Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MI6870 VTech
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www.vtechphones.com 1 Ge t ting s ta rt ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 68 96 /68 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 6870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 68 66 .
www.vtechphones.com 2 T urn you r answer ing sys tem on an d of f . . . . . . . 32 Day and ti me ann oun cem ents . . . . . . . . . . . 32 T o che ck d ay and tim e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Men u feature s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting s tar ted 1 . T el eph one ba se 2. H and sets (4 ) 3. C harg er power ad aptor s (3) 4. C harg ers (3) 5. T e lep hone l ine c ord 6. B elt c lip s ( 4) 7 . Bat ter ies (4 ) 8. Q uic k st ar t guid e 9. B ase p ower ada ptor 1 0.
www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Get ting s tar ted Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 870 : 1 . T el eph one b ase 2. Ha nd sets (2) 7 . B at teri es (2) 6. Be lt c lip s (2 ) 5. T e lep hon e lin e cor d 9. Bas e powe r ada ptor 1 1 . Use r’s man ual 10.
www.vtechphones.com 6 Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 8 66: 1 . T el eph one ba se 2. H and set 3. B elt c lip 4. T e lep hone l ine c ord 5. B atte r y 6. Q uic k st ar t guid e 7 . Bas e power ad aptor 8. Wall m ount b racket 9. U ser ’ s manu al 1 . T e lep hone b ase 2.
www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started Get ting star te d Installat ion Choo se a loca tion F o r o p t i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e o f y o u r cor dle ss tel eph one sys tem: 1 .
www.vtechphones.com 8 • If t he bat ter y h as not b een c harg ed, pla ce th e han dset in th e tele pho ne bas e, and al low it to c harg e for at lea st 16 hour s. • Us e onl y the V T ec h power sup ply p rovi de d wit h your tele pho ne. Conn ect p ower to tele phone b ase / hands et char ger s 1 .
www.vtechphones.com 9 Getting started Getting started • If the phone will not be used for a long period of time, remove the batter y to pr event possib le leakage. • If you have any trouble installi ng your phone, please refer to the T roub leshoo ting secti on near t he end of this manual.
www.vtechphones.com 10 In sta l la ti on If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vice (optional) If you hear in ter feren ce du ring c onvers atio ns, an d/or your c aller ID feat ures are not fu nct ion ing pr.
www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started The wa ll mou nt brac kets are d esig ned fo r use o n stan dar d wall mo unt plate s onl y . 1 . Fol low th e inst ruc tio n on pag e 8 to co nnec t the p ower to tel eph one ba se and p hon e line.
www.vtechphones.com 12 NOT REGISTERED Registrati on PRESS FIND HNDST 4 SEC ON BASE T o r egist er a hand set Whe n r st purch ase d, a ll acc es sor y hands ets show N OT REG IS TER ED on th e scr een. T o re gis ter a hand set: 1 . Place the hand set in a bas e unit or c harger t hat is conne cted to a power out let.
www.vtechphones.com 13 Getting started Fou r se co nds l ate r: 2. O n the te lep hone b ase: • Pres s and ho ld FI N D HAN DS ET fo r four se co nds.
www.vtechphones.com 14 If you are replac ing a hand set on a syste m that has the ma ximu m number of reg istere d hand sets or wis h t o c hang e the assi gne d h and set num ber of your regi stere d h ands ets, you m ust rst de- regi ster the h and sets, t hen re -r egi ster all h and sets.
www.vtechphones.com 15 Getting started Handset la y out 1 . Ear pi ece 2. C aller ID/s crol l down 3. H eads et jac k (2.5mm) 4. T a lk / as h 5. D ial keys (0 -9, * , #) 6. R edi al/p ause 7 . Mute /remove 8. D isp lay 9. S ele ct /me nu 1 0. Phoneb ook /scr oll up 1 1.
www.vtechphones.com 16 1 . In u se ind ic ator 2. C harg e indi cato r 3. S etup 4. Volum e cont rol 5. A nswer on /of f 6. C hang e 7 . Del ete/ski p/pl ay/ sto p/repe at 8.
