VTech LS6217 User Manual
User’s manual
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Model:
LS6217
Congratulations
T
Compatible with
Hearing Aid T-Coil
TIA-1083
on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please
read the Important safety instructions on page 33 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
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Table of contents
Getting started .........................1
Parts checklist ............................1
Telephone base installation .......2
Battery installation and
charging ..................................3
Changeable handset bracket .....4
Changeable telephone base
bracket ....................................5
Handset image card ...................6
Handset layout ...........................8
Telephone base layout ...............9
Telephone settings ..................10
Ringer volume ............................10
Ringer tone .................................10
Key tone .....................................10
LCD language ............................11
Set date/time ..............................11
Clear voicemail ...........................12
Home area code .........................12
Telephone operation ................13
Make a call ................................13
Predial a call ...............................13
Answer a call ..............................13
End a call ....................................13
Volume .......................................13
Mute ...........................................14
Ringer mute ................................14
Call waiting .................................14
Find handset...............................14
Chain dialing...............................15
Directory .....................................16
Store a directory entry ................16
Character chart ..........................17
Search the directory ...................18
Alphabetical search ....................18
Dial a directory entry ..................18
Edit a directory entry ..................19
Delete from the directory ............19
About caller ID ............................20
Call log .......................................21
Missed calls indicator ................21
Review the call log ....................22
Make a call log entry ready
to dial ......................................22
Dial a call log entry ....................23
Save a call log entry to the
directory ..................................23
Delete from the call log ..............23
Call log display screen
messages ................................24
Redial list ....................................24
Dial a redial entry .......................24
Delete from redial .......................24
Appendix ...................................25
Handset display screen
messages ................................25
Handset and telephone base
indicators ................................26
Battery ........................................27
Troubleshooting ..........................28
Important safety instructions ......33
Operating range .........................34
Maintenance ...............................34
About cordless telephones.........35
The RBRC® seal .........................35
Warranty .....................................36
FCC, ACTA and IC regulations .. 38
Technical specications .............40
Index ..........................................41
Getting started
Parts checklist
Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and
original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.
Handset image
cards (9)
Telephone base with
telephone base bracket
installed
cover
To purchase a replacement battery or power adapter, 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.
Clear plastic
covers (3)
Telephone base brackets (2) Telephone base
BatteryBattery compartment
Handset with
handset bracket
installed
Telephone line cord
Handset brackets (2)
1
power adapter
User’s manual
Getting started
Telephone base installation
Install the telephone base as shown below. The telephone base is designed
for tabletop use only.
Make sure that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch.
If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet service
through your telephone line, you must install a DSL lter between the
telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack. The lter prevents noise and
caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Contact your DSL service
provider for more information about DSL lters.
Telephone
wall jack
If you have DSL
high speed Internet
service, a DSL
lter (not included)
is required.
Telephone line cord
Telephone base
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 power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or
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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.
Telephone base
power adapter
Electrical outlet
not controlled by
a wall switch
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Battery installation and charging
Install the battery as shown below. After installing the battery, you might
be able to make and receive short calls. For best performance, charge the
handset for at least 16 hours before use. When not in use, place the handset
in the telephone base. See page 27 for battery operating times.
Battery indicators Battery status Action
The screen is blank. Battery has no charge
The screen shows
PLACE IN CHARGER
and ashes.
The screen shows
LOW BATTERY,
ashes, and the
handset beeps.
The screen shows
HANDSET.
Plug the battery connector securely into the socket inside the handset
1.
and the handset cannot
be used.
Battery has very little
charge and the handset
cannot be used.
Battery has enough
charge to be used for a
short time.
Battery is charged. To keep the battery charged,
battery compartment, matching the color-coded label.
Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires
2.
inside the battery compartment.
Align the cover at against the battery compartment, then slide it towards the
3.
center of the handset until it clicks into place. If you wish to add a handset
image card onto the handset, go to Handset image card on page 6.
Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base. The CHARGE
4.
light is on when the handset charges.
1
2
3
Charge until the screen shows
LOW BATTERY (at least 10
minutes).
Charge until the screen shows
LOW BATTERY (about four
minutes).
Charge until the screen shows
HANDSET (about one hour).
place it in the telephone base
when not in use.
4
CHARGE
light
When the screen shows LOW BATTERY, the backlight is off.
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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 replacement batteries, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com
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or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call
1 (800) 267-7377.
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Changeable handset bracket
Your telephone comes with two additional handset brackets. If desired,
change it to suit your mood or match your room decor.
To remove the handset bracket:
Remove the handset image card and the clear plastic cover, if any. See
1.
To remove the handset image card on page 7 for removal instruction.
Otherwise, go to step 2.
Remove the battery compartment cover, if any. Press down rmly on
2.
the top center of the battery compartment cover and slide downwards to
detach from the handset.
Pull out the large tabs on both ends of the handset bracket away from the
3.
slots on the handset, see Figure 1.
Pull the handset bracket away from the handset so that its small tabs
4.
release from the slots of the handset, see Figure 2.
Push the handset bracket up to remove it from the handset, see Figure 3.
5.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
To install a handset bracket:
Choose a desired handset bracket.
1.
Align the handset bracket against the handset so that the top of the
2.
handset bracket rests on the CHARGE light of the handset, see Figure 4.
Make sure the large tabs on the handset bracket are facing up. Slide the
3.
handset bracket down onto the top of the handset, see Figure 5.
Press the small tabs down into the slots on both sides of the handset until
4.
they lock into place securely, see Figure 6.
Press the large tabs on both sides of the handset bracket into the slots on
5.
the handset, see Figure 7.
