VTech DS6151 manual

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Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 81 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 o[...]

T able of c ontents ii Ge tt ing st ar te d .........................1 Part s che ckli st ............................ 1 T elep hone ba se inst allatio n ....... 2 Bat ter y insta llation ...................... 4 Bat ter y charg ing ......................... 5 Hand set layout ........................... 6 T elep hone ba se layout ............... 8 [...]

iii T able of contents Reas sign a sp eed di al entr y....... 53 Delete a s peed di al entr y ........... 53 Abo ut call er ID ............................ 5 4 Caller ID hi stor y .......................... 5 5 Mis sed ca lls ind icator ................ 55 Mem or y match ...........................56 Review the c all lo g ..................... 56 M[...]

1 T el epho ne lin e cor ds (2) Par ts ch ecklis t Y our tele phone c ont ains the fo llowing i tems. Save your sales re ceip t and orig inal pac kaging in t he event warrant y ser vi ce is ne ces sar y . Qui ck st ar t gui de T el epho ne ba se T el epho ne ba se power ad apter User ’s manual T o pur cha se a re plac emen t bat ter y or power ad[...]

2 Get ting started T ele phon e base ins tallat ion If you have a 2-line wall jac k, ins tall th e teleph one bas e as shown in Figur e On e: Inst all ation w ith 2 -li ne ja ck on bel ow . If you have separate wall jac ks for eac h line, inst all the tel ephon e base as shown i n Figur e T wo: Inst all ation w ith s epar ate li ne jac ks on page 3[...]

3 Get ting started T ele phon e base ins tallat ion ( con tinued) Use o nly th e power ad apter su ppli ed wi th thi s pro duc t. T o o rder a rep lace ment , visi t our web site at w w w .vtec hph one s.com o r call 1 (80 0) 595 -9 5 1 1 . In Can ada, g o to w ww. v tec hca nada .com or d ial 1 (80 0) 267 -7377 . The p ower ada pter is in tende d [...]

4 Get ting started If th e hand set wil l not be u sed fo r a long t ime, di sco nne ct an d remove t he bat ter y to preven t any pos sib le lea kage. T o pu rc ha se a re pl ace men t ba tt ery , vis it o ur we bsi te a t w w w. v te chp hone s.com or c all 1 (80 0) 595 - 95 1 1. In Canada , go to w w w .vtec hc anad a.co m or dia l 1 (80 0) 267 [...]

5 Get ting started Bat ter y cha rging Onc e you have install ed the b atter y , the s creen in dic ates the bat ter y status ( see t he tab le bel ow ). If nece ssar y , plac e the han dset in t he telep hone base to c harge t he bat ter y . For bes t per form ance, keep th e hands et in the telep hone ba se when n ot in use. The bat ter y is ful [...]

6 Get ting started Softkeys (2) Press t o sele ct a me nu item d isp layed ab ove the key . / VOL (dire ctor y/ volu me) Press t o enter th e dire ctor y w hen t he tele pho ne is not in u se (pag e 47) . Whi le in a me nu, pres s to sc roll u p. Dur ing a c all, pre ss to in crea se th e liste ning vo lume (p age 3 0) . (speaker pho ne ) Pre ss to[...]

7 Get ting started Han dset layout CHARGE light On wh en th e hand set is c harg ing in t he tel epho ne bas e (page 4). (line 2/ash) Press t o make or an swer a cal l on lin e 2. D urin g a call, p ress t o rec eive an in co ming c all on line 2 w hen you r ece ive a ca ll waiti ng ale r t (pag e 30). OFF D urin g a call, p ress t o hang u p (p[...]

8 Get ting started T ele phon e base layout Softkeys (2) Press t o sele ct a me nu item dis played a bove the key . CANCEL Whi le in a me nu, pres s to exit to t he prev ious menu o r pres s and ho ld to ret urn to t he idl e mod e. Whi le the te lep hone b ase is r ing ing, pr ess to sil enc e the r inger t empo rari ly (pag e 30). Press a nd ho l[...]

9 Get ting started T ele phon e base layout X / D ELE TE Press t o delet e the mes sage c urre ntly playi ng (pag e 62) . Whe n the ph one i s not in us e, pres s tw ice to del ete all pr eviou sly revi ewed mes sag es (pag e 63). /S KI P Press t o ski p to the nex t mes sage ( page 6 2 ). / REPE A T Press t o repe at a mes sage o r pres s tw ice t[...]

