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MAILBOX LED’s
The MAILBOX LED’s (1,2,3) indicate the status of messages in each mailbox.

ANSWER ON/OFF LED
ANSWER LED will remain off if ITAD is not in auto-answer mode.
ANSWER LED remains on steadily when ITAD is in auto-answer mode.

ITAD BASE LEDS

MAILBOX LEDS

STATUS:

FLASH:

New

messages are waiting

ON:

Old messages

inside

OFF:

No messages

MIC

ANSWER

ON/OFF

REC/MEMO

NEW CALL

MESSAGE

PLAY/STOP

IN USE/CHARGE

MAILBOX

DELETE

TIME/SET

SELECT

MENU

VOL

PAGE

REPEAT/SLOW

SKIP/QUICK

VT 9161

900

MHz

MIC

ANSWER

ON/OFF

REC/MEMO

NEW CALL

MESSAGE

PLAY/STOP

IN USE/CHARGE

MAILBOX

DELETE

TIME/SET

SELECT

MENU

VOL

PAGE

REPEAT/SLOW

SKIP/QUICK

VT 9161

900

MHz

ANSWER LED

STATUS:

ON:

ITAD is in auto-

answer mode

OFF:

ITAD is NOT in

auto-answer mode

ASIC OPERA

TION

Summary of Contents for VT 9161

Page 1: ...PERATION 13 CALLER ID CALLWAITING ID 13 Receiving and Storing Calls 13 Saving Caller ID to the Phone Book 13 Deleting Single Caller ID Records 14 Deleting All Caller ID Memory 14 Dialing from Caller ID 14 PHONE BOOK 15 Storing a name and number into the Phone Book 15 Reviewing and Dialing from the Phone Book 16 Editing Phone Book Records 16 Deleting Phone Book Records 17 Moving a Phone Book Record...

Page 2: ...on it 9 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 10 To reduce the risk of electric shock do not disassemble this product If service or repair work is required contact VTECH Customer Service at 1 800 595 9511 ...

Page 3: ...tery Pack Wall Mounting Bracket Telephone Line Cord Owner s Manual OWNER S MANUAL SELECT PHONE HOLD OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ TONE OPER MEM PROG REDIAL NEW CHAN PAUSE FLASH CID MIC ANSWER ON OFF REC MEMO NEW CALL MESSAGE PLAY STOP IN USE CHARGE 1 MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX DELETE TIME SET SELECT MENU VOL PAGE REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK VT 9161 900MHz ...

Page 4: ...4 PHONE 5 HOLD 6 MEM NEW 7 Antenna 8 Headset Jack 2 5mm 9 OFF 10 Dialing Keys 11 REDIAL PAUSE 12 PROG CHAN 2 4 5 6 1 7 8 11 12 3 10 9 SELECT PHONE HOLD OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ TONE OPER MEM PROG REDIAL NEW CHAN PAUSE FLASH CID ...

Page 5: ... Select 13 Time Set 14 Delete 15 Volume Up 16 Skip Quick 17 Repeat Slow 18 Volume Dow 19 Page 20 Mic TEL LINE 9V DC TEL LINE 9V DC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MIC ANSWER ON OFF REC MEMO NEW CALL MESSAGE PLAY STOP IN USE CHARGE 1 MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX DELETE TIME SET SELECT MENU VOL PAGE REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK VT 9161 900MHz 11 10 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 ...

Page 6: ...corner Insert the battery plug into the socket aligning the two holes in the plug with the socket pins 4 Place the cord in the case so it rests below the battery pack 5 Replace the battery case cover by sliding the cover upwards 6 Place the Handset in the cradle of the Base Unit to allow it to charge for 16 hours CAUTION To Reduce the Risk of Fire or Injury Read and Follow the Instructions IMPORTA...

Page 7: ... 2 Press to cycle through the different ringer settings You will hear a sample of each ring style 3 Press SELECT to confirm your choice NOTE If the ringer is set to OFF the display will show RINGER OFF in idle mode SET AUTO ANSWER ON OFF If you want your VT 9161 to automatically an swer calls when you pick the Handset up from the Base cradle set AUTO ANS to ON 1 Press PROG CHAN repeatedly until AU...

Page 8: ...s not been charged previously place the Handset in the Base Unit cradle and allow it to charge for 16 hours 3 Connect the telephone line cord to the jack on the back of the Base Unit and the other end to the wall jack 4 Mount the Base Unit on the wall Position the Base Unit so the mounting stubs will fit into the holes on the wall mount bracket Slide Base Unit down on the mounting stubs until it l...

