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Page 1 Go to www.vtechphones.com DS6291 to register your product for DS6291-2 enhanced warranty support and DS6291-3 latest VTech product news DECT 6.0 cordless telephone with BLUETOOTH® wireless technology Abridged user’s manual...
Page 2 VTech product. Before using this product, please read This user’s manual provides you with installation and use instructions. Please read this manual thoroughly to ensure proper installation and operation of this VTech product. For support, shopping, and everything new at VTech, visit our website at Telephones identiﬁed with this...
Page 3 When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of ﬁre, electric shock and injury, including the following: Read and understand all instructions. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
Page 4 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to an authorized service facility under the following conditions: • When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed. • If liquid has been spilled onto the product. •...
Page 5 • Use only the battery provided or equivalent. To order a replacement, visit our website at or call . In Canada, go to or call • Do not dispose of the battery in a ﬁre. Check with local waste management codes for special disposal instructions.
Page 6 The same features that make a cordless telephone convenient create some limitations. Telephone calls are transmitted between the telephone base and the cordless handset by radio waves, so there is a possibility that the cordless telephone conversations could be intercepted by radio receiving equipment within range of the cordless handset.
Page 7 Your product package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary. Telephone base Handset (1 for DS6291) (2 for DS6291-2) (3 for DS6291-3) Charger Telephone line cord (1 for DS6291-2)
Page 8 • Press to select the menu item displayed above the key. • While in a menu, press to select an item; or save an entry or setting. • Make or answer a cell call. • Answer an incoming cell call when you hear a call waiting alert.
Page 9 • Make or answer a call using the handset speakerphone. • During a call, press to switch between the speakerphone and the handset. • Press repeatedly to review the redial list. • Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while entering a number.
Page 10 • Press to select the menu item displayed above the key. • While in a menu, press to select an item; or save an entry or setting. • Press repeatedly to add or remove in front of the caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the directory.
Page 11 • Press to display the PTT menu to begin a PTT call. • Press and hold to begin a one-to-group PTT call. • Press and hold while talking in a PTT call. • Press to add a space when entering names. •...
Page 12 • Mute the microphone during a call. • Silence the ringer temporarily while the telephone base is ringing. • The standard size USB port in the telephone base is used for charging your cell phones. • Press and hold to enter quiet mode. •...
Page 13: Install The Battery
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this product. • Even if you do not subscribe to any conventional telephone service, you can pair a Bluetooth enabled cell phone to your telephone base (see Bluetooth), and use the cell line alone without plugging in a telephone line cord.
Page 14 Charge the battery light remains on when charging. Once you have installed the battery, the battery indicators show the battery status (see the table below). • For best performance, keep the handset in the telephone base or charger when not in use.
Page 15 1. Press down on the tabs on the wall mount bracket on the telephone base to release it from tabletop orientation. 2. Rotate the wall mount bracket down to wall mount position and then push it into the telephone base until it clicks into place.
Page 16 After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage, the handset or telephone will prompt you to set the date and time. If you choose to set up the date and time, you can do it manually. Use the dialing keys ( - ) to enter the month, date, and year, and then press Use the dialing keys ( - ) to enter the hour...
Page 17 To use a Bluetooth enabled cell phone or headset with your , you must ﬁrst pair and connect your Bluetooth cell phone or headset with the telephone base. Bluetooth wireless technology operates within a short range (a maximum of approximately 30 feet).
Page 18 Press on the telephone base when idle. Press scroll to , and then press Press to choose Press scroll to , and then press Disconnect your headset from any Bluetooth device, and then press 6. Set your headset to discoverable mode, and then press •...
Page 19 • For Android cell phones, you may also download your cell phone contacts to your via the VTech Contact Share application. Scan the QR code on the right, or go to for application download. Press on the handset or telephone base when idle.
Page 20 The following are some of the telephone features you may wish to set. You can adjust the handset ringer volume level, or turn the ringer off. Press on the handset when idle. Scroll to , and then press Press to select Scroll to adjust the volume, and then press to save.