10 LCD langu age Y ou ca n selec t Englis h, F ran çais or E spaño l to be used i n all scre en dis plays. T o se le ct a la nguag e: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he hand set is not in use. Press or to selec t SE T TI NG S , then pres s the SE LECT s oft ke y . Press th e SEL ECT sof tkey to sele ct LCD l angu age . Press or to choo se from E[...]

11 Cle ar voicem ail indica tor If you subs cri be to voice mail ser v ice of fered by your tele phon e ser vic e provid er , t he 2 ico n and a line n umber ap pear on bot h the hand set and telep hone ba se when you have new voic email me ssage s. Cont act your telep hone ser v ice pr ovider for m ore infor mation an d assi stanc e abou t using y[...]

12 Handset set tin gs Key tone Y ou ca n turn the key tone feature o n or of f. T o ch ange t he s et tings: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he hand set is not in use. Press or to selec t SE T TI NG S , then pres s the SE LECT s oft ke y . Press or to selec t Key tone , then p ress th e SE LECT s oft ke y . Press or to choo se On or O f f . Press [...]

13 Handset set tin gs Hom e area c ode If you dial l oca l calls u sing on ly seven digi ts ( area c ode n ot require d) , you can progr am your home are a cod e so that wh en you rece ive a call w ithin your loc al area, t he telep hone num ber is auto matic ally store d witho ut the area co de in the c all lo g. T o ch ange t he s et ting: Press [...]

14 Handset set tin gs Ringe r volume Y ou ca n adjust t he ring er volume or tur n the r inger of f. T o ad just th e han dse t ringe r volume: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he hand set is not in use. Press or to s elec t RI NG ERS , th en pres s the SE LECT s oft ke y . Press th e SEL ECT sof tkey to sele ct Ri nge r volume . Press or to c hoos[...]

15 T elephone base set tings LCD langu age Y ou ca n selec t Englis h, F ran çais or E spaño l to be used i n all scre en dis plays. T o se le ct a la nguag e: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone ba se is not in us e. Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect S et ting s , then pres s the S ELEC T sof tkey . Press th e SEL ECT sof tkey to sele [...]

16 T elephone base set tings Cle ar voicem ail indica tor If you subs cri be to voice mail ser v ice of fered by your tele phon e ser vic e provid er , t he 1 ico n and a line n umber ap pear on bot h the hand set and telep hone ba se when you have new voic email me ssage s. Cont act your telep hone ser v ice pr ovider for m ore infor mation an d a[...]

17 T elephone base set tings Key tone Y ou ca n turn the key tone feature o n or of f. T o ch ange t he s et tings: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone ba se is not in us e. Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect S et ting s , then pres s the S ELEC T sof tkey . Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect Key ton e , then pres s the S ELEC T sof tkey . P[...]

18 T elephone base set tings Hom e area c ode If you dial l oca l calls u sing on ly seven digi ts ( area c ode n ot require d) , you can progr am your home are a cod e so that wh en you rece ive a call w ithin your loc al area, t he telep hone num ber is auto matic ally store d witho ut the area co de in the c all lo g. T o ch ange t he s et ting:[...]

19 T elephone base set tings Ringe r volume Y ou ca n adjust t he ring er volume or tur n the r inger of f. T o ad just th e ring er volum e: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone ba se is not in us e. Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect R inge rs , then pr ess the S ELEC T sof tkey . Press th e SEL ECT sof tkey to sele ct Ri nge r volume . P[...]

20 Answering system s et up For each tel ephon e line, you can c hange t he set ting s of the answer ing system usin g your hands et or teleph one bas e. Answer ON / OFF Y ou mus t turn on th e answering sys tem for answerin g and rec ordin g mess ages. T o tur n the a nsweri ng system on o r of f : Using t he te lep hon e base: Press /O N /OFF L I[...]

21 Ans wering s y stem set tings Call sc ree ning The c all scr eening featur e lets you listen at t he telep hone ba se to a call er leaving a m essag e. Y o u can tur n this feature o n or off w ith eit her your hand set or tel epho ne base. Unl ess you ch ange it , the ca ll scre ening feature is pres et to on. T o ch ange t he s et ting: Using [...]

22 Ans wering s y stem set tings Announc eme nt The tel ephon e is preset w ith a greet ing that answer s call s with “ Hello, pl ease leave a message af ter the ton e. ” Y ou may use t his preset a nnounc ement , or repl ace it wi th your own. Play your announce ment Using t he te lep hon e base: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone [...]

