VTech 2655, User Manual

Page 1: ...a built in installation where proper ventilation is not provided 7 This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your dealer or local power company 8 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not install this product where the cord might be damaged by anyone walking on ...

Page 2: ...vered by the operating instructions because improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by an authorized technician to restore the product to normal operation E If the product has been dropped and the cabinet has been damaged F If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance 13 Avoid using a telephone other than a cordless type during a...

Page 3: ... frequency range This manual is designed to familiarize you with the 2655 cordless telephone Introduction IMPORTANT Please record the Base ID code BS ID printed on the underside of the 2655 Base in the space below Please be certain to include all 15 digits characters Base ID ...

Page 4: ...4 5 Battery Pack 6 Belt Clip 7 User s Manual 1 Base Unit 2 Handset 3 AC Power Adapter 4 Telephone Cord Handset Base Unit Battery Pack Belt Clip Telephone Cord AC Power Adapter Parts Check List ...

Page 5: ...ssage Waiting Indicator 3 Earpiece 4 Headset Jack 2 5mm 5 Scroll Keys 6 On Flash 7 Dialing Key 0 9 8 HandsfreeSpeakerphone 9 LCD Display 10 Select 11 Off Clear 12 Intercom 13 Billed Services 14 Microphone 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 2 12 13 ...

Page 6: ...Jack COMPLIES WTH 47 CFR PART 68 REGISTRATION NO EW7 CHN 34723 WI E RINGER EQUIVALENCE 0 0B USOC JACK RJ11C RJ11W THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION PRIVACY OF COMMUNIC...

Page 7: ...to an electrical outlet and the DC connector into the back of the Base Unit Connecting to phone line Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the jack on the back of the Base Unit Plug the other end of this cord into the wall jack Checking for dial tone After the battery is charged press ON on the Handset The Phone icon will appear on the Handset display and you will hear dial tone If not see ...

Page 8: ...ith the charge contacts in the battery compartment 3 Replace the battery compartment cover by sliding it upwards 4 If the new battery pack is not already charged place the Handset in the Base Unit or a charging stand and allow it to charge for 10 12 hours After initial charge a maintenance charge of 8 hours should be sufficient Installation of Battery Pack in Handset Getting Started ...

Page 9: ... 2652 MANUFACTURED IN CHINA 1 Open the spare battery charger by pressing the release button located on the right hand side of the Base Unit A drawer will open to reveal the spare battery compartment 2 Place a battery pack in the drawer with the charge contacts facing up and to the left 3 Push the drawer closed The spare battery takes 24 hours to fully charge a drained battery Getting Started The 2...

Page 10: ... explode Check with State and local codes for possible special disposal instructions 3 Do not open or mutilate the battery pack Released electrolyte is corrosive and may cause damage to the eyes or skin It may be toxic if swallowed 4 Exercise care in handling battery in order not to short the battery with conducting materials such as rings bracelets and keys The battery or conductor may overheat a...

Page 11: ...an intercom call For example 02 indicates that the Base and Handset 2 are on an intercom call Battery indicator Cycles Low Medium and High when Handset battery is charging Flashes when a low battery condition is detected Mute indicator On steady when the Handset microphone is muted Hold indicator On steady when the line is on hold Range Extender indicator On steady when the Range Extender is on Ha...

Page 12: ... Base unit is receiving power from wall outlet Flashes when unit is in Power Backup mode Lights when line is being used by any Handset of the 2655 system Flashes when another telephone on the same line parallel extension is in use Flashes following ringing cadence while the phone is ringing Lights whenever the Handset is placed in the Base Unit charging cradle Flashes briefly when put a spare batt...

Page 13: ...y To Save Redial to Memory Use the scroll keys to select the desired number Then press SELECT Press SAVE Use the steps from 3 to 5 of To Store a Number Name To Erase Redial Use the scroll keys to select the desired number Then press SELECT Press ERASE MENU With the Handset in the idle OFF mode press the MENU key to access the following options CALLS LOG CALLER ID NAME AND NUMBER ANNOUNCE HANDSET S...

