User manual VTECH VT 900I

[. . . ] TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Parts Check List:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. . . 4 HANDSET BATTERIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Charging the Handset Batteries. . . . . . 6 Replacing The Handset Batteries. . . 7 GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Setting Up Your VTech 900i. . . . . . . . . . . 8 WALL MOUNTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE. . . . . . . . . . 11 INITIAL POWER-UP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 VTech 900i Cordless Telephone. . . 11 VTech 900i Integrated Telephone Answering Device (ITAD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 CORDLESS PHONE OPERATION. . . 13 Making Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Disconnecting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 To Put A Call On Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 The Mute Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing Channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Temporary Tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Programming the Ringer Type. . . . . . 14 Turning Off The Ringer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Checking the Ringer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Memory Dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 To Store a Number into Memory. . 15 To Dial a Number From Memory. . 16 To Change or Replace a Stored Number. 16 Storing Pauses in Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Storing a Redial Number in Memory Dial. 17 The Page Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tone Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 INTEGRATED TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (ITAD) OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 LCD DISPLAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 LCD Display lcons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 LCD Display Digits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 BASE KEYPAD FUNCTIONS. . . . . . 19 Main Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Message Playback Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 INITIAL SET-UP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Ring Type Programmi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Security Code Programming. . . . . . . . . . 23 Time and Day Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Mailbox Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Selecting the Announcement. . . . . . . . 25 Recording the Announcement. . . . . . 25 Leaving a Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Recording a Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Listening to Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 REMOTE OPERATION OF ITAD. . . . . . 29 ACTIVATING REMOTE OPERATION. . 29 To activate remote operation from your cordless handset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 To activate remote operation from a different telephone line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 VOICE PROMPTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Listening to Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Changing the Announcement. . . . . . 31 Recording a Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 REMOTE COMMANDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 OUT OF RANGE INDICATION. . . . . . . 36 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 WARRANTY STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 FCC AND IC REGULATIONS. . . . . . . . 40 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . 43 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations!You have purchased one of the most sophisticated cordless telephones on the market!The VTech 900i has been designed to offer a new standard in cordless telephone technology. Unlike most other cordless phones, the VTech 900i digitizes your voice to give the minimum amount of noise. [. . . ] if there are new messages/ memos present in memory; otherwise, answers call after 4 rings. Thus, if Toll Saver is active and your ITAD rings 3 times when you call, you can hang-up to avoid any long distance charges. The ITAD will beep and the LCD will display "rt" (ring type) and the current ring type setting. Forward selection is in the following order 2 rings, 4 rings, Toll saver. Press the SETUP key to exit ring type programming mode, and advance to security code programming, or press the STOP key to exit the set-up mode, and return to standard operation mode. SKIP · The SKIP key advances to the beginning of the next message during message playback. INITIAL SET-UP Press the SETUP key for more than 2 seconds to enter the set-up mode or until it beeps once. Here you can set the ring type, security code, time/day and mailbox programming as follows. Ring Type Programming The ITAD has 3 ring type settings: The incoming call is answered after 2 rings. Toll Saver The incoming call is answered after 2 rings only 23 2 rings Security Code Programming The security code programmed into the ITAD is used to gain access to the functions from remote locations. The security code default setting is 99. INTEGRATED TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (ITAD) OPERATION To change security code: 1. The LCD will display "SC" (Security Code) and the current security code setting. Press SETUP to exit security code programming mode, and advance to time/day programming, or press STOP to exit. Press SETUP 2 times until clock is displayed and the DAY icon is flashing. Use REPEAT and SKIP keys to select correct hour and am/pm. Note: When accessing the ITAD remotely, the security code is preceded by the * key. Press SETUP to exit time/day programming mode, and advance to mailbox programming, or press STOP to exit. Mailbox programming The ITAD has the ability to be programmed for up to 4 individual mailboxes. In addition, there is also a Generic mailbox for general messages storage. On initial power-up, only the Generic mailbox is enabled. 24 INTEGRATED TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (ITAD) OPERATION 3 . More than 5 seconds of silence will automatically stop recording. any one of us press 0 or just stay on the line and record after the beep. Leaving a Message The ITAD will answer the call (according to the current ring selection), play the current announcement followed by a beep tone to signify the start of recording. · Messages can be a maximum of 5 minutes in length; anything longer will be cut-off. The ITAD will automatically stop recording if there is more than 5 seconds of silence. · To select a specific destination mailbox for the message, press the number corresponding to the desired mailbox. [. . . ] The REN is useful in determining the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still enable the devices to ring when you receive a call. The general rule is that the REN value should not exceed 5. 0A total; however, contact your local telephone company for the specific number in your area. - FCC Part 68 The FCC requires that you connect your cordless telephone to the nationwide telephone network through a modular telephone jack (USOC RJ11C or RJ11W). Your telephone company may discontinue your service if your equipment causes harm to the telephone network. During notification, you will be informed of your right to file a complaint with the FCC. [. . . ]