23 Ans wering s y stem set tings Rec ord your own announc emen t Using t he te lep hon e base: Press • / RE C while th e teleph one bas e is not in us e. Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect A nnounc em ent , t hen pres s the SE LECT s of tkey . Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect M ailb ox 1 or Mailb ox 2 , then pr ess th e SELE CT sof tkey . T he cor [...]

24 Ans wering s y stem set tings Rec ord your own announc emen t ( continu ed) Using t he ha nds et: Press th e ME NU sof tkey menu w hen the ha ndset is n ot in use. Press th e SEL ECT sof tkey to sele ct AN SWE RI NG SYS . Press or to s elec t Mail box 1 or Mai lbox 2 , th en pres s the SE LECT s of tkey . The c orres pond ing ic on, 1 or 2 , fla[...]

25 Ans wering s y stem set tings De lete your announ cem ent Using t he te lep hon e base: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone ba se is not in u se. Press th e SEL ECT sof tkey to sele ct An swering sys . Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect M ailb ox 1 or Mailb ox 2 , then pr ess the SE LECT s oft ke y . The c orres pond ing ic on, 1 or 2 ,[...]

26 Ans wering s y stem set tings Numb er of rings Y ou ca n choo se from t wo, four , or six r ings; or toll s av er . Wit h toll saver sele cted, t he answerin g system answers af ter t wo ring s when you have new mess ages, an d after four r ings w hen you have no new mess ages. Th is enab les you to che ck for new me ssage s and avoid paying un [...]

27 Ans wering s y stem set tings Rem ote acce ss cod e A t wo- dig it sec urit y co de is req uired to ac ces s the answeri ng system remotel y from any touc h tone tel ephon e. The preset c ode i s 1 9 . Y ou can set the c ode to any num ber from 10 to 9 9 . T o ch ange t he s et ting: Using t he te lep hon e base: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t[...]

28 Ans wering s y stem set tings Me ssag e aler t ton e When t he answerin g system is turn ed on, th e telepho ne base b eeps ever y 1 0 sec ond s to aler t you of new mes sages. T he tone sto ps when al l new mess ages have been rev iewed. T o ch ange t he s et ting: Using t he te lep hon e base: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone ba [...]

29 Make , answer or en d a call Using t he ha nds et: T o ma ke a call: Press , , or , then e nter the tele phone nu mber . T o pr edi al a ca ll: Enter the tele phone n umber , th en press , or . T o an swer a ca ll: Press or to answer . T o en d a call: Press O FF or return t he hand set to the tele phone b ase to hang u p. Using t he te lep hon [...]

30 T elephone ope ration Call wait ing When you su bscr ibe to c all waitin g ser vic e from your tel ephon e ser vic e provid er , you h ear an aler t tone i f there is a n inco ming c all while you ar e on anoth er call. Press th e corre spon ding lin e but ton, or , on the hand set or FL ASH o n the tel ephon e base to put your c urrent c all on[...]

31 T elephone ope ration Mute Duri ng a call, t he mute fun ctio n enable s you to turn of f the micr opho ne. Y ou can he ar the ca ller , but the c aller c annot hear you. T o mut e a call o n the h ands et or t ele phon e bas e: Press th e MUT E sof tkey to turn of f the mi crop hone. The scre en tempo rarily s hows Mic roph one of f for a few s[...]

32 T elephone ope ration T emp orar y tone di aling The di al mod e is preset to to ne. If you do not have touch ton e ser vic e, you need to ch ange th e set ting to pul se (page 13 and 1 8). If you have pulse (rotar y) ser vice, you c an chan ge from pu lse to tone d ialing d uring a c all by press ing TO NE on t he hand set or telep hone base. T[...]

33 T elephone ope ration Chain di aling Use thi s feature to initi ate a dialing s equen ce from n umber s stored in t he direc tor y , call l og or red ial while you ar e on a call. Chain di aling c an be usef ul if you wish to ac ces s other num bers (such a s bank ac count i nformati on or acc ess c ode s ) from th e direc tor y , c all log o r [...]

34 T elephone ope ration Chain di aling ( co ntinued ) T o ac ces s the l ast nu mbe r re dial wh ile on a c all: Press R ED IAL / PAUSE o n the han dset to dis play the la st numb er diale d. Press th e DI AL sof tkey to dial th e disp layed number or pre ss the BACK sof tkey to canc el the c hain dia ling. - OR - Press th e OP TI ON sof tkey on t[...]

