VTech LS6115-3 manual

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ii Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 38 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 an[...]

www.vtechphones.com T able of con tents iii 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 inst allatio n and char ging . . . . . . . . . 3 Hand set layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T elep hone ba se layo[...]

www.vtechphones.com iv T able of con tents Save an entr y to the d irecto r y . . . . . . . . . . 29 Delete fro m the c all log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 Call lo g disp lay screen m essag es . . . . . . . . 31 Redi al list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Dial a re dial ent r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Delete fro m red[...]

www.vtechphones.com 1 Getting started Basic operation To purchase replacement batteries or power adapters, 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. • 8. User’s manual 1. Handsets (2 for LS6115-2, 3 for LS6115-3) T el eph one ba se 7. 6. Charger and charg[...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 Get ting s tar ted Use o nly th e power ad apter s sup plie d wit h thi s pro duc t. T o order a rep lace ment , vis it our we bsite at w ww. vtec hpho nes. co m or cal l 1 (80 0) 595 -9 5 1 1 . In Can ada, g o to w ww. v te chc anada. co m or cal l 1 (800) 267 - 7377 . The p ower ada pters ar e inten ded t o be cor rec tly o [...]

www.vtechphones.com 3 Getting started Basic operation Get ting s tar ted If th e hand set will n ot be u sed for a lo ng tim e, dis co nnec t and rem ove the bat ter y to prevent po ssi ble leak age. T o pu rch ase rep lace ment bat teri es, vi sit our webs ite at w w w . v tec hpho nes. co m or cal l 1 (80 0) 595 -9 5 1 1 . In Can ada, g o to w ww[...]

