VTech CS6629, CS6629-2, CS6629-3 User Manual

Abridged user’s manual

CS6629/CS6629-2/ CS6629-3

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone

Compatible with Hearing Aid T-Coil

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TIA-1083

Telephones identified with this logo have reduced noise and interference when used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants. The TIA-1083 Compliant Logo is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license.

The ENERGY STAR® program (www.energystar.gov) recognizes and encourages the use of products that save energy and help protect our environment. We are proud to mark this product with the ENERGY STAR® label indicating it meets the latest energy efficiency guidelines.

Introduction

To help protect the environment, this Abridged user’s manual provides you with the 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 pages 11 and 12 of this user’s manual.

Table of contents
Parts checklist..............................	2
Telephone base and charger
installation.................................	2
Battery installation........................	3
Battery charging...........................	3
Wall mounting .............................	3
Handset overview.........................	4
Telephone base overview............	4
Using the menu............................	5
Telephone settings.......................	5
Telephone operation....................	5
Directory.......................................	7
Caller ID.......................................	8
About answering system and
voicemail...................................	8
Answering system settings...........	9

Answering system operation........	9
Add and register a handset........	10
Replace a handset.....................	10
Troubleshooting.........................	10
Important safety instructions......	11
Precautions for users of implanted
cardiac pacemakers.................	12
Operating range.........................	12
ECO mode.................................	12
Maintenance...............................	12
About cordless telephones.........	12
The RBRC® seal........................	13
Limited warranty.........................	13
FCC, ACTA and IC regulations....	14
Technical specifications.............	14

Parts checklist

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

Handset

(1 for CS6629) (2 for CS6629-2) (3 for CS6629-3)

Telephone base power adapter

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Charger and charger adapter

(1 for CS6629-2) (2 for CS6629-3)

Battery compartment cover

(1 for CS6629) (2 for CS6629-2) (3 for CS6629-3)

Telephone base

Battery

(1 for CS6629) (2 for CS6629-2) (3 for CS6629-3)

Quick start guide

Telephone line cord

Wall mount bracket

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Quick start guide

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.

Electrical outlet (not controlled by a wall switch)

Telephone base power adapter

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.

Telephone line cord

Telephone base

Electrical outlet (not controlled by a wall switch)

Charger adapter

Charger

Use only the power adapters and batteries supplied with this product. To order a replacement, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 [phone]. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 [phone].

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

. 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.

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.

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.

Wall mounting (optional)

To mount your telephone on a wall:

. 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.

Handset overview

CHARGE light

•On when the handset is charging.

/ /VOLUME

•Review the directory when the phone is not in use.

•Increase the listening volume during a call or message

playback.

• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list.

•Move the cursor to the right when entering numbers or names.

REDIAL/PAUSE

• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.

• Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while dialing or entering a number.

/FLASH

•Make or answer a call.

•Answer another incoming call

during a call.

1

• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the caller

ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the directory.

•Press and hold to set or dial your voicemail number.

Dialing keys

• Enter numbers or characters.

TONE

•Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call.

•Make or answer a call using the handset speakerphone.

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

Telephone base overview

IN USE light

•Flashes when there is an incoming call, or another telephone sharing the same

line is in use.

• On when the handset is in use, or the answering system is answering a call.

/REPEAT

• Press to repeat a message.

• Press twice to play the previous message.

/ PLAY/STOP

• Play or stop playing messages.

/FIND HANDSET

•Press to page all system handsets.

CID/ /VOLUME

•Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in use.

•Decrease the listening volume during a call or message playback.

•Scroll down while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list.

•Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers or names.

MENU/SELECT

•Show the menu.

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

OFF/CANCEL

• Hang up a call.

• Silence the ringer temporarily while the handset is ringing.

• Press and hold to erase the missed call indicator while the phone is not in use.

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

QUIET#

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

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

INT

•Start an intercom conversation or transfer a call (for multi-handset models only).

MUTE/DELETE

•Mute the microphone during a call.

•Delete digits or characters while using the dialing keys.

•Silence the ringer temporarily while the handset is ringing.

•Delete the displayed entry while in the directory, caller ID log or redial list.

Message window

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

X/DELETE

• Delete the playing

message.

• Press twice to delete all previously reviewed

messages when the phone is not in use.

/SKIP

• Skip to the next message.

/ANS ON/OFF

• Turn the answering system on or off.

VOLand VOL+

•Adjust the volume during message playback.

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

Using the menu

. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.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.

Ringer volume (handset)

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

2.Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT twice.

3.Pressorto sample each volume level, then press SELECT to save.

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

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.

2.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.

5.Press SELECT to save.

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.