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DS6251

DS6251-2

DS6251-3

DS6251-4

2-Line Cordless Answering System

with Smart Call Blocker

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Page 1: ...51 2 DS6251 3 DS6251 4 2 Line Cordless Answering System with Smart Call Blocker Go to www vtechphones com to register your product for enhanced warranty support and the latest VTech product news User...

Page 2: ...he back or bottom of the telephone base and handset are provided for ventilation To protect them from overheating these openings must not be blocked by placing the product on a soft surface such as a...

Page 3: ...product to normal operation If the product has been dropped and the telephone base and or handset has been damaged If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance 14 Avoid using a telephone o...

Page 4: ...rrosive and may cause burns or injury to the eyes or skin The electrolyte may be toxic if swallowed Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to create a short circuit with conductive materials...

Page 5: ...d off or if the electrical power is interrupted Potential TV interference Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that may cause interference to televisions and VCRs To minimize or prevent suc...

Page 6: ...oming call during a conference call 15 Chain dialing 15 Find handset 16 Redial list 16 Review the redial list 16 Dial a redial list entry 16 Save a redial list entry 16 Delete a redial list entry 17 M...

Page 7: ...zed calls 36 Blocked calls 37 Block calls without numbers 37 Block uncategorized calls 37 Screen calls without numbers 37 Screen uncategorized calls 39 Option while on a call 42 Sound settings 42 Key...

Page 8: ...ACTA and IC regulations 60 California Energy Commission battery charging testing instructions 62 For C UL compliance only 62 Mesures de s curit importantes 62 Limited warranty 66 Technical specificat...

Page 9: ...our website at www vtechphones com or call 1 800 595 9511 In Canada go to www vtechcanada com or call 1 800 267 7377 1 set for DS6251 2 sets for DS6251 2 3 sets for DS6251 3 4 sets for DS6251 4 1 set...

Page 10: ...ress to move the cursor to the right Press to show the caller ID log when the telephone is not in use Press to decrease the listening volume when on a call or decrease the message playback volume Pres...

Page 11: ...d hold to insert a dialing pause while dialing or entering numbers into the phonebook 13 PTT HOLD Press to display the PTT menu to begin a PTT call Press and hold to begin a one to group broadcast whe...

Page 12: ...ring a call press to access the phonebook 3 CALL BLOCK Press to block the incoming call when the telephone is ringing or during the call When the phone is not in use press to show the Smart call block...

Page 13: ...lse service While entering names press to change the next letter to upper or lower case OPER Press and hold to add a space when entering names While editing the name of a caller ID log entry press rep...

Page 14: ...new voicemail received on line 1 and line 2 from your telephone service provider 1 There are new answering system message s on line 1 Flashes when you have accessed the answering system menu of line...

Page 15: ...of line 1 and line 2 is turned on NEW Indication of new missed call MUTE The microphone is muted You can perform 3 character alphabetical search to find entries quickly Handset lights overview On when...

Page 16: ...osition The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling under the table or cabinet outlet If you subscribe to digital subscriber line DSL high speed Internet serv...

Page 17: ...arger without plugging in the battery the screen displays No battery Battery indicators Battery status Action The screen is blank or displays Place in charger and flashes The battery has no or very li...

Page 18: ...ine 1 or Line 2 then press SELECT You hear the voice prompt Hello This voice guide will assist you with the basic setup of Smart call blocker 3 Set up your Smart call blocker by inputting the designat...

Page 19: ...ting You hear a confirmation tone Check for dial tone Press LINE 1 and or LINE 2 If you hear a dial tone the installation is successful If you do not hear a dial tone Make sure the installation proced...

Page 20: ...ID log briefly If in the future your telephone service provider requires you to dial the area code when making a local call or if you move to a location that requires it delete the home area code you...

Page 21: ...s before dialing press DELETE or OFF to backspace and delete press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause a P appears Answer a call Press LINE 1 LINE 2 or any dialing key End a call Press OFF or put...

Page 22: ...on line 2 Press the corresponding line button LINE 1 or LINE 2 to resume the call Call waiting When you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider you hear an alert tone if...

Page 23: ...ponding line button LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the handset The original party of that line joins back the conference call OR Press FLASH on the telephone base to end the call Press FLASH again to reconnect t...

Page 24: ...to the Frequently asked questions section to register the handset back to the telephone base Redial list Each handset stores the last 20 telephone numbers dialed Entries are shown in reverse chronolog...

