VTech LS6117-15 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 tents ii Ge tt ing st ar te d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Part s che ckli st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 T el ephon e base in stall ation . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Bat ter y inst allation a nd char ging . . . . . . . . . 3 Inst all an imag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hand set layout . . [...]

www.vtechphones.com iii T able of con tents App end ix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 Hand set dis play scre en mess ages . . . . . . . . 29 Hand set and tel ephon e base in dic ators . . . . . 31 Bat ter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Impor t ant safet y inst ruc tions . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 T rou blesh ootin g[...]

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. • 9. User’s manual 2. Handset 7. Telephone base power adapter 6. Telephone line cord 5. Battery 4. Battery [...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 Get ting s tar ted Use o nly th e power ad apter sup plie d wit h thi s pro duc t. T o ord er a rep lace ment , vis it our we bsite at w ww. vte chp hones . co m or cal l 1 (80 0) 595 -9 5 1 1. In Can ada, g o to w ww. vte chc anada . co m or cal l 1 (800) 267 - 737 7 . The p ower ada pter is inte nde d to be cor rec tly o rie[...]

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 purch ase a rep lace ment bat ter y , 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 If you wish to add an image to the trans parent image cover , go to I nstall a n imag e on page 5. Replac e the transparent image c ove r by placing i t at against the hand set and sliding it towards the CHAR GE light until it c licks into place as sh own in Figure 5. Charge th e handset by placing it in [...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Basic operation Get ting s tar ted Install an image P er form steps 2 through 9 of the Bat ter y inst allation and char ging proce dure on page 3. Use t he enc losed template to c ut th e desired image so that it ts into the trans parent image cover . Place the sele cted image insid e the transparent image c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Handset lay out 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 w[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started Basic operation Get ting s tar ted T ele phone base la y out FI ND H AN DS ET Press t o page t he han dset . • IN U SE l ight Fl as he s wh en th er e is an i nc o min g cal l or a noth er teleph one on the sa me line i s in us e. On wh en th e hand set is i n use. • • VOI CE MA IL li ght Flashes when you[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 T elephone settings Ringer v olume Y ou can change the handset ringer volume to a comfor table lev el. The ringer can also be turned of f so the teleph one does not ring when t here are incoming c alls. T o adjust the ri nger volume : Pre ss M E N U/ S EL EC T to d is pl ay t he m en u w he n th e handset is not in use. Press [...]

www.vtechphones.com 9 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings If th e rin ger volum e is tur ned of f whil e scr oll ing 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 choo se from dif ferent ringe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 T elephone settings >KEY TONE LANGUAGE Ke y tone The handset b eeps as you pres s keys. Y ou may tur n the ke y tone feature on or off. T o chan ge the set ting: Pre ss M E NU / S EL EC T to d is pl ay t he m en u w he n th 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 NU/[...]

www.vtechphones.com 11 Basic operation Telephone settings T elephone settings >CLR VOICE MAIL DIRECTORY TURN INDICATOR OFF? Y our tele pho ne ser v ice p rovi der may aler t yo u to new me ssag es wit h a stut ter (bro ken ) d ial ton e. Con tac t your ser v ice p rovi der for det ail s. • Clear vo ice mail If you s ubs cribe to voicemail ser [...]

www.vtechphones.com 12 T elephone operation Make a call Press /FL ASH . Dial the numb er . - OR- Dial the numb er . Press /FL ASH . Ans wer a call Press / FL ASH or any of the dia ling ke ys ( 0 - 9 , # , * ). End a call Press OFF/CLE AR , or put the hands et in the telephone bas e. Mute The mute fea ture allows you to hear t he other par t y whi l[...]

www.vtechphones.com 13 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation RINGER MUTE Ringer mute Y ou c an mute t he ring er temporarily when t he telephon e is ringing. Press OFF/C LE AR or MU TE to tem porar ily s ilenc e t he ringer . The next c all will ring nor mally . Call w aiting If you subscr ibe to call waiting ser vic e from your [...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 T elephone operation Chain dial ing This feature allows you to initiat e a diali ng sequenc e from number s stored in the director y , call log or re dial list while you are on a call. T o acces s a number in the d irector y: Press MEN U/ SELEC T tw ice to enter the director y menu. Scroll by pressin g or t o nd t he desir[...]

