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Install and charge the battery

Install the battery

Install the battery as shown below.

NOTES

Use only the adapters provided.

If the handset will not be used for a long time,

disconnect and remove the battery to prevent

possible leakage.

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Charge the battery

Place the handset in the telephone base or the

charger to charge.

Once you have installed the battery, the

handset LCD display indicates the battery

status (see the table below).

NOTES

For best performance, keep the handset in the

telephone base or charger when not in use.

The battery is fully charged after 12 hours of

continuous charging.

Battery

indicators

Battery status Action

The screen

is blank, or

shows Put in

charger and

flashes.

The battery

has no charge

or very little

charge. The

handset cannot

be used.

Charge without

interruption

(at least 30

minutes).

The screen

shows Low

battery and

flashes.

The battery has

enough charge

to be used for a

short time.

Charge without

interruption

(at least 30

minutes).

The screen

shows

HANDSET X.

The battery is

charged.

To keep the

battery charged,

place it in the

telephone base

or charger when

not in use.

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Before use

After you install your telephone or power returns

following a power outage, the handset or

telephone will prompt you to set the date and time.

Set date and time

1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the

month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then

press SELECT.

2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour

(HH) and minute (MM). Then press or

to choose AM or PM.

3. Press SELECT to save.

Check for dial tone:

Press . If you hear a dial tone, the installation

is successful.

If you do not hear a dial tone:

Make sure the installation procedures

described above are properly done.

It may be a wiring problem. If you have

changed your telephone service to digital

service from a cable company or a VoIP

service provider, the telephone line may

need to be rewired to allow all existing

telephone jacks to work. Contact your cable/

VoIP service provider for more information.

Operating range

This cordless telephone operates with the

maximum power allowed by the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC). Even

so, this handset and telephone base can

communicate over only a certain distance

- which can vary with the locations of the

telephone base and handset, the weather, and

the layout of your home or office.

When the handset is out of range, the handset

displays Out of range or no pwr at base.

If there is a call while the handset is out of

range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call

may not connect well when you press . Move

closer to the telephone base, and then press

to answer the call. If the handset moves out

of range during a telephone conversation, there

may be interference. To improve reception,

move closer to the telephone base.

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Using the handset menu

Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

Press or until the screen displays the

desired feature menu.

Press SELECT to enter that menu.

To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.

To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.

Configure your telephone

Set language

The LCD language is preset to English. You can

select English, French or Spanish to be used in

all screen displays.

Press MENU when the handset is not in

use.

Scroll toto Settings, and then press SELECT

twice.

Scroll to choose English, Français or

Español, and then press SELECT.

Press SELECT again to save.

Set date and time

Press MENU when the handset is not in

use.

Scroll to Set date/time, and then press

SELECT.

3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the

month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then

press SELECT.

4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour

(HH) and minute (MM). Then press or

to choose AM or PM.

5. Press SELECT to save.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can

switch from pulse to tone dialing temporarily

during a call.

During a call, press .

Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant

number. The telephone sends touch-tone

signals. It automatically returns to pulse

dialing mode after you end the call.

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Telephone operation

Make a call

Press or , and then dial the telephone

number.

Answer a call

Press , , or any dialing key.

End a call

Press OFF on the handset, or put the handset

to the base or charger.

Speakerphone

During a call, press on the handset to

switch between speakerphone and normal

handset use.

Volume

During a call, press /VOLUME/ on the

handset to adjust the listening volume.

NOTE

The handset earpiece volume setting and speakerphone

volume setting are independent.

Mute

The mute function allows you to hear the other

party but the other party cannot hear you.

During a call, press MUTE on the handset or

telephone base. The screen displays Muted.

Press MUTE again to resume the

conversation. The screen displays

Microphone ON.

Call waiting

When you subscribe to call waiting service from

your telephone service provider, you hear an

alert tone if there is an incoming call while you

are on another call.

Press FLASH to put the current call on hold

and take the new call.

