Expand Your Telephone System; Add And Register A Handset (Optional); Replace A Handset - VTech DS6151 User Manual

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Expand your telephone system

The handsets provided with your telephone system are pre-registered. Each
handset is assigned a number that shows on the handset display. Additional
handsets registered to the telephone system are assigned in sequential
order. For instance, if the telephone system already has HANDSET 1, the
new registered handset is assigned HANDSET 2. This telephone system
accommodates up to 12 handsets.

Add and register a handset (optional)

You can add new handsets (DS6101, purchased separately) to your
telephone system, but each handset must be registered with the telephone
NOT REGISTERED. You may need to charge the handset before
registering to the telephone base. For more details on battery charging, see
the table on page 3.
To register a handset:
1. Place the unregistered handset in the telephone base. If Press [HS LOC]
on BASE for 4 sec. does not appear on the handset screen after a few
seconds, remove the handset and place it in the telephone base again.
2. On the telephone base, press and hold HOLD for about four seconds until
the telephone base displays REGISTERING HANDSET. The handset
shows HANDSET REGISTERING... and it takes up to 60 seconds to
complete the registration. The handset shows HANDSET X REGISTERED
(X represents the handset number assigned) and you hear a beep when
the registration completes.
HOLD
• If the registration fails, the handset shows NOT REGISTERED. To reset the
handset, remove the handset from the telephone base and place it back in.
Try the registration process again.
• You cannot register a handset if any other system handset is in use.
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Replace a handset

If you want to replace a handset or re-assign the designated handset number
of a registered handset, you must de-register all the handsets and then
individually register each handset.
To make de-registration easier, read all of the instructions on this page before
you begin. To de-register all handsets:
1. Press and hold FIND HANDSET on the telephone base for about 10
seconds (until the IN USE light on the telephone base turns on and starts
FIND HANDSET.
2. Press and release FIND HANDSET again. You must press
FIND HANDSET while the IN USE
3. All system handsets show CONNECTING... The de-registration process
takes about 10 seconds to complete. All handsets show
NOT REGISTERED when the de-registration completes.
If de-registration fails, you might need to reset the telephone and try again.
To reset:
1. Pick up the registered handset and then press
2. Press OFF/ and place the handset back in the telephone base.
CLEAR
-OR-
1. Unplug the power from the telephone base, then plug it back in.
You cannot de-register a handset if any system handset is in use.
IN USE light
.
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