User’s manual
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Model: CD1261
Corded telephone
Congratulations
on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please
read Important safety instructions on page 27 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.vtechcanada.com, or call 1 (800) 267-7377.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of re or injury to persons or damage to
the telephone, read and follow these instructions carefully:
Use only four AA alkaline batteries (not included).
Dispose of these batteries in a safe manner. Do not burn or puncture. Like
other batteries of this type, if burned or punctured, they could release caustic
material which could cause injury.
Do not open or mutilate the battery. Released electrolyte is corrosive and
may cause damage to the eyes or skin. It may be toxic if swallowed.
Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to create a short circuit. Do
not allow conductive materials such as rings, bracelets, or keys to touch the
battery. The battery or conductor may overheat and cause harm.
Use the battery identified for use with this product only in accordance with
the instructions and limitations specified in this manual.
Observe proper polarity orientation between the battery and metallic contacts.
Do not disassemble your telephone. There are no user-serviceable parts
inside. Refer to qualified service personnel for servicing.
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Getting started
Parts checklist ............................... 1
Handset layout............................... 2
Base layout .................................... 4
Display screen messages.............. 4
Screen icons ............................ 4
Display screen messages ........ 4
Battery installation ......................... 5
Telephone installation.................... 6
Installation options ......................... 7
Wall installation ........................ 7
Tabletop installation ................. 9
Telephone settings
Language selection ....................... 11
Set contrast ................................... 11
Home area code ............................ 12
Local area codes ........................... 13
Set time/date ................................. 14
Set tone/pulse................................ 14
Telephone operation
Making and answering calls .......... 15
Last number redial ......................... 15
Ringer volume ............................... 15
Handset volume............................. 15
Flash .............................................. 16
Mute............................................... 16
Temporary tone dialing .................. 16
Memory
Memory overview .......................... 17
Storing a number in a one-touch
location ....................................... 17
Reviewing a number stored in a
one-touch location ...................... 17
Dialing a number stored in a
one-touch location ...................... 18
Storing a number in a speed dial
location ....................................... 18
Reviewing a number stored in a
speed dial location ..................... 18
Dialing a number stored in a speed
dial location ................................ 18
Caller ID operation
Caller ID information ...................... 19
How caller ID works ....................... 20
Reviewing the call log .................... 21
Display dial .................................... 21
Deleting the call log entries ........... 21
Storing a call log entry into a
one-touch location ...................... 22
Storing a call log entry into a
speed dial location ..................... 22
Appendix
Troubleshooting ............................. 23
Maintenance .................................. 26
Important safety instructions.......... 27
FCC, ACTA and IC regulations ..... 28
FCC Part 15 ............................. 28
FCC Part 68 and ACTA ........... 28
Industry Canada ...................... 29
Limited warranty ............................ 30
Technical specications................. 32
Index .............................................. 33
Table of contents
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Parts checklist
Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship
your telephone for warranty service.
Check to make sure your telephone package contains the following items.
Getting started
Coiled handset cord
Telephone base with mounting
bracket attached and telephone
line cord fixed
HandsetUser’s manual
PUSH
TO RELEASE
Mounting bracket
(attached)
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Handset layout
Getting started
CALL LIST
When the telephone is idle,
press to review caller ID
information (page 21).
Press to scroll through
options when in the feature
menu (page 11).
REMOVE
While viewing the call log,
press to delete the displayed
entry, or press and hold to
remove all entries (page 21).
OPTIONS
When the telephone is idle,
press to enter the feature
menu (page 10).
While in the feature menu,
press to save your selection
and advance to the next
feature setup (page 11).
CLEAR
Press to return to idle mode
(page 11).
FLASH
When there is a call waiting
signal, press FLASH to put
the current call on hold and
connect to the new call. Press
FLASH again to return to the
original call.
Press FLASH to activate
other telephone subscriber
services (page 16).
IN USE indicator
On when the telephone is in
use.
Flashes quickly when there is
an incoming call.
