Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MI6889 VTech
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www.vtechphones.com 2 T able of con tents Get tin g sta r ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Par ts c hec kli st for m i6 88 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Par ts c hec kli st for m i6 88 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Inst all atio n .
www.vtechphones.com 3 T able of con tents Del ete outg oin g anno unc em ent . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Mes sag e play back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ann oun cem ent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Opt ion s dur ing pl aybac k .
Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 54 of this manual. This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech telephone.
www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started • Imp or t ant! Befo re us ing thi s tel eph one, Plea se re ad Im por t an t sa fe ty ins tr uc tio ns on pag es 53 - 5 4. Get ting started 1 . T elep hone b ase 2. H and set s (3 ) 3. C harg er power ad apte rs (2) 4.
www.vtechphones.com 6 Get ting started 1 . T elep hone b ase 2. H and set s ( 4 ) 3. C harg er power ad apte rs (3) 4. C harg ers (3) 5. T elep hon e line c or d 6. B elt c lip s ( 4) 7 . Bat teri es (4 ) 8. Q ui ck st ar t gui de 9. B ase p ower ada pter 1 0.
www.vtechphones.com 7 Installat ion Choo se a loc ation 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 dl ess te lep hon e system: 1 . Cho ose a cen tral lo cat ion for your tele pho ne ba se.
www.vtechphones.com 8 • If t he bat te r y has not b een c har ged , pla ce t he han ds et in th e tel eph one bas e, and a llow it to c har ge for at lea st 16 hour s. • Us e onl y the V T e ch p ower sup pl y prov ide d wit h your tele ph one. T o o bta in a rep lac eme nt, vis it ou r webs ite at w w w.
www.vtechphones.com 9 Getting started Getting started • If th e pho ne w ill not b e use d for a lon g per io d of tim e, rem ove the bat ter y to p reven t po ssi ble l eak age. • If you h ave any tro ubl e ins ta llin g your p hon e, ple ase r efer to t he T roub le sh oot ing se cti on ne ar the e nd of t his man ual.
www.vtechphones.com 10 In sta l la ti on If you subsc ribe to DS L ser vic e ( optional) If you re cei ve high s pee d intern et thro ugh your telepho ne line ( comm only referred to a s DSL) , and yo.
www.vtechphones.com 11 Getting started The wa ll mou nt bra ckets ar e des ign ed for u se on s tan dar d wall mo unt pl ates on ly . 1 . Fol low th e ins tru ct ion s on pag e 8 to co nne ct t he power to te lep hon e bas e and p hone l ine.
www.vtechphones.com 12 NOT REGISTERED Registrati on PRESS FIND HNDST 4 SEC ON BASE Regi ster a h andse t Whe n rst purc has ed, all acc es sor y hand sets show NOT REG I ST ER ED on th e scr een. T o regi ster a ha nds et: 1 . Pla ce the han ds et in a tele pho ne b ase or cha rger th at i s c onne cte d to a power out let.
www.vtechphones.com 13 Getting started Registrati on Af ter a whil e the hands et will emit seri es of tones, the newly reg iste red hand set will be ass ign ed the lowest exten sio n num ber n ot pr eviou sly assi gne d to a nothe r syste m han dset ( 1 -4) whe n su cc ess full y reg ister ed.
www.vtechphones.com 14 Handset la y out 1 . Ea rpi ec e 2. C aller I D/scro ll dow n 3. H ead set jac k (2.5m m) 4. T alk / a sh 5. D ial keys (0 -9, *, # ) 6. R edi al /paus e 7 . Mute /remove 8. D isp lay 9. S ele ct /menu 1 0. Pho neb ook /sc roll u p 1 1 .
www.vtechphones.com 15 Getting started 1 . In u se in dic ator 2. C harg e ind ic ator 3. S etup 4. Volum e con trol 5. A nswer o n/of f 6. C hang e 7 .
