Vtech LS6225 User Manual

User’s manual

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Models:

LS6225/LS6225-2/

LS6225-3/LS6225-4/

LS6225-5/LS6226-2

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 45 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, please visit www.vtechcanada.com.

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 efficiency guidelines.

Table of contents
Getting started..........................	1
Parts checklist.............................	1
Telephone base and charger
installation................................	2
Battery installation and
charging...................................	3
Handset layout............................	4
Telephone base layout................	5
Telephone settings...................	6
Ringer volume (handset).............	6
Ringer tone.................................	6
Key tone......................................	6
LCD language.............................	7
Set date/time...............................	7
Clear voicemail...........................	8
Home area code.........................	8
Answering system set up............	9
Number of rings..........................	9
Remote code ..............................	9
Message alert tone.....................	9
Announcement............................	10
Play your announcement ...........	10
Record your own
announcement ........................	10
Delete your announcement.........	10
Telephone operation................	11
Make a call .................................	11
Predial a call...............................	11
Answer a call...............................	11
End a call....................................	11
Speakerphone ............................	11
Volume........................................	11
Mute............................................	12
Ringer mute................................	12
Call waiting..................................	12
Find handset...............................	12
Chain dialing...............................	13
Multiple handset use...................	14
Intercom......................................	14

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Answer an incoming call
during an intercom call............	14
Share an outside call..................	15
Directory.....................................	16
Store a directory entry................	17
Character chart...........................	18
Search the directory...................	19
Alphabetical search....................	19
Dial a directory entry...................	19
Edit a directory entry...................	20
Delete from the directory............	20
About caller ID............................	21
Call log........................................	22
Missed calls indicator ................	22
Review the call log .....................	23
Make a call log entry ready
to dial.......................................	23
Dial a call log entry ....................	23
Save a call log entry to
the directory.............................	24
Delete from the call log...............	24
Call log display screen
messages................................	25
Redial list....................................	25
Dial a redial entry........................	25
Delete from redial.......................	25
Answering system operation..26
Answering system and
voicemail..................................	26
Message capacity.......................	26
Turn the answering system
on or off...................................	27
Call screening.............................	27
Call intercept...............................	27
Telephone base ringer volume...	27
New message indication.............	28
Message playback......................	28
Delete all old messages..............	29
Record and play memos.............	29
Message window displays..........	30
Remote access...........................	31

Table of contents
Appendix...................................	32
Handset display screen
messages................................	32
Handset and telephone base
indicators.................................	34
Battery.........................................	35
Expand your telephone system...	36
Add and register a handset
(optional)..................................	36
Replace a handset......................	37
Troubleshooting..........................	38
Important safety instructions......	45
Operating range..........................	46
Maintenance...............................	46
About cordless telephones.........	47
The RBRC® seal.........................	47
Warranty.....................................	48
FCC, ACTA and IC regulations...	50
Technical specifications..............	52
Index...........................................	53

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Getting started

Parts checklist

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

Telephone line cord	Charger and charger adapter
	(1 for LS6225-2 and LS6226-2,
	2 for LS6225-3, 3 for LS6225-4
	and 4 for LS6225-5)

Telephone base power adapter

Telephone base	Handset	Battery
	(1 for LS6225,	(1 for LS6225,
	2 for LS6225-2 and	2 for LS6225-2 and
	LS6226-2,	LS6226-2,
	3 for LS6225-3,	3 for LS6225-3.
	4 for LS6225-4	4 for LS6225-4
	and 5 for LS6225-5)	and 5 for LS6225-5)

	Battery compartment cover
	(1 for LS6225, 2 for LS6225-2 and
	LS6226-2, 3 for LS6225-3,	User’s manual	Quick start guide
	4 for LS6225-4 and 5 for LS6225-5)

To purchase replacement batteries or power adapters, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 [phone]. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or dial 1 [phone].

Getting started

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base and charger(s) 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 filter between the telephone line cord and the telephone wall jack. The filter prevents noise and caller ID problems caused by DSL interference. Contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filters.

