VTech DS6111-2 DS6111-3 manual

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Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 40 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[...]

www.vtechphones.com T able of con tents i Ge t tin g st ar te d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Part s che ck list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 T eleph one bas e and c harger in stall ation . . . . 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 ii T able of con tents Mis sed c alls in dic ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Review the c all log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Make a call l og entr y ready to dial . . . . . . 3 0 Dial a c all lo g entr y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 Sav e a c all log e ntr y to t he direc tor y . . . . . 3 1 Delete from t he ca ll log .[...]

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 T el e ph on e b a s e w i t h mou nti ng br ac ket 6. 5. Telephone base power adapter [...]

www.vtechphones.com 2 Get ting star ted Use o nly t he power ad ap ter s sup pl ie d wit h th is pro du c t. T o orde r 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 (80 0) 267 - 7377 . The t ele ph one bas e powe r ada pter an d [...]

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 sib le lea kag e. T o p urc ha se rep lac em ent bat ter ie s, 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 brack et installati on Y ou r t elepho ne bas e comes with the mou nting bra cke t in stalled for desktop us e. If you prefer to mount y our t elep hone on t he w all ( optional) , it is d esigne d t o mount on a stan dard telepho ne wall plate . Wall mounting br acket ins ta llat ion: Slide t he br[...]

www.vtechphones.com 5 Getting started Basic operation Get ting star ted Mounti ng brack et installati on ( con tinued) De sk top/ t ab leto p bra cket ins ta llatio n: Y our t elep hon e co mes re ady f or des k to p use . If you ha ve repo sit ione d the bra ck et fo r wall mounting and now want to return to desk top use, follow the following step[...]

www.vtechphones.com 6 Handset lay o ut Get ting star ted /CID • When the handset is not in use, press to review the call log. While in the menu, press to scroll down. • /FLASH • Press to make or answer a call. • During a call, press to receive an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert. / (Directory) • Press to ent er the dire[...]

www.vtechphones.com 7 Getting started Basic operation Get ting star ted T el ephone base la y out FI N D HA N D SE T P r e s s t o p a g e t h e s y s t e m han ds ets . • 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 in u se . On w he n a s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 8 Ringer v olu me (handset ) Y ou c an change t he ringer volume t o a comfortable lev el. The ring er can als o be turne d of f so t he telepho ne do es not ring when there are inc oming c alls. T o adjust the ring er volume : Press VOL or V OL t o select the desired ringer volume when the han dset is not in use. When you sto p[...]

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 cho ose from d if ferent ringer 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 wh e n t he handset is not in us e. Pre s s or to s el e c t > R I N G[...]

www.vtechphones.com 10 T elephone settings >KEY TONE LANGUAGE K ey t one The hand set will beep wh en you press any handset ke y . Y ou may tu rn t he ke y tone on or of f. T o c hange t he set ting: Pre s s M E N U / S E L EC T to d is p l ay th e m en u wh e n t he 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 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 etai ls . • >CLR VOICE MAIL DIRECTORY TURN INDICATOR OFF? Clear v oice mail If you subscr ibe to v oic email se[...]

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

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 the other par ty while the other par t y c annot hear you. Du r in g a c al l, pre s s M UT E / R E M OVE on th e h an d s et . MU TED will be temporarily d isplayed on the sc reen, along with th e s[...]

www.vtechphones.com 14 T elephone operatio n ** PAGING ** Chain di alin g This feature allows you t o initiate a di aling sequen ce from number s stored in t he direc tor y , c all log or red ial list whil e you are on a call. T o acces s a number in the d irector 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 If th e de sti nati on han ds et do es not an swer th e inter c om ca ll wi th in 100 se co nd s, is i n th e dire c tor y , is in t he c all l og, is o n a ca ll, or out o f ran ge, th e ori gi nati ng han ds et sc re en wil l di sp lay UN AB LE T O CALL TRY AGA I N a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 16 T elephone operatio n Conference call Y ou can hav e a c onference c all with an ex ternal line and t wo registered hand sets. When one han dset is on th e line, Press / FL ASH or / SPE AKE R on another hand set to join the c all. - OR- Mo del D S 61 1 1-2 Press I N T to i niti ate an inter co m c al l a nd its s cre en dis p[...]