www.vtechphones.com 4 Get ting s tar ted CID (Caller ID) • Press to review the call log when the phone is not in use. While in the menu, press to scroll down. Press to lower the listening volume during a call. • • /FLASH • Press to make or answer a call. • During a call, press to answer a second call when you hear a call waiting alert. (D[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Basic operation Get ting s tar ted FI ND H AN DS ET Press t o page al l hand sets . • IN U SE l ight Flas hes when there is an inc omin g ca ll o r an oth er te le ph o ne on t he sam e line i s in us e. On wh en a han dse t is in us e. • • T ele phone base la y ou t VOI CE MA IL li ght Flash es when you [...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 T elephone settings Ringer v ol ume Y ou can change the handset ringer v olume t o a comfort able lev el. The ring er c an also be turned of f s o t he telephone do es not ring when t here are incoming c alls. T o adjust the ring er volume : Pre s s M E N U / S E LE C T t o d is p lay t he me nu w he n t h e handset is not in [...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings If th e ring er volum e is tur ned of f whil e scr olli ng thr ough t he opt ions i n the RI N GER T ON E menu , the s ampl e of th e ring er wil l not be h eard . • RINGER TONE 1 >RINGER TONE KEY TONE Ringer to ne This menu allows you to choos e from dif ferent ringe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 T elephone settings >KEY TONE LANGUAGE Ke y t one The handset beeps as you press keys. Y ou ma y turn the k ey tone feature on or off. T o chan ge the set ting: Pre s s M E N U / S E LE C T t o d is p lay t he me nu w he n t h e handset is not in use. P r e s s o r t o s e l e c t > K E Y T O N E , t h e n p r e s s ME N[...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings >CLR VOICE MAIL DIRECTORY TURN INDICATOR OFF? Y o ur tele phon e ser v ice p rovid er may aler t yo u to new me ssag es wit h a stut ter (bro ken ) dia l tone. Con tac t your ser v ice p rovid er for det ail s. • Clear vo ice mail If you subscrib e to voicemail ser vi[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 T elephone operation Make a call Press / FLAS H or . Dial the numb er . - OR- Dial the numb er . Press / FLAS H or . Ans wer a call Press / FL ASH , or any of the dialing key ( 0 - 9 , # , * ) . End a call Press OFF/CLE AR , or put the handset in the telepho ne base or charg er . Speakerphone During a call, press to switch be[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation PHONE 0:00:00 MUTE RINGER MUTE Mute The mute featu re allows y ou to hear the other par ty while t he other par ty c annot hear you. Du ri ng a c al l, pr es s M U TE / R EM OV E on t he h and s et. MUT ED will be temp orarily disp lay ed on the sc reen, along with the [...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 T elephone operation ** PAGING ** Chain dial in g This feature allows you t o initiate a dialing sequen ce from number s stored in the direc tor y , call log or re dial list while you are on a call. T o access a num ber in the direc tory: Press MEN U/ SELEC T tw ice to enter the director y menu. Scroll by pressin g or to n[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation If th e dest inati on han dset d oes not an swer the i nterc om cal l wit hin 100 sec on ds, is i n the d irec tor y, is in th e cal l log, is on a c all, or out of r ang e, the o rig inati ng han dset s cree n will d isp lay UN ABL E TO CALL TRY AGAI N and r eturn to i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 T elephone operation Conference call Y ou can conferenc e two system handsets on a c all. When one hand set is on a call: Press / FLAS H or on another hands et to join the call. - OR - For mod el LS 61 1 5 -2 Pr e s s I N T to i n i t i at e a n i n t e r c o m c a l l. T h e s c r e e n d i s p l ay s C A L L I N G OTHE R HA[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation If th e dest inati on han dset d oes not pi ck u p the inter com c all, the o rig inati ng han dset c an retu rn to the ex ter nal c all by pres sin g / FL ASH , OFF/ CLE AR o r IN T . If a ca ll rem ains on ho ld for a bout 1 00 s ec ond s, or if th e des tinati on han[...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 T elephone operation For mod el LS 61 1 5 - 3 Du r in g a c al l, p re s s I N T t o p ut t he c a ll o n h ol d at t he originating hand set. The screen d isplays TRAN SFE R TO: U se t h e d i a l in g k ey s to e n te r t h e d e st i n at i o n h a n d s et n u m b e r a n d t h e o r i g i n a t i n g h a n d s e t s c r [...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Switch between external and interco m call If you are on an e xternal call and you wish to intercom ano ther system handset without di sconne cting the ex ternal call: For mod el LS 61 1 5 -2 Dur ing a ca ll, pre ss I NT to pu t t he c all on ho ld at the o r i g i n a [...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 T elephone operation For mod el LS 61 1 5 - 3 During a c all, press IN T to put t he c all on hold at the originating handset. The screen di splays TRAN SFER TO: Use the di ali ng ke ys to ente r the desti na tio n handse t nu mbe r and the origin a tin g handset scre en displays CALLIN G HAND SET X . The d estinatio n hand s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Directory The directo r y c an store up to 50 entries. Each entry may hav e up to 30 dig its and 1 5 characters. The direct o ry can be accesse d when the hands et is not in use by pressing on ce or ME NU/ SE LECT three times. The s creen d isplays DI REC TORY EMP T Y i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 T elephone operation Savin g or del etin g a num ber on one h and set wil l autom atic all y upd ate the o ther system h and set. • >DIRECTORY CALL LOG >STORE REVIEW ENTER NUMBER _ ENTER NAME _ Store a directory entr y Press MEN U/ SELEC T tw ice when t he handset is not in use. P ress or to select >STORE , then pr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Character chart Use the dial pad and the chart bel ow to ent er a nam e ( up to 1 5 chara cte rs ) . Each pr ess of a par ticular key causes the characters to be d isplayed in the following order: Number key Characters by number of key presses 123456789 1 1 # , , - . &a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 T elephone operation Search the director y Entries are sor ted alphabetic ally . T o search the direc tor y: Press once, or MENU /S ELECT three times to enter the direc tor y . Press or to scroll thro ugh the direc tor y . T o star t an alphabetic al search: Press on ce, or MEN U/S ELEC T three times to enter the director y .[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation EDIT NAME VTECH_ Edit a d irectory entr y Press on ce, or MEN U/S ELECT three times to enter the director y . Press or to scroll to the d esired entr y , or use the alphab etical search to nd it. Pr es s M E N U / S E L EC T to c o n r m y ou r s e l ec t i o n. T[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 T elephone operation Delete from the directory Press on ce, or MEN U/S ELEC T three times to enter the director y . Press or to scr oll to the desired entr y , or use the alphabetic al searc h to nd it. Pr e s s M U T E / R E M OV E t o r em o ve t h e d i s p l aye d e nt r y. Y o u w i ll h e ar a conr mation tone. 1.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation About caller ID The caller ID with call waiting f eature in this telephone lets you see the name and telephone number of the caller before answe ring the call, ev en when alrea dy on a call. These features require ser vic es provided by your local tele phone com pany . [...