VTech LS6113-WT, LS6113-BK User Manual

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product.

Before using this telephone, please read the

Important safety instructions

on page 29 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 feature rich VTech

product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at

www.vtechphones.com. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com.

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Table of contents

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Install handset batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Telephone base installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DSL lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Telephone base layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ring melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ring volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Battery low tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Out of range tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Key tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Edit handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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

Dial type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Clear voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Reset to default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Make, answer and end calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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

Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Temporary tone dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Advanced operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Director y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Search the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Character chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Store a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Dial a directory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Edit an entry in the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Delete from the director y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

About caller ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Review the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Dial a call log number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Store a call log number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Delete from the call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Review redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Store a redial number to the directory . . . . . . . . . 23

Dial from redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Delete from redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Handset and telephone base indicators . . . . . . . . 25

Telephone base lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Handset icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Handset display screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Call log display screen messages . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

The RBRC® seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Installation

Parts checklist (LS6113-WT/LS6113-BK)

Remember to save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service. Check to make sure the telephone package includes the following:

1. Telephone base

2. Handset

3. Base power adapter

4. Batter y

5. Telephone line cord

6. User’s manual

For re pl ace me nt

• ba tt eries or power adapter, vi sit our website a t www. vt ec hphon es.com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377.

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1. Telephone base

4. Battery

2. Handset

5. Telephone line cord

3. Base power adapter

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6. User’s manual

If the handset will

CLICK

• not be used for a long period of time, remove the bat tery to prevent possible leakage.

To p urcha se

• re pl aceme nt ba tt eries , vis it our website at ww w. vt ec hphon es.co m or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada. com or call 1 (800) 267-7377.

Installation

Install handset battery

• Remove battery compartment cover by pressing on the indentation and sliding it downwards.

• Align the two holes in the plug with the socket pins according to the color-coded label in the battery compartment, then snap the plug into place.

• Place the battery into the compartment and press down the wired side until the battery securely snaps into place.

•

Neatly tuck the wires inside the battery compartment.

• Position the battery compartment cover and slide it upwards until it clicks into place.

• Put the handset in the telephone base to charge the new battery for at least 16 hours.

You can keep the battery charged by returning the handset to the telephone base after each use. When the battery power is fully depleted, a full recharge takes about 16 hours.

For further information on batteries, please see the

Battery

section on page 28.

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Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base and the charger as shown below. Choose a location away from any electronic equipment and appliances such as personal computers, computer routers, television sets, microwave ovens, and refrigerators. Avoid excessive heat, cold, dust or moisture.

1. Plug the telephone line cord into a telephone wall jack.

2. Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.

3. Route cords through th e slot s on the telephon e base

Use only the

• VTech batteries and power adapter (or equivalent) supplied with this telephone. To obtain 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.

This power unit

• is 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, under-thetable or cabinet outlet.

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If you subscribe to DSL service

If you receive high speed internet through your telephone line (commonly referred to as DSL), and you are experiencing interference during telephone conversations and/or your caller ID features are

not functioning properly, install a DSL lter on the telephone line between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack. Contact your DSL provider for a DSL lter.

Tel e p hone line cord

To single tele p h o n e ja c k (RJ11C)

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Noise lter (For

DSL users)

Telephone settings

Handset layout

1. Earpiece

2. CID/ (caller ID/volume)

3. /FLASH

4. Dialing keys (0-9,*,#)

5. REDIAL/PAUSE

6. Microphone

7. Handset display

8. MENU/SELECT

9. / (directory/volume)

10. OFF/CLEAR

11. REMOVE

12. MUTE

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Telephone settings

Telephone base layout

1. FIND HANDSET

2. CHARGE light

3. IN USE light

4. VOICEMAIL light

2 3

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Telephone settings

Date and time

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach DATE/ TIME. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Use the keypad to set the year. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Use the keypad to set the date. Press MENU/SELECT.

