Vtech VT 6043 User Manual

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product.

Before using this telephone, please read the

Important safety instructions

on page 39 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

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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

Install handset battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Telephone base installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Desk/table bracket installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Dial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DSL lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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

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

Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ring melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ring volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Battery low tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Out of range tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Edit handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Dial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reset to default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Temporary tone dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Make, answer and end calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Options while on calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Intercom call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Multiple handset use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Answer an external call during an intercom call . . . . 15

Transfer an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Advanced operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Director y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Review the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Search the director y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chart of characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Store an entry in the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Dial a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Edit an entry in the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Delete from the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

About caller ID information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Review the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Dial a call log number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Store a number from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Review redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Store a number from redial to the directory . . . . . . 25

Dial a number from redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Delete from redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Answering system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Message capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Activate the answering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set number of rings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set telephone base date and time . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Set telephone base melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Set telephone base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Change personal identication number (PIN) . . . . . 30

Outgoing announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Play the announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Record your own announcement . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Delete your announcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Message playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Options during playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Delete all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Message window displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Handset and telephone base indicators . . . . . . . . 35

Handset light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Telephone base lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Handset icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Handset display screen messages. . . . . . . . . . . 36

Call log display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

The RBRC® Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Installation

Parts checklist

Remember to save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service. Check to make sure the telephone package includes the following:

1. Quick start guide

Handsets

(2 for 6042/6043,

3 for 6052 /605 3)

3. Telephone base

4. User’s manual

Chargers

(1 for 6042 /604 3,

2 for 6052 /605 3)

6. Charger adapters (1 for 6042 /604 3,

2 for 6052 /605 3)

7. Base power adapter

8. Batteries (2 for 6042/6043,

3 for 6052 /605 3)

9. Batter y compartment covers (2 for 6042/6043,

3 for 6052 /605 3)

10. Telephone line cord

1. Quick start guide

4. User’s manual

2. Handsets

5. Chargers

3. Telephone base

6. Charger adapters

To p urc has e

• re pl ace men t ba tt eri es, or obtain a replacement power adapter, vi si t our website a t www. vte chpho nes. com or call

1 (800) 595-9511.

In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call

1 (800) 267-7377.

For 6043 and

• 6053, the batter y compartment covers are attached to the handsets.

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7. Base power adapter

8. Batteries

9. Battery compartment covers

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10. Telephone line cord

If the handset will

• not be used for a long period of time, remove the bat tery to prevent possible leakage.

To p urc has e

• re pl ace men t ba tt eri es, vi sit our website at ww w. vt ec hph one s. co m or call

1 (800) 595-9511.

In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call

1 (800) 267-7377.

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Install handset battery

• Remove battery compartment cover by pressing on the indentation and sliding it downwards (only for 6043 and 6053).

• Align the two holes in the plug with the socket pins according to the color-coded label in the

battery compartment, then snap the plug into place.

• Place the battery into the compartment.

• Position the battery compartment cover and slide it upwards until it clicks into place.

• Put the handset in the telephone base or the charger to charge the new battery for at least 16 hours. The battery may have enough charge for short calls. For best performance, charge it for at least 16 hours.

You can keep the battery charged by returning the handset to the telephone base or charger after each use. When the batter y power is fully depleted, a full recharge takes about 16 hours.

For further information on batteries, please see the

color-coded l abel

Battery section on page 38.

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Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base and the charger as shown below. Choose a location away from any electronic equipment and appliances such as personal computers, computer routers, television sets, microwave ovens, and refrigerators. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture.

1. Plug the telephone line cord into a telephone wall jack.

2. Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

Use only the

• VTech batteries and power

adapters (or equivalent)

supplied with this telephone. To obtain 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.

This power unit

• is intended to be correctly oriented

in a vertical or oor

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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Basic operation

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Desk/table bracket installation

The telephone base comes with the desk/table bracket installed and ready for tabletop use.

To remove the bracket:

1. Push the bracket away from the telephone base as shown below. Do not remove the bracket by force to avoid breakage of the tabs.

Dial type

If you have touch-tone ser vice, your telephone is ready to use as soon as the battery is charged. If

you have pulse (rotary) service, the dial type must be changed. To change the dial type, see

Dial type on page 12.

To install the bracket:

1. Align the tabs of the bracket with the slots at the bottom of the telephone base as shown in the diagram.

2. Slide the bracket towards the center of the tele phone base until it click s into place.

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If you subscribe to DSL service

If you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), and

you are experiencing interference during telephone conversations and/or your caller ID features are

not functioning properly, install a DSL lter to the telephone line between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL provider for a DSL lter.

