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Caller ID

44

Missed call indicator

When there are calls that have not been reviewed in the  
caller ID log, the screens display 

XX missed calls

. When you 

have reviewed all the missed calls, the missed call indicator  
goes away.

Each time you review a caller ID log entry marked 

NEW

 on the 

handset, the number of missed calls decreases by one.

If you do not want to review the missed calls one by one,  
press and hold 

CANCEL

 on the handset when not in use to 

clear the missed call indicator. All the entries are then  
considered old and kept in the caller ID log.

Review the caller ID log

Review the caller ID log to find out who called, to return  

the call, or to copy the caller’s name and number into  
your directory. 

1.  Press 

CID

 on the handset when the phone is not in use.

2. Press   or   on the handset to browse.

-OR-

1.  Press 

MENU

 

on the handset when the phone is not in use.

2. Press   or   to scroll to 

Caller ID log

, then press 

SELECT

. 

3. Press 

SELECT

 to choose 

Review

.

4. Press   or   to browse. You hear a double beep when you 

reach the beginning or end of the caller ID log.

Caller ID log

ANS ON

ECO

Review

ANS ON

ECO

6 missed calls

10:01

AM

ANS ON

ECO

  8/20

Mike Smith

800-595-9511

10:01

AM

ANS ON

ECO

  8/20

NEW

Summary of Contents for LS6181

Page 1: ...User s manual w w w v te c hphones c om Models LS6181 LS6181 13 LS6181 15 LS6181 16 LS6181 17 BC...

Page 2: ...are proud to mark this product with the ENERGY STAR label indicating it meets the latest energy efficiency guidelines T Compatible with Hearing Aid T Coil TIA 1083 Telephones identified with this logo...

Page 3: ...24 Predial a home call 24 Answer a home call 24 End a home call 24 Call waiting on the home line 24 Make a cell call 25 Predial a cell call 25 Answer a cell call 25 End a cell call 26 Call waiting on...

Page 4: ...stem operation 53 Answering system and voicemail 53 Using the answering system and voicemail together 53 Message capacity 54 New message indication 54 Call screening 55 Call intercept 55 Temporarily t...

Page 5: ...ing in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty service Getting started Abridged user s manual Important safety instructions Telephone base Telephone base power adapter Telephone line...

Page 6: ...Canada go to www vtechcanada com or call 1 800 267 7377 The power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in pla...

Page 7: ...e by pressing If you hear a dial tone the installation is successful If you do not hear a dial tone Make sure the installation procedures described above are properly done It may be a wiring problem I...

Page 8: ...battery is fully charged you can expect the following performance Operation Operating time While in handset use talking Up to 7 hours While in speakerphone mode talking Up to 3 5 hours While not in u...

Page 9: ...provider Your telephone has a built in answering system and supports voicemail feature offered by your telephone service provider subscription is required and fees may apply Refer to Answering system...

Page 10: ...e right During a call or message playback press to increase the listening volume page 27 or page 56 2 Press to make or answer a cell call page 25 During a home call press to answer an incoming cell ca...

Page 11: ...in a menu press to return to the previous menu or press and hold to return to idle mode without making changes page 16 Press to delete digits while predialing page 24 and page 25 While the phone is r...

Page 12: ...lay messages page 56 Press to stop playing messages page 56 7 X DELETE Press to delete the playing message page 56 Press twice to delete all old messages when in idle page 57 8 p VOL and q VOL Press t...

Page 13: ...ximum of approximately 30 feet from the telephone base Keep connected cell phones within this range For optimal performance keep your cell phone within 15 feet of the telephone base while using the LS...

Page 14: ...faster while it is connected to the telephone base via Bluetooth wireless technology Monitor your cell phone s usage because minutes are deducted from your cellular plan for the duration of all cell...

Page 15: ...hone base turn off Discoverable mode before a Bluetooth enabled device can be paired it must be set to this mode When pairing your cell phone the telephone base will be set to this mode Depending on t...

Page 16: ...lls on the cell phone line Bluetooth wireless technology operates within a short range a maximum of approximately 30 feet When you pair a Bluetooth cell phone to the telephone base make sure your Blue...

Page 17: ...6181 press the appropriate key on your cell phone to continue the pairing process Your cell phone may prompt you to enter the PIN of the telephone base The default PIN of the telephone base is 0000 Al...

