Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 6041 VTech
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www.vtechphones.com i This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech product.
www.vtechphones.com ii Inst allat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Par ts ch eck list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Inst all ha nds et batt er y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 T ele phon e base i nst allati on .
www.vtechphones.com iii T able of conten ts Han dset li ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 T ele phon e base l ight s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Han dset i con s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Han dset d ispl ay scre en mes sage s .
www.vtechphones.com 1 Installation Basic operation Installat ion To purchase replacement batteries, o r ob ta i n a rep lac emen t power a dapte r , v i s i t our we bsi te a t www.vtechphones . co m or ca ll 1 (80 0) 595 - 951 1. In Can ada g o to w ww.
www.vtechphones.com 2 Inst all hand set bat te ry • Remove bat ter y c ompar tm ent cover by press ing on the i ndent ation and s lidin g i t d ownwards (only for 6 04 4 ). • Ali gn the t wo ho les in t he plu g wit h the so cket pi ns acc ord ing to t he col or-co ded l abe l in the bat ter y com par tm ent, th en sna p the p lug int o plac e.
www.vtechphones.com 3 Installation Basic operation Installat ion Inst all the tel eph one base and the charger as sho wn below . Choos e a loca tio n away from any elec tron ic equipment and appliances such as personal computers, computer routers, television sets, microwave ovens, and refrigerators.
www.vtechphones.com 4 Dial t yp e If you have tou ch -tone s er vic e, your tel epho ne is re ady to us e as so on as th e bat ter y is ch arge d. If you have pu lse (rotar y) ser v ice, th e dial t y pe must b e cha nged . T o c han ge the d ial t yp e, see Di al t ype o n page 12.
www.vtechphones.com 5 Installation Basic operation DSL l ter (for DSL us ers) T o sin gle tel epho ne jac k (RJ1 1 C) T ele phon e line c ord If you subscri be to DS L ser vice If you r ece ive h i.
www.vtechphones.com 6 T elephone set tin gs Han dset layout 1 . Ear piec e 2. / ( d irec tor y/vol ume) 3. (speaker phon e ) 4. /FL ASH 5. Dia ling keys (0 -9, * , #) 6. REDIAL / P AUSE 7 . Micr oph one 8. Han dset d ispl ay 9. MENU/SELECT 1 0. CID/ ( cal ler ID/ volume) 1 1.
www.vtechphones.com 7 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone set tin gs T e lep hone bas e layout 1 . CHARG E light 2. IN USE li ght 3. VOICEMAIL l ight 4.
www.vtechphones.com 8 T elephone set tin gs Dat e and time • Press MEN U/ SE LEC T to dis play men u when i n idle m ode. • Press or to reac h DA TE / TI ME . Pres s ME NU /S ELEC T . • Use t he keypad to s et the year. Press M EN U/S EL ECT . • Use t he keypad to s et the date.
www.vtechphones.com 9 Basic operation Telephone settings The h and set wi ll not r ing wh en th e rin ger vo lume is at t he lowe st set tin g. A ri nger of f ic on wil l be di spl ayed. Whi le th e tele pho ne is rin gin g, you ca n temp orar ily sil enc e the r ing er by pre ssin g OF F/CL EAR or MU TE / RE MOV E .
www.vtechphones.com 10 Out of r ange ton e The hand set wi ll be ep dur ing a conver sati on wh en it i s out of ran ge fr om the tel epho ne base. Thi s t one is pres et to O N . If yo u w ish to chan ge thi s set ting: • Press MEN U/ SE LEC T to dis play th e menu wh en in id le mo de.
www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone set tin gs Edit han dset na me • Press MEN U/ SE LEC T to dis play the m enu wh en in id le mo de. • Press or to reac h SE TUP H S . Pres s MEN U/ SE LEC T . • Press or to reac h HAN DS ET N AME .
www.vtechphones.com 12 Cle ar voicema il If you su bsc rib e to voic emai l s er vic es provid ed by your loc al teleph one co mpany , NE W VOI CE MA IL wi ll app ear on t he han dset d isp lay and the VOI CE MA IL lig ht o n t he tele phon e b ase will a sh when you have a new vo ice mail m ess age.
www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone set tin gs Res et to def ault set tings The h ands et a nd the te leph one ba se can b e ind ivi duall y reset to t heir def ault s ett ing s by sel ec ting RES ET i n th e SE TU P HS o r SE TU P BS menu s res pec tivel y .
www.vtechphones.com 14 Basic o peration Opti ons while on ca lls Sp eakerp hone • Press to alter nate bet wee n spea kerph one an d norm al han dset us e. Mute • Press M UTE / R EMOVE o n t he hand set to sil ence t he mic ropho ne dur ing a co nversat ion.
www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Basic o peration Inte rcom ca ll Thi s feature al lows c onvers ation b et ween han dset s. • For 60 5 1 , pr ess I NT o n a hand set and i ts sc reen d ispl ays NU MBE R . Use the keypad to select a destination handset.
