Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product mi6885 VTech
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U s e r ’ s m a n u a l www.vtechphones.com Mod els: mi6 88 5/mi6 88 9/mi68 90.
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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 ta nt! Befo re us ing thi s tele pho ne, Plea se re ad Im por t ant s af et y ins tru ct ion s on pag es 53 - 54. Get ting s tar ted 1 . T e lep hone b ase 2. H and sets (3) 3. C harg er power ad apter s (2 ) 4.
www.vtechphones.com 6 Get ting s tar ted 1 . T e lep hone b ase 2. H and sets (4 ) 3. C harg er power ad apter s (3 ) 4. C harg ers (3) 5. T elep hon e line c ord 6. B elt c lip s ( 4 ) 7 . B atte ries (4 ) 8. Q uic k st ar t guid e 9. B ase p ower ada pter 1 0.
www.vtechphones.com 7 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 . Cho ose a cen tral lo cati on for yo ur tele pho ne bas e.
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 powe r sup ply p rovi de d wit h your tele pho ne. T o o btai n 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 wi ll not b e use d for a lon g per io d of tim e, remove t he bat ter y to pr event po ssi ble l eakag e. • If you h ave any tro ubl e ins tall ing your p hon e, ple ase r efer to t he T r oub le sho oti ng 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 ( opti onal) If you rec eive hig h spee d internet t hroug h your teleph one lin e ( comm only refer red to as DS L) , an d.
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 pl ates onl y . 1 . Fo llow th e ins tru cti ons on p age 8 to c onn ect t he power t o telep hon e base a nd ph one li ne.
www.vtechphones.com 12 NOT REGISTERED Registrati on PRESS FIND HNDST 4 SEC ON BASE Regi ster a ha ndset Whe n rst purc hase d, all acce sso r y hand sets show NOT REG I ST ERE D on th e scr een. T o r egi ster a han dset: 1 . Pl ace the han dset in a tele pho ne b ase o r ch arge r th at is con nec ted to a power out let.
www.vtechphones.com 13 Getting started Registrati on Af ter a whil e the han dset wil l emi t ser ies of tones, the newl y reg ister ed hands et will be assig ned the lowest exten sion numb er not pr eviou sly a ssi gned to anot her syste m hand set (1 - 4) when suc ces sful ly reg ister ed.
www.vtechphones.com 14 Handset la y out 1 . E arpi ec e 2. C aller I D/scrol l down 3. H eads et jac k (2.5mm) 4. T alk / a sh 5. D ial keys (0 -9, * , #) 6. R edi al/p ause 7 . M ute/re move 8. D isp lay 9. S ele ct /me nu 1 0. Pho neb ook /scro ll up 1 1 .
www.vtechphones.com 15 Getting started 1 . In u se in dic ator 2. C harg e indi cato r 3. S etup 4. Volum e cont rol 5. A nswer o n/of f 6. C hang e 7 .
www.vtechphones.com 16 Han dset light s Ligh t De scr ipt ion • On wh en han dse t spea kerph one i s in use. T elephone settings T ele phone b ase disp lay Ligh t De scr ipt ion IN USE • On wh en th e pho ne is be ing us ed. • Flas hes w hen an ex ten sion p hone i s bei ng use d.
www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation T elephone settings Han dset ma in menu Enter th e mai n menu opti ons o n th e hand set by p ress ing ME NU . Pres s or to s ele ct fr om th e six m enu ite ms de scr ibe d below. Di re ctor y ( ) Enter an d retri eve up to 50 n ames an d tele pho ne num ber s.
www.vtechphones.com 18 SE T TI NGS ( ) Wi th th is ic on hi gh lig hte d, pr ess M E NU , t he n p res s o r to se le ct fr om th e fol low ing m enu opt ions: L A N G UAG E – T hi s o p ti o n a ll o ws yo u t o c ha n g e t he s cr e en pr o m pt s t o En g l is h , E sp a no l or Franc ais.
www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Handset operation Mak ing calls • Press (or S PEA KE R to us e t he han dset sp eaker phon e fe ature) , the n dial t he ph one nu mber. - OR - Dial th e pho ne num ber r st, t hen pr ess (or SPE AK ER ). • T o end yo ur cal l, pr ess OFF or pla ce t he han dse t i n the ba se o r ch ar ge r .
