VTech LS6181-17, LS6181-16, LS6181, LS6181-13, LS6181-15 User Manual

Parts checklist

Your telephone package contains the following

items. Save your sales receipt and original

packaging in the event warranty service is

necessary.

Install the battery

Install the battery as shown below.

• Use only the supplied battery.

• If the handset will not be used for a long

time, disconnect and remove the battery to

prevent possible leakage.

• To purchase a replacement bat tery, visit our

website at www.vtechphones.com or call

1 [phone]. In Canada, go to

www.vtechcanada.com or call

1 [phone].

Connect and charge the battery

• Use only the adaptor provided.

• Charge the supplied battery only in

accordance with the instructions and

limitations specified in this manual.

• Even if you do not subscribe to any

conventional telephone service, you can

pair a Bluetooth enabled cell phone to your

telephone base (see Bluetooth), and use

the cell line alone without plugging in a

telephone line cord.

• If you subscribe to digital subscriber line

(DSL) high-speed Internet service through

your telephone line, make sure you install

a DSL filter (not included) between the

telephone line cord and telephone wall jack.

Contact your DSL service provider for more

information.

Connect the telephone base

Charge the battery

Once you have installed the battery, the handset

LCD display 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 af ter 11 hours

of continuous charging.

Battery

indicators

Battery status Action

The screen

is blank, or

displays Put in

charger and

flashes.

The battery has

no or very little

charge. The

handset cannot

be used.

Charge without

interruption

(at least 30

minutes).

The screen

displays

Low battery

and flashes.

The battery has

enough charge

to be used for a

short time.

Charge without

interruption

(about 30

minutes).

The screen

displays

HANDSET X.

The battery is

charged.

To keep the

battery charged,

place it in the

telephone base

or charger when

not in use.

Before use

Check for a dial tone by pressing . If you

hear a dial tone, the installation is successful.

If you do not hear a dial tone:

• Make sure the installation procedures described

above are properly done.

• It may be a wiring problem. If you have changed

your telephone service to digital service from a

cable company or a VoIP service provider, the

telephone line may need to be rewired to allow

all existing telephone jacks to work. Contact

your cable/VoIP service provider for more

information.

Operating range

This cordless telephone operates with the

maximum power allowed by the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this

handset and telephone base can communicate

over only a certain distance - which can vary with

the locations of the telephone base and handset,

the weather, and the layout of your home or office.

When the handset is out of range, the handset

displays Out of range or no pwr at base.

If there is a call while the handset is out of range,

it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not

connect well when you press or . Move

closer to the telephone base, then press or

to answer the call.

If the handset moves out of range during a

telephone conversation, there may be interference.

To improve reception, move closer to the telephone

base.

Telephone base overview

1 – Charging pole

2 – Telephone base speakerphone

3 – /ANS ON/OFF

• Turn on or off the answering system.

4 – X/ DELETE

• Delete the playing message.

• Press twice to delete all old messages.

5 – Message window

6 – p/VOL+

• Increase the listening volume.

• Increase the telephone base ringer volume.

7 – CHARGE light

8 – q/VOL-

• Decrease the listening volume.

• Decrease the telephone base ringer volume.

9 – /SKIP

• Skip to the next message.

10 – /PLAY/STOP

• Play messages.

• Stop playing messages.

11 – /REPEAT

• Repeat a message.

• Press twice to play the previous message.

12 – IN USE light

13 – /CELL2

• Pair or replace cell phone to slot 2.

14 – /CELL1

• Pair or replace cell phone to slot 1.

15 – /FIND HANDSET

• Page all system handsets.

Handset overview

1 – Handset earpiece

2 – LCD display

3 – /p/VOLUME

• Review the directory when the phone is not in use.

• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory, caller

ID log or redial list.

• Move the cursor to the right when entering numbers

or names.

• Increase the listening volume during a call or

message playback.

4 – MENU/ SELECT

• Show the menu.

• While in a menu, press to select an item or save an

entry or setting.

5 – OFF/CANCEL

• Hang up a call.

• Return to the previous menu or idle mode without

making changes.

• Delete digits while predialing.

• Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the

phone is ringing.

• Erase the missed call indicator while the handset is

not in use.

6 – Charging pole

7 – 0/oper

• Enter space character during text editing.

8 –

• Show other dialing options when reviewing a caller

ID log entr y.

• Set and turn on the quiet mode, or turn it off.

9 – MUTE /DELETE

• Mute the microphone during a call.

• Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the

phone is ringing.

• Delete the displayed entr y while reviewing the

directory, caller ID log or redial list.

