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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................2
PARTS CHECK LIST................................................................................................................3
HANDSET LAYOUT...................................................................................................................4
BASE LAYOUT..........................................................................................................................5
GETTING STARTED...............................................................................................................6
Installation of Battery Pack in Handset..............................................................................6
Setting up your VT 9161......................................................................................................7
Set Time.......................................................................................................................7
Ringer Selection............................................................................................................7
Set Auto Answer On / Off..............................................................................................7
Tone / Pulse Selection....................................................................................................8
Wall Mounting....................................................................................................................8
The Handset Display.........................................................................................................9
BASIC OPERATION................................................................................................................10
Making Calls.....................................................................................................................10
Volume Control................................................................................................................10
Channel Changing..............................................................................................................10
Using Redial........................................................................................................................11
Answering Calls................................................................................................................11
Auto Answer.......................................................................................................................11
Flash.................................................................................................................................11
Hold......................................................................................................................................11
Page...................................................................................................................................12
ADVANCED OPERATION......................................................................................................13
CALLER ID/CALL WAITING ID.........................................................................................13
Receiving and Storing Calls.......................................................................................13
Saving Caller ID to the Phone Book...........................................................................13
Deleting Single Caller ID Records..............................................................................14
Deleting All Caller ID Memory......................................................................................14
Dialing from Caller ID..................................................................................................14
PHONE BOOK.................................................................................................................15
Storing a name and number into the Phone Book.......................................................15
Reviewing and Dialing from the Phone Book..............................................................16
Editing Phone Book Records.......................................................................................16
Deleting Phone Book Records......................................................................................17
Moving a Phone Book Record...................................................................................17
MESSAGE WAITING.......................................................................................................18
CALL BLOCK AND BLOCK PREFIX..............................................................................19
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...............................................................................................21
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................21
In Case of Difficulty...........................................................................................................22
Warranty Statement...........................................................................................................24
Seal...................................................................................................................25
FCC & IC Regulations..........................................................................................................26
Technical Specifications....................................................................................................28
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................2 PARTS CHECK LIST........................3 HANDSET LAYOUT........................4 BASE LAYOUT..........................5 GETTING STARTED.......................6 Installation of Battery Pack in Handset................6 Setting up your VT 9161......................7 Set Time........................7 Ringer Selection......................7 Set Auto Answer On / Off....................7 Tone / Pulse Selection....................8 Wall Mounting........................8 The Handset Display......................9 BASIC OPERATION........................10...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    10. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this product. If service or repair work is required, contact VTECH Customer Service at 1-800-595-9511. Opening or removing cabinet parts other than specified access doors may expose you to danger- ous voltages or other risks.

  • Page 3: Parts Check List

    PARTS CHECK LIST 1. Base Unit 5. Telephone Cord 2. Handset 6. Battery Pack 3. Owner’s Manual 7. Belt Clip 4. AC Power Adaptor 8. Wall Mounting Bracket OW NE R’ S MA NU AL Base Handset Owner’s Manual Adaptor Telephone Line Cord Battery Pack Wall Mounting Bracket...

  • Page 4: Handset Layout

    HANDSET LAYOUT 7. Antenna 1. LCD Display 8. Headset Jack(2.5mm) 2. SELECT 9. OFF 3. Navigation Keys 10.Dialing Keys 4. PHONE 11. REDIAL/PAUSE 5. HOLD 12. PROG/CHAN 6. MEM/NEW...

  • Page 5: Base Layout

    BASE LAYOUT 9V DC TEL. LINE 9V DC TEL. LINE 1. Phone Cord Jack 9. Mail Box 2 17. Repeat/Slow 2. Power Jack 10. Mail Box 1 18. Volume Dow 3. Rec/Memo 11. Menu 19. Page 4. Answer On/Off 12. Select 20.

  • Page 6: Installation Of Battery Pack In Handset

    Do not dispose of this battery pack into household garbage. For information on recycling or proper disposal, consult your local solid waste collection or disposal organization. 1. Use only VTech rechargeable battery pack, or equivalent. 2. Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire. The cell may explode.