Telephone		Telephone
		wall jack
base power
			Electrical outlet
adapter	If you have DSL
			not controlled by
	high speed Internet		a wall switch
	service, a DSL
	filter (not included)
	is required.
Electrical outlet			Charger
not controlled by		Telephone	adapter
a wall switch
		line cord

Charger

Telephone base

• Use only the power adapters supplied with this product. To order a replacement, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call

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

•The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor 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.

Getting started

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 or charger. See page 35 for battery operating times.

Battery indicators					Battery status	Action
The screen is blank.					Battery has no charge	Charge until the screen shows
					and the handset cannot	LOW BATTERY (at least 10
					be used.	minutes).
The screen shows					Battery has very little	Charge until the screen shows
PLACE IN CHARGER					charge and the handset	LOW BATTERY (about four
and				flashes.	cannot be used.	minutes).
The screen shows					Battery has enough	Charge until the screen shows
LOW BATTERY,					charge to be used for a	HANDSET X (about one hour).
		flashes, and the			short time.
		handset beeps.
The screen shows					Battery is charged.	To keep the battery charged,
HANDSET X.						place it in the telephone base
						or charger when not in use.

1.If the battery compartment cover is on the handset, press the indentation and slide the cover to remove.

2.Plug the battery connector securely into the socket inside the handset battery compartment, matching the color-coded label.

3.Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside the battery compartment.

4.Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place.

5.Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base or charger. The

	CHARGE light is on when the handset charges.			CHARGE light
	2	3	4
1				5

• When the screen shows LOW BATTERY, the backlight is off.

• If the handset will not be used for a long time, disconnect and remove the battery to prevent possible leakage.

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

Getting started

Handset layout

CHARGE light

On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger (page 3).

/ VOL (Directory)

Press to enter the directory when the telephone is not in use (page 19).

While in a menu, press to scroll up.

During a call, press to increase the listening volume (page 11)

(Speakerphone)

Press to switch between speakerphone and handset (page 11).

Press to make or answer a call (page 11).

During a call, press to receive an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert (page 12).

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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 directory (page 23).

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press to review the redial list (page 25).

While dialing or entering numbers into the directory, press and hold to insert a dialing pause (page 17).

CID / VOL (caller ID)

Press to review the call log when the telephone is not in use (page 23).

While in a menu, press to scroll down.

During a call, press to decrease the listening volume (page 11).

MENU/SELECT

Press to show the menu.

While in a menu, press to select an item, or save an entry or setting.

OFF/CLEAR

During a call, press to hang up (page 11).

While the handset is ringing,

press to silence the ringer temporarily (page 12).

Press and hold while the telephone is not in use to erase the missed calls

indicator (page 22).

During programming, press to exit without making changes.

#

Press repeatedly to show other dialing options when reviewing

a call log entry (page 23).

	INT (intercom)
	Press to initiate an intercom
	conversation or transfer a call
	(page 14).
	MUTE/REMOVE
	While on a call, press to mute the
	microphone (page 12).
	While reviewing the call log, directory or
	redial list, press to delete an individual
	entry (page 24, page 20 and page 25
	respectively).
	Press to delete digits when predialing
4	(page 11).

Getting started

Telephone base layout

Message window

Shows the number of messages and other answering system information (page 30).

/REPEAT

Press to repeat a message or press twice to play previous message (page 28).

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.

ANS ON/OFF

Press to turn the answering system on or off (page 27).

FIND HANDSET

Press to page all system handsets.

X/DELETE

Press to delete the message currently playing (page 28).

When the phone is not in use, press twice to delete all previously reviewed messages (page 29).

VOICEMAIL light

Flashes when you have new voicemail. Voicemail service is offered by your telephone service provider, and is different from answering system messages (page 8).

VOL

Press to adjust the volume during playback (page 28).

When the phone is not in use, press to adjust the telephone base ringer volume (page 27).

