Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product mi6877 VTech
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U s e r ’ s M a n u a l www.vtechphones.com Models : mi689 7 / 6877.
www.vtechphones.com 1 Ge t ting s ta rt ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 68 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Par ts ch eck lis t for mi 687 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Inst all ation . . . . . . . . . .
www.vtechphones.com 2 Answe ring s ystem o perat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 T ur n the a nsweri ng featur e on and o ff . . . . . . . . 32 Day and ti me ann oun cem ents . . . . . . . . . . . 32 T o c hec k day and t ime . . . . . . . . . . . .
www.vtechphones.com 3 NEED HELP? This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting you need to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please take the time to review thoroughly to ensure proper installation so you can enjoy the benets of this VTech innovative and feature rich product.
www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting s t arte d • Befo re us ing thi s tele pho ne, you mu st rea d Im por t ant S af et y In str uc tio ns on pag e 56. Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 8 97 1 . T el eph one ba se 2. Han dset s (3 ) 3. Char ger powe r adapt ors (2) 4.
www.vtechphones.com 5 1 . T e leph one ba se 2. H and set 3. Wall m ount b racket 4. T el eph one li ne cor d 5. Q uic k st ar t guid e 6. B elt c lip 7 . T el eph one ba se powe r adapt or 8. B atte r y 9. U ser ’ s m anual Par ts ch ecklis t for mi6 87 7 1 .
www.vtechphones.com 6 Installat ion Choo se a loca tion For o ptim al p er for manc e o f your co rdl ess tele pho ne system: 1 . C h o o s e a c e n t r a l l o c a t i o n f o r t h e tele pho ne bas e.
www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started • 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. • Use o nly th e VTech power s upp ly prov ide d wit h your tele pho ne.
www.vtechphones.com 8 In stal lat ion Che ck bat te ry in dicator If you se e W A RN IN G C HEC K BA T T ERY! o n the h and set dis play , i t ind icate s one of t he fol lowin g: 1 . The re i s n o bat ter y in you r ha nds et. Y ou nee d to i nst all the s upp lied bat ter y in to you r ha nds et (see In sta ll ha nds et ba t ter y on p age 6.
www.vtechphones.com 9 Getting started In stal lat ion If you subscri be to DS L ser vice (optional) If you hear inter ference during conversations and / or your caller ID features are not func tioning properly , ins tall a noi se l ter to th e tele phon e lin e bet ween t he tel eph one b ase an d th e tele phon e line jack .
www.vtechphones.com 10 W all mo untin g ( option al) 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 . Foll ow the in str uc tion o n page 7 to c onn ec t the po wer to tele phon e bas e and ph one li ne.
www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started T o re giste r a hands et Whe n rst p urc hase d, all ac ce sso r y hand sets s how NO T REG I STE RE D on th e scr een. T o reg ister a h and set: 1 . Place the hands et in its c harger (connected to a power out let.
www.vtechphones.com 12 Registrati on If you are replac ing a hand set on a sy stem that has th e maxi mum num ber of regis tered han dset s or wis h to chang e t he assig ned hands et nu mbe r of your re giste red hands ets, you mus t r st de- regi ster the h and sets, t hen re -r egi ster all h and sets.
www.vtechphones.com 13 Getting started Handset la yo ut 1 . Ear piec e 2. CID/ 3. Head set ja ck (2.5m m) 4. T al k / as h 5. Dia ling keys (0 -9, * , #) 6. Red ial /paus e 7 . Mute /remove 8. LCD dis play 9. Men u/se lec t 1 0. Dire ctor y/ 1 1 . V o lume (on si de of ha nds et) 1 2.
www.vtechphones.com 14 1 . In us e indi cato r 2. C harg ing in dic ator 3. S pea ker 4. S etup 5. I nterc om /n d han dset 6. R epeat 7 . Play/stop 8. S kip 9. T ime /set 1 0. C hang e 1 1 . Di alin g keys (0- 9, * , #) 1 2. R edi al/p ause 1 3. M ute 1 4.