www.vtechphones.com 17 Han dset LE Ds LED D e scri ptio n • On wh en han dset s pea kerph one is i n use. Basic o peration Han dset ic ons Ic on D esc ript ion MUTE • T ur ns on w hen t he mic rop hon e is mute d. NEW • T ur ns on w hen m iss ed ca lls have not b een rev iewed .
www.vtechphones.com 18 Handset operation Mak ing calls • Pre ss (or SPE AK ER to use th e ha nds et s pea kerph one featur e ), the n dial t he ph one nu mber. - OR- Dia l the ph one nu mbe r rst , the n pres s (or SPEA KE R ) . • T o end you r ca ll pr ess OFF or pla ce t he han dse t i n its t eleph one ba se .
www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Handset operation • I f the r edi al mem or y is e mpt y , and R ED IA L is pre sse d, a do ubl e bee p wil l sou nd. • If t he for wa rd ca ll is no t answer ed in ab out 3 0 se con ds, t he ext erna l cal l wil l be re turn ed to the o rig inat ing han dset .
www.vtechphones.com 20 Handset operation • T o e nd th e call , pres s IN T or OF F on eit her ha nds et, or pl ace t he han dset ba ck in i ts tel epho ne ba se.
www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Confe ren ce call It is po ssi ble to est abl ish a co nferen ce c all bet wee n two han dse ts and the ex ter nal lin e.
www.vtechphones.com 22 Directory • All h and sets s hare a c omm on dir ect or y , s tore d in th e bas e. Entr ies en tere d into o ne ha nds et are avail abl e at all han dset s, an d if a dir ect or y ent r y is d elete d, it wi ll dis ap pear f rom al l han dset s.
www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Directory Char acte rs by numbe r Press ing any p ar tic ular key cau ses d if ferent c har acter s to be d isp layed in th e foll owing o rder : Characters by number of key presses Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 # ‘ , - .
www.vtechphones.com 24 Directory Review and di al entri es • Pr ess M EN U , w ith D I REC TO RY h igh lig hted , pr es s S EL . Wi th RE VI EW in t he r st lin e, pres s SE L . - OR - Wit h t he hand set in idl e, pre ss to e nter t he dire ctor y.
www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation De lete a dir ec tory e ntr y • Follow the steps in R eview an d dial ent ries (page 24) to reach the e ntr y to be d elete d. • Pres s M UTE /R EMOVE to del ete th e entr y. A c onr mation tone will s oun d.
www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y our ph one is c apab le of d is playin g t he n umb er of t he c all er b efore the cal l is an swered ( calle r I D or C ID ). If th e num ber i s alrea dy in the dire cto r y , th e name of t he cal ler wil l also b e disp layed.
www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID Review call er ID Y ou can enter ca ller ID rev iew m ode by pr ess ing w hen the han dset i s idl e, the han dset w ill en ter cal ler id r eview mo de. Or : • Wit h the h ands et idl e ( of f), pres s ME N U .
www.vtechphones.com 28 Caller ID • I f the call er ID re co rd do es no t con tain a num ber , you w ill be pro mpted to E D IT N UM BE R , and t he sc reen w ill sh ow: • Af ter the entr y has a nam e and n umb er , p ress ME NU / SEL to save.
www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Caller ID Dia l from call er ID • Foll ow the step s in Revie w ca ller ID (page 27) to nd the entr y to be d iale d. • T o cha nge how the num ber will be dial ed, pr e ss # rep eatedl y to scroll through the various dialing options.
www.vtechphones.com 30 Handset settings • The h and set wi ll not r ing w hen a ca ll co mes in i f rin ger vo lum e is at t he lowe st set ti ng. Ringe r volume • Wi th t he hand set in idl e (of f) mo de, p res s M EN U t hen pre ss o r unti l RI NG ER VOL UM E is sh own.
www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Lan guage • From t he id le (off ) mod e, p res s M EN U th en pres s or unti l L AN GUAGE is d isp layed . • Pre ss SEL . Pre ss or to cho ose bet ween En gli sh, Frenc h or Spa nish. • Pre ss S EL to c onr m.
