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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................2
PARTS CHECK LIST................................................................................................................3
HANDSET LAYOUT...................................................................................................................4
BASE LAYOUT..........................................................................................................................5
GETTING STARTED...............................................................................................................6
Installation of Battery Pack in Handset..............................................................................6
Setting up your VT 9161......................................................................................................7
Set Time.......................................................................................................................7
Ringer Selection............................................................................................................7
Set Auto Answer On / Off..............................................................................................7
Tone / Pulse Selection....................................................................................................8
Wall Mounting....................................................................................................................8
The Handset Display.........................................................................................................9
BASIC OPERATION................................................................................................................10
Making Calls.....................................................................................................................10
Volume Control................................................................................................................10
Channel Changing..............................................................................................................10
Using Redial........................................................................................................................11
Answering Calls................................................................................................................11
Auto Answer.......................................................................................................................11
Flash.................................................................................................................................11
Hold......................................................................................................................................11
Page...................................................................................................................................12
ADVANCED OPERATION......................................................................................................13
CALLER ID/CALL WAITING 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...................................................................................17
MESSAGE WAITING.......................................................................................................18
CALL BLOCK AND BLOCK PREFIX..............................................................................19
OPTIONAL HEADSET INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS..............20
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...............................................................................................21
Maintenance.....................................................................................................................21
In Case of Difficulty...........................................................................................................22
Warranty Statement...........................................................................................................24
RBRC Seal...................................................................................................................25
FCC & IC Regulations..........................................................................................................26
Technical Specifications....................................................................................................28