www.vtechphones.com 15 Vis ual indicat ors Base i cons Ic on D esc ript ion MUTE • T ur ns on w hen th e mic rop hone i s mute d. NEW • T ur ns on w hen mi sse d cal ls have not b een rev iewed. • T ur ns on w hen th e tele pho ne bas e ring er is of f.
www.vtechphones.com 16 Han dset LE Ds LED D e scri ptio n • On wh en han dset s pea kerph one is i n use. Base LE Ds LED D e scri ptio n • On wh en ba se sp eakerp hon e is in us e. IN USE • On wh en th e phon e is be ing us ed. • Flas hes w hen an ex tens ion p hone i s bei ng use d.
www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation V olume c ontrol Press the V O L or on th e ha nds et or base to adjus t li stenti ng vo lume. when you c hang e th e volu me level, th e new set ting is saved. Th e new volum e level wil l be ap pli ed eac h time yo u use t he han dset , spe akerph one or h eads et.
www.vtechphones.com 18 Redi al • Whe n the han dset is id le, pres s RED I AL / PA U SE to di splay th e last tele pho ne nu mber diale d fro m the hand set (up to 3 2 di git s ). Us e or to sc rol l t hrou gh the last ve numb ers dial ed. When th e b egi nnin g or th e end of t he red ial li st is re ach ed, a do ubl e bee p will s ound .
www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation T elephone operation • P r e ss , SPE AK ER , IN T or any d iali ng key on t he oth er han dset (or SPE AK ER o r IN T/F IN D H AN DS ET o n th e bas e ) to an swer t he inter com c all.
www.vtechphones.com 20 Inte rcom / nd h andse t If you can not nd your ha nds et( s) p ress I NT/ FI ND HA ND SE T on the tel epho ne bas e to pag e t he han dset(s ) fo r up to 6 0 sec ond s. • Whe n the ha nds et is not b eing u sed, p res s IN T/F IN D HAN DS ET .
www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation - OR - • Press * or wait 3 se co nds you c an pag e all ha nds ets • All handsets will ring and the screen on the handsets and the telephone bas e will d isp.
www.vtechphones.com 22 Directory • All h and sets a nd the b ase s hare a co mmo n dire cto r y , stor ed in t he ba se. Entr ies en tere d into o ne ha nds et are avail abl e at all h and sets a nd bas e, and i f a dir ect or y ent r y is d elete d, it wi ll dis ap pear f rom all h and sets a nd bas e.
www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Directory Cha ra cte rs by num be 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 : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 # ‘ , - .
www.vtechphones.com 24 Directory Edit a dir ector y ent r y • Follow the ste ps in Rev iew and dia l e ntri es a bove to reac h th e entr y to be e dited .
www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation • Press SEL . • Pr e s s M U T E / R E M OV E on t h e h a n d s et (or D E L E T E o n t he tele pho ne bas e ) to bac ksp ace an d use t he dia ling keys to ente r the c orr ect n ame. • Press SE L whe n you ar e do ne ed iti ng th e entr y.
www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting wit h CID Y o ur ph one is cap able of dis playin g t he nu mbe r of the cal ler b efore the c all is answe red (calle r ID or CID). If th e n umb er i s al read y in t he dire cto r y , the na me of the c all er will al so be di spl ayed.
www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID Review call er ID Whe n the hand set o r bas e is idle (off ), press the t o enter the cal ler id r eview mo de. - OR - • Wit h the h ands et or bas e idl e ( o ff ), press M E NU . • Press to s cro ll to CALL LO G .
www.vtechphones.com 28 Caller ID • If the re cor d doe s n ot con tain a nam e, yo u w ill be pr ompte d to ED I T NAM E and t he sc reen w ill sh ow: • If th e ca ller ID rec ord d oes not c onta.