/SKIP

Press to skip to the next message (page 28).

/PLAY/STOP

Press to play messages (page 28).

Press to stop message playback (page 28).

•Clean your telephone only with a dry non-abrasive cloth. Using a dampened cloth or cleaning solvents of any kind might activate the buttons on the telephone base.

•If you unplug the telephone before cleaning, remember to reset the clock when done.

Telephone settings

Ringer volume (handset)

You can set the ringer volume or turn the ringer off.

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or to select >RINGER VOLUME, then press

MENU/SELECT.

3.Press or to adjust the volume. A sample of each ringer volume plays as you scroll through the choices.

4.Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.

>RINGER VOLUME RINGER TONE

RINGER VOLUME

•Setting the volume to the lowest level turns off the ringer. A ringer off icon appears.

•See page 27 to set the telephone base ringer volume.

Ringer tone

You can choose from different ringer tones.

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or to select >RINGER TONE, then press

MENU/SELECT.

3.Press or to select the desired ringer tone. A sample of each ringer tone plays as you scroll through the choices.

4.Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.

>RINGER TONE KEY TONE

RINGER TONE 1

If you turn off the ringer volume, you will not hear ringer tone samples.

Key tone

You can turn the key tone on or off.

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or to select >KEY TONE, then press

MENU/SELECT.

3.Press or to choose ON or OFF.

4.Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.

>KEY TONE

LCD LANGUAGE

KEY TONE

ON

>SET DATE/TIME CLR VOICEMAIL

SET DATE 12/25/08

SET TIME 03:18 AM

Telephone settings

LCD language

You can select ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS or ESPAÑOL to be used in all screen displays.

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press or to select >LCD LANGUAGE, then press

MENU/SELECT.

3.Press or to scroll through the choices.

4.Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.

Set date/time

>LCD LANGUAGE SET DATE/TIME

LCD LANGUAGE ENGLISH

The answering system announces the day and time of the message prior to playing it. Before using the answering system, set the date and time as follows. If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day,

month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. However, the year must be correct so that the day of

the week can be calculated from the caller ID information.

1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2. Press or to select >SET DATE/TIME, then press

MENU/SELECT.

3. Press the dialing keys (0-9) to enter a two-digit number or press or until the screen displays the correct

value. Press MENU/SELECT to advance.

4. Repeat step 3 until the date and time are set.

If the date and time are not set, the system announces, “Time and day not set,” before each message plays.

>HOME AREA CODE ANS. SYSTEM

>CLR VOICEMAIL HOME AREA CODE

Telephone settings

Clear voicemail

If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, NEW VOICEMAIL and appear on the handset, and the

VOICEMAIL light on the telephone base flashes when you have new voicemail messages. Contact your telephone service provider for more information and assistance about using your voicemail service.

After you have listened to all new voicemail messages, the indicators on both the handset and telephone base turn off automatically.

Use the clear voicemail feature when the telephone indicates that there is new voicemail but there is none (for example, when you have accessed your voicemail while away from home). Clearing the voicemail waiting indicator 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 to turn on the indicators.

To manually turn off these indicators:

1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.	Press	or to select >CLR VOICEMAIL, then
							TURN OFF
	press	MENU/SELECT. The screen shows TURN OFF
							INDICATOR?
	INDICATOR?
3.	Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.

• Your telephone service provider might alert you to new messages with a stutter (broken) dial tone. Contact your service provider for details.

•Voicemail is different from answering system messages recorded in your answering system. For more information about the difference, see page 26.

Home area code

If you dial your local calls using only seven digits (area code not required), you can program your home area code so that when you

receive a call within your local area, the telephone number is automatically stored without the area code in the call log.

1. Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

	2. Press	or to select >HOME AREA CODE, then
			HOME AREA CODE
	press	MENU/SELECT. The stored home area code
			800
	appears with the last digit flashing.

3.Use the dialing keys to enter the desired home area code.

•Press MUTE/REMOVE to delete a digit.