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 T elephone operation CALL LOG EMPTY Call log If you subsc ribe to caller ID ser v ice, infor mation a bout each caller will be d isplayed after the rst or sec ond rin g. The call log c an store u p to 50 entries. Each entry ma y ha ve up to 24 digits for the p hone number and 1 5 characters for the name. If t he phone numb[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Missed calls i ndicat or When the ha ndse t is not in use and there ar e unre vie w ed calls in the call l og, its scree n will display X X MI SS ED CALL(S) . Eac h tim e a c al l l og en tr y ma rked N EW is rev iewe d, th e number of misse d calls de creases by one. W[...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 T elephone operation 800-595-9511 1-800-595-9511 595-9511 1-595-9511 Make a call lo g entry r eady to d ial Alt houg h th e c all log entr ies rec eived have 1 0 di gits (the area code plu s the seven-dig it number) , in so me areas, you may need to dial only the sev en digits, or a 1 plus the seven digits, or a 1 plus the ar[...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Sav e an entry to the directory When in the call lo g, pres s or to sc roll to t he desired entr y . Press MEN U/ SELEC T . Y ou can edit the phone number , if neces sar y . Make sure the number is in t he correc t dialing format for y our area. Press M EN U/S ELECT whe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 T elephone operation Delete from the call log T o delete one entr y: When in the c all l og, press or to scroll to the de sired entr y . Press MUT E / REM OVE to d elete t he selec ted entr y . Y ou will hear a conr mation tone. T o delete all entries: When in the c all log, press or to scroll to the d esired entr y . Pres[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Displays : When: PR I VATE NAME The caller is blocking the name i nforma tion. PR I VATE NUMBER T h e c a l l e r i s b l o c k i n g t h e t e l e p h o n e n u m b e r informa tion. PR I VATE CALL ER T h e c a l l e r i s b l o c k i n g t h e n a m e a n d n u m b e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 T elephone operation Redial list The teleph one stores the ve most re cently di aled number s on the red ial list. Onc e t here are ve numbers stored on the red ial list, the oldest entr y w ill be deleted to make room for the new entr y . Entries are dis play ed in reverse chronol ogical ord er , i.e . from the newest [...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Appendix Handset displa y screen messages AL REA DY SAV ED Th e te lep ho ne num ber you have en tered i s a lread y stor ed in t he directory . CA LL LOG EMPT Y There a re no call log entries . CA LLI N G OTH ER H AN DS ET (for LS 61 15-2) CA LLI N G HA ND SE T X (for LS 61 15-3) Calling another hands et. CO NN ECTI NG . . .[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 NE W VO I CE MAI L T he r e ar e n ew vo i c e m ai l m e s sa g e(s ) f ro m th e lo c a l t el e p ho n e company . NO LI N E There is no telepho ne line conn ected. NO SI G NA L , CA LL EN DE D C ommunic ation bet ween hand set and telephone base is los t during a call. NOT A VAI LAB LE AT THI S T I M E One han dset is alr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Appendix Handset displa y screen messages UN ABL E TO SAVE Y ou a re a ttemptin g to sav e caller I D ent r y with no nam e or number . WA RN I NG CH ECK BAT TER Y ! The batter y is not inst alled or not insta lled properl y in the handset. - OR - The batter y nee ds to be replace d. - OR - An inc orrect bat tery ha s been in[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Handset icons MUT E Microp hone is muted. • Ringer of f. • NE W New call log entries. • NE W VOIC E MA IL N ew voice mail received from t he loca l telephone co mpany . • SPE AKE R In speakerphone mo de. • Bat ter y ind icator Cycles (low , medium, and full) when th e handset batter y is charg ing. Flashes when t he[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Appendix Batter y It t ak es up t o 16 hour s for t he b at te r y to be f ull y cha rg ed . Wh en it i s full y ch arg ed , you c an exp ec t th e fol low ing p er fo rma nc e: Op erat ion Op erat ing t ime Whi le in h and set u se (ta lki ng*) Ei ght h our s Whi le in s pea kerp hon e mo de (ta lki ng*) On e and a ha lf ho [...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 Import ant safety instru ctions Whe n u sin g y our tel eph one e qui pme nt, ba sic s afet y p rec aut ion s s hou ld al ways b e fol lowe d to re du ce th e r isk o f r e, e lec tr ic sh oc k a nd inj ur y , inc lu din g the fo llo win g: Rea d and un der st and a ll in str uc tio ns. Foll ow al l warn ing s and i nst ru[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Appendix T roubleshootin g If you ha v e dif culty with yo ur telephone , please try the suggestio ns below . For Custome r Service, visit our website at ww w . v techp hones.com, or call 1 (800) 595 -95 1 1 ; in Canada, c all 1 (800) 267 - 7377 . Problem Suggestion My teleph one doe s not work at a ll. M ak e s u r e t h [...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion T h e b a t t e r y d o e s n o t charge in t he handset or the handse t ba ttery does not ac ce pt char ge . Make sure the han dset is p lac ed i n th e tele pho ne b ase or c harg er c orre ct ly . The C HAR GE lig ht on th e hand set sh oul d be on. Rem ove and rei nst all th e bat ter [...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Appendix T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion The telep hone d oes not ri ng w he n th er e i s an inc omi ng ca ll. Make sur e the r ing er is on (p age 6). Make sur e the te leph one l ine c ord an d power ad apter are p lug ged i n prop erl y (page 2). The h and set may be to o far fro m the te leph one b ase. Move i t clo[...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion I can not di al out . Fir st, tr y a ll the a bove sug ges tion s. Make sure th ere is a dial tone be fore dia ling. It is nor mal if the ha nds et takes a sec ond or tw o to sy nch ronize wit h t he tel eph one befor e pr odu cin g a d ial tone. Wait an extr a se co nd b efore dia ling. I[...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Appendix T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion T h er e i s i nt e r f e r e n c e d u r i n g a t e l e p h o n e co nversat ion. My calls fade out when I am usin g th e co rdl ess han dset . The h and set may be ou t of ran ge. Move it c lo ser to th e tele phon e bas e. Do you have DSL ser v ic e ? I f ye s, you need to hav[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion I h e a r n o i s e o n t h e cor dle ss h and set, and n o n e o f t h e k e y s o r but ton s work s. Make sur e the te leph one l ine c ord is p lug ged in s ec urely. • My call er ID fea tu res are not wor kin g pro perl y . Caller ID is a subsc ript ion s er vic e. Y ou must su bsc [...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 Appendix T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion Caller ID e ntries d o not ma tc h t h e n um b er s I nee d to dia l. Alt hou gh t he c all l og en trie s you r ece ive have 10 di gits , (the a rea c ode plu s th e seven -d igi t num ber), in som e areas , you may ne ed to di al on ly th e s even di git s, or a 1 pl us th e se[...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion Com mon c ure for ele ctr oni c equi pme nt. If th e tele phon e is not r esp ond ing no rma lly , tr y put ti ng th e cor dle ss han dse t in the telep hon e bas e or the c harg er . If it d oes not r esp ond, t r y the fo llow ing (in t he or der li sted): Dis co nnec t th e power to th [...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 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 48 About cordless telephones Priv acy: The same feature s that make a c ord les s tel eph one conve nie nt cre ate som e limi tat ion s. T e lep ho ne ca lls are tran smi tt ed betwe en the te lep hon e base an d the co rdl ess ha nds et by radi o waves, so the re is a poss ib ilit y th at the cor dl ess tel ep hon e conver sat [...]