35 T elephone ope ration Dial a r edi al entr y (continue d) Using t he te lep hon e base: Press th e RED IA L sof tkey when the tel epho ne base i s not in use. Press / CID or / D IR to brows e to the des ired num ber . Press LI NE 1 o r LIN E 2 to dial. Save a red ial ent ry to t he dire ctor y Using t he ha nds et: Press R ED IAL / PAUSE w hen t[...]

36 T elephone ope ration Multip le hand set us e Y ou ca n use up to 4 system h andset s, or three syste m hands ets and th e telep hone ba se at the sam e time on an o utsid e call. If a h andset or t he telep hone ba se is alread y on a cal l on line 1 or li ne 2 and you woul d like to join t he call, pr ess th e corres pon ding lin e but ton on [...]

37 T elephone ope ration Inte rcom (continue d) T o init iat e an inte rcom c all fr om th e tele pho ne bas e: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone ba se is not in u se. Press / CID or / D IR to sele ct In terc om . When you h av e onl y one system han dset, your tel epho ne base s hows Call ing han dse t and the ha ndset r ings an d sho[...]

38 T elephone ope ration Answer an in coming call du ring an inter com call If you rec eive an inc omin g call dur ing an inter com c all, there w ill be an aler t tone. T o an swer an in comin g call wi th th e han dset d uring an i nter com ca ll: T o answer the c all, pres s for line 1 or for lin e 2. The inter com c all end s automatic ally . -[...]

39 T elephone ope ration T rans fer a ca ll From th e han dset : Duri ng a call, pre ss I NT . The ou tsid e call i s put on ho ld automati call y . When you h av e onl y one system han dset, your h andset s hows Call ing bas e and the te lepho ne base r ings an d shows H ands et is c alling . - OR - W hen you have more than o ne system hand sets, [...]

40 T elephone ope ration T rans fer a ca ll ( continu ed) At the t ele phon e bas e: Duri ng a call, pre ss HO LD and th e outsi de ca ll is put on h old. Pres s the ME NU so ft ke y and t hen pres s / CID or / D I R to sele ct In terc om . - OR - Durin g a call, pre ss the O PT IO N sof tkey and the pr ess / CID or / D IR to sele ct In terc om . T[...]

41 T elephone ope ration Sha re an out side ca ll Y ou ca n let another sys tem hands et or teleph one bas e join you on a n outsi de call. T hat call c ontinu es until al l par tici pants han g up. Duri ng a call o n line 1 , press on t he hand set or LI NE 1 on t he telep hone base to j oin the c all. Duri ng a call o n line 2, pres s on the han [...]

42 T elephone ope ration Confe ren ce line 1 an d line 2 calls (continu ed) T o init iat e an inte rcom c all whi le on a co nfer enc e call: When you i nitiate an inter com c all duri ng a confer ence c all, it pl aces ever y par tic ipant in t he confer ence c all on h old. Press I NT on t he hand set ( see T o init iate a n inte rcom c all wit h[...]

43 T elephone ope ration Answer an in coming call du ring a confer enc e call When you su bscr ibe to c all waitin g ser vic e with your tel epho ne ser vi ce provid er , you h ear a beep i f someo ne cal ls on line 1 o r line 2 whil e you are alread y on a confer ence c all. Whe n you subsc ribe to c aller ID s er vic e with your telep hone ser v [...]

44 T elephone ope ration Dir ector y The dir ector y c an store up to 5 0 entri es with u p to 30 dig its for eac h phon e numb er and 1 5 char acter s for each nam e. Direc tor y entr ies are store d at the telep hone ba se and sh ared by all system hand sets. Any c hanges m ade on th e hands et or the tele phone b ase ap ply to all. Onl y one han[...]

45 T elephone ope ration Cre ate a new di rec tor y entr y (continued) Using t he te lep hon e base: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he telep hone ba se is not in us e. Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect D I RECT ORY and the n pres s the SE LECT s of tkey . Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect Ad d cont act , then pres s the SE LECT s of tkey . The s cr[...]

46 T elephone ope ration Char acte r char t Use the d ialing keys and t he char t be low to enter a name (up to 1 5 c harac ters ). Each pr ess of a par ti cular key cause s the ch aracter s to be dis played in the follow ing ord er: Num be r key Ch ara cte rs by nu mbe r of key p re sse s 123456789 1 1 # , , - . & 2 A B C 2 a b c 3 D E F 3 d e[...]