Flashes slowly when the
telephone line cord is not
plugged into a wall jack or
another telephone on the
same line is in use.
DISPLAY DIAL
Press to dial the number
currently displayed (page 21).
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Handset layout
MEMORY
Press to store numbers in
speed dial locations
(page 18).
MUTE
Press and hold to mute
the microphone. The other
party will not hear you, but
you will still be able to hear
them. Release to return to
the two-way conversation
(page 16).
Listening volume switch
Slide to adjust the listening
volume to LO, MID or HI
(page 15).
PAUSE/REDIAL
When the telephone is
lifted, press to redial the last
number dialed (page 15).
When storing a number in
memory, press to add a
3-second pause in the dialing
sequence (pages 17 and 18).
PROG
Press to access program
mode to store numbers in
a one-touch or speed dial
location (pages 17 and 18).
One-touch keys (M1/M2/M3)
Press to dial telephone
numbers stored into one-
touch locations (page 18).
Press to temporarily switch to
tone dialing mode (page 16).
Switch hook
When held, the telephone is
in idle mode.
When released, the telephone
is ready to make a call.
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Display screen messages
REMOVE ALL?
You are in the process of deleting all
call log entries.
-END OF LIST-
You have reached the end of the call
log entries.
Pro
You are in program mode storing a
one-touch or speed dial number.
LIFT RECEIVER
A caller ID entry is ready to be dialed
by lifting the handset.
TOTAL XX NEW XX
The total number of missed calls in the
call log.
Display screen messages
Base layout
Ringer volume switch
Slide to adjust ringer
volume to OFF, LO or
HI (page 15).
Screen icons
CALL#
The position of the entry stored in call log.
NEW
The call is new and has not been reviewed.
REP
Repeat call from the same number.
The telephone line cord is not plugged into a
wall jack.
The telephone or another telephone on the
same line is in use.
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The battery power is low.
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REP
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Battery installation
Before using the telephone, you should install four good AA alkaline batteries
(not included) to provide memory backup and enable the use of some features.
The four AA batteries are required for caller ID features and the IN USE light to
work. If good batteries are not installed, the display only works when you lift the
handset.
If you unplug the telephone from the wall jack, or you lose telephone service for
over 10 minutes, and good batteries are not installed, the following information
is lost: call list, numbers stored in the one-touch and speed dial memory, last
number redial and all settings in the feature menu. It is recommended that you
initially install new batteries and change the batteries soon after the low battery
icon
LOW
appears.
Do not mix old and new batteries. Do not mix alkaline and standard (carbon-
zinc) batteries.
After you replace the batteries, the clock needs to be reset. See Set time/date
on page 14 to set the clock again.
Always disconnect the telephone line from the wall jack before replacing batteries.
Install new batteries every six months to maintain the call log and telephone
memory.
If there are no batteries installed and the telephone is plugged into a telephone
wall jack, the screen display operates using power from the telephone line when
you lift the handset. When operating in this mode, the screen display may be
dimmer than usual.
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Press the tab and lift upwards to open
the battery compartment cover.
1. Install four AA alkaline batteries
(not included) in the battery
compartment matching the labels
+ and - engraved in the battery
compartment.
2.
Close the battery compartment cover.
Make sure it clicks firmly into place.
3.
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Telephone installation
Follow the instructions below to install your telephone. If you subscribe to high-
speed Internet service digital subscriber line (DSL) through your telephone line,
you must install a DSL filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone
wall jack. The filter prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL
interference. Please contact your DSL service provider for more information
about DSL filters.
One end of the telephone line
cord has been plugged in the
telephone already. Route the
cord through the channel as
shown. Then plug the other end
of the telephone line cord into a
telephone wall jack.
1. Plug one end of the coiled
handset cord into the handset jack
on the left side of the telephone
base. Plug the other end into the
handset and then hang up.