•Press and hold MUTE/REMOVE to delete the entire entry.

4.Press MENU/SELECT to confirm.

If, in the future, your telephone service provider requires you to dial the area code when making a local call, delete the home area code you have

already programmed by pressing MUTE/REMOVE. After you have deleted the programmed home area code, ___ appears.

Answering system settings

Answering system set up

Use a system handset to change your answering system settings.

Number of rings

You can choose from two, four, or six rings; or toll saver. With toll saver selected, the answering system answers after two rings when you have new messages, and after four rings when you have no new messages. This enables you to check for new messages and avoid paying unnecessary long distance charges if you are calling from out of your local area.

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to select >ANS. SYSTEM.

3.Press or to select >ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press or to select ># OF RINGS, then press MENU/SELECT.

5.Press or to choose from 2, 4, 6 or TOLL SAVER, then press

MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.

Remote code

A two-digit security code is required to access the answering system remotely from any touch tone telephone. The preset code is 19. You can set the code from 10 to 99.

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to select >ANS. SYSTEM.

3.Press or to select >ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press or to select >REMOTE CODE, then press MENU/SELECT.

5.Press or to select from 10 to 99, then press MENU/SELECT to confirm.

Message alert tone

This telephone can beep every 10 seconds to alert you of new messages. The tone stops when all new messages have been reviewed.

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to select >ANS. SYSTEM.

3.Press or to select >ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press or to select >MSG ALERT TONE, then press MENU/SELECT.

5.Press or to select from ON or OFF, then press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection.

The answering system must be turned on for the message alert tone to function.

Answering system settings

Announcement

The telephone is preset with a greeting that answers calls with “Hello, please leave a message after the tone.” You can use this preset announcement, or replace it with your own.

Play your announcement

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to select >ANS. SYSTEM.

3.Press or to select >ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press or to select >ANNOUNCEMENT, then press MENU/SELECT.

5.The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” Press 2 to play.

Record your own announcement

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to select >ANS. SYSTEM.

3.Press or to select >ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press or to select >ANNOUNCEMENT, then press MENU/SELECT.

5.The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” Press 7 to record.

6.The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.”

7.After the tone, speak towards the microphone of the handset.

8.Press 5 when finished.

9.The answering system automatically plays back the newly recorded announcement. Press 5 to stop the playback at anytime; 2 to replay the recorded announcement; or 7 to record again if desired.

• Your announcement can be up to 90 seconds in length.

• Announcements shorter than two seconds will not be recorded.

Delete your announcement

1.Press MENU/SELECT to show the menu when the handset is not in use.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to select >ANS. SYSTEM.

3.Press or to select >ANS SYS SETUP, then press MENU/SELECT.

4.Press or to select >ANNOUNCEMENT, then press MENU/SELECT.

5.The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” Press 3 to delete your own recorded announcement.

When your announcement is deleted, calls are answered with the preset announcement.

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Telephone operation

Make a call

1. Press or . You hear a dial tone.

2. Dial the number.

Predial a call

1. Dial the number.

2. Press or .

Answer a call

Press , or any of the dialing keys (0-9, #, *).

• The screen shows the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds).

•When predialing (preview numbers before dialing), press MUTE/REMOVE or OFF/CLEAR to backspace and delete; press and hold REDIAL/PAUSE to insert a dialing pause (a p appears).

End a call

Press OFF/CLEAR or put the handset in the telephone base or charger.

Speakerphone

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

Volume

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

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Telephone operation

Mute

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

1. During a call, press MUTE/REMOVE on the handset. The handset screen shows MUTED for a few seconds and MUTE appears until mute function is turned off.

2.Press MUTE/REMOVE again to resume the conversation. The handset screen temporarily shows

MICROPHONE ON.

Ringer mute

When the telephone is ringing, press OFF/CLEAR or MUTE/REMOVE to temporarily silence the ringer without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally.

