VTech DS6151 User Manual page 11

Telephone base settings
Set Date/Time
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.
To adjust the date and time:
1. Press the MENU softkey to show the menu when the
telephone base is not in use.
+/DIR to select > Settings, then
2. Press -/CID or
press the OK softkey.
+/DIR to select > Set Date/Time,
3. Press -/CID or
then press the OK softkey.
4. Press the dialing keys (0-9) to enter a two-digit number
or press -/CID or +/DIR until the screen displays
the correct value. Press the SET softkey to advance.
5. 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.
SETTINGS
Key Tone
>Set Date/Time
BACK
SET DATE
03/31/09
MM/DD/YY
SET TIME
03:18 AM
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Telephone base settings
Home Area Code
If you dial 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.
To set the Home Area Code:
1. Press the MENU softkey to show the menu when the
telephone base is not in use.
2. Press
press the OK softkey.
3. Press
OK
then press the OK softkey. The stored home area code
4. Use the dialing keys to enter the desired home area
code.
• Press the BKSP softkey to delete a digit.
SET
• Press and hold the BKSP softkey to delete the entire entry.
5. Press the
SET
+/DIR to select > Settings, then
-/CID or
+/DIR to select > Home Area Code,
-/CID or
SET
If, in the future, your telephone service provider requires you to dial the area
code when making a local call, or, if you move to a location that requires it,
delete the home area code you have already programmed following the steps
above. After you have deleted the home area code, _ _ _ will appear in the
display.
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SETTINGS
Set Date/Time
>Home Area Code
BACK OK
HOME AREA CODE
800
BKSP SET