www.vtechphones.com 20 Handset operation • If 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 21 Basic operation Handset operation • T o en d the c all, pre ss I NT or O FF on e ith er hand set, o r plac e the han dset b ack in i ts tel epho ne ba se.
www.vtechphones.com 22 Handset operation Confe ren ce call It is po ssi ble to est abl ish a co nferen ce c all bet wee n two ha nds ets and the ex ter nal lin e. If one handset i s alrea dy connec ted to the external line , the other c an join the conver sati on b y pres sin g , a con feren ce call will be estab lis hed imm edi ately .
www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Directory • All h and sets sha re a co mmo n dir ect or y , store d in th e bas e. Entr ies e ntere 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 24 Directory Char acte rs by numbe r Press ing any p ar tic ular key cau ses d if feren t char acter s to be d isp layed in th e foll owing o rde r: 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 entri es • Press M ENU , with D I RECTO RY highlig hted, pres s SEL . With REV IEW in th e rs t line, pr ess S EL . - OR - With the handset in idle, press to enter the direc tory .
www.vtechphones.com 26 Caller ID Call er ID - c all waiting I D Y our pho ne is c apa ble of d isp laying th e num ber of t he c all er b efore the c all is an swered (call er I D or CID). If t he numb er is alrea dy in the dire cto r y , t he name of t he ca ller wi ll als o be dis played.
www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Caller ID Review call er ID Y ou can enter c all er ID r eview m ode by pre ssi ng w hen t he 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 (off ), press M EN U .
www.vtechphones.com 28 Caller ID • If th e ca ller I D rec ord d oes not c onta in a nu mber, you wil l be pro mpted to E D IT N UM BE R , and t he sc reen w ill sh ow: • Af ter th e entr y has a name and n umb er , pres s M EN U/ SE L to save.
www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Caller ID Dia l from call er ID • Follow the step s in Review ca ller I D (page 27) to nd the entr y to be d iale d. • T o chang e how the numbe r will be diale d, pre s s # repe atedl y to scroll through the v arious dialing options.
www.vtechphones.com 30 Y our cord less te leph one syste m provi des you w ith le ading e dge d igit al tec hnol ogy wi th an an swerin g system t hat ca n rec ord u p t o 9 9 mes sag es, or ap proxi mately 15 m inute s o f r eco rdi ng tim e. E ach mes sag e can b e up to four m inute s.
www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Befo re usi ng the a nsweri ng syste m, you sh ould fo llow t he ste ps bel ow to set t he day an d time, so mes sag es are date d c orr ect ly . Eac h t ime you p ress the CHA NG E b ut ton on t he teleph one base, the day , hour , minu te, or year incre ases by on e.
www.vtechphones.com 32 Ans wer in g sy stem Me nu featu res Sys tem a nno unc es De sc ript ion Ann oun cem ents O utgo ing me ssag e to tell c all ers to l eave a mess age. Rem ote acc ess c od e S et co de to ac ces s rem otely f rom a tou ch to ne pho ne.
www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 4. Pre ss PL A Y/S TOP / when you have ni she d re cor din g. T he 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 . Pr ess 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 re e a c h m e s s ag e , yo u wi l l he a r th e d ay a n d t i m e i t wa s rec eive d.
www.vtechphones.com 35 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Rec ord a me mo 1 . Pre ss R EC/ M EM O . 2. T he s ystem will anno unc e “ Re cor d af ter t he to ne. Pres s STO P 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 36 Ans wer in g sy stem Se t the r emote ac ces s code 1 . Pr es s SE T UP t w ic e and yo u wil l he ar “ Rem ot e a cc e ss co d e. T o ch an ge the s et ti ng, p res s cha nge.” 2. B ec ause th e remote ac ce ss co de was set to 19 at the fac tor y , pres s CHA NG E and you wil l hear the d efaul t cod e “19.
www.vtechphones.com 37 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem Purp ose P re ss Act ion Play all me ss ages in th e mail box 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 previ ous 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 ss ages.
