VTech LS6185-13 Abridged User Manual

VTech LS6185-13 Abridged User Manual

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LS6185/LS6185-13/LS6185-15/
LS6185-16/LS6185-17
DECT 6.0 cordless telephone
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Introduction
To help protect the environment, this abridged user's manual provides you with basic installation
and use instructions. A limited set of features are described in abbreviated form.
Please refer to the online Complete user's manual for a full set of installation and operation
instructions at www.vtechphones.com.
Before using this VTech product, please read Important safety instructions on page  of this
user's manual.
Parts checklist
Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original
packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.
Handset
Battery compartment
cover
®
program (www.energystar.gov) recognizes and encourages the
Telephone base
Battery
®
label indicating it meets the latest energy
Telephone line cord
Abridged user's manual
Abridged user's manual

Telephone base
power adapter
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  • Page 1 A limited set of features are described in abbreviated form. Please refer to the online Complete user’s manual for a full set of installation and operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com. Before using this VTech product, please read Important safety instructions on page  of this user’s manual. Parts checklist Your telephone package contains the following items.
  • Page 2: Telephone Base Installation

    Telephone base installation Install the telephone base as shown below. Telephone wall jack Electrical outlet (not controlled by a wall switch) A DSL filter (not included) is required if you have DSL high-speed Internet service. The DSL filter must be plugged Telephone base into the telephone wall jack.
  • Page 3: Battery Charging

    Battery charging Once you have installed the battery, the handset screen indicates the battery status. For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base when not in use. The battery is fully charged after  hours of continuous charging. Battery indicators Battery status Action...
  • Page 4: Telephone Base Overview

    8 – MUTE/DELETE 11 – CID/q/VOLUME • Mute the microphone during a call. • Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in use. • Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the phone is ringing. • Scroll down while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list.
  • Page 5: Telephone Settings

    Telephone settings Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*). Settings menu Description Options LCD language English* Set the handset display language. Français Español Voicemail # Set the voicemail number for speed dialing. Voicemail # Clr voicemail Turn off the voicemail indicators (see the note below). Reset VM Icon? Key tone Set whether the handset beeps whenever a key...
  • Page 6: Telephone Operation

    Telephone operation Make a call: • Press , and then dial the telephone number. Answer a call: • Press or any dialing key. -OR- • Pick up the handset from the telephone base when the auto answer feature is turned on. End a call: •...
  • Page 7 Join a call in progress You can use two cordless handsets at a time on a call. You can buy additional expansion handsets (LS6105/LS6105-13/LS6105-15/LS6105-16/LS6105-17) for this telephone base. You can register up to five handsets to the telephone base. • When a handset is on a call, press on another cordless handset to join the call.
  • Page 8: About Answering System And Voicemail

    Speed dial You can copy up to nine directory entries into the speed dial locations (0 and 2-9) so that you can dial these numbers more quickly. To assign a speed dial entry: Press MENU when the phone is not in use. Scroll to Directory, then press SELECT.
  • Page 9: Answering System Settings

    Answering system settings Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*). Settings menu Description Options Call screening Set whether you hear the callers on the base while they Screening: On* are leaving messages to you. Screening: Off # of rings 6; 5; 4; 3*; 2; Toll Set the number of times the telephone rings before the saver answering system answers.
  • Page 10: Add And Register A Handset

    Add and register a handset The cordless handset provided with your phone system is already registered. Each handset is assigned a number that displays on the handset. Additional handsets registered to the telephone system are assigned numbers in the sequential order. This telephone system accomodates up to five handsets.
  • Page 11: Important Safety Instructions

    The answering system does not record messages. • Make sure the answering system is on. • When the answering machine memory is full, it does not record new messages until some old messages are deleted. • If you subscribe to voicemail service, change the number of rings so that your answering system answers before your voicemail answers.
  • Page 12: Operating Range

    Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones): Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity, led a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interference between portable wireless telephones and implanted cardiac pacemakers. Supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, WTR recommends to physicians that: Pacemaker patients •...
  • Page 13: Limited Warranty

    Product is fit for ordinary use) are limited to one year from the date of purchase. Some states/provinces do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event shall VTech be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or similar damages (including, but not limited to lost profits or revenue, inability to use the Product or other associated equipment, the cost of substitute equipment, and claims by third parties) resulting from the use of this Product.
  • Page 14: Technical Specifications

    A member of THE VTECH GROUP OF COMPANIES. Distributed in the U.S.A. by VTech Communications, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon 97008. Distributed in Canada by VTech Technologies Canada Ltd., Richmond, B.C. V6W L5. VTech is the registered trademark of VTech Holdings Limited.
  • Page 15 VTech model LS6185 Congratulations on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this telephone, please read Important safety instructions on page 5 of this manual. This manual has instructions on how to set up and register your new handset. For complete instructions on using the handset, see the Abridged user’s manual that came with your...
  • Page 16: Parts Checklist

    Parts checklist Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary. Handset Charger and adapter Battery compartment cover User’s manual Battery User’s manual Battery installation Install the battery as shown below. Insert the battery connector securely into Place the battery with the label the socket as shown below.
  • Page 17 Battery charging Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below). For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after  hours of continuous charging. Battery indicators Battery status Action...
  • Page 18 Handset overview 8 – MUTE/DELETE 1 – /p/VOLUME • Mute the microphone during a call. • Review the directory when the phone is not in use. • Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the phone is ringing. • Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory, caller ID log or redial list.
  • Page 19 Battery It takes up to  hours for the battery to be fully charged. When it is fully charged, you can expect the following performance: Operation Operating time While in use (talking*) Up to 7 hours While in speakerphone mode (talking*) Up to 3.5 hours While not in use (standby**) Up to 5 days...
  • Page 20 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.
  • Page 21 Product is fit for ordinary use) are limited to one year from the date of purchase. Some states/provinces do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event shall VTech be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or similar damages (including, but not limited to lost profits or revenue, inability to use the Product or other associated equipment, the cost of substitute equipment, and claims by third parties) resulting from the use of this Product.
  • Page 22 A member of THE VTECH GROUP OF COMPANIES. Distributed in the U.S.A. by VTech Communications, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon 97008. Distributed in Canada by VTech Technologies Canada Ltd., Richmond, B.C. V6W L5. VTech is the registered trademark of VTech Holdings Limited.

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