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PUSH
TO RELEASE
DSL filter (not included)
is required if you have
DSL high-speed Internet
service
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Installation options
You can install your telephone either for tabletop or wall use. Follow the
instructions below to install your telephone as desired.
Wall installation
Your telephone base is ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your
telephone on a wall, use the provided wall mount bracket to connect with a
standard dual-stud telephone wall mounting plate. If you do not have this
mounting plate, you can purchase one from many hardware or consumer
electronic retailers. You might need a professional to install the mounting plate.
Make sure the other end of the telephone line cord is unplugged from the
telephone wall jack. Follow the instructions below to install your telephone on
the wall:
Hold the telephone base with
both hands and with the bottom
of the telephone facing towards
you. Then slide the telephone
bracket upwards until it
detaches from the base.
2.Lift the handset and place it aside.
On the telephone base, press and
slide the handset cradle tab upwards
until it is out of the slot. Rotate the
tab so that the end with the hook is
up, and then insert the tab back into
its slot until it clicks into place.
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PUSH
TO RELEASE
Tabletop
Wall installation
Handset
cradle tab
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Rotate the bracket 180 degrees to the
wall installation position. Insert the
tabs on the bracket into slots
a
and
b
on the base, then push the bracket
upwards until it clicks into place.
3. Route the telephone line cord
through the channel as shown
below. Then plug the other end
of the telephone line cord into a
telephone wall jack. Mount the
telephone base on the mounting
plate. Make sure the mounting
holes in the telephone aligns
with the mounting studs on the
mounting plate.
4.
Plug one end of the coiled handset cord
into the handset jack on the left side of
the telephone base. Plug the other end
into the handset and then hang up.
5.
PUSH
TO RELEASE
PUSH
TO RELEASE
PUSH
TO RELEASE
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b
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Rotate the bracket 180
degrees to the tabletop
position. Insert the tabs on
the bracket into slots
c
and
d
on the base, then push
the bracket downwards until it
clicks into place.
3.
Route the telephone line cord through
the channel as show below. Plug the
other end of the telephone line cord into
a telephone wall jack. Put the telephone
on the table and then place the handset
back on the telephone base.
4.
Hold the telephone base with both
hands with the bottom of the telephone
base facing towards you, then slide the
bracket downwards until it detaches
from the telephone base.
2.
PUSH
TO RELEASE
Tabletop installation
To return the bracket from wall installation to tabletop position, remove the
telephone from the wall mount bracket and unplug the telephone line cord from
the wall jack, then follow the instructions below.
Lift the handset and place it
aside. On the telephone base,
press and slide the handset
cradle tab upwards until it is out
of the slot. Rotate the tab so that
the end with the hook is down.
Then insert the tab back into its
slot until it clicks into place.
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PUSH
TO RELEASE
PUSH
TO RELEASE
PUSH
TO RELEASE
c
d
PUSH
TO RELEASE
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Telephone settings
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You can use the feature menu to customize how this telephone works. See the
corresponding pages for function details. After pressing OPTIONS, you can
program the following features.
Feature summary (default settings indicated by *)
Features Options Functions
SET LANGUAGE ENGLISH*
ESPANOL
FRANCAIS
Choose a desired language for the screen
display (page 11).
SET CONTRAST 1, 2 ,3*, 4, 5
Adjust the screen brightness to a
comfortable level (page 11).
HOME AREA CODE? HAC-_ _ _*
Set the telephone to recognize calls from
your home area code if you subscribe
to caller ID service provided by your
telephone service provider (page 12).
LOCAL AREA CODE? LAC1-_ _ _*
LAC2-_ _ _*
LAC3-_ _ _*
LAC4-_ _ _*
Set up to 4 local area codes if you
subscribe to caller ID service provided by
your telephone service provider (page 13).
SET TIME/DATE 12:00
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Set the time and date (page 14).
SET TONE/PULSE TONE*
PULSE
Choose tone or pulse dialing mode (page 14).