• Delete digits while predialing.

10 – Battery compartment cover

11 – Microphone

12 – REDIAL /PAUSE

• Review the redial list.

• Inser t a dialing pause.

13 –

• Make a home call using the handset

speakerphone.

• Answer a call using the handset speakerphone.

• Switch between the speakerphone and the

handset earpiece.

14 –

• Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call.

15 – 1

• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the

caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the

directory.

• Set or dial your voicemail number.

16 – CID/q/VOLUME

• Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in

use.

• Scroll down while in a menu, or in the director y,

caller ID log or redial list.

• Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers

or names.

• Decrease the listening volume during a call or

message playback.

17 –

• Make or answer a home call.

• Answer an incoming home call when you hear a

call waiting alert.

18 –

• Make or answer a cell call.

• Answer an incoming cell call when you hear a call

waiting alert.

19 – Handset speakerphone

Display icons overview

The battery icon flashes when the

battery is low and needs charging.

The battery icon animates when the

battery is charging.

The battery icon becomes solid when

the battery is fully charged.

ECO

The ECO mode activates automatically

to reduce power consumption when

the handset is within range from the

telephone base.

There are new voicemail received from

your telephone service provider.

• On when the home line is in use or

there is an incoming home call.

• Flashes when there is an incoming

home waiting call.

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There are Bluetooth devices connected

on the cell devices list.

• On when the cell line is in use or

there is an incoming cell call.

• Flashes when there is an incoming

cell waiting call.

NEW

There are new caller ID log entries.

ANS ON

The answering system is turned on.

The handset ringer is off.

1/13

The message number currently playing

and total number of new/old messages

recorded.

Bluetooth

To use a Bluetooth enabled cell phone with your

LS6181, pair and connect your Bluetooth cell

phone(s) with the telephone base. All LS6181

handsets can make or answer calls on the cell line.

Bluetooth wireless technology operates within

a short range (a maximum of approximately

30 feet). When you pair a Bluetooth cell phone to

the telephone base, make sure your Bluetooth cell

phone is close to the telephone base to maintain

sufficient signal strength.

For optimal performance, keep your cell phone

within 15 feet of the telephone base while using

the cell line.

Pair and connect your Bluetooth enabled

cell phone

1. Choose a slot to pair the cell phone.Press and

hold

/CELL1

(or /CELL2) on the telephone

base for about four seconds until you hear two

beeps. The /CELL1 light (or /CELL2 light)

flashes.

2. Turn on the Bluetooth feature of your cell phone.

Once your cell phone finds your VTech phone

(VTech LS6181), press the appropriate key on

your cell phone to continue the pairing process.

• Your cell phone may prompt you to enter the

PIN of the telephone base. The default PIN of

the telephone base is 0000.

• All cell phones that are connected to the

telephone base are disconnected temporarily

until the pairing process is completed.

When the cell phone is connected to the telephone

base, you hear two beeps. The /CELL1 light

(or /CELL2 light) on the telephone base turns

on, and the status icon

1

(or

2

) displays on the

handset.

The pairing process may take up to one minute.

If the pairing process fails, repeat steps 1 and 2.

Download contacts from your Bluetooth

cell phone

1. Press MENU on the handset when the phone is

not in use.

2. Scroll to Bluetooth then press SELECT.

3. Scroll to Download dir then press SELECT.

4. Scroll to select the desired cell phone, then

press SELECT.

• For certain cell phones, you may need to

press a key on your cell phone to confirm

the directory download.

• Certain cell phones do not support SIM

card download. If this is the case, transfer

the contacts from your SIM card to your

cell phone memor y first. Then download

from your cell phone memory. For more

information on how to transfer contacts from

your SIM card to your cell phone memory,

see the user’s manual of your cell phone.

• For Android and Blackberry

cell phones, you may also

download your cell phone

directory to your LS6181 via

the VTech Contact Share

application. Go to

www.vte chphones.com/apps / contact _shar e

for application download.

Using the handset menu

1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

2. Press or until the screen displays the

desired feature menu.

3. Press SELECT.

• To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.

• To return to idle mode, press and hold

CANCEL.

Telephone settings

Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*).

Settings

menu

Description Options

LCD

language

Set the handset

display language.

English*

Français

Español

Voicemail #

Set the voicemail

number for

speed dialing.

Voicemail #

_

Clr

voicemail

Turn off the

voicemail

indicators (see

the note below).

Reset VM Icon?

Key tone

Set whether the

handset beeps

whenever a key

is pressed.

Key tone:On*

Key tone:Off

Home area

code

Set the home

area code so

that the caller ID

log stores only

seven digits for

local telephone

numbers.

