VTech Telecommunications 80 8656 00 User Manual

User’s manual

LS6195

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone

Introduction

To help protect the environment, this 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 complete Online 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
pages 11 and 12 of this user’s manual.

Table of contents

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

Telephone base and charger

installation ......................................2

Battery installation ............................2

Battery charging ................................2

Handset overview..............................3

Telephone base overview .................3

Using the menu .................................4

Telephone settings ............................4

Telephone operation .........................5

Directory ............................................7

Caller ID ............................................8

About the answering system .............8

Answering system settings ..............8

Answering system operation .............9

Troubleshooting ...............................10

Important safety instructions ...........11

Precautions for users of implanted

cardiac pacemakers ....................11

Operating range ..............................11

ECO mode .......................................11

Maintenance ....................................12

About cordless telephones .............12

The RBRC® seal ..............................12

Limited warranty ..............................12

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations .......13

Technical specications ..................14

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
power adapter

User’s manual

Telephone base

Battery compartment cover

Quick start guide

Telephone line cord

Battery

User’s manual

Quick start guide

1

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base and charger as shown below.

Telephone wall jack

Electrical outlet
(not controlled
by a wall switch)

Telephone base
power adapter

Telephone base

Use only the power adapters and batteries 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].

The power adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or oor

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mount position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is
plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

Telephone line cord

A DSL lter (not included) is

required if you have DSL
high-speed Internet service.

The DSL lter must be

plugged into the telephone
wall jack.

Battery installation

Install the battery as shown below.

Place the battery with the label

Plug the battery connector

1.
securely into the socket.

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

4.
base or charger to charge.

it clicks into place.

CHARGE light
remains on
when charging.

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
or charger 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 ashes.

The screen displays
Low battery and ashes.

The screen displays
HANDSET.

Battery has no or very little
charge. The handset cannot
be used.

Battery has enough charge to
be used for a short time.

Battery is charged. To keep the battery charged,

Charge without interruption
(at least 30 minutes).

Charge without interruption
(about 30 minutes).

place it in the telephone base
or charger when not in use.

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Handset overview

/ /VOLUME

Review the director y 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 inser t a

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dialing pause while dialing or
entering a number.

/FLASH

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Make or answer a call.
Answer another incoming call

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during a call.

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Press repeatedly to add or

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

Press and hold to set or dial

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your voicemail number.

Dialing keys

Enter numbers or characters.•

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

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between the speakerphone and
the handset.

Telephone base overview

/PLAY/STOP

Play or stop playing messages.•

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Press to repeat a message.

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Press twice to play the

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previous message.

/MUTE

Review the director y

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when the phone is not
in use.

Mute the microphone

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during a call.

Silence the ringer

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temporarily while the
handset is ringing.

Message window

Shows the number of

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messages, and other
information of the answering
system or telephone base.

CHARGE light

On when the handset

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is charging.

CID/ /VOLUME

Review the caller ID log when

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the phone is not in use.

Decrease the listening volume

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during a call or message
playback.

Scroll down while in a menu, or

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in the directory, caller ID log or
redial list.

Move the cursor to the left when

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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
phone 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

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a call.

Delete digits or characters while

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using the dialling keys.

Silence the ringer temporarily

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while the handset is ringing.

Delete the displayed entry while

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in the directory, caller ID log or
redial list.

3/X

Delete the playing message.

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Press twice to delete all

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previously reviewed
messages when the phone
is not in use.

+ and

VOL

Adjust the volume during

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message playback.

Adjust the telephone base

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ringer volume when the
phone is not in use.

2/

Skip to the next message.•

CID/FLASH

Review the caller ID log

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when the phone is not in
use.

Answer another incoming

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call during a call.

Make or answer a call using

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the handset speakerphone.

During a call, press to switch

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between the speakerphone
and the handset.

VOL-

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Using the menu

1.

Press MENU when the handset is not in use.

2.

Press or until the screen displays the desired feature menu.

3.

Press SELECT.

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To return to the previous menu, press CANCEL.
To return to idle mode, press and hold CANCEL.

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Telephone settings

Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*).

Menu setting Description Options

LCD language Set the screen display language on

Base LCD lang Set the screen display language on the

Voicemail # Set the speed dial voicemail number. Voicemail #

Clr voicemail Turn off the voicemail indicators (see the note

Key tone Set whether the handset beeps whenever a

Home area code Set the home area code so that the caller ID

Dial mode Set the telephone to be touch-tone or pulse

Auto answer Set whether the handset answers a call by

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.

the handset.

telephone base.

below).

key is pressed.

log stores only seven digits for local
telephone numbers.

dialing.

picking up from the telephone base.

English*
Français
Español

English*
Français
Español

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Reset VM Icon?

Key tone:On*
Key tone:Off

Home area code

_ _ _

Touch-tone*
Pulse

On*
Off

The following are some of the telephone features you may wish to set. Refer to
Telephone settings in the Online user’s manual for complete instructions on
setting all telephone features.

Ringer volume (handset)

You can adjust the ringer volume level, or turn the ringer off.

1.

Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT twice.

2.

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

3.

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

FIND HANDSET on 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.

Press and hold when the handset is not in use.

1.

2.

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

2.

Scroll to Set date/time and then press SELECT.
Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).

3.

Then press SELECT.

4.

Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour (HH) and minute (MM).
Then press or to choose AM or PM.

Press SELECT to save.

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Telephone operation

Make a call

Using a 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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-OR-

Enter the telephone number and then press to dial.

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Answer a call

Using a handset:

Press , or any dialing key.

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-OR-

If you set Auto answer to On, pick up the handset

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from the telephone base.

Using the telephone base:

Press or any dialing key.

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End a call

Using a handset:

Press OFF or put the handset to the telephone base.

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Using the telephone base:

Press .

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Speakerphone

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

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Volume

Using a handset:

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

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Using the telephone base:

During a call, press 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. The screen displays Muted.

1.
Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. The screen displays

2.

Microphone on briey.

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.

Press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new call.

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Press FLASH at any time to switch back and forth between calls.

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Temporary ringer silencing

When the telephone is ringing, you can temporarily silence the ringer of that
handset without disconnecting the call. The next call rings normally at the
preset volume.

Using a handset:

Press OFF or MUTE, then displays and Ringer muted displays briey.

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Using the telephone base:

Press MUTE, then displays and Ringer muted displays briey.

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Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you can switch from pulse to touch-tone
dialing temporarily during a call.

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

1.
Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant number. The telephone sends

2.
touch-tone signals.

The telephone automatically returns to pulse dialing mode after you end the call.

3.

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