Press FLASH to switch back and forth

between calls.

Find handset

Use this feature to find all system handsets.

To start paging:

Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone

base. All idle handsets ring and display

** Paging **.

To end paging:

Press /FIND HANDSET again on the

telephone base.

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-OR-

Press , , OFF, or any dialing key on the

handset.

-OR-

Place the handset in the telephone base or

charger.

NOTE

Do not press and hold /FIND HANDSET for

more than four seconds. It may lead to handset

deregistration.

Join a call in progress

You can use up to two system handsets at a

time on a home line call. You can buy additional

expansion handsets (TR0Y-2013) for this

telephone base. You can register up to five

handsets to the telephone base.

When a handset is on a home call, press

or on another handset to join the call.

Press OFF to exit the call. The call continues

until all handsets hang up.

Transfer a call

While on an outside call, you can transfer the

call from one handset to another.

Press MENU on your handset during a call.

Scroll to Transfer, and then press SELECT.

Use the dialing keys to enter a destination

handset number.

To answer the intercom call, press , , or

any dialing key on the destination handset.

Intercom

Use the intercom features for conversations

between two devices.

Press INT on your handset when not in use.

Use the dialing keys to enter a destination

handset number.

To answer the intercom call, press , , or

any dialing key on the destination handset.

To end the intercom call, press OFF or

place the handset back in the telephone

base or charger.

Transfer a call using intercom

While on an outside call, you can use the

intercom feature to transfer the call from one

handset to another.

Press INT on your handset during a call.

The current call is put on hold. Use the

dialing keys to enter a destination handset

number.

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To answer the intercom call, press , , or

any dialing key on the destination handset.

You can now have a private conservation

before transferring the call.

From this intercom call, you have the

following options:

You can let the destination handset join

you on the outside call in a

three-way conversation. Press and hold

INT on the originating handset.

You can transfer the call. Press OFF, or

place your handset back in the telephone

base or charger. Your handset displays

Transferred. The destination handset is

then connected to the outside call.

You can press INT to switch between the

outside call (Outside call displays) and

the intercom call (Intercom displays).

The destination handset can end the

intercom call by pressing OFF, or

by placing the handset back in the

telephone base or charger. The outside

call continues with the original system

handset.

Answer an incoming call during an

intercom call

If you receive an incoming call during an

intercom call, there is an alert tone.

To answer a call, press . The intercom call

ends automatically.

To end the intercom call without answering

the outside call, press OFF. The intercom call

ends and the telephone continues to ring.

Redial list

Each handset stores the last 10 telephone

numbers dialed. When there are already 10

entries, the oldest entry is deleted to make room

for the new entry.

Review the redial list

Press REDIAL when the handset is not in

use.

Press , , or REDIAL repeatedly until the

desired entry displays.

Dial a redial list entry

Press or to dial.

Delete a redial list entry

When the desired redial entry displays, press

DELETE.

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Directory

The phonebook can store up to 50 entries, which

are shared by all handsets. Each entry may

consist of a telephone number up to

30 digits, and a name up to 15 characters.

Add a directory entry

Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

Scroll to Directory then press SELECT.

Press SELECT again to choose

Add contact.

Enter the number.

Use the dialing keys to enter the number

(up to 30 digits).

5. Press SELECT to move to the name.

6. Use the dialing keys to enter the name (up to

15 characters). Additional key presses show

other characters of that particular key.

7. Press SELECT to save.

While entering numbers and names, you can:

Press DELETE to erase a digit or character.

Press and hold DELETE to erase the entire

entry.

Press or to move the cursor to the leftto move the cursor to the left

or right.

Press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing

pause (for entering phone numbers only).

Press 0 to add a space (for entering names

only).

Press to add ( appears) or to

add # ( appears)

(for entering phone

numbers only)

Review the directory

Entries are sorted alphabetically.

Press when the phone is not in use.

Scroll to browse through the directory, or

use the dialing keys to start a

name search (you can enter up to

3 characters for the search).

