Telephone installation
If you subscribe to high-speed Internet
service (digital subscriber line - DSL) through
your telephone line, you must install a DSL
filter between the telephone line cord and
the telephone wall jack. The filter prevents
noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL
interference. Please contact your DSL service
provider for more information about DSL filters.
Follow the steps below to install the telephone.
Plug one end of the coiled handset cord
into the handset jack on the left side of the
telephone base. Plug the other end into the
handset and hang up.
Plug one end of the telephone line cord
into the
TEL LINE
jack on the back of the
telephone base. Plug the other end of the
telephone line cord into a telephone wall
jack.
Plug the small end of the power adapter
into the
POWER
jack on the back of the
telephone base. Plug the large end into
an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall
switch.
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Lift the handset or press
SPEAKER
to
check for a dial tone.
Use only the power adapter provided with
this product. To obtain a replacement, visit
our website at www.vtechcanada.com or
call 1 (800) 267-7377.
The power adapter is intended to be
correctly oriented in a vertical or floor
mount position. The prongs are not
designed to hold the plug in place if it is
plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or
cabinet outlet.
You can use this telephone without AC
power. Without power, the telephone’s
functionality is limited to making or
answering calls using the handset, and
adjusting the handset listening volume.
For optimal performance, power your
telephone with the supplied power
adapter.
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Handset
Coiled handset cord
Telephone line cord
DSL filter (not
included), required
if you have DSL
high-speed
Internet service.
Telephone wall
jack
Electrical
outlet not
controlled by
a wall switch
Making and answering a call
Using handset
To make a call:
Lift the handset, wait for the dial tone, and
then dial a number.
To answer a call:
Lift the handset.
To end a call while using the handset:
Place the handset in the telephone base.
Using speakerphone
To make a call:
Press
SPEAKER
then
dial a number.
To answer a call:
Press
SPEAKER
.
To end a call while using the speakerphone:
Press
SPEAKER
.
On-hook dialing (pre-dialing)
Use the dial pad keys
to enter a telephone
number.
Press
REDIAL
/PAUSE
to insert a four-second dialing pause.
Press
REMOVE
to backspace and erase
a digit.
Press
FLASH
to return to idle mode.
-OR-
Wait 15 seconds and the telephone
returns to idle mode automatically.
Lift the handset to call.
-OR-
Press
DISPLAY DIAL
to call using the
speakerphone.
Switching between handset and
speakerphone
To switch from handset to speakerphone during
a call:
Press
SPEAKER
then place the handset
in the telephone base.
To switch from speakerphone to handset during
a call:
Lift the handset.
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Answering mode
To turn on the answering system
To turn the answering
machine on and answer
calls:
Press
ON/OFF
until
the system announces
“
Answering machine is
on.”
The
ON/OFF
light
is on.
To turn off the answering
system
To turn the answering machine off and not
answer calls:
Press
ON/OFF
until the system announces,
“
Answering machine is
off.
” The
ON/OFF
light
is off and the message
window is blank.
When the answering system is turned on, if
recording time is less than five minutes, the
system announces “
Less than five minutes
record time left.
”
When the answering system is turned on, if
the memory is full, the system announces
“
Memory is full.”
If the answering system is off, after 10 rings,
the system announces “
Enter remote access
code.
” The telephone hangs up automatically if
the remote access code is not entered within 15
seconds.
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Quick start guide
for model CD1291
