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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. Read and understand all instructions.
2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
4. Do not use this product near water (for example, near a bath tub
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Important Safety Instructions 13. Avoid using a corded telephone during an electrical storm. There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. 14. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 15. Only put the Handset of your telephone next to your ear when it is in normal talk mode. WARNING: To insure your safety from possible electric shock, only use the enclosed VTech Audio Patch Cable to record custom ring tones. Do NOT leave the Audio Patch Cable attached
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Introduction Your i 5866 is an advanced cordless telephone that operates in the 5.8GHz fre- quency range. Your i 5866 is capable of supporting up to a maximum of 8 Handsets. Using additional Handsets, up to 2 people can be conferenced on a call or two extensions can be conferenced on a call, while two other extensions can be talking internally, using the Intercom feature. This manual is designed to familiarize you with the i 5866 cordless telephone. We strongly recommend you read the manual befo
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Parts Check List 5. Battery Cells 1. Base Unit 6. Telephone Line Cord 2. Handset 7. Audio Patch Cable 3. Belt Clip 8. Quick Start Guide 4. Base AC Power Adapter 9. User’s Manual To purchase replacement battery cells, call VTech Communications, Inc. at 1-800- 595-9511. In Canada, call VTech Telecommunication Canada Ltd. at 1-800-267-7377. 4
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The Handset Layout 1. Antenna 9. LCD Display 2. Earpiece 10. Navigation Key (NavKey) 3. Headset Jack and Audio 11. Volume Keys Patch Cable Jack (2.5mm) 12. SoftKey 4. Soft/Select Key 13. Off/Cancel Key 5. On/Flash Key 14. Sound Select Key 6. Dialing Keys (0-9, *, #) 15. Microphone 7. Speakerphone Key 8. In Use/ Incoming Ringing LED 5
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The Base Unit Layout 1. Volume Keys 10. Menu 2. Charging LED 11. Mailbox Keys (Play/Stop) 3. Repeat/Slow 12. In Use LED 4. Skip/Quick 13. Page 5. Delete 14. On/Off 6. Record 15. Spare Battery Drawer 7. Change 16. Spare Battery Release Button 8. Antenna 17. Telephone Jack 9. Time/Set 18. DC Connector Jack 6
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Setup Connecting Power to Base Unit 1. Plug the AC power adapter into an electrical outlet, and the DC connector into the bottom of the Base Unit. Installation and Charging of Battery Cells in Handset 1. Remove the Battery cover and place the new battery cells in the Handset with the positive and negative poles aligned in the battery compartment. 2. Replace the battery cover by sliding it upwards. 3. If the new battery cells are not already charged, place the Handset in its Charger or Base
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Setup As you register additional Handsets to the system, they will be assigned extension numbers in the following order: HANDSET 2, HANDSET 3, etc. Whenever charged Handset battery cells are installed, the Handset will automatically begin Searching for Base... (if previously registered), or it will prompt you to Enter Base ID to register the new Handset. Charging of the Handset Battery Cells The Handset of your i 5866 cordless telephone is powered by rechargeable battery cells. They charge autom
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Setup Tone/Pulse Selection Your i 5866 is preset for tone dialing. See Phone Setup for tone/pulse options. CAUTION: Use only the VTech power supply provided with your telephone. IMPORTANT: FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE OF YOUR CORDLESS TELEPHONE SYSTEM: 1. Choose a central location for your Base Unit. 2. Install your Base Unit and Extension Hand- sets away from electronic equipment, such as personal computers, television sets and microwave ovens. 3. In locations where there are multiple cordless telep
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Spare Battery Charger/Power Backup Feature Power Guard Feature The i 5866 uses the spare battery charger in the Base Unit to provide operational backup in the event of a power failure. With fully charged battery cells in the spare battery charger, you will be able to place and receive calls from the Handset only, for up to 2 1/2 hours during a power outage. The spare battery cells can also be used to replace drained Handset battery cells, ensuring uninterrupted use. The spare battery cells are o
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Installation and Registration of Accessory Handset Expand your i 5866 system by adding accessory Handsets. Bring telephone service to rooms where a phone jack isn’t available! Your VTech i 5866 system can operate up to 8 Handsets. To order additional Handsets (model numbers i 5803 or i 5807), call VTech Customer Service at 1-800-595-9511. In Canada, call 1-800-267-7377. The i 5803 accessory Handset comes with the following:
