VTech DS6111 manual

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i Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 34 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[...]

www.vtechphones.com T able of con ten ts ii Ge t tin g st ar te d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Part s che ck list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 T eleph one bas e inst allatio n . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bat ter y inst allati on and c hargin g . . . . . . . . 3 Mount ing brac ket installatio n . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hand set layout . . . . .[...]

www.vtechphones.com iii T able of con tents Delete from t he ca ll log . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Call log d isp lay screen me ssag es . . . . . . 27 Redia l list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Dial a re dial entr y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Delete from re dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 App e ndix . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

www.vtechphones.com 1 Getting started Basic operation To purchase a replacement battery or power adapter, visit our website at www. vtechphones. com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377. • 7. User’s manual 1. Handset T e l e p h on e b a s e w i t h mou nti ng br ac ket 2. 5. Telephone base po[...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 Get ting star ted Use o nly t he power ad ap ter sup pl ie d wit h th is pro du c t. T o ord er a rep lac em ent , vi sit o ur web site at w w w. v te ch pho nes. co m or c all 1 (80 0) 595 - 9 5 1 1 . In Can ada , g o to w w w. v te ch can ada. co m or c all 1 (8 0 0) 267 -7377 . The t ele ph one bas e powe r ada pter i s int[...]

www.vtechphones.com 3 Getting started Basic operation Get ting star ted If th e han ds et wil l not b e us ed for a l ong t ime, di sc on ne ct a nd rem ove the b at ter y to prevent p os si ble lea kag e. T o p urc ha se a rep lac em ent bat ter y , vi sit o ur webs ite at w w w . v te ch ph one s. co m or c all 1 (80 0) 595 - 9 5 1 1 . In Can ada[...]