DSL lter (for DSL users)

To single telephone jack (RJ11C) Telephone line cord

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Basic operation

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Telephone settings

Handset layout

1. Earpiece

/ (directory/volume)

(speakerphone)

5. Dialing keys (0-9,*,#)

6. REDIAL/PAUSE

7. Microphone

8. Handset display

9. MENU/SELECT

10. CID /

11. OFF/CLEAR

12. MUTE/REMOVE

13. INT (intercom)

/FLASH

(caller ID/volume)

2 3

10 11

12 13

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Telephone settings

Telephone base layout

1. CHARGE light

2. IN USE light

/REPEAT

4. Message window

5. FIND HANDSET

6. Speaker

7. VOICEMAIL light

8. X/DELETE

9. VOLUME+/-

10.

/SKIP

11. ANS ON/OFF (answer on/off)

12. Microphone

13. NO. OF RINGS

14. ANNC (announcement)

15.

/PLAY/STOP

1 2 3

Telephone settings

Basic operation

10 11

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Telephone settings

When entering

• the date or time, if the digit is single, a zero must be

entered rst (i.e.

if the time is 6:08, you must enter

0608).

If you have

• more than one handset, setting the date and time on one handset will apply to all other handsets.

The ring melody

• for the telephone base is set separately from the handset ring melody. See page 29 to set the telephone base melody.

Date and time

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

• Use the keypad to set the year. Press

• Use the keypad to set the date. Press

•

Use the keypad to set the time. Press or to select a.m. or p.m.

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

or to reach DATE/TIME. Press MENU/SELECT.

MENU/SELECT. MENU/SELECT.

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Ring melody

There are ten ring melodies for the handset to choose from.

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach RING MELODY. Press MENU/SELECT, and

a checkmark is shown next to the current ring melody.

or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each

ring melody will be played.

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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YeAr 200\

dAte \1/01

tIMe \2:12AM

rING MelodY rING voluMe

MelodY 1 MelodY 2

Stored

Telephone settings

Ring volume

The handset ringer volume can be adjusted, there are ve levels to

choose from.

• Press

You c an adjust the ringer volume by pressing VOL telephone base when the telephone is ringing.

Battery low tone

The handset is preset to beep when the battery level is low.

• Press

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach RING VOLUME. Press MENU/SELECT. or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each ring

volume will be played.

MENU/SELECT to conrm selection. The screen displays

STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach BATTERY LOW. Press MENU/SELECT.

to choose ON or OFF.

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

/VOL- on the

toNeS HANdSet NAMe

BAtterY low out of rANGe

oN off

The handset will

• not ring when the ringer volume is at the lowest setting. A ringer off icon will be displayed.

While the

• telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer by pressing

OFF/CLEAR MUTE/REMOVE

The next call will ring normally. A ringer off icon will be displayed.

The volume of

• the telephone base ringer is set separately from the handset ringer. See page 29 for telephone base ringer volume settings.

Telephone settings

Basic operation

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Telephone settings

Press OFF/CLEAR

• at anytime to return to the previous screen.

Press and hold

•

OFF/CLEAR

anytime to exit the menu.

Out of range tone

The handset will beep during a conversation when it is out of range from the telephone base. This tone is preset to ON.

• Press

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach OUT OF RANGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

to choose ON or OFF.

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Key tone

The handset is preset to beep whenever any button is pressed.

• Press

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach KEY BEEPS. Press MENU/SELECT.

or to

select ON or OFF.

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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toNeS HANdSet NAMe

out of rANGe KeY BeePS

oN off

Telephone settings

Edit handset name

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press

Press MUTE/REMOVE to backspace and erase characters.

•

Press and hold MUTE/REMOVE to delete the entire entry. Press * to alternate between uppercase and lowercase.

• Use the keypad to enter characters (see the chart on page 18.)

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach HANDSET NAME. Press MENU/SELECT.

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Language

To change the language for all screen displays:

• Press

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach LANGUAGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

to choose the desired language.

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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HANdSet NAMe lANGuAGe

eNter NAMe HANdSet

lANGuAGe reSet

A handset name

• can be up to 14 characters only.

Only handset

• display screens are affected by the language setting.

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Telephone settings

The clear voicemail

• feature only turns off the displayed

NEW VOICEMAIL

message and VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base. It does not delete your voicemail

message(s). Use

this feature when the telephone indicates there is voicemail when you have none or you have accessed your voicemail from a

remote location (while away from home). If

there is actually a new voicemail message, your local telephone company will continue to send a signal which will cause the

NEW VOICEMAIL

message in the handset and the telephone base VOICEMAIL light to

ash.

Dial type

The dial type is preset to touch tone. If you have pulse (rotary) service,

the dial type must be changed.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press

or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach DIAL T YPE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press

to choose between TONE and PULSE.

• Press

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Clear voicemail

If you subscribe to voicemail services provided by your local telephone company, NEW VOICEMAIL will appear on the handset display and the VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base will ash when you have a new voicemail message. This feature allows you to turn off these indicators.