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
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Changeable telephone base bracket
Your telephone comes with two additional telephone base brackets. If
desired, change it to suit your mood or match your room decor.
To remove the telephone base bracket:
Hold the telephone base with both hands. Put your thumbs on the
1.
telephone base bracket as shown below. Push the telephone base bracket
away from the telephone base.
Lift the tabs on the telephone base bracket up and away from the slots on
2.
the telephone base.
Remove the telephone base bracket from the telephone base.
3.
1
To install a telephone base bracket:
Choose a desired telephone base bracket.
1.
Align the telephone base bracket against the back of the telephone base.
2.
Push the telephone base bracket towards the telephone base until its tabs
3.
click into the slots on the telephone base securely.
2 3
1 2
3
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Handset image card
Your telephone comes with nine handset image cards. If desired, attach one
onto the back of the handset. You can also create your own image card.
To create your own handset image card:
Use a supplied handset image card as a template to cut a desired image so
that it fits onto the back of the handset.
You can also go to www.vtechphones.com and use the online tool to create
your own handset image card.
To install a handset image card:
If the battery compartment cover is attached to the handset, you must
1.
remove it before installing a handset image card. Press down firmly on
the top center of the battery compartment cover and slide downwards to
detach from the handset.
Choose a desired handset image card and place the provided clear plastic
2.
cover on top of the chosen handset image card.
Slide the handset image card and the clear plastic cover from the bottom
3.
of the handset upwards until they reach the top of the handset.
Lift up the end of the clear plastic cover and handset image card.
4.
Align the battery compartment cover flat against the battery compartment,
5.
then slide it towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place.
Insert the tab at end of the clear plastic cover into the slot at the bottom
6.
part of the handset.
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To remove the handset image card:
Press down rmly on the top center of the battery compartment cover and
1.
slide downwards to detach it from the handset.
Slide the clear plastic cover and handset image card down and away from
2.
the handset.
Align the battery compartment cover at against the battery compartment,
3.
then slide it towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place.
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Getting started
Handset layout
MENU/SELECT
Press to show the menu.
While in a menu, press to
select an item, or save an
entry or setting.
VOL-/ /CID
Press to review the call log
when the telephone is not
in use (page 22).
While in a menu, press to
scroll down.
During a call, press to lower
the listening volume (page 13).
Press to make or answer a
call (page 13).
During a call, press to receive
an incoming call when you
receive a call waiting alert
(page 14).
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While reviewing a call log
entry, press repeatedly to
add or remove 1 in front of
the telephone number before
dialing or saving it in the
director y (page 22).
REDIAL/PAUSE
Press to review the redial list
(page 24).
While dialing or entering
numbers into the director y,
press and hold to insert a
dialing pause (page 16).
MUTE
While on a call, press to mute
the microphone (page 14).
Charge light
On when the handset is
charging in the telephone
base (page 3).
VOL+/ /
Press to enter the directory
when the telephone is not
in use (page 18).
While in a menu, press to
scroll up.
During a call, press to raise the
listening volume (page 13).
OFF/CLEAR
During a call, press to hang up
(page 13).
While the handset is ringing,
press to silence the ringer
temporarily (page 14).
Press and hold while the
telephone is not in use
to erase the missed calls
indicator (page 21).
During programming, press to
exit without making changes.
#
Press repeatedly to show
other dialing options when
reviewing a call log entry
(page 22).
REMOVE
While reviewing the call log,
director y or redial list, press
to delete an individual entr y
(page 23, page 19 and page
24 respectively).
Press to delete digits when
predialing (page 13).
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Telephone base layout
IN USE light
Flashes when there is an
incoming call, or another
telephone sharing the same line
is in use.
On when the handset is in use.
VOICEMAIL light
Flashes when you have new
voicemail, a service offered by
your telephone company.
FIND HANDSET
Press to page the handset.
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Telephone settings
Ringer volume
You can set the ringer volume or turn the ringer off.
Press MENU/SELECT to show 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
3.
ringer volume plays as you scroll through the choices.
Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection.
4.
Setting the volume to the lowest level turns off the ringer. A ringer off icon
appears.
Ringer tone
You can choose from different ringer tones.
Press MENU/SELECT to show 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
3.
sample of each ringer tone plays as you scroll through
the choices.
Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection.
4.
If you turn off the ringer volume, you will not hear ringer tone samples.
>RINGER VOLUME
RINGER TONE
RINGER VOLUME
>RINGER TONE
KEY TONE
RINGER TONE
1
Key tone
You can turn the key tone on or off.
Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the
1.
handset is not in use.
Press or to select >KEY TONE, then press
2.
MENU/SELECT.
Press or to choose ON or OFF.
3.
Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection.
4.
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>KEY TONE
LCD LANGUAGE
KEY TONE
ON
Telephone settings
LCD language
You can select ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS or ESPAÑOL to be
used in all screen displays.
Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the
1.
handset is not in use.
Press or to select >LCD LANGUAGE, then press
2.
MENU/SELECT.
Press or to scroll through the choices.
3.
Press MENU/SELECT to conrm your selection.
4.
Set date/time
If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and
time are set automatically with each incoming call.
To set the date and time manually:
Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the
1.
handset is not in use.
Press or to select >SET DATE/TIME, then press
2.
MENU/SELECT.
Press the dialing keys (0-9) to enter a two-digit number
3.
or press or until the screen displays the correct
value. Press MENU/SELECT to advance.
Repeat step 3 until the date and time are set.
4.
>LCD LANGUAGE
SET DATE/TIME
LCD LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
>SET DATE/TIME
CLR VOICEMAIL
SET DATE
12/25/08
SET TIME
03:18 AM
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