on purchasng your new VTech product. Before usng ths telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 39 of ths manual. Ths manual has all the feature operatons and troubleshootng necessary to nstall and operate your new VTech telephone. Please revew ths manual thoroughly to ensure proper nstallaton and operaton of ths nnovatve and feature rch VTech product. For support, shoppng, and everythng new at VTech, vst our webste at www.vtechphones.com. In Canada, please vst www.vtechcanada.com. The ENERGY STAR program (www.energystar.gov) recognzes and encourages the use of products that save energy and help protect our envronment. We are proud to mark ths product wth the ENERGY STAR label ndcatng t meets the latest energy effcency gudelnes. R R Congratulations www.vtechphones.com Table of contents Installaton . . . . . . . . . . . Parts checklst . . . . . . . . . Install handset battery . . . . . Telephone base nstallaton . . Desk/table bracket nstallaton . Dal type . . . . . . . . . . . . DSL filter . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone settngs . . . . . . . Handset layout . . . . . . . . . Telephone base layout . . . . . Date and tme . . . . . . . . . . Rng melody . . . . . . . . . . Rng volume . . . . . . . . . . Battery low tone . . . . . . . . Out of range tone . . . . . . . . Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . Edt handset name . . . . . . . Language . . . . . . . . . . . . Dal type . . . . . . . . . . . . Clear vocemal . . . . . . . . . Reset to default settngs . . . . Temporary tone dalng . . . . . Basc operaton . . . . . . . . . Make, answer and end calls . . Optons whle on calls . . . . . Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 .1 .2 .3 .4 .4 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 .8 .9 .9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call watng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intercom call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multple handset use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Answer an external call durng an ntercom call Transfer an external call . . . . . . . . . . . . Fnd handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced operaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revew the drectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Search the drectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chart of characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Store an entry n the drectory . . . . . . . . . Dal a drectory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edt an entry n the drectory . . . . . . . . . . Delete from the drectory . . . . . . . . . . . About caller ID nformaton . . . . . . . . . . . Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revew the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dal a call log number . . . . . . . . . . . . . Store a number from the call log . . . . . . . . Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revew redal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Store a number from redal to the drectory . . Dal a number from redal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 22 23 23 24 25 25 25 26 www.vtechphones.com Table of contents Delete from redal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Answerng system operaton . . . . . . . . . Message capacty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Actvate the answerng system . . . . . . . . Set number of rngs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set telephone base date and tme . . . . . . Set telephone base melody . . . . . . . . . Set telephone base rnger volume . . . . . . Change personal identification number (PIN) Outgong announcements . . . . . . . . . . Play the announcement . . . . . . . . . . . Record your own announcement . . . . . . Delete your announcement. . . . . . . . . . Message playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optons durng playback . . . . . . . . . . . Delete all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Message wndow dsplays . . . . . . . . . . Handset and telephone base ndcators . . . Handset lght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone base lghts . . . . . . . . . . . . Handset cons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handset dsplay screen messages. . . . . . Call log dsplay messages . . . . . . . . . . Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Important safety nstructons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 27 27 28 28 28 29 29 30 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 33 34 35 35 35 35 36 37 38 39 Troubleshootng . . . . . . . . Operatng range . . . . . . . . Mantenance . . . . . . . . . . About cordless telephones . . . Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . FCC, ACTA and IC regulatons . The RBRC ® Seal . . . . . . . . Technical specifications . . . . Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 50 50 51 51 53 54 55 56 www.vtechphones.com Installation Installation Parts checklist Remember to save your sales recept and orgnal packagng n case t s necessary to shp your telephone for warranty servce. Check to make sure the telephone package ncludes the followng: 1. Quck start gude 2. Handsets (2 for 6042/6043, 3 for 6052/6053) 3. Telephone base 4. User's manual 5. Chargers (1 for 6042/6043, 2 for 6052/6053) 1. Quck start gude 2. Handsets 3. Telephone base 6. Charger adapters (1 for 6042/6043, 2 for 6052/6053) · To purchase replacement batteres, or obtan a replacement power adapter, vst our webste at www.vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. Basic operation 7. Base power adapter 8. Batteres (2 for 6042/6043, 3 for 6052/6053) 4. User's manual 5. Chargers 6. Charger adapters 9. Battery compartment covers (2 for 6042/6043, 3 for 6052/6053) 10. Telephone lne cord 7. Base power adapter 8. Batteres 9. Battery