Page 9: ...phone line has not been connected to the Base Unit Or the line is out of servce Indicates incoming call Waiting for dial tone Handset is in use A parallel phone is in use Messages in your phone company Voicemail have been received THE HANDSET DISPLAY GETTING STARTED ...

Page 10: ... on a call press to raise the inbound volume and to lower it The handset will display the relative volume setting as you adjust it CHANNEL CHANGING If you experience noise or interference while on a call you may be too far from the Base Unit or in an obstructed area Try moving to a different location If this does not improve the transmission press PROG CHAN You can press this key more than once if...

Page 11: ...l be saved in the lowest available location that is displayed on the lower right corner ANSWERING CALLS To answer a call press any key other than the OFF key After you review the Caller ID on the phone and you do not want to answer the call you can stop the ringer by pressing OFF without dropping the call Note This is not available when the Handset is on cradle AUTO ANSWER When Auto Answer is set ...

Page 12: ...ul if you have misplaced the handset Press it a secord time to cancel a page The base will ring the handset for 60 seconds STANDBY mode or one page tone PHONE mode before ending the page automatically BASIC OPERATION TO PAGE THE HANDSET FROM THE BASE Press PAGE TO END A PAGE AT THE HANDSET Press OFF MIC PLAY STOP DELETE TIME SET SELECT MENU VOL PAGE REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK SELECT PHONE HOLD OFF 1 2...

Page 13: ...waiting ON Old messages inside OFF No messages MIC ANSWER ON OFF REC MEMO NEW CALL MESSAGE PLAY STOP IN USE CHARGE 1 MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX DELETE TIME SET SELECT MENU VOL PAGE REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK VT 9161 900MHz MIC ANSWER ON OFF REC MEMO NEW CALL MESSAGE PLAY STOP IN USE CHARGE 1 MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX DELETE TIME SET SELECT MENU VOL PAGE REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK VT 9161 900MHz ANSWER ...

Page 14: ...to playback the incoming message in corresponding mailbox Press the MAILBOX X key again will terminate the playback When in menu mode press any of the mailbox keys to return to idle mode REC MEMO KEY The REC MEMO key is used to record memos at the base unit in to the current selection The maximum record time per memo message is 4 minutes ITAD BASE KEYPAD FUNCTIONS ITAD BASE KEYPAD MIC ANSWER ON OF...

Page 15: ...ENU key is used to program the answering machine Each time you press MENU the ITAD settings will be announced in the following order Set Outgoing Message Set Security Code Set Day and Time Set Audible Message Alert Set Announce only Set Base Ringer Set Number of Rings Program the desired setting when you hear the appropriate voice option See ITAD OPERATION page 22 28 SELECT KEY 1 After you enter P...

Page 16: ...y reviewed REPEAT SLOW KEY The key is used to return to the beginning of a message during message playback The previous message will also begin if is pressed twice quickly during message playback ITAD BASE KEYPAD FUNCTIONS To Announce The Date And Time Press TIME SET TIME SET KEY MIC ANSWER ON OFF REC MEMO NEW CALL MESSAGE PLAY STOP IN USE CHARGE 1 MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX DELETE TIME SET SELEC...

Page 17: ... REC MEMO NEW CALL MESSAGE PLAY STOP IN USE CHARGE 1 MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX DELETE TIME SET SELECT MENU VOL PAGE REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK VT 9161 900MHz To Increase The Volume Level Of Base Unit Speaker Press VOLUME UP KEY MIC ANSWER ON OFF REC MEMO NEW CALL MESSAGE PLAY STOP IN USE CHARGE 1 MAILBOX 3 MAILBOX 2 MAILBOX DELETE TIME SET SELECT MENU VOL PAGE REPEAT SLOW SKIP QUICK VT 9161 900MHz T...

Page 18: ...records To review Caller ID records press CID while the Handset is in the idle mode Keep pressing to scroll through more records An example of a CID record is shown on the right The 3 in the upper right corner of the screen indicates that this party has called you 3 additional times since the original call SAVING CALLER IDTOTHE PHONE BOOK 1 Press CID until you find the desired record Press SELECT ...

Page 19: ...N repeatedly until DEL ALL CID NO is dis played 2 Press to choose YES or NO 3 Press SELECT to confirm your choice NOTE Once CID memory is full each new Caller ID record received will cause the deletion of the oldest stored CID record Therefore it is not necessary for you to delete the Caller ID memory Old CID records are automatically removed as new ones come in DIALING FROM CALLER ID 1 Press CID ...

