talking*)	Up to 7 hours

While in speakerphone mode (talking*)	Up to 3.5 hours

While not in use (standby**)	Up to 5 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. For instructions, see Set date and time on page 13. To skip setting, press CANCEL..

Date: MM/DD/YY

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Installation options

The telephone comes ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, use the provided wall mount bracket to connect with a standard

dual-stud telephone wall mount plate. If you do not have this wall mount plate, you can purchase one from many hardware or consumer electronics retailers. You may need a professional to install the wall mount plate.

Tabletop to wall mount installation

1.Remove the telephone line cord from the telephone wall jack, and the telephone base power adapter from the electrical outlet

(if necessary).

3.Route the telephone line cord through the hole on the wall mount bracket and plug it into the telephone wall jack. Route the power cord out of the telephone base and plug it into an electrical outlet not controlled by a

wall switch.

2.Position the telephone base against the wall mount bracket with the extended tabs marked B on top. Insert the extended tabs marked B on the wall mount bracket into the slots marked B on the back of the telephone base. Push the telephone base down until it clicks securely.

4.Align the holes on the bracket with the standard wall plate and slide the bracket down until it locks securely. Bundle the telephone line cord

and power adapter cord neatly with twist ties.

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Wall mount to tabletop installation

1.If the telephone line cord and power adapter cord are bundled, untie them first.

2.Slide the wall mount bracket up and remove it from the wall mount plate. Unplug the telephone line cord (or DSL filter) from the telephone wall jack. Unplug the power adapter from the power outlet.

3.Slide the telephone base up and remove it from the wall mount bracket.

4.See Telephone base and charger installation on page 2.

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Telephone base layout

/REPEAT

•Press to repeat the playing message (page 50).

•Press twice to play the previous message (page 50).

IN USE light

•Flashes when there is an incoming call, or another telephone sharing the same line is in use.

•Flashes when handsets are being deregistered.

•On when a handset is in use.

•On when the answering system is answering a call.

•On when a handset is being registered.

FIND HANDSET

•Press to page all system handsets (page 24).

ANS ON/OFF

•Press to turn the answering system on or off (page 43).

Message window

•Shows the number of messages, and other information of the answering system or telephone base (page 52).

X/DELETE

• Press to delete the message currently playing (page 50).

• When the phone is not in use, press twice to delete all

previously reviewed messages (page 51).

/SKIP

• Press to skip to the next message (page 50).

/PLAY/STOP

• Press to play messages (page 50).

• Press to stop message playback (page 50).

VOL+ and VOL-

• Press to adjust the volume during message playback (page 50).

• When the phone is not in use, press to adjust the telephone base ringer volume (page 11).

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Handset layout

CHARGE light

•On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger (page 3).

// VOLUME

•Press to review the directory when the phone is not in use (page 31).

•During a call or message playback, press to increase the listening volume (page 20 or page 50).

•Press to scroll up while in a menu, or reviewing the directory, caller ID log or redial list.

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

REDIAL/PAUSE

•Press repeatedly to review the last 10 numbers dialed (page 21).

•While dialing or entering numbers, press and hold to insert a dialing pause (page 19 or page 29).

/FLASH

•Press to make or answer a call (page 19).

•During a call, press to answer an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert (page 20).

•While reviewing a caller ID log entry, press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the directory (page 38).

•Press and hold to set or dial your voicemail number (page 15 and page 22).

Dialing keys

•Press to enter numbers or characters.

•Press to answer an incoming call (page 19).

TONE

•While on a call, press to switch to tone dialing temporarily when using pulse service (page 21).

•Press to make or answer a call using the handset speakphone (page 19).

•During a call, press to switch between the handset speakerphone and the cordless handset (page 19).

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Handset layout

CID//VOLUME

•Press to review the caller ID log when the phone is not in use (page 37).

•During a call or message playback, press to decrease the listening volume (page 20 or page 50).

• Press to scroll down while in a menu, or reviewing the directory, caller ID log or redial list.

• While entering numbers or names in the directory, press to move the cursor to the left.

MENU/SELECT

•Press to show the menu (page 10).

•While in a menu, press to choose an item, or save an entry or setting.

OFF/CANCEL

•During a call, press to hang up.

•While the handset is ringing, press to silence the

ringer temporarily (page 20).

• Press and hold to erase the missed call indicator when the phone is not in use (page 36).

• While in a menu, press to return to the previous menu, or press and hold to return to idle mode, without making changes.

MUTE/DELETE

•While on a call, press to mute the microphone (page 20).

•While using the dialing keys, press to delete digits or characters (page 19 and page 29).

•While the handset is ringing, press to silence the ringer temporarily (page 20).

•When reviewing the directory, caller ID log or redial list, press to delete the displayed entry (page 32, page 40 or page 21).

QUIET#

• Press and hold to set and turn on the quiet mode, or turn it off (page 12).

• Press repeatedly to show other dialing options when reviewing a caller ID log entry (page 38).

INT

•Press to start an intercom conversation or transfer a call (for multi-handset models only) (page 26).

