Important Safety Instructions When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, including the following: 1. 2. 3. Read and understand all instructions. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 4.
Important Safety Instructions 14. Do not use this or any cordless telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. If you have questions about this product, or if you're having difficulty with setup or operation, do not return STOP!! your phone to the store.
Introduction This is an advanced cordless telephone, capable of supporting 2 Handsets. This manual is designed to familiarize you with this cordless telephone. We strongly recommend you read the manual before using your phone.
Parts Check List 1. Base Unit 2. Handsets 3. Handset Charger 4. Base AC Power Adapter 5. Telephone Line Cord 6. Belt Clip 7. Base Wall Mounting Bracket 8. Charger Wall Mounting Bracket 9. Owner’s Manual 10. Battery Cells To purchase replacement battery cells, call VTech Communications, Inc. at 1-800595-9511. In Canada, call VTech Telecommunications Canada Ltd. at 1-800-2677377. Note : Use only VTech batteries P/N 80-5380-00-00 or equivalent AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries.
The Handset Layout 1. Antenna 2. Earpiece 3. Volume Control 4. CID (Scroll Up) 5. On (Flash) 6. Dialing Keys (0-9, *, #) 7. Redial (Pause) 8. Speakerphone 9. LCD Display 10. Select (Menu) 11. Phonebook(Scroll Down) 12. Headset jack (2.5mm) 13. Off (Clear) 14. Intercom 15.
The Base Unit Layout CORDLESS TELEPHONE TEL LINE VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. DC 9V 600mA CLASS 2 POWER SOURCE ONLY VTech Customer Service 1-800-595-9511 www.vtechphones.com HAC 1. In Use LED 2. Charging LED 3. Message Waiting LED 4. Page key 5. DC Connector 6.
Connecting power to Base Unit/Handset Charger 1. Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet, and the DC connector into the bottom of the Base Unit. CORDLESS TELEPHONE TEL LINE VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. DC 9V 600mA CLASS 2 POWER SOURCE ONLY VTech Customer Service 1-800-595-9511 www.vtechphones.com HAC FCC ID: EW780-5348-00 2. Choose the location for your Handset Charger, and plug its power supply into an electrical outlet.
Getting Started Setup Installation of Battery Cells in Handset Follow the steps below: 1. Place the new battery cells in the andset with the positive and negative poles aligned in the battery compartment. 2. Place the battery cover by sliding it upwards 3. If the new battery cells are not already charged, place the Handset in its Charger, and allow it to charge for 12 hours. After initial charge, a maintenance charge of 8 hours should be sufficient.
Connecting to phone line Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the jack on the back of the Base Unit. IMPORTANT: Plug the other end of this cord into the wall jack. CORDLESS TELEPHONE TEL LINE VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. DC 9V 600mA CLASS 2 POWER SOURCE ONLY VTech Customer Service 1-800-595-9511 www.vtechphones.com HAC FCC ID: EW780-5348-00 Checking for dial tone After the battery is charged, press ON on the Handset. The LCD displays ACTIVE and shows a call timer. and you will hear dial tone.
The Wall Mount brackets are designed for use on standard wall mount plates only. Wall mounting is optional. 1. Plug the AC adapters into an electrical outlet, and the DC connector to the bottom of the Base Unit. 2. Connect the telephone line cord to the jack on the bottom of the Base Unit, and the other end to the wall jack. 3. Line up the tabs on the wall mount adapters with the holes on the bottom of the Base Unit/back of the Handset Charger. Snap the wall mount bracket firmly in place. 4.
Handset and Base Indicators Icon Description MUTE • Turns on when the microphone is muted. NEW • Turns on when there are new call log enteries. 18/8818:88 AM PM • CID date and time information. • Turns on when the ringer is muted. • Low battery indicator and charging indicator. Handset LEDs LED Description SPEAKERPHONE Base LEDs LED • LED is on when in a handsfree mode. Description IN USE • On when the phone is off hook. • Flash when it is no phone line.
