VTech CS6649 User Manual

Abridged user’s manual

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Compatible with

Hearing Aid T-Coil

TIA-1083

CS6648-2/CS6649/
CS6649-2/CS6649-3

DECT 6.0 corded/cordless telephone

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 protect our environment and conserve natural resources, 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 13-14 of this user’s manual.

Table of contents

Parts checklist ...................................2

Telephone base and handset charger

installation ......................................2

Handset battery installation ............... 3

Handset battery charging ..................3

Tabletop to wall mount installation ....3

Telephone base overview..................4

Handset overview ..............................5

Using the menu .................................6

Telephone settings ............................ 6

Telephone operation..........................7

Directory ............................................ 9

Speed dial........................................10

Caller ID...........................................10

About answering system and

voicemail ......................................11

Answering system settings ..............11

Answering system operation ...........11

Add and register a handset .............12

Replace a handset...........................12

Troubleshooting ...............................12

Important safety instructions............13

Precautions for users of implanted

cardiac pacemakers .....................14

Operating range...............................14

ECO mode .......................................14

Maintenance ....................................14

About cordless telephones .............. 14

The RBRC® seal ..............................15

Limited warranty .............................. 15

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations .......16

Technical specifications...................16

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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.

Telephone base

Telephone base
power adapter

Corded handset

Cordless handset

(1 for CS6649)
(2 for CS6648-2/CS6649-2)
(3 for CS6649-3)

Battery compar tment cover

(1 for CS6649)
(2 for CS6648-2/CS6649-2)
(3 for CS6649-3)

Abridged user’s manual

Battery

(1 for CS6649)
(2 for CS6648-2/CS6649-2)
(3 for CS6649-3)

Handset charger and
charger adapter

(1 for CS6649)
(2 for CS6648-2/CS6649-2)
(3 for CS6649-3)

Quick start guideAbridged user’s manual

Telephone base and handset charger installation

Install the telephone base and handset charger as shown below.

Telephone line cord

Quick st art guide

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.

Use only the power adapter and battery 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].

Electrical outlet
not controlled by

Telephone

a wall switch

line cord

Telephone base
power adapter

Charger
adapter

Telephone base Handset charger

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Handset battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

Plug the battery connector securely

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

2.

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

Slide the battery compartment cover

3.

towards the center of the handset

Place the handset in the handset

4.
charger to charge.

until it clicks into place.

CHARGE light
remains on
when charging.

Handset 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 handset 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
shows Put in charger and

ashes.

The screen shows
Low battery and

ashes.

The screen shows
HANDSET X.

The battery has no charge
or very lit tle 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
(at least 30 minutes).

charged, place it in the
handset charger when not
in use.

Tabletop to wall mount installation

The telephone comes ready for tabletop use. Follow the steps below to mount your
telephone on a wall.

Squeeze the tabs on the wall mount

Unplug the power adapter and

1.
telephone line from the wall outlets.
Remove the power adapter and
telephone line from the grooves.

2.
bracket as the arrows indicated below.
Swivel the wall mount bracket down.

Route the telephone line cord

3.
through the cavity and leave a few
inches for plugging into the telephone
wall jack. Press the wall mount
bracket onto the telephone base until
it clicks into place.

Put the corded handset aside. Press

4.
down the switch hook and remove
the handset tab from the slot. Rotate
the handset tab by 180 degrees.
Press down the switch hook and then
replace the handset tab to its slot.

Switch hook

Handset tab

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Plug the power adapter and telephone line into the wall outlets. Align the holes

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5.
on the wall mount bracket with the standard wall mounting plate and slide the
telephone down until it locks securely. Bundle the telephone line cord and
power adapter cord neatly with twist ties. Replace the corded handset on the
telephone base.

Telephone base overview

CID

Review the caller ID log when the

•
telephone base is not in use.

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.

CANCEL

Silence the ringer

•
temporarily while the
telephone base is
ringing.

Press and hold to erase

•
the missed call indicator
when 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.

FLASH

Answer another incoming

•
call during a call.

INT

Start an intercom conversation or transfer a call.•

FIND HANDSET

Press to page all idle handsets when the telephone base

•
is not in use.

Review the directory when the telephone

•
base is not in use.

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.

MENU/SELECT

Show the menu.

•
While in a menu, press

•
to select an item or save
an entry or setting.

IN USE light

On when the phone

•
is in use, or when the
answering system
is answering an
incoming call.

On when a handset is

•
being registered.

Flashes when there

•
is an incoming call.

Flashes when

•
handsets are being
deregistered.

Flashes when

•
another telephone
on the same line is
in use.

X/DELETE

Delete the playing message or announcement.

•
Delete the displayed entry while in the

•
directory, caller ID log or redial list.

Delete digits or characters while using the

•
dialling keys.

/REPEAT

Press once to repeat the playing

•
message.

Press twice to play the previous

•
message.

MUTE

Mute the microphone during a call.

•
Silence the ringer temporarily

•
while the handset is ringing.

/ANS ON/OFF

Turn the built-in answering system on or off.•

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press repeatedly to review the redial list.

•
Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while

•
dialing or entering a number.

/SKIP

Skip to the next message during

•
message playback.

/PLAY/STOP

Start or stop message

•
playback.

Flashes when there are new

•
messages or memos in the
answering system.

VOLVOL

Adjust the listening volume

•
during a call or message
playback.

Adjust the telephone base

•
ringer volume when the base
is not in use.

/SPEAKER

Make, answer or end a call

•
using the telephone base
speakerphone.

During a call, press to switch

•
from the corded handset to
the base speakerphone.

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While reviewing a caller

•
ID log entry, press
repeatedly to add or
remove 1 in front of
the telephone number
before dialing or saving
it in the directory.

Press and hold to set

•
or dial your voicemail
number.

TONE

Switch to tone dialing

•
temporarily during a call.

MIC

Microphone.•

Handset overview

/ /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.

CHARGE light

On when the handset is

•
charging in the handset charger.

Dialing keys

Enter numbers or

•
characters.

Answer an incoming

•
call.

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.

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 when 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.

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.

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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.

TONE

Switch to tone dialing

•
temporarily during a call.

Make, answer or end a

•
call using the handset
speakerphone.

During a call, press to switch

•
between the speakerphone and
the handset.

Dialing keys

Enter numbers or characters.

•
Answer an incoming call.

•

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.

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.

MUTE/DELETE

Mute the microphone during

•
a call.

Delete digits or characters

•
while using the dialling keys.

Silence the ringer temporarily

•
while the handset is ringing.

Delete the displayed entry

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

Press to delete the playing

•
message or announcement.

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