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Installation and Registration of Accessory Handset Setup of the i 5803/ i 5807 Accessory Handset 1. Plug the AC power adapter into an elec- trical outlet. 2. Place the new battery cells in the Handset with the positive and negative poles aligned in the bat- tery compartment. 3. Replace the battery compartment cover by sliding it upward. 4. Place the Handset in the Charger, and allow it to charge for 12 hours. After the initial charge, a maintenance charge of 8 hours should be suffi- cient
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Installation and Registration of Accessory Handset Registration of Accessory Handset After charging, the screen will display: • Enter the BASE ID Code located on the underside of the Base Unit. Press OK to complete the registration process. NOTE: If after charging the Handset says Searching for Base..., press the NEW softkey. Enter Base ID will now be displayed. Follow the steps above. Wait approximately 15 - 60 seconds. You will hear confirmation beeps from the Base and Handset. The newly reg
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Handset and Base Indicators Handset Icons Icon Description Line In Use Indicator • On steady with one or more numbers next to it, indicating which exten- sions are using the line. For example, 12 indicates that Handset 1 and Handset 2 are on an outside call. Indicates when a parallel set is in use. Lit when the answering machine is answering an incoming call. Handset Number Indicator 1 2 3 4 Indicates the Handset number. It's permanently displayed at the top left 5 6 7 8 corner after the
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Handset and Base Indicators Handset LEDs LED Description SPEAKERPHONE On when in speakerphone mode. Base LEDs LED Description • Flashes to indicate that you have new messages in that mailbox. 1, 2, 3 • Glows steadily if there are only old messages in that mailbox. • Lights when the Answering Machine is ON. On/Off • On when the Handset is in its Base. Charging • Flashes five times when batteries are detected in the spare battery drawer. • Flashes quickly when Alkaline
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Handset Menu Navigation Key (NavKey) • Press any NavKey to display the Main Menu. Use the NavKeys (Left, Right, Up and Down) to navigate through menus. Press the middle NavKey to select menu item highlighted. Menu Shortcuts When viewing menu options, pressing the corresponding number on the dialing keypad will automatically go to and select that item. For example, in the Main Menu screen, pressing the 1 key will automatically take you to the Intercom menu screen, pressing the 6 key will automa
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Handset Menu Intercom From Handset to Handset: With the Intercom icon highlighted, press the middle 3 NavKey or left softkey. GLOBAL PAGE Press the up or down NavKey to maneuver to the desired Handset. Press the middle NavKey or left softkey to confirm. Or press the assigned dialing key (1-8). The ringing Handset can answer by pressing ON or any of the number keys. To end an intercom call, press OFF on either Handset. NOTE: To access this feature, you must have an addi- tional Hand
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Handset Menu When prompted to Enter Name, use the digit keys to spell the name. Each press of a key will cause characters to be displayed as follows: Number Key Characters (in order) Space & ’ , . 1 1 2ABCabc2 3DEFdef3 4GHIghi4 5JKLjkl5 6MNOmno6 7PQRSpqrs7 8TUVtuv8 9 W X Y Z w x yz9 00 ** ## Adding Phonebook Entries From the Handset idle (OFF) mode, press any NavKeys. The Phonebook icon should be high- lighted. Press the middle NavKey or left softkey. Press NEW.
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Handset Menu Enter the number you want to store in the Phonebook. Press and hold the # key to insert a pause. If you make a mistake, press the softkey. When finished, press OK. The screen will display: NOTE: If you do not wish to assign a distinctive ring tone or image to this Phonebook entry, press SAVE now. If you wish to be alerted to calls from this phone num- ber, you can assign a unique ring tone to this Phonebook entry. Press the up or down NavKey to scroll to RINGER : Default .
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Handset Menu Once you’ve selected a picture, press SAVE. '%% Your phonebook entry has been saved and the screen will display: Searching for and Dialing Phonebook Entries From the Handset idle (OFF) mode, press any NavKey. The Phonebook icon should be highlighted, press the middle NavKey or left softkey. Press the up or down NavKey to scroll through the contents in alphabetical order. — OR — You can enter the first few characters of the name. The closest match alphabetically will be d