Page 25: ...sing picks the first available line to make a new call Intercom Use the intercom feature for conversations between two devices Your telephone base supports up to 12 handsets You can buy additional exp...

Page 26: ...ays No answer Try again and returns to idle mode If there is an incoming call while the originating device displays Calling HS X or Calling base the intercom request will be stopped Answer an incoming...

Page 27: ...handset or END or CANCEL on the telephone base If the destination device does not answer the intercom call within 100 seconds is accessing the answering system on a call or out of range the originatin...

Page 28: ...TT call to multiple devices When there are multiple handsets registered to the phone system PTT supports one to group calls PTT supports a maximum of one to four calls when two to five handsets are re...

Page 29: ...e is not in use Press q or p to scroll to Phonebook then press SELECT 2 Press q or p to scroll to Add contact then press SELECT 3 When ENTER NUMBER displays use the dialing keys to enter the number 4...

Page 30: ...The first character of every word is capitalized 5 Press SAVE to save You hear a confirmation tone Dial a phonebook entry 1 Search for the desired entry in the phonebook see Review a phonebook entry o...

Page 31: ...e base when the phone is not in use then go to Step 4 OR Press MENU when the phone is not in use 2 Press q or p to scroll to Phonebook then press SELECT 3 Press q or p to scroll to Speed dial then pre...

Page 32: ...SELECT 3 Press q or p to scroll to Review and then press SELECT 4 Press q or p to browse You hear two beeps when you reach the beginning or end of the caller ID log Only one handset or the telephone b...

Page 33: ...book then press SELECT The screen displays EDIT NUMBER and the stored number 4 Use the dialing keys to modify the number if necessary Then press NEXT The screen displays EDIT NAME 5 Use the dialing ke...

Page 34: ...tem If the caller does not respond or record his her name the call is blocked from ringing through When you add your welcome callers to your allow list they will bypass all screening and ring directly...

Page 35: ...Call categories Calls are classified into four categories Welcome calls Welcome calls are calls with telephone numbers saved in your allow list or phonebook and not in your block list Welcome calls a...

Page 36: ...ed calls You can set to screen allow or block all calls of this call category or to send these calls to the answering system Allow is the default setting To change the setting see Control uncategorize...

Page 37: ...lls with announcements or notices from schools or pharmacies You can set up your star name list with these caller names to allow their calls to get through to you See Star name list Screening ask the...

Page 38: ...E to erase the entire entry Press q or p to move the cursor to the left or right Press and hold PAUSE on the handset or press PAUSE on the telephone base to insert a dialing pause for entering numbers...

Page 39: ...E on the handset or press PAUSE on the telephone base to insert a dialing pause for entering numbers only Save a caller ID log entry to the block list 1 Search for the desired caller ID log entry see...

Page 40: ...a caller ID log entry to the allow list 1 Search for the desired caller ID log entry see Review the caller ID log 2 When the desired caller ID log entry displays press SAVE The screen displays SAVE TO...

Page 41: ...n displays SAVE TO Star name list There are many organizations like schools medical offices and pharmacies that use robocalls to communicate important information to you Robocall uses an autodialer to...

Page 42: ...ut of area or with numbers set to Private Calls with numbers that are not in your phonebook allow list or block list or with absent caller ID number Calls with caller ID names that are not in your sta...

Page 43: ...screening announcements described Play your current announcement of screening without caller name 1 Press Call block when the phone is not in use OR Press MENU when the phone is not in use Press q or...

Page 44: ...nd want to allow all incoming calls to get through You can press CANCEL to quit the voice guide at any time After a power outage the system prompts you to set the date and time After the date and time...

Page 45: ...en these calls by asking the callers to record their names and then press the pound key Alternatively you can screen these calls by only asking the callers to press the pound key If you have set to al...

Page 46: ...call will be logged as missed call in the caller ID log While a call is being screened you can press ANSWER LINE 1 LINE 2 or on the handset or ANSWER LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the telephone base to stop scr...

Page 47: ...ing and announces the caller s name The telephone screen displays Screened call and you can pick up the call The telephone will then ask whether you want to answer or reject the call or to forward the...

Page 48: ...er will be added to the block list After you picked up a screened call and the telephone is announcing the screening options you can press OFF on the handset or LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the telephone base...

Page 49: ...or LINE 1 or LINE 2 on the telephone base to end the call Always allow 1 When the telephone starts ringing and the screen displays Screened call press LINE 1 LINE 2 or on the handset or LINE 1 or LIN...

