VTech Communications Cs6124 Cordless Phone With Answering Machine

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Models: CS6120-2/CS6124/ CS6124-2/CS6124-31

Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions on page 42 of this manual. This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate your new VTech telephone. Please review this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com. In Canada, please visit www.vtechcanada.com. ®

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Compatible with Hearing Aid T-Coil

Telephones identified with this logo have reduced noise and interference when used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants. The TIA-1083 Compliant Logo is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license.

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Table of contents Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Telephone base and charger installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wall mounting (optional) . . . . . . . . . . 2 Battery installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Battery charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Are you are new cable or VoIP subscriber? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Did you subscribe to voicemail service from your telephone service provider? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Review and dial from the redial list . 16 Delete a redial entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Add a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Review and dial from the directory . 18 Alphabetical search . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Delete a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . 19 About caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Missed call indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Memory match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Review and dial from the call log . . . 21 View dialing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Save a call log entry to the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Delete the call log entries . . . . . . . . 23 Call log display screen messages . 23

Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ringer volume (telephone base) . . . . 9 Ringer volume (handset) . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ringer tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LCD language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Set date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Home area code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Answering system settings . . . . . 24 Answering system setup . . . . . . . . . 24 Answer ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Number of rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Remote access code . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Message alert tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Record your own announcement . . . 26 Play or delete your own announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Telephone operation . . . . . . . . .