VTech VT 9171, Manual

Page 1: ...ster This product should not be placed in a built in installation where proper ventila tion is not provided 7 This product should be operated only from the type of power source indi cated 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 ...

Page 2: ...in the vicinity of the leak TABLE of CONTEN SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION INTRODUCTION PARTS CHECK LIST HANDSET LAYOUT BASE LAYOUT GETTING STARTED Installation of Battery Pack in Handset Spare Battery Charger Setting up your VT9171 Wall Mounting BASIC OPERATION Making Calls Answering Calls To Put a Call on Hold The Mute Feature Using Redial Switching from Base Unit Speakerph...

Page 3: ...tement FCC IC regulations Technical Specification INTRODUCTION Congratulations You have purchased one of the best performing cordless tele phone on the market TheVTECH VT 9171 is a single line 900 MHz combo cordless phone with second key pad and Digital Answering Machine Device in Base Unit The factory preset security code in VT 9171 means that one of more than 1000 thousand possible digital secur...

Page 4: ...Pulse Dialing option Hearing Aid Compatible Receiver Extra Battery Charger for Spare Battery Belt clip on the Rear of Handset 2 5mm jack on Handset for optional Headset use Wall Mounting Capability 3 Mailboxes Non volatile Voice and data storage 17 minutes total recording time Line remote operation with voice menu Vocal day and time stamping for memos and incoming messages Speaking clock and date ...

Page 5: ...Adaptor Belt Clip INT COM LOW BATT 900MHz FLASH PHONE OFF CHAN 2 ABC 1 3DEF 4GHI 5 JKL 6MNO 7PQRS 8TUV 9WXYZ TONE 0OPER HOLD PAUSE INT COM PGM MEM REDAL 900MHz VT 9171 TIME SET SELECT MENU ERASE REC MEMO REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK ANSWER ON OFF IN USE CHARGE SPARE BATT PLAY S TOP MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX 3 HOLD MEM MUTE REDIAL FLASH VOL 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 ABC DEF JKL MNO GHI TUV WXYZ PQRS TONE OPE...

Page 6: ...aste collection or disposal organization CAUTION To reduce the Risk of Fire or Injury to Persons Read and Follow these Instructions NOTE 1 Use only VTECH battery 2 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 3 Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to short the battery with conducting material...

Page 7: ...discharge during normal use Contact your local VTECH dealer or call VTECH Customer Service to purchase a spare battery pack To Install the Spare Battery Pack 1 Open the base unit battery compartment 2 Place the spare battery pack in the battery compartment Make sure the metal contacts on the underside of the battery are aligned with charging contacts in battery compartment 3 Replace the battery co...

Page 8: ...quires a modular telephone jack and a standard electrical outlet 120v AC The power cord is six feet long make sure there is an electrical outlet within reach of the base The outlet should not be controlled by a wall switch If the switch is ever turned off the phone will not operate 2 Choose and mark the mounting position The mounting screws should screw into a wooden stud within the wall they will...

Page 9: ...set batteries are removed the handset must be Basic Operation reinitialized on the base unit cradle after the batteries are replaced The CHARGE LED on the base unit will flash during the initialization MAKING CALLS From the handset 1 Pick up the handset and press PHONE 2 When you hear a dial tone dial the number The indicators for HANDSET IN USE on the base unit and PHONE on the handset will light...

Page 10: ...e line the VT9171 will take itself off HOLD and turn OFF automatically THE MUTE FEATURE When you press MUTE key while using the speakerphone you can hear your party s voice but your party can t hear you While the call is muted the MUTE indicator will be lit In order to go back to the two way con versation press MUTE again TIP SON USING VT9171 SPEAKERPHONE 1 Adjust the Speakerphone volume to a comf...

Page 11: ...ndset If someone is using the speakerphone join the conversation by pressing PHONE on the handset then leave by pressing OFF key Leave the conversation by pressing OFF on the handset or SPEAKERPHONE on the base unit To disconnect the call both the handset and the base unit must hang up USING THE INTERCOM You can use your VT9171 cordless telephone as a two way intercom between the base unit and the...

Page 12: ...conversation press OFF on the handset or INTCOM on the base unit To return to the call press PHONE or SPEAKERPHONE key TEMPORARY TONE FEATURE If you have rotary dial pulse telephone service TONE PULSE switch is set to PULSE this feature allows you to enter special codes and tones to operate answering machines use electronic banking services calling cards or other special services 1 Pulse dial the ...

Page 13: ...set TO STORE A NUMBER INTO MEMORY The handset must be OFF 1 Press PGM 2 Press the number of the memory location you wish to store the number in 0 9 3 Using the dial pad dial the number you want to store The number can be up to 20 digits long 4 Press MEM That assigns the phone num ber to the key you selected If programming has been successful a happy tone will be generated If programming was unsucc...

Page 14: ...ES AND PAUSES To insert a pause in a phone number press PAUSE at the appropriate point when storing the number This inserts a 1 5 second pause For longer pauses press PAUSE two or more times Each press makes the pause 1 5 seconds longer and is treated as a stored digit If your phone is connected to a PBX you can store the PBX access number and a pause before the phone number For example to store 9...

Page 15: ...y 1sec steadily alternating with the normal display Steady Flashing Description No new messages in any mailboxes Total number of new messages in all mailboxes Memory full or message number total new and old messages reach the max number of message 99 The number display corresponds to the number of new messages During OGM Memo recording the message window shows the length of the announcement record...