Handset Operation Basic Operation Making Calls • Press ON (or, SPEAKERPHONE to use the Handset Speakerphone feature). Dial the phone number. -OR• Dial the phone number first; then press ON (or SPEAKERPHONE). • Press OFF to end your call. Answering Calls • Press any key except OFF and the softkeys. • Press OFF to end your call. How to Adjust the Handset Volume (also applies to the Handset Speakerphone and Headset) • The volume control is on the left edge of the Handset.
Handset Operation Intercom Call • The other Handset will be ringed and the screen will display: • Press INT or SPEAKER to answer the interzcom call. The screens will display: • Press INT or SPEAKER again to end the call. • If the other Handset is out of range, turned off or on an external call, a busy tone will be heard in the earpiece, or through the speaker if in hands free mode. The display will also show the following.
Handset Operation Basic Operation NOTE: If the other Handset (HS2) do not response in about 30 seconds, the external call will be returned to the Handset (HS1) and the display will show: Call Transfer • A Handset, says HS1, on an external call can forward it to the other Handset, says HS2, by press the INT key. NOTE: The external call is put on hold automatically. • • • • Destination Handset (HS2) will ring, showing an intercom call.
Phone Book Operation NOTE: The Handsets share a common phone book, which is stored in the base station. This means that entries inserted by one Handset are available for both Handsets, and if one deletes a phone book entry, it will disappear from both Handsets. When prompted to ENTER NAME, use the digit keys to ‘spell’ the name.
Phone Book Operation Storing a new entry Basic Operation • Followed the steps in page 13 to enter the Phone Book sub-menu. Press (upper arrow) or (down arrow) to scroll to STORE then press SEL. • Enter the number you want to store in memory. Press DELETE key to backspace. • In case the number exceeds 16 digits, the top line will be used to show the entire number. Press SEL to confirm the number.
Phone Book Operation • Press ON or SPEAKER, to dial the number. editing a Phone Book Entry • Follow the two steps in Reviewing/Dialing a phone book entry to reach the entry to be edited. • Press SEL to enter number edit mode. • Press DELETE to backspace then press the digit for the correct number. • Press SEL to ..... edit mode. Press DELETE key to backspace and use the digit keys to enter the name • Press SEL to confirm change.
Calls Log (Caller ID - Call Waiting) Basic Operation Caller ID - Call Waiting ID Your ip 5825 is capable of displaying the name and/or number of the party calling before you answer the phone (Caller ID). It is also capable of displaying Caller ID information in conjunction with a Call Waiting alert signal (Call Waiting Caller ID). With Call Waiting Caller ID, the Caller ID data is displayed so you can decide whether to answer the incoming call, or continue with your current conversation.
Calls Log (Caller ID - Call Waiting) • Press SEL again to confirm. Use scroll through the Call Log entries. or to Storing a Caller ID • Follow the steps in Reviewing Caller ID to scroll to the record to be stored. • Press SEL then you will prompted to EDIT NAME. Use the digit keys to ‘spell’ the name. If you make a mistake, press the DELETE key to backspace. When finished, press SEL.
Calls Log (Caller ID - Call Waiting) Basic Operation • To delete all the Caller ID records, press and hold the DELETE key. The screen will ask you DELETE ALL CALL LOG? Press SEL for confirmation. Or, press OFF to return to the CID record previously displayed.
Quick Dialing The quick dial list in each Handset is unique to that Handset and is not shared with the other Handset. Entering a Quick Dial number • Press SEL when the Handset is idle to enter the menu system. • Move down to the quick dial option by pressing the key. • Then press SEL to enter the quick dial sub menu. • Select a quick dial key location using the 0-9 keys.
Quick Dialing Basic Operation • Press SEL to copy the stored number to the quick dial number. You are presented with the call log review screen. You can navigate to a desired entry as describe in the call log section. Pressing SEL will copy the phone number shown into the quick dial number. • Press RDL to select an entry from the redial list. You are presented with the call log review screen. You can navigate to a desired entry as describe in the call log section.