47 T elephone ope ration Review th e dire ctor y Entries ar e sor ted alp habeti cally. T o r eview th e dire cto ry: Using t he ha nds et: Press when th e hands et is not in use. - OR - Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he hand set is not in use. Press or to sele ct D IRE CTORY and t hen pres s the SE LECT s of tkey . Press th e SEL ECT sof tkey to[...]

48 T elephone ope ration Edit a dir ector y ent r y Using t he ha nds et: Searc h for the d esired en tr y in the dir ector y (see Revi ew the d ire ctor y or Alph abe tic al se arch o n page 47) . When t he desir ed entr y ap pear s, press t he ED IT sof tkey . The sc reen shows E DI T NU MBE R . Use the d ialing keys ( 0 - 9 ) to edit the nu mber[...]

49 T elephone ope ration De lete a dir ec tory e ntr y Y ou ca n delete a dir ector y en tr y using a h andset or t he telep hone ba se. Onc e a direc tor y entr y i s deleted, i t cannot b e retrieved. T o d ele te an en tr y: Searc h for the d esired en tr y in the dir ector y (see Revi ew the d ire ctor y or Alph abe tic al se arch o n page 47) [...]

50 T elephone ope ration Stor e a spe ed dia l entr y Y ou ca n store up to 10 director y en tries in t he spe ed dial direc tor y . The s peed di al entri es are share d by all system hand sets and tel epho ne base. Using t he ha nds et: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he hand set is not in use. Press or to s elec t DI REC TORY , then pre ss the [...]

51 T elephone ope ration Review th e spe ed dia l direc tor y Using t he ha nds et: Press th e ME NU sof tkey when t he hand set is not in use. Press or to s elec t DI REC TORY , then pre ss the SE LECT s oft ke y . Press or to s elec t Sp ee d dial , th en press t he SE LECT s oft ke y . Press or to br owse. Using t he te lep hon e base: Press th [...]

52 T elephone ope ration Edit a sp eed di al entr y Using t he ha nds et: When t he hand set is not in u se, press an d hold th e assi gned num ber of the d esired s peed d ial entr y . When t he desir ed entr y ap pear s, press t he ED IT sof tkey . The sc reen shows E DI T NU MBE R . Use the d ialing keys ( 0 - 9 ) to edit the nu mber . Press O F[...]

53 T elephone ope ration Rea ssign a sp eed d ial entr y Y ou ca n reass ign a sp eed dia l entr y usin g a hands et or the tele phone b ase. T o e dit an en tr y: Searc h for the d esired en tr y in the s peed di al direc tor y (see Review t he sp ee d dial di rec tor y on pag e 5 1 ). When t he desir ed entr y ap pear s, press t he REPL ACE sof t[...]

54 T elephone ope ration About c aller I D This pr odu ct sup por ts c aller ID ser v ices pr ovide d by most tele phone s er vic e provid ers. De pend ing on your ser v ice su bscr iptio n, you may see the c aller ’ s numb er , or t he call er’s name and num ber that are se nt by the tele phone ser vi ce provi der af ter the r st or sec ond[...]

55 T elephone ope ration Call er ID his tory If you subs cri be to call er ID ser vic e provid ed by your telep hone ser vic e provid er , i nformati on abou t each c aller will a ppear af ter the r st or se con d ring . If you answer a call b efore the c aller info rmatio n appear s on th e scree n, it is not s aved in the cal l log. The c all [...]

56 T elephone ope ration Me mor y match When t he inc oming tel epho ne numb er matches exac tly a tele phone n umber in your dire ctor y , the na me on the s creen m atches th e corre spon ding nam e in your direc tor y . For example, if Lin da Jon es cal ls, her name a ppear s as Lind a if thi s is how you entered it i nto your direc tor y . Revi[...]

57 T elephone ope ration Make a c all log ent ry r eady to di al Alth ough t he call l og entr ies rec eived have 1 0 digi ts (the area co de plu s the seven- dig it numb er) , in som e areas, you may need to di al only t he seven digi ts, 1 plus t he seven digi ts, or 1 plu s the area c ode plu s the seven digi ts. Y ou c an chan ge the nu mber of[...]