www.vtechphones.com 15 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Directory The directory can store up t o 50 entries. Each entr y may hav e up to 30 dig its and 1 5 characters. The dir ecto r y can be accesse d when the han dse t is not in use by pressing once or M EN U/S ELECT t hree times. The s creen d isplays DI REC TORY EMP T Y [...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 T elephone operation >DIRECTORY CALL LOG >STORE REVIEW ENTER NUMBER _ ENTER NAME _ Store a directory entr y Press ME NU/ SE LECT t wic e when t he handset is not in use. P ress or to sel ect >STORE, the n pre ss MENU/SELE CT . The scree n displays ENTE R NU MBE R . Use the dialing keys to ent er the num ber . Press R[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Character chart Use the dial pad and the chart below to ent er a name ( up to 1 5 chara cte rs ) . Each pre ss 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 # , , - . &[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 T elephone operation Search the director y Entries are sor ted alphabetic ally . T o search the d irector y: Press onc e, or MEN U/ SELEC T three times to enter the direc tor y . Press or to scroll through the d irector y . T o star t an alphab etical search: Press on ce, or MEN U/ SELEC T three times to enter the director y [...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation EDIT NAME VTECH_ Edit a d irector y entry Press on ce, or MEN U/ SELEC T three times to enter the director y . Press or to s croll to the des ired entr y , or us e the alphabeti cal searc h 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 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 T elephone operation Delete from the directory Press on ce, or MEN U/ SELEC T three times to enter the director y . Press or to scroll to the d esired entr y , or use the alphabetic al searc h to nd it. Press REM OVE to rem ov e th e displayed entr y . Y ou will hear a c onrmation tone. 1. 2. 3.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation About caller ID The caller ID with call waiting fea ture in this telephone lets you see the name and telephone number of the call er before answering the call, e ven when already on a call. These features require ser vic es provided by your loc al telephone co mpany . C[...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 T elephone operation CALL LOG EMPTY Call log If you subsc ribe to caller ID s erv ice, information about each caller will be d isplayed after the rst or sec ond rin g. The c all log c an store up to 50 entries. Each entr y ma y have up to 24 digits for the p hone number and 1 5 charac ters for the name. If t he phone numbe[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Missed calls i ndicator When the handset is not in use and there are unreviewed call s in the call log, its screen will d isplay X X MI SSE D CALL(S) . Each time a c all log en tr y marked NEW is re viewed, the number of misse d calls decreas es by one. When all the mis[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 T elephone operation 800-595-9511 1-800-595-9511 595-9511 1-595-9511 Make a call lo g entr y ready to dial Alt houg h th e c all log entr ies rec eived have 1 0 dig its (the area c ode plus the seven- digit number) , in some areas you may need to dial only the se ven digits, or a 1 plus the sev en digits, or a 1 plus the area[...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Sav e an entr y to the di re ctory When in the call lo g, pres s or to scr oll to t he d esired entr y . Press MEN U/ SELEC T . Y ou c an edi t the phone numb er , if nec essar y . Make sure the number is in the correc t dialin g format for your area. Press MEN U/ SELEC[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 T elephone operation Delete from the call log T o delete one entr y: When in the c all l og, press or to scro ll to th e d esired entr y . Press REM O VE to delete the selec ted entr y . Y o u will hear a conr mation tone. T o delete all entries: When in the c all log, press or to sc roll to t he desired entr y . Press and[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operation Displays : When: PR I VATE NAME The caller is blocking the nam e informa 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 C ALL 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 28 T elephone operation Redial list The telephone stores the ve m ost re cently dialed numbers on the redi al list. Onc e there are  ve num bers stored on the redial li st, the ol d es t e nt r y wi l l b e d el et ed to m a ke r oo m f or th e n ew entr y . Entries are displayed in rev ers e chron ologic al or der , i.e .[...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Appendix Handset displa y screen me ssages AL REA DY SAV ED Th e te lep ho ne num ber you have ent ered i s a lread y sto red in t he directory . CA LL LOG EMPT Y Ther e are n o call log en tries. CO NN ECTI NG. . . The cor dless hand set is searching for the tele phone base. CH AR G I NG A handset with low bat tery ha s been[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 NO LI NE There is no teleph one line conn ected. NO SI GNA L , C ALL E ND ED Communic ation between hand set and teleph one base is lost during a call. ** P AG ING ** FI ND HAN DSE T on the teleph one base has bee n pressed. PH ON E The handset is in u se. PLA CE I N CH ARG ER The ba t te r y is ve r y low . The handset shoul[...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Appendix Handset and telephone base indi cators T ele phone base l ights Handset ligh ts IN USE Flashes wh en there is an incomi ng call or an other telephone on the s ame line is in use. On when th e handset is in use. • • VOICEMAIL Fl a s he s wh e n y ou h ave ne w v o ic e m ai l. Voi c e ma i l i s o f fe re d by yo [...