Page 18: ...Auto connection A cell phone may be disconnected from the telephone base when The Bluetooth feature of your connected cell phone is turned off The power of your cell phone is turned off Your cell pho...

Page 19: ...download the handset flashes Downloading All other idle system devices display Downloading 5 When the downloading process completes or when the memory is full the handset displays Entries added XXX Th...

Page 20: ...email number voicemail indicators key tone home area code and dial mode Go to Answering system settings from page 48 to page 52 for instructions to modify the answering system settings To enter the ha...

Page 21: ...cell line is turned off flashes Telephone base ringer volume Press VOL or VOL on the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume when the telephone base is not in use When you set the ringer volume to...

Page 22: ...er 01 12 4 Press or to select the date then press SELECT or use the dialing keys to enter a two digit number 01 31 5 Press or to select the year then press SELECT or use the dialing keys to enter a tw...

Page 23: ...n ais or Espa ol then press SELECT The handset displays Set English when you select English The handset displays Set Francais when you select Fran ais The handset displays Set Espanol when you select...

Page 24: ...digits Press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause a P appears Press to add appears or to add appears 3 Press SELECT to save your selection Then the handset dials the saved voicemail number OR 1 Pr...

Page 25: ...ally turn off the new voicemail indicators 1 Press MENU when the handset is not in use 2 Press or to scroll to Settings then press SELECT 3 Press or to scroll to Clr voicemail then press SELECT The ha...

Page 26: ...ation tone 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 have...

Page 27: ...ne and call screening are muted When you turn on the quiet mode the answering system turns on automatically When the quiet mode duration expires the answering system remains on To set the duration and...

Page 28: ...dialing pause a P appears If you make a predial call while the telephone line is in use the screen displays Line in use or Unable to call Answer a home call Press or any dialing key 0 9 or OR Pick up...

Page 29: ...d make sure that there are no physical obstacles such as large furniture or thick walls between the telephone base and the cell phone Predial a cell call 1 Enter the telephone number Press DELETE or C...

Page 30: ...ep and appears All other system devices ring To answer the incoming cell call Press on the handset The home line is still on hold To resume the home call on hold Press on the handset Cell phone voicem...

Page 31: ...you During a call press MUTE on the handset The screen displays Muted until the mute function is turned off Press MUTE on the handset to resume the conversation The screen briefly displays Microphone...

Page 32: ...ake room for the new entry To review and dial a redial number 1 Press REDIAL to enter the redial list when the phone is not in use 2 Press or REDIAL repeatedly to browse until the desired entry displa...

Page 33: ...e base The handset and telephone base ring when there is an incoming call unless the ringer volume of that device is turned off Temporary tone dialing If you have pulse rotary service only you can swi...

Page 34: ...ress SELECT to select Directory 3 Press or to scroll to the desired entry 4 Press SELECT to dial the displayed number To access a number from the caller ID log while on a call 1 Press MENU 2 Press or...

Page 35: ...ed The destination device rings and shows Incoming call 3 To answer the call press or any dialing key 0 9 or on the destination handset To cancel the transfer and return to the external call before th...

Page 36: ...om then press SELECT When you have more than two handsets your handset shows Intercom to Use the dialing keys to enter a destination device number 1 to 5 for HANDSET 1 to HANDSET 5 Your handset shows...

Page 37: ...tone Both system devices flash and display the caller ID To answer a home call press The intercom call ends automatically To answer a cell call press OFF to end the intercom call The telephone continu...

Page 38: ...ry full When you try to save an entry already stored in the directory the screen shows Number repeated When the telephone number in the directory exceeds 15 digits a dash appears after the 14th digit...

Page 39: ...om the redial list by pressing REDIAL Then press or REDIAL repeatedly to find the desired number Press SELECT to copy the number 5 Press SELECT to move on to the name 6 When Enter name displays use th...

Page 40: ...pressing REDIAL Then press or REDIAL repeatedly to find the desired number Press SELECT to copy the number 2 Press SELECT to move on to the name 3 When Enter name displays use the dialing keys to ente...

Page 41: ...ical search You can only perform an alphabetical search on a handset 1 Press on the handset when the phone is not in use OR i Press MENU on the handset when the phone is not in use ii Press or to scro...

Page 42: ...he dialing keys to edit the number Press or to move the cursor to the left or right Press DELETE to erase a digit Press and hold DELETE to erase all digits Press and hold PAUSE to enter a dialing paus...