www.vtechphones.com 32 Y our co rdle ss telep hone sys tem p rovid es you w ith lea ding ed ge dig ital te chno log y wi th an answer ing system t hat ca n r eco rd up to 9 9 mes sage s, or app roxim ately 15 mi nutes of re co rdin g time. Ea ch mes sag e can b e no lon ger t han four m inute s.
www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Befor e u sing t he answer ing sys tem, you sh ould fo llow t he step s to s et t he day an d t ime, so me ssag es are date d c orre ctl y .
www.vtechphones.com 34 Ans wering s yst em operation Me nu featu res Sys tem a nnou nc es De scr ipt ion Ann ounc eme nts O utgo ing me ssag e to tell c all ers to l eave a mess age. Rem ote acc ess c od e Set c ode to a cc ess re motel y from a to uc h tone ph one.
www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation 4. Pre ss PL A Y/S TOP / wh en yo u have n ishe d r eco rdi ng. The system w ill pl ay back you r rec ord ed mes sag e and t hen save it . Listen to ou tgoing announ cem ent 1 . Pre ss S ETU P .
www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans wering s yst em operation Announc eme nts 1 . W h e n p l a y b a c k b e g i n s , y o u w i l l h e a r t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f mes sag es. 2. B e f o re e a c h me s s a g e, y o u wi l l he a r t h e da y an d t i m e it w a s rec eive d.
www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Rec ord a me mo 1 . Pre ss RE C/ M EM O . 2. T he syste m wi ll a nno unc e “ Re cor d af ter th e to ne. Pres s STOP when you a re don e. ” 3. S pea k toward th e MI C to re cor d a mem o for up to fo ur minu tes.
www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans wering s yst em operation Se t the r emote ac ces s code 1 . Pr es s SE T UP t w ic e a nd yo u wi ll h ear “ R em ote a cc e ss c od e.
www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Purp ose P re ss Act ion Play all me ss ages in the m ailb ox Play new me ssag es in th e mail box Del ete a mes sage Del ete all ol d mes sag es Rep eat a mes sag e Rep eat the p revio us mes sag e Sto p Ski p a mes sag e 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 Lis ten t o new me ssag es.
www.vtechphones.com 40 Ans wering s yst em operation Review a nnou nc ement Rec ord a nnou nce ment Rec ord m emo Review r emote a cc ess co de Chan ge rem ote ac ces s co de T urn sys tem of f T urn sys tem on #7 *7 8 #9 *9 0 0 Lis ten to cur rent o utgo ing an noun cem ent.
www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation 2. Pre ss CH AN GE to c on rm the cu rrent st atus; On or O ff is al so dis played o n the me ss age win dow. 3. Pre ss C HAN GE a gain to c han ge the s et ting . 4. Press SE TUP to s av e and advanc e to t he nex t menu option or pr ess PL A Y/STO P / to s ave and exit .
www.vtechphones.com 42 Ans wering s yst em operation 2. Pre ss C HAN GE u ntil yo u hear th e on opt ion. 3. Press S ETUP three times, the system announces “ Announc ement. Pr ess PLA Y or press RE CORD . T o co ntinu e setu p, press S ETU P. ” 4.
www.vtechphones.com 43 Basic operation Ans wering s yst em operation Me ssag e window displ ay Di spl ay 0 1 - 98 1 - 8 1 0 - 99 1 - 99 (cou nting) 99 (a shin g) F (ash ing) CL (as hing) A -- -- ( ashi ng) On or O FF 02, 0 4, 06 , tS Ex pla nat ion No me ssa ges.
www.vtechphones.com 44 • T o p u rc ha se a h e a dse t, v is it u s o n th e w eb at www . vt ec h p ho ne s. com o r c al l VT ec h C us t om e r Se rvi ce a t 1 -8 00-5 95- 95 1 1 . I n C an ad a, co nt ac t VT ech T el ec o m m u ni ca ti on s C a na da Lt d.
www.vtechphones.com 45 Basic operation Batteries Bat te r y car e and p er form anc e After the battery is fully charged, you can expect the following performance: Operation Operating time While in use (talking) up to 7.5 hours While not in use (standby*) up to 3.
