TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........1 SET UP THE TELEPHONE ............3 Package Contents ..................3 Location ....................3 Connect the Base Station ................. 4 Install and Charge the Handset Batteries ..........5 3. GET TO KNOW YOUR PHONE ..........6 Overview of the Handset ................
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PHONEBOOK ................24 Store a Number Entry in the Phonebook ..........24 Review Phonebook Entries ..............24 6.2.1 Search a Phonebook Entry Alphabetically ........ 25 Dial a Phonebook Entry ................25 Edit a Phonebook Entry ................25 Delete a Phonebook Entry ..............25 Delete the Entire Phonebook Entries .............
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9.12 Delete All Old Messages ................ 40 9.13 Record, Play and Delete memo .............. 40 9.14 Remote Access ..................41 10. REGISTRATION ...............42 10.1 Expand your telephone system ............. 42 10.2 Add and register a handset ..............42 10.3 Deregister handsets ................43 11.
Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to VTech/distributor under the following conditions: •...
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DISPOSAL WARNING When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. All electrical and electronic products/battery should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.
SET UP THE TELEPHONE Package Contents The package contains the following items: • 1 Handset • 1 Base station • 1 AC power adapter • 2 Telephone line cords • 1 Battery compartment back cover • 1 NiMH rechargeable battery pack •...
Connect the Base Station Wall outlet To wall outlet DSL filter (not included) Telephone AC power line cord adapter Insert the AC power adapter and the telephone line cord into the base station, as shown above. Insert the other end of the AC power adapter into the wall outlet and the telephone line cord into a telephone wall jack.
Install and Charge the Handset Batteries THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT Battery Pack / Bloc-piles : Battery Pack / Bloc-piles : (2.4V Ni-MH) (2.4V Ni-MH) THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ VERS LE HAUT THIS SIDE UP / CE CÔTÉ...
3. GET TO KNOW YOUR PHONE Overview of the Handset MOBILE • In idle mode: Press to make a mobile call. • In redial list / caller list / phonebook: Press to make a mobile call to the selected entry in the list. •...
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UP/PHONEBOOK/VOLUME+ • In idle mode: Press to access the phonebook. • In menu mode: Press to scroll up the menu items. • In phonebook / redial list / caller list: Press to scroll up the list. • In menu / editing mode: Press to move the cursor to the right. •...
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• In idle mode: Press to access the main menu. • In sub-menu mode: Press to confirm the selection. • During a call: Press to access intercom / phonebook / redial List / caller list. TALK OFF/CANCEL • During a call: Press to end a call and return to idle screen. •...
Overview of the Base Station 1. CHARGING CRADLE 2. 3x • Press to delete the playing message / announcement / memo. • Press once to repeat the playing message. • Press twice to play the previous message. /MUTE • Tap to review the phonebook while idle. •...
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• Tap to pair or replace a paired mobile phone. 8. 2 • Press to skip to the next message during message playback. 9. CALLS/RECALL • Tap to review the caller list while idle. • Tap to answer another incoming call during a call on the same line. •...
Handset and Telephone Base Indicators The display icons and lights give you information on the current status of the telephone. 3.3.1 Telephone Base Light Flashes when there are new memos or messages in the answering system. 3.3.2 Handset Display Icons The battery icon flashes when the battery is low and needs charging.
3.3.3 Telephone Base Display Icons There are new voicemail received from your telephone service provider. There are new caller ID log entries. ANS ON The answering system is turned on. The message number currently playing or total number of messages recorded. The telephone base ringer is off.
Menu Structure In idle mode, press MENU/ to enter the menu. Refer to the following table for SELECT the menu structure. MENU/ SELECT Press Main Menu Play messages Answering sys Phonebook Sub menu Announcement Add contact Delete all old Review Record memo Speed dial Answer on/off...
Text and Digit Entry Table The following table shows you where each letter and punctuation character can be found. This will be helpful when storing a name in the phonebook and renaming your handset. In editing mode, a cursor is displayed to indicate the current text or digit entry position. It is positioned at the right of the last character entered.
BLUETOOTH Introducing Bluetooth Your new telephone system with Bluetooth wireless technology has the following features: • Pairing a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone with the telephone base. Two Bluetooth devices can be paired up and connected. Connecting a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to make and receive MOBILE calls. •...