•

Use the keypad to set the time. Press or to select a.m. or p.m. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Ring melody

To choose a ringer melody:

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RING MELODY. Press MENU/SELECT, a

checkmark is shown next to the current ring melody.

• Press or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each

ring melody will be played. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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YeAr 200\

dAte \1/01

tIMe \2:12AM

rING MelodY rING voluMe

MelodY 1 MelodY 2

Stored

When entering

• the date or time, if the digit is single, a zero must be

entered rst (i.e.

if the time is 6:08, you must enter

0608).

Basic operation

The handset will

• not ring when the ringer volume is at the lowest setting. A ringer off icon will be displayed.

While the

• telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer by pressing

OFF/CLEAR or MUTE. A ringer

off icon will be displayed. The next call will ring normally.

Telephone settings

Ring volume

The handset ringer volume can be adjusted from ve available levels.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RING VOLUME. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to scroll through the choices and a sample of each ring volume will be played.

• Press MENU/SELECT to conrm. The screen displays STORED and

you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Battery low tone

The handset is preset to beep when the battery level is low.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reachto reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach BATTERY LOW. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or to choose ON or OFF. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

toNeS HANdSet NAMe

BAtterY low out of rANGe

oN off

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Out of range tone

The handset will beep during a conversation when it is out of range from the telephone base. This tone is preset to ON.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reachto reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reachto reach OUT OF RANGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or toto

choose ON or OFF. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Key tone

The handset is preset to beep whenever any button is pressed. To change this setting:

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach TONES. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach KEY BEEPS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or to

select ON or OFF. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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toNeS HANdSet NAMe

out of rANGe KeY BeePS

oN off

Press OFF/CLEAR

• at anytime to return to the previous screen.

Press and

hold OFF/CLEAR at anytime to exit the menu.

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Telephone settings

A handset name

• can be up to 14 characters only.

Only handset

• display screens are affected by the language setting.

Edit handset name

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

•

Press or to reach HANDSET NAME. Press MENU/SELECT. Press REMOVE to backspace and erase characters.

•

• Use the keypad to enter characters (see the char t on page 16). Press

MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Language

To change the language for all screen displays:

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach LANGUAGE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or to choose the desired language.

• Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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eNter NAMe HANdSet\ a

lANGuAGe reSet

Telephone settings

Dial type

The dial type is preset to touch tone. If you have pulse (rotary) service, the dial type must be changed.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach DIAL TYPE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• A checkmark is shown next to the current selection. Press or to

choose between TONE and PULSE. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

Clear voicemail

If you subscribe to voicemail services provided by your local telephone company, NEW VOICEMAIL will appear on the handset display and the

VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base will ash when you have a new

voicemail message. This feature allows you to turn off these indicators.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT.

•

Press or to reachto reach CLR VOICEMAIL. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays INDICATOR OFF? Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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dIAl tYPe clr voIceMAIl

toNe PulSe

clr voIceMAIl reSet

INdIcAtor off?

The clear voicemail

• feature only turns off the displayed NEW VOICEMAIL message and VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base. It does not delete your voicemail message(s). Use this feature when the telephone indicates there is voicemail when you have none or you have accessed your voicemail from a remote location (while away from home). If there is actually a new voicemail message, your local telephone company will continue to send a signal which will cause the NEW VOICEMAIL message in the handset and the telephone base VOICEMAIL light to

ash.

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Telephone settings

When the default

• settings are reset, all the previously stored settings cannot be retrieved.

Reset to default settings

The handset and the telephone base can be individually reset to their default settings by selecting RESET in the SETUP HS or SETUP BS menus respectively.

• Press MENU/SELECT to display menu when in idle mode.

• Press or to reach SETUP HS or SETUP BS. Press MENU/SELECT.

• Press or to reach RESET. Press MENU/SELECT.

• The screen displays RESET? Press MENU/SELECT to conrm or OFF/CLEAR to exit to the previous screen or press and hold

OFF/CLEAR to exit the menu.

• If selection is conrmed, the screen displays STORED and you’ll hear a conrmation beep.

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