Add And Register A Handset - VTech DS6401 User Manual

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Add and register a handset

You can add new handsets (DS6401, purchased separately) to your
telephone system, but each handset must be registered with the telephone
base before use. When first purchased, each expansion handset shows
Put handset on BASE to register after a battery is installed. You may
need to charge the handset before registering it to the telephone base. For
more details on battery charging, see the table on page 3.
To register a handset:
1. Make sure the handset is out of the
telephone base or handset charger and
shows Put handset on BASE to register.
Place the handset in the telephone base.
The handset displays Registering handset...
2.
on the handset and the red IN USE light on the
telephone base turns on. It takes about
90 seconds to complete the registration process.
The handset displays HANDSET X Registered
(X represents the registered handset number).
The IN USE light on the telephone base turns
off and you hear a confirmation tone from the
handset when registration completes.
If registration fails, the system will automatically try to
register again. If registration fails after the third try, the
handset displays Registration failed then
Put handset on BASE to register and the telephone
base beeps. This may take up to five minutes to occur.
To reset the handset, remove it from the telephone
base. When the handset displays Put handset on
BASE to register, try the registration process again.
• You cannot register a handset if any other system
handset is in use.
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