VTech CS6859 User Manual

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Abridged user's manual
Mount the telephone base
Connect
1. Unplug the telephone line cord (or the DSL
You can choose to connect the telephone base filter) from the telephone wall jack. Unplug the
for desktop usage or wall mounting. power adapter from the electrical outlet. Slide
the wall mount bracket up and remove it from
NOTE
the wall mount plate.
• Use only the adapters provided.
• Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled
by wall switches.
• The adapters are intended to be correctly oriented
in a vertical or floor mount position. The prongs
are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is
plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet
outlet.
TIP
• If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL)
high-speed Internet service through your telephone
line, make sure you install a DSL filter (not
included) between the telephone line cord and
telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service
2. Press down on the tabs on the wall mount
provider for more information. bracket on the telephone base to release
it from tabletop orientation. Rotate the wall
mount bracket down to wall mount position
and then push it into the telephone base until
it clicks into place.
Connect the telephone base
3. Plug the telephone line cord (or DSL filter)
into the wall jack. Align the holes on the back
of the telephone base with the standard wall
plate. Slide the bracket down until it clicks
securely in place. Connect the power adapter
to the telephone base and an electrical outlet
not controlled by a wall switch.
Connect the charger
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This abridged user's manual provides you with
basic installation and use instructions. A limited
set of features are described in abbreviated form.
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Quick start guide Abridged user's Important Safety
manual Instructions
4. Slide the telephone base down until it clicks
securely in place. Bundle the telephone line
cord and power adapter cord neatly with twist
ties if necessary.
Charge the battery
Place the handset in the telephone base or the
charger to charge.
Install and charge the battery
Install the battery
Install the battery as shown below.
NOTES
• Use only the adapters provided.
• If the handset will not be used for a long time,
disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
possible leakage.
Once you have installed the battery, the
handset LCD display indicates the battery
status (see the table below).
NOTES
• For best performance, keep the handset in the
telephone base or charger when not in use.
• The battery is fully charged after 12 hours of
continuous charging.
Battery Battery status Action
indicators
The screen The battery Charge without
is blank, or has no charge interruption
shows Put in or very little (at least 30
charger and charge. The minutes).
flashes. handset cannot
be used.
The screen The battery has Charge without
shows Low enough charge interruption
battery and to be used for a (at least 30
flashes. short time. minutes).
The screen The battery is To keep the
shows charged. battery charged,
HANDSET X.
place it in the
telephone base
or charger when
not in use.
7 – Microphone
Handset overview
8 –
• Make or answer a call using the handset
speakerphone.
p a
• During a call, press to switch between the
speakerphone and the handset.
9 – MUTE/DELETE
• Mute the microphone during a call.
• Delete digits or characters while using the
b
dialing keys.
• Silence the ringer temporarily while the
o
handset is ringing.
n 10 –
c • While you have set the dial mode to pulse
and on a call, press to switch to tone dialing
m
temporarily.
d
11 –
l • Press to add a space when entering names.
12 – 1
• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front
of the caller ID log entry before dialing or
saving it to the directory.
k
• Press and hold to set or dial your voicemail
number.
j
e
13 – /FLASH
• Make or answer a home call.
f
i
• Answer an incoming home call when you hear
a call waiting alert.
h
g
14 – REDIAL/PAUSE
• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.
• Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while
1 – Handset earpiece
entering a number.
2 – LCD display
15 – VOLUME/ /
3 – MENU/SELECT • Review the directory when the phone is not in
use.
• Show the menu.
• Increase the listening volume during a call.
• While in a menu, press to select an item, or
save an entry or setting. • Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,
caller ID log, or redial list.
4 – OFF/CANCEL
• Move the cursor to the right when entering
• Hang up a call.
numbers or names.
• Silence the ringer temporarily while the
handset is ringing. VOLUME/ /CID
• Press and hold to erase the missed call
• Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in
indicator while the phone is not in use.
use.
• Press to return to the previous menu; or
• Decrease the listening volume during a call.
press and hold to return to idle mode, without
• Scroll down while in a menu, or in the
making changes.
directory, caller ID log, or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the left when entering
5 –
numbers or names.
• Press repeatedly to show other dialing
options when reviewing a caller ID log entry.
16 – CHARGE light
6 – INT • On when the handset is charging.
• Press to start an intercom conversation or
transfer a call (for multi-handset models only).
Before use Using the menu
After you install your telephone or power returns 1. Press MENU when the handset or
following a power outage, the handset or telephone base is not in use.
telephone will prompt you to set the date and time.