Telephone settings
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The telephone screen will display prompts to help you set up the telephone
when you first install it. Use OPTIONS to enter, save and move through menu
operations.
When the first feature is displayed on the screen, press OPTIONS
repeatedly to move through the menu.
Press CALL LIST or CALL LIST to scroll through setting options.
Press OPTIONS to save your selection and automatically advance to the
next feature setup.
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Press CLEAR to exit without saving the selection and return to idle mode.
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If you do not press any key to continue operations in 10 seconds, the telephone
automatically exits the menu and returns to idle mode.
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SET CONTRAST
Telephone settings
Language selection
This telephone comes factory set for English display. If you want to change the
displayed language to ESPANOL (Spanish) or FRANCAIS (French), follow the
steps below:
Press OPTIONS repeatedly until the screen displays
SET LANGUAGE.
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When you first install batteries, the screen displays the
language setting menu automatically. Skip to step 2.
Press CALL LIST or CALL LIST to select
a desired language (ENGLISH, FRANCAIS or
ESPANOL).
Press OPTIONS, then the screen displays CONFIRM?
Press OPTIONS to save your selection and advance to
the next feature setup.
Set contrast
Use this feature to adjust the screen brightness to a
comfortable level from 1 (light) to 5 (dark).
Press OPTIONS repeatedly until the screen displays
SET CONTRAST.
Press CALL LIST or CALL LIST to scroll through contrast levels (1-5).
Press OPTIONS to save your selection and advance to the next feature setup.
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SET LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
CONFIRM?
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Telephone settings
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Home area code
If you dial local calls only using seven digits (area code not required), you can
program your home area code so that when you receive a call within your local
area, the telephone number is automatically stored in the call log without the
area code.
Press OPTIONS repeatedly until the screen displays
HOME AREA CODE
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Press CALL LIST or CALL LIST to scroll through
number options from 0 to 9. Select the appropriate number for the first digit
of your home area code.
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Lift the handset, then press the dial pad keys to enter the three-digit home
area code. Skip to step 5.
Press DISPLAY DIAL to move on to set the next digit.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the remaining digits.
After you have finished entering your home area code, press OPTIONS to
save your setting and advance to the next feature setup.
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HAC-_ _ _
HOME AREA CODE?
For calls within your area code
Dial:
Enter in step 2:
7 digits
(telephone number, no area code)
Your area code
10 digits
(area code + telephone number)
000
11 digits
(1 + area code + telephone number)
000
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Local area codes
If you must dial local calls using 10 digits (the area code and plus telephone
number), program 000 as the home area code and then program your area
code as a local area code.
You can program up to four local area codes of your region. Do not program
the local area code if you must dial a 1.
Press OPTIONS repeatedly until the screen displays
LOCAL AREA CODE?
Press CALL LIST or CALL LIST to scroll through
number options from 0 to 9. Select the appropriate
number for the first digit of the local area code.
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Lift the handset. Then use the dial pad keys to enter the three-digit local
area code. Skip to step 5.
Press DISPLAY DIAL to move on to set the next digit.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the remaining digits.
After you have finished entering the three-digit local area code, press
OPTIONS to save your setting and advance to the next feature setup.
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LAC1-_ _ _
LOCAL AREA CODE?
For calls outside your area codes
Dial: Enter in step 2:
11 digits
(1+ area code + telephone number)
000
10 digits
(area code + telephone number)
Area code in
your region
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Telephone settings
Set tone/pulse
This telephone comes factory set for touch tone dialing. If
you do not have touch-tone dialing service, you need to
change the dialing mode to pulse dialing.
Press OPTIONS repeatedly until the screen displays
SET TONE/PULSE.
Press CALL LIST or CALL LIST to choose TONE
or PULSE.
Press OPTIONS to save your selection and return to idle mode.
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If you press and hold CALL LIST or CALL LIST when you are programming,
the digits will scroll through automatically.
SET TONE/PULSE
If you have pulse dial (rotary) service, you can temporarily switch to touch-tone
dialing during a call by pressing (see Temporary tone dialing on page 16).
