VTech LS6195-13, LS6195, LS6195-15, LS6195-16, LS6195-17 User Manual

Abridged user’s manual

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Compatible with

Hearing Aid T-Coil

TIA-1083

Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :

(2.4V Ni-MH)

WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT :

DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES.

NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES.

Made in China / Fabriqué en chine

THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT

LS6195/LS6195-13/LS6195-15/
LS6195-16/LS6195-17

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone

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Telephones identified 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.

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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 efficiency guidelines.

Introduction

To help protect the environment, this Abridged user’s manual provides you with
the basic installation and use instructions. A limited set of features are described
in abbreviated form.

Please refer to the online Complete user’s manual for a full set of installation and
operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com.

Before using this VTech product, please read Important safety instructions on
page 11 of this user’s manual.

Parts checklist

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

Handset Telephone base

Battery compartment

Battery

cover

Telephone line cord

Abridged user’s manual

Abridged user’s manual Quick start guide

Telephone base
power adapter

Quick start guide

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Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :
(2.4V Ni-MH)
WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT :
DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES.
NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES.
Made in China / Fabriqué en chine

THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT

Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :
(2.4V Ni-MH)
WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT :
DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES.
NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES.
Made in China / Fabriqué en chine

THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT

Battery Pack / Bloc-piles :
(2.4V Ni-MH)
WARNING / AVERTISSEMENT :
DO NOT BURN OR PUNCTURE BATTERIES.
NE PAS INCINÉRER OU PERCER LES PILES.
Made in China / Fabriqué en chine

THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT

Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base as shown below.

Telephone wall jack

Electrical outlet
(not controlled

Telephone line cord

by a wall switch)

A DSL filter (not included) is

Telephone base
power adapter

required if you have DSL
high-speed Internet service.

The DSL filter must be
plugged into the telephone
wall jack.

Telephone base

Use only the power adapter and battery supplied with this product. To order a

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replacement, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 [phone].
In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call 1 [phone].

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

Insert the battery connector securely

1. Place the battery with the label
into the socket as shown below.

2.
THIS SIDE UP facing up and
the wires inside the battery
compartment.

Slide the battery compartment cover

3. Place the handset in the telephone
towards the center of the handset until

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base to charge.

it clicks into place.

CHARGE light remains
on when charging.

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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
when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 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 screen displays
HANDSET 1.

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

The battery is charged. To keep the battery charged,

Handset overview

/ /VOLUME

Review the directory when the

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phone is not in use.
Increase the listening volume

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during a call or message
playback.

Scroll up while in a menu, or

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in the directory, caller ID log or
redial list.

Move the cursor to the right when

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entering numbers or names.

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press repeatedly to review the

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redial list.
Press and hold to insert a

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dialing pause while dialing or
entering a number.

/FLASH

Make or answer a call.

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Answer another incoming call

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during a call.

1/

Press repeatedly to add or

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remove 1 in front of the caller ID
log entry before dialing or saving
it to the directory.

Press and hold to set or dial your

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voicemail number.

Dialing keys

Enter numbers or characters.

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Answer an incoming call.

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Switch to tone dialing

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temporarily during a call.

Make or answer a call using the

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handset speakerphone.
During a call, press to switch between

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the speakerphone and the handset.

Telephone base overview

Charge without interruption
(about 30 minutes).

place it in the telephone base
when not in use.

CID/ /VOLUME

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Review the caller ID log when
the phone is not in use.

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Decrease the listening volume
during a call or message
playback.

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Scroll down while in a menu, or
in the directory, caller ID log or
redial list.

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Move the cursor to the left when
entering numbers or names.

MENU/SELECT

Show the menu.

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While in a menu, press to

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select an item, or save an
entry or setting.

OFF/CANCEL

Hang up a call.

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Silence the ringer temporarily

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while the handset is ringing.
Press and hold to erase the

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missed call indicator while the
handset is not in use.

Press to return to the previous

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menu, or press and hold to
return to idle mode, without
making changes.

Press and hold to set and turn

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on the quiet mode, or turn it off.
Press repeatedly to show other

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dialing options when reviewing
a caller ID log entry.

INT

Start an intercom conversation

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or transfer a call.

MUTE/DELETE

Mute the microphone during a call.

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Delete digits or characters while using

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the dialing keys.
Silence the ringer temporarily while

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the handset is ringing.
Delete the displayed entry while in the

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directory, caller ID log or redial list.

