VTech CS5129 Abridged User Manual
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CS5129
CS5129-15
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DECT 6.0 cordless telephone
CS5129-25
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  • Page 1 CS5129 CS5129-25 Go to www.vtechphones.com to register your product for CS5129-15 CS5129-26 enhanced warranty support and CS5129-16 CS5129-3 the latest VTech product news. CS5129-2 CS5129-4 CS5129-5 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone Abridged user’s manual...
  • Page 2 Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions. This abridged user’s manual provides you with basic installation and use instructions. A limited set of features are described in abbreviated form. Please refer to the online user’s manual for a full set of installation and operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com.
  • Page 3: What's In The Box

    1 set for CS5129/ CS5129-15/ CS5129-16 2 sets for CS5129-2/ CS5129-25/ CS5129-26 3 sets for CS5129-3 4 sets for CS5129-4 5 sets for CS5129-5 1 set for CS5129-2/CS5129-25/ CS5129-26 2 sets for CS5129-3 3 sets for CS5129-4 4 sets for CS5129-5...
  • Page 4: Telephone Base Overview

    Abridged Important user’s safety manual instructions Telephone base overview 1 – Message window 2 – • Repeat a message. • Press twice to play the previous message. • Skip to the next message. • Delete the playing message. • Press twice to delete all old messages. •...
  • Page 5: Handset Overview

    Handset overview 1 – Handset earpiece 2 – LCD display 3 – • Show the menu. • While in a menu, press to select an item, or save an entry or setting. 4 – • Hang up a call. • Return to the previous menu or idle mode without making changes.
  • Page 6: Charger Overview

    10 – • Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call. 11 – • Press to add a space when entering names. 12 – • Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the phonebook.
  • Page 7: Display Icons Overview

    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 turned off. There are new voicemail received from your telephone service provider.
  • Page 8 Connect You can choose to connect the telephone base for desktop usage or wall mounting. NOTES • 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.
  • Page 9: Mount The Telephone Base

    Mount the telephone base...
  • Page 10: Install The Battery

    Install the battery Install the battery as shown below. NOTES • Use only supplied battery. • Charge the battery provided with this product only in accordance with the instructions and limitations specified in this manual. • If the handset will not be used for a long time, disconnect and remove the battery to prevent possible leakage.
  • Page 11: Charge The Battery

    Charge the battery Place the handset in the telephone base or the charger to charge. Once you have installed the battery, the handset LCD display indicates the battery status (see the table below). NOTES Press CANCEL or place the handset in the charger •...
  • Page 12: Before Use

    To manually set the date and time and the answering system, refer to Configure your telephone and Set your built-in answering system sections. To manually initiate the voice guide, refer to Voice guide under Set your built-in answering system section. Before use After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage and battery depletion,...
  • Page 13: Check For Dial Tone

    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...
  • Page 14: Use The Handset Menu

    Use the handset menu 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use. 2. Press q or p 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.
  • Page 15: Telephone Operations

    Telephone operations Handset control key panel:...
  • Page 16: Join A Call In Progress (For Multiple Handset Models Only)

    Make a call • Press , and then dial the telephone number. Answer a call • Press or any of the dialing keys. End a call • Press OFF or put the handset back in the telephone base or charger. Speakerphone •...
  • Page 17: Redial List

    To end paging: • Press FIND HANDSET at the telephone base. -OR- , OFF or any of the dialing keys • Press on the handset. -OR- • Place the handset in the telephone base or charger. NOTE Do not press and hold FIND HANDSET for •...
  • Page 18: Add A Phonebook Entry

    Transfer a call While on an outside call, you can use the intercom feature to transfer the call from one handset to another. 1. Press INT on your handset during a call. The current call is put on hold. Use the dialing keys to enter a destination handset number if necessary.
  • Page 19: Missed Call Indicator

    Review a phonebook entry Entries are sorted alphabetically. 1. Press when the phone is not in use. 2. Scroll to browse through the phonebook, or use the dialing keys to start a name search. Delete a phonebook entry 1. When the desired entry displays, press DELETE.
  • Page 20 Handset control key panel:...
  • Page 21: Block Unknown Calls

