Configure Your Telephone; Set Language; Set Date And Time; Home Area Code - VTech DS6161 User Manual

Configure your telephone

Set language

The LCD language is preset to English. You
can select English, French or Spanish to be
used in all screen displays.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Settings and
then press SELECT twice.
3. Press q or p to choose LCD language,
then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose English,
Français or Español, then press SELECT
to confirm.

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.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Set date/time
and then press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
Then press SELECT.
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then
press q or p to choose AM or PM.
5. Press SELECT to save your setting. You
hear a confirmation tone.

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
in the caller ID log without the area code.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press q or p to choose Settings and
then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Home area
code, and then press SELECT. The
screen displays Home area code ___ .
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
desired home area code.
5. Press SELECT to confirm. You hear a
confirmation tone.
• 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, ___ appears.

Dial mode

The dial mode is preset to touch-tone
dialing. If you have pulse (rotary) service,
you need to change the dial mode to
pulse dialing before using the telephone.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press q or p to choose Settings, and
then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Dial mode,
then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose Touch-tone or
Pulse, then press SELECT. You hear a
confirmation tone.

Temporary tone dialing

If you have pulse (rotary) service only,
you can switch from pulse to touch-tone
dialing temporarily during a call. This is
useful if you need to send touch-tone
signals to access your telephone banking
or long distance services.
1. During a call, press TONE .
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the
number you wish to dial. The
telephone sends touch-tone signals. It
automatically returns to pulse dialing
mode after you end the call.
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