WARNING – When using electric appliances, basic precautions should always be followed, including
the following:
1. Read all the instructions before using the appliance.
2. This product uses rechargeable batteries. Do not
use any non-rechargeable battery as charging of this
type can cause battery leakage.
3. Always disconnect phone cord to wall jack before
changing or installing batteries.
4. To reduce the risk of injury, close supervision is
necessary when an appliance is used near children.
5. Do not contact moving parts or any exposed metal
surface.
6. Only use attachments recommended or sold by the
manufacturer.
7. Do not use outdoors. Do not use near water.
8. To disconnect, turn all controls to the off position,
then remove plug from outlet.
9. Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp
the plug, not the cord.
10. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before
servicing or cleaning.
11. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged
cord or plug, or after the appliance malfunctions
or is dropped or damaged in any manner. Return
appliance to the nearest authorized service facility
for examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical
adjustment.
12. To Reduce the Risk of Electric Shock, this appliance
has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the
other). This plug will t in a polarized outlet only one
way. If the plug does not t fully in the outlet, reverse
the plug. If it still does not t, contact a qualied
electrician to install the proper outlet. Do not change
the plug in any way.
13. Avoid using any telephone product during an
electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of
electric shock from lightning.
14. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the
vicinity of the leak.
15. Specications of this product are subjected to
change without notice.
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VM-150
Operating Guide
Thank you for purchasing this
product, please read before use
(Keep this manual for future reference )
Amplified Answering Machine with Slow Playback
& Call Intercept button
For your safety, please plug the provided AC power adapter into the nearest AC outlet. Use only UL listed Class 2 power
adapter, 7.5 VDC, 500 MA.
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Installation Diagram
Please install VM-150 as shown below. Always connect
power adapter to VM-150 rst, then plug into the wall
outlet.
To wall ph on e jack
VM-150
If you need to connect another phone to the same wall
phone jack, use a “T” splitter (readily available from any
hardware store or Radio Shack) for the phone cords.
To AC outl et
Battery Information (Optional)
To ensure that your answering machine is functioning
normally during power outage, install four AAA size NiMH
rechargeable batteries (readily available from any hardware
store or Radio Shack) in VM-150 battery compartment.
The batteries are needed as an option only, they do not
affect the normal operation of your answering machine.
Note: All voice messages are stored in non-volatile
memory. They will not get deleted if a power outage
occurs.
WARNING: Do not use any regular battery which will
cause damages to your answering machine and will void
its warranty
Feature Identication
1.OGM Key: To listen or record OGM
2.Time/Mute Key: To set Time and Day / Mute microphone
3.Memo Key: To record a voice message
4.Digital Display: Large 0.5” Tall LED Display
5.Repeat Key: To repeat a message play back/ to go to the previous message
6.Pause/Play/Stop: To Pause / Play / Stop any message
7.Skip Key: To skip to the next message
8.Call Intercept Key: Answer a call and talk with the caller
9.Audio output jack: For plug-in earphone, neck loop or telecoil (2.5mm)
10.ON/OFF Key: To turn ON or OFF the answering machine / To select OGM 1 or OGM 2
11.Code Key: Set Security Code
12.Volume Keys: To adjust the speaker volume/ To select voice prompt language (English, French, Spanish)
13.Delete Key: To delete a message or all messages / Enable new message audio alert
14.Slow Key: To select message play-back speed (Slow 1, Slow 2, Normal
15.AC Adapter Jack: Connect to AC Adapter (Included)
16.Phone Jack: Phone Cord (Included)
17.Speaker
18.Microphone
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1. OGM Key: To listen or record OGM
2. Time/Mute Key: To set Time and Day / Mute microphone
3. Memo Key: To record a voice message
4. Digital Display: Large 0.5” Tall LED Display
5. Repeat Key: To repeat a message play back/ to go to the previous message
6. Pause/Play/Stop: To Pause / Play / Stop any message
7. Skip Key: To skip to the next message
8. Call Intercept Key: Answer a call and talk with the caller
9. Audio output jack: For plug-in earphone, neck loop or telecoil (2.5mm)
10. ON/OFF Key: To turn ON or OFF the answering machine / To select OGM 1 or OGM 2
11. Code Key: Set Security Code
12. Volume Keys: To adjust the speaker volume/ To select voice prompt language (English, French, Spanish)
13. Delete Key: To delete a message or all messages / Enable new message audio alert
14. Slow Key: To select message play-back speed (Slow 1, Slow 2, Normal
15. AC Adapter Jack: Connect to AC Adapter (Included)
16. Phone Jack: Phone Cord (Included)
17. Speaker
18. Microphone
Basic Operations:
Default Pre-Settings:
This answering machine is ready for you with these settings:
3. If the person spoke too fast, press “SLOW” to slow
down the message; if it is still too fast, press “SLOW”
again. To return to the normal play back speed, press
“SLOW” one more time.
4. To delete the message being played, press “DELETE”
and it will continue to play the next message.
5. To repeat the current message, press “REPEAT” once.
If you want to go to the previous message, press
“REPEAT” twice.
6. To skip the current message, press “SKIP” and it will
play the next message.
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7. To stop the current message temporarily, press
“PAUSE” key; the display will show “PA”. To resume
playing, press “PAUSE” again
8. To stop message playback and go back to standby
more, press and hold STOP for 2 seconds.