www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Caller ID Dia l from call er ID • Foll ow t he steps in Rev iew ca lle r I D (page 27) to n d t he e ntr y to be di ale d. • T o c hange how the nu mber will be di aled, pres s # re peatedly to s croll thr ough t he vari ous d ialin g opti ons .
www.vtechphones.com 30 T elephone 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.
www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation • Th is fun ct ion onl y ca nce ls the i nd ica tio n of voi cem ail o n the han dse t and b ase di spl ays. It d oes n ot ca nce l the a ctu al voi cem ail s tatu s at th e tele pho ne co mpa ny .
www.vtechphones.com 32 Y o ur an swerin g syste m has app roxim ately 1 5 mi nutes of re co rdin g ti me, an d it c an r ec ord u p to 99 mes sag es. Eac h mes sage i s limi ted to fo ur minu tes. T urn th e answering fe ature o n and of f Press the ANS ON /O FF bu tto n on t he teleph one base to turn the answeri ng system on o r of f.
www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Befor e us ing t he answer ing system , you sho uld foll ow t he s teps to s et th e d ay and tim e, so mes sag es are d ated c orre ct ly .
www.vtechphones.com 34 Outgoi ng announc ement Y o ur an swerin g sys tem i s pr e- pro gram med wit h an ann ounc eme nt fo r nor mal (answer a nd r eco rd) mod e. If the phon e is set up to recor d mess age s, the pho ne answer s call s with “ Hell o.
www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation 4. Pre ss PLA Y/S TOP / wh en you have n ishe d re cor din g. T he sys tem w ill p lay bac k you r rec ord ed me ssag e and t hen s ave it. Listen to ou tgoing announ cem ent 1 . Pres s SE TU P . 2. Pres s PL A Y/S TOP / .
www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans werin g sy stem operation Announc eme nts 1 . Whe n playb ack be gin s, the to tal nu mber o f mes sage s will b e anno unc ed. 2. B efore e ach me ssa ge, the d ay and tim e it was r ece ived wi ll be an noun ce d. 3. A fter t he la st mes sag e the sys tem wil l anno unc e, “En d of mes sage s.
www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Rec ord and p lay memos Mem os are mess ages r eco rde d by you or other ho useh old member s in tend ed for y o urs elf or anyone el se who us es th e an swer in g sy stem . T hey are save d, playe d b ack , a nd de lete d l ike inc om ing mes sag es from o ther c alle rs.
www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans werin g sy stem operation Set r emot e acce ss cod e 1 . Pre s s SE T UP t w i ce, t he s ys tem w il l an no un c e “ R em ot e ac c es s co d e.
www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Purp ose Pres s Act ion Play all me ss ages in t he mail box 1 Lis ten to new m ess ages . If ther e are no n ew mes sag es, all me ss ages wi ll be p layed bac k. Play new me ssag es in t he mail box 2 Plays all n ew ( n ot previ ousl y lis tened t o ) me ss ages.
www.vtechphones.com 40 Me ssag e aler t The m ess age ale r t func tio n pro duc es an aud io ton e to remi nd you th at there ar e new mes sag es on the a nsweri ng syste m. 1 . Pr es s S E TU P t hr ee t i me s an d yo u wi ll h e ar “ M es s ag e al er t .
www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans werin g sy stem operation When the message aler t fun ction is turned on, the telephon e base beep s every 10 sec onds, and PLA Y / STOP / and the number of messages in the oval message window ash when there are new messages.
www.vtechphones.com 42 Ans werin g sy stem operation Call scr ee ning If y o u wi sh to review call er ID or lis ten to c all er’s le aving their mess age before cho osi ng to an swer a cal l, foll ow thes e step s: 1 .
www.vtechphones.com 43 Basic operation Ans werin g sy stem operation Me ssag e window displ ays Di spl ay Exp lan ati on 0 No me ssa ges. 1 - 98 T otal nu mber of mes sages and m emos, or mes sage numb er curre ntly p laying. Num ber a she s if the re are new m ess ages.
www.vtechphones.com 44 Op erati ng rang e T h i s c o r d l e s s t e l e p h o n e o p e r a t e s w i t h i n t h e m a x i m u m p o w e r a l l o w e d b y t h e F e d e r a l Com muni cati ons Com mis sion (FCC) .