Telephone settings

Using the menu

You can use a cordless handset to change the telephone settings.

In the ringers menu, you can select the ringer tones and adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls.

In the settings menu, you can change the settings for LCD language, voicemail number, voicemail indicators, key tone, home area code and dial mode.

Go to Answering system settings (from page 41 to page 46) for instructions to change the answering system settings.

To enter the handset menu:

1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

2. Press or until the handset displays the desired feature menu.

3. Press SELECT to enter that menu.

• To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.

• To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.

Handset ringer volume

You can adjust the ringer volume or turn the ringer off on each handset. When the ringer is turned off, the handset displays and Ringer off.

1.Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Ringers, then press SELECT.

3.The handset displays Ringer volume, then press

SELECT again.

4.Press or to sample each ringer volume level.

5.Press SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

The ringer volume also determines the ringer volume for intercom calls. If the ringer volume is set to off, that handset is silenced for all incoming calls except paging tone.

Ringers

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Ringer volume

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Volume:

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Telephone settings

Telephone base ringer volume

Press VOL+ or VOL- on the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume when the phone is not in use.

When you set the ringer volume to zero, the base ringer is off and the telephone base announces, “Base ringer is off.”

Ringer tone

You can choose from different ringer tones on each handset.

1.Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Ringers, then press SELECT.

3.Press or until the handset displays Ringer tone, then press SELECT.

4.The handset displays Tone: with the current setting displayed. Press or to sample each ringer tone.

5.Press SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

If you turn off the ringer volume, you will not hear ringer tone samples.

Ringers

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Ringer tone

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Tone: 1

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Telephone settings

Quiet mode

You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of time (1-12 hours). During this period, all tones (except paging tone) and call screening are muted.

When you turn on the quiet mode, the answering system turns on automatically. When the quiet mode duration expires, the answering system remains on.

To set the duration and turn on the quiet mode:

1. Press and hold QUIET# when the handset is not in use.

2. The handset displays Quiet: _ _ hours. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the desired duration (1-12).

3. Press SELECT to save. You hear a confirmation tone. The handset displays Quiet mode on, ANS ON and . The ANS ON/OFF light on the telephone base turns on.

To turn off the quiet mode:

•Press and hold QUIET# when the handset is not in use. The handset displays Quiet mode off briefly and then returns to idle.

When you change the settings of the ringer tone, handset

ringer volume or telephone base ringer volume, you can still hear the samples even if the quiet mode is on.

Quiet: __ hours [1-12]

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Quiet mode on

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ANS ON

10:15PM 12/25

Quiet mode off

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ANS ON

10:15PM 12/25

Telephone settings

Set date and time

The answering system announces the date and time of each message prior to playing it. Before using the answering system, set the date and time as follows. If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. However, the year must be correct so that the day of the week can be calculated from the caller ID information.

1.Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Set date/time, then press SELECT.

3.Press or to select the month then press SELECT,

or use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number (01-12).

4.Press or to select the date then press SELECT,

or use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number (01-31).

5.Press or to select the year then press SELECT,

or use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number (00-99) then press SELECT.

6.Press or to select the hour then press SELECT,

or use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number (01-12).

Set date/time

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Date: MM/DD/YY

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Time: HH:MM - -

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7.Press or to select the minute then press SELECT,

or use the dialing keys to enter a two-digit number (00-59).

8.Press or to select AM or PM.

9.Press SELECT to save the settings. You hear a confirmation tone.

•If the date and time are not set when a message is recorded, the system announces, “Time and date not set,” before each message plays.

•The phone plays two beeps if you enter an invalid number.

Telephone settings

LCD language

You can select English, French or Spanish to be used in all screen displays.

1.Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Settings, then press SELECT.

3.Press SELECT to choose LCD language.

4.Press or to choose English, Français or Español, then press SELECT.

•The screen displays Set English? when you choose English.

Settings

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LCD language

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•The screen displays Set Francais? when you choose Français.

•The screen displays Set Espanol? when you choose Español.

5.Press SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

English

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If you accidentally change the LCD language to French or Spanish, you can reset it to English easily by pressing MENU then entering 364#.

Telephone settings

Voicemail number

If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, you can save the voicemail number to 1 on each handset for easy access. When you want to retrieve voicemail messages, press and hold 1. Contact your telephone service provider for more information and assistance about using your voicemail service.

To set your voicemail number:

1. Press and hold 1 when the phone is not in use.

2. Use the dialing keys to enter the voicemail number (up to 30 digits).

• Press or to move the cursor to the left or right.

• Press DELETE to erase a digit.

•Press and hold DELETE to erase all digits.

•Press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears).

3.Press SELECT to save. Then the handset dials the saved voicemail number.

-OR-

1.Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or to scroll to Settings, then press SELECT.

3.Press or to scroll to Voicemail #, then press SELECT.

4.Use the dialing keys to enter the voicemail number (up to 30 digits).

•Press or to move the cursor to the left or right.

•Press DELETE to erase a digit.

•Press and hold DELETE to erase all digits.

•Press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears).