Bottom of the telephone base

/FIND HANDSET

Press to page the system handset.

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Telephone base overview (continued)

Tap to play or stop playing messages.•

4

Press to repeat the playing message.

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Press twice to play the previous

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message.

/MUTE

Tap to review the directory when

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the phone is not in use.
Tap to return to idle mode while

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in the directory.
Tap to mute the microphone

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during a call.
Tap to silence the ringer

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temporarily while the telephone
base is ringing.

VOL-/

Tap to decrease the

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listening volume during a call
and message playback.

Tap to decrease the

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telephone base ringer volume
when the phone is not in use.

Tap to scroll down while in the

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directory or caller ID log.
Tap to delete digits or characters

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while predialing.

CHARGE light

On when the handset is charging.•

VOL+/

Tap to increase the listening volume during

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a call and message playback.
Tap to increase the telephone base ringer

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volume when the base is not in use.
Tap to scroll up while in the directory or

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caller ID log.

3x

Press to delete the playing message.•

2

Press to skip to the next message.•

1

Press repeatedly to add or

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remove 1 in front of the caller ID
log entry before dialing or saving
it to the directory.

Press and hold to dial your

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voicemail number.

Press repeatedly to show

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other dialing options when
reviewing a caller ID log entry.

Press to switch to tone dialing

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temporarily during a call.

CID/FLASH

Tap to review the caller ID log

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when the phone is not
in use.

Tap to return to idle mode

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while in the caller ID log.
Tap to answer another

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incoming call during a call.

Press to make, answer or end a call

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using the telephone base.

Dialing keys (0-9, & )

Press to enter numbers or

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characters.
Press to answer an incoming call.

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Using the handset menu

1.

Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Press or until the screen displays the desired feature menu.

2.

3.

Press SELECT.
To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.

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To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.

Telephone settings

Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*).

Settings menu Description Options

LCD language

Base LCD lang

Voicemail #

Clr voicemail

Key tone

Home area code

Dial mode

Auto Answer

Set the handset display language.

Set the telephone base display language.

Set the speed dial voicemail number.

Turn off the voicemail indicators (see the
note below).

Set whether the handset beeps whenever a
key is pressed.

Set the home area code so that the caller ID
log stores only seven digits for local
telephone numbers.

Set the telephone to be touch-tone or
pulse dialing.

Set whether the handset answers a call
automatically whenever you pick it from the
telephone base when there is an incoming call.

English*
Français
Español

English*
Français
Español

Voicemail #

Reset VM Icon?

Key tone:On*
Key tone:Off

Home area code

Touch-tone*
Pulse

On*
Off

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Use the Clr voicemail feature when the telephone indicates there is new voicemail

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but there is none. For example, when you have accessed your voicemail 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.

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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.

Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

1.
Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT twice.

2.
Press or to sample each volume level, then press SELECT to save.

3.

When the ringer volume is set to Off, the handset still rings when you press

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/FIND HANDSET at the bottom of the telephone base.

Quiet mode

You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of time. During this period, all tones
(except paging tone) and call screening are muted. When you turn on the quiet
mode, the answering system turns on automatically.

Press and hold when the handset is not in use.

1.
Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the duration (hour), then press SELECT to save.

2.
To turn off the quiet mode, press and hold when the handset is not in use.

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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.

Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

1.
Scroll to Set date/time and then press SELECT.

2.
Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).

3.
Then press SELECT.

Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM).

4.

Then press or to choose AM or PM.
Press SELECT to save.

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Telephone operation

Make a call

Using the handset:

Press or and then dial the telephone number.

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Using the telephone base:

Press and then dial the telephone number.

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Answer a call

Using the handset:

Press , or any dialing key.

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-OR­Pick up the handset from the telephone base when Auto Answer is set to On.

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Using the telephone base:

Press or any dialing key.

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End a call

Using the handset:

Press OFF or put the handset back in the telephone base.

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Using the telephone base:

Press .

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Handset speakerphone

During a call, press to switch between speakerphone and normal handset

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use.

Volume

Using the handset:

During a call, press /VOLUME or /VOLUME to adjust the listening volume.

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Using the telephone base:

During a call, tap VOL+ or VOL- to adjust the listening volume.

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Mute

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

During a call, press MUTE on the handset or tap MUTE on the telephone base.

1.
The screen displays Muted.

Press MUTE on the handset or tap MUTE on the telephone base to resume the

2.
conversation. The screen displays Microphone on briefly.

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