VTech VT 1970ci, User Manual

Page 1: ... Keys In addition the handset keypad and display illuminate while the handset rings to signal an incoming call This is very useful in a dark environment INTRODUCTION The VTech VT1970ci also provides a one way Page Find Pressing the base PAGE key will cause the handset to ring in a manner which distinguishes it from normal incoming ringing This can be used to alert the handset user or to simply loc...

Page 2: ...t keypad 20 location Programmable Memory for 20 Digit Phone Number 10 Channel Operation with auto channel selection Out of Range indication while the handset is in use or in standby mode Removable handset battery pack Spare battery charger in the base unit Complete battery back up in case of power failure with optional spare battery pack installed in base Face up or Face down Handset charging INTR...

Page 3: ...anada call VTECH Electronics at 1 800 267 7377 TELEPHONE LINE CORD AC POWER ADAPTOR HANDSET BATTERY PACK BASE UNIT WALL MOUNTING BRACKET BELT CLIP FLASH PAUSE 2 3 6 7 9 abc def jkl mno pqrs wxyz oper 0 tone MEM 5 1 4 8 HOLD OFF PHONE CID REDIAL PROG CLR DEL MUTE ghi tuv POWER HS IN USE CHARGING SPARE BATT ERASE ON OFF MEMO VOL PAGE MENU SELECT VT 1970ci 900MHz DIGITAL CORDLESS TIME SET MEMORY vt19...

Page 4: ...ne network until the problem has been corrected FCC Part 15 Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliances could void the user s authority to operate the equipment The equipment has been tested and found to comply with part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a ...

Page 5: ...the manufacturer or its authorized agents or by others who may be authorized by the FCC For repair procedures follow the in structions outlined under the VTECH Limited Warranty This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the phone company or Party Lines The REN is useful in determining the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still enable the devices to ring ...

Page 6: ...est the user to disconnect the equipment Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility tel ephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system if present are connected together This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas Caution Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves but should con tact the appropria...

Page 7: ...e placed in 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 locate this product where the cord will be abused by persons w...

Page 8: ...rating instructions because improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a VTech 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 an electrica...

Page 9: ...icator will light to show the handset is seated properly and the battery pack is charging It is recommended that the battery pack be charged for at least 16 hours initially and 8 hours for maintenance charging You can use your telephone before that with diminished capacity but it is best to charge the battery pack fully It will take several recharge cycles to maximize the charge capacity of your b...

Page 10: ...his battery into household garbage For information on recycling or proper disposal consult your local solid waste collection or disposal organization 3 Do not open or mutilate the battery Released electrolyte is corrosive and may cause damage to the eyes or skin It may be toxic if swallowed To ReplaceThe Handset Battery Pack Follow the steps below 1 Remove the battery case cover by pressing on the...

Page 11: ...tery charger Make sure the metal charging contacts on the underside of the battery pack are aligned with the charging contacts in the Spare Battery charger REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK Power Backup When a Spare Battery pack is installed in the Base Unit the VTech VT1970ci uses this battery pack to provide operational backup in case of a power failure If you have a fully charged battery pack in the S...

Page 12: ...itch The TONE PULSE switch is located on the bottom of the base unit and is factory set to TONE If you have touch tone service do not change the switch setting If you have rotary Pulse service set the switch to PULSE TELEPHONE WALL JACK AC OUTLET TEL LINE 9V DC CHARGE THE HANDSET BATTERY PACK FOR 16 HOURS BEFORE USING Connect Telephone Line Cord Plug one end of the telephone cord into a wall jack ...

Page 13: ...lephone wiring during a lightning storm 2 Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations 3 Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface 4 Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines FILL IN THE TELEPHONE NUMBER CARD GETTING STARTED Fill in the tel...

Page 14: ...ith the holes on the bottom of the base Figure 1 Snap the wall mounting bracket firmly in place 3 Mount the base on the wall Position the base so the mounting studs will fit into the holes on the bottom of the base Position the power cord to extend down the wall the phone is to be mounted on Slide the base down on the mounting studs until it locks into place 4 Connect the telephone line cord The t...