www.vtechphones.com 16 Han dset lig hts Ligh t De sc rip tio n • On wh en ha nds et sp eakerp hon e is in u se. T elephone settings T ele phon e base di splay Ligh t De sc rip tio n IN USE • On wh en th e pho ne is b ein g use d. • Flas hes w hen a n exte nsio n pho ne is b ein g use d.
www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation T elephone settings Han dset m ain menu Enter t he ma in me nu o ptio ns o n th e han ds et by pre ss ing ME NU . Pre ss or to se lec t fr om t he six m enu ite ms de scr ib ed be low. Di re cto r y ( ) Enter an d retri eve up to 50 n ame s and tel eph one n umb ers .
www.vtechphones.com 18 SE T TI NG S( ) Wi th th is ic o n h ig hl ig hte d, pre s s M E N U, th en pre s s o r t o sel ec t fr om th e f ol low in g men u opt ion s: L A N G UA G E – T h i s o p ti o n al l ow s y ou to c ha n g e t h e s c r e en pr o m p ts to En g li s h , E s pa n o l o r Franc ais.
www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Handset operation Mak ing calls • Press (or S PEA KE R to u se th e h and set sp eaker pho ne featur e ), the n dia l the p hone n umb er . - OR - Dial th e pho ne nu mber rst , the n pres s (or SPE AK ER ).
www.vtechphones.com 20 Handset operation • If the r edi al mem or y is e mpt y, and R ED I AL is pre sse d, a d oub le bee p wil l sou nd. • If t he for ward c all is no t answe red in ab out 3 0 se con ds , the ext ern al ca ll wi ll be re turn ed to the o rig ina tin g han dse t.
www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Handset operation • T o en d the c all, p res s IN T or O FF on ei the r hand set , or pla ce th e han dset b ack i n its te lep hon e base.
www.vtechphones.com 22 Handset operation Confe re nce ca ll It is po ssi ble to es tab lis h a confe renc e ca ll bet ween t wo ha nds ets and the ex ter nal li ne. If one handset is already connected to the external line, t he other can join the conver sati on by pr ess ing , a c on feren ce call will be esta bli she d imm edi ately.
www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Directory • All h and set s sha re a co mmo n dir ec tor y, stored in th e bas e. Entr ies e ntere d into o ne ha nd set are avail abl e at all han dse ts, an d if a dir ec tor y en tr y is d elete d, it w ill dis ap pea r fro m all han dse ts.
www.vtechphones.com 24 Directory Char act ers by numb er Press ing a ny par ti cul ar key caus es di ff erent c hara cter s to be d is played in t he fo llowi ng or der: Characters by number of key presses Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 # ‘ , - .
www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Directory Review and di al ent ries • Press M EN U , with D IR ECTO RY highli ghted, pr ess S EL . With REV IEW in th e rs t line, p res s SE L . - OR - With the han dset in idle, press to enter the director y .
www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y ou r ph one is cap abl e of dis pl aying the numb er of th e c all er b efore the c all i s answer ed (calle r I D or CID). If th e numb er is al read y i n the dire ct or y , the nam e of the c all er will al so be d isp layed.
www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID Review call er I D Y ou ca n ente r c aller ID rev iew mod e by p res sing w hen the han dset i s idl e, the h and set wil l enter c all er id rev iew mo de. Or : • Wit h the h and set id le (off ), pres s ME NU .
www.vtechphones.com 28 Caller ID • If th e c aller ID re cor d do es n ot co ntai n a nu mber, you wil l be pro mpted t o ED IT N U MB ER , a nd th e scr een w ill sh ow: • Af ter t he e ntr y h as a name and numb er , pre ss M E NU /S EL to save.
www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Caller ID Dia l from call er I D • Follow the s teps in R eview cal ler I D (page 27) to nd the ent r y to be d iale d. • T o chan ge how the numb er will be dial ed, pr e s s # repeate dl y to scroll through the various dialing options.
