How to prgram the vtech 5.8 dial tone to touch tone

Well, cannot find ia5862...but from ia5863 which must be similar; Manual at http://www.scribd.com/doc/64707312/Vtech-Phone-Ia5863-Manual-r2, it says... Set the dial mode
If you have touch tone service, the phone is ready to use as soon as the battery is charged. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you'll need to change the dial modee• Press
PROG.
• Press o runtil the screen displays
DIAL MODE:
and the current settings• Press
SELECT.
The current setting blinks • Press or to select
TONE
or
PULSE.
• Press
SELECT
to save

Hope it helps, sounds like the phone should ALREADY be on tone dial out of the box.

Enter the model of your VTech DECT 6.0 phone into the search box at http://www.vtechphones.com/support/general/manuals to download a copy of the manual.

Your phone is somehow set to pulse dialling and you need to change it to tone. Instructions are given below.

Of course if you can't select menu options this will not work so please explain why the menu options are not available - what happens when you select the menu softkey?

Dial mode
The dial mode is preset to tone. If you do not have touch tone service, you need to change the setting to pulse.
To change the setting:
Press the MENU softkey when the handset is not in use.
Press or to select SETTINGS, then press the SELECT softkey.
Press or to select Dial mode, then press the SELECT softkey.
Press or to choose Tone or Pulse. Press the SET softkey to save, or press the BACK softkey to exit to the previous menu.

Usually there are two modes provided to all fixed line telephones. Tone mode and pulse mode. Pulse mode will dial the call slowly and Tone mode will dial calls quickly. Your phone is in Tone mode i guess. You need not dial the numbers again. Wait for few seconds and the call will get accomplished!

I would contact your phone provider. It could be a coinceidence that the dial tone stopped working.
DSL does not require dial tone to work.

From the Handset Setup Menu:
1. Press the caller ID-volume ( 5 or 6) button to scroll to the TONE PULSE sub-menu.
2. Press mute/program button to enter the menu. TONE/PULSE 41TONE 2PULSE shows in the display. The default setting is “1 TONE”.
3. Use the touch-tone pad or caller ID-volume ( 5 or 6) to enter 1 TONE or 2 PULSE.
4. Press the mute/program button to confirm. You will hear a confirmation tone and your selection shows in the display.

Use the following steps:

1. Press the program button on the handset.
2. Use the up/down arrow keys until you see dial mode.
3. Press the select button and use the up/down arrow keys to change it to pulse.
4. Press the select button. You will hear the phone beep which indicates it has been changed.

Since you neglected to specify the model of your VTech 5.8GHz phone I can only suggest you enter it into the search box here to download a copy of the manual to see how to switch from pulse to tone dialing.

Lisa, If the 900MHZ phone is Model 26928M programming for rotary dial usually goes like below, can't hurt to try on any model. TONE/PULSE DIALING This adjustment allows you to select tone (touch-tone) or pulse (rotary) mode dialing. The phone is pre-set for touch-tone use. To set to tone or pulse dialing: 1. Press and hold the program button for two seconds. You will hear a beep. 2. Press the *tone button to select Tone Dialing or press #pause to select Pulse Dialing. 3. Press the program button again. You will hear a confirmation tone.