Before Use; Set Date And Time; Check For Dial Tone; Operating Range - VTech CS6719 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

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 or 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, and 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

Using 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 enter that menu.
• To return to the previous menu, press
CANCEL on the handset.
• To exit menu display, press and hold
CANCEL on the handset.

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 or to highlight Settings, and
then press SELECT.
3. Press SELECT to select
LCD language.
4. Press or to highlight English,
Français or Español.
5. Press SELECT to save your setting. You
hear a confirmation tone.
NOTE
• If you accidentally changed the LCD
language to French or Spanish, you can reset
it to English by pressing MENU and then
entering 364 , to change the handset
LCD language back to English while the
handset is not in use.
Set date and time
1. Press MENU when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press or to highlight 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 or to choose AM or PM.
5. Press SELECT to save your setting. Your
hear a confirmation tone.

Dial mode

The dial mode is preset to touch-tone
dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service,
you must change the dial mode to pulse
dialing before using the telephone to
make a call.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press or to highlight Settings, and
then press SELECT.
3. Press or to highlight Dial mode,
and then press SELECT.
4. Press or to choose Touch-tone or
Pulse.
5. Press SELECT to save your selection.
Then the handset returns to
the previous menu. You hear a
confirmation tone.
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