Page 14: ... ID record into Phonebook Memory Only Caller ID records with telephone numbers can be saved into Phonebook Memory If you need to modify the number after saving see To Edit a Name or a Number Caller ID Call Waiting ID Your 2655 is capable of displaying the name and or number of the party calling before you answer the phone Caller ID It is also capable of displaying Caller ID information in conjunct...

Page 15: ...ondition is detected RANGE TONE Select this option to turn the Out of Range warning tone ON or OFF Press the OFF or ON soft keys to make your selection Press OK to confirm your selection and return to the Handset Settings menu When set to ON the Handset will emit a warning tone whenever the Handset is taken out of range of the Base KEYPAD TONE Select this option to turn the Keypad tones ON or OFF ...

Page 16: ...ttings in the RANGEEXTENDERmenu 1 Select OFF to disable RANGE EXTENDER 2 Select ON to enable RANGE EXTENDER An E icon will appear in the upper left corner of Handset display indicating thatRANGEEXTENDERisON 3 Select AUTO to allow your 2652 to automatically monitor the signal strength between the Handset and Base Unit and activate whenever necessary With this option selected your 2652 may occassion...

Page 17: ... the name When prompted to ENTER NAME use the digit keys to spell the name Each press of a particular key causes characters to be displayed in the following order MEM Memory Number Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Characters in order 1 A B C a b c 2 D E F d e f 3 G H I g h i 4 J K L j k l 5 M N O m n o 6 P Q R S p q r s 7 T U V t u v 8 W X Y Z w x y z 9 0 Basic Operation ...

Page 18: ...exit to the pre dial mode without saving the entry You will then be prompted to ENTER NAME Use the digit keys to spell the name If you make a mistake press the CLR softkey To enter a space press When finished press SAVE If there is space available in memory the entry will be saved and the Handset will display RECORD ANNOUNCE CID If you want to record a Talking CID announcement please followthestep...

Page 19: ...you make a mistake press the CLR softkey Press FIND to search The closest match in alphabetical order will be displayed Once you find the entry you want simply press ON or HANDSFREEtodialthenumber To Delete a Number Name Using steps 1 and 2 in To Search For and Dial a Number Name locate the entry you want to delete Press the EDIT softkey The Handset will display MEM Memory ANDREW_ ANDREW 123 4567 ...

Page 20: ...rch For and Dial a Number Name locate the entry you want to edit Press the EDIT softkey twice Then choose NAME or NUM Using the softkey move the cursor to the character you want to edit and then enter the corrections as needed Press MORE access DEL BACK and Pause when edit a name SPACE function Whenfinished press the SAVE softkey To exit without saving press OFF When finished the Handset will disp...

Page 21: ...ected ringer and exit press To exit without saving press Select Tone Pulse For Base The phone must be off Press the star key three times The Base will emit a happy tone and the Power and In Use LEDs will flash rapidly Press the 7 key to toggle between TONE and PULSE dialing mode The In Use LED will toggle ON when TONE is selected and OFF when PULSE is selected To save the TONE PULSE selection and ...

Page 22: ...Press the volume up and down keys to adjust the Base Ringer volume After each press of the volume keys the Base will emit the selected Ringer and volume setting for one second To turn the Base ringer OFF press the volume down key until no ringer preview is played To save the Ringer Volume selection and exit press To exit without saving press Base Settings Basic Operation ...

Page 23: ... SPEAKER to end your call Answering Calls From the Handset Press any key except OFF and the softkeys Press OFF to end your call From the Base Unit PressSPEAKER Press SPEAKER to end your call Redial from Base Unit Pressing REDIAL will immediately dial the last number in the Base Unit redial memory Hold down the REDIAL key for more than 2 seconds to erase the contents in redial memory This is to pre...