2 to choose the desired slot. Then the corresponding icon ( ) flashes. Turn on the Bluetooth feature of your mobile phone. Once your mobile phone finds your VTech phone (LS6191A), press the appropriate key on your mobile phone to continue the pairing process. •...
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USING THE PHONE Make a Call 5.1.1 Preparatory Dialing Using the home line: To make a home call at the handset: Enter the phone number and press To make a home call at the telephone base: Enter the phone number and press on the telephone base to dial the number.
Answer a Call Using the home line: To answer a home call at the handset: , or any dialing key. Press To answer a home call at the telephone base: Press or any dialing key. Using the mobile line: To answer a mobile call at the handset or telephone base: Press or any dialing key.
End a Call Using the home line: To end a home call at the handset: Press , or place the handset in the telephone base. To end a home call at the telephone base: Press Using the mobile line: To end a home call at the handset: Press , or place the handset in the telephone base.
Redial the Last number Each handset stores the last 10 telephone numbers dialed (up to 30 digits) independently. When there are already 10 entries, the oldest entry is deleted to make room for the new entry. 5.7.1 Redial a Number from the Redial List Press REDIAL/ enter the redial list when the phone is not PAUSE...
Make an Internal Call (Only for Multiple Handsets Models) This feature is only applicable when there are at least two registered handsets. It allows you to join a call in progress, make internal calls, transfer external calls from one handset to another handset and answer an incoming call during an intercom call. If the called handset is not answered within 60 seconds, the called handset will stop ringing and the calling handset will return to idle mode.
To end the intercom call at the handset: Press on the calling handset or put the calling handset on the charging cradle. . Both handsets display Intercom ended. To end the intercom call at the telephone base: To end the intercom call at the telephone base, press .
PHONEBOOK Your phone can store up to 200 private phonebook entries with names and numbers. Each phonebook entry can have a maximum of 30 digits for the phone number and 15 characters for the name. You can also select different melodies for your phonebook entries.
6.2.1 Search a Phonebook Entry Alphabetically While in the phonebook list, enter the first character of the name by multi-tap. Dial a Phonebook Entry Search for the desired entry in the phonebook (see Review phonebook entries or Search a Phonebook Entry Alphabetically). To dial the displayed entry on the handset: •...
Speed Dial You can copy ten of your directory entries to the speed dial locations (0-9) so that you can dial these numbers more quickly via the home line. The speed dial entries are shared by all system devices. Changes made to the speed dial entries on one handset apply to all devices.
6.7.3 Dial a speed dial entry To dial on a handset: • When the phone is not in use, press and hold a dialing key (0-9) to dial the number stored in the corresponding location via the home line. To dial on the telephone base: •...
CALLER DISPLAY (NETWORK DEPENDENT) Caller List This feature is available if you have subscribed to the Caller Line Identification service from your telephone company. Your phone can store up to 50 received calls with date/time information in the caller list. The number will be shown on the LCD display when the phone is ringing.
Store a Caller List Number into the Phonebook Search for the desired caller list entry (see Review the caller list). Press /SELECT to choose an entry. MENU Edit the number, then press /SELECT to move to the name. MENU Edit the name, then press /SELECT when done and it shows Saved.
PHONE SETTINGS Your phone comes with a selection of settings that you can change to customize your phone the way you like it to work. Set Date and Time You will need to set the correct time and date so that you know when you received answering machine messages or caller list entries.
Ringer Tone You can choose from different ringer tones for each handset. Press MENU/ and then to select Ringers. SELECT Press /SELECT and then to select Home ringtone or Mob. ringtone. MENU Press /SELECT and then to sample each ringer tone. MENU Press /SELECT to save the settings and return to the previous menu.
Quiet Mode You can turn on the quiet mode for a period of time (1-12 hours). During this period, all tones (except paging tone) and call screening are muted. When you turn on the quiet mode, the answering machine turns on automatically. When the quiet mode duration expires, the answering machine remains on.
ANSWERING MACHINE The answering machine’s total storage capacity for the outgoing message, messages and memos is up to 27 minutes. Each message can be up to 3 minutes in length depending on the message length set. The actual recording time depends on individual message characteristics.
