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

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Compatible with

Hearing Aid T-Coil

TIA-1083

Abridged user’s manual

CS6629/CS6629-2/
CS6629-3

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone

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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.

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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

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

ECO mode .................................12

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

About cordless telephones ........ 12

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

Limited warranty ........................ 13

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations ...

Technical specications............. 14

................ 12

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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

Abridged user’s manual

Abridged user’s manual

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)

Quick start guide

Quick start guide

Telephone base

Battery

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

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.

Telephone wall jack

A DSL lter (not

Electrical outlet
(not controlled
by a wall switch)

Telephone base
power adapter

included) is required
if you have DSL
high-speed Internet
service.

The DSL lter must

be plugged into the
telephone wall jack.

Telephone
line cord

Wall mount
bracket

Electrical outlet
(not controlled
by a wall switch)

Telephone line cord

Telephone base

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].

Charger

2

Charger
adapter

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

Plug the battery connector

1. Place the battery with the label
securely into the socket.

Slide the battery compartment cover

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

2.

THIS SIDE UP facing up and
the wires inside the battery
compartment.

4.
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
displays Put in charger
and ashes.

The screen displays
Low battery and ashes.

The screen displays
HANDSET X.

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

The battery has enough charge
to be used for a short time.

The battery is charged. To keep the battery

Charge without interruption
(at least 30 minutes).

Charge without interruption
(about 30 minutes).

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

Wall mounting (optional)

To mount your telephone on a wall:

Position the telephone base against

1.
from the telephone wall jack, and the
telephone base power adapter from
the electrical outlet (if necessary).

2.Remove the telephone line cord
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.

Route the telephone line cord

3.
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.

Align the holes on the bracket with

4.
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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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.

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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

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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.

CID/ /VOLUME

Review the caller ID log when

•
phone is not in use.

the
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.

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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.

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.

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.

VOL- and VOL

Adjust the volume during message playback.

•
Adjust the telephone base ringer volume

•
when the phone is not in use.

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Using the menu

Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

1.

Press or until the screen displays the desired feature menu.

2.

Press SELECT.

3.

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

below).

Key tone Set whether the handset beeps whenever a

key is pressed.

Home area code Set the home area code so that the caller ID

log stores only seven digits for local
telephone numbers.

Dial mode Set the telephone to be touch-tone or pulse

dialing.

-

Reset VM Icon?

Key tone:On*
Key tone:Off

Home area code
_ _ _

Touch-tone*
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.

1.

Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT twice.

2.

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

3.

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.

1.

Scroll to Set date/time and then press SELECT.

2.

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

3.

Then press SELECT.

Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM).

4.

Then press or to choose AM or PM.
Press SELECT to save.

5.

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.

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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.

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