Before Use; Set Date And Time; Check For Dial Tone; Operating Range - VTech DS6161 User Manual

Before use

After you install your telephone or power
returns following a power outage, the
handset will prompt you to set the date
and time.

Set date and time

• Make sure you set the date and time
including the year correctly; otherwise the
answering system does not announce the
correct day of the week for your recorded
messages time stamp.
• To skip setting the date and time, press OFF
on the handset.
• To manually set the date and time, refer to
Configure your telephone.
1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
Then press SELECT.
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then
press q or p to choose AM or PM.
3. Press SELECT to save.

Check for dial tone

Press HOME / FLASH. If you hear a dial
tone, the installation is successful.
If you do not hear a dial tone:
• Make sure the installation procedures
described above are properly done.
• It may be a wiring problem. If you have
changed your telephone service to
digital service from a cable company or
a VoIP service provider, the telephone
line may need to be rewired to allow
all existing telephone jacks to work.
Contact your cable/VoIP service
provider for more information.

Operating range

This cordless telephone operates with the
maximum power allowed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
so, this handset and telephone base can
communicate over only a certain distance
- which can vary with the locations of the
telephone base and handset, the weather,
and the layout of your home or office.
When the handset is out of range, the
handset displays Out of range or no pwr
at base.
If there is a call while the handset is out of
range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the
call may not connect well when you press
HOME / FLASH and/or
closer to the telephone base, then press
HOME / FLASH and/or
answer the call.
If the handset moves out of range during
a telephone conversation, there may be
interference. To improve reception, move
closer to the telephone base.
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