Page 43: ...previous menu and you hear a confirmation tone Delete all directory entries 1 Press MENU when the phone is not in use 2 Press or to scroll to Directory then press SELECT 3 Press or to scroll to Del al...

Page 44: ...tical search on page 37 7 Press SELECT to save You hear a confirmation tone If the directory is empty when you press SELECT in Step 5 the handset shows Directory empty The speed dial entry shows only...

Page 45: ...y 1 Press MENU when the phone is not in use 2 Press or to scroll to Directory then press SELECT 3 Press or to scroll to Speed dial then press SELECT 4 Press or or a dialing key 0 or 2 9 to choose the...

Page 46: ...e these services You have only caller ID service or only call waiting service You do not subscribe to caller ID or call waiting services There are fees for caller ID services In addition services may...

Page 47: ...he oldest entry is deleted to make room for new incoming call information XX missed calls shows when there are new caller ID log entries that have not been reviewed Call log empty shows when you acces...

Page 48: ...ntries are then considered old and kept in the caller ID log Review the caller ID log Review the caller ID log to find out who called to return the call or to copy the caller s name and number into yo...

Page 49: ...the directory While reviewing the caller ID log press pound key on the handset repeatedly to display different dialing options for local and long distance numbers before dialing or saving the telephon...

Page 50: ...LETE to erase the entire entry Press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing pause a P appears Press to add appears or to add appears 4 Press SELECT to move to the name The handset displays Edit name 5 Use...

Page 51: ...to scroll to Del all calls then press SELECT 4 When the handset shows Delete all press SELECT to delete all caller ID log entries The handset displays Deleting and you hear a confirmation tone The ha...

Page 52: ...ng sys then press SELECT 3 Press SELECT again to choose Announcement The system announces To play press 2 To record press 7 4 Press 7 to record an announcement The system announces Record after the to...

Page 53: ...he telephone base Press ANS ON OFF to turn the answering system on or off When the answering system is turned on it announces Calls will be answered When the answering system is turned off it announce...

Page 54: ...tem answers after two rings if you have new messages or after four rings when there are no new messages This enables you to check for new messages and avoid paying long distance charges when calling f...

Page 55: ...save and you hear a confirmation tone 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 The message alert ton...

Page 56: ...MENU when the phone is not in use 2 Press or to scroll to Answering sys then press SELECT 3 Press or to scroll to Ans sys setup then press SELECT 4 Press or to scroll to Recording time then press SEL...

Page 57: ...iting so you may not be aware that you have voicemail To check what services you have and how to access them contact your telephone service provider To use your voicemail service rather than your answ...

Page 58: ...number of messages are flashing alternately on the message window and the handsets display Rec mem full then the memory is full When you turn on the answering system at the telephone base the answeri...

Page 59: ...service the handset shows Screening Options while a message is being recorded Press SELECT to temporarily turn on the call screening if call screening is set to off Press VOLUME or VOLUME to adjust t...

Page 60: ...here are no recorded messages the screen shows No message and you hear You have no message To play messages at the telephone base Press PLAY STOP when the phone is not in use Options during playback P...

Page 61: ...s to the previous menu You hear a confirmation tone Record play and delete memos Memos are your own recorded messages used as reminders for yourself or others using the same answering system You can r...

Page 62: ...ages recorded or the current message number during new message playback The clock needs to be set 1 99 F alternating The answering system memory is full with total number of messages recorded 0 6 The...

Page 63: ...age during playback 5 Stop 5 Hear a list of remote commands 6 Skip to the next message during playback 7 Record a new announcement 8 End the call 0 Turn the answering system on or off 4 Hang up or pre...

Page 64: ...should be charged without interruption for at least 30 minutes before registering it to the telephone base To register a handset 1 Press and hold FIND HANDSET at the telephone base for about four seco...

Page 65: ...irmation tone 3 All handsets alternately show To register HS and see manual when the deregistration process completes The deregistration process takes about 10 seconds to complete To register the hand...

Page 66: ...presses produce other characters on that key Press the key repeatedly until the desired character appears The first character of every word is capitalized Dialing key Characters by number of key press...

Page 67: ...ling for intercom calls Home line busy Another system device is using the home line Incoming call There is a call coming in Intercom The handset is on an intercom call Intercom ended The intercom call...