www.vtechphones.com 17 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n If th e de sti nati on han ds et do es not p ic k up t he inter c om c all, th e ori gi nati ng han ds et ca n retu rn to th e ex tern al c all by pres si ng / FL A SH , o r OF F/C LE AR o r I NT . If a c all r ema ins on ho ld f or ab ou t 1 0 0 se co nd s, or if t he[...]

www.vtechphones.com 18 T elephone operatio n HANDSET X IS CALLING INTERCOM Mo del s DS 61 1 1-3 / DS 61 1 1- 4 D ur i n g a c a l l, pr e s s I N T t o pu t t h e c a l l o n h o l d at t h e originating hand set. The s creen dis plays TRA NS FER TO: U s e t h e d i a l i n g ke y s t o e n te r t h e d e s ti n at i o n h a n d se t number . The o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 19 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Switch between external and int ercom calls If you are on an ex ternal c all and you wish to intercom another han dset wi thout disc onne cting t he external c all: Mo del D S 61 1 1-2 During a call, press IN T to put th e call on hold at the originating hand set. Its [...]

www.vtechphones.com 20 T elephone operatio n Mo del s DS 61 1 1-3 / DS 61 1 1- 4 During a call, press I NT to put the c all o n h old at t he or iginating hands et. T he screen d isplays TR AN SFE R TO: Use the dialing ke ys to enter the desti nation hands et number . The origi nating handset sc reen disp lays C ALLI N G HAN DS ET X . The desti nat[...]

www.vtechphones.com 21 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Director y The dire ctor y c an store up to 5 0 entries. Eac h entr y may hav e up to 3 0 digits for the phone number and 1 5 charac ters for the name. The director y can be acces sed when the handset is not in use by pressing once or ME NU / SE LECT three tim es. The [...]

www.vtechphones.com 22 T elephone operatio n >DIRECTORY CALL LOG >STORE REVIEW ENTER NUMBER _ ENTER NAME _ Store a directory entr y Press ME NU /S ELEC T t wic e when th e handset is not in use. P re ss or to sel ect > ST ORE , th en p re ss MENU/SELE CT . The sc reen disp lays ENTE R NU MB ER . Use the diali ng ke ys to enter the number .[...]

www.vtechphones.com 23 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Character char t Use the dial pad and the c har t below t o enter a name ( up to 1 5 characters ) . Each press of a par ticul ar k ey causes the c haracters to be d isplayed in the following ord er: Press MU TE /R EM OVE to backspace and eras e when entering c haracter[...]

www.vtechphones.com 24 T elephone operatio n Search the direc tory Entries are sor ted alphab eticall y . T o search the dire ctor y: Press on ce or M EN U/ S ELEC T three times to enter the direc tor y . Press or to scro ll through t he direc tor y . T o star t an alphab etical sear ch: Press once or ME N U/ SE LECT three times t o enter the direc[...]

www.vtechphones.com 25 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n EDIT NAME VTECH_ Edi t a director y entry Press on ce 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 searc h to nd it. Pr e s s M E N U / S E LE C T t o c o n r m y o ur s e l e c t[...]

www.vtechphones.com 26 T elephone operatio n Delete from the director y Press on ce or M EN U/ S ELEC T three times to enter the direc tor y . Press or to sc roll to the d esired entr y , or us e the alpha betical s earch to nd it. P re ss MUTE /REMO VE t o rem ov e t he des ir ed en try . Y o u wil l hea r a con r ma tio n tone. 1. 2. 3.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 27 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n About cal ler I D The c aller ID wit h call w aiting feature in this t eleph one lets y ou see t he name and telephone number of t he caller before answering the call, ev en when you’ re on a ca ll. Th ese features re quire ser v ic es provid ed by your lo ca l tele [...]