Home area code

_ _ _

Dial mode

Set the

telephone to be

touch-tone or

pulse dialing.

Touch-tone*

Pulse

Use the Clr voicemail feature when the

telephone indicates there is new voicemail but

there is none. For example, when you have

accessed your voicemail messages while away

from home. The Clr voicemail feature only

turns off the indicators ; it does not delete your

voicemail messages. As long as you have new

voicemail messages, your telephone service

provider continues to send the signal that turns

on the indicators.

The following are some of the telephone features

you may wish to set. Refer to Telephone settings

in the online Complete user’s manual for complete

instructions on setting all telephone features.

Handset ringer volume

You can adjust the handset ringer volume level, or

turn the ringer off.

1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2. Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT.

3. Scroll to choose Home volume or Cell volume,

then press SELECT.

4. Press q or p to sample each volume level,

then press SELECT to save.

When the ringer volume is set to Off, the

handset still rings when you press /FIND

HANDSET at the telephone base.

Telephone base ringer volume

Press p /VOL+ or q/VOL- on the telephone base

to adjust the ringer volume when the telephone

base is not in use.

When you set the ringer volume to zero, the base

ringer is off. The telephone base announces, “Base

ringer is off.”

Ringer tone

You can choose from different ringer tones for

each handset.

1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2. Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT.

3. Scroll to choose Home ringtone or Cell

ringtone, then press SELECT.

4. Press q or p to sample each ringer tone, then

press SELECT to save.

If you turn off the ringer volume, you will not hear

ringer tone samples.

Auto answer

When the auto answer feature turns on, the

handset answers a call automatically whenever

you pick it from the telephone base or a charger

when there is an incoming call.

1. Press MENU on the handset.

2. Use the dialing keys to enter 5463 .

3. Press SELECT to select Auto Answer.

4. Press q or p to choose Answer:Off or

Answer:On.

5. Press SELECT to save your selection. The

handset returns to idle mode.

Quiet mode

You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of

time. During this period, all tones (except paging

tone) are muted. When you turn on the quiet mode,

the answering system turns on automatically.

1. Press and hold when the handset is not

in use.

2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the duration

(hour), then press SELECT to save.

• To turn off the quiet mode, press and hold

on the handset when the phone is not

in use.

Set date and time

If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month

and time are set automatically with each incoming

call. You can also set the date and time manually.

1. Press MENU on the handset when not in use.

2. Scroll to Set date/time and then press

SELECT.

3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month

(MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press

SELECT.

4. Use the dialing keys (0 -9) to enter the hour (HH)

and minute (MM). Then press

q or p

to choose

AM or PM.

5. Press SELECT.

Telephone operation

Make a home call

• Press or , and

then dial the telephone

number.

Make a cell call

1. Press

. Scroll to

select the desired cell

phone when necessary,

then press SELECT.

2. Enter the telephone

number and then press

to dial.

While using the cell line,

place your cell phone

closer to the telephone

base, and make sure

that there are no physical obstacles between

the telephone base and the cell phone, such as

large furniture or thick walls.

Answer a home/cell call

• Press

, , or any dialing key.

-OR-

• Pick up the handset from the telephone base

when the auto answer feature is turned on.

End a home/cell call:

• Press OFF or put the handset back in the

telephone base.

Handset speakerphone

• During a call, press to switch between the

handset speakerphone and the handset

earpiece.

Volume

• During a call, press p / VOLUME or

q/VOLUME.

Mute

The mute function allows you to hear the other party

but the other party cannot hear you.

1. During a call, press MUTE. The handset

displays Muted.

2. Press MUTE again to resume the conversation.

The handset displays Microphone on briefly.

Call waiting

When you subscribe to call waiting service from

your telephone service provider, you hear an alert

tone if there is an incoming call while you are

already on a call.

Call waiting on the home line:

• Press FLASH to put the current call on hold and

take the new call.

• Press FLASH at any time to switch back and

forth between calls.

Call waiting on the cell line:

• Press to put the current call on hold and

take the new call.

• Press at any time to switch back and forth

between calls.

Temporary ringer silencing

When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily

silence the telephone base/handset ringer without

disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally

at the preset volume.

To silence the handset ringer:

• Press OFF or MUTE on the handset.

displays and Ringer muted displays briefly.

To silence the telephone base ringer:

• Press q/VOL- on the telephone base.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can

switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing temporarily

during a call.

1. During a call, press on the handset.

2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant

number. The telephone sends touch-tone

signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing

mode after you end the call.

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