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User’s manual
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Model:
DS6121
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Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read the Important safety instructions on page 46 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.vtechph
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Table of contents Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Call waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chain dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Telephone base installation . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Battery installation and charging . . . . . . . . . 3 Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mounting
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Table of contents Delete from redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Record a memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Answering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Memo playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Answering system and voicemail. . . . . . . . . 29 Call screening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Message capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Call intercept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Activate the answering system . . . . . . . . . . 30 Mes
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Basic operation Getting started Getting started Parts checklist Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original • To purchase packaging in the event warranty service is necessary. 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. 1. Quick start guide 2. Handset 3. Telephone base 4. Battery compartment with mounting cover bracket
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Getting started Telephone base installation Install the telephone base as shown below. Make sure that the electrical outlet is • Use only the not controlled by a wall switch. If you subscribe to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) power adapter supplied with this high-speed Internet service through your telephone line, you must have a DSL product. To order filter between the telephone base and the telephone wall jack. The filter prevents a replacement, noise and caller ID problems caused by D
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Basic operation Getting started Getting started Battery installation and charging Install the battery as shown below. The battery may have enough charge for short • If the handset will not be used calls. For best performance, charge the handset for at least 16 hours. When the for a long time, battery power is low, the handset will beep, display LOW BATTERY and will disconnect and flash on the handset screen. Place the handset in the telephone base to charge remove the battery the batte
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Getting started Mounting bracket installation Your telephone base comes with the mounting bracket installed for desktop use. If you prefer to mount your telephone on the wall (optional), it is designed to mount on a standard telephone wall plate. Wall mounting bracket installation: 1. Slide the bracket down and away from the telephone base. 2. Tilt the top of the bracket down so that it rests on the base. Align the grooves on the bracket with the tabs on the base. See image 2 below. 3. Slide
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Basic operation Getting started Getting started Mounting bracket installation (continued) Desktop/tabletop bracket installation: Your telephone comes ready for desktop use. If you have repositioned the bracket for wall mounting and now want to return to desktop use, follow the following steps: 1. Remove the bracket from wall mount orientation by sliding it up towards the top of the base. 2. Tilt the top of the bracket up so that the lower portion of the bracket rests on the base. See image 2.
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Getting started Handset layout CHARGE light MUTE • On when the handset is charging in the • While on a call, press to mute microphone. telephone base. REMOVE OFF/CLEAR • While reviewing the call log, press to delete an individual entry, or press and hold to delete • During a call, press to hang up. the entire call log. • While the handset is ringing, press to silence • Press to delete digits when predialing (preview the ringer. numbers before dialing). • Press and hold while the telephone i
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Basic operation Getting started Getting started Telephone base layout X/DELETE Message window • Press to delete message currently • Shows the status and number of playing (page 36). messages (page 39). • Press and hold to delete all old /SKIP messages when the telephone is • Press to skip to the next message not in use (page 37). (page 36). /REPEAT VOL+/ VOL- • Press to repeat a message or • Press to adjust the playback volume press twice to play back previous during playback (page 36).
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Telephone settings Ringer volume (handset) You can change the ringer volume to a comfortable level. The • The ringer will ringer can also be turned off so the telephone does not ring be off if the volume is set to when there are incoming calls. the lowest level, To adjust the ringer volume: and a ringer off icon will be 1. Press VOL or VOL to select the desired ringer volume displayed. when the handset is not in use. 2. When you stop pressing the volume buttons, the setting will b
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Basic operation Telephone settings Telephone settings Ringer tone This menu allows you to choose from different ringer tones. • If the ringer >RINGER TONE volume is turned To choose a ringer tone: KEY TONE off while scrolling 1. Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when the through the handset is not in use. options in the RINGER TONE > 2. Press or to select RINGER TONE, then press menu, the sample RINGER TONE MENU/SELECT. of the ringer will 1 not be heard. 3. Press or to select
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Telephone settings Key tone The handset will beep when you press any handset key. You may turn the key tone on or off. To change the setting: >KEY TONE LANGUAGE 1. Press MENU/SELECT to display the menu when the handset is not in use. > 2. Press or to select KEY TONE, then press MENU/SELECT. KEY TONE ON 3. Press or to choose ON or OFF. 4. Press MENU/SELECT to confirm your selection. You will hear a confirmation tone. Language You can select ENGLISH, FRANÇAIS or ESPAÑOL to b
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Basic operation Telephone settings Telephone settings Clear voice mail If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, • The telephone NEW VOICE MAIL and will appear on the handset, and the VOICEMAIL light service provider may alert you to on the telephone base will flash when you have new voicemail messages. Please new messages contact your local telephone company for more information and assistance about with a stutter using your voicemail service.
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Telephone operation Make a call 1. Press /FLASH or /SPEAKER. • The screen displays the 2. Dial the number. elapsed time as you talk (in hours, -OR- minutes and 1. Dial the number. seconds). • When predialing 2. Press /FLASH or /SPEAKER. (preview numbers before dialing), Answer a call press REMOVE or OFF/CLEAR • Press /FLASH, /SPEAKER or any of the dialing key (0-9, #, ). * to backspace and delete; End a call press and hold REDIAL/PAUSE • Press OFF/CLEAR or put the handset
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Basic operation Telephone operation Telephone operation Mute The mute function allows you to hear the other party while the other party cannot hear you. 1. During a call, press MUTE on the handset. MUTED will be temporarily displayed on the screen, along with the smaller MUTE icon. 2. Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. PHONE 0:00:00 MICROPHONE ON will be temporarily displayed on the MUTED MUTE screen. Ringer mute PHONE 0:00:00 You can mute t
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Telephone operation Chain dialing This feature allows you to initiate a dialing sequence from numbers stored in the • Chain dialing directory, call log or redial list while you are on a call. can be useful To access a number in the directory: if you wish to access numbers 1. Press MENU/SELECT twice to enter the directory menu. other than phone 2. Scroll by pressing or to find the desired entry. numbers (such as bank account 3. Press MENU/SELECT to dial the desired number when it is di
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Basic operation Telephone operation Telephone operation Directory DIRECTORY EMPTY The directory can store up to 50 entries. Each entry may have up to 30 digits for the phone number and 15 characters for the name. • The directory can be accessed when the handset is not in LIST FULL use by pressing once or MENU/SELECT three times. • The screen will display DIRECTORY EMPTY if there are no records in the directory. ALREADY SAVED • When the directory is full and you attempt to save an entry, th
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Telephone operation Store a directory entry 1. Press MENU/SELECT twice when the handset is not >DIRECTORY in use. CALL LOG > 2. Press or to select STORE, then press MENU/SELECT. The screen displays ENTER NUMBER. 3. Use the dialing keys to enter the number. >STORE • Press REMOVE to backspace and erase a digit. REVIEW • Press and hold REMOVE to erase the entire entry. • Press to move the cursor to the left or to the right. • Press and hold REDIAL/PAUSE to insert a dialing pause
