User manual VTECH VT 1721

[. . . ] You have purchased one of the most sophisticated cordless telephones on the market!The VTech VT 1721 has been designed to offer a new standard in cordless telephone technology. Unlike most other cordless phones, the VTech VT 1721 digitizes your voice using advanced digital voice coding to provide noise and distortion free performance. In most conditions you will not be able to tell you are using a cordless phone. [. . . ] When you complete your call by pressing OFF, the Handset will display: RINGER CONTROL With the Handset in the idle (off) mode: · Press MENU · In this case, the duration was approximately 1 minute and 37 seconds. TEMPORARY TONE · If your local telephone service requires rotary (PULSE) dialing, you can temporarily switch to TONE dialing for such purposes as accessing answering machines, bank-by-phone services, · · Using the / soft keys, scroll until 3. Ringer Tone/Vol is highlighted Press ENTER 17 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TALK soft key to return to normal 2-way conversation. REDIAL WITH THE HANDSET ON (OFF HOOK) · Use the RING soft key to select the Ringer Type (there are 4 ring styles) and Vol soft key to select the ringer volume (High, Low or Off). Press SAVE to store your ringer settings · Press the RDL soft key to display the last three telephone numbers you dialed. · · · To exit programming mode at any time, press OFF key . Using the / soft keys, select the number from the list and then press DIAL soft key. HOLD · Press the HOLD soft key to place an active call on hold. Press the TALK soft key or the PHONE key to return to your call. -OR- REDIAL WITH THE HANDSET OFF (ON HOOK) · · If an extension phone is activated while the VT 1721 has a call on HOLD, the VT 1721 will release the call and turn itself OFF. Press RDL. The Handset will the display the last 3 phone numbers dialed. MUTE · Press the MUTE soft key to disable the Handset microphone during an active call. Press the 18 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE · · Use the / soft keys to highlight the desired phone number. The VT 1721 will access dial tone, and dial the number. are subscription services, available through most local telephone service providers. These are optional services; you are not required to subscribe to them. However, to receive Caller ID on your VT 1721, subscription through your local phone company is required. With the Handset in the OFF (on hook) mode: · Press MENU PAGE/HANDSET LOCATOR · Press PAGE on the Base Unit. The Handset will simultaneously display BASE PAGING and emit several rings, which have a different cadence than the ring signifying an incoming call. To stop the page, either press PAGE again on the Base Unit, or press OFF on the Handset. · · Using the / soft keys scroll until 1. Caller ID is highlighted Press the ENTER soft key. · · · Use the / soft keys to scroll through the Caller ID records. The VT 1721 will store the last 30 Caller ID records to come in. The latest one will be in #01. Press OFF to exit Caller ID mode MEMORY DIALING REVIEWING CALLER ID RECORDS NOTE: Caller ID and Call Waiting ID 19 With the Handset OFF (on hook): QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE · Press the MEM soft key. · Press the MEM soft key. · Enter Memory Location (01 ­ 25). As soon as you enter the second digit, the contents of the selected Memory Location will be displayed. · · Enter Memory Location (01 ­ 25). The displayed phone number will be dialed. Press the PHONE or DIAL key. · Press PHONE key or the DIAL soft key to dial the displayed phone number. FLASH · You can use your VT 1721 with services such as Call Waiting. Simply press the PHONE key to FLASH the line. With the Handset ON (off hook): · Press PHONE. tone. Listen for dial 20 SOFTMENU FUNCTIONS The VT 1721 has an advanced design which uses a menu system and soft keys to access all of the built-in features. [. . . ] · · YOU GET NOISE, STATIC, OR A WEAK SIGNAL EVEN WHEN YOU'RE NEAR THE BASE UNIT. · Household 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 HEAR OTHER CALLS WHILE USING YOUR PHONE. · Disconnect your Base Unit from the telephone jack, and plug in a regular telephone. If you still hear other calls, the problem is probably in your wiring or local service. Call your local telephone company. 37 LIMITED WARRANTY · WHAT DOES OUR WARRANTY COVER? [. . . ]