V-tech CS2111 - 2.4 GHz Cordless Phone User manual

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Congratulations
on purchasing your new VTech product.
Before using this telephone, please read
the Important safety instructions
on page 32 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.
The ENERGY STAR®program (www.energystar.gov) recognizes and encourages
the use of products that save energy and help protect our environment. We are
proud to mark this product with the ENERGY STAR®label indicating it meets the
latest energy efficiency guidelines.

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Table of contents
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Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Telephone base installation. . . . . . . . . . 2
Battery installation and charging . . . . . . . 3
Wall mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ringer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Home area code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Make calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Answer calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
End calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Temporary tone dialing . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Store a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Character chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Review the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Delete a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Copy a directory entry into speed dial . . . 18
Dial a number from the directory . . . . . . 18
Speed dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Store a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . 19
Edit a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Delete a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dial a speed dial number . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reassign speed dial locations . . . . . . . 22
About caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Review the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Make a call log entry ready to dial . . . . . 25
Dial a call log number. . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Save a call log entry to the directory . . . . 27
Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Call log display screen messages . . . . . 29
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Handset display screen messages . . . . . 30
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 32
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . 43
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . 45
The RBRC®seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . 47
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Getting started Basic operation
Getting started
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 (800)
267-7377.
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7. User’s manual
1. Handset
6. Telephone base
3. Telephone base
power adapter
2. Telephone line cord
5. Battery
4. Battery compartment
cover
Parts checklist
Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original
packaging in case your telephone needs warranty service.
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Use only the
power adapter
supplied with this
product. To order
a replacement,
visit our website at
www.vtechphones.
com or call
1 [phone].
In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.
com or call 1 (800)
267-7377.
The power unit
is intended to be
correctly oriented
in a vertical
or oor mount
position. The
prongs are not
designed to hold
the plug in place
if it is plugged into
a ceiling or an
under-the-table/
cabinet outlet.
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Telephone base
Telephone line cord
Electrical outlet
(not controlled by
a wall switch)
Telephone base
power adapter
Telephone
wall jack
DSL lter (not included)
for DSL users
Telephone base installation
Install the telephone base as shown below. Make sure that the electrical outlet is
not controlled by a wall switch. Also, if you receive high speed internet through
your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), you may need to install a DSL
lter to the telephone line between the telephone base and the telephone wall
jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL lters.

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Getting started
If the handset will
not be used for
a long period of
time, remove the
battery to prevent
possible leakage.
To purchase a
replacement
battery, visit our
website at www.
vtechphones.
com or call
1 [phone].
In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.
com or call 1 (800)
267-7377.
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Battery installation and charging
Install the battery as shown below. The battery may have enough charge for
short calls. For best performance, charge the battery for at least 16 hours before
use. When the battery power is low, the handset will beep, BATTERY LOW and
the battery low indicator will be displayed on the handset screen. When fully
charged, the handset battery provides approximately three and a half hours of
talk time or three and a half days of standby time.
Insert the plug of the battery as indicated. Make sure it is plugged securely
and matches the color-coded label inside the battery compartment.
Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside
the battery compartment.
Align the battery compartment cover at against the battery compartment,
then slide it upwards until it clicks into place.
Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base and CHARGING... will
be displayed on the handset screen.
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1234
OFF
PROG
REDIAL
CHAN
DELE TE PAUSE
DEF
JKL
PQRS
WX Y Z
OPER
TUV
MNO
TONE
ABC
VOL-/CID
SELECT
VOL+/
THISSIDE UP
BatteryPack
BT-17233/BT-27233
3.6V300mAh Ni-Cd ARNING:DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTUREBATTERIES MADEIN CHINA
THIS SIDE UP
BatteryPack
BT-17233/BT-27233
3.6V300mAh Ni-Cd ARNING:DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTUREBATTERIES MADEIN CHINA
THIS SIDE UP
Battery Pack
BT-17233/BT-27233
3.6V 300mAh Ni-Cd
ARNING: DO NOT BURN OR
PUNCTURE BATTERIES MADE IN CHINA

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Wall mounting
Your telephone base is ready for desktop use. If you prefer to mount your
telephone on the wall (optional), it is designed to mount on a standard telephone
wall plate.
You can mount the telephone base on the wall by positioning it so the mounting
studs will t into the corresponding holes on the telephone base. Slide the
telephone base down on the mounting studs until it locks into place.

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Getting started
Handset layout
/VOL-/CID
• When the telephone is not in use, press to
review the call log.
• Press and hold to adjust the ringer volume when
in idle mode.
• During a call, press to decrease the listening
volume. A double beep will sound at the lowest
setting.
• Press to scroll down while in programming
mode.
PROG
• Press to enter programming mode while the
telephone is not in use.
/FLASH
• Press to make or answer a call.
• During a call, press to receive an incoming call
when you receive a call waiting alert.
CHAN/DELETE
• Switch to a clearer channel while on a call.
• Press and hold to delete all records in the
call log when in idle mode.
When reviewing the call log or redial list,
press to delete the displayed record.
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/VOL+/
• Press to display the directory when the
telephone is not in use.
• Press and hold to adjust the ringer volume
when the telephone is not in use.
• During a call, press to increase the listening
volume. A double beep will sound at the
highest setting.
Press to scroll up while in programming
mode.
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SELECT
• Press to store a programming option or a
directory entry.
OFF
• During a call, press to hang up.
• Press and hold for two seconds when
the telephone is not in use to erase the
MISSED CALLS display.
• During programming, press to exit without
making changes.
REDIAL/PAUSE
• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.
• While dialing or entering numbers into the
directory, press to insert a dialing pause.
TONE*
• Press to switch to tone dialing temporarily
when using pulse (rotary) service (page 12).
#
• Press repeatedly to display other dialing options
when reviewing the call log (page 25).
• Press to enter the CLR VOICEMAIL submenu
while in the menu.

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Telephone base layout
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FIND HANDSET
Press to page the handset.•

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Basic operation
Telephone settings
Telephone settings
Date and time
If you subscribe to caller ID service, the date and time will be set automatically
with the next incoming call. If you do not have caller ID service, you can set the
date and time manually.
Press PROG when the handset is in idle mode.
Press or until DATE/TIME is displayed. Press SELECT.
When the hour is ashing, press or until the screen displays the correct
hour and then press SELECT.
When the minute is ashing, press or until the screen displays the correct
minute and then press SELECT.
When AM or PM is ashing, press or to choose AM or PM and then press
SELECT.
When the month is ashing, press or until the screen displays the correct
month and then press SELECT.
When the date is ashing, press or until the screen displays the correct
date and then press SELECT.
You will hear a conrmation tone.
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In the event of a
power failure, the
time may need to
be reset.
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FIND HANDSET
Press to page the handset.•