Play Your Announcement Press MENU/ on the handset in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT Press on the handset to highlight Answering sys, and then press /SELECT. MENU Press /SELECT on the handset again to select Announcement. The MENU system announces, “To play, press 2.
Answering System Settings 9.6.1 Call Screening Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard while they are being recorded. Press MENU/ on the handset in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT Press on the handset to highlight Answering sys, and then press /SELECT.
9.6.4 Message Alert Tone When the message alert tone is set to On, and there is at least one new message, the telephone base beeps every 10 seconds. Pressing any telephone base key (except ) temporarily silences the message alert tone. The message alert tone is preset to Off.
Answering Machine and Voicemail Your telephone has separate indicators for two different types of voice messages: those left on its built-in digital answering machine and those left with your telephone service provider’s voicemail. Your telephone’s built-in digital answering machine messages and voicemail messages are separate. Each alerts you to new messages differently.
Call Screening To screen a call at the telephone base: If the answering machine and call screening are turned on, the announcement and the incoming message broadcast at the telephone base while the call is answered by the answering machine. Options while a message is being recorded: •...
9.11 Message Playback On the telephone base, when playback begins, the total number of old or new messages is announced, and the message window displays the message number currently playing. On a handset, when playback begins, the total number of new and old messages is announced, and it displays the number of old and new messages.
9.12 Delete All Old Messages You can only delete old (reviewed) messages. You cannot delete new messages until you review them. You cannot retrieve deleted messages. To delete all old messages on a handset: Press MENU/ on the handset in idle mode to enter the main menu. SELECT Press on the handset to highlight Answering sys, and then press...
9.14 Remote Access A two-digit security code is required to access the answering machine remotely from any touch-tone telephone. The preset code is 00. See the Remote access code section. Dial your telephone number from any touch-tone telephone. Enter the two-digit security code after the announcement. You can enter one of the following remote commands.
10. REGISTRATION 10.1 Expand your telephone system The handset provided within your product package is already registered as HANDSET 1. You can add new handsets (LS6001A, purchased separately) to your telephone base. Your telephone base can support up to five handsets. Each handset must be registered to the telephone base before use.
10.3 Deregister handsets If you want to replace a handset, or reassign the designated handset number of a registered handset, you must deregister all handsets that are registered to the telephone base. Then register each handset individually. To deregister all handsets: Press and hold PAGE at the bottom of the telephone base for about 10 seconds until the telephone base shows Registering...
11. DEFAULT SETTINGS Items Default Values Default Settings of Handset EXT RING MELODY MELODY 4 EXT RING VOLUME VOLUME 4 EARPIECE VOLUME VOLUME 4 HANDSFREE VOLUME VOLUME 4 HANDSET NAME HANDSET 1 (Depend on no. of Handset) KEY TONE LOW BATTERY BEEP NO COVERAGE DATE FORMAT DD-MM-YY...
12. TROUBLESHOOTING If you have difficulty with your phone, please try the suggestion listed below. Problem Solutions My telephone does • Make sure the batteries are installed and charged not work at all. correctly. For optimum daily performance, return the handset to the telephone base after use.
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There is • The handset may be out of range. Move it closer to the interference telephone base. during a telephone • If you subscribe to high-speed Internet service (digital conversation. subscriber line - DSL) through your telephone line, you My calls fade out must install a DSL filter between the telephone base when I am using...
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The answering • Make sure the answering system is on. When the system does not answering system is on, ANS ON should display on the record messages. handset and the telephone base. • When the answering machine memory is full, it does not record new messages until some old messages are deleted.
13. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Basic Information Dimensions Handset: 212.0 X 51.8 X 26.8 mm Base: 171.2 X 113.5 X 93.5 mm Weight Handset: 130.8 g Base: 322.2 g Valid Range Indoor: 50 m Outdoor: 300 m Handset Standby time: 120 Hours approx. Operating Time Talk time: 7 Hours approx.
14. CARE AND MAINTENANCE Take care of your telephone • Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so you must treat it with care. • Avoid rough treatment. • Place the handset down gently. • Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to ship it.
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