User manual VTECH VT 5825

[. . . ] Important Safety Instructions When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, including the following: 1. Do not use this product near water (for example, near a bath tub, kitchen sink, or swimming pool). Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation. To protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked by placing the product on the bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. [. . . ] The current ring tone is played and the volume bar is increased/decreased each time the setting is adjusted. At the lowest setting, display will show: · The Handset will not ring when a call comes in if Ringer Volume is setted to the lowest setting. Ringer Tone · From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then or key to RINGER TONE. Key Tone (preset to ON) · From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then or key to KEY TONE. When set to ON, the Handset will emit a beep whenever a key is pressed. · When the desired option is shown, press SEL to confirm your selection. 21 Basic Operation Handset Settings Handset Name (preset as `VTECH') · It is possible to give each Handset its own unique name. The name can be a maximum of 16 characters in length. Basic Operation · From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then or key to HANDSET NAME. · Press SEL again. The display will show the current setting, for example: · Press DEL to backspace then `spell' the desired name. NOTE: The characters are entered in the same way as for the phone book, see the table in page 15. · Press SEL to confirm the setting. Language (preset to English) · From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then or key to LANGUAGE. Press or keys to scroll from English to French or Spanish. · Press SEL to confirm the setting. Message Waiting Your telephone can detect a Visual Message Waiting signal, generated by many telephone service providers. If you subscribe to Voice Mail service from your local telephone company (fee required), and a Visual Message Waiting signal is provided, the Handset will display MESSAGE WAITING, alerting you to new messages. Once you have reviewed all new messages, the Message Waiting alert will automatically be turned off. 22 Handset Settings Clear Message Waiting If, after reviewing all new voice mail messages, the Message Waiting alert still remains on the screen and the MESSAGE WAITING LED on Base is still flashing, you can manually remove the indication from the screen and turn the LED off. · From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then key to CLEAR MSG WAIT. or · Press SEL then the display will ask you TURN INDICATOR OFF?To exit, press OFF. Dial Type (preset to Tone) · From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then or key to DIAL TYPE. NOTE: When the phone is set for PULSE dial mode, it is possible to switch to temporary TONE mode during an ongoing call by pressing *. After you hang up, the phone will return to pulse dialing for the next call. 23 Basic Operation Headset Operation Headset Operation Your ip 5825 Handset is equipped with a 2. 5mm Headset Jack for use with an optional accessory Headset for hands-free operation. If you choose to use the Headset option, you must obtain an optional accessory Headset, which is compatible with the ip 5825. Once you have a compatible 2. 5mm Headset, locate the Headset Jack on the ip 5825 Handset. Connect the plug on the Headset cord to the jack (under a small rubber flag) on the cordless Handset. Do not force the connection. NOTE: Advanced Operation · Whenever a compatible Headset is connected to the cordless Handset, the microphone on the Handset will be muted. This is done to limit the effect of background noise. · When a compatible Headset is connected to the cordless Handset, your Speakerphone feature will be disabled. [. . . ] Hearing aid compatibility If this product is equipped with a corded or cordless Handset, it is hearing aid compatible. 6. Programming/testing of emergency numbers If this product has memory dialing locations, you may choose to store police, fire department and emergency medical service telephone numbers in these locations. We recommend that you also write the telephone number on the directory card, so that you can still dial the emergency number manually if the memory dialing feature doesn't work. This feature is provided only as a convenience, and the manufacturer assumes no responsibility for customer reliance upon the memory feature. [. . . ]