VTech DS6111-2 User Manual 2

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product.

Before using this telephone, please read

the Important safety instructions

on page 39 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 operation of this innovative and

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Table of contents

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Telephone base installation. . . . . . . . . . .

Battery installation and charging . . . . . . . .

Mounting bracket installation . . . . . . . . . .

Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ringer tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Clear voice mail

Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Answer a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Speakerphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Mute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ringer mute

Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 2

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 4

Intercom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Conference call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Transfer an external call . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Switch between external and intercom call

Answer an incoming call during an intercom call . 19

Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Store a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . .

Character chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Search the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dial a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Edit a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delete from the directory . . . . . . . . . . .

About caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Review the call log

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

. . 18

23 23 24 25

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Make a call log entry ready to dial . . . . . . 29

Dial a call log entry

Save a call log entry to the directory . . . . .

Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Call log display screen messages . . . . . .

Redial list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dial a redial entry Delete from redial

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Handset display screen messages Handset and telephone base indicators . . .

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . .

Troubleshooting

Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . . 49

The RBRC® seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

. . . . . . 34

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . .

Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Getting started

Parts checklist

Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.

5. Telephone base power adapter

1. Handsets (2)

2. Battery compartment covers (2)

3. Batteries (2)

4. Telephone line cord

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.

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6. 7. Charger and charger adapter

Telephone base with mounting bracket

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8. User’s manual

•

Use only the power adapter supplied with this product. To order a replacement, 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.

The telephone

• base power adapter and the charger adapter are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical

or oor mount

position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling or an under-the-table/ cabinet outlet.

Getting started

Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base as shown below. Make sure that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch. Also, if you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), you may need to install a DSL

lter to the telephone line between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL lters.

Telephone wall jack

Telephone line cord

DSL lter (not included)

for DSL users

Telephone base power adapter

Telephone base

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Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch

Charger

Charger adapter

Getting started

Battery installation and charging

Install the battery as shown below. The battery may have enough charge for short calls. For best performance, charge the handset for at least 16 hours. When the battery power is low, the handset will beep, display LOW BATTERY and will

ash on the handset screen. Place the handset in the telephone base or charger

to charge the battery when not in use. When fully charged, the handset battery provides approximately eight hours of talk time or four days of standby time.

Insert the plug of the battery as indicated. Make sure it is plugged securely

1. and matches the color-coded label inside the battery compartment.

Place the battery with the label

2. the battery compartment.

Align the cover at against the battery compartment, then slide it upwards

3. until it clicks into place.

Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base or the charger. The

4. handset charge light will be on when charging.

THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside

Charge light

If the handset

• will not be used for a long time, disconnect and remove the battery to prevent possible leakage.

To purchase

• replacement batteries, 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.

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Mounting bracket installation

Your telephone base comes with the mounting bracket installed for desktop use. If you prefer to mount your telephone on the wall (optional), it is designed to mount on a standard telephone wall plate.

Wall mounting bracket installation:

Slide the bracket down and away from the telephone base.

1. Tilt the top of the bracket down so that is rests on the base. Align the grooves

2. on the bracket with the tabs on the base. See image 2 below.

Slide the bracket down until it clicks into place. See image 3 below.

3. Align the holes on the telephone base with the standard wall plate and slide

4. down until the telephone is secure.

Tabs

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Mounting bracket installation (continued)

Desktop/tabletop bracket installation:

Your telephone comes ready for desktop use. If you have repositioned the bracket for wall mounting and now want to return to desktop use, follow the following steps:

Remove the bracket from wall mount orientation by sliding it up towards the

1. top of the base.

Tilt the top of the bracket up so that the lower portion of the bracket rests on

2. the base. See images 2.

Slide the bracket up, onto the tabs towards the center of the telephone base

3. until it clicks into place.

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Tabs

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Handset layout

CHARGE light

• On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger.

INT (intercom)

• Press to initiate an intercom conversation or transfer a call.

/FLASH

• Press to make or answer a call.