www.vtechphones.com 38 Ans wer in g sy stem 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 s ystem of f T urn s ystem on #7 *7 8 #9 *9 0 0 Lis ten to cur rent o utgo ing an noun cem ent.
www.vtechphones.com 39 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss CH AN GE to c onr m t he curr ent statu s; O n or O ff is als o dis played o n the m ess age wi ndow. 3. Pre ss C HAN GE a gain to c han ge th e set ting . 4. Press S ETU P to sa ve and advance to the next menu option or pres s PL A Y/ST OP / to s ave and exit .
www.vtechphones.com 40 Ans wer in g sy stem 2. Pre ss C HAN GE u ntil yo u hear th e on opt ion. 3. Press SETU P three times, the system announces “ Announcement. Pr ess PLA Y or press RECORD . T o co ntin ue setu p, pres s SET UP. ” 4. Pre ss REC / ME MO .
www.vtechphones.com 41 Basic operation Ans wer in g sy stem 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, 0 6, tS Ex pla nat ion No me ssa ges.
www.vtechphones.com 42 • T o pu rc h a s e a h e a d s e t , v is i t u s on th e w eb a t www . vt ech ph on e s . com o r c a l l V T ec h C u s t o m e r S erv ic e a t 1 - 80 0- 5 95 - 95 1 1 . In C an a d a , co nt a ct VT e ch T el ec o m m u n i c a ti o n s C a n a d a L td .
www.vtechphones.com 43 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 44 T roub leshooti ng If you have di f cu lt y oper atin g your pho ne, the s ugg esti ons b elow s houl d sol ve the pr obl em. If you st ill have di f cu lt y af ter tr yi ng the se sug ges tio ns, ca ll V T ec h Com muni cati ons at 1-8 00 - 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 tone b efore d iali ng. Th e hand set m ay take a sec on d or t wo to nd the te lep hone b ase an d pro duc e a dial to ne. Thi s is nor mal.
www.vtechphones.com 46 Problem Suggestion UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN displays on my handset. • Move th e hand set c los er to the te lep hone b ase. Y o u migh t have moved ou t of rang e.
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 dles s p hone s an d 8 02. 1 1 wirel ess rou ters that are u sed for home co mpute r net wor ks bot h use inte rnal r adio s to com muni cate.
www.vtechphones.com 48 Problem Suggestion My handset does not ring when I receive a call. • Make s ure yo u have th e ri nger act ivated . Refer to th e se cti on(s ) on rin ger s ele cti on i n thi s user ’s manua l. • M ake s ure the tele pho ne line cord is plu gge d r mly into t he tele pho ne b ase and t he tele phon e 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 ctr oni c pr od uc ts c an caus e i nter fer enc e wi th your cor dle ss p ho ne.
www.vtechphones.com 50 Problem Suggestion My caller ID isn’t working. • Ca ller I D is a s ubs cri ptio n ser v ice. Y ou mu st su bsc rib e to th is se r vic e for t his feature t o work on your p hon e. • Y our c all er must b e ca lling f rom an ar ea that s upp or ts c aller I D.
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 FI N D HAN DS ET o n the m ain tel epho ne ba se for 10 seco nds . • Whe n the I N US E lig ht sta rt s to a sh, rel ease t he F IN D HA ND SE T but ton.
www.vtechphones.com 52 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 53 Additional information Warranty 8. Charg es fo r inst all atio n or set u p, adj ustm ent o f cus tome r con trol s, an d ins tall atio n or re pair o f syste ms ou tsi de th e unit .
www.vtechphones.com 54 Import ant safety instru ctions 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 CT A and I C regulat ions 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 ® s eal on the ni cke l- met al- hydr ide bat ter y in di cate s t hat V T ec h C om muni cat ion s, Inc. is volun tar ily p ar tic ipati ng i n an ind ustr y pro gra.
www.vtechphones.com 57 T echnica l specications Fre que ncy c ont rol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T r ans mit fr eq ue ncy T ele pho ne bas e: 5725- 58 50 M Hz Han dset: 24 00 -24 83. 5 MHz Re ce ive fr equ en cy T ele pho ne bas e: 2400 -24 83.
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/mi6890 6 Play back a memo.
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