V-tech CS6829 User manual

Complete user’s manual
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Models:
CS6829/CS6829-2/
CS6829-3 BC

Congratulations
on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read
Important safety instructions on page 70 of this manual.
This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install
and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to
ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech
product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at
www.vtechphones.com. In Canada, please visit www.vtechcanada.com.
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protect our environment. We are proud to mark this product with
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Compatible with
Hearing Aid T-Coil
TIA-1083
Telephones identied with this logo have reduced noise and
interference when used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and
cochlear implants. The TIA-1083 Compliant Logo is a trademark of the
Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license.
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Table of contents
i
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Partschecklist ..................... 1
Telephone base and charger
installation...................... 2
Battery installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Batterycharging.................... 4
Installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tabletop to wall mount installation . . . . . . 5
Wall mount to tabletop installation . . . . . . 6
Are you a new cable or
VoIP subscriber? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Did you subscribe to voicemail
service from your telephone
service provider? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Telephone settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Usingthemenu ................... 11
Handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Telephone base ringer volume. . . . . . . . 12
Ringertone....................... 12
Quietmode....................... 13
Setdateandtime.................. 14
LCDlanguage..................... 15
Voicemail number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Clearvoicemail.................... 17
Keytone......................... 18
Homeareacode................... 18
Dialmode........................ 19
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Makeacall....................... 20
Predialacall...................... 20
Answeracall ..................... 20
Endacall........................ 20
Speakerphone .................... 20
Volume.......................... 21
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Callwaiting....................... 21
Temporary ringer silencing. . . . . . . . . . . 21
Temporary tone dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Redial .......................... 22
Checkvoicemail................... 23
Chaindialing...................... 23
Transferacall..................... 24
Findhandset...................... 25
Webaddress ..................... 25
Multiple handset use . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Join a call in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Intercom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Answer an incoming call during
an intercom call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Call transfer using intercom . . . . . . . . . . 28
Directory.....................29
About the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Add a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Review and dial from the directory . . . . . 32
Alphabetical search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Edit a directory entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Delete a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Speeddial........................ 34
Assign a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reassign a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . 35
Dial a speed dial number . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Delete a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CallerID......................37
AboutcallerID.................... 37
Information about caller ID with
callwaiting..................... 37
CallerIDlog...................... 38
Missed call indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Memorymatch.................... 39

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Table of contents
Review and dial from the caller ID log . . . 39
View dialing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Save a caller ID log entry to
thedirectory.................... 41
Delete the caller ID log entries . . . . . . . . 42
Caller ID log screen messages. . . . . . . . 42
Answering system settings. . . . . . 43
Answering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Announcement.................... 43
Record your own announcement . . . . . . 43
Play the announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Delete your announcement . . . . . . . . . . 44
Answer on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Callscreening..................... 46
Numberofrings................... 46
Remote access code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Message alert tone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recordingtime.................... 48
Answering system operation . . . . 49
Answering system and voicemail . . . . . . 49
Using the answering system and
voicemail together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Message capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
New message indication. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Callscreening..................... 51
Callintercept...................... 51
Message playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Delete all messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Record, play or delete memos . . . . . . . . 53
Message window displays . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Remoteaccess.................... 55
Appendix.....................56
Expand your telephone system . . . . . . . 56
Add and register a handset . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replace a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Screenmessages.................. 58
Handset and telephone base
indicators...................... 60
Battery .......................... 61
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Important safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . 70
Precautions for users of implanted
cardiac pacemakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
ECOmode....................... 71
Energy-saving charging mode . . . . . . . . 72
Maintenance...................... 72
About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . . . 73
The RBRC®seal................... 73
Limitedwarranty................... 74
FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . 76
Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Index ........................78

1
Parts checklist
Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original
packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.
Getting started
Abridged user’s manual
Telephone
line cord
Telephone base
power adapter
Wall mount bracket
Telephone base
To purchase a replacement battery or power adapter, visit our website at
www.vtechphones.com or call 1 [phone]. In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 [phone].
Abridged user’s manual
Battery Pack/ Bloc-piles : (2.4VNi-MH) WARNING/ AVERTISSEMENT : DONOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES. NEPAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES. Madein China / Fabriqué en chine
THISSIDE UP / CE CÔTÉVERS LE HAUT
Battery compartment cover
(1 for CS6829)
(2 for CS6829-2)
(3 for CS6829-3)
Battery
(1 for CS6829)
(2 for CS6829-2)
(3 for CS6829-3)
Charger and
charger adapter
(1 for CS6829-2)
(2 for CS6829-3)
Handset
(1 for CS6829)
(2 for CS6829-2)
(3 for CS6829-3)