Page 16: ... message playback the 7 seg ment will indicate the current message number in the chosen mailbox This key is also used to stop the playback or the recording process In menu setting mode this key is also used to stop OGM recording OGM playback and quit from menu setting mode to idle mode ERASE The ERASE key is used to delete old messages previously reviewed from the ITAD Pressing ERASE during messag...

Page 17: ...1234 I can t come to the phone right now Please leave a message after the beep Thank you Example for OGM with all mailbox on Hi We can t come to the phone right now If you have a message for John press 2 if you have a message for Jane press 3 If you have a message for any one of us press 1 or just stay on the line and record after the beep Thank you ERASE REC MEMO REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK ANSWER ON ...

Page 18: ...ragraph 1 6 To delete a recorded announcement press ERASE key after the Set Out Going Message item selected same as paragraph 1 1 Press MENU until you hear Set Security Code 2 Press SET now will announce the current security code 3 Press SELECT to increase the security code by 1 or hold SELECT key for 1 second to increase the code by 10 The previous setting of security code will be announced at yo...

Page 19: ...ANSWER MAILBOX 1 2 3 VOL VOL while there is new messages and the alert is on the ITAD will stop the periodic alert There will be message alert again if new messages are received This provides a convenient way to disable the alert Also when the base is in speakerphone mode the alert will also be disabled temporally Set Announce only The answering machine can be set to announce only i e the ITAD jus...

Page 20: ...y 4 Press SET to confirm your choice and the selected setting is then an nounced SELECT 4 Press SET to set your selection voice prompt Call screening is On or Call screening is Off will be announced to confirm your setting Ring Type Programming i The ITAD has 4 ring type settings 2 rings The incoming call is an swered after 2 rings 4 rings The incoming call is answered after 4 rings MENU TIME SET ...

Page 21: ...yback record ing menu setting upon receiving ringing signals from T R Also all keys EXCEPT ANS ON will be ignored During ringing the internal ringer counter will NOT be cleared when the answering machine is set from on to off or from off to on Key will be responding again after ringer is time out ringer is silence for 6 seconds Default Set up The ITAD unit is preset to have the following initial s...

Page 22: ...Note that press ing the REPEAT key within the first 2 seconds of each message during play back will move the message pointer to the previous message otherwise it will just repeat the current message 2 The time and day stamp is announced at the end of each message 3 After all the new old messages and memos have been played the final voice prompt will be End of mes sages and exit the playback mode 4...

Page 23: ... than 1 The call screening setting can be change any time even during ITAD is answering a call 5 Default volume level is 5 Audible Current Day and Time You can check the current day and time by pressing TIME SET in idle mode Changing Speaker Volume Just press VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN keys to reach the level you want 1 There are totally 8 digital volume lev els 1 8 Default level is 5 2 Volume leve...

Page 24: ... it will begin playing the currently selected announce ment as with any incoming call Enter key during the announcement The announcement will be muted for 2 seconds Then the user can enter the specific security code The default security code is 19 Once the correct security code is received a confirmation beep will be given and you are in the remote operation mode The system will then announce You ...

Page 25: ... note that the single key will not be regarded as an error entry If or is entered the first digit is ignored The 2 second muting time will be counted from the second key Playing Your Messages or New Messages Press 1 2 or 3 on the touch tone keypad to play the messages in the corresponding mailbox The system will announce Mailbox X You have XX new messages and XX old messages and the system will pl...

Page 26: ...the voice menu and perform the function at once Exiting the Remote Control Function Enter 0 on the touch tone keypad or MAILBOX X on the base can exit the remote control mode The system will hang up immediately The system also hangs up automatically if the system is idle for 20 seconds e g 20 seconds after announcing the voice menu Quick Reference for Remote Control 1 Play all message in mailbox1 ...

Page 27: ...patible 2 5mm Head set locate the Headset Jack on the Hand set of your VT9171 Connect the plug on the Headset to the jack on the cordless Hand set The plug should fit securely Do not force the connection See illustration INT COM LOW BATT 900MHz FLASH PHONE OFF CHAN 2 ABC 1 3DEF 4GHI 5 JKL 6MNO 7PQRS 8TUV 9WXYZ TONE 0OPER HOLD PAUSE INT COM PGM MEM REDAL The VT9171 is also equipped with a detach ab...

Page 28: ...sehold appliances plugged into 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 MAINTENANCE TAKING CARE OF YOUR TELEPHONE Your VT9171 cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts so it must be treated with care Avoid rough treatment P...

Page 29: ...y moving the base unit to the second or third floor or to some other location THE HANDSET DOES NOT RING WHEN YOU RECEIVE A CALL Ensure that the ringer is turned on Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged firmly into the base unit and the telephone jack Make sure the power cord is plugged in You may be too far from the base unit You may have too many extension phones on your telephone line to ...

Page 30: ...ption repair or replace your unit HOW DO I SEND MY UNIT IN OR OUT OF WARRANTY Call VTECH Communications customer service for Return Authorization at 1 800 595 9511 In Canada call VTECH Electronics at 1 800 267 7377 Properly pack your unit Include any cables accessories which were originally provided with the product We recommend using the original carton and packing materials Include in the packag...

Page 31: ... for the specific number in your area FCC IC Regulations This equipment complies with Parts 15 and 68 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC rules for the United States It also complies with regulations A label is located on the underside of the base unit containing either the FCC registration number and Ringer Equivalence Number REN or IC registration number and Load Number You must upon re...

Page 32: ...e the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equip ment Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connec tions of the power utility telephone 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 connectio...

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