To Delete All Messages:
Note: This will allow you to delete all old messages only.
1. While in standby, press and hold “DELETE” for 3
seconds.
2. It will then announce “all messages deleted”
3. The digital indicator will display “00” conrming that all
messages have been deleted.
Recording an OGM (Out going message):
The VM-150 comes with 2 factory Out Going Messages
(OGM1 & 2).OGM1 is the default greeting message. OGM
can have the rst OGM on default and the second OGM
customize when you go on vacation. To do this, follow the
steps below:
Setting the Number of Rings:
Note: Toll Saver allows you to call in and check for any new messages without incurring any long distance toll charge. If there are new messages, the VM-150 will answer at 3 rings; otherwise, it will answer at 6 rings. This gives the user time to hang up quickly without incurring any toll charges.
New Message Audio Alert On/Off Setting:
If this is enabled, every time you have a new message, it will beep (in addition to the ashing display) every 30
Advanced Operations
1. While in the stand by mode, press and hold “OGM”
key for about 3 seconds until it announces “To record
new OGM, please speak after the tone”,.
2. Speak clearly and you can record up to 30 seconds.
Press “STOP” when nished.
3. Itwillthenannounce“YournewOGMmessage
is:……………..” If you are not satised, repeat the steps
1-2.
Reset to factory default OGM:
1. Press the “OGM” key once to play the OGM, press the
“DELETE” key once.
2. It will delete the recorded OGM and return to the
default OGM.
Call Intercept Function:
This allows you to pick up an incoming call while someone is
leaving you a message.
1. Press “CALL INTERCEPT”. It will pick up the call and
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activate the speaker and you can start talking hands
free. If needed, press “TIME/MUTE” key to mute the
microphone. The display will show UU. To un-mute,
press “TIME/MUTE” again..
2. To end call, press “CALL INTERCEPT.
3. If you want to record a conversation during call
intercept, just press the MEMO key and the LCD
display will show “rE” and your conversation will be
recorded.
Warning: Most State Laws require you to inform the other
party before recording.
Advanced Operations
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Setting the Number of Rings:
1. While in standby, press the “SLOW” key once to see
the number of rings selected. (Default 4 rings)
2. Press and hold the “SLOW” key for 3 seconds and
it will announce the number of rings you have it set
to.
3. Press “VOL+” or “VOL-“ to change the number of
rings or Toll Saver.
4. Press “SLOW” again to save and it will announce
“Call will be answered after “#” of rings”.
Note: Toll Saver allows you to call in and check for any
new messages without incurring any long distance toll
charge. If there are new messages, the VM-150 will
answer at 3 rings; otherwise, it will answer at 6 rings.
This gives the user time to hang up quickly without
incurring any toll charges.
New Message Audio Alert On/Off Setting:
If this is enabled, every time you have a new message,
it will beep (in addition to the ashing display) every 30
seconds to alert you.
1. While in standby, press the “DELETE” Key once
until it announces “New Message Alert On”
2. Press the “DELETE” Key once and it will announce
“New Message Alert Off”
Setting Date & Time (optional):
This allows you set the current day and time so as to day/
time stamps each message. If the date and time are not
set, all your messages will not be day/time stamped. If you
have subscribed to Caller ID service, the date and time
information is not available in CID data. It must be set
manually.)
1. While in standby mode, pressing ‘TIME/MUTE” once
and the machine will announce the current day/
time setting. If day/time was not set, it will announce
“Please set day and time”.
2. To set day and time, press and hold “TIME/MUTE”
key for 3 seconds until it announces “Set year”.
The display shows the last two digits of the year,
for example “10”. Press “Vol. +” or “Vol. –“ key to
change the year.
3. Press “SKIP” once to save, then the machine
announces “Set month”. The display shows the
month, for example “1”. Press “Vol. +” or “Vol. –“key
to change the month.
4. Press “SKIP” once to save and then the machine
announces “Set date”. The display shows the date,
for example “01”. Press “Vol. +” or “Vol. –“key to
change the date.
5. Press “SKIP” once to save and then the machine
announces “Set hour”. The display shows the hour,
for example “00” Press “Vol. +” or “Vol. –“key to
change to the correct hour. (The clock is in the 24hour format, if it is 5 in the afternoon, you need to
set it to 17. But the VM-150 will announce in the 12
hour format; for example, it will say “5PM”.
6. Press “SKIP” to save and then the machine
announces “Set minute”. The display shows the
minute, for example “00”. Press “Vol. +” or “Vol.
–“key to change to the correct minute.
7. Press “TIME/MUTE” to save and it will announce the
current day/time setting, for example: “November 9,
Thursday, 5:15 PM”
Note: Unless you have installed the power back up
batteries, the day/time setting will be lost when the
power cord is unplugged or when there is a power
outage.
Recoding a Memo:
This allows you to record a voice message as a reminder
or as a message to someone and it will be shown as a
new message. To record such a message, follow these
steps:
1. While in standby mode, press and hold “MEMO”
until it announces “Please speak after the tone, to
end recording press stop”.
2. Speak clearly and you can record up to 3 minutes,
press “STOP” to end. The display will now show
you have an added new message.
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