VTech CS6428-2 Quick Start Manual

Quick start guide

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Introduction
This quick start guide provides you with basic installation and setup
instructions. A limited set of features are described in abbreviated form.
You may refer to the Abridged user's manual provided in the product
package for installation and operation instructions, or see the online
Complete user's manual at www.vtechphones.com for complete installation
and operation instructions.
Telephone base and charger installation
Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.
Telephone base
Telephone wall jack
power adapter
Electrical outlet not controlled
by a wall switch
Telephone base
Charger adapter
Electrical outlet not controlled
by a wall switch
Charger
• Use only the power adapters and batteries supplied with this product.
• If you subscribe to telephone service from a cable company or a VoIP
service provider, plug the telephone line cord into the modem/router/
terminal adapter provided by your cable/VoIP service provider. Contact
your cable/VoIP service provider if you have any difficulties in installation.
Battery installation and charging
Install the battery as shown below. Once you have installed the battery, you
may be able to make and receive short calls. For best performance, charge the
handset battery continuously for at least
1
Plug the battery connector
securely into the socket.
3
Slide the battery compartment
cover towards the center of the
handset until it clicks into place.
A DSL filter
(not included) is required
if you have DSL high-
speed Internet service.
The DSL filter must
be plugged into the
telephone wall jack.
Telephone line cord
IMPORTANT:
Check for a dial tone by pressing
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. Refer to Rewiring of telephone line for cable/VoIP service users
for more information.
Enter the handset menu
1. Press MENU when the telephone 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.
•
• To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.
Set date and time
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to >SETTINGS then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to >SET DATE/TIME then press SELECT.
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month, date and year
and then press SELECT.
5. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour and minute.
6. Press or to choose AM or PM.
7. Press SELECT to save.
10 hours.
2
Place the battery with the label
THIS SIDE UP facing up and
the wires inside the battery
compartment.
4
Place the handset in the telephone
base or charger to charge.
CHARGE light
remains on
when charging.
. If you hear a dial tone, the installation
Set number of rings
You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after 2, 3, 4, 5
or 6 rings; or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering system answers
a call after 2 rings when you have new messages, or after 4 rings when you
have no new messages.
Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
1.
2. Scroll to >ANSWERING SYS then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to >ANS SYS SETUP then press SELECT.
Scroll to ># OF RINGS then press SELECT.
4.
5. Press or to choose 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or TOLL SAVER and then
press SELECT.
Record your own announcement
You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it with your
own recorded announcement. The announcement can be up to 90 seconds
in length.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Scroll to >ANSWERING SYS then press SELECT twice.
2.
3. The handset announces, "To play, press 2. To record, press 7."
Press 7 to record.
4. The handset announces, "Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are
done." After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone. Press 5
when done.
5. The answering system automatically plays back the newly recorded
announcement. Press 5 to stop the playback at any time; 2 to replay the
recorded announcement; 3 to delete the recorded announcement; or 7 to
record again if desired.
Rewiring of telephone line for cable/VoIP service users
If you have changed to cable/VoIP service through a modem/router/terminal
adapter to establish telephone connection, the existing telephone jacks in your
home may no longer work. Your cable/VoIP service provider uses a seperate
cable connecting from the main line to the modem installed in your home.
To allow all existing telephone jacks to work, rewiring of the telephone line (as
indicated by the dotted line in the illustration below) may be needed. Rewiring
requires professional installation (fees may apply). Contact your cable/VoIP
service provider for more information.
Conventional
telephone line jack
OLD
Main
landline
NEW
Main cable
line
Modem/Router/
Terminal adapter
IMPORTANT!
Refer to the online Complete user's manual for a full set of installation and operation
instructions. For manual download or customer service, visit our website at
www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 (800) 267-7377.
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