VTech DS6501 User Manual

User’s manual

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Compatible with

Hearing Aid T-Coil

TIA-1083

DS6501/DS6501-12/DS6501-15/
DS6501-16

DECT 6.0 accessory handset
for use with VTech models
DS6511/DS6521/DS6522

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read
Important safety instructions on page 5 of this manual.

This manual has instructions how to set up and register your new handset. For
complete instructions on using the handset, see the Abridged user’s manual that
came with your telephone base.

You may also view or download the online Complete user’s manual for a
full set of installation and operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com.
In Canada, visit www.vtechcanada.com.

Telephones identied with this logo have reduced noise and

interference when used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and
cochlear implants. The TIA-1083 Compliant Logo is a trademark of
the Telecommunications Industry Association. Used under license.

The ENERGY STAR® program (www.energystar.gov) recognizes and
encourages the use of products that save energy and help protect our
environment. We are proud to mark this product with the ENERGY STAR®

label indicating it meets the latest energy efciency guidelines.

Register online to get an additional 3-month warranty!

Visit www.vtechphones.com.

Registration

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Parts checklist

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

Battery compartment cover

Battery

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Handset

Charger and charger adapter

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Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

Plug the battery connector

1.
securely into the socket.

Slide the battery compartment

3.
cover towards the center of the
handset until it clicks into place.

If the handset will not be used for a long time, disconnect and remove the

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battery to prevent possible leakage.

To purchase a replacement battery, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com

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or call 1 [phone] . In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or dial
1 [phone].

Place the battery with the label

2.

THIS SIDE UP facing up and
the wires inside the battery
compartment.

Place the handset in the telephone

4.
base or charger to charge.

CHARGE light
remains on
when charging.

Battery charging

Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see
the table below). For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base
or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 12 hours of
continuous charging.

If the screen is blank or displays Put in charger, you need to charge the handset
without interruption for at least 30 minutes to give the handset enough charge to
use the telephone for a short time. When the battery is low, the handset displays
Low battery along with a ashing icon. If you are on a call in low battery mode,
the handset plays short beeps to alert you.

The following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.

Battery indicators Battery status Action

The screen is blank, or
shows Put in charger and

ashes.

The screen shows
Low battery and

ashes.

The screen shows
HANDSET X.

If you place the handset in the telephone base or charger without plugging in the

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battery, the screen displays NO BATTERY.

The battery has no charge
or very lit tle charge. The
handset cannot be used.

The battery has enough
charge to be used for a
short time.

The battery is charged. To keep the battery

Charge without interruption
(at least 30 minutes).

Charge without interruption
(at least 30 minutes).

charged, place it in the
telephone base or charger
when not in use.

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Add and register a handset

You can add new handsets (DS6501/DS6501-12/DS6501-15/DS6501-16,
purchased separately) to your telephone system. Each handset must be registered

with the telephone base before use. When rst purchased and properly charged,

each expansion handset shows To register HS... and ...see manual alternately.
Charge the handset before registering it to the telephone base.

To register a handset:

Place the new/non-registered handset in the telephone base.

1.

DS6511 DS6521/DS6522 Do not place the handset

in the charger.

Wait for about 10 seconds. The handset shows Registering... then Registered

2.
and you hear a beep when the registration process completes. The registration
process takes about 90 seconds to complete.

If registration fails, the handset displays Failed. Try the registration process again.

You cannot register a handset if any other system handset is in use.

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If you have not set the date and time for the telephone system, the handset will

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prompt you to set the date and time after it is registered to the base. To skip
setting, press CANCEL.

Deregister handsets

If you want to replace a handset, or reassign the designated handset number of
a registered handset, you must deregister all handsets that are registered to the
telephone base. Then register each handset individually.

To make deregistration easier, read all of the instructions on this page before
you begin.

To deregister all handsets:

Press and hold /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base for about 10 seconds

1.

until the IN USE light on the telephone base turns on and starts ashing.
Immediately press /FIND HANDSET again. You must press /FIND HANDSET

2.

while the IN USE light is still ashing. The IN USE light ashes for approximately

ve seconds.

All handsets show To register HS... and ...see manual alternately when the

3.
deregistration process completes. The deregistration process takes about
10 seconds to complete.

You cannot deregister all handsets if any other system handset is in use.

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You can deregister all handsets even if their batteries are depleted.

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