VTech CS6114 Abridged User Manual

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DECT 6.0 cordless telephone
Abridged user's manual
Charger overview 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. The prongs are not
designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into
a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.
1 – Charging pole
TIP
• If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-
Display icons overview
speed Internet service through your telephone line,
make sure you install a DSL filter (not included)
between the telephone line cord and telephone wall
The battery icon flashes when the
jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more
battery is low and needs charging.
information.
The battery icon animates when the
battery is charging.
The battery icon becomes solid when
the battery is fully charged.
There are new messages on the
Connect the telephone base
built-in answering system.
There are new voicemail received
from your telephone service provider.
NEW There are new caller ID log entries.
ANS ON The answering system is turned on.
The message number currently
1
playing.
Connect the charger
Congratulations
on purchasing your new VTech product. Before
using this telephone, please read Important
CS6114
safety instructions.
This abridged user's manual provides you with
CS6114-11
basic installation and use instructions. A limited
set of features are described in abbreviated form.
CS6114-2
Please refer to the online user's manual for a full
set of installation and operation instructions at
www.vtechphones.com.
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Compatible with
Hearing Aid T-Coil logo have reduced noise and
interference when used with most
T-coil equipped hearing aids and
cochlear implants. The TIA-1083
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the Telecommunications Industry
Association. Used under license.
TIA-1083
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recognizes and encourages
the use of products that save
energy and help protect our
environment. We are proud
to mark this product with
the ENERGY STAR
indicating it meets the latest
energy efficiency guidelines.
Mount the telephone base
Install and charge 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.
What's in the box
Your telephone package contains the following
items. Save your sales receipt and original
packaging in the event warranty service is
necessary.
®
program
®
label
1 set for
CS6114/
CS6114-11;
2 sets for
CS6114-2
1 set for CS6114-2
Abridged Important
user's safety
manual instructions
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
• For best performance, keep the handset in the
telephone base or charger when not in use.
• The battery is fully charged after 16 hours of
continuous charging.
• If you place the handset in the telephone base or
the charger without plugging in the battery, the
screen displays No battery.
Battery
Battery status Action
indicators
The screen The battery has Charge without
is blank, or no or very little interruption
displays Put in charge. The (at least 30
THIS SIDE UP
charger and handset cannot minutes).
flashes. be used.
The screen The battery has Charge without
displays enough charge interruption
Low battery to be used for a (about 30
short time. minutes).
and flashes.
The screen The battery is To keep
displays charged. the battery
HANDSET X. charged,
place it in the
telephone base
or charger when
not in use.
11 – /VOL+
Handset overview
• Review the directory when the phone is not in
use.
• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,
caller ID log or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the right when entering
numbers or names.
• Increase the listening volume during a call.
12 – OFF/CANCEL
• Hang up a call.
• Return to the previous menu or idle mode without
making changes.
• Delete digits while predialing.
• Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the
phone is ringing.
• Erase the missed call indicator while the handset
is not in use.
13 – 0/OPER
• Enter space character during text editing.
14 – #
• Show other dialing options when reviewing a
caller ID log entry.
1 – Handset earpiece
15 – REDIAL/PAUSE
2 – LCD display
• Review the redial list.
• Insert a dialing pause while dialing or entering
3 – CID/VOL-
numbers into the directory.
• Review the caller ID log when the telephone is not
in use.
16 – Battery compartment cover
• 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 Telephone base overview
or names.
• Decrease the listening volume during a call.
4 – /FLASH
• Make or answer a call.
• Answer an incoming call when you receive a call
waiting alert.
5 – 1
• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the
caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the
directory.
6 – TONE
• Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call.
7 – MUTE/DELETE
• Mute the microphone during a call.
• Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the
phone is ringing.
• Delete the displayed entry while reviewing the
1 – /FIND HANDSET
directory, caller ID log or redial list.
• Page all system handsets.
• Delete digits or characters when entering numbers
or names.
2 – Charging pole
8 – Microphone
9 – Charging pole
10 – MENU/SELECT
• Show the menu.
• While in a menu, press to select an item, or save
an entry or setting.
Before use Use the handset menu
After you install your telephone or power returns 1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
following a power outage, the handset will prompt
2. Press
you to set the date and time.
desired feature menu.
3. Press SELECT.
Set date and time
• To return to the previous menu, press
1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month
CANCEL.
(MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press
• To return to idle mode, press and hold
SELECT.
CANCEL.
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour
(HH) and minute (MM). Then press q or p to
choose AM or PM.
Configure your telephone
3. Press SELECT to save.
Check for dial tone Set language
Press . If you hear a dial tone, the installation is The LCD language is preset to English. You can
successful. select English, French or Spanish to be used in
all screen displays.
If you do not hear a dial tone:
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
• Make sure the installation procedures
2. Scroll to Settings, then press SELECT twice.
described above are properly done.
3. Scroll to choose English, Français or
• It may be a wiring problem. If you have
Español.
changed your telephone service to digital
4. Press SELECT twice to save your setting.
service from a cable company or a VoIP
service provider, the telephone line may need
Set date and time
to be rewired to allow all existing telephone
1. Press MENU on the handset when not in use.
jacks to work. Contact your cable/VoIP service
2. Scroll to Set date/time and then press
provider for more information.
SELECT.
Operating range
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month
(MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press
This cordless telephone operates with the
SELECT.
maximum power allowed by the Federal
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
(HH) and minute (MM). Then press q or p to
so, this handset and telephone base can
choose AM or PM.
communicate over only a certain distance - which
5. Press SELECT.
can vary with the locations of the telephone base
and handset, the weather, and the layout of your
Temporary tone dialing
home or office.
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you
When the handset is out of range, the handset
can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing
displays Out of range or no pwr at base.
temporarily during a call.
If there is a call while the handset is out of range,
1. During a call, press TONE .
it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant
connect well when you press . Move closer to
number. The telephone sends touch-tone
the telephone base, then press to answer the
signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing
call.
mode after you end 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.
or until the screen displays the