Page 24: ...olume keys to adjust the speakerphone volume You will hear a special tone when you reach the highest or lowest setting Mute Function During an active call pressing either the MUTE soft key on the Handset or the MUTE key on the Base when in speakerphone mode will disable the microphone Press the MUTE key again to return to normal 2 way conversation Hold Function From the Handset Press the HOLD soft...

Page 25: ...ss the number of the Handset you want to call e g Handset 2 Handset 2 can then answer the intercom call by pressing any key except OFF and Softkeys To end an intercom call press OFF on the Handset or PAGE or SPEAKER on the Base From Handset to Base Press the INTERCOM key followed by 0 The Base will ring once and then automatically enter intercom mode To end an intercom call press OFF on the Handse...

Page 26: ...ll press OFF on Handset or press SPEAKER on Base Handsfree Speaker Operation Your 2655 Handset has a built in handsfree speaker This feature allows you to stand the Handset upright on a table or desktop and have handsfree conversations Formoreinformation refertoMAKINGCALLSinHANDSETAND BASEOPERATION To Switch Between Earpiece and Speaker While on a call you can press HANDSFREE to switch to speaker ...

Page 27: ...the telephone line is currently being used by a parallel set a telephone device other than the 2655 on the same line the phone icon will remain on steadily and EXTENSIONINUSE willbedisplayed On the Base When a system Handset or a Base is currently being used the IN USE LED on the Base will illuminate steadily When a parallel set is currently being used the IN USE LED on the Base will flash Low Bat...

Page 28: ...andset 1 or 2 or Base 0 that you wish to transfer the call to When the other extension answers the call will automatically be connected to the other extension An unanswered call will ring back to the originating Handset Base if not answered within 30 seconds And if it is still not answered within another 30 seconds the call will automatically be terminated AnnouncedTransfer You can perform an anno...

Page 29: ... the idle OFF mode press MENU use the scroll keys to select VOICEMAIL SETUP then press OK The following screen is displayed RANGE EXTENDER REGISTER TONE PULSE VOICEMAIL SETUP ACCESS NUMBER EDIT Use the scroll keys to selectACCESSNUMBER thenpress OK You will see the following display To program the voicemail access number provided by your local telephone company press EDIT To enter pauses or delete...

Page 30: ...al telephone company you will need to edit the number Press EDIT Enter the PLAY access number provided by your local telephone company To enter pauses or delete characters use the MORE key When finished press SAVE Press EDIT Enter your password To enter pauses or delete characters use the MORE key When done press SAVE Using the dedicated PLAY SKIP and ERASE keys The 2655 is factory programmed with...

Page 31: ...When finished press SAVE ERASE Access Key From the idle OFF mode press MENU use the scroll keys to select VOICEMAIL SETUP then press OK The following screen will be displayed Use the scroll keys to select ERASE then press OK You will see the following display Reprogramming ERASE The default ERASE access number is 3 If this does not match the number provided by your local telephone company you will...

Page 32: ...led the Base Unit will announce UNKNOWN CALLER Setup Name and Number Announce In the idle OFF mode press MENU and use the scroll keys to select ANNOUNCE CID then press OK Use the scroll keys to select SELECT TYPE then press OK Use the scroll keys to select one of the four options OFF NUMBER NAME NUMBER AND NAME then press OK OFF Select this option to disable Name and Numberannounce NUMBER Select t...

Page 33: ...locate the phonebook record that you want to record yourannouncement Afteryouhavelocatedthedesiredentry press the EDIT softkey The Handset will display Press RECORD If there is already an announcement The display will prompt ANNOUNCEMENT ALREADY RECORDED However you can record over the old audio by pressing the RECORD softkey twice then re record If there is no announcement recorded press RECORD s...

Page 34: ...u called over a time interval determined by your local phone company This is useful in reaching a party whose line is busy A charge is added to your phone bill each time this service is used NOTE For handset Pay Per Use press handset BILLED SERVICES key Then use to scroll to your desired option Press OK to confirm It is likely that your local telephone company will assess charges to use custom fea...