When the desired entry appears, press

or to dial.

Dial a directory entry

When the desired entry appears, press

or to dial.

Edit a directory entry

When the desired entry displays, press

SELECT.

Use the dialing keys to edit the number, and

then press SELECT.

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Use the dialing keys to edit the name, and

then press SELECT to save.

Delete a directory entry:

When the desired entry displays, press

DELETE.

When the screen displays Delete contact?,

press SELECT.

Speed dial

You can copy up to 9 directory entries into the

speed dial locations (0 and 2-9) so that you can

dial these numbers using fewer keys than usual.

The speed dial memory locations are stored

in the telephone base and are shared by all

handsets. Changes made to the speed dial

entries on one handset apply to all.

Assign a speed dial entry

Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

Scroll to Directory, then press SELECT.

Scroll to Speed dial, then press SELECT.

Press or or the dialing keys (0 or 2-9) to

choose the desired speed dial location.

Press SELECT. The screen displays Copy

from DIR... and then the first entry in the

directory.

Scroll to browse to the desired entry.

-OR-

Use the alphabetical search to find the

desired entry.

Press SELECT to save. You hear a

confirmation. The name (up to 12 characters)

appears in the selected speed dial location.

NOTES

If the directory is empty, when you press SELECT in

Step 5, the screen displays Directory empty.

If the speed dial location you selected is occupied,

the new directory entry you selected replaces the

old one. Take caution not to replace entries you do

not wish to delete from the speed dial locations.

Reassign a speed dial entry

Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

Scroll to Directory, then press SELECT.

Scroll to Speed dial, then press SELECT.

Press or , or use the dialing keys to

choose the speed dial location you want to

reassign.

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Connect the power adapter to the telephone

base and an electrical outlet not controlled

by a wall switch.

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product. Before

using this product, please read Important

safety instructions.

This abridged user’s manual provides you with

basic installation and use instructions. A limited

set of features are described in abbreviated form.

Please refer to the online Complete user’s

manual for a full set of installation and operation

instructions at www.vtechphones.com.

What’s in the box

Your product package contains the following

items. Save your sales receipt and original

packaging in the event warranty service is

necessary.

Handset overview

1 – Handset earpiece

2 – LCD display

3 – MENU/SELECT

• Show the menu.

• While in a menu, press to select an item, or

save an entry or setting.

4 – OFF/CANCEL

Hang up a call.

Silence the ringer temporarily while the

handset is ringing.

Press and hold to erase the missed call

indicator while the phone is not in use.

Press to return to the previous menu; or

press and hold to return to idle mode, without

making changes.

5 –

Press repeatedly to show other dialing

options when reviewing a caller ID log entry.

6 – INT

Press to start an intercom conversation or

transfer a call (for multi-handset models only).

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7 – Microphone

8 – MUTE/DELETE

Mute the microphone during a call.

Delete digits or characters while using the

dialing keys.

Silence the ringer temporarily while the

handset is ringing.

9 –

• Make or answer a call using the handset

speakerphone.

• During a call, press to switch between the

speakerphone and the handset.

10 –

• While you have set the dial mode to pulse

and on a call, press to switch to tone dialing

temporarily.

11 –

Press to add a space when entering names.

12 – 1

• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front

of the caller ID log entry before dialing or

saving it to the directory.

• Press and hold to set or dial your voicemail

number.

13 –

/FLASH

• Make or answer a home call.

• Answer an incoming home call when you hear

a call waiting alert.

14 – REDIAL/PAUSE

• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.

• Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while

entering a number.

15 – VOLUME/ /

• Review the directory when the phone is not in

use.

• Increase the listening volume during a call.

• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,

caller ID log, or redial list.

• Move the cursor to the right when entering

numbers or names.

VOLUME/ /CID

Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in

use.

Decrease the listening volume during a call.

Scroll down while in a menu, or in the

directory, caller ID log, or redial list.

Move the cursor to the left when entering

numbers or names.