  • Page 7: Setting Up Your Vt 9161

    SETTING UP YOUR VT 9161 SET TIME 1. Press PROG/CHAN until SET TIME is displayed 2. Press SELECT. The month is flashing. Use to select the current month. Press SELECT. The day is flashing. Use to select the correct day. Press SELECT. The hour is flashing.

  • Page 8: Wall Mounting

    WALL MOUNTING The Wall Mount bracket is designed for use on standard Wall Mount plates only. 1. Line up the tabs on the wall mount adaptor with the holes on the bottom of the Base Unit. Snap the wall mount bracket firmly in place. 2.

  • Page 9: The Handset Display

    THE HANDSET DISPLAY If the display says: It means: The Handset is in idle mode A telephone line has not been connected to the Base Unit. Or the line is out of servce. Indicates incoming call Waiting for dial tone Handset is in use A parallel phone is in use Messages in your phone company...

  • Page 10: Basic Operation

    BASIC OPERATION MAKING CALLS Method 1------Live Dialing Press PHONE. Dial the phone number. Press OFF to end your call. Method 2------Pre-dialing Dial the phone number. Use the key to backspace if you make a dialing mistake. Then press PHONE. Press OFF to end your call. When the handset is in use, the IN USE/CHARGE light on the Base Unit will flash.

  • Page 11: Using Redial

    BASIC OPERATION USING REDIAL 1. Press PHONE. Listen for dial tone. REDIAL 2. Press REDIAL/PAUSE. The last number you called will auto- matically be redialed. 1. Press REDIAL so that the number is shown on the display. 2. Press PHONE. To save the phone number in the phone book directory, 1.

  • Page 12: Hold

    To place your call on hold, press HOLD. Press HOLD again to return to your call. NOTE: If you have a call on hold, and pick up a parallel extension phone, your VT9161 will automatically drop the call and return to idle mode.

  • Page 13: Itad Base Leds

    ITAD BASE LEDS MAILBOX LED’s The MAILBOX LED’s (1,2,3) indicate the status of messages in each mailbox. ANSWER ON/OFF LED ANSWER LED will remain off if ITAD is not in auto-answer mode. ANSWER LED remains on steadily when ITAD is in auto-answer mode.

  • Page 14: Itad Base Keypad Functions

    ITAD BASE KEYPAD FUNCTIONS ITAD BASE KEYPAD ANSWER ON/OFF KEY- - - - - - - - - - - - This key is used to turn ON and OFF the ITAD. • While in the OFF mode. 1. The cordless phone will still operate normally, but the ITAD will not answer calls.
  • Page 15 ITAD BASE KEYPAD FUNCTIONS 1. Press the REC/MEMO and you will hear “Please select mailbox”. 2. Select the mailbox by pressing the mail- box key and “Now recording” is heard. 3. Record your memo. 4. During recording, the 7 segment will count the recording time in seconds.
  • Page 16 ITAD BASE KEYPAD FUNCTIONS TIME/SET KEY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The TIME/SET key is used to check the date and time. In normal operation, the day and time are announced when TIME/SET key is pressed.
  • Page 17 ITAD BASE KEYPAD FUNCTIONS SKIP/QUICK KEY- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • key advances to the ginning of the next message during playback. VOLUME UP KEY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - •...

  • Page 18: Caller Id/Call Waiting Id

    CALLER ID/CALL WAITING ID NOTE : Caller ID and Call Waiting ID are subscrip- tion services, provided by your regional phone com- pany. You must subscribe to these services in order to benefit from the Caller ID features of your VT 9161 . Contact your regional phone service provider for details.

  • Page 19: Deleting All Caller Id Memory

    CALLER ID/CALL WAITING ID If you try to save a record in a location already contain- ing one, the screen will display: If you do not want to replace the existing record, simply press SELECT. However, if you wish to replace it, press so that a flashing YES appears, then press SELECT.