Page 35: ...f the Handset The belt clip should snap securely into place Do not force the connection Your 2655 cordless telephone is equipped with a 2 5mm Headset Jack for use with an optional accessory Headset for hands free operation To purchase a Headset call 888 215 7262 Once you have a compatible 2 5mm Headset locate the Headset Jack on the Handset Connect the plug on the Headset cord to the jack covered ...

Page 36: ... the same circuit as the Base Unit can sometimes cause interference Try moving the appliance or the Base Unit to another outlet You Get Noise Static Or A Weak Signal When You re Away From The Base Unit You may be out of range Either move closer to the Base or relocate the Base Unit The layout of your home may be limiting the range Try moving the Base Unit to another position The Handset Does Not R...

Page 37: ... unit does not seem to be responding normally then try putting the Handset in the cradle If it does not seem to respond do the following in the order listed 1 Disconnect the power to the Base 2 Disconnect the Handset battery and spare battery pack if applicable 3 Wait a few minutes 4 Connect power to the Base 5 Re install the battery pack s 6 Watch for Handset to display then NO BASE SUBSCRIPTION ...

Page 38: ...ms Electrical storms can sometimes cause power surges harmful to electronic equipment For your own safety use caution when using electric appliances during storms Cleaning Your Telephone Your telephone has a durable plastic casing that should retain its luster for many years Clean it only with a soft cloth slightly dampened with water or a mild soap Do not use excess water or cleaning solvents of ...

Page 39: ...he result of accident misuse or negligence All other warranties expressed implied or statutory including warranties of fitness for a particular purpose are limited to the time period listed and are otherwise excluded from this warranty if unauthorized repairs are attempted Additionally the Supplier shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damage or commercial loss nor for any other ...

Page 40: ...l installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment doescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception whichcanbedetermined by turn...

Page 41: ... equipment does not disable your alarm equipment If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment consult your telephone company or a qualified installer 3 Repair instructions If this equipment is malfunctioning it must be unplugged from the modular jack until theproblemhasbeencorrected Repairstothistelephoneequipmentcanonlybemade by the manufacturer or its authorized agents For repai...

Page 42: ... you have stored is not recommended However if you do make a call to an emergency number Youmustremainonthelineandbrieflyexplainthereasonforthecallbeforehanging up Programming testing of emergency numbers should be performed during off peak hours such as in the early morning or late evening when the emergency services tend to be less busy Additional Information FCC and ACTA Regulations ...

Page 43: ...erating range may vary according to environmental conditions at the time of use SIZE Handset 176mm x 51mm x 41mm Base 178mm x 128mm x 68mm WEIGHT Handset 187 grams Base 385 grams POWERREQUIREMENTS Handset 800 mAh Ni Cd Battery Pack or 1500 mAh NiMH Battery Pack Base 7 VDC 900mA MEMORY Phonebook 50 Memory locations upto 32 digits per location CID 50 Memory locations SPECIFICATIONSARETYPICALAND MAYC...

Page 44: ...s 23 Advanced Operations 23 Handset and Base Operation 23 Making Calls 23 Answering Calls 23 Redial from Base Unit 24 Mute Function 24 Hold Function 24 Flash Function 25 Volume Control 25 Page Intercom 26 HandsfreeSpeaker Operation 27 Base Speaker Operation 27 Line in Use Indication 27 Low Battery Indication 28 ConferenceCalling 28 Transferring Calls 29 Message Waiting 29 Programming Voicemail Acc...

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Page 46: ...2 4GHz DIGITAL SPREAD SPECTRUM CORDLESS TELEPHONE SYSTEM Customer User Guide Verizon Verizon 2655 contains one VZ 2652 Base Unit and Handset and one VZ 2603 Accessory Handset with Charging Cradle ...