Page 20: ...rs to be dis played in the following order Number Key Characters in order 1 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 7 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z 9 0 0 Use for advancing cursor or inserting a space 3 Press Enter the number up to 16 digits Press RE DIAL PAUSE at the appropriate point to include long dis tance codes and pauses if necessary Each press inserts a 2 second pause Use to bac...

Page 21: ... the number by entering the location number 1 Press PHONE 2 Press MEM NEW 3 Press location number of the desired entry 01 50 4 Press SELECT to dial the number FAST DIALING The VT 9161 provides you two touch speed dialing function of the first 9 phone book entries To dial the number in location 01 09 1 Press the location number 1 9 2 Press PHONE EDITING PHONE BOOK RECORDS 1 During idle mode press t...

Page 22: ...record has been erased To delete ALL the entries in the Phone Book 1 Press PROG CHAN repeatedly until DEL PHN BOOK NO is displayed 2 Press to choose YES or NO 3 Press SELECT to confirm your choice MOVING A PHONE BOOK RECORD To move a Phone Book record to another location 1 During idle mode press to find the desired record 2 Press SELECT Press until MOVE is flashing 3 Press SELECT The lowest availa...

Page 23: ...ossible to turn the Message Waiting indicators OFF manually 1 Press PROG CHAN repeatedly until MSG WAIT OFF NO is displayed 2 Press to choose YES or NO 3 Press SELECT to confirm your choice MESSAGE WAITING ADVANCED OPERATION ...

Page 24: ...er your CALL BLOCK code Most service providers use 67 Check with your local phone company if you re not sure 5 Press SELECT Now for every call you make your Call Block code will precede the phone number you dial To turn this feature off Press PROG CHAN repeatedly until CALL BLOCK ON or OFF is displayed Press or until OFF is flashing then press SELECT CALL BLOCK AND BLOCK PREFIX ADVANCED OPERATION ...

Page 25: ...r to the corresponding answering mode 1 Normal answering mode In this mode the caller is able to leave his message If no announcement is recorded the default announcement Hello I m unable to answer your call right now Please leave your name number and message after the tone will be used see Recording the OGM 2 Announce Only mode If this mode is set the caller is not able to leave his message If no...

Page 26: ...the ITAD is used to gain access to functions from remote locations The security code default setting is 19 1 Press MENU until you hear Set security code 2 Press TIME SET to hear the current security code 3 Press SELECT briefly to increase the se curity code by 1 Or hold SELECT continu ously to increase the code by multiples of 10 4 Press TIME SET to confirm your choice and you will hear the announ...

Page 27: ...ce Only Caution If you turn on the Announce Only option your callers cannot leave a message This setting is preset at the factory to Announce Only OFF 1 Press MENU until Set Announce Only is announced 2 Press TIME SET now will announce the current setting 3 Press SELECT until desired setting on or off is declared 4 Press TIME SET to confirm and the set ting will be announced Note You can store one...

Page 28: ...ELECT until you hear the de sired ring number 2 4 6 or Toll Saver announced 3 Press TIME SET to confirm your choice The selected setting is then announced Leaving a Message Incoming Message The ITAD will answer a call according to the current ring selection play the OGM followed by a beep to signal the start of recording Default mailbox is MAILBOX 1 To record the incoming message in a spe cific ma...

Page 29: ...layback mode Note that the system will play the message based on First In First Out If the system has less than 5 minutes recording time left it will announce the remaining recording time to alert the user During message playback the display will be flashing to indicate that the currently playing message is a new message Saving Messages The ITAD will automatically save your messages if you do not ...

Page 30: ...te Operation of ITAD Call Screening Call screening level can be changed at any time even while the ITAD is answering a call When the ITAD answers a call the speaker will monitor the voice on the line If you want to answer the call at once just pick up the handset or an extension and the ITAD will automatically stop recording The Call Screening volume is controlled by the and keys Call screening is...

Page 31: ...SLOW or QUICK to the desired speed during playback There are 3 playback speeds The default speed is normal Playback speed will return to normal once you exit the playback mode Auto Disconnect for Extension Phone Pick up The ITAD will auto disconnect the telephone line if an extension phone or the cordless handset ac cesses the line Note If the ITAD continues to record after an extension phone or t...

Page 32: ...r failure CL will flash to no tify you to set the day and time All the messages OGM s and menu set tings other than day and time will be retained The ITAD will default to ANSWER ON and Call Screening ON Note that after power up the ITAD will have an initialization period during which the dis play will flash with During this period you can still use the cordless phone ADVANCED OPERATION MIC ANSWER ...