After you hang up, the telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode.
TONE
Set time/date
If you subscribe to caller ID service, the time and date are set automatically with
each incoming call.
To set the time and date manually:
Press OPTIONS repeatedly until the screen displays
SET TIME/DATE.
Press CALL LIST or CALL LIST to select the appropriate number (12
hour format) for the hour. Press DISPLAY DIAL to move on to set
the minute.
When the minute is flashing, use CALL LIST or CALL LIST to scroll
through the list of numbers from 00 to 59 to select the appropriate number
for the minute. Press DISPLAY DIAL to move on to set the month.
When the month is flashing, use CALL LIST or CALL LIST to scroll through
the list of numbers from 1 to 12 to select the appropriate number for the month.
Press DISPLAY DIAL to move on to set the date.
When the date is flashing, use CALL LIST or CALL LIST to scroll through
the list of numbers from 1 to 31 to select the appropriate number for the date.
Press DISPLAY DIAL to return to step 2 above to make any corrections.
Press OPTIONS to save your setting and advance to the next feature setup.
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Making and answering calls
To make a call:
Lift the handset and wait for a dial tone.
Use the dial pad keys to enter the number you want
to dial.
Place the handset on the telephone base to hang up.
To answer a call:
Lift the handset while the phone is ringing.
Place the handset on the telephone base to hang up.
Last number redial
The last number dialed is stored in the redial memory automatically (up to
32 digits).
To redial the last number dialed:
Lift the handset and wait for a dial tone.
Press PAUSE/REDIAL on the handset.
Place the handset on the telephone base to hang up.
Ringer volume
Use the RINGER switch on the right side of the telephone
base to adjust the ringer volume. You can set the ringer to off,
low or high (OFF, LO or HI). If you set the ringer to OFF, the
telephone will not ring when there is an incoming call. You
can still see the caller ID information of the incoming call if
you subscribe to caller ID service provided by your telephone
service provider.
Handset volume
Slide the volume switch on the handset to adjust the listening
volume. You can set the ringer to low, middle or high (LO, MID
or HI).
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Flash
If you subscribe to call waiting service with your telephone
service provider, you hear a beep and the screen displays
the caller ID information of the new incoming call while you
are already on a call. Press FLASH on the handset to put
your current call on hold and answer the new call. You can
press FLASH any time to switch back and forth between calls.
Contact your telephone service provider for information about
subscriber services.
Mute
You can press and hold MUTE to mute the microphone. The
other party cannot hear you, but you can still hear the other
party. Release the button to resume the two-way conversation.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse dial (rotary) service, you can switch to touch-tone dialing
during a call. After you hang up or press FLASH, the telephone automatically
returns to its original dial mode.
During a call, press . Buttons pressed after this send
touch-tone signals.
Use the dial pad keys to enter the number. The telephone
sends touch-tone signals.
The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode
after you hang up.
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Storing a number in a one-touch location
You can store up to 3 telephone numbers in the one-touch locations M1, M2 or
M3. Each number can be up to 32 digits.
Lift the handset and press PROG.
Use the dial pad keys to enter the number you want to
store. Press PAUSE/REDIAL once to store a 3-second
pause in the dialing sequence, twice for a 6-second
pause and so on.
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Press PAUSE/REDIAL to store the last number dialed.
Press a one-touch memory location (M1, M2 or M3)
where you want the number to be stored. The screen
displays E1 if you store the number in M1.
Reviewing a number stored in a one-touch location
Lift the handset and hold the switch hook on the handset.
Press a one-touch key (M1, M2 or M3). The number stored in the one-touch
location is displayed on the screen.
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Memory overview
This telephone can store up to 13 (3 one-touch and 10 speed dial) telephone
numbers in the memory locations for quick dialing. Each memory location
can store a number that is up to 32 digits. You can write number and name
information on the directory card that is attached on the telephone base.
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