Page 50: ...o save You hear a confirmation tone If you turn off the ringer volume you will not hear ringer tone samples Option while on a call When you are on a call and speaking to the caller and you do not want...

Page 51: ...Smart call blocker is on and in screening mode all screened calls will be sent to the answering system after screening Ringer volume You can set the ringer volume for each telephone line A ringer off...

Page 52: ...a passcode provided by your telephone service provider Set your built in answering system The answering system can record and store up to 99 messages Each message can be up to three minutes in length...

Page 53: ...et annc then press SELECT The screen prompts Reset to default annc Using the telephone base Press ON OFF LINE 1 and or ON OFF LINE 2 to turn the corresponding answering system on or off When the answe...

Page 54: ...blocker is on the first ring of all calls will be muted Turn the call screening on or off Use this feature to choose whether incoming messages can be heard over the speaker when they are being recorde...

Page 55: ...ge in the answering system the telephone base announces You have no message Set message recording time You can set the recording time limit for each incoming message The default setting is three minut...

Page 56: ...restart the message playback If you do not call back within 10 seconds message playback restarts Play messages with a handset 1 Press MENU when the handset is not in use 2 Press SELECT to select Play...

Page 57: ...d briefly and you hear a confirmation tone If you do not have old messages the screen displays No old messages to delete Press BACK or CANCEL to restart the message playback If you do not call back wi...

Page 58: ...d off the telephone answers after 10 rings and announces Please enter your remote access code When the memory is full the answering system answers incoming calls after 10 rings and announces Memory is...

Page 59: ...gs In this case allow six seconds per ring when determining the appropriate setting 4 Press q or p to choose Record memo then press SELECT The system announces Record after the tone Press STOP when yo...

Page 60: ...s SELECT 3 Press q or p to choose Voicemail and then press SELECT 4 Press q or p to choose Line 1 or Line 2 then press SELECT 5 Use the dialing keys to enter the voicemail number up to 30 digits 6 Pre...

Page 61: ...com calls HANDSET X is calling all The handset is calling all devices for intercom calls IN USE The telephone line is in use Intercom The device is on an intercom call Intercom ended The intercom call...

Page 62: ...elephone base Registration slots are full The telephone base has the maximum of 12 handsets registered to it Registration failed The handset registration is not successful Ringer muted The ringer is o...

Page 63: ...rmal if the handset takes a second or two to synchronize with the telephone base before producing a dial tone Wait an extra second before dialing Eliminate any background noise Mute the handset before...

Page 64: ...e telephone base improves overall performance The telephone does not receive caller ID or the telephone does not show caller ID during call waiting Caller ID is a subscription service You must subscri...

Page 65: ...d into the telephone base Use a working electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch I cannot hear any instruction from the handset when I try to record play or delete my own announcement The han...

Page 66: ...a touch tone telephone and cannot activate the answering system The answering system may not detect the remote access code when your announcement is playing Wait until the announcement is over before...

Page 67: ...sing that should retain its luster for many years Clean it only with a dry non abrasive cloth Do not use dampened cloth or cleaning solvents of any kind The RBRC seal The RBRC seal on the nickel metal...

Page 68: ...accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Privacy of communications may not be ensured when using this telephone RF Radiation Exposure Statement To en...

Page 69: ...o 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 equ...

Page 70: ...hear a beep when the registration process completes The registration process takes about 90 seconds to complete For C UL compliance only Mesures de s curit importantes Afin de r duire les risques d i...

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Page 72: ...e fuite de gaz naturel etc 16 Ne placez que le combin de votre t l phone pr s de votre oreille lorsqu en mode de conversation 17 Ces adaptateurs ont t con us pour tre orient s en position verticale ou...

Page 73: ...ns t l phoniques sans fil soient intercept es par des quipements de r ception radio se trouvant dans la port e du combin sans fil Pour cette raison vous ne devez pas percevoir les communications t l p...

Page 74: ...e 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 warranty also applies to th...

Page 75: ...hased Product model and the date of purchase or receipt and 3 Provide your name complete and correct mailing address and telephone number Other limitations This warranty is the complete and exclusive...

Page 76: ...Ni MH battery Telephone base 6V DC 600mA Charger 6V DC 400mA Memory Phonebook 50 memory locations up to 30 digits and 15 characters Caller ID log 30 memory locations up to 24 digits and 15 characters...

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