  • Page 20: Phone Book

    PHONE BOOK STORING A NAME AND NUMBER INTO THE PHONE BOOK You can store the names and numbers of 50 frequently called parties. 1. Press MEM/NEW. The number on the lower right corner shows the lowest available location where the new record will be stored.

  • Page 21: Reviewing And Dialing From The Phone Book

    PHONE BOOK REVIEWING AND DIALING FROM THE PHONE BOOK PHONE BOOK DIALING . With the Handset in the idle mode, press to review Phone Book entries. Press review Phone Book in the order of location number. You can also search for the desired entry by entering the first letter of the name of the record.

  • Page 22: Deleting Phone Book Records

    PHONE BOOK DELETING PHONE BOOK RECORDS To delete a single record, 1. During idle mode, press to review Phone Book entries. With the desired entry on the display, press SELECT. 2. Press until DEL is flashing. 3. Press SELECT. Press until YES is flashing.

  • Page 23: Message Waiting

    MESSAGE WAITING if necessary, it is possible to turn the Message Waiting indicators OFF manually: 1. Press PROG/CHAN repeatedly, until MSG WAIT OFF? NO is displayed. 2. Press to choose YES or NO. 3. Press SELECT to confirm your choice.

  • Page 24: Call Block And Block Prefix

    CALL BLOCK AND BLOCK PREFIX If you want to block your Caller ID information from reaching the party you’re calling, the CALL BLOCK feature should be used. 1. Press PROG/CHAN repeatedly, until CALL BLOCK? ON (or OFF) is displayed. 2. Press until ON is flashing;...

  • Page 25: Itad Operation

    ITAD OPERATION Default ITAD Settings The ITAD is preset to have the following default settings: Security Code: 19 Audible Message Alert: OFF Date & Time: Mon 12:00am Rings to answer: 4 ITAD Programming Overview Setup order for the ITAD is: 1.Set Outgoing Message.
  • Page 26 ITAD OPERATION Recording/Playing/Deleting the Out- going Messages (OGM) 1.Press MENU key until the desired item (Set Outgoing Message) is announced. ing”, 2.Press REC/MEMO. “Now record is announced, followed by a beep. Speak in the direction of the ITAD (max. length: 90 seconds).
  • Page 27 ITAD OPERATION 6. Press SELECT until the desired minute is announced. Holding the key continuously will increase the minute in 10 minute steps. 7. Press TIME/SET to confirm your choice. You will hear the Day and Time. Set Audible Message Alert If you want your ITAD to beep once every 10 seconds to notify you when new messages have been received, set the...
  • Page 28 ITAD OPERATION Set Number of Rings The ITAD has 4 ring number settings: 2 rings The incoming call is answered after 2 rings. 4 rings The incoming call is answered after 4 rings. 6 rings The incoming call is answered after 6 rings. Toll Saver The incoming call is answered after 2 rings only if there are new messages/memos present.
  • Page 29 ITAD OPERATION Listening to Messages / Memos When new messages and/or new memos are in the ITAD, the display will flash the total number of new messages in all mailboxes. • Press the desired Mailbox key to hear messages. • The system will announce “ Mailbox X, you have X new message(s) and X old message(s) ”...
  • Page 30 ITAD OPERATION Turning the ITAD ON/OFF • If you want the ITAD to answer calls, press ANSWER ON/OFF key. The ON LED will then be turned on and “Answering machine on” will announced. • If you don’t want the ITAD to answer calls, press ANSWER ON/OFF key.
  • Page 31 ITAD OPERATION Changing Speaker Volume • Press the keys to reach the desired volume level. There are 8 digital volume levels. • If volume is set at maximum or minimum level, further pressing of the volume keys will give 3 short beep tones. •...
  • Page 32 ITAD OPERATION Memory Full • When the ITAD has less than 30 seconds recording time remaining or the total message count is equal to 99, the display shows “F” with the number of new messages to indicate memory full. • If the ITAD memory is full, it will auto matically default to ANSWER OFF mode.