www.vtechphones.com 16 Basic o peration If th e des tinat ion han dset d oes n ot answe r , p ress OF F/CL EAR o n the o rig inati ng han dset t o retur n to th e exter nal ca ll . • T r ansfe r an exte rnal call An ex terna l call c an be fo r warde d to anot her han dset d urin g a conver sati on.
www.vtechphones.com 17 Advanced operation Ad v anced operation vtecH 1-595-9511 eMPtY Dir ector y The di rec tor y can stor e u p to 5 0 entri es. Eac h e ntr y may con sist of a num ber up to 24 di git s and a nam e up to 15 charac ters. • The s cree n dis plays EM P T Y if ther e is no re cor d in the d irec tor y .
www.vtechphones.com 18 Ad v anced operation Char acte r char t Use th e keypad and t he ch art b elow to en ter a n ame (up to 15 c harac ters). Eac h p ress of a p ar ticul ar key caus es the c harac ter s to be di splayed i n the fo llowi ng ord er: • Press MUT E / REM OVE to bac ksp ace an d erase a s ingl e char acter.
www.vtechphones.com 19 Advanced operation Ad v anced operation Stor e a direc tor y entr y • Press MEN U/ SE LEC T tw ice to e nter the D I REC TORY . • Press or t o reach S TOR E and t hen pre ss M EN U/ SEL ECT . • The scr een disp lays EN TER NU MB ER .
www.vtechphones.com 20 Ad v anced operation De lete fro m the dir ector y • Press / or ME NU /S ELE CT th ree tim es to ente r the di rec tor y . • Pres s or to s crol l to the d esire d entr y . T o d ele te on e ent ry • Press MUT E / REM OVE .
www.vtechphones.com 21 Advanced operation About c aller I D If you s ubs cri be to c aller ID ser v ice from your lo cal tele phon e com pany , th is featu re dis plays t he name an d tel epho ne n umbe r of the ca ller befor e an swerin g a cal l (even wh en yo u are on anot her cal l).
www.vtechphones.com 22 Ad v anced operation Call log The info rmati on o f th e ca ller will be dis played if you sub scr ibe to c alle r ID ser vi ce fr om your lo cal te lep hone c omp any . • The c all lo g can s tore up to 5 0 entr ies. Eac h ent r y may con sist of a num ber u p to 20 digi ts a nd a nam e up to 1 5 char acter s.
www.vtechphones.com 23 Advanced operation Ad v anced operation Stor e a call log numb er • Press CI D/ to e nter the c all l og. - OR - Press MEN U/ SE LEC T . Pr ess o r to sel ec t CALL LOG . • Press M EN U/ SE LECT a nd t hen pre ss or to s crol l to t he d esir ed entr y.
www.vtechphones.com 24 Ad v anced operation De lete fro m the ca ll log • Press CI D/ to ente r the c all lo g. - OR - Pres s ME N U/ SE LEC T . Pres s or to sel ec t CALL LOG , the n pres s ME NU /S ELEC T . T o d ele te on e ent ry • Press or t o scro ll to th e desir ed ent ry a nd the n pres s MU TE / RE MOVE .
www.vtechphones.com 25 Advanced operation Ad v anced operation Red ial The r edia l list c an stor e up to 10 of the mo st rec entl y dial ed num ber s. • Whe n th ere ar e alr eady 1 0 en trie s in the red ial list , th e ol des t ent ry will b e del eted to make r oom fo r the new o ne.
www.vtechphones.com 26 Dial f rom re dial • Press RED IA L / P AU SE to ente r the re dial l ist. • Press or to scr oll to t he des ired en tr y . • Press / FL ASH o r to dia l. De lete fro m redi al • Press RED IA L / P AU SE to ente r the re dial l ist.
www.vtechphones.com 27 Appendix Handset and telephone ba se indi cators Han dset ico ns T e lep hone bas e lights Han dset light • Rin ger of f. (Bat ter y ind icat or) • Cyc les (l ow , med ium, an d full) wh en han dset bat ter y i s charg ing. Flas hes w hen th e batte ry p ower is l ow .
www.vtechphones.com 28 Handset disp la y screen messages Display: When: cAl l There is an inco ming call. cAl l ING HANd Set X Calling anot her handset. cA ll I NG fr oM: HAN dSe t X Ot her han dset i s call ing. cH ArGI NG A han dset wi th low b atter y h as bee n plac ed on t he tele phon e base to rec harg e.
www.vtechphones.com 29 Appendix Handset disp la y screen messages Display: When: PA G I NG The h ands et loc ator ha s been ac ti vated or the h and set is be ing pag ed. PH oNe T he han dset i s in use. Pl Ace IN cHA rGe r The b atter y i s ver y low.
www.vtechphones.com 30 Batter y Af ter t he bat te ry i s fully ch arg ed for 16 hour s, you can exp ec t the f ollowing p er form anc e: Op eratio n Op eratin g time Whi le in us e (talki ng) 1 0 hour s Whi le not in u se (stand by*) 1 00 h ours *Ha nd set is o ff t he te lep hon e bas e but n ot in u se.
