Before Use; Set Date And Time; Check For Dial Tone; Operating Range - VTech CS6120-2 User Manual

Before use

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

Set date and time

NOTE
• 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 q or p to choose AM or PM.
3. Press SELECT to save.

Check for dial tone

Press . If you hear a dial tone, the
installation is successful.
If you do not hear a dial tone:
• Make sure the installation procedures
described above are properly done.
• It may be a wiring problem. If you have
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.

Operating range

This cordless telephone operates with the
maximum power allowed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
so, this handset and telephone base can
communicate over only 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 handset is out of range, the
handset displays Out of range or no pwr
at base.
If there is a call while the handset is out of
range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the
call may not connect well when you press
. Move closer to the telephone base,
then press to answer the call.
If the 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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Configure your telephone

Use the handset menu

1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press or until the screen displays
the desired feature menu.
3. Press SELECT.
• To return to the previous menu, press
CANCEL.
• To return to idle mode, press and hold
CANCEL.

Set language

The LCD language is preset to English. You
can select English, French or Spanish to be
used in all screen displays.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press q or p to choose Settings and
then press SELECT twice.
3. Press q or p to choose English,
Français or Español.
4. Press SELECT twice to save your
setting. You hear a confirmation tone.
Set date and time
NOTE
• 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. Press MENU on the handset when not
in use.
2. Press q or p to choose Set
date/time and then press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
Then press SELECT.
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then
press q or p to choose AM or PM.
5. Press SELECT to save your setting. Your
hear a confirmation tone.
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