58 T elephone ope ration Save a call log e ntr y to the dir ec tory Using t he ha nds et: Sele ct a des ired entr y in t he cal l log (see Review t he ca ll log on pag e 56) . When t he desir ed entr y ap pear s, press t he SA V E sof tkey . Th e scree n shows E DI T NU MBE R . Use the d ialing keys ( 0 - 9 ) to edit the nu mber . Press O FF to bac[...]

59 T elephone ope ration De lete fr om the c all log Y ou ca n use a hand set or the te lepho ne base to d elete from t he cal l log. T o d ele te a singl e ent ry: Sele ct a des ired entr y in t he cal l log (see Review t he ca ll log on pag e 56) . When t he desir ed entr y ap pear s, press t he DE LETE s oft key . The s creen shows th e previous[...]

60 Ans wering s y stem operation Answering system an d voicema il Y our tele phone h as separ ate indic ators for t wo dif ferent t y pes of voic e mess ages: tho se lef t on its b uilt-in a nswering system a nd thos e lef t on your telep hone ser v ice pr ovider ’ s voi cemail (fees may ap ply) . Y our tel epho ne’ s built- in answerin g syste[...]

61 Ans wering s y stem operation New m essa ge indic ation When t here are new mes sages o n the answer ing system of line 1 , L 1 )X N ew Ms gs and 1 d isplay on t he hand set and 1 on t he telep hone ba se. / M AIL BOX LIN E 1 ash es on the te lepho ne base. When t here are new mes sages o n the answer ing system of line 2, L 2)X N ew Msg s an[...]

62 Ans wering s y stem operation Me ssag e playback If you have new messag es, the tel epho ne plays only t he new mess ages ( ol dest r st) . If there ar e no new mess ages, th e teleph one plays bac k all mess ages (oldest r st) . When p layback b egins, you h ear the total n umber of m essag es followed by the d ay and time of the m essag [...]

63 Ans wering s y stem operation De lete all m ess ages T o d ele te all ol d mes sag es wit h the t ele phon e bas e: Press X / D ELE TE when t he telep hone ba se is not in us e. Press / CID or / D IR to sel ect M ailb ox 1 or Mailb ox 2 , then pr ess the SE LECT s oft ke y . The tel ephon e base sh ows Del ete a ll old m ess age s ? Press t he Y[...]

64 Ans wering s y stem operation “ Memo ry i s ful l” is a nnou nce d if you re cor d a mem o when t he me mor y i s full. Eac h memo c an be u p to four mi nutes i n leng th. Mem os sh or ter tha n one se co nd are no t rec orde d. • • • Rec ord and pl ay memos Mem os are your own rec ord ed mess ages us ed as remi nder s for yourse lf o[...]

65 Ans wering s y stem operation If you d o not pre ss any key af ter you ente r the re mote ac ces s co de, all n ew me ssa ges pl ay . If t here ar e no new me ssag es, al l old m ess ages pl ay . On ce th e new mes sag es have played, t he tele pho ne ann ounc es th e hel p me nu opt ions . If you do n ot pres s any key wit hin 20 s eco nds, t h[...]

66 Appendix Scr een d isplay me ssag es A l read y save d The te lep hone nu mbe r entere d is alre ady stor ed in th e dire ctor y. Ba se i s ca l l i ng T el epho ne ba se is c allin g. Ca l l l og empty Ther e are no c all lo g entr ies. Ca l l i n g bas e A system h and set is c alli ng the tele pho ne bas e. Ca l l i n g ha nd set (for mo de l[...]

67 Appendix Scr een d isplay me ssag es ( con tinued) L 1 ) NO L INE There is no teleph one line con nected on line 1 . L2) NO LI N E There is no teleph one line con nected on line 2. L ine 1 I nc omi ng c a l l Ther e is an in co ming c all on l ine 1 . L ine 2 I nc omi ng c a l l Ther e is an in co ming c all on l ine 2. M i cr op ho ne O N MU TE[...]

68 Appendix Han dset an d tele phone b ase indic ators Ha ndse t light s On wh en th e hand set sp eaker phon e is in us e. CHARGE On wh en th e hand set is c harg ing in t he tel epho ne bas e. T e lep hone b ase lig hts LINE 1 On wh en lin e 1 is in u se. Flas hes q uic kly wh en th ere is an i nco ming c all o n line 1 or ano ther te leph one sh[...]

