VTech 2-Line Expandable Cordless Phone System with Digital Answering System and Caller ID, DS6151-11, DS6151-2 Quick Start Manual

Quick start guide

Battery installation and charging

Install the batter y as shown below. After
installing the battery, you might be able to make
and receive short calls. For best performance,
charge the handset bat tery for at least 16 hours
before use.

Make, answer and end a call

Using the handset:

Make a call

Press , , or .
Enter the telephone

number.

Predial a call

Enter the telephone
number..

Press , or .

Answer a call

Press or to answer.

End a call

Press OFF or return the handset to the
telephone base to hang up.

Using the telephone base:

Make a call

Press LINE 1 or LINE 2.
Enter the telephone number.

Predial a call

Enter the telephone number.
Press LINE 1 or LINE 2.

Answer a call

Press

LINE 1 or LINE 2

to answer.

End a call

Press LINE 1 or LINE 2.

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Install the telephone base

Follow the gures below to install the telephone

base as shown below:

2. Plug the batter y
connector securely
into the socket inside
the handset bat tery
compartment, matching
the color-co ded label.

3. Place the battery with
the label TH IS SIDE UP
facing up and the w ires
inside the bat tery
compartment.

4. Align the cover at

against the bat tery
compartment, then slide
it towards the center of
the handset until it clicks
into place.

5. Charge the handset by placing it in th e telephone
base or charger. The CH ARGE light is on when the
handset charg es.

1. If the battery
compartment cover is on
the handset, press the
indentation a nd slide the
cover to remove.

Turn the answering system
on or off

You must turn on the answering system for
answering and recording messages.

To turn on or off with the
telephone base:

Press /ON/OFF LINE 1 and/or

/ON/OFF LINE 2 to turn
on the corresponding
answering system. The
telephone base announces
and shows,

“Calls will be

answered.”

The

/ON/OFF LINE 1 light
and/or /ON/OFF

LINE

2

light will be on respectively.

Press /ON/OFF LINE 1 and/or

/ON/OFF LINE 2 to turn off the
corresponding answering system. The
telephone base announces and shows,
“Calls will not be answered.” The

/ON/OFF LINE 1 light and/or

/ON/OFF LINE 2 light will be
off respectively.

To turn on or off with a handset:

Press the MENU sof tkey when the handset
is not in use.

Press the SELECT softkey to select
ANSWERING SYS.

Press or to select Mailbox 1 or
Mailbox 2, then press the SELECT softkey.
The corresponding icon, 1 or 2,
flashes on the screen.

Press or to select Ans sys setup, then
press the SELECT softkey.

Press or to select Answer ON/OFF,
then press the SELECT softkey.

Press or to select On or Off, then
press the SET sof tkey to conrm your
setting or press the BACK softkey to exit to
the previous menu without making
any changes.

The screen displays or when the
answering system of line 1 or line 2 is turned
on respectively. The screen displays
when the answering systems of both lines 1
and 2 are turned on.

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Use only the power ad apter and batter y

supplied wit h this VTech telephone.

For complete feature i nstructions, please

refer to your user’s manual.

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Figure One: I nstallatio n with 2-line jack

L1+L2
telephone
wall jack

Telephone
base power
adapter

If you have DSL
high-speed
Internet serv ice,
a DSL lter (not
included) is
required.

Telephone base

Connect
the black
telephone line
cord to jack
labeled
LINE 1/L1+L2.

Electrical outlet
not controlle d
by a wall switch

Figure Two: Installa tion with separate line jacks

Telephone
base power
adapter

Electrical outlet
not controlle d
by a wall switch

If you have DSL
high-speed
Internet servic e,
a DSL lter (not
included) is
required.

Telephone base

Connect the clear
telephone line cord to jack
labeled LINE 1/L1+L2.

Connect
the black
telephone
line cord to
jack labeled
LINE 2.

L1 telephone
wall jack

L2 telephone
wall jack

AnS1
ON

AnS
ON

2

AnS1
ON

2

CHARGE lig ht

To play messages with the
telephone base:

Press /MAILBOX LINE 1 for line 1 or

/MAILBOX LINE 2 for line 2 to listen

to messages.

Options during playback:

Press /VOL/ to adjust the speaker

volume.

Press /SKI P to skip to the next message.

Press /REPEAT to repeat the message
currently playing. Press /REPEAT twice to
listen to the previous message.

Press X/DELETE to delete the current
message. The system advances to the
next message.

Press /MAILBOX LINE 1 for line 1 or
/MAILBOX LINE 2 for line 2 to stop
listening to messages.

Press CANCEL to exit to the previous menu.

To play messages with a handset:

Press the MENU sof tkey when the handset
is not in use.

Press the SELECT softkey to select
ANSWERING SYS.

Press or to select Mailbox 1 or
Mailbox 2. Press the SELECT softkey.

Press or to select Play messages, then
press the SELECT softkey.

Options during playback:

Press /VOL/ to adjust the speaker

volume.

Press 6 to skip to the next message.

Press 4 to repeat the message currently
playing. Press 4 twice to listen to the
previous message.

Press 3 to delete the current message.
The system advances to the next
message.

Press 5 to stop.

Press the BACK softkey to exit to the
previous menu.

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Outgoing announcement

The telephone is preset with a greeting that
answers calls with

“Hello, please leave a

message after the tone.”

You may use this preset

announcement, or replace it with your own.

Use the telephone base to record
your own announcement:

Press •/REC while the telephone base is not
in use.

Press /CID or /DIR to select Announcement,
then press the SELECT softkey.

Press /CID or /DIR to select Mailbox 1 or
Mailbox 2, then press the SELECT softkey.
The corresponding icon, 1 or

2, ashes

on the screen.
The telephone base announces,

“Record
after the tone. Press 5 when you are
done.”

After the tone, speak towards M IC
(microphone) of the telephone base. Press 5
or the STOP softkey when nished recording.

The answering system automatically plays
back the newly recorded announcement.
Press 5 to stop the playback at any time.

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Use a handset to record your own
announcement:

Press the MENU sof tkey menu when the

handset is not in use.

Press the SELECT softkey to select

ANSWERING SYS.

Press or to select Mailbox 1 or

Mailbox 2, then press the SELECT softkey.
The corresponding icon, 1 or 2,
flashes on the screen.

Press or to select Ans sys setup, then

press the SELECT softkey.

Press or to select Announcement, then

press the SELECT softkey.

The handset announces,

“To play, press 2.

To record, press 7.”

Press 7 to record and
the screen shows Recording
announcement..., or press the BACK
softkey to exit to the previous menu.

The handset announces,

“Record after the

tone. Press 5 when you are done.”

After the
tone, speak towards the microphone of the
handset.

Press 5 or the STOP softkey when

nished recording.

The answering system automatically plays

back the newly recorded announcement.
Press 5 to stop the playback at any time; 2 to
replay the recorded announcement; or 7 to
record again if desired.

Press the BACK softkey to exit to the

previous menu.

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IMPORTANT!

If your product is not working properly:

Refer to the Troubleshooting section of the
user’s manual.

Visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or

call 1 [phone]. In Canada, go to

www.vtechcananda.com or dial

1 [phone].

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