Page 33: ...ty code during the announcement The default security code is 19 4 Once the security code is received a double confirmation beep will be given and you are in Remote Operation mode You can then control the ITAD functions using the telephone keypad 5 The user can also enter the Remote Operation mode during message recording The procedure is the same as step 3 The recording will be stopped after enter...

Page 34: ...owed by a beep to signal start of recording 2 Press 5 to stop recording Your new OGM will play back automatically Check OGM Remotely Enter 7 to review OGM You will hear playback of OGM followed automatically Turning ITAD ON or OFF Pressing 0 toggles the ITAD ON OFF Answer machine on or Answer ma chine off will be announced followed by a beep Voice Menu for Remote Operation The system provides two ...

Page 35: ...ess 5 to go back to the simple voice menu Pressing any function code will stop the voice menu and perform the correspond ing functions Exiting Remote Operation 1 Enter 0 to exit remote operation mode The ITAD confirms your action with a long beep and then disconnects 2 The ITAD also automatically disconnects if no key is pressed within 20 seconds during remote operation REMOTE OPERATION OF ITAD AD...

Page 36: ...ted to the cordless Handset the micro phone on the Handset will be MUTED This is done to limit the effect of background noise The following operational characteristics apply to VTECH Headsets the same may also apply to other non VTECH compatible headsets but VTECH assumes no responsibility for their performance The VTECH brand compatible Headset has a monaural design which is reversible so you can...

Page 37: ...metimes cause power surges harmful to electronic equipment For your own safety use caution when using electric appliances during storms CLEANING YOUR TELEPHONE Your telephone has a durable plastic casing that should retain its luster for many years Clean it only with a soft cloth slightly dampened with water or a mild soap Do not use excess water or cleaning solvents of any kind Remember that elec...

Page 38: ...he suggestions above If you still don t hear a dial tone disconnect the base unit from the telephone jack and connect a different phone If there is no dial tone on that phone either the problem is in your wiring or local service Call your local telephone company YOU GET NOISE STATIC OR A WEAK SIGNAL EVEN WHEN YOU RE NEARTHE BASE UNIT Place the handset in the base momentarily to re set the unit The...

Page 39: ...iring or local service Call your local telephone company YOU HEAR NOISE INTHE HANDSET AND NONE OFTHE KEYS OR BUT TONSWORK Make sure the power cord is plugged in Your base unit and handset may not be operating on the same channel Place the handset in the cradle for a few moments to reset the channel COMMON CURE FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Electronics like people can sometimes get confused If the unit ...

Page 40: ...e this in the package Include payment for any service or repair not covered by warranty as determined by VTECH Communications Ship the unit via UPS Insured or equivalent to In the U S VTECH COMMUNICATIONS 11035 SW 11th STREET BDLG B SUITE 270 BEAVERTON OREGON 97005 In Canada VTECH ELECTRONICS SUITE 200 7671 ALDERBRIDGE WAY RICHMOND B C V6X 1Z9 VTECH Communications assumes no responsibility for uni...

Page 41: ...elephone equipment please contact In the United States VTECH COMMUNICATIONS 1 800 595 9511 In Canada VTECH ELECTRONICS 1 800 267 7377 RBRC Seal The RBRC Seal on the nickel cadmium battery contained in our product indicates that VTECH Communications Inc is voluntarily participating in an industry program to collect and recycle these batteries at the end of their useful lives when taken out of servi...

Page 42: ...iver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Part 68 The FCC requires that you connect your cordless telephone to the nationwide telephone network through a modular telephone jack USOC RJ11C RJ11W or RJ14 Your telephone company may discontinue your service if your equipment causes harm to the telephone network They will notify you in advance of disconnect...

Page 43: ...to the facilities of the local telecommunications company The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of services in some situations Repairs to certified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility designated by the supplier Any repairs or...

Page 44: ...7 75 MHz All 30 channels within this range NOMINAL EFFECTIVE RANGE Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC Actual operating range may vary accord ing to environmental conditions at the time of use SIZE Handset 62 L x 43 W x 207 5 H mm Maximum Antenna included Base Unit 203 L x 163 W x 63 5 H mm Maximum Antenna included WEIGHT Handset 170 grams Base Unit 300 grams POWER REQUIREMENTS Handset Self contai...

Page 45: ... Distributed in the U S A by VTech Communications Inc Beaverton Oregon 97008 Distributed in the Canada by VTech Electronics Canada Ltd Suite 200 7671 Alderbridge Way Richmond B C V6X 1Z9 Copyright 2000 for VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD Printed in China 91 5128 10 00 ISSUED 0 ...

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