    Dial a caller ID log entry • When the desired entry appears, press to dial. Save a caller ID log entry to the phonebook 1. When the desired caller ID log entry displays, press SELECT. 2. Press SELECT to choose To Phonebook. 3.
  • Page 22: Sound Settings

    Edit a call block list entry 1. When the desired entry displays, press SELECT. 2. Use the dialing keys to edit the number, and then press SELECT. 3. Use the dialing keys to edit the name, and then press SELECT to save. Save a caller ID log entry to call block list 1.
  • Page 23: Telephone Base Ringer Volume

    4. Press q or p to sample each ringer tone, then press SELECT to save. NOTE • If you turn off the ringer volume, you will not hear ringer tone samples. Telephone base ringer volume Press on the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume when the telephone base is not in use.
  • Page 24: About The Built-In Answering System And Voicemail Service

    About the built-in answering system and voicemail service For message recording, your telephone has a built-in answering system, and it also supports voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider (subscription is required, and fee may apply). The main differences between them are: Built-in Voicemail from Category...
  • Page 25: Set Your Built-In Answering System

    Set your built-in answering system The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages. Each message can be up to three minutes in length. The total storage capacity for the announcement, messages and memos is approximately 23 minutes. The actual recording time depends on individual message characteristics.
  • Page 26 Default announcement The telephone is preset with a greeting that answers calls with “Hello, please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this preset announcement, or replace it with your own. Record your own announcement The announcement can be up to 90 seconds in length.
  • Page 27: Set Number Of Rings

    Set number of rings You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after two, three, four, five or six rings; or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering system answers a call after two rings when you have new messages, or after four rings when you have no new messages.
  • Page 28: Use Your Built-In Answering System

    Use your built-in answering system New message indication When there are new answering system messages, the handset displays XX new messages, and the message window on the telephone base flashes. If the message alert tone is turned on, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds when there are messages that have not been reviewed.
  • Page 29: Remote Access Code

    Remote access A two-digit security code is required to access the answering system remotely from any touch- tone telephone. The preset code is 19. You can use this preset code, or set your own. 1. Dial your telephone number from any touch- tone telephone.
  • Page 30: Use The Built-In Answering System And Voicemail Service

    Use the built-in answering system and voicemail service You can use your answering system and voicemail service together by setting your answering system to answer before voicemail service answers as described below. To learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone service provider.
  • Page 31: Retrieve Voicemail From Telephone Service

    Retrieve voicemail from telephone service Voicemail is a feature available from most telephone service providers. It may be included with your telephone service, or may be optional. Fees may apply. Retrieve voicemail When you received a voicemail, the handset and New voicemail. To retrieve, displays you typically dial an access number provided by your telephone service provider, and then enter...
  • Page 32: Expand Your Telephone System

    Expand your telephone system You can add new handsets (CS5109), cordless headsets (IS6200) or speakerphones (MA3222 or AT&T TL80133) to your telephone system. All accessories are sold separately. Your telephone base supports a maximum of five devices. For more details, refer to the user’s manual that comes with your new device.
  • Page 33: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently asked questions Below are the questions most frequently asked about the cordless telephone. If you cannot find the answer to your question, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (800) 595-9511 for customer service. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 (800) 267-7377.
  • Page 34 The answering Make sure the answering system does system is on. When the not record answering system is on, ANS ON should display messages. on the handset and the telephone base. When the answering machine memory is full, it does not record new messages until some old messages are deleted.
  • Page 35: Limited Warranty

    Consumer for Products purchased and used in the United States of America and Canada. What will VTech do if the Product is not free from defects in materials and workmanship during the limited warranty period (“Materially Defective Product”)?
  • Page 36 If the Product failure is not covered by this limited warranty, or proof of purchase does not meet the terms of this limited warranty, VTech will notify you and will request that you authorize the cost of repair prior to any further repair activity. You must pay...
  • Page 37 In no event shall VTech be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or similar damages (including, but not limited to...
  • Page 38 30 digits and 15 characters Caller ID log: 30 memory locations; up to 24 digits and 15 characters Call block: 20 entries Specifications are subject to change without notice. © 2016 VTech Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. 03/16. CS5129-X_ACIB_V3.0 Document order number: 91-008935-020-100...

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