Call waiting

PHONE 0:00:00

MUTED

MUTE

RINGER MUTE

If you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider, you will hear an alert tone if there is an incoming call while you are on another call.Press to put your current call on hold and take the new call. Press at any time to switch back and forth between calls.

Find handset

Use this feature to page all system handsets.

1.Press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base. All idle handsets ring and the screens show ** PAGING **.

2.To end paging, press , , any dialing keys (0-9, #, *), or press FIND HANDSET on the telephone base.

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Telephone operation

Chain dialing

Use this feature to initiate a dialing sequence from numbers stored in the directory, call log or redial while you are on a call.

Chain dialing can be useful if you wish to access other numbers (such as bank account information or access codes) from the directory, call log or redial list.

To access a number in the directory while on a call:

1.Press MENU/SELECT twice to select >DIRECTORY.

2.Scroll to the desired entry by pressing or .

3.Press MENU/SELECT to dial the displayed number.

To access a number in the call log while on a call:

1.Press MENU/SELECT and then press or to highlight >CALL LOG.

2.Press MENU/SELECT to select.

3.Scroll to the desired entry by pressing or .

4.Press MENU/SELECT to dial the displayed number.

To access the last number on the redial list while on a call:

Press REDIAL/PAUSE to dial. Press REDIAL/PAUSE again within two seconds to cancel the chain dialing.

• You cannot edit a directory entry while on a call. For more details about the directory, see page 16.

•You cannot copy a call log entry into the directory while on a call. For more details about call log, see page 22.

•If you press REDIAL/PAUSE while on a call, you can only view the most recent call, and you cannot erase the entry. For more details about the redial memory, see page 25.

•Press and hold OFF/CLEAR to exit redial, directory or call log when you are on a call.

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Telephone operation

Multiple handset use

You can use up to two system handsets at a time on an outside call. If a handset is already on a call and you would like to join the call, press or on another handset to join the call.

To end the call, press OFF/CLEAR or place the handset in the telephone base or charger. The call will not be terminated until all handsets hang up.

You can buy additional expansion handsets (model LS6205) for this telephone base. You can register up to 12 handsets to the telephone base.

The first nine handsets that you register are named HANDSETS 1-9. Use the handset number to intercom and transfer calls. Although the names

for handsets 10-12 appear in their displays as 10-12, when you intercom or transfer to one of them, you must use *0 for HANDSET 10, *1 for

HANDSET 11, and *2 for HANDSET 12.

Intercom

Use the intercom feature for conversation between two system handsets.

1. Press INT on your handset when not in use.		INTERCOM TO:
•	If you have a two-handset system, your handset
	screen shows CALLING OTHER HANDSET.
•	If you have more than two handsets, your screen
	shows INTERCOM TO:. Use the dialing keys to		CALLING
	select the other handset. Your handset screen shows		OTHER HANDSET
	CALLING HANDSET X.
The other handset rings and its screen shows either
OTHER HANDSET IS CALLING or HANDSET X IS			OTHER HANDSET
CALLING.			IS CALLING
2. To answer the intercom call, press , , INT, or
any dialing keys (0-9, #, *) on the other handset. Both
handsets now show INTERCOM.		INTERCOM
3. To end an intercom call, press INT, OFF/CLEAR, or place
the handset back in the telephone base or charger.

• You can cancel the intercom call before it is answered

by pressing OFF/CLEAR or INT on your originating handset.

•If the other handset does not answer the intercom call within 100 seconds,

is in the directory or call log, or is out of range, your originating handset screen shows UNABLE TO CALL TRY AGAIN and returns to idle mode.

•Press OFF/CLEAR or MUTE/REMOVE on the other handset to temporarily silence the intercom ringer.

•You can use a maximum of four handsets at a time. When two handsets are used on an intercom call, use two other system handsets for an outside call.

Answer an incoming call during an intercom call

When you receive an incoming outside call during an intercom call, there is an alert tone.

•To answer the call, press . The intercom call ends automatically.

•To end the intercom call without answering the incoming call, press OFF/CLEAR.

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