VTech DS6121 Quick Start Manual

Quick start guide

for models DS6121/DS6121-2/
DS6121-3/DS6121-4/DS6121-5/
DS6122-5
Install the telephone base and
chargers
Install the telephone base as shown below.
Telephone
Telephone base
wall jack power adapter
(large)
DSL filter (not included)
required if you have
DSL high-speed
Internet service
Electrical outlet
Telephone
not controlled by
line cord
a wall switch
Charger
Telephone base
NOTES:
1. Use only the power adapter(s) and
battery(ies) supplied with your VTech
telephone.
2. For complete feature instructions,
please refer to your user's manual.
Battery installation and
charging
Install the battery as shown below. The battery
may have enough charge for short calls. For
optimal performance, charge the handset
battery for at least 16 hours before use.
1. Insert the plug
2.
as indicated.
Make sure it is
plugged securely
and matches the
color-coded label
inside the battery
Charger
compartment.
adapter
(small)
3. Align the cover 4.
flat against
the battery
compartment,
then slide it
upwards until it
clicks into place.
Charge light
Make, answer and end a call
Make a call
/FLASH or
1. Press
2. Dial the number.
-OR-
1. Dial the number.
Place the battery
2. Press /FLASH or
with the label
THIS SIDE UP
facing up and
the wires inside
the battery
compartment.
Answer a call
• Press /FLASH,
the dialing key (0-9, #, * ).
End a call
Press OFF/CLEAR or put the handset in
•
the telephone base or charger.
Activate the answering system
Charge the
The answering system must be turned on
handset by
to answer and record messages. Press
placing it in the ANS ON/OFF to turn the answering system
on or off. If the answering system is turned
telephone base.
on, it will announce "Calls will be answered,"
The handset
and the ANS ON/OFF light will be on. If
charge light on
the answering system is turned off, it will
the handset
announce "Calls will not be answered," and
will be on when
the ANS ON/OFF light will be off.
charging.

Outgoing announcement

The outgoing announcement is the greeting
callers hear when calls are answered by the
answering system.
/SPEAKER.
The telephone is preset with a greeting that
answers calls with "Hello, please leave a
message after the tone." You can use this
preset announcement, or replace it with
your own.
/SPEAKER.
To record your own announcement:
1. Press ANNC while in idle mode and the
system will announce "Announcement.
Press PLAY or press RECORD."
Pr e s s R E C O R D a n d t h e s y s t e m
2.
announces, "Record after the tone. Press
STOP when you are done."
/SPEAKER or any of
3. After the tone, speak towards the microphone
at the bottom front of the telephone base
from about nine inches away.
4. Press
5. The answering system will automatically
playback the newly recorded announcement.
Press /PLAY/STOP to stop the playback
at anytime.
6. Press
recorded announcement. Press RECORD
to record again (follow steps 2 through 4)
if desired. Press ANNC to exit and return
to the idle mode.
IMPORTANT!
If your product is not working properly:
• Refer to the Troubleshooting section of
the user's manual.
• Visit our website at www.vtechphones.
com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada,
go to www.vtechcanada.com or 1 (800)
267-7377.
/PLAY/STOP when finished.
/PLAY/STOP again to replay the
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