2. Press or until the screen displays the
desired feature menu.
Set date and time
3. Press SELECT to enter that menu.
1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
• To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.
Then press SELECT.
• To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour
(HH) and minute (MM). Then press or
to choose AM or PM.
Configure your telephone
3. Press SELECT to save.
Set language
Check for dial tone:
The LCD language is preset to English. You can
Press . If you hear a dial tone, the installation select English, French or Spanish to be used in
all screen displays.
is successful.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in
If you do not hear a dial tone:
use.
• Make sure the installation procedures
2. Scroll to Settings, and then press SELECT
described above are properly done.
twice.
• It may be a wiring problem. If you have
3. Scroll to choose English, Français or
changed your telephone service to digital
Español, and then press SELECT.
service from a cable company or a VoIP
Press SELECT again to save.
4.
service provider, the telephone line may
need to be rewired to allow all existing
telephone jacks to work. Contact your cable/ Set date and time
VoIP service provider for more information. 1. Press MENU when the handset is not in
use.
Operating range
2. Scroll to Set date/time, and then press
This cordless telephone operates with the
SELECT.
maximum power allowed by the Federal
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
so, this handset and telephone base can
Then press SELECT.
communicate over only a certain distance
- which can vary with the locations of the
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour
telephone base and handset, the weather, and
(HH) and minute (MM). Then press or
the layout of your home or office.
to choose AM or PM.
When the handset is out of range, the handset
5. Press SELECT to save.
displays Out of range or no pwr at base.
If there is a call while the handset is out of
Temporary tone dialing
range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call
may not connect well when you press . Move
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can
closer to the telephone base, and then press switch from pulse to tone dialing temporarily
to answer the call. If the handset moves out during a call.
of range during a telephone conversation, there
1. During a call, press .
may be interference. To improve reception, move
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant
closer to the telephone base.
number. The telephone sends touch-tone
signals. It automatically returns to pulse
dialing mode after you end the call.
/SKIP
Telephone base overview
• Press to skip to the next message.
/PLAY/STOP
a
• Press to play messages.
• Press to stop message playback.
p
5 – /FIND HANDSET
o
• Press to page all system handsets.
b
n
6 – ANS ON/OFF
c
• Press to turn the answering system on or off.
m
d
7 – /SPEAKER
l
e • Press to make or answer a call.
k
f 8 – MUTE
j
g • Mute the microphone during a call.
i
• Silence the ringer temporarily while the
h
handset is ringing.
1 – LCD display 9 –
• Press repeatedly to show other dialing
2 – IN USE light
options when reviewing a caller ID log entry.
• Flashes when there is an incoming call, or
10 –
another telephone sharing the same line is in use.
• On when the handset is in use. • Press to add a space when entering names.
3 – MENU/SELECT 11 –
• Show the menu. • While you have set the dial mode to pulse
and on a call, press to switch to tone dialing
• While in a menu, press to select an item, or
temporarily.
save an entry or setting.
FLASH 12 – MIC (Microphone)
• Answer an incoming home call when you hear
13 – REDIAL/PAUSE
a call waiting alert.
• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.
• Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while
• Review the directory when the phone is not in entering a number.
use.
14 – Charging pole
• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,
15 – /VOL/
caller ID log, or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the right when entering • Adjust the listening volume during a call or
numbers or names. message playback.
• When the phone is not in use, press to adjust
CID
the telephone base ringer volume.
• Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in
use. 16 – INT
• Press to start an intercom conversation or
• Scroll down while in a menu, or in the
transfer a call (for multi-handset models only).
directory, caller ID log, or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the left when entering
numbers or names.
Charger overview
OFF/CANCEL
• Press and hold to erase the missed call
indicator while the phone is not in use.
• Press to return to the previous menu; or
press and hold to return to idle mode, without
making changes.
4 – X/DELETE
a
• Press to delete the playing message.
• When the phone is not in use, press twice to
delete all previously reviewed messages.
/REPEAT
• Press to repeat the playing message.
1 – Charging pole
• Press twice to play the previous message.
Make a call
Telephone operation
• Press or , and then dial the telephone
number.
Answer a call
Handset control key panel:
• Press , , or any dialing key.
End a call
• Press OFF on the handset, or put the handset
to the base or charger.
Speakerphone
• During a call, press on the handset to
switch between speakerphone and normal
handset use.
Volume
• During a call, press /VOLUME/ on the
handset to adjust the listening volume.
NOTE
The handset earpiece volume setting and speakerphone
volume setting are independent.