• During a call, press to receive an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert.

/CID

• When the handset is not in use, press to review the call log.

While in the menu, press to scroll down.

•

/ SPEAKER

Press to activate the handset speakerphone.

•

Press again to resume normal handset use.

•

REDIAL/PAUSE

• Press

• While dialing or entering numbers into the directory,

to review the redial list.

press and hold to insert a dialing pause.

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MUTE/REMOVE

• While on a call, press to mute microphone.

• While reviewing the call log, press to delete an individual entry, or entire call log.

•

Press to delete digits when predialing (preview

numbers before dialing).

/ (Directory)

• Press to enter the directory when the handset is not in use.

While in the menu, press to scroll up.

•

MENU/SELECT

• Press to display the menu.

• When in the menu, press to select an item, or save an entry or setting.

OFF/CLEAR

• During a call, press to hang up.

• While the handset is ringing, press to silence the ringer.

•

Press and hold when the handset is not in use to erase the MISSED CALLS display.

• During programming, press to exit without making changes.

press and hold to delete the

• Press repeatedly to display other dialing options when reviewing a call log entry (page 29).

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Telephone base layout

IN USE light

Flash e s wh e n th e r e is an

• in c om in g ca l l or a no t he r telephon e sharing the same line is in use .

On when a system handset is

• in use.

FIND HANDSET

Pr e s s to page th e system

• handsets.

VOICEMAIL light

Fl a sh e s w he n t h e re a r e new

• me ssag e s store d in your phon e company voice mail service.

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The ringer will be

• off if the volume is set to zero, and a ringer off icon will be displayed.

Telephone settings

Ringer volume

You can change the ringer volume to a comfortable level. The ringer can also be turned off so the telephone does not ring when there are incoming calls.

To adjust the ringer volume:

Press VOL or VOL to select the desired ringer volume

1. when the handset is not in use.

When you stop pressing the volume buttons, the setting

2. will be saved.

-OR-

Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when the

1. handset is not in use.

Press or to select >RINGER VOLUME, then press

2. MENU/SELECT.

Press or to adjust the volume. A sample of each ringer

3. volume will be played when scrolling through the choices.

Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection. You will

hear a conrmation tone.

>RINGER VOLUME RINGER TONE

RINGER VOLUME

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Telephone settings

Ringer tone

This menu allows you to choose from different ringer tones. To choose a ringer tone:

Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when the

1. handset is not in use.

Press or to select >RINGER TONE, then press

2. MENU/SELECT.

Press or to select the desired ringer tone. A sample

3. of each ringer tone will be played when scrolling through the choices.

Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection. You will

hear a conrmation tone.

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>RINGER TONE KEY TONE

RINGER TONE 1

If the ringer is

• turned off while scrolling through the options in the

RINGER TONE

menu, the sample of the ringer will not be heard.

Telephone settings

Basic operation

Telephone settings

Key tone

The handset will beep when you press any handset key. You may turn the key tone on or off. To change the setting:

Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when the

1. handset is not in use.

Press or to sel e c t >KEY TONE, then press

2. MENU/SELECT.

Press or to choose ON or OFF.

3. Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection. You will

hear a conrmation tone.

Language

You can select ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS or ESPAÑOL to be used in all screen displays. To change the setting:

Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when the

1. handset is not in use.

Press or to sele ct >LANGUAGE, then press

2. MENU/SELECT.

Press or to scroll through the choices.

3. Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection. You will

hear a conrmation tone.

>KEY TONE LANGUAGE

KEY TONE ON

>LANGUAGE CLR VOICE MAIL

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

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Telephone settings

Clear voice mail

If you subscribe to voice mail service provided by your local telephone company, NEW VOICE MAIL and will appear on the handsets and the VOICEMAIL light

on the telephone base will ash when you have new voice mail. Please contact

your local telephone company for more information about voicemail service. After you have listened to all new voice mail messages, the indicators on both

the handset and telephone base will be turned off automatically. To manually turn off these indicators:

Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when the

1. handset is not in use.

