VTech Telecommunications 80 8016 02 User Manual

Abridged user’s manual

CS6120-2/CS6124/
CS6124 B/CS6124-11/
CS6124-11 B/CS6124-2/CS6124-2 B/
CS6124-21/CS6124-21 B/CS6124-31/

CS6124-31 B

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone

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Compatible with

Hearing Aid T-Coil

Tele p hon e s id e nti fied 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.

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TIA-1083

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
page 11 of this user’s manual.

Parts checklist

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

Telephone
line cord

Telephone base

Battery compartment
cover

(1 for CS6124/CS6124 B/
CS6124-11/CS6124-11 B)
(2 for CS6120-2/
CS6124-2/CS6124-2 B/
CS6124-21/CS6124-21 B)
(3 for CS 6124-31/
CS6124-31 B)

Battery

(1 for CS6124/CS6124 B/
CS6124-11/CS6124-11 B)
(2 for CS6120-2/
CS6124-2/CS6124-2 B/
CS6124-21/CS6124-21 B)
(3 for CS 6124-31/
CS6124-31 B)

Charger and charger
adapter

(1 for CS6120-2/CS6124-2/
CS6124-2 B/CS6124-21/
CS6124-21 B)
(2 for CS6124-31/CS6124-31 B)

Telephone base
power adapter

Abridged user’s manual

Abridged user’s manual

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CANCEL

Handset

(1 fo r CS6124/C S6124 B /
CS6124-11/CS6124-11 B)
(2 for CS6120-2/
CS6124-2/CS6124-2 B/
CS6124-21/CS6124-21 B)
(3 for CS 6124-31/
CS6124-31 B)

Quick start guide

Quick start guide

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base as shown below.

Electrical outlet
(not controlled by
a wall switch)

A DSL filter (not
included) is
required if you have
DSL high-speed
Internet service

Telephone line cord

Telephone base

Use only the power adapter and battery supplied with this product. To

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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].

The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor

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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.

If you subscribe to telephone service from a cable company or a VoIP service

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provider, contact your cable/VoIP service provider for more information.

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

Plug the battery connector

1

securely into the socket.

Charger

2

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

3

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

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

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Place the handset in the telephone
base to charge. The handset
displays Charging.

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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 16 hours of continuous
charging. Refer to the online user’s manual for battery operating times.

Battery indicators Battery status Action

The screen is blank,
or displays Place in
charger and flashes.

The screen displays
Low battery and
flashes.

The screen displays

HANDSET 1 and

--:-- --/--.

If you place the handset in the telephone base or charger without plugging in the
battery, the screen displays No battery.

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

Battery has enough charge
to be used for a shor t time.

Battery is charged. To keep the battery

Charge without interruption
(at least 30 minutes).

Charge
(about 3 0 mi nutes).

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

without interruption

Handset overview

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1 – CID/VOL-

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Review the caller ID log when the
telephone is not in use.

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Decrease the listening volume
during a call.

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Scroll down while in a menu.

2 – MENU/SELECT

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Show the menu.

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Select an item or save a setting
while in a menu.

/FLASH

3 –

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Make or answer a call.

4 – Dialing keys

5 – TONE

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Switch to tone dialing temporarily.

6 – MUTE/DELETE

Mute the microphone.

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Delete digits or characters.

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CANCEL

7 –

/VOL+

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Review the directory when the
telephone is not in use.

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Increase the listening volume during
a call.

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Scroll up while in a menu.

8 – OFF/CANCEL

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Hang up a call.

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Return to the previous menu while
in a menu.

9 – #

Show other dialing options when

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reviewing a caller ID log entry.

10 – REDIAL/PAUSE

Review the redial list.

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Insert a dialing pause.

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Telephone base overview

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/REPEAT

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Repeat a message.

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Press twice to play the previous
message.

2 – Message window

3 – /FIND HANDSET

Page all system handsets.

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4 – X/DELETE

Delete the playing message.

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Insert a dialing pause.

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5 – /SKIP

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8 –

Using the menu

To enter the handset menu:

Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

1.
Press

2.
Press SELECT.

3.
To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.

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To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.

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CID or until the screen displays the desired feature menu.

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Skip to the next message.

/PLAY/STOP

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Play messages.

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Stop playing messages.

/ANS ON/OFF

Turn on or off the answering system.

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/ /VOLUME

Adjust the listening volume.

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Telephone settings

Default settings are indicated by an asterisk(*).

Screen display Function Options

LCD language Set the screen display language. English*;

Français;
Español

Clr voicemail Turn off the voicemail indicators. See the

note below for details.

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 tone dial or pulse

dial.

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.

Reset VM Icon?

On*;
Off

Home area code

Touch-tone*;
Pulse

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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 detailed instructions
on setting all telephone features.

Set date and time

If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically
with each incoming call.

To 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, date and year. Press SELECT.

3.
Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour and minute. Press SELECT.

4.

5.

Press

CID or to choose AM or PM. Press SELECT to save.

When there is a power failure or after battery replacement, the time needs to
be reset.

Ringer volume

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 VOL- or VOL+ to sample each volume level.

3.
Press SELECT to save.

4.

If the ringer volume is set to Off, the idle screen displays Ringer off.

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When the ringer volume is set to Off, the handset still rings when you press

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/FIND HANDSET.

Telephone operation

Make a call

Press and then dial the telephone number.

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Answer a call

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Press or any of the dialing keys.

End a call

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Press OFF or put the handset to the telephone base.

Volume

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During a call, press VOL- or

+

to adjust the listening volume.

VOL

Mute

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

1.

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

Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. The screen

2.
temporarily displays Microphone on.

Ringer muted

10:15

PM

12/25

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 on another call.

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Press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new call.

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Press FLASH at any time to switch back and forth between calls.

Tem por ary ringer si len cing

When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of the
handset without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the preset
volume.

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To silence the handset ringer, press

OFF or MUTE.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to 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 relevant number. The telephone sends

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touch-tone signals.

3.

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

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