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear the other
party but the other party cannot hear you.
1. During a call, press MUTE on the handset or
telephone base. The screen displays Muted.
2. Press MUTE again to resume the
conversation. The screen displays
Microphone ON.
Call waiting
When you subscribe to call waiting service from
your telephone service provider, you hear an
alert tone if there is an incoming call while you
are on another call.
• Press FLASH to put the current call on hold
and take the new call.
• Press FLASH to switch back and forth
between calls.
Find handset
Use this feature to find all system handsets.
To start paging:
• Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone
base. All idle handsets ring and display
** Paging **.
To end paging:
• Press /FIND HANDSET again on the
telephone base.
Display icons overview Lights overview
Handset icons Handset lights
The battery icon flashes when
On when the handset
the battery is low and needs
speakerphone is in use.
charging.
CHARGE On when the handset is
The battery icon animates
charging in the telephone base
when the battery is charging.
or handset charger.
The battery icon becomes
solid when the battery is fully
charged. Telephone base lights
The handset ringer is off.
IN USE On when the telephone line is
in use.
There are new voicemail
On when you are registering a
received from your telephone
handset.
service provider.
Flashes quickly when there is
ECO The ECO mode activates
an incoming call.
automatically to reduce
Flashes when another
power consumption when the
telephone sharing the same
handset is within range from
line is in use.
the telephone base.
Flashes when you are
NEW There are new caller ID log deregistering all handsets.
entries.
On when the answering
ANS ON/OFF
Telephone base icons
system is turned on.
The telephone base ringer is
On when the mute function is
turned off.
MUTE
turned on during a call.
There are new voicemail
Flashes when there are new
received from the telephone
/PLAY/STOP messages or memos in the
service provider.
answering system.
MSG #
The message number
1
currently playing, or the On when the telephone base
/SPEAKER
speakerphone is in use.
total number of messages
recorded.
The caller ID log entry you are
NEW
reviewing is new.
The message you are
listening is new.
-OR- Transfer a call using intercom
• Press , , OFF, or any dialing key on the While on an outside call, you can use the
handset. intercom feature to transfer the call from one
handset to another.
-OR-
Press INT on your handset or telephone
1.
• Place the handset in the telephone base or
base during a call.
charger.
2. The current call is put on hold. Use the
NOTE
dialing keys to enter a destination handset
Do not press and hold /FIND HANDSET for
number.
more than four seconds. It may lead to handset
3. To answer the intercom call, press ,
deregistration.
, INT or any dialing key on the destination
Join a call in progress handset; or press /SPEAKER, INT or
any dialing key (0-9, , or ) on the
You can use up to two system handsets
telephone base.
at a time on a home line call. You can buy
4. From this intercom call, you have the
additional expansion handsets (CS6709) for
following options:
this telephone base. You can register up to five
handsets to the telephone base. • You can let the destination handset join
you on the outside call in a
• When a handset is on a home call, press
three-way conversation. Press and hold
or on another handset to join the call.
INT on the originating handset.
Press OFF to exit the call. The call continues
•
• You can transfer the call. Press OFF, or
until all handsets hang up.
place your handset back in the telephone
Transfer a call base or charger. Your handset displays
Transferred. The destination handset is
While on an outside call, you can transfer the
then connected to the outside call.
call from one handset to another.
• You can press INT to switch between the
1. Press MENU on your handset during a call.
outside call (Outside call displays) and
2. Scroll to Transfer, and then press SELECT.
the intercom call (Intercom displays).
3. Use the dialing keys to enter a destination
• The destination handset can end the
handset number.
intercom call by pressing OFF, or by
4. To answer the intercom call, press , , or
placing the handset back in the telephone
any dialing key on the destination handset, base or charger. The outside call continues
or press /SPEAKER, INT or any dialing
with the original system handset.
key (0-9, , or ) on the telephone
base.
Answer an incoming call during an
intercom call
Intercom
If you receive an incoming call during an
Use the intercom features for conversations
intercom call, there is an alert tone.
between two devices.
• To answer a call, press . The intercom call
1. Press INT on your handset or telephone base
ends automatically.
when not in use.
• To end the intercom call without answering
2. Use the dialing keys to enter a destination
the outside call, press OFF. The intercom
device number.
call ends and the telephone continues to
3. To answer the intercom call, press ,
ring.
, INT or any dialing key on the destination
handset; or press /SPEAKER, INT or
any dialing key (0-9, , or ) on the
telephone base.
4. To end the intercom call, press OFF or
place the handset back in the telephone
base or charger.