www.vtechphones.com 28 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 atio n may not b e availa ble f or ever y in c omi ng 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 te le pho ne num ber s. For c all l og ent rie s wi th num ber s b et wee n 1 6 an d 23 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 29 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Missed calls i ndicato r When the handset is not in use and there are unre view ed calls in the c all log, its s creen will d isplay X X M I SS ED CALL (S ) . Ea ch time a call lo g e ntry mark ed NEW is re vie w ed, th e n umbe r of misse d calls d ecreas es by one. W[...]

www.vtechphones.com 30 T elephone operatio n 800-595-9511 1-800-595-9511 595-9511 1-595-9511 Make a call l og entr y ready to dial Alt ho ugh t he cal l l og ent ri es rec ei ved hav e 1 0 di git s ( th e area code p lus the seven- digit num ber) , in s ome areas, you may need to dial onl y the se ven digits, or a 1 plus the sev en digit s, or a 1 [...]

www.vtechphones.com 31 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n SAVED UNABLE TO SAVE Sav e a call lo g entr y to the directory When in th e c all lo g, press or to s croll to th e des ired 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 numb er is in the correct dialing format fo[...]

www.vtechphones.com 32 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 MUTE / 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, pres s a nd hold M UT E / RE M OVE to delete the [...]

www.vtechphones.com 33 Basic operation Telephone operation T elephone operatio n Displays : When: PR I VATE NAM E The calle r is blocking the name in format ion. PR I VATE NUM BE R The call er is blocking the telephone number informa tion. PR I VAT E CA LL E R The c aller is blo ckin g the name and num ber information. UN KN O WN N A ME T his call [...]

www.vtechphones.com 34 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 the re ar e al rea dy v e en trie s on the red ial l ist , the ea rlie st entr y will b e deleted to make room for the latest entr y . Entries are di splayed in reve r se c hronolo gic al ord er , i.[...]

www.vtechphones.com 35 Appendix Handset displa y screen message s AL RE AD Y SAV ED The t elephone n umber y ou ha v e ent ered is al ready s tored in the director y . CA LL LOG EM PT Y There are n o call log entries. CA L L I NG H A N DS ET X (for DS 61 1 1 -3 / DS 61 1 1 - 4) CA L L I NG O TH E R HA N DS E T (for DS 61 1 1 -2) Calling another han[...]

www.vtechphones.com 36 Handset displa y screen message s M I CR OP H ON E O N MU TE has been turne d off and t he pers on on the other end can hear you. MUTED The mic ropho ne is muted temporar ily during a c onversation. NE W V O I CE MAI L There are new voicemail mes sages from th e loc al telepho ne com pany . NO LI NE There is no telep hone lin[...]

www.vtechphones.com 37 Appendix Handset displa y screen message s WA RNI N G CH EC K BATT ER Y ! The bat ter y is not inst alled or not inst alled prop erly in th e handset. - OR - The bat ter y need s to be replace d. - OR - An inc orrec t batter y has been inst alled. Use only t he supp lied V T ech batter y or e quivalent. XX MI SSED C A LL S T [...]

www.vtechphones.com 38 Handset icons MU TE Mic ropho ne is muted. • Ringer of f. • NE W New call lo g entries. • NE W VOI C E MA IL New voicemail rec eived from the l oc al telephon e com pany . • SPE AK E R In speakerphone m ode. • Bat t er y in dica tor Cycl es (low , medium, and full) when the hand set batter y is c harging. Flashes wh[...]

www.vtechphones.com 39 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*) Ni ne h our s Wh il e in s pe aker ph on e mo d e (ta lk in g*[...]

www.vtechphones.com 40 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 , inc lu d ing t he f ol low 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 g[...]

www.vtechphones.com 41 Appendix T roubleshooti ng If you ha v e difcult y with your telephone , ple ase try the suggest ions belo w . For Customer Servic e, visit our website at ww w . vtec hpho nes.com, or call 1 (80 0 ) 595 - 95 1 1 ; in Canada , call 1 (80 0 ) 267 - 73 77 . Problem Suggestion My telep hon e d oe s not wor k at all. M a k e s [...]

www.vtechphones.com 42 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 sur e the ha nd set is pl ac ed in th e tele pho ne ba se or ch arg er co rre c tl y . T he C HA RG E lig ht on t he h and se t sho ul d be on . Rem ove and r ein st all t he[...]