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 Handset icons MUT E Microp hone is muted. • Ringer of f. • NE W New call log entries. • NE W V O ICE M AIL N ew v oic email recei ved from the loc al telephone c ompany . • Bat ter y ind icator Cycles (low , med ium, and full) when the handset bat tery i s charging. Flashes when t he batter y is low and need s chargin[...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 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*) Eigh t hour s Whi le no t in us e (stan dby* *) Four a nd a ha lf days *Op erat i[...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 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 , in cl udi ng th e fol lowi ng: 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 35 Appendix T roubleshootin g If you ha ve dif culty with your telephone , please tr y the suggestions below . For Customer Ser vice, visit our website at ww w . vtec hphones.co m, or call 1 (800) 595- 95 1 1 ; in Canad a, call 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 e [...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion T h e b a t t e r y d o e s n o t c ha rg e i n th e h an d se t or th e han ds et bat t er y is not c har ging . Make sure t he hand set is pla ced in t he telep hon e b ase co rrec tl y . T he CH ARG E ligh t o n t he han dset s houl d be on. If you at tac h the t rans paren t imag e cov[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Appendix T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion The telephone does not ri ng w he n th er e is an inc omi ng ca ll. Make sur e the r ing er is on ( page 8). Make sur e the te leph one l ine c ord an d power ad apter are p lug ged i n pro perl y (pag e 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 38 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion I can not di al out . Fir st, tr y a ll the a bove sug ges tio ns. Make sure th ere is a dial tone be fore dia ling. It is nor mal if th e hands et takes a sec ond or t wo to sy nch roni ze wit h t he te leph one befor e pr odu cin g a dial tone. Wait an ext ra s ec ond befor e dia ling. I[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 Appendix T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion T h er e i s in t e r f e r en 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 u sing the co rdl ess han dset . The h and set may be ou t of ran ge. Move i t clo ser to th e tele phon e bas e. Do you have DSL ser vic e? If yes, you must have a DSL ?[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion I hear oth er call s when usi ng the te lep hone. Dis co nnec t t he te leph one bas e fro m th e tel epho ne wa ll ja ck. Plug in a dif fer ent te lep hone. If you sti ll hear ot her ca lls, t he prob lem i s prob abl y in the w irin g or loc al ser v ic e. Call your lo ca l tele pho ne c[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Appendix T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion Th e sys tem d oe s not r e c e i v e c a l l e r I D o r t h e s y s te m d o e s n o t disp lay cal ler ID during cal l waiti ng. Make sure you subsc ri be to c alle r ID wit h call waiti ng features prov ide d by the lo cal tele pho ne co mpany. The c all er may not be c all in[...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion C O N N E C T I N G . . . i s sh ow n i n th e han d set d i s p l ay w i n d o w. W h y do n’t I g et a di al tone wh en I tr y to us e th is tele pho ne? The h and set may be ou t of ran ge. Move i t clo ser to th e tele phon e bas e. Make sure t he p ower c ord is s ecure ly p lugg ed[...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Appendix T roubleshootin g Problem Suggestion Com mon c ure for ele ctr oni c equi pme nt. If t he telep hon e is not res pon ding nor mal ly , t r y pu tt ing the cor dle ss hand set in t he te lep hone bas e. If it do es not r esp ond, t r y the fo llowi ng (in t he ord er lis ted): Dis co nnec t th e power to th e tele pho[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 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 your home o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 Appendix About cordless telephones Priv acy: The same feature s th at ma ke a c ord les s te lep hon e co nveni ent create som e lim it atio ns. T e lep hon e c all s are tran smi tte d be twe 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 pos sib ilit y th at the co rdl ess te lep hon [...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 W arranty 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 th e 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 m d efe [...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 Appendix 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 st alla tio n or rep air of s ystem 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 bta in warr ant y s er vi ce in th e U nite d S tate s o f A mer ic a, ple ase ca ll 1 (8 00) 59 5- 951 1. I n Ca nad[...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 FCC , ACT A and IC regulations 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 ins[...]

www.vtechphones.com 49 Appendix FCC , ACT A and IC regulations 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 an[...]

www.vtechphones.com 50 T echnical specications Freque ncy c ontr ol Cr yst al co ntro lled PL L synth esizer T r ans mit fre quen cy Han dset: 1921 .53 6 - 1 928.4 48 M Hz T e lep hone b ase: 1 921 . 536 - 1928.4 48 MHz Chan nels 5 Nom inal e ffe ct ive ran ge Ma xim um power a llowed by FC C and IC. Ac tual o per ating r ang e may var y acc ord[...]

www.vtechphones.com 51 Appendix Index A Answe r a call 1 2 B Bat ter y 3, 33 C Call l og 2 2 Call l og di spl ay scre en mes sag es 27 Call wa itin g 1 3 Call er ID 21 Chai n dial ing 1 4 Char acter c har t 1 7 Char ging 3 Clea r voic e mail 1 1 D Del ete from r edi al 28 Del ete from t he dir ec tor y 20 Del ete from t he c all lo g 26 Dia l a cal[...]

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