Page 15: ...handset typically operates for at least 5 minutes after the low battery indication first appears This message is displayed when the Base Unit pages the handset This message is displayed when the handset is on hold This display warns that the handset has lost communication with the base unit and is attempting to reestablish a link by scanning all channels This display confirms that a communicaton l...

Page 16: ...y Tone CALLER ID CID REDIAL MUTE CLEAR DELETE CLR DEL PROGRAM PROG MEMORY MEM BATTERY COMPARTMENT VOLUME UP DOWN CHARGING CONTACTS FLASH PAUSE 2 3 6 7 9 abc def jkl mno pqrs wxyz oper 0 tone MEM 5 1 4 8 HOLD OFF PHONE CID REDIAL PROG CLR DEL MUTE ghi tuv vt1970ci hjmannual 1 29 99 12 48 PM 16 ...

Page 17: ...WER INDICATOR HS IN USE INDICATOR CHARGING INDICATOR SPARE BATT INDICAT OR ANTENNA ON OFF KEY ERASE KEY MEMO KEY MEMORY DIALING CARD SKIP QUICK KEY PLAY STOP KEY REPEAT KEY VOLUME UP KEY P AGE KEY VOLUME DOWN KEY CHARGING CONTACTS MENU KEY SELECT KEY TIME SET KEY vt1970ci hjmannual 1 29 99 12 49 PM 17 ...

Page 18: ...ramming mode to stop outgoing message recording playback SKIP QUICK Key To skip to the next message during playback hold this key down to speed up message playback VOLUME UP DOWN Keys To increase or decrease Base Unit speaker playback volume To increase decrease or turn off Base Unit Call Screening Volume MENU SELECT TIME SET Keys Use these keys for answering device set up once the clock is set pr...

Page 19: ...isplayed and you hear a dial tone dial the number Or Enter the number to be dialed on the display and then press the PHONE key Answering Calls To answer a call press any key other than OFF MUTE or the Volume Keys The handset will NOT auto answer when lifted off the base cradle Hanging Up Press OFF or place the handset in the cradle to hang up a call To Place A Call On HOLD Press HOLD on the handse...

Page 20: ...ress the PHONE key Press MEM Enter the memory location of the phone number you wish to dial 01 20 The number displayed will be dialed Caller ID CID To view information stored in CID memory press CID on the handset The display will show the most recent call received To view other calls scroll backwards and forwards by using the and keys To view additional name characters not shown on the display pr...

Page 21: ...r press PAGE again on the Base Unit or press OFF on the Handset Making Calls You can make calls directly from the handset whether you are at the base or away from it NOTE There are two different ways to dial a number 1 Press the PHONE key and wait for dial tone Then dial the number you want Or 2 Enter the number then press the PHONE key This will dial the number that is displayed on the handset af...

Page 22: ...t back in the base The phone will automatically go back to rotary PULSE service Call Waiting CALL WAITING is a subscription service available from most local telephone service providers Contact your provider for details While you are on a call you will hear an alert signal warning that a second caller is trying to reach you If you subscribe to this service linked with CALLER ID CID the name and or...

Page 23: ...the Handset in the OFF mode Press and Hold CLR DEL until the LCD DISPLAYS Press CLR DEL to confirm your decision Pressing any key other than CLR DEL will cancel the operation The MSG WAITING alert may reappear as long as unplayed messages remain in your Voicemail box NOTE Message Waiting works in conjunction with Voicemail service from many local phone companies This is an optional service You are...

Page 24: ... memory dial records and Message Waiting indication See DELETING STORED NUMBERS DELETING NUMBERS and MESSAGE WAITING Advanced Dialing There are two different ways to dial a number 1 Press the PHONE key and wait for a dial tone Then dial the number you want either manually using MEMORY MEM dialing Caller ID CID dialing or REDIAL 2 Enter the number you wish to dial on the display first Then press th...