compartment covers 10. Telephone lne cord www.vtechphones.com 1 Installation · If the handset wll not be used for a long perod of tme, remove the battery to prevent possble leakage. · To purchase replacement batteres, vst our webste at www. vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. · Remove battery compartment cover by pressng on the ndentaton and sldng t downwards. · Algn the two holes n the plug wth the socket pns accordng to the color-coded label n the battery compartment, then snap the plug nto place. · Place the battery nto the compartment. · Poston the battery compartment cover and slde t upwards untl t clcks nto place. · Put the handset n the telephone base or the charger to charge the new battery for at least 16 hours. You can keep the battery charged by returnng the handset to the telephone base or charger after each use. When the battery power s fully depleted, a full recharge takes about 16 hours. For further nformaton on batteres, please see the Battery secton on page 38. Install handset battery color-coded label 2 www.vtechphones.com Installation Installation Telephone base installation Install the telephone base and the charger as shown below. Choose a locaton away from any electronc equpment and applances such as personal computers, computer routers, televson sets, mcrowave ovens, and refrgerators. Avod excessve heat, cold, dust or mosture. 1. Plug the telephone lne cord nto a telephone wall jack. 2. Plug the power adapter nto an electrcal outlet not controlled by a wall swtch. · Use only the VTech batteres and power adapters (or equvalent) suppled wth ths telephone. To obtan a replacement, vst our webste at www.vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. · Ths power unt s ntended to be correctly orented in a vertical or floor mount poston. The prongs are not desgned to hold the plug n place f t s plugged nto a celng, under-thetable or cabnet outlet. Basic operation www.vtechphones.com 3 Installation Desk/table bracket installation The telephone base comes wth the desk/table bracket nstalled and ready for tabletop use. To remove the bracket: 1. Push the bracket away from the telephone base as shown below. Do not remove the bracket by force to avod breakage of the tabs. To nstall the bracket: 1. Algn the tabs of the bracket wth the slots at the bottom of the telephone base as shown n the dagram. 2. Slde the bracket towards the center of the telephone base untl t clcks nto place. Dial type If you have touch-tone servce, your telephone s ready to use as soon as the battery s charged. If you have pulse (rotary) servce, the dal type must be changed. To change the dal type, see Dial type on page 12. 4 www.vtechphones.com Installation Installation If you subscribe to DSL service If you receve hgh speed nternet through your telephone lne (commonly referred to as DSL), and you are experencng nterference durng telephone conversatons and/or your caller ID features are not functioning properly, install a DSL filter to the telephone line between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL provider for a DSL filter. Basic operation DSL filter (for DSL users) To sngle telephone jack (RJ11C) Telephone lne cord www.vtechphones.com 5 Telephone settings Handset layout 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Earpece / (drectory/volume) (speakerphone) /FLASH Dalng keys (0-9,*,#) REDIAL/PAUSE Mcrophone Handset dsplay MENU/SELECT CID / (caller ID/volume) OFF/CLEAR MUTE/REMOVE INT (ntercom) 1 8 2 3 4 9 10 11 5 6 7 12 13 6 www.vtechphones.com Basic operation Telephone settings Telephone settings Telephone base layout 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. CHARGE lght IN USE lght /REPEAT Message wndow FIND HANDSET Speaker VOICEMAIL lght 1 X/DELETE 2 3 VOLUME+/4 /SKIP ANS ON/OFF 5 (answer on/off) Mcrophone NO. OF RINGS ANNC (announcement) /PLAY/STOP 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 www.vtechphones.com 7 Telephone settings · When enterng the date or tme, f the dgt s sngle, a zero must be entered first (i.e. f the tme s 6:08, you must enter 0608). · If you have more than one handset, settng the date and tme on one handset wll apply to all other handsets. · The rng melody for the telephone base s set separately from the handset rng melody. See page 29 to set the telephone base melody. · · · · · · · Date and time Press MENU/SELECT to dsplay menu when n dle mode. Press or to reach DaTE/TIME. Press MENU/SELECT. Use the keypad to set the year. Press MENU/SELECT. Use the keypad to set the date. Press MENU/SELECT. Use the keypad to set the tme. Press or to select a.m. or p.m. Press MENU/SELECT. The screen dsplays STorED and you'll hear a confirmation beep. YeAr 200\ dAte \1/01 ring melody tIMe \2:12AM There are ten rng melodes for the handset to choose from. · Press MENU/SELECT to dsplay menu when n dle mode. · Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. · Press or to reach rINg MELoDy. Press MENU/SELECT, and a checkmark s shown next to the current rng melody. · Press or to scroll through the choces and a sample of each rng melody wll be played. · Press MENU/SELECT. · The screen dsplays STorED and you'll hear a confirmation beep. rING MelodY rING voluMe MelodY 1 MelodY 2 Stored 8 www.vtechphones.com Telephone settings ring volume The handset ringer volume can be adjusted, there are five levels to choose from. · Press MENU/SELECT to dsplay menu when n dle mode. · Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT. · Press or to reach rINg VoLUME. Press MENU/SELECT. · Press or to scroll through the choces and a sample of each rng volume wll be played. · Press MENU/SELECT to confirm selection. The screen displays STorED and you'll hear a confirmation beep. You can adjust the rnger volume by pressng VoL+ /VoL- on the telephone base when the telephone s rngng. · The handset wll not rng when the rnger volume s at the lowe ...