Press or to select >CLR VOICE MAIL, then press

MENU/SELECT. The screen displays TURN INDICATOR OFF?

Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection. You will

hear a conrmation tone.

Clearing the VMWI (visual message waiting indication) only turns off the indicators; it does not delete voice mail message(s). Use this feature if the telephone indicates there is voice mail when you have none, or if you have accessed your voice mail from a different telephone line (while away from home). If there actually are new voice mail messages, your local telephone company will continue to send the signals which will turn the indicators back on.

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>CLR VOICE MAIL DIRECTORY

TURN INDICATOR

OFF?

The telephone

• service provider voice mail may alert you to new messages with a stutter (broken) dial tone. Contact your service provider for details.

Telephone settings

Basic operation

The screen

• displays the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).

When predialing

• (preview numbers before dialing), press

MUTE/REMOVE

or OFF/CLEAR to backspace and delete; press and hold REDIAL/PAUSE to insert a dialing pause.

Telephone operation

Make a call

Press /FLASH or /SPEAKER.

1. Dial the number.

-OR-

Dial the number.

1. Press /FLASH or /SPEAKER.

Answer a call

Press /FLASH, /SPEAKER or any of the dialing key

•

(0-9, #, *).

End a call

Press OFF/CLEAR or put the handset in the telephone

•

base or charger.

Speakerphone

During a call, press /SPEAKER to switch between speakerphone and normal handset use.

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Telephone operation

Mute

The mute function allows you to hear the other party while the other party cannot hear you.

During a call, press

MUTED will be temporarily displayed on the screen, along with the smaller MUTE icon.

Press MUTE/REMOVE again to resume the conversation.

MICROPHONE ON will be temporarily displayed on the screen.

MUTE/REMOVE on the handset.

PHONE 0:00:00 MUTED

MUTE

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Ringer mute

You can mute the ringer temporarily when the telephone is ringing.

Press OFF/CLEAR or MUTE/REMOVE to temporarily

• silence the ringer. The next call will ring normally.

Call waiting

If you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone company, you will hear an alert tone if there is an incoming

call while you’re on another call. Press /FLASH to answer the new incoming call. Press /FLASH again to return to the original call.

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PHONE 0:00:00

MUTE

RINGER MUTE

Telephone operation

Volume

During a call, use the volume button on the right side of the handset to adjust the listening volume.

Press VOL or VOL to adjust the listening volume to a

• comfortable level.

Find handset

This feature allows the telephone base to page all the handsets.

Press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base. All the

handsets will ring and the screens display ** PAGING **. Press /FLASH, /SPEAKER or any dialing key (0-9,

#, *) on the handset; or press FIND HANDSET on the

telephone base to end paging.

** PAGING **

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Telephone operation

Intercom

The intercom feature allows conversation between two registered handsets of the same system.

Pres s INT on t h e ori g inat i ng ha n ds e t whe n the

handset is not in use and its screen displays CALLING OTHER HANDSET.

The destination handset rings and its screen displays

OTHER HANDSET IS CALLING. To answer the intercom call, press /FLASH, /SPEAKER,

INT or any dialing key (0-9,#,*) on the destination handset. To end an intercom call, press INT, OFF/CLEAR or place

4. the handset back in the telephone base or charger.

CALLING

OTHER HANDSET

IS CALLING

If the destination

• handset does not answer the intercom call within 100 seconds, is in the directory, is in the call log, is on a call, or out of range, the originating handset screen will display

UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN

and return to idle mode.

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Telephone operation

Conference call

You can have a conference call with an external line and two registered handsets.

When one handset is on the line,

Press /FLASH or /SPEAKER on another handset to join the call.

•

-OR-

Press INT to initiate an intercom call. The screen displays CALLING

OTHER HANDSET. The destination handset rings and its screen displays

IS CALLING. After the destination handset has been answered,

3. originating handset to let the destination handset join the call.

OTHER HANDSET

press and hold INT on the

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