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Quick start guide

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This quick start guide provides you with basic installation and setup instructions.

For complete installation and operation instructions, refer to the

Abridged user’s manual in the package, or the online Complete user’s manual at www.vtechphones.com.

Telephone base installation

Telephone wall jack

If you have DSL high-speed

Internet service, a DSL filter

(not included) is required.

Plug it into the telephone wall jack.

Telephone line cord

Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch

Telephone base power adapter

Telephone line jack

Curly handset cord jack

Power cord jack

CAUTION:

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.

1

Handset battery installation

1

Plug the battery connector securely into the socket.

2

Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside the battery compartment.

3

Slide the battery compartment cover towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place.

2

Handset charger installation

1

Install the handset charger.

Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch

Power adapter

2

Place the handset in the handset charger to charge. Charge the handset for at least 0 minutes before use.

Pendant charger installation

1

Install the pendant charger.

Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch

Power adapter

2

Switch ON the pendant.

3

Place the pendant in the pendant charger to charge. Charge the pendant for at least 0 minutes before use.

4

Pendant lanyard

1.

Pinch the end of the loop string into the slot on the top of the pendant.

2.

Insert the long end of the lanyard into the loop string.

.

Fasten the loop string.

Pendant belt clip

Push the pendant into the belt clip until it clicks in place.

When you use the pendant belt clip, remove the pendant lanyard if it is attached to the pendant.

5

Menu navigation

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•

1.

2.

Press MENU when the phone is idle.

Press or until the screen displays the desired feature menu.

.

Press SELECT to enter that menu.

To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL or BACK .

To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL .

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Caller ID log

Reminder

Ringers

BACK SELECT

Press the softkey to select the corresponding item displayed above the key.

Set date and time

The telephone base will prompt you to set date and time when it is initially powered up. Follow Step to Step 5 below to set them.

1.

2.

.

4.

Press MENU .

Scroll to Set date/time , then press SELECT .

Enter the month, date and year, then press NEXT .

Enter the hour and minute.

5.

Scroll to select AM or PM , then press SAVE .

--:-- --/--

Reminder

Ringers

Set date/time

BACK SELECT

--:-- --/--

SET DATE

05/20/12

BACK NEXT

--:-- --/--

SET TIME

09:48 AM

BACK SAVE

6

Photo speed dial

There are four photo speed dial keys on the telephone base. The photo speed dial keys 1 and 2 on the pendant correspond to the photo speed dial keys 1 and 2 on the telephone base, respectively.

We recommend you store two contacts that you may need to call them more often or immediately to photo speed dial keys 1 and 2 .

Pendant

Telephone base

To set photo speed dial (only applicable to models with a pendant):

If your product package includes a pendant, the telephone prompts you to set photo speed dial 1 and photo speed dial 2 once it is initially powered up.

1.

2.

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4.

5.

6.

7.

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When the telephone base displays Set

Photo Speed Dial 1 and Pendant memory 1 , press YES .

Enter the number, then press NEXT .

Enter the name, then press SAVE .

Press NEXT .

When the telephone base displays

Set Photo Speed Dial 2 and Pendant memory 2 , press YES .

Enter the number, then press NEXT .

Enter the name, then press SAVE .

Press OK .

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Set Photo

Speed Dial 1 and

Pendant memory 1

NO YES

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Saved Photo

Speed Dial 1 and

Pendant memory 1

NEXT

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Photo speed dial

To set and dial a photo speed dial:

1.

Press on a desired photo speed dial key.

2.

.

4.

Enter the number, then press NEXT .

Enter the name, then press SAVE .

Press on the photo speed dial key to dial.

To add a photo:

You can add a desired photo into the photo speed dial compartment, or write the contact name on the photo speed dial card.

1.

Flip open the photo speed dial compartment cover and take out the photo speed dial card.

2.

Use the photo speed dial card as a tool to crop your desired photo.

22.65 mm

.

Put the cropped photo into the photo speed dial compartment.

Then flip down the photo speed dial compartment cover.

Voice command

By saying certain commands to the pendant, you can hear information such as the date or time, or call speed dial numbers, or even review call log, messages or reminders.

Press the VOICE key on either side of the pendant. After you hear a beep, say your command to the pendant.

What can I say?

Press

Common commands:

What can I say?

To hear a list of voice commands.

What time is it?

To hear the current time.

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Voice command

Messages:

Press VOICE and say .

During the playback, press VOICE and say one of the following commands:

To resume to normal speed, press

VOICE and say .

Stop.

To stop the playback.

Delete.

To delete the playing message.

Cancel.

To continue the playback.

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Voice command

Call log:

Press VOICE and say .

During the playback, press VOICE and say one of the following commands:

Stop.

To stop the playback.

Cancel.

To continue the playback.

Call back.

call XXX?”

“Would you like to

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•

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Voice command

Reminders:

Press VOICE and say .

During the playback, press VOICE and say one of the following commands:

What can I say?

To hear a list of voice commands.

Skip reminder.

To skip to the next reminder.

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Make, answer or end a call

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•

Lift up to the corded handset to make or answer a call.

Return the corded handset to the telephone base to end a call.

• Press any dialing key to answer a call with the speakerphone.

• Press to make, answer or end a call.

• Press to make or answer a call.

• During a call, press to answer an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert.

• Press to end a call.

• Press any dialing key to answer a call.

1

Make, answer or end a call

• Press to answer or end a call.

• Press speed dial 1 .

to call photo

• Press speed dial 2 .

to call photo

14

Answering system

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Turn the answering system on or off

Press ANS at the side of the telephone base to turn the answering system on or off.

Record an announcement at the telephone base

1.

2.

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Press MENU .

Press SELECT three times. The system announces, “Record after the tone.

Press SAVE when you are done.”

After the tone, speak towards the microphone.

4.

Press SAVE when done.

Recording announcement

BACK SAVE

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Answering system

Message playback

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•

Press once to repeat the playing message.

Press twice to play the previous message.

• Press

X

to delete the playing message.

• Press to skip to the next message.

•

• Press

Press playback.

to play messages.

to stop message

• Press or the listening volume.

to adjust

• Press to slow down the message playback.

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Reminders

The reminder feature helps remind you of important events. You can set the reminder to remind you only once, or in daily, weekly or monthly bases. Once you set the reminder, the system will play your recorded reminder to alert you at your designated times of an important event.

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REMINDER

Review reminder

Set reminder

BACK SELECT

1.

2.

.

4.

5.

Press MENU .

Scroll to Reminder , then press

SELECT .

Scroll to Set reminder , then press

SELECT .

Enter month, date and year, then press

NEXT .

Enter hour and minute.

REMINDER

SET TIME

09:30 AM

BACK

Record Reminder

BACK

NEXT

SAVE

6.

7.

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Scroll to select AM or PM , then press

NEXT .

FREQUENCY

The system announces, “Record after the tone. Press SAVE when you are done.” After the tone, speak towards the microphone, and then press SAVE .

Once

Daily

BACK SAVE

Scroll to the frequency you would like to set, and then press SAVE .

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 (00) 595-9511.

In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 (00) 267-777.

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