Before Use; Set Date And Time; Voice Guide To Set Smart Call Blocker; Voice Guide To Set Answering System - VTech SN5147 User Manual

Before use

After you install your telephone or power
returns following a power outage, the
cordless handset will prompt you to set the
date and time.

Set date and time

• Make sure you set the date and time
including the year correctly; otherwise the
answering system does not announce the
correct day of the week for your recorded
messages time stamp.
1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
Then press SELECT.
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then
press any dialing keys (0-9,
choose between AM and PM.
3. Press SELECT to save.
Voice guide to set Smart call
blocker
After the date and time setting is done
or skipped, the cordless handset then
prompts if you want to set Smart call
blocker. Press SELECT to start the Smart call
blocker setup via voice guide. For more
details, see Voice guide to set Smart call
blocker on page 44. To skip the setup,
press CANCEL on the cordless handset.
Voice guide to set answering
system
After the Smart call blocker setting is done
or skipped, the cordless handset will then
prompt if you want to set up the answering
system. Press SELECT to start the answering
system setup via voice guide. For more
details, see Voice guide to set Answering
system on page 52. To skip the setup,
press CANCEL on the cordless handset.
Check for dial tone
Press TALK. If you hear a dial tone, the
installation is successful.
If you do not hear a dial tone:
• Make sure the installation procedures
• It may be a wiring problem. If you have

Operating range

This telephone operates with the
maximum power allowed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
*
or #) to
so, this cordless handset and telephone
base can communicate over a certain
distance - which can vary with the locations
of the telephone base and handset, the
weather, and the layout of your home or
office.
When the cordless handset is out of range,
the handset displays Out of range OR no
pwr at base.
If there is a call while the cordless handset
is out of range, it may not ring, or if it
does ring, the call may not connect well
when you press TALK. Move closer to the
telephone base, then press TALK to answer
the call.
If the cordless handset moves out of
range during a telephone conversation,
there may be interference. To improve
reception, move closer to the telephone
base.
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described above are properly done.
changed your telephone service to
digital service from a cable company or
a VoIP service provider, the telephone
line may need to be rewired to allow
all existing telephone jacks to work.
Contact your cable/VoIP service
provider for more information.