Quick Dialing Where x is the quick dial location number. Pressing OFF will return to the quick dial review as shown above. Pressing SEL will confirm the deletion and will be shown, indicating the location has been deleted. • Press ON or SPK to dial the displayed number. Dialing a Quick Dial number A quick dial number can be dialed in two ways. 1. While reviewing the quick dial numbers as previously shown. 2.
Quick Dialing Editing a Quick Dial Number Basic Operation • Follow the first 2 steps in Reviewing Quick Dial Number to reach the quick dial numbers to be edited. • Press SEL then you will be prompted to EDIT NUMBER. Use DEL key to backspace and press the digit keys to enter the number. • Press SEL again for confirmation. Deleting a Quick Dial Number • Follow the first 2 steps in Reviewing Quick Dial Number to reach the quick dial numbers to be deleted.
Handset Settings Audio Volume Audio volume is adjusted during an active call by the following key sequence: Pressing the volume or keys on the side of the unit. Separate volume settings are maintained for normal, handsfree and Headset modes. When the volume keys are pressed during a call the screen will show: As the volume is increased,the number of blocks shown will increase. As the volume is decreased fewer blocks will be shown.
Handset Settings • Press SEL to confirm your setting. Basic Operation Key Tone (preset to ON) • From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then key to KEY TONE. • or Press SEL again. The current setting will be and keys to scroll to ON or shown. Press OFF. When set to ON, the handset will emit a beep whenever a key is pressed. • When the desired option is shown, press SEL to confirm your selection. Key Click (preset to ON) When you press a key on the Handset, you hear a confirmation ‘click ’.
Handset Settings Handset Name The name can be a maximum of 16 characters in length. The Handset naming procedure is as follows: 1) Press SEL or keys until the HANDSET 2) Press the NAME option is shown as follows: 3) Press SEL, to enter the Handset name sub-menu. 4) Enter Handset name (characters are entered in the same way as for the phone book)5) Press SEL, to confirm the setting.
Handset Settings Language (preset to English) Basic Operation • From the idle (OFF) mode, press SEL then or key to LANGUAGE. and • Press SEL to select this option. Press keys to scroll from English to French or Spanish. • Press SEL to confirm the setting. Message Waiting Your telephone can detect a Visual Message Waiting signal, generated by many telephone service providers.
Handset Settings • Press SEL then use TONE to PULSE. and key to scroll NOTE: When the phone is set for PULSE dial mode, it is possible to switch to temporary TONE mode during an ongoing call by pressing *. Once pressed, TONE will be used for rest of the call. After you hang up, the phone will return to pulse dialing for the next call.
Handset Settings Temporary Tone Basic Operation When the phone is set for pulse dial mode, it is possible to switch to temporary Tone mode during an ongoing call by pressing * . Once pressed, TONE will be used for the rest of the call. After you hang up, the phone will return to pulse dialing for the next call. Call Forward & Call Transfer An external call can be forwarded or transferred from one Handset to the other Handset.
Handset Settings After forwarding a call, a CALL BACK is generated in the forwarding Handset if the forwarded call is not answered within 30 seconds. When a call is returned to a Handset, it will show the following while ringing: If the returned call is not answered within 30 seconds, the phone automatically goes on hook, dropping the external call. Conference It is possible to establish a conference between two Handsets and the external line.
Handset Settings Flash During an ongoing external call, press the FLASH/ON key to flash the line (to respond to a Call Waiting signal, for example). Mute Advanced Operation It is possible to mute the microphone during a conversation by pressing the DELETE/MUTE key. The microphone is un-muted by pressing DELETE/MUTE again. In case the external line is muted, when establishing an intercom connection, the line is un-muted automatically after the intercom call is terminated.
