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User’s manual
w w w.v te c h p h o n e s .c o m
Models:
LS6425/LS6425-2/
LS6425-3/ LS6425-4/
LS6426-3/LS6426-4
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Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions on page 68 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.
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Table of contents Getting started ................................. 1 Temporary tone dialing .................... 20 Find handset .................................... 21 Parts checklist ................................... 1 Call waiting ...................................... 21 Telephone installation........................ 2 Equalizer.......................................... 21 Battery installation ............................. 3 Redial ............................................. 21 Battery
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Edit a directory entry........................ 35 Answering system operation ....... 48 Delete a directory entry ................... 35 Answering system and voicemail .... 48 Assign a directory entry to a Using the answering system and speed dial location ....................... 36 voicemail together ........................ 48 Dial a speed dial entry ..................... 36 Message capacity ............................ 49 Reassign a speed dial number ........ 37 New message indication......
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Getting started Parts checklist Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service. Handset charger Telephone base Telephone base and charger adapter power adapter (1 for LS6425-2, 2 for LS6425-3 and LS6426-3, and 3 for LS6425-4 and LS6426-4) Battery compartment cover Battery Telephone line cord (1 for LS6425, 2 for LS6425-2, (1 for LS6425, 2 for LS6425-2, 3 for LS6425-3 an
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Getting started Telephone installation Install the telephone base and charger(s) as shown below. 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 informat
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Getting started Battery installation Install the battery as shown below. 1. Plug the battery connector securely into the socket inside the handset battery compartment, matching the color-coded label. 2. Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires inside the battery compartment. 3. Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it towards the center of the handset until it clicks into place. 4. Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base o
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Getting started Battery charging Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below). If necessary, place the handset in the telephone base or charger to charge the battery. For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 10 hours of continuous charging. See the table on page 58 for battery operating times. If the screen is blank or displays Place in charger, you need to
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Getting started Installation options Your telephone base is ready for tabletop use. If you want to mount your telephone on a wall, use the provided wall mount bracket to connect with a standard dual-stud telephone wall mounting plate. If you do not have this mounting plate, you can purchase one from many hardware or consumer electronics retailers. You may need a professional to install the mounting plate. Tabletop to wall mount installation 1. Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the
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Getting started Wall mount to tabletop installation 1. If the telephone line cord and power adapter cord are bundled, untie them first. 2. Push the black wall mount bracket up and remove it from the wall plate. Unplug the telephone line cord (or DSL filter) from the wall. Unplug the power adapter from the power outlet. 3. Push the wall mount bracket down to remove it from the telephone base. 4. See Telephone installation on page 2. 3 1 2 6
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Getting started Telephone base layout X/DELETE IN USE light Press to delete the message Flashes when there is an incoming call, currently playing (page 50). another telephone sharing the same line When the telephone is not in is in use or when the handsets are use, press twice to delete all being deregistered. old messages (page 52). On when the telephone is in use, or the answering system is answering a call. Message window On when the handset is being registered. Shows the number of m
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Getting started Handset layout CHARGE light On when the handset is charging in the telephone base or charger (page 3). / /VOLUME (directory/volume) Press to enter the directory when the telephone is not in use (page 34). While in a menu, press to scroll up. During a call or message playback, press to increase the listening volume (page 19 or page 51). When entering numbers or names in the directory, press to move the cursor to the right. MUTE/DELETE While on a call, press to mute the micr
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Getting started Handset layout CID/ /VOLUME (caller ID/volume) Press to review the caller ID log when the telephone is not in use (page 40). While in a menu, press to scroll down. During a call or message playback, press to decrease the listening volume (page 19 or page 51). When entering numbers or names in the directory, press to move the cursor to the left. MENU/SELECT Press to show the menu. While in a menu, press to choose an item, or save an entry or setting. OFF/CANCEL During a call,
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Getting started Handset layout PUSH TO TALK (PTT) Press to begin a broadcast to one or multiple handsets (pages 28 and 29). Press and hold to broadcast to a group of handsets when the handset is not in use (page 29). 10 PUSH TO TALK
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Telephone settings Using the menu In the ringers menu, you can select the ringer tones and adjust the ringer volume for incoming calls. In the settings menu, you can change and edit the settings for LCD language, announce caller ID, voicemail indicators, handset name, key tone, CID time synchronization, home area code and dial mode. Go to Answering system settings starting on page 43 for instructions on how to use a system handset to modify the answering system settings shown below. Setting
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Telephone settings Ringer volume (telephone base) • Press /VOL or /VOL on the right side of the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume when the telephone is not in use. When you set the base ringer volume to off, the message window displays 0 and the system announces, “Base ringer is off.” When the telephone is ringing, press /VOL to temporarily turn the base ringer off. Intercom Intercom Ringer volume (handset) >Ringers >Ringers You can set the ringer volume or turn the ringer off.
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Telephone settings Set date and time The answering system announces the date and time of each 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. You can also turn off the date and time settings of the caller ID service (see CI
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Telephone settings Voice announce caller ID The voice announce caller ID feature lets you know who’s calling without having to look at the display. When you have an incoming call, the handset and/or base announces the caller’s name based on the directory or caller ID information. If the caller’s name is private or unknown, the phone number will be announced. If the caller’s phone number is also private or unknown, no caller information will be announced. If the telephone number has over 11
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Telephone settings Clear voicemail indicators If you subscribe to voicemail service offered by your telephone service provider, New voicemail and appear on the handset 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 the handset turn off automatically. Use the clear voicemail feature when the telephone indicates that th
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Telephone settings Rename handset You can change the name for each registered handset. The name can be up to 11 characters. 1. Press MENU/SELECT when the handset is not in use. C Cllrr vvooiicceemmaaiill >>RReennaammee hhaannddsseett 2. Press or to highlight >Settings, then press MENU/SELECT. 3. Press or to highlight >Rename handset, then press RENAME HANDSET RENAME HANDSET MENU/SELECT. HANDSET_ HANDSET_______ 4. Use the dialing keys to enter a name. • Press MUTE/DELETE to del