www.vtechphones.com 49 Appendix W arran ty Wh at do es t his l imi te d warr an ty c over ? The m anuf act urer of th is VTech Prod uc t wa rra nts to the h old er of a va lid pro of of pur cha se (“ Con sum er ” o r “ you ”) t hat the Pro du ct and al l ac ces sor ies pr ovi ded in th e s ale s p ack age (“ Pro duc t ” ) ar e fr ee fro[...]

www.vtechphones.com 50 8. Ch arg es for i nst all atio n or set u p, adju st ment o f cus tom er co ntro ls, a nd in sta llat io n or rep air of sy stem s out si de th e uni t. How d o you g et wa rra nt y se r vic e? T o o btai n w arra nt y s er vi ce in th e Un ite d S tate s of A meri ca , p lea se ca ll 1 (8 00) 595 - 951 1. In Cana da, pl eas[...]

www.vtechphones.com 51 Appendix FCC , A CT A and IC r egulati ons 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 res[...]

www.vtechphones.com 52 FCC , A CT A and IC r egulati ons RJ14 jack for two lines. See Installation Instructions in the user’s manual. 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 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 53 Appendix T echnical specications Freque ncy c ontr ol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T ra nsmi t freq uenc y Han dset: 1921 . 53 6-1 9 28.4 48 MHz T el eph one ba se: 1 921 . 53 6-1 9 28.4 48 MHz Chan nels 5 Nom inal ef fe cti ve ran ge Ma xim um power a llowed by FC C and IC. Ac tual o per ating r ange m ay var [...]

www.vtechphones.com 54 Appendix Index A Answe r a call 10 Answe r an inc omi ng ca ll dur ing an inter com c all 18 B Bat ter y 3, 37 C Call l og 26 Call l og di spl ay scree n mes sage s 3 1 Call wa itin g 1 1 Call er ID 25 Chai n dial ing 12 Char acter c har t 21 Char ging 3 Clea r voic e mail 9 Con feren ce c all 1 4 D Del ete from r edi al 32 D[...]

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