www.vtechphones.com 30 Y our cor dles s tel epho ne syste m prov ides you wit h lead ing e dge digit al te chn olog y wi th an answerin g system that c an re cor d up to 99 m ess ages , or ap proxi matel y 1 5 minu tes of r ec ord ing t ime. Ea ch mes sag e can b e up to fo ur minu tes.
www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Befo re usi ng t he ans werin g syste m, you sh oul d foll ow th e step s be low to s et the day and time, s o mes sag es are d ated corre ct ly. Eac h time you pres s the CHA N GE butt on on the tele pho ne bas e, the day , hour , minu te, or year incre ase s by one.
www.vtechphones.com 32 Ans wer in g sy stem Me nu feat ures Sys tem a nno unc es De sc ript ion Ann oun cem ent s Outg oin g mes sag e to tell c all ers to l eave a mes sage. Rem ote acc es s co de Set cod e to ac ces s rem otely f rom a to uch t one p hone.
www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 4. Pre ss PL A Y /S TOP / whe n you have nish ed rec or din g. The system w ill p lay back yo ur re cor ded m ess age a nd th en save it . Listen to ou tgoing anno unce ment 1 . Press S ET UP .
www.vtechphones.com 34 Ans wer in g sy stem 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 r e e a c h m e s s a g e, y o u w i l l h e ar t h e d ay a n d t i m e i t wa s rec ei ved.
www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Rec ord a me mo 1 . Pre ss R EC/ M E MO . 2. T he system will anno unc e “ R ec ord after the tone. Press STOP when you a re do ne. ” 3. S pea k toward t he M IC to r ec ord a m emo fo r up to fou r minu tes.
www.vtechphones.com 36 Ans wer in g sy stem Se t the r emote a cce ss cod e 1 . Pr es s SE T U P tw i ce an d you w il l hea r “ Re mo te ac ce s s c o de . T o ch an ge th e s et t in g, pre s s cha nge.” 2. B ec ause t he rem ote acc es s cod e was set to 19 at the facto r y , press C HA NG E and you wi ll hear the d efaul t co de “19.
www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Purp os e Pre ss Ac tio n Play all me ss ages in th e mail box Play new me ssa ges in th e mail box Del ete a mes sag e Del ete all o ld mes sag es Rep eat a mes sag e Rep eat prev iou s mes sag e Sto p Ski p a mes sag e 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 Lis ten to new mes sag es.
www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans wer in g sy stem Review a nno unc eme nt Rec ord a nno unc eme nt Rec ord m emo Review r emot e acc es s co de Chan ge re mote ac ce ss co de T ur n system o ff T ur n system o n #7 *7 8 #9 *9 0 0 Lis ten to cu rren t outg oing a nno unc eme nt.
www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss CH AN GE to con rm th e c urre nt statu s; O n or O f f is also dis played o n the m ess age w ind ow. 3. Pre ss C HA NG E agai n to ch ang e the se tt ing. 4. Press S ETU P to save and advance to the nex t menu optio n or press PL A Y/S TOP / to save and ex it.
www.vtechphones.com 40 Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss C HA NG E unt il you hea r the o n opti on. 3. Press SET UP three times, t he syst em announces “ Announc ement. Press PLA Y or press RECORD . T o c onti nue se tup, pre ss S ETU P . ” 4. Pre ss REC / M EM O .
www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Me ssag e window dis play Di spl ay 0 1 - 98 1 - 8 1 0 - 99 1 - 99 (cou ntin g) 99 (a shin g) F (ash ing) CL (as hin g) A -- -- ( ashi ng) On or O FF 02, 0 4, 0 6, tS Ex pla na tio n No me ss ages .
www.vtechphones.com 42 • T o pu rch as e a h e a d s e t , vi s i t us o n th e w eb a t w ww . vt e c h p h on es . co m o r ca l l VT e c h C u s t o m e r S e rvi ce a t 1 -8 00 -5 95- 95 1 1 . I n Ca na d a , co nt a c t VT e ch T el e c o m m u n ica ti on s C a n a d a L t d .