Page 25: ...n digit is entered the unit will emit a warbled tone a short series of beeps to confirm successful programming and exit program mode If programming is unsuccessful the unit will display Unsuccessful programming can result from not correctly completing the programming sequence If this message appears simply repeat the programming sequence Dialing From Memory Press PHONE to get a line Press MEM you ...

Page 26: ...to entering memory dial mode the contents of the speed dial memory will be appended to those digits For example if 1503 was on the display and the contents of the memory location is 6438981 then the display would show the following upon exiting memory dial mode Press PHONE the number on the display will be dialed after a 2 second pause NOTE The ability to temporarily add memory contents to digits ...

Page 27: ...Word About Caller ID CID Due to regional incompatibilities Caller ID information may not be available for every call you receive In addition the calling party may intentionally block their name and phone number from being sent NOTE You must be in an area where Caller ID CID service is available and you must subscribe to it to use this feature If you do not subscribe to the Caller ID CID service th...

Page 28: ...our telephone company However when you dial directly from Caller ID CID memory only the last 7 digits of the received telephone number will be used Consequently you would actually dial this The VTech VT1970ci was designed to accommodate this situation If you need to temporarily add a long dlstance prefix and or area code such as 1503 before the Caller ID CID number do the following Beginning from ...

Page 29: ...he entire Caller ID CID memory is erased Deleting Numbers Pressing the CLR DEL Key deletes the CID number displayed While the phone is in Caller ID CID mode press the CLR DEL key once to delete the current call and the display will show The message will remain on the display for 2 seconds Pressing any key other than CLR DEL will cancel the opera tion Pressing CLR DEL will confirm the operation and...

Page 30: ...ween 9am and 5pm If you prefer to use the factory preset greeting the caller will hear Hello I m unable to answer your call right now Please call again Thank you Upon power up the Base Unit Message Window will alternate between CL indicating that the Day and Time must be set and a digit representing the number of recorded messages yet to be played Answering Device Programming NOTE During programmi...

Page 31: ...Mode Once you ve selected OFF or ON press TIME SET to confirm your selection The voice prompt will say ANNOUNCE ONLY IS OFF or ON Set Outgoing Message Press MENU until you hear Set Outgoing Message Press MEMO The voice prompt will say Now Recording followed by a tone Begin speaking after the tone towards the front edge of the Base Unit The Base Unit display be comes a timer as you record your outg...

Page 32: ...T to hear the current security code Every time you press SELECT the code increases by 1 Holding SELECT increases the security code in increments of 10 The Base Unit will display the security code as you program it Press TIME SET to confirm your choice The voice prompt will say Security Code is XX Press MENU to go to the next programming function or press PLAY STOP to exit programming mode Set Day ...

Page 33: ...advance to the next programming function or press PLAY STOP to exit programming mode Set Audible Message Alert This feature provides a beep every 10 seconds at the Base Unit alerting you to new unplayed messages Press MENU until you hear Set Audible Message Alert Press SELECT The voice prompt will say either ON or OFF Select ON if you want your VT 1970ci to beep every 10 seconds to alert you to an...

Page 34: ... SETTING UPYOUR VT 1970ci DIGITALANSWERING DEVICE Set Base Ringer Press MENU until you hear Set Base Ringer Press SELECT to toggle between ON and OFF The Base Unit will display ON or OF off as you make your selection Press TIME SET to confirm your choice The voice prompt will say Base Ringer is ON or OFF Press MENU to advance to the next programming function or press PLAY STOP to exit programming ...

Page 35: ...0ci If the answering device is OFF it can be turned on remotely by calling in and allowing the line to ring approximately 10 times See REMOTE OPERATION OF THE VT1970ci OPERATING YOUR VT 1970ci ANSWERING DEVICE MEMO Key This key is used to Record your outgoing message See SETTING UP YOUR VT 1970ci DIGITAL ANSWERING DE VICE Set Outgoing Message Record a MEMO at the Base Unit To record a MEMO Press M...

