Auto Connection; Connect A Paired Cell Phone - VTech DS6161 User Manual

2. Turn on the Bluetooth feature of
your cell phone. Once your cell
phone finds your VTech phone (VTech
DS6161), 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 the telephone base
is 0000.
• All cell phones that are connected to
the telephone base are disconnected
temporarily until the pairing process is
complete.
When the cell phone is successfully paired
and connected to the telephone base,
the corresponding status icon (
displays. The corresponding device light
( CELL 1 and/or
The pairing process may take up to one
minute. If the pairing process fails, turn off
the Bluetooth feature on your cell phone
and on the DS6161 by pressing CELL 1/
CELL 2. Then repeat the steps above to
pair and connect again. In some cases, it
may take you a few attempts to complete
the pairing process.
The steps for the pairing process may vary
for different cell phones. If this happens,
follow the prompts on your cell phone
and your DS6161 to complete the pairing
process.
If you have trouble pairing your cell phone, it
may not be compatible with your DS6161. Check
the Bluetooth compatibility list at
www.vtechphones.com.
or
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CELL 2) turns on.

Auto connection

A cell device may be disconnected from
the telephone base when:
• The Bluetooth feature of your
connected cell device is turned off.
• The power of your cell device is turned
off.
• Your cell device is not within range of
the telephone base.
After the cell device is disconnected, wait
for about 1 minute. Then, power on the
cell device, turn on the Bluetooth feature,
or move it within range of the base, the
base will try to reconnect to the cell device.
If you disconnect the cell device from the
cell devices list, the base will not attempt to
)
2 reconnect unless your cell device is moved
out of range and back in range again.
• If your cell device does not reconnect to
the base automatically, follow the section
below to connect it manually.

Connect a paired cell phone

If you need to connect your paired cell
phone to the telephone base manually:
1. Press
telephone base when it is not in
use. The
flashes.
2. When the cell phone is connected to
the telephone base, the corresponding
status icon (
handset screen. The corresponding
device light ( CELL 1 and/or
turns on.
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CELL 1 and/or CELL 2 on the
CELL 1 and/or
/ ) displays on the
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2
CELL 2 light
CELL 2 )