www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting star ted Mounti ng bracket in stallatio n Y ou r tel ephone base c omes with the mounti ng brack et ins talle d f or desk top use . If you prefer to mount your tele phone on t he wall ( o ptional) , it is d esigne d to mou nt on a stan dard telepho ne wall plate . Wall mounting br acket ins ta llat ion: Slide t he bra[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Basic operation Get ting star ted Mounti ng bracket in stallatio n ( conti nued) De sk top/ t ab leto p bra cket ins ta llatio n: Y our t eleph one comes rea dy f or desktop use . If you ha ve r eposit ioned the b rack et fo r wall mounting and now want to return to desk top use, follow the following steps: Rem[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Handset lay out Get ting star ted /CID • Pr es s to rev ie w th e ca ll log whe n th e te lepho ne is not in use. When in the menu, press to scroll down. • /FLASH • Press to make or answer a call. • Duri ng a call, pre ss to receiv e an incomin g call when you receive a call waiting alert. / (Directory) • Pr ess to e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started Basic operation Get ting star ted T el ephone base la yout FI N D HA N D SE T Pres s to pag e th e han ds et. • I N US E li ght F l a s h e s w h e n t h e r e i s a n i n c o m i n g c a l l o r a n o t h e r t e l e p h o n e s h a r i n g t h e s a m e lin e is i n use . On w hen t he han d set is i n use.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 Ringer v olume Y ou c an change t he ringer vol ume to a comfo r table lev el. The ring er can als o be turne d of f so t he telepho ne doe s not ring when there are inc oming c alls. T o adjust the ring er volume : Press VOL or VOL to select the d esired ringer volume when the han dset is not in use. When you sto p pressi ng [...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings RINGER TONE 1 >RINGER TONE KEY TONE Ringer t one This menu all ows y ou to choo se from dif fe rent ring er tones. T o choose a r inger tone: Pre s s M E N U / S E L EC T to d is p l ay th e m en u w he n t he handset is not in us e. Pre s s or to s el e c t > R I N [...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 T elephone settings >KEY TONE LANGUAGE K e y tone The hand set will be ep when you pres s any handset key . Y ou may tu rn the key tone on or off. T o change the set tin g: Pr es s M E N U / S E L EC T t o d i s p l ay t h e me n u w h en t h e handset is not in us e. P r e s s o r t o s e l e c t > K E Y T O N E , t h [...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings >CLR VOICE MAIL DIRECTORY TURN INDICATOR OFF? The t ele ph one ser vic e pr ovi der may ale r t you to new me ss ag es wit h a st ut ter (bro ken) dial to ne. Co nta ct yo ur ser vic e pr ovi der for d eta ils . • Clear v oice mai l If you subscrib e to v oicem ail s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 Make a call Press / FL AS H or / SPE AKE R Dial the num ber . - OR - Dial the num ber . Press / FL AS H or /S PEAK ER . Ans wer a call Press / FL ASH , / S PEAK ER or any of the diali ng ke y ( 0 - 9 , # , * ) . End a call Press OFF/CLE AR or put t he handset in t he telephone b ase. Speakerphone D u r i n g a c a l l , p r e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n PHONE 0:00:00 MUTED MUTE Mute The mu te func tion allow s you to hear t he other pa r t y while the other par t y c annot hear you. During a call, p ress MU TE on the handset. MUTE D will be tem por arily di splayed on th e sc reen, along wi th t he smaller M UTE ic on[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 T elephone operatio n ** PAGING ** Chain di ali ng This feature allows you to initiate a d ialing se quenc e from number s stored in the direc tor y , c all log or red ial list while you are on a c all. T o acces s a number in th e director y: Press ME NU /S ELEC T t wic e to enter the director y menu. Scro ll by pressing or [...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Director y The direc tor y c an store up to 5 0 entries. Each entr y may hav e up to 3 0 dig its for th e phon e number and 1 5 c haracters for the name. The director y can be acces sed when the handset is not i n use by pressing onc e or ME NU / SELEC T three tim es. [...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 T elephone operatio n >DIRECTORY CALL LOG >STORE REVIEW ENTER NUMBER _ ENTER NAME _ Store a directory entr y Pre s s M E N U / S EL E C T t wi c e wh e n t h e h an d s et i s n ot in use. P ress or t o sele ct > STO RE , then pre ss MENU /SELE CT . The sc reen disp lays ENTE R NU MB ER . Use the diali ng ke ys to en[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Character char t Use the dial pad and the c har t below t o ente r a name ( up to 1 5 c haracters ) . Each press of a par ticu lar k ey causes the ch aracters to be di splay ed in the foll owing order: Press REM OVE to backspace and eras e when entering c haracters. Pr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 T elephone operatio n Search the direc tory Entries are sor ted alphab eticall y . T o search the dire ctor y: Press once or M EN U /S ELEC T three times to enter the direc tor y . Press or t o scroll t hrough th e director y . T o star t an alphab etical s earch: Press once or ME NU /S ELEC T three times to enter the direc t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n EDIT NAME VTECH_ Edi t a directory entr y Press once or ME NU / SELEC T three times t o e nter the direc tor y . Press or to s cro ll to th e d esir ed entr y , or us e t he alphab etical searc h to nd it. Pr es s M E N U / S E LE C T to c o n  r m yo ur s e l e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 T elephone operatio n Delete from the director y Press once or M EN U /S ELEC T three times to enter the direc tor y . Press or to scroll to the d esired entr y , or use the alp habetic al sear ch to nd it. Press REM OVE to remov e t he desired entr y . Y ou will hear a c onrmation tone. 1. 2. 3.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n About cal ler ID The caller ID with c all w aiting featu re i n t his t elepho ne lets you see th e n ame and telephone nu mber of the c aller before answering the call, even when you’ re on a call. These features require ser vices provid ed by your local tele phone [...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 T elephone operatio n Due t o reg io nal ser vic e di f fere nc es, th e ca ller I D info rm ati on may not b e availa ble f or ever y in c om ing ca ll. In ad di ti on, th e ca ller s m ay inte nti ona lly bl oc k th eir n ame s and / or tel ep hon e num ber s. • CALL LOG EMPTY Call log If you subsc rib e to ca ller ID ser[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Missed calls i ndicat or When there a re unre v iewed c alls in the call log, the handset screen w ill displ ay XX M I S SED CALL (S ) and N EW . When all the missed call s ha ve been review ed, the missed calls in dic ator will no longer dis play . If you do not wan t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 T elephone operatio n 800-595-9511 1-800-595-9511 595-9511 1-595-9511 Make a call l og entry r eady to d ial Alt ho ugh t he cal l l og ent ri es rec ei ved hav e 1 0 d ig its (the area code p lus the seven- digit num ber) , in some areas, you may ne ed to dial only the se ven digits, or a 1 plus the sev en digit s, or a 1 p [...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n SAVED UNABLE TO SAVE Sav e a call log entry to the director y When in th e c all lo g, press or to scro ll to the d esired entr y . Press ME NU /S ELEC T . Y ou can ed it the ph one numb er , if n eces sar y . Make sure the number is in t he c orrec t dialing f ormat f[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 T elephone operatio n Delete from the call log T o delete one entr y: When i n the call l og, pres s or to s croll to the d esired entr y . Press RE MOVE to delete the selected entr y . Y ou will hear a conr mation tone. T o delete all entries: When in the c all log, press and ho ld RE MOVE to delete the entire call lo g. [...