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 ooting 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 Co mmun icat ion s at 1 - 80 0 - 595 - 951 1.
www.vtechphones.com 47 T roublesh ooting Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • Make sur e you have a dia l tone b efore d iali ng. Th e hand set may t ake a sec on d or t wo to nd the te lep hone b ase an d prod uc e a d ial to ne. Thi s is nor mal.
www.vtechphones.com 48 Problem Suggestion UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN displays on my handset. • Move th e hand set c los er to the te leph one b ase. 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. • Ot her c ordl ess p hone s a nd 80 2. 1 1 wire les s r outer s that ar e u sed fo r h ome c ompu ter net wor ks 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. • Make s ure you have th e ri nger act ivated . Refer to th e se cti on(s ) o n ri nger sel ec tion in t his user ’s manua l. • Make sur e the teleph one line c ord i s plu gge d rm ly in to th e tele pho ne ba se an d the teleph one jac k.
www.vtechphones.com 51 Additional information Problem Suggestion My calls fade or cut in and out while I’m using my handset. • Ot her el ec tron ic pr odu cts can c aus e inter fer enc e wit h your c ord less pho ne.
www.vtechphones.com 52 Problem Suggestion My Caller ID isn’t working. • Caller ID i s a su bsc rip tion s er vic e. Y o u mu st sub scr ibe to this ser v ice fo r t his feat ure to work on your p hon e. • Y o ur cal ler mus t be c allin g from a n area th at sup por ts c all er ID.
www.vtechphones.com 53 Additional information Problem Suggestion I lost a handset and just bought a new one. How do I register the new one ? • Pres s and ho ld I NT/ FI ND HA ND SE T on t he main t elep hon e base fo r 1 0 s eco nds . • Whe n the I N US E lig ht star t s to a sh, rel ease t he I NT/ FI ND H AN DSE T bu tto n.
www.vtechphones.com 54 Mainten ance Taking c ar e of you r tel eph one Y o ur co rdl ess te lep hon e cont ain s sop his tic ated e lec tro nic p art s, so i t mus t be tre ated w ith c are. Avoid r oug h tre atme nt Plac e th e hand set d own ge ntl y.
www.vtechphones.com 55 Additional information W arranty 4. Pro duc t to th e exte nt th at the p rob lem i s caus ed by u se wit h non -VTech e lec tri cal a cce ss orie s; or 5.
www.vtechphones.com 56 When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of re, electric shock and injury, including the following: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
www.vtechphones.com 57 Additional information FCC , A CT A and IC regulati ons 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 58 FCC , A CT A and IC regulati ons * Remain on the line and briey explain the reason for the call before hanging up. * Perform such activities in off-peak hours, such as early morning or late evening. Industry Canada This equipment complies with regulations RSS210 and CS-03 of Industry Canada.
www.vtechphones.com 59 Additional information T echnica l spe cicatio ns Fre que ncy C ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T ra nsmi t Fre que ncy T ele pho ne bas e: 5725- 58 50 M Hz Han dset: 24 00 -248 3. 5 MHz Re ce ive Fre que ncy T el eph one ba se: 2400 -24 83.
www.vtechphones.com 60 A Add itio nal in form ation 47 Adju stin g hand set vol ume 1 7 Ann oun ceme nt onl y mod e 4 1 , 4 3 Ann oun ceme nts 3 6 Answe ring c all s 1 7 Answe ring s ystem o perat ion.
www.vtechphones.com 61 K Key tone 3 0 L La nguag e 31 Lis ten to outg oin g anno unc eme nt 35 M Mai ntenan ce 5 4 Mak ing c alls 17 Men u feature s 34 Mes sag e aler t 4 0 Mes sag e playb ack 3 5 Mes.
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