www.vtechphones.com 46 T roublesh ootin g If you have di f cu lt y oper ating yo ur pho ne, the s ugg esti ons b elow sh oul d sol ve the pro ble m. If you st ill have di f cul t y afte r tr yi ng the se sug ges tio ns, ca ll V T e ch C ommu nic atio ns at 1-80 0 - 595 - 951 1.
www.vtechphones.com 47 T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • M ake sure yo u have a dial to ne bef ore di aling . The h ands et may take a s ec ond or t wo to nd the te lep hone bas e a nd pro du ce a d ial ton e. Thi s i s nor mal.
www.vtechphones.com 48 Problem Suggestion UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN displays on my handset. • M ove the h ands et cl oser to t he tele pho ne bas e. Y ou mi ght have move d out of r ange.
www.vtechphones.com 49 Additional information Problem Suggestion I get noise, static, or weak signal even when I’m near the telephone base. • O th er co rdl ess pho nes a nd 8 02. 1 1 wir eles s ro uter s that are u sed for h ome c om puter net work s bot h use inter nal r adio s to com muni cate.
www.vtechphones.com 50 Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • M ake sur e you h ave t he r ing er ac tivate d. Refe r to t he se ct ion(s ) on ri nger sel ect ion in t his user ’s manua l. • Ma ke sure the te lep hone line c or d is plugg ed rm ly i nto t he te lep hone base and the te lep hone jac k.
www.vtechphones.com 51 Additional information Problem Suggestion My calls fade or cut in and out while I’m using my handset. • O th er e lec tr oni c pr odu ct s c an cau se inte r feren ce wi th your co rdl es s ph one.
www.vtechphones.com 52 Problem Suggestion My caller ID isn’t working. • Cal ler ID i s a su bsc ript ion s er vi ce. Y o u must subs cr ibe to thi s ser v ice for th is featu re to wo rk on your p hon e. • Y o ur ca ller mu st be c alli ng fro m an area t hat sup por t s call er ID.
www.vtechphones.com 53 Additional information T roublesh ootin g Problem Suggestion I lost a handset and just bought a new one. How do I register the new one ? • Pre ss an d hol d FI ND H AND SE T on t he mai n telep hon e base fo r 1 0 sec ond s. • W hen t he IN U SE l ight s tar ts to ash , relea se th e FI ND H AN DS ET bu tto n.
www.vtechphones.com 54 Mainten ance Taking c ar e of you r tel eph one Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be treated with care. Avoid rough treatment Place the handset down gently. Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to ship it.
www.vtechphones.com 55 Additional information W arranty 5. P rod uct w hos e warr ant y/qua lit y sti cker s, Pro du ct ser ial n umb ers p late s or ele ctr oni c ser ial nu mbe rs have b een r emov ed, al tere d or ren der ed ill egi ble; o r 6.
www.vtechphones.com 56 Import ant safety instru ctions FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements for a Class B digital device under Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules.
www.vtechphones.com 57 Additional information FCC , ACT A and IC regulati ons Changes or modications to this equipment not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
www.vtechphones.com 58 The RB RC ® s eal o n t he n icke l- met al- hydr id e b atte r y i ndi cate s t hat V T ec h C omm uni cat ion s, I nc. i s volun tar ily p ar tic ipati ng i n an ind ustr y p.
www.vtechphones.com 59 Additional information T echnical s pecications Fre que ncy C ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T r ansm it Fre qu ency T e lep hone b ase: 5725 - 585 0 MHz Han dset: 24 00 -248 3. 5 MHz Re ce ive Fre que ncy T ele pho ne bas e: 2400 -248 3.
www.vtechphones.com 60 Index A Add iti onal i nfor mati on 4 6 Ann oun cem ent o nly m ode 41 Ann oun cem ent s 36 Ans werin g ca lls 18 Ans werin g syste m ope rati on 32 – 4 3 B Bas e rin ger 4 2 .
www.vtechphones.com 61 M Mai ntena nc e 54 Mak ing c all s 1 8 Men u featur es 3 4 Mes sag e ale r t 40 Mes sag e play bac k 35 Mes sag e win dow d isp lay 43 Mute 19 N Num ber of r ing s 42 O Op erat.
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U s e r ’ s M a n u a l www.vtechphones.com Models: mi6 896 /6895/6 87 0 /686 6.
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