Page 21 Press and hold on the handset or telephone base when idle. Use the dialing keys ( - ) to enter the duration, and then press to save. • To turn off the quiet mode, press and hold on the handset or telephone base when idle.
Page 22 • Press or any dialing key. • Press on the handset, or put the handset to the base or charger. • Press , or on the base. When you have calls established on the home and/or cell lines, you can create a 3-way conference. Press on the handset or telephone base during a call.
Page 23 • Press to put the current call on hold and take the new call. • Press to switch back and forth between calls. • Press , to put the current call on hold and take the new call. • Press to switch back and forth between calls.
Page 24 Scroll or press repeatedly until the desired entry displays. Press , or to dial. When the desired redial entry displays, press You can use up to four system handsets at a time on a home line call. You can buy additional expansion handsets for this telephone base.
Page 25 To answer the intercom call, press , or any dialing key on the destination handset. You can now have a private conservation before transferring the call. To transfer the call, press on the initiating device, and then press select If you receive an incoming call during an intercom call, there is an alert tone.
Page 26 Entries are sorted alphabetically. Press when idle. Scroll to the desired directory, and then press Scroll to browse through the directory, or use the dialing keys to start a name search (you can enter up to 3 characters for the search). When the desired entry appears, press , or to dial.
Page 27 When the desired caller ID log entry displays, press 2. Use the dialing keys and to edit the number, and then press 3. Scroll to select , or and then press 4. Use the dialing keys to edit the name, and then press to save.
Page 28 Your answering system has various features, read below for the basic settings. Default settings are indicated by asterisks(*). Play, record, or reset the announcement for incoming calls. Delete all old (reviewed) messages. Record a memo as reminders for yourself or others using the answering system.
Page 29 Press on the handset or telephone base when idle. Scroll to then press Scroll to then press Scroll to then press Scroll to choose , , , , and then press The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages. •...
Page 30 You can use your answering system and voicemail service together by setting your answering system to answer before voicemail service answers as described below. To learn how to program your voicemail settings, contact your telephone service provider. If you are on a call, or if the answering system is busy recording a message and you receive another call, the second caller can leave a voicemail message.
Page 31 The handset and telephone base show and you hear a beep when the registration process completes. The registration process takes about 90 seconds to complete. To replace a handset or reassign the designated handset number of a registered handset, you must deregister all devices and then individually register each handset.
Page 32 When you are not going to use the handset for some time, remove the rechargeable battery from the handset. Store the handset, the charger and the adapter in a cool and dry place. Below are the questions most frequently asked about the cordless telephone.
Page 33 ® The RBRC seal on the nickel-metal hydride battery indicates that VTech Communications, Inc. is voluntarily participating in an industry program to collect and recycle these batteries at the end of their useful lives, when taken out of service within the United States and Canada.
Page 34 (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. To ensure safety of users, the FCC has established criteria for the amount of radio frequency energy that can be safely absorbed by a user or bystander according to the intended usage of the product.
Page 35 before interrupting service. If advance notice is not practical, you will be notiﬁed as soon as possible. You will be given the opportunity to correct the problem and the telephone service provider is required to inform you of your right to ﬁle a complaint with the FCC. Your telephone service provider may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operation, or procedures that could affect the proper functioning of this product.
Page 36 30 days. The limited warranty period for the Product extends for ONE (1) YEAR from the date of purchase. If VTech repairs or replaces a Materially Defective Product under the terms of this limited warranty, this limited...
Page 37 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...
Page 38 Frequency Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer control Transmit DECT frequency: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz frequency Bluetooth frequency: 2402.000-2480.000MHz Channels DECT: 5 Bluetooth: 79 Nominal Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC. effective Actual operating range may vary according range to environment conditions at the time of use. Power Handset: 2.4V 400mAH AAAx2 Ni-MH battery requirements...
Page 39 Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by VTech Holdings Limited is under license. VTech Holdings Limited is a member of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

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