VTech DS6151 Quick Start Manual page 2

Outgoing announcement
The telephone is preset with a greeting that
answers calls with "Hello, please leave a
message after the tone." You may use this preset
announcement, or replace it with your own.
Use the telephone base to record
your own announcement:
•
1. Press /REC while the telephone base is not
in use.
2. Press / or / to select Announcement,
CID DIR
then press the SELECT softkey.
3. Press / or / to select Mailbox 1 or
CID DIR
Mailbox 2, then press the SELECT softkey.
The corresponding icon, or
1 2
flashes on the screen.
4. The telephone base announces, "Record
after the tone. Press 5 when you are
done." After the tone, speak towards MIC
(microphone) of the telephone base. Press 5
or the STOP softkey when finished recording.
5. The answering system automatically plays
back the newly recorded announcement.
Press 5 to stop the playback at any time.
Use a handset to record your own
announcement:
1. Press the MENU softkey menu when the
handset is not in use.
2. Press the SELECT softkey to select
ANSWERING SYS.
3. Press or to select Mailbox 1 or
Mailbox 2, then press the SELECT softkey.
The corresponding icon,
flashes on the screen.
4. Press or to select Ans sys setup, then
press the SELECT softkey.
to select Announcement, then
5. Press or
press the SELECT softkey.
,
The handset announces, "To play, press 2.
6.
To record, press 7." Press 7 to record and
the screen shows Recording
announcement..., or press the BACK
softkey to exit to the previous menu.
7. The handset announces, "Record after the
tone. Press 5 when you are done." After the
tone, speak towards the microphone of the
handset.
8. Press 5 or the STOP softkey when
finished recording.
9. The answering system automatically plays
back the newly recorded announcement.
Press 5 to stop the playback at any time; 2 to
replay the recorded announcement; or 7 to
record again if desired.
Press the BACK softkey to exit to the
10.
previous menu.
To play messages with the
telephone base:
/MAILBOX LINE 1 for line 1 or
Press
/MAILBOX LINE 2 for line 2 to listen
to messages.
Options during playback:
• Press /VOL/ to adjust the speaker
volume.
1
or ,
2
• Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.
• Press /REPEAT to repeat the message
currently playing. Press /REPEAT twice to
listen to the previous message.
• Press X/DELETE to delete the current
message. The system advances to the
next message.
• Press /MAILBOX LINE 1 for line 1 or
/MAILBOX LINE 2 for line 2 to stop
listening to messages.
• Press CANCEL to exit to the previous menu.
To play messages with a handset:
Press the MENU softkey when the handset
1.
is not in use.
Press the SELECT softkey to select
2.
ANSWERING SYS.
to select Mailbox 1 or
3. Press or
Mailbox 2. Press the SELECT softkey.
4. Press or to select Play messages, then
press the SELECT softkey.
Options during playback:
Press /VOL/ to adjust the speaker
•
volume.
• Press 6 to skip to the next message.
Press 4 to repeat the message currently
•
playing. Press 4 twice to listen to the
previous message.
• Press 3 to delete the current message.
The system advances to the next
message.
Press 5 to stop.
•
• Press the BACK softkey to exit to the
previous menu.
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.vtechcananda.com or dial
1 (800) 267-7377.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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