www.vtechphones.com 43 Appendix T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion The te lephone does no t r in g w he n t he r e is a n in co min g ca ll. Make su re th e ri ng er vol ume i s not s et to zero ( pag e 8) . Make su re th e tel ep hon e lin e c ord a nd p ower ad apter ar e pl ugg ed i n pr op erl y (pag e 2) . The h an ds et may be to o far fr o[...]

www.vtechphones.com 44 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 seco nd or t wo to sy nc hr oni ze w ith t he tele ph on e b efor e pr od uc in g a di al ton e. Wait an ex tra se c on d b efo[...]

www.vtechphones.com 45 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 fad e out when I a m u sin g t he cor dle 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 tele ph on e bas e. Do yo u have DSL ser v ic e? I f yes, yo u ne [...]

www.vtechphones.com 46 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 abl y in th e wir in g or lo ca l ser vic e. Cal l your lo c a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 47 Appendix T roubleshooti ng Problem Suggestion Caller ID entries d o 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 re c eive h ave 1 0 di git s, (th e are a co de plus t he s even- dig it num ber, ) in so me areas , yo u m ay ne ed to di al only the seven d igi ts, or a 1 pl us the [...]

www.vtechphones.com 48 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 n ot re sp on di ng no rm all y , tr y p ut ti ng t he c or dl es s han ds et in t he te le pho ne bas e or t he c har ger . If i t do es n ot res po nd , tr y t he fo ll owi ng (in t he or d er lis ted ) : Di sc on ne[...]

www.vtechphones.com 49 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 50 About cord less tele phones Pri vac y: Th e sa me featur es that m ake a c or dl es s tel ep ho ne con veni en t cr eate som e lim it at io ns. T e le ph on e ca ll s are tran sm it t ed bet wee n 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 is a po ss ib il it y th at the c or dl es s te[...]

www.vtechphones.com 51 Appendix W arran t y 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 th is V T ec h Pro d uc t war ra nt s to th e ho l der o f a val id p ro of of p ur ch as e (“ C on su mer ” o r “ you ” ) th at th e Pro d uc t an d al l ac ce s sor i es pr ovi d ed i n th e sa le s pac ka ge ( “ Pr[...]

www.vtechphones.com 52 8. C har g es fo r in st al lat io n or s et up, ad ju st me nt of c u sto me r co nt ro ls, a nd i ns ta ll ati on o r re pa ir of sy ste ms o ut si de t he u ni t. Ho w do yo u ge t wa rr a nt y s er vic e? T o o bt ain w arr an t y ser vi ce i n th e Un ite d St ate s of A mer i ca , pl ea se c al l 1 (80 0) 59 5 - 9 5 1 1[...]

www.vtechphones.com 53 Appendix 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. This equipm[...]

www.vtechphones.com 54 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 REN is 0.3). In most, but not all[...]

www.vtechphones.com 55 Appendix T e chni cal specic ation s 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 36 - 1 928.4 48 M Hz T e lep ho ne ba se: 1 921 .53 6 - 1 928 .4 48 M Hz 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 o per a[...]

www.vtechphones.com 56 Index A Ab out c al ler I D 27 Ab out c or dl es s tel ep hon es 5 0 An swer a ca ll 12 An swer an in c omi ng c al l dur in g an inte rc om c al l 20 B Bat ter y 3, 3 9 C Call l og 2 8 Call l og d is pl ay scr een m es sag es 3 3 Call w aiti ng 13 Chai n di ali ng 1 4 Char ac ter c har t 23 Char ger i ns ta llat ion 2 Char g[...]

www.vtechphones.com 57 Appendix Index M Mai nten an ce 4 9 Make a c al l 1 2 Make a c al l log e ntr y read y to di al 3 0 Mi ss ed c all s in di cato r 29 Mo unti ng br ac ket ins ta llat io n 4 Mut e 1 3 O Op erat in g ran ge 4 9 P Pagin g 1 4 Par ts c he c kl ist 1 Pause 2 2, 25 R RBR C ® se al 50 Red ia l lis t 3 4 Revi ew th e ca ll lo g 29 R[...]

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