VTech CS6719 User Manual

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Abridged user's manual
Mount the telephone base
Connect
The telephone comes ready for tabletop use.
If you have already installed the telephone for
You can choose to connect the telephone base
tabletop use, unplug the telephone line cord from
for desktop usage or wall mounting.
the telephone wall jack, and unplug the telephone
NOTE base power adapter from the wall outlet before
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this mounting your telephone on a wall. Follow the
product. steps below to mount your telephone on a wall.
TIP
1. Route the telephone line cord through the
rectangular hole on the wall mount bracket.
• If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL)
high-speed Internet service through your telephone Then plug the two ends of the telephone line
line, make sure you install a DSL filter (not
cord into the telephone base and the wall
included) between the telephone line cord and
outlet as shown.
telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service
provider for more information.
Connect the telephone base
2 Align the holes on the bracket with the
standard wall plate and slide the bracket
down until it clicks securely in place.
Connect the charger
A
3. Align the grooves on the telephone base with
the tabs on the wall mount bracket, and then
slide it down until it clicks securely in place.
Congratulations
What's in the box
CS6719
on purchasing your new VTech product. Before
Your product package contains the following
using this product, please read Important
items. Save your sales receipt and original
CS6719-15
safety instructions. packaging in the event warranty service is
CS6719-16
necessary.
This abridged user's manual provides you with
CS6719-2
basic installation and use instructions. A limited
set of features are described in abbreviated form.
Please refer to the online Complete user's
manual for a full set of installation and operation
BC instructions at www.vtechphones.com.
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Quick start guide
4. Connect the power adapter to the telephone
base and an electrical outlet not controlled
by a wall switch.
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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 supplied battery.
• 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
indicators
The screen
is blank, or
shows Put in
charger and
flashes.
The screen
shows Low
battery and
flashes.
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The screen
shows
HANDSET X.
Handset overview
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2 – LCD display
3 – MENU/SELECT
• Show the menu.
• While in a menu, press to select an item, or
save an entry or setting.
4 – OFF/CANCEL
• Hang up a call.
• Silence the ringer temporarily while the
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handset is ringing.
• 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.
5 –
• Press repeatedly to show other dialing
Abridged user's Important Safety
manual Instructions options when reviewing a caller ID log entry.
6 – INT
• Press to start an intercom conversation or
transfer a call (for multi-handset models only).
Before use
After you install your telephone or power returns
following a power outage, the handset or
telephone 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
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so, this handset and telephone base can
communicate over only a certain distance
Battery status Action
- which can vary with the locations of the
telephone base and handset, the weather, and
the layout of your home or office.
The battery Charge without
has no charge interruption
When the handset is out of range, the handset
or very little (at least 30
displays Out of range or no pwr at base.
charge. The minutes).
handset cannot
If there is a call while the handset is out of
be used.
range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call
may not connect well when you press . Move
The battery has Charge without
enough charge interruption closer to the telephone base, and then press
to be used for a (at least 30 to answer the call. If the handset moves out
short time. minutes).
of range during a telephone conversation, there
may be interference. To improve reception, move
The battery is To keep the
closer to the telephone base.
charged. battery charged,
place it in the
telephone base
or charger when
not in use.
7 – Microphone
Telephone base overview
8 –
• Make or answer a call using the handset
speakerphone.
a
• During a call, press to switch between the
speakerphone and the handset.
d
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
handset is ringing.
10 –
c
c
• While you have set the dial mode to pulse
and on a call, press to switch to tone dialing
temporarily.
d
11 –
• Press to add a space when entering names.
12 – 1
1 – IN USE light
• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front
• Flashes when there is an incoming call, or
of the caller ID log entry before dialing or
another telephone sharing the same line is in use.
saving it to the directory.
• On when the handset is in use.
• Press and hold to set or dial your voicemail
number.
2 – /FIND HANDSET
e
13 – /FLASH
• Press to page all system handsets.
• Make or answer a home call.
3 – Charging pole
f
• Answer an incoming home call when you hear
a call waiting alert.
4 – Charge light
g
14 – REDIAL/PAUSE
• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.
Charger overview
• Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while
entering a number.
15 – VOLUME/ /
• Review the directory when the phone is not in
use.
• Increase the listening volume during a call.
• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,
a
caller ID log, or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the right when entering
numbers or names.
VOLUME/ /CID
• Review the caller ID log when the phone is not
in use.
1 – Charging pole
• Decrease the listening volume during a call.
• Scroll down while in a menu, or in the
directory, caller ID log, or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the left when entering
numbers or names.
16 – CHARGE light
• On when the handset is charging.
Using the handset menu Telephone operation
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
2. Press or until the screen displays the
Handset control key panel:
desired feature menu.
3. Press SELECT to enter that menu.
• To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.
• To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.
Configure your telephone
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. Scroll to Settings, and then press SELECT
twice.
3. Scroll to choose English, Français or
Español, and then press SELECT.
4. Press SELECT again to save.
Set date and time
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in
use.
2. Scroll to 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.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can
switch from pulse to tone dialing temporarily
during a call.
1. During a call, press .
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant
number. The telephone sends touch-tone
signals. It automatically returns to pulse
dialing mode after you end the call.
Display icons overview
The battery icon flashes when
the battery is low and needs
charging.
The battery icon animates when
the battery is charging.
The battery icon becomes
solid when the battery is fully
charged.
The handset ringer is off.
a
There are new voicemail
b received from your telephone
service provider.
ECO The ECO mode activates
automatically to reduce power
consumption when the handset
is within range from the
telephone base.
NEW There are new caller ID log
entries.
Make a call
• Press or , and then dial the telephone
number.
Answer a call
• 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.