Handset Settings Page The page function is used as an aid to locate the Handsets. It can be only done from the Base. To activate paging press the PAGE button on the base. All Handsets not currently active on a call will show: Either Handset can cancel the page by pressing any of the PHONE, 0-9, *, # or SPK keys. Or, press PAGE at the Base to cancel the page. 33 Advanced Operation and start the paging sound.
Handset Operation Headset Operation Your ip 5825 Handset is equipped with a 2.5mm Headset Jack for use with an optional accessory Headset for hands-free operation. If you choose to use the Headset option, you must obtain an optional accessory Headset, which is compatible with the ip 5825. To purchase a Headset, call VTech Customer Service at 1-800-595-9511. Once you have a compatible 2.5mm Headset, locate the Headset Jack on the ip 5825 Handset.
Maintenance Taking Care Of Your Telephone Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be treated with care. Avoid rough treatment Place the Handset down gently. Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to ship it. Avoid water Your telephone can be damaged if it gets wet. Do not use the Handset outdoors in the rain, or handle it with wet hands. Do not install your Base Unit near a sink, bathtub or shower.
In Case Of Difficulty 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 Get Noise, Static, Or A Weak Signal When You’re Away From The Base Unit • You may be out of range. Either move closer to the Base, or relocate the Base Unit. • The layout of your home may be limiting the range.
Warranty Statement What does this limited warranty cover? • The manufacturer of this VTech product, VTech Communications, warrants to the holder of a valid proof of purchase (“Consumer” or “you”) that the product and all accessories provided by VTech in the sales package (“Product”) are free from material defects in material and workmanship, pursuant to the following terms and conditions, when installed and used normally and in accordance with operation instructions, This limited warranty extends only to th
Warranty Statement 6. Product purchased, used, serviced, or shipped for repair from outside the United States, or used for commercial or institutional purposes (including but not limited to Products used for rental purposes); or 7. Product returned without vallid proof of purchase (see 2 below); or 8. Charges for installation or set up, adjustment of customer controls, and installation or repair of systems outside the unit.
FCC, ACTA and IC Regulations • In to event shall VTech be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or similar damages (including, but not limited to lost profits or revenue, inability to use the product, or other associated equipment, the cost of substitute equipment, and claims by third parties) resulting from the use of this product, some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
FCC, ACTA and IC Regulations • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet or on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. To ensure safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy that can be safely absorbed by a user or bystander according to the intended usage of the product.
FCC, ACTA and IC Regulations Party Lines. If you have specially wired alarm dialing equipment connected to your telephone line, ensure the connection of this equipment does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, consult your telephone company or a qualified installer. 3. Repair instructions If this equipment is malfunctioning, it must be unplugged from the modular jack until the problem has been corrected.
FCC, ACTA and IC Regulations This telephone is registered for use in Canada. The term “IC:” before the radio certification number only signifies that Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Notice: This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specifications. This is confirmed by the registration number.
The RBRC Seal The RBRC Seal The RBRC® Seal on the nickel-metal-hydride battery 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 service within the United States and Canada. The RBRC® program provides a convenient alternative to placing used nickelmetal-hydride batteries into the trash or municipal waste, which may be illegal in your area.
Technical Specifications FREQUENCY CONTROL WEIGHT Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer TRANSMIT FREQUENCY Handset : 146 grams (excluding Batteries) Base : 210 grams Charger : 225 grams Base : 5744.736 - 5825.952 MHz Handset: 2401.056 - 2482.272 MHz POWER REQUIREMENTS Base: 2401.056 - 2482.272 MHz Handset : 5744.736 - 5825.952 MHz Handset : 3.
Table Of Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCT........................................................................1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................3 Parts Check List................................................................................................4 The Handset Layout.............................................................................................5 The Base Unit Layout......................................
Table Of Contents Dial Method....................................................................................................29 Temporary Tone...........................................................................................30 Call Forward & Call Transfer..........................................................................30 Call Forward.................................................................................................30 Call Transfer..........................................
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