www.vtechphones.com 31 Appendix Import ant safe t y in structio ns Whe n usi ng you r tele pho ne eq uip ment , bas ic saf ety p rec aut ions s hou ld al ways be f ollo wed: 1. Rea d and un der st and al l ins tru cti ons. 2. Fol low al l warn ing s and in str uc tion s mar ked on t he pr odu ct.
www.vtechphones.com 32 T roubleshoo tin g Problem Suggestion My teleph one does not work at a ll. • M ak e s ur e t h e b at t e r y i s i n st a l l ed an d c h a rg e d c o r re c t l y ( pa g e 2). F or op t i mu m d a i ly per for man ce, retur n the c ord less h ands et to the te leph one ba se or c harge r after u se.
www.vtechphones.com 33 Appendix Problem Suggestion The b atter y d oes no t cha rge in t he han dset or th e hand set bat ter y do es not ac cep t cha rge. • Make s ure th e han dset is pl aced in t he tel epho ne ba se or charg er c orre ctl y . T he C HAR GE lig ht on th e telep hone b ase or c harg er shou ld be o n.
www.vtechphones.com 34 T roubleshoo tin g Problem Suggestion Ther e is no d ial ton e. • F irst , tr y all t he above su gge stio ns. • Move th e cor dles s hand set c loser t o the tel epho ne bas e. It mig ht be out o f rang e. • The te leph one li ne co rd mig ht be ma lfun cti onin g.
www.vtechphones.com 35 Appendix T roubleshoo tin g Problem Suggestion The te leph one d oes not r ing wh en ther e is an in com ing ca ll. • Make sur e the r inge r is on (see pag e 9) . • Make sur e the tel eph one li ne cor d and p ower adapte r are plu gge d in pro perl y (page 3).
www.vtechphones.com 36 T roubleshoo tin g Problem Suggestion I can not di al out . • Fir st, tr y al l the ab ove sugg esti ons. • Make sur e t here i s a d ial to ne befor e dial ing. It i s n orma l i f the c ord less h ands et takes a s eco nd or t wo to syn chro nize wi th the tele phon e base b efore p rodu cin g a dia l tone.
www.vtechphones.com 37 Appendix T roubleshoo tin g Problem Suggestion Ther e is noi se or inter fe renc e dur ing a tel epho ne co nversat ion. My c alls c ut in an d out whe n I am usin g the cor dle ss han dset . • The h ands et may be ou t of rang e.
www.vtechphones.com 38 T roubleshoo tin g Problem Suggestion I hear oth er call s when usi ng the te leph one. • Disconnec t the telephone base from the telephone jac k. Plug in a dif ferent telephone. If there are stil l ot her calls , t he pro blem is prob abl y i n t he wiri ng or lo cal ser vic e.
www.vtechphones.com 39 Appendix Problem Suggestion The sy stem do es not re cei ve call er ID or th e system d oes not di spl ay calle r ID dur ing c all wait ing. • Make sure you sub scr ibe to c aller ID w ith call waiting features provi ded by th e l oc al te lep hone co mpany.
www.vtechphones.com 40 T roubleshoo tin g Problem Suggestion My c ordl ess ha nds et bee ps and i s not per for ming n orm ally. • Make s ure t he powe r cor d is sec urely plug ged into the te leph one base. Pl ug th e un it int o a dif fere nt work ing e lec tri cal ou tlet n ot cont roll ed by a wall sw itch .
www.vtechphones.com 41 Appendix Operating ran ge This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
www.vtechphones.com 42 About co rdless telephones Priva cy: The same feature s that make a c ord less t eleph one c onvenie nt cre ate som e limi tatio ns.
www.vtechphones.com 43 Appendix W arranty 4. Pr odu ct t o the ex ten t tha t the p rob lem i s cau sed by u se wi th n on-V T e ch a cc ess ori es; or 5. Pr odu ct w hos e warr ant y/qu ali ty s tic ker s, pro du ct se ria l num ber p late s or el ect ron ic se ria l num ber s have b een r emove d, al tere d or re nde red i lle gib le; or 6.
www.vtechphones.com 44 FCC , A CT A and IC regulatio ns 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 45 Appendix FCC , A CT A and IC regulatio ns If this equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may temporarily discontinue your telephone service. The telephone company is required to notify you before interrupting service.
www.vtechphones.com 46 T echnical specication s Freque ncy c ontro l Cr yst al con troll ed PLL synt hesi zer Freque ncy Han dset: 1921 .5 36 - 1928.44 8 MHz T ele phon e base: 192 1 . 53 6 - 1 9 28.44 8 MHz Chan nels 5 Nom inal ef fe cti ve rang e Ma xim um power al lowed by FCC a nd IC.
www.vtechphones.com 47 Index A Ab out ca ller ID 21 Ab out co rdle ss tel epho nes 4 2 Advan ced o perat ion 1 7 Answe r an exter nal c all dur ing a n interc om c all 1 5 B Bas ic op eratio n 1 4 Bat.
www.vtechphones.com 48 K Key tone 1 0 La nguag e 1 1 M Mai ntenan ce 4 1 Make, an swer and en d cal ls 1 4 Mul tipl e hand set use 15 Mute 1 4 O Op eratin g rang e 4 1 Opt ions w hile o n call s 1 4 O.
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