VTech Telecommunications 80 9385 00 User Manual

Abridged user’s manual

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Compatible with

Hearing Aid T-Coil

TIA-1083

LS6181/LS6181-13/LS6181-15/LS6181-16/
LS6181-17

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone with

BLUETOOTH® wireless technology

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used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and cochlear implants. The TIA-1083
Compliant Logo is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association.
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latest energy efciency guidelines.

Introduction

To help protect the environment, this abridged user’s manual provides you with 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 13 of this
user’s manual.

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Parts checklist

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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

Abridged user’s manual

Battery compartment
cover

Abridged user’s manual Quick start guide

Telephone base installation

Install the telephone base as shown below.

Telephone wall jack

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.

Telephone line cord

Telephone base

Quick start guide

Telephone line cord

Battery

Electrical outlet
(not controlled by
a wall switch)

Telephone ba s e
power adapter

Use only the power adapter and battery supplied with this product. To order a replacement, visit our

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

Even if you do not subscribe to any conventional telephone service, you can still use the cell line

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alone without plugging in a telephone line cord.

If you subscribe to telephone service from a cable company or a VoIP service provider, contact your

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cable/VoIP service provider for more information.

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Battery installation

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

Install the battery as shown below.

Insert the battery connector securely

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

Slide the battery compartment cover

3.
towards the center of the handset until it
clicks into place.

2.

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

Place the handset on the telephone base

4.
to charge.

CHARGE light
remains on
when charging.

IMPORTANT:

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.

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It may be a wiring problem. If you have changed your telephone ser vice to digital service from a cable

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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.

Battery charging

Once you have installed the battery, the handset screen indicates the battery status. 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 ashes.

The screen displays
Low battery and ashes.

The screen displays
HANDSET 1.

The battery has no or very
little charge. The handset cannot

Charge without interruption
(at least 30 minutes).

be used.

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

Charge without interruption
(about 30 minutes).

The battery is charged. To keep the battery charged,

place it in the telephone base
when not in use.

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Handset overview

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1 – /p/VOLUME

Review the directory when the phone is not

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in use.
Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,

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caller ID log or redial list.
Move the cursor to the right when entering

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numbers or names.
Increase the listening volume during a call or

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message playback.

2 –

Make or answer a cell call.

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Answer an incoming cell call when you hear a

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call waiting alert.

3 –

Make or answer a home call.

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Answer an incoming home call when you hear a

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call waiting alert.

4 – 1

Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of

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the caller ID log entr y before dialing or saving it
to the directory.

Set or dial your voicemail number.

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5 – Dialing keys

Enter numbers or characters.

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Answer an incoming call.

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6 –

Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call.

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7 –

Make a home call using the handset

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speakerphone.
Answer a call using the handset speakerphone.

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Switch between the speakerphone and the

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handset earpiece.

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8 – REDIAL/PAUSE

Review the redial list.

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Insert a dialing pause.

9 – MENU/SELETE

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Show the menu.
While in a menu, press to select an item or save

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an entry or setting.

10 – OFF/CANCEL

Hang up a call.

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Return to the previous menu or idle mode

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without making changes.

Delete digits while predialing.

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Silence the handset ringer temporarily while

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the phone is ringing.

Erase the missed call indicator while the

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handset is not in use.

11 – CID/q/VOLUME

Review the caller ID log when the phone is not

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in use.

Scroll down while in a menu, or in the

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directory, caller ID log or redial list.

Move the cursor to the left when entering

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numbers or names.

Decrease the listening volume during a call or

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message playback.

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Show other dialing options when reviewing a

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caller ID log entry.

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

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13 – MUTE/DELETE

Mute the microphone during a call.

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Silence the handset ringer temporarily while

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the phone is ringing.

Delete the displayed entry while reviewing the

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directory, caller ID log or redial list.

Delete digits while predialing.

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Telephone base overview

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1 – /ANS ON/OFF

Turn on or off the answering system.

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2 – /FIND HANDSET

Page all system handsets.

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3 – Message window

4 – IN USE light

5 – /REPEAT

Repeat a message.

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Press twice to play the previous message.

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6 – /PLAY/STOP

Play messages.

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Stop playing messages.

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Bluetooth

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7 – X/DELETE

Delete the playing message.

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8 – p/VOL+ and q/VOL-

Adjust the listening volume.

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Adjust the telephone base ringer volume.

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9 – CHARGE light

10 – /SKIP

Skip to the next message.

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11 – /CELL1 light and /CELL2 light

12 – /CELL1 and /CELL2

Pair or replace cell phones.

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To use a Bluetooth enabled cell phone with your LS6181, you must rst pair and connect your
Bluetooth cell phone(s) with the telephone base. All LS6181 handsets can be used to 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 sufcient 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 rst Bluetooth cell phone

Press and hold /CELL1 on the telephone base for about four seconds until you hear two

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beeps and the /CELL1 light ashes.

Turn on the Bluetooth feature of your cell phone. Once your cell phone nds your VTech phone

2.

(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

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the telephone base is 0000.

Download directory

Press MENU on the handset when the phone is not in use.

1.

Scroll to Bluetooth then press SELECT.

2.

Scroll to Download dir then press SELECT.

3.

Scroll to select the desired cell phone, then press SELECT.

4.

For Android and Blackberry cell phones, you may also download your cell

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phone directory to your LS6181 via the VTech Contact Share application.
Go to www.vtechphones.com/apps/contact _share for application download.