Page 36: ...ING YOUR VT 1970ci ANSWERING DEVICE ERASE Key Press the ERASE key during playback of a message to delete that message When the answering device is inactive press and hold the ERASE key for more than 2 seconds to delete all old previ ously heard messages REPEAT Key Press this key during message playback to return to the beginning of the message PLAY STOP Key Press this key to begin message playback...

Page 37: ... listening to messages recording a memo or changing your outgoing message To access your VT1970ci remotely you need to call from a different phone line using a touch tone phone Dial your phone number and wait for the VT1970ci to answer While the VT1970ci is playing the outgoing message press then enter your 2 digit security code If the VT1970ci is OFF when you call let the phone ring at least 10 t...

Page 38: ...n memory If there are any new messages the VT 1970ci will play the new messages only Once all new messages are played you can press 2 again to REPLAY all old messages Press 5 to stop Press 5 during review of messages to stop playback Press 4 to repeat the mes sage During message review press 4 to return to the beginning of the message being played Press 4 twice to return to the previous message Pr...

Page 39: ... ING Plug the base in again and this will stop Noise Or Interference Your VTech VT1970ci cordless telephone has auto channel scan circuitry which will detect excess noise and change the channel of the phone to reduce it This is done automatically Since the VTech VT1970ci is a fully digital phone it does not suffer from noise associated with regular cordless phones At times you may experience occas...

Page 40: ...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 any kind Remem...

Page 41: ... IN THE HANDSET AND NONE OF THE KEYS OR BUTTONS WORK Make sure the power cord is plugged in If you have difficulty operating your phone the suggestions below should solve the problem If you still have difficulty after trying these suggestions call VTECH Communications at 1 800 595 9511 In Canada call VTECH Electronics at 1 800 267 7377 THE PHONE DOESN T WORK AT ALL Make sure the Power Cord is pugg...

Page 42: ...the handset in the cradle If it does not seem to respond after trying this a few times do the following in the order listed 1 Disconnect the power to the base 2 Disconnect the handset battery 3 Wait a few minutes 4 Connect power to the base 5 Connect the handset battery 6 Put the handset in the base IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY vt1970ci hjmannual 1 29 99 12 52 PM 42 ...

Page 43: ...TECH COMMUNICATIONS 8770 SW NIMBUS AVENUE BEAVERTON OREGON 97008 in Canada ship the unit via UPS Insured or equivalent to VTECH ELECTRONICS Suite 200 7671 Alderbridge Way Richmond B C V6X 1Z9 VTECH Communications assumes no responsibility for units sent without prior Return Authorizatlon WHAT DOES OUR WARRANTY NOT COVER Batteries Damage from misuse neglect or acts of nature lightning floods power ...

Page 44: ...power allowed by FCC and IC Actual operating range may vary according to environmental conditions at the time of use SIZE Handset 19 x 6 x 3 5cm L x W xT Maximum Antenna ex cluded Base 21 5 x 14 5 x 5cm L x W x T Maximum Antenna excluded WEIGHT Handset 250 grams Base 415 grams POWER REQUIREMENTS Handset Self contained nickel cad mium rechargeable battery supply 3 6V nominal 600mAh capacity Base 11...

Page 45: ... 26 Changing Stored Numbers 26 Deleting Stored Numbers 26 Storing Special Codes 26 CALLER ID CID 27 Receiving And Storing Calls 27 Dialing From Caller ID CID Memory 27 Out Of Area Calls 28 Private Calls 28 Transmission Error 28 Deleting Numbers 29 SETTING UP YOUR VT 1970ci DIGITAL ANSWERING DEVICE 30 Answering Device Programming 30 Set Announce Only 31 Set Outgoing Message 31 Set Security Code 32 ...

Page 46: ...in Canada by VTECH Electronics Canada Ltd Suite 200 7671 Alderbridge Way Richmond B C V6X 1Z9 Copyright 1998 for VTECH COMMUNICATIONS LTD 91 4050 32 00 ISSUE 0 Is a trademark of VTECH COMMUNICATIONS LTD a member of THE VTECH GROUP OF COMPANIES VTECH COMMUNICATIONS LTD vt1970ci hjmannual 1 29 99 12 52 PM 46 ...