69 Appendix Han dset b atter y i s char gin g ( ani mated d ispl ayed). Bec om es sol id whe n the b atter y i s full y char ged. Flas hes w hen th e bat ter y is low a nd nee ds c hargi ng. 1 Lin e 1 is in us e. 2 Lin e 2 is in us e. 1 1 Han dset r ing er of lin e 1 is tur ned of f. 1 2 Han dset r ing er of lin e 2 is tur ned of f. 1 Han dset r in[...]

70 Appendix 1 1 Lin e 1 is in us e. 1 2 Lin e 2 is in us e. 1 1 Han dset r ing er of lin e 1 is tur ned of f. 1 2 Han dset r ing er of lin e 2 is tur ned of f. 1 1 2 Han dset r ing ers of l ines 1 an d 2 are tur ned of f. 1 1 New voi cem ail re cei ved on li ne 1 fro m the tel eph one ser v ice pr ovid er . 1 2 New voi cem ail re cei ved on li ne 2[...]

71 Appendix Bat ter y It t ake s up to 16 hou rs for t he b at ter y to b e ful ly cha rg ed . Whe n it is fu lly cha rg ed , you can ex pe ct th e fol lowin g per fo rma nc e: Op erati on Op eratin g time Whi le in han dset u se (tal king*) Up to 10 hours Whi le in sp eaker phon e mod e (talk ing*) Up to seve n hour s Whi le not in u se (stan dby*[...]

72 Appendix Exp and your tele phone syste m The han dset prov ided w ith your tele phone syste m is pre -regi stered as HAN DS ET . Add itiona l hands ets regi stered to th e telepho ne system are assi gned i n sequen tial ord er . If you r egister an other new han dset to your telep hone system, t he new regi stered han dset is as sign ed HAN DS E[...]

73 Appendix Rep lace a ha ndset If you want to rep lace a han dset or re -as sign t he desi gnated han dset num ber of a regi stered han dset, you mu st dereg ister all th e hands ets and th en indi vidu ally reg ister each h ands et. T o make dereg istrati on easi er , read a ll of the ins truc tion s on this p age before you begi n. T o d ere gis[...]

74 Appendix T roubl eshoo ting If you have dif cul ty w ith your tele phone, pl ease tr y th e sugg estio ns below. For Customer S er vic e, visit our web site at w ww. v tec hpho nes.com or c all 1 (800) 595 - 95 1 1 . In Canad a, go to w w w . v tech canad a.com or d ial 1 (800) 267 - 737 7 . My te lep hon e doe s not work at a ll. Make sur e [...]

75 Appendix T roubl eshoo ting Low ba tt er y shows on ha nds et scr ee n. Plac e the ha nds et in the te lep hone b ase for r ec hargi ng. Rem ove and rei nst all th e batt er y and us e it unt il full y dep leted , then r ech arge t he han dset in t he tel epho ne ba se for up t o 1 6 hour s. If th e above me asure s do not c orre ct t he pro ble[...]

76 Appendix T roubl eshoo ting T es t a work ing tel eph one at th e telep hon e wall jac k. If a nothe r telep hon e has th e sam e prob lem, t he pro ble m is in th e tele phon e wall jac k. C onta ct your te leph one ser v ice pr ovid er (charg es may ap ply). The te lep hone l ine co rd may be m alfu nct ioni ng. In stal l a new tele pho ne lin[...]

77 Appendix T roubl eshoo ting Dis con nec t the te lep hone b ase fr om the te lep hone wa ll jac k and pl ug in a c orde d tele pho ne. If cal ls are st ill not c lear, the pro ble m is pro bab ly in th e wiri ng or lo cal ser v ice. C onta ct your te leph one s er vic e provi der (char ges m ay appl y) . If th e other te lep hone s in your ho me[...]

78 Appendix T roubl eshoo ting The t ele phon e do es not r ec eive ca ller I D or th e tel eph one d oes n ot show ca ller I D duri ng call wa iting . Make sur e you sub scr ibe to c all er ID wit h cal l waitin g feature s provi ded by yo ur tele pho ne ser vi ce pr ovid er . The c all er may not be c alli ng fro m an area w hic h supp or ts c al[...]

79 Appendix I can not re trieve voic em ail me ssag es . Y ou r telep hon e has bot h a buil t-in a nsweri ng syste m and voi cem ail in dic atio n. They are in dep end ent featur es and e ach al er ts you to new m ess ages d if ferent ly (pag e 60). If you su bsc rib e to voic emai l ser vi ce fr om your tel eph one se r vic e provi der (char ges [...]