• Press

• The screen displays INDICATOR OFF?

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT. or to reach CLR VOICEMAIL. Press MENU/SELECT.

Press MENU/SELECT.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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dIAl tYPe clr voIceMAIl

toNe PulSe

clr voIceMAIl reSet

INdIcAtor off?

Telephone settings

Reset to default settings

The handset and the telephone base can be individually reset to their default settings by selecting RESET in the SETUP HS or SETUP BS menus respectively.

• Press

• MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RESET. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays RESET?

• The screen displays STORED

MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

Press or to reach SETUP HS or SETUP BS. Press

Press MENU/SELECT to conrm or

OFF/CLEAR to exit to the previous menu.

and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can change from pulse to touch

tone dialing during a call by pressing *TONE. This is useful if you need to send touch tone signals for access to telephone banking or long distance services.

Press /FLASH.

•

Press *TONE. Buttons pressed after this send touch tone signals.

• Dial the number.

• After hanging up, the telephone automatically returns to pulse dial

• service.

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reSet rING MelodY

reSet?

When the handset

• or telephone base settings are reset to default, all items stored in memory will be deleted. This includes the directory and call log entries.

Basic operation

Press or to

• adjust the listening volume during a conversation.

Basic operation

Make, answer and end calls

• Press /FLASH or , then use the keypad to dial a number.

-OR-

•

Dial a number (press MUTE/REMOVE to make corrections) and then press

/FLASH or .

• Press /FLASH, or any dialing keys (0-9, * or #) to answer an

incoming call.

• Press OFF/CLEAR

charger to end a call.

• The call timer will be activated during a call to show call duration.

Options while on calls Speakerphone

•

Press to alternate between speakerphone and normal handset use.

Mute

•

Press MUTE/REMOVE on the handset to silence the microphone during a conversation. You can still hear the caller but the caller cannot hear you.

• The screen displays

• Press MUTE /REMOVE again to resume conversation.

Call waiting

If you subscribe to call waiting service and you are on a call when a new call comes in, you will hear a beep. The caller ID information will be displayed if you subscribe to caller ID service from your local telephone company.

• Press the current call on hold.

• Press

/FLASH on the handset to answer the incoming call and put

/FLASH at anytime to alternate between calls.

or put the handset back to the telephone base or

MUTE.

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Intercom call

This feature allows conversation between handsets.

• Press

INT on a handset and its screen displays NUMBER.

• Use the keypad to select a destination handset. The screen of the

orignating handset displays CALLING HANDSET X

• The destination handset rings and its screen displays

CALLING FROM: HANDSET X

•

Press /FLASH, or any dialing keys (0-9, * or #) on the destination handset to answer the call.

• To end an intercom call, press OFF/CLEAR on the handset or by placing

the handset back on the telephone base or charger.

Multiple handset use

While on a call, the person on the other handset can join the conversation.

• Press

join the conference conversation at the same time.)

• Press OFF/CLEAR, or place the handset in the telephone base or charger

to drop out of the call. The external call will not be terminated until both handsets hang up.

/FLASH or to join the conversation. (Only two handsets can

Answer an external call during an intercom call

There will be an alert tone to signify an incoming external call during an intercom call and the screen displays CALL WAITING.

Disconnect the intercom call by pressing OFF/CLEAR

• will ring.

Press

• incoming call.

/FLASH, or any dialing keys (0-9, * or #) to answer the

and the handset

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INtercoM NuMBer

cAllING

HANdSet X

cAllING froM:

HANdSet X

coNf 00:02:48

For 6042/6043,

•

press INT to directly call the other handset. It is not necessary to press any number key.

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If the destination

• handset does not answer, press

OFF/CLEAR

the originating handset to return to the external call.

Press and hold

•

FIND HANDSET

to page handsets while listening to messages.

Transfer an external call

An external call can be forwarded to another handset during a conversation.

• Press INT and put the call on hold on the originating handset.

• Use the keypad to select the destination handset and the screen displays

CALLING HANDSET X. (For 6052/6053 only)

• The destination handset rings and its screen displays CALLING FROM: HANDSET X.

• After the destination handset is answered, press

then press or to reach CONFERENCE.

• Press MENU/SELECT to let the destination handset join the

conversation.

• Press

•

• Press OFF/CLEAR on the originating handset to forward the external call

MENU/SELECT and the screen displays END CONFERENCE and

then press MENU/SELECT to return to the intercom conversation. During the intercom conversation, press MENU/SELECT and use or

to reach OTHER CALL to return to the external call and put the intercom on hold. Repeat this step to switch between the external and intercom call.

to the destination handset.

MENU/SELECT and

Find handset

• Press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base to locate the handset when in idle mode. All handsets will ring and PAGING will ash on the screen of all handsets.

•

Press FIND HANDSET again or put the handsets back on the telephone base or charger to stop the paging tone.

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