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Displays : Whe n: PR I V ATE NA ME The calle r is blocking the na me inf ormation. PR I V ATE NU MBE R The calle r is blocking the t elephone number info rmation . PR IVATE C AL LE R The c aller is blo ckin g the name and num ber information. UN KN O WN N A ME This c a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 T elephone operatio n Redial lis t The telephone stores the  ve mo st recently diale d numbers on the red ial list. Whe n th ere ar e al re a dy v e en trie s on the red ia l lis t, t he e arli est entr y will b e deleted to make room for the latest entr y . Entries are di splayed in reverse chro nolog ic al ord er , i.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Appendix Handset displa y scre en messages ALREADY SAVED The t elephone n umber you ha ve en tered is alr eady s tor ed in the di rector y . CA LL LOG EM PT Y There are no cal l log e ntries. CO N NE CTI NG. . . The cor dless han dset is searc hing for the telep hone base. CH A RG I N G The hand set with low bat ter y has b e[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 Handset displa y scre en messages NO SI G N AL, CA LL E N DE D Communi cation bet ween hand set and telephon e base is lo st during a c all. ** P AG I N G* * The c ord less hand set loc ator has been acti va ted. PH O NE T he handset is in u se. PLACE I N C HA RG ER The batter y is v er y lo w . The handse t should be pla ced[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Appendix Handset and telephone base ind icato rs T el ephone base li ghts Handset ligh t s IN USE Flashes wh en there is an in comin g call or an other telephon e sharing t he same line is i n use. On when t he hands et is in use. • • VOICEMAIL Fl as h e s w h e n y o u h ave n e w vo i c e m a i l. Voi c em a i l i s o f[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Handset icons MU TE Mic ropho ne is muted. • Ringer of f. • NE W New call lo g entries. • NE W VOIC E MA IL New voicemail rec eived from t he loc al telepho ne com pany . • SPE AKE R In speakerphone m ode. • Bat t er y in dica tor Cycl es (low , medium, and full) when th e handset bat ter y is c harging. Flashes wh [...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Appendix Batter y I t ta ke s up t o 16 hou rs f or t h e ba t t er y to be f ul ly c ha rg e d . Wh en i t is f ul ly c ha rg e d , you c an ex p ec t t h e fol low in g p er f or ma n ce : Op er ati on Op er ati ng t im e Wh il e in ha nd se t us e (ta lk in g*) Nin e ho ur s Wh il e in s pe aker ph on e mo d e (ta lk in g*[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 Impor tant safety instructi ons Wh en u si ng yo ur te le ph o ne e qu ip me nt, basi c s afet y p re c aut io ns s ho ul d al ways b e fo ll owe d to r ed uc e t he r i sk o f re, elec t ri c sh o ck a nd in jur y , in c lu di ng t he fo ll ow in g: Rea d an d un de rs ta nd a ll i ns tr uc t io ns. Fol low a ll wa rn in [...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Appendix T roubleshooti ng If you ha ve dif cult y with your te lephone , please tr y the suggest ions belo w . For Custome r Se r vice, visit our website at ww w . v techpho nes.com, or call 1 (800) 595 - 95 1 1 ; in Canad a, call 1 (80 0) 26 7 - 7377 . Problem Suggestion My telep hon e do es not wor k at all. M a k e s u[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion The b at ter y doe s not ch arg e in t he ha nd set or th e han ds et bat te r y do es no t ac ce pt ch arg e. Make s ure t he ha nd set is pl ace d in t he t ele ph one base cor rec t ly . The CH AR GE l ig ht on t he han ds et sh oul d be o n. Rem ove and r ein st all t he b at ter y, th[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Appendix T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion The te lephone does not r in g w he n t he r e is an in co min g c all. Make su re th e ri ng er vol ume i s not s et to zer o (pag e 8) . Make su re th e tel ep hon e li ne c ord a nd p ower ad apter a re pl ug ge d in pr op er ly (p age 2). The h an ds et may be to o far fr om t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion I ca nno t dia l out . Fir st , tr y a ll t he ab ove sug ge st ion s. Make sure t here is a dia l tone befo re dia lin g. It is norm al if th e hand set ta kes a sec on d or two to sy nc hr oni ze w it h t he tele ph on e b efor e pr od u ci ng a d ial to ne. Wai t an ex tr a s ec on d be[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Appendix T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion T h e re i s i nt e r fe r e n c e d u r i n g a t e l e p h o n e co nvers ati on. My call s f ade out whe n I a m u sin g t he co rd le ss han ds et. The h an ds et may be o ut of r ang e. Move i t cl os er to th e tel ep hon e ba se. Do yo u have DSL ser v ic e? I f yes, yo u n[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion I hear ot her ca ll s when usi ng t he tel ep ho ne. Di sc on ne ct th e te le pho ne ba se f ro m t he tele ph one wal l j ack . Plug in a d if fe rent tel ep ho ne. I f you st ill he ar oth er ca ll s, the p ro ble m is pr ob ab ly in t he wi ri ng or lo c al se r v ic e. Call you r lo c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Appendix T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion Caller ID entri es do not m at c h th e n um be r s I nee d to di al. Al tho ug h th e c all l og e ntr ie s you r ec ei ve have 1 0 digi ts, (t he are a c od e plu s t he seve n- d i git num ber), i n som e area s, you may ne ed to d ial o nl y t he s even di gi ts, or a 1 p lus [...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion Co mmo n cu re for ele c tro ni c eq uip me nt. If th e tel ep ho ne is not re sp on di ng no rm all y , tr y put ting t he c or dl es s ha nd set i n the tele ph on e bas e. If it d oe s not r es po nd, t r y t he fo llow in g (in t he or der l is ted): Di sc on ne ct t he p ower to th e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Appendix 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 yo[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 About cord less telephones Pri vac y: T he sam e fe atu re s t hat make a cor dl es s tel ep ho ne conve ni ent crea te s o me lim it at io ns . T e le ph on e c a ll s ar e tra ns mi t ted bet we en th e tele ph on e bas e and th e co rd le ss ha nd se t by radi o waves, so th ere i s a po ss ib il it y th at the c or dl es [...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 Appendix W arranty Wh at d o es t hi s li mi te d wa rr a nt y c ove r? Th e ma nuf ac tur er o f thi s V T e c h Pro du c t war ran ts t o th e ho ld er o f a v ali d pr oo f of pu rc h as e (“ Co ns um er ” o r “ you ” ) th at th e Pro d uc t an d al l ac ce s sor i es pr ov id ed i n th e sa le s pac ka ge ( “ Pr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 8 . Ch arg e s for i ns ta ll ati on o r set u p, adj us tm en t of c us tom er c on tr ol s, an d in st al lat io n or r ep air o f sys tem s ou ts id e th e un it . Ho w do yo u ge t wa rr a nt y s er vic e? T o ob ta in war ra nt y s er vic e in t he U ni ted S t ates o f Am er ic a , pl ea se c al l 1 (80 0) 59 5 - 951 1.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 Appendix FCC , A CT A and IC regulation s FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the requirements for a Class B digital device under Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules. These requirements are intended to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi[...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 FCC , A CT A and IC regulation s The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is used to determine how many devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have them ring when you are called. The REN for this product is encoded as the 6th and 7th characters following the US: in the product identier (e.g., if ## is 03, the [...]