  • Page 33: Remote Operation Of Itad

    REMOTE OPERATION OF ITAD Remote operation allows you to control the functions of the ITAD when you are away from the base, and call from an outside telephone line. The ITAD cannot be accessed from another telephone on the same line. You can access many of the ITAD functions from a remote location such as listening to messages, changing recorded announcements, and recording memos.
  • Page 34 REMOTE OPERATION OF ITAD Stop Message Playback 1. Pressing “#5” during message playback will stop playback. Deleteing Messages 1. Pressing “#9” once during message playback to delete the current message. Note: Playback will pause if “#” or “ ” is entered. ITAD will wait for the command in the following 2 seconds.
  • Page 35 REMOTE OPERATION OF ITAD The advanced voice menu is as follows: • Press “#7” to review outgoing message. • Press “*7” to record outgoing message. • Press “*8” to record memo. • Press “#4” twice to repeat previous message. • Press “#0”...

  • Page 36: Optional Headset Installation And Operating Instructions

    (non-VTECH) compatible headsets, but VTECH assumes no responsibility for their performance. * The VTECH brand compatible Headset has a monaural design which is reversible, so you can wear your Headset on either the left or right ear, leaving one ear free for room conver- sation.

  • Page 37: Maintenance

    MAINTENANCE TAKING CARE OF YOUR TELEPHONE our 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. AVOID WATER Your telephone can be damaged if it gets wet.

  • Page 38: In Case Of Difficulty

    If you have difficulty operating your phone, the suggestions below should solve the problem. If you still have difficulty after trying these suggestions, In the US call: VTECH COMMUNICATIONS at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada call: VTECH ELECTRONICS at 1-800-267-7377. THE PHONE DOESN’T WORK AT ALL.
  • Page 39 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY THE HANDSET DOES NOT RING WHEN YOU RECEIVE A CALL. • Ensure that the ringer is turned on. • Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the base unit and the telephone jack. Make sure the power cord is plugged in.

  • Page 40: Warranty Statement

    * Products which may have been modified or incorporated into other products * Products purchased and/or operated outside the USA, its territories, or Canada. * Products serviced by the owner or a service facility not expressly authorized by VTECH Communications * Products purchased more than 12 months from current date * Units purchased in “AS IS”...

  • Page 41: Rbrc Seal

    VTECH product service centers. Please call 1-800-8-BATTERY for information on Ni-Cd battery recycling and disposal bans/restrictions in your area. VTECH’s involvement in this program is part of its commitment to protecting our environment and conserving natural resources. RBRC...

  • Page 42: Fcc & Ic Regulations

    FCC & IC REGULATIONS The telephone company may ask you to disconnect this equipment from the line network until the problem has been corrected. FCC Part 15 Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance's could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 43 Your VTech VT 9161 is designed to operate at the maximum power allowed by the FCC and IC. This means your Handset and Base Unit can communicate only over a certain distance - which will depend on the location of the Base Unit and Handset, weather, and the construc- tion and layout of your home or office.

  • Page 44: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS POWER REQUIREMENTS FREQUENCY CONTROL Handset : Self-contained nickel-cadmium Crystal Controlled Dual PLL Synthe- rechargeable battery supply, sizer 3.6V nominal, 400mAh capacity. TRANSMIT FREQUENCY Base Unit: Handset : 9VDC @ 400mA 923.10 MHz to 927.75 MHz (All 30 channels within this range) SPECIFICATIONS ARE TYPICAL AND Base Unit:...
  • Page 45 A member of THE VTECH GROUP OF COMPANIES. Distributed in the U.S.A. by VTech Communications Inc, Beaverton, Oregon, 97008 Distributed in the Canada by VTech Electronics Canada Ltd., Suite 200-7671 Alderbridge Way Richmond, B.C. V6X 1Z9. Copyright 2000 for VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD.

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