User manual VTECH VT 9171

[. . . ] 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 to persons, 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. [. . . ] To delete a recorded announcement, press ERASE key after the Set OutGoing Message item selected (same as paragraph 1) 34 The Time and Day default is set to Mon 12:00 am. The 7-Segment LED will show "CL" flashing to indicate clock has not been set or power failure and need to reset the day and time. 35 900MHz VT 9171 TIME/SET SELECT MENU To change the day and time: MENU REPEAT/ SLOW SKIP/ QUICK ANSWER ON/OFF TIME/SET 900MHz VT 9171 ERASE REC/ MEMO CHARGE SPARE BATT OP PLAY/ST IN USE 1. MAILBOX 3 Press MENU until you hear "Set day and time". ERASE TIME/SET SELECT MENU 2. REPEAT/ SLOW REC/ MEMO CHARGE SKIP/ QUICK ANSWER ON/OFF Press SET now will announce the current setting. SELECT MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 REDIAL MUTE MEM TIME/SET IN USE SPARE BATT PLAY/ST OP HOLD MAILBOX 3 1 4 GHI 7PQRS TONE 2 ABC 5 JKL 8 TUV 0 OPER 3DEF 6MNO 9WXYZ # FLASH 2. VOL Press SET now will announce the current day and time. SELECT MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 REDIAL MUTE MEM 3. HOLD 1 4 GHI 2 ABC 5 JKL 8 TUV 0 OPER 3DEF 6MNO 9WXYZ # FLASH Press SELECT to toggle the choices (on or off). The previous setting will be announced at the first time you press the key. Voice prompt of "Audible Message Alert is On" or "Audible Message Alert is Off" will be announced to confirm your setting. VOL 3. INTERCOM SPEAKRPHONE Press SELECT to change the setting. The current "day" will be announced at first time you press SELECT. 4. 7PQRS TONE INTERCOM SPEAKRPHONE 4. Press SET to set the day of system clock. The whole system day & time will be announced to confirm your setting. 5. 6. NOTE : If the user touches any of the following base keys: TIME/SET, SELECT, MENU, ERASE, REC/MEMO, REPEAT, SKIP, ANSWER, MAILBOX 1, 2, 3, VOL+, VOL- while there is new messages and the alert is on, the ITAD will stop the periodic alert. Also, when the base is in speakerphone mode, the alert will also be disabled temporally. 7. Set Announce-only The answering machine can be set to announce-only, i. e. the ITAD just announces the announcement only OGM and does not allow the caller to leave any messages. 900MHz VT 9171 TIME/SET SELECT MENU 8. Set Audible Message Alert If you want your system to beep once every 10s to notify you when new messages have been received, set the Audible Message Alert to on. To change the settings: MENU To set the selection: MENU REPEAT/ SLOW ERASE REC/ MEMO CHARGE SKIP/ QUICK ANSWER ON/OFF 1. SPARE BATT PLAY/ST OP IN USE Press MENU until "Set announce-only" is announced. TIME/SET MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 REDIAL MUTE MEM HOLD 1. Press MENU until you hear "Set Audible Message Alert". 36 1 4 2 ABC 5 3DEF 6 FLASH 2. Press SET now will announce the current setting. VOL 37 6 rings SELECT The incoming call is answered after 6 rings. 3. Press SELECT until desired setting -- " on" or "off" is declared. The previous setting will be announced at the first time you press this key. VT 9171 Toll Saver The incoming call is answered after 2 rings only 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. 900MHz ii) TIME/SET SELECT MENU REPEAT/ SLOW SKIP/ QUICK ANSWER ON/OFF To change ring type setting: MENU 4. Press SET to set the announce-only mode on/off and the setting will be announced once more to confirm the selection. ERASE REC/ MEMO CHARGE IN USE Note that the OGM will be automatically set to the corresponding OGM's according to the mode selected. 900MHz VT 9171 TIME/SET SELECT MENU SPARE BATT OP PLAY/ST 1. REDIAL MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 Press MENU until you hear "Set Number of Rings". TIME/SET Set Call Screening MENU REPEAT/ SLOW SKIP/ QUICK ANSWER ON/OFF REC/ MEMO CHARGE SPARE BATT MUTE HOLD MEM 1 4 GHI 2 ABC 5 JKL 8 TUV 0 OPER 3DEF 6MNO 9WXYZ # FLASH 2. VOL Press SET now will announce the current setting. SELECT ERASE IN USE PLAY/ST OP MAILBOX 3 1. Press MENU until "Set Call-screening" is announced. TIME/SET 7PQRS TONE MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 REDIAL MUTE MEM INTERCOM SPEAKRPHONE 3. HOLD 1 4 GHI 7PQRS TONE 2 ABC 5 JKL 8 TUV 0 OPER 3DEF 6MNO 9WXYZ # FLASH 2. VOL Press SET now will announce the current setting. SELECT MIC Press SELECT until you hear the desired ring type (2, 4, 6 or toll saver). The previous setting will be announced at the first time you press the key. Press SET to confirm your choice and the selected setting is then announced. 4. Press SELECT to toggle the choices ("on" or "off"). The existing setting will be announced the first time that the key is pressed. INTERCOM SPEAKRPHONE MIC Quit from menu setting mode · During setting up the ITAD in the menu mode, the user can quit the menu setting mode by pressing the MAILBOX X key anytime except in OGM recording mode. The system will exit menu mode automatically if no key is press within 20 s in menu mode except in minute setting in Day & Time item. In minute setting of Day & Time setting item, the auto-exit time is 1 minute. This facilitates the user to set the real time clock. 4. Press SET to set your selection, voice prompt "Call-screening is On" or "Call screening is Off" will be announced to confirm your setting. Ring Type Programming i) The ITAD has 4 ring type settings: 2 rings 4 rings The incoming call is an swered after 2 rings. 38 · · 39 Leaving an Incoming Message 900MHz VT 9171 TIME/SET SELECT MENU MENU REPEAT/ SLOW ERASE REC/ MEMO CHARGE SKIP/ QUICK ANSWER ON/OFF · SPARE BATT PLAY/ST OP IN USE The system will be held in menu after SET is pressed. [. . . ] 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. Occasionally, your telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operation, or procedures that could affect the operation of your equipment. If so, you will be given advance notice of the change to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted service. [. . . ]