5.Press SELECT to save. The handset displays VM # saved and the stored number. You hear a confirmation tone.

Settings

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Voicemail #

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Voicemail #

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Telephone settings

Clear voicemail

If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, the handsets display New voicemail and when you have new voicemail messages. Contact your telephone service provider for more information about using your voicemail service.

After you have listened to all new voicemail messages, the indicators on the handsets turn off automatically.

Use the clear voicemail feature when the telephone indicates that there is new voicemail but there are none (for example, when you have accessed your voicemail while away from home). The clear 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 to turn on the indicators.

To manually turn off these indicators:

1.Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Settings, then press SELECT.

3.Press or until the handset displays Clr voicemail, then press SELECT. The handset displays Reset VM Icon?

4.Press SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

Your telephone service provider may alert you of new messages with a stutter (broken) dial tone. Contact your telephone service provider for details.

Settings

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Clr voicemail

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Reset VM Icon?

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Telephone settings

Key tone

You can turn the key tone on or off for each handset.

If you turn the key tone on, the handset beeps with each key press. If you turn the key tone off, there are no beeps when you press the handset keys.

1.Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Settings, then press SELECT.

3.Press or until the handset displays Key tone, then press SELECT.

4.Press or to choose Key tone:On or Key tone:Off.

5.Press SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

Settings

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Key tone

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Key tone:On

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Home area code

If you dial local calls using only seven digits (area code not required), you can program your home area code so that when you receive a call within your local area, the telephone number is automatically stored in the caller ID log without the area code.

1.Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Settings, then press SELECT.

3.Press or until the handset displays Home area code, then press SELECT.

4.Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the desired home area code.

•Press DELETE to delete a digit.

•Press and hold DELETE to delete all digits.

5.Press SELECT to save. You hear a confirmation tone.

If, in the future, your telephone service provider requires you to dial the area code when making a local call, or, if you move to a location that requires it, follow the steps above to delete the home area code you have already programmed. After you have deleted the home area code, _ _ _ appears.

Settings

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Home area code

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Home area code

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Telephone settings

Dial mode

The dial mode is preset to touch-tone dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you must change the dial mode to pulse dialing before using the telephone to make a call.

1.Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

2.Press or until the handset displays Settings, then press SELECT.

3.Press or until the handset displays Dial mode, then press SELECT.

4.Press or to choose Touch-tone or Pulse.

5.Press SELECT to save your selection. You hear a confirmation tone.

Settings

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Dial mode

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Touch-tone

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Telephone operation

Make a call

1. Press or on the handset.

2. When you hear a dial tone, dial the number with the dialing keys (0-9).

•The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).

•While entering numbers, press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears).

Predial a call

1.Enter the number with the dialing keys (0-9).

2.Press or to dial.

•The screen displays the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).

•While predialing, press DELETE or CANCEL to backspace and delete; press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a P appears).

Answer a call

• Press , or any dialing key (0-9, TONE or QUIET#).

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.

When the speakerphone is active, the handset displays Speaker.

Telephone operation

Volume

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

When the volume reaches the minimum or maximum setting, you hear two beeps.

The handset earpiece and speakerphone volume settings are independent.

Mute

The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you.

•During a call, press MUTE. The handset displays Muted until the mute function is turned off.

•Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. The handset displays Microphone on briefly.

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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 another 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 the handset or telephone base without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset volume.

To silence the handset ringer:

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

To silence the telephone base ringer:

• Press VOL-.

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Each handset and the base ring when there is an incoming call unless the ringer volume

of that device is turned off.

Telephone operation

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing temporarily during a call. This is useful if you need to send touch-tone signals to access your telephone banking or long distance services.

1.During a call, press TONE.

2.Use the dialing keys to enter the number. The telephone sends touch-tone signals.

3.The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call.

Redial

Each handset stores the last 10 telephone numbers dialed.

•When there are already 10 entries, the oldest entry is deleted to make room for the new entry.

•Entries are in reverse chronological order.

•The handset plays two beeps when you reach the end or beginning of the redial list, or when you access the redial list with no records.

To review and dial a redial entry:

1.Press REDIAL when the phone is not in use.

2.Press , or REDIAL repeatedly until the desired entry displays.

3.Press or to dial.

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1.Press or when the phone is not in use.

2.Press REDIAL and then press , or REDIAL repeatedly until the desired entry displays.

3.Press SELECT to dial.

To delete a redial entry:

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1.Press REDIAL when the handset is not in use.

2.Press , or REDIAL repeatedly to browse to the desired entry.

3.Press DELETE to delete the displayed number. You hear a confirmation tone.

Telephone operation

Check voicemail

Press and hold 1 to dial your voicemail number.

See Voicemail number on page 15.

Chain dialing

Use this feature to initiate a dialing sequence from numbers stored in the directory, caller ID log or redial list while you are on a call. Chain dialing can be useful if you wish to access other numbers (such as bank account numbers or access codes) from the directory, caller ID log or redial list.

To access a number in the directory:

1.Press MENU while on a call.

2.Press SELECT to choose Directory.