80 Appendix T roubl eshoo ting The m es sag es on th e answe ring syste m are ve r y dif cu lt to he ar . Press / VOL on t he han dset o r telep hone b ase to i ncre ase t he sp eaker volu me. on th e hand set or te leph one ba se to in crea se th e spea ker volum e. The m es sag es on th e answe ring syste m are i ncom ple te. If a ca ller l ea[...]

81 Appendix Imp ort ant sa fet y instru ctions Whe n usi ng you r tele pho ne eq uip men t, bas ic s afet y pre cau tio ns sh oul d always b e fol lowed t o red uc e the r isk o f re, el ec tri c sho ck a nd in jur y , in cl udi ng th e foll owi ng: Rea d and un der st and a ll ins tru ct ion s. Foll ow all w arni ng s and in str uc tio ns mar k[...]

82 Appendix Prec autions for u sers of im plante d card iac pac emake rs Car diac p ace maker s (app lies o nly t o dig ita l cor dl ess te lep hon es): Wir ele ss T ec hno log y Res ear ch, LLC ( W TR), an ind epe nd ent re sear ch e ntit y, led a mul tid isc ip lina r y evalua tio n of the i nter fe ren ce be twe en po rt ab le wir ele ss te lep [...]

83 Appendix About c ordle ss tel ephon es Priv acy: T he sa me feat ures t hat ma ke a cor dle ss te lep hon e co nvenie nt cr eate so me lim itat ion s. T ele ph one c all s are tr ans mit ted b et ween t he tel eph one b ase a nd th e cor dl ess han dse t by rad io waves, s o th ere is a p os sib ilit y t hat th e cor dle ss te lep hon e con vers[...]

84 Appendix Warrant y Wh at do es t his l imit ed w arr ant y cov er? The m anu fac turer o f thi s V T e ch Pro du ct war rant s to th e hol der o f a vali d pro of of pur ch ase (“ Con sume r ” or “ you” ) th at the Pr odu ct a nd al l acc ess ori es pr ovid ed i n the s ale s pack age (“ Prod uc t ”) ar e free f rom d efe cts i n mat[...]

85 Appendix Warrant y ( cont inued) How d o you g et wa rra nt y se rv ice? T o o bt ain war rant y s er vic e in t he USA , ple ase v isi t our we bsi te at w ww.vte chp hon es.c om or c all 1 (80 0) 595 - 951 1 . In Ca nad a, go t o ww w. v tec hc anad a.c om or d ial 1 (8 00) 26 7 -7377 . N OTE: Bef ore c alli ng for s er vi ce, pl eas e revi ew[...]

86 Appendix FCC, ACT A and I C reg ulations 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 residential installation.[...]

87 Appendix FCC, ACT A and I C reg ulations (continu ed) If this equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone service provider may temporarily discontinue your telephone service. The telephone service provider is required to notify you before interrupting service. If advance notice is not practical, you will be notied as soo[...]

88 Appendix Freque ncy co ntrol Cr yst al co ntrol led PLL sy nthe sizer T ra nsmi t freq uen cy Han dset: 1921 . 536 - 1928.4 48 MHz T el epho ne ba se: 1 9 21 . 536 - 1928.4 48 MHz Chan nels 5 Nom inal ef fec tive ra nge Ma xim um power a llowed by FC C and IC. Ac tual o perat ing ra nge may var y acc ord ing to e nviro nmen tal c ondi tio ns at [...]

89 Index A Add a ha nds et 72 Aler t t one 28 Alp hab etic al sear ch 47 Ann ounc eme nt 22 Answe r a call 2 9 Answe r an inc omi ng ca ll dur ing a co nferen ce c all 4 3 Answe r an inc omi ng ca ll dur ing an inte rco m cal l 38 Answe ring sy stem 6 0 Answe ring sy stem an d voic emai l 60 Answe ring sy stem set ti ngs 2 0 Answe ring sy stem set [...]

90 Index L La nguag e 1 0, 15 Layou t 6, 7 , 8, 9 LCD lang uage 10, 1 5 Lis tenin g volum e 30 M Mai ntenan ce 82 Make a c all 29 Make a c all lo g entr y re ady to d ial 57 Make an i nterc om ca ll 36 , 37 , 42 Mem or y matc h 56 Mes sag e aler t ton e 28 Mes sag e cap acit y 6 0 Mes sag e playb ack 62 Mis sed c all s indi cato r 55 Mul tipl e han[...]

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