16 – CHARGE light

• On when the handset is charging.

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Telephone base overview

1 – IN USE light

• Flashes when there is an incoming call, or

another telephone sharing the same line is in use.

• Flashes when handsets are being deregistered.

• On when the handset is in use or being registered.

• On when the answering system is answering a

call.

2 – /FIND HANDSET

• Press to page all system handsets.

3 – /REPEAT

• Press to repeat the playing message.

• Press twice to play the previous message.

4 – Charging pole

5 – ANS ON/OFF

• Press to turn the answering system on or off.

6 – /PLAY/STOP

• Press to play messages.

• Press to stop message

7 – VOL-

• Press to decrease the volume during message

playback.

• When the phone is not in use, press to

decrease the telephone base ringer volume.

8 – /SKIP

• Press to skip to the next message.

9 – Message window

• Shows the number of messages, and other

information of the answering system or

telephone base.

10 – VOL+

• Press to increase the volume during message

playback.

• When the phone is not in use, press to increase

the telephone base ringer volume.

11 – X/DELETE

• Press to delete the playing message.

• When the phone is not in use, press twice to

delete all previously reviewed messages.

Charger overview

1 – Charging pole

Display icons overview

Handset lights overview

On when the handset speakerphone

is in use.

CHARGE

On when the handset is charging in the

telephone base or charger.

Telephone base lights overview

IN USE

On when the telephone line is in use.

On when the answering system is

answering a call.

On when you are registering a handset.

Flashes quickly when there is an

incoming call.

Flashes when another telephone

sharing the same line is in use.

Flashes when you are deregistering all

handsets.

/ANS

ON/OFF

On when the answering system is

turned on.

Connect

You can choose to connect the telephone base

for desktop usage or wall mounting.

NOTE

Use only the adapters provided.

Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled

by wall switches.

The adapters are intended to be correctly oriented

in a vertical or floor mount position. The prongs

are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is

plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet

outlet.

TIP

If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL)

high-speed Internet service through your telephone

line, make sure you install a DSL filter (not

included) between the telephone line cord and

telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service

provider for more information.

Connect the telephone base

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Connect the charger

Mount the telephone base

The telephone comes ready for tabletop use.

If you have already installed the telephone for

tabletop use, unplug the telephone line cord from

the telephone wall jack, and unplug the telephone

base power adapter from the wall outlet before

mounting your telephone on a wall. Follow the

steps below to mount your telephone on a wall.

Handset control key panel:

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TR16-2013

TR17-2013

TR2-2013

TR26-2013

TR27-2013

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logo have reduced noise and

interference when used with

most T-coil equipped hearing

aids and cochlear implants.

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2 Align the holes on the bracket with the

standard wall plate and slide the bracket

down until it clicks securely in place.

Route the telephone line cord through the

rectangular hole on the wall mount bracket.

Then plug the two ends of the telephone line

cord into the telephone base and the wall

outlet as shown.

3. Align the grooves on the telephone base with

the tabs on the wall mount bracket, and then

slide it down until it clicks securely in place.

The battery icon flashes when

the battery is low and needs

charging.

The battery icon animates when

the battery is charging.

The battery icon becomes

solid when the battery is fully

charged.

The handset ringer is off.

There are new voicemail

received from your telephone

service provider.

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The message number currently

playing and total number of

new/old messages recorded.

ANS ON

The answering system is turned

on.

ECO

The ECO mode activates

automatically to reduce power

consumption when the handset

is within range from the

telephone base.

NEW

There are new caller ID log

entries.

1 set for

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TR16-2013

2 sets for

TR2-2013/

TR26-2013/

TR27-2013

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Abridged user’s manual

Install and charge the batteryInstall the batteryInstall the battery as shown below.NOTESUse only the adapters provided.If the handset will not be use

Page 2

Cleaning your telephoneYour telephone has a durable plastic casing that should retain its luster for many years. Clean it only with a dry non-abrasive