VTech IA5884 Cordless Telephone User Manual


 
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Table of contents
Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Parts checklist for ia5865/ia5870 . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Parts checklist for ia5878/ia5884 . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Parts checklist for ia5882/ia5890 . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Choose location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Connect power and telephone line cords . . . . . . . 4
Install handset battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Wall mounting bracket installation . . . . . . . . . . 6
Desk/table bracket installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
If you subscribe to DSL service . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Belt clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Check for dial tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Charge the handset battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set the dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set handset date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Handset ringer style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Set ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Handset operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Telephone base operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Temporary tone dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Call transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Headset jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Operating range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Store a directory entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chart of characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Delete a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Move a directory entry into speed dial . . . . . . . .21
Dial a number from the directory . . . . . . . . . . .21
Speed dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Store a speed dial entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Edit a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Delete a speed dial entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Dial a speed dial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Reassign locations in speed dial . . . . . . . . . . .24
Caller ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
About call history (caller ID). . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Review call history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Delete records from call history . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Dial a displayed number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Store a call history record in the directory. . . . . . .27
Display screen messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Answering system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Audible indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Setting the clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Record your announcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Review your announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Delete your announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Setup the answering system . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Listen to, save & delete messages . . . . . . . . . .33
Call screening/intercept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Record a memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Answering system operation - remote access . . . . . 35
Accessing the answering system remotely . . . . . .35
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