www.vtechphones.com 49 Appendix T e chni cal specications Freque nc y co ntr ol Cr ys ta l co ntr oll ed PL L synt he sizer T r ans mit f req ue ncy Han ds et: 1 921 .5 3 6 - 1928.4 48 M Hz T e lep ho ne ba se: 1 9 21 .5 36 - 1 9 28.4 4 8 MHz Cha nne ls 5 No min al ef fe c ti ve ran ge Ma x imu m power a ll owed by FCC a nd IC. Ac tu al op er at[...]

www.vtechphones.com 50 Index A Ab out c al ler I D 2 1 Ab out c or dl es s tel ep hon es 4 4 An swer a ca ll 1 2 B Bat ter y 3, 3 3 C Call l og 2 2 Call l og d is pl ay scr een m es sag es 27 Call w aiti ng 1 3 Chai n di ali ng 1 4 Char ac ter c har t 1 7 Char gi ng 3 Cle ar voi ce m ail 1 1 D Del ete fr om re di al 28 Del ete fr om t he c all l og[...]

www.vtechphones.com 51 Appendix Index O Op erat in g ran ge 4 3 P Pagin g 1 4 Par ts c he c kl ist 1 R RBR C ® se al 4 4 Red ia l lis t 28 Revi ew th e ca ll lo g 23 Rin ger m ute 1 3 Rin ger t one 9 Rin ger vo lu me 8 S Save a ca ll lo g ent r y to t he d ire c tor y 25 Sear c h the d ire c tor y 1 8 Sp eaker ph on e 1 2 Sto re a dir ec tor y ent[...]

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