www.vtechphones.com 43 Basic operation Batteries Bat te r y ca re an d pe r forma nc 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 44 T roub leshooti ng If you have di f c ult y op erat ing your p hon e, the su gg esti ons b elow s hou ld so lve th e pro blem . If you st ill have di f cu lt y af ter tr yi ng th ese su gg esti ons , cal l V T ec h Co mmun ic atio ns at 1-80 0 - 59 5- 951 1 .
www.vtechphones.com 45 T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion I cannot dial out. • Make sur e you have a di al ton e befor e dia ling . The h and set may t ake a sec on d or t wo to n d the te lep hon e base a nd pr odu ce a d ial ton e. Thi s is nor mal.
www.vtechphones.com 46 Problem Suggestion UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN displays on my handset. • Move th e han dset c lo ser to th e tele pho ne ba se. Y o u migh t have moved ou t of ran ge.
www.vtechphones.com 47 Additional information Problem Suggestion I get noise, static, or weak signal even when I’m near the telephone base. • Ot her cor dle ss phon es and 802 . 1 1 w irel ess router s t hat are u sed for home co mpute r n etw orks bot h use inte rna l radi os to co mmu nic ate.
www.vtechphones.com 48 Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • Make sure you have the ring er acti vated. Refer to th e s ec tion ( s) o n r ing er s ele ct ion in t his user ’s manu al. • M ake sure the teleph one line cord is p lug ge d rml y into the teleph one base and the teleph one jac k.
www.vtechphones.com 49 Additional information Problem Suggestion My calls fade or cut in and out while I’m using my handset. • Ot her ele ct ron ic pro duc ts ca n c aus e in ter fer enc e w ith you r c ord les s p ho ne.
www.vtechphones.com 50 Problem Suggestion My caller ID isn’t working. • Ca ller ID is a sub scr ipti on s er vi ce. Y ou mu st su bsc rib e to t his ser v ice for t his fe ature t o work on your p hon e. • Y ou r cal ler mu st be c alli ng fr om an are a that su pp or ts c all er ID.
www.vtechphones.com 51 Additional information T roub leshooti ng Problem Suggestion I lost a handset and just bought a new one. How do I register the new one ? • Press a nd ho ld F IN D HA ND SE T on t he mai n tele pho ne ba se for 10 sec ond s. • Whe n the I N U SE li ght st ar ts t o as h, rele ase t he F IN D HA ND SE T bu tto n.
www.vtechphones.com 52 Mainten ance Taking c ar e of you r te lep ho ne 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 53 Additional information Warranty 8. Ch arg es fo r ins tal lati on or s et up, ad ju stm ent of c us tome r con tro ls, a nd in sta lla tio n or re pair o f syste ms ou ts ide t he un it.
www.vtechphones.com 54 Import ant safety instructi ons 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.
www.vtechphones.com 55 Additional information FCC , A C T 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 56 The RB RC ® seal on the nic kel- me tal - hydri de bat ter y i ndi ca tes that V T ech Co mmu nic ati on s, I nc. is volun tar ily par t ici patin g i n an in dus tr y p rog ra.
www.vtechphones.com 57 T echnica l specications Fre qu ency c ont ro l Cr yst al c ontr olle d PLL syn the sizer T r an smi t fre qu en cy T el eph one b ase: 5725 - 58 50 MHz Han dset: 24 00 -2483 .5 M Hz Re ce ive fr eq ue ncy T el eph one b ase: 240 0 -248 3.
www.vtechphones.com 58 Index A Additional information 45 Announcement only mode 39 Announcements 34 Answering calls 19 Answering system 30 B Base ringer 40 Base volume 34-35 Batteries 43 Battery care .
www.vtechphones.com 59 N Number of rings 40 O Operating range 42 Options during playback 34 Outgoing announcement 32 P Parts checklist for mi6885 5 Parts checklist for mi6889 6 Play back a memo 35 R R.
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