Page 68: ...andset is registering to the telephone base Ringer muted The ringer is muted temporarily when the phone is ringing Ringer off The ringer is turned off Saved Your selection has been saved Speaker The h...

Page 69: ...ECO The ECO mode activates automatically to reduce power consumption when the handset is within range from the telephone base There are new voicemail received from your telephone service provider On...

Page 70: ...ggestions I cannot connect my cell phone with the telephone base Make sure that the Bluetooth function of your cell phone is turned on See the user s manual of your cell phone for more information Mak...

Page 71: ...back in Turn off your cell phone then turn it on again I cannot download contacts from my cell phone to the LS6181 Make sure that your cell phone is paired and connected to the base Make sure you plac...

Page 72: ...ry installation page 3 and Handset battery charging page 4 Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone wall jack and plug in a working telephone If the other telephone does not work the problem i...

Page 73: ...e base Plug the power adapter into a different working electrical outlet without a wall switch Move the cordless handset closer to the telephone base You may have moved out of range Reset the telephon...

Page 74: ...ID problems as a result of DSL interference Please contact your DSL service provider for more information about DSL filters You may be able to improve the performance of your cordless phone by instal...

Page 75: ...the cordless handset to the handset charger when not in use You may have too many extension phones on your telephone line to allow all of them to ring simultaneously Try unplugging some of the other...

Page 76: ...ider charges may apply The charge light is off Make sure you plug the power and line cords in correctly and securely Unplug the electrical power Wait for 15 seconds then plug it back in Allow up to on...

Page 77: ...r Press VOL on the telephone base or press VOLUME on the cordless handset to increase the listening volume The answering system does not answer after the correct number of rings Make sure that the ans...

Page 78: ...ngs so that your answering system answers before your voicemail answers To determine how many rings activate your voicemail contact your telephone service provider If there is a fax machine connected...

Page 79: ...B hub USB splitter that is not powered In a few rare instances the USB port on your computer may not have enough power In these instances try using a USB hub with its own external power supply If you...

Page 80: ...ng can cause electric shock when the product is subsequently used 11 Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords 12 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to an authorized s...

Page 81: ...s 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...

Page 82: ...ne base Maintenance Taking care of your telephone Your telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts so it must be treated with care Avoid rough treatment Place the handset down gently Save the or...

Page 83: ...dride batteries into the trash or municipal waste which may be illegal in your area VTech s participation in RBRC makes it easy for you to drop off the spent battery at local retailers participating i...

Page 84: ...base shall be installed and used such that parts of the user s body other than the hands are maintained at a distance of approximately 20 cm 8 inches or more This Class B digital apparatus complies w...

Page 85: ...ent is 1 0 The REN is an indication of the maximum number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject...

Page 86: ...ersonne ne pourra tr bucher sur la ligne d alimentation ni le cordon t l phonique modulaire 9 N ins rez jamais d objets travers les fentes et ouvertures de cet appareil car ils pourraient toucher des...

Page 87: ...fiques de mise aux rebus aupr s des autorit s locales N ouvrez pas et ne mutilez pas la pile L lectrolyte qui s en chapperait est corrosif et pourrait causer des br lures ou des blessures aux yeux ou...

Page 88: ...st d branch ou mis hors tension ou si le courant est coup Possibilit d interf rences aux t l viseurs Certains t l phones sans fil fonctionnent sur des fr quences pouvant causer des interf rences aux t...

Page 89: ...oduct 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 the re...

Page 90: ...tifying the Product purchased 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...

Page 91: ...nnel 5 Bluetooth channel 79 Nominal effective range Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC Actual operating range may vary according to the environmental conditions at the time of use Power requirements...

Page 92: ...Directory 15 34 41 Download directory 15 E ECO mode 78 Edit a directory entry 38 End a call 24 26 Enter a character 62 Expand your telephone system 60 F FCC ACTA and IC regulations 80 81 Find handset...

Page 93: ...76 77 Save a caller ID log entry 46 Save a directory entry 35 36 Screen messages 47 63 64 Settings 16 23 48 52 Share a call 32 Speakerphone 27 T Technical specifications 87 Telephone base layout 8 9...

Page 94: ...VTech is a registered trademark of VTech Holdings Limited Specifications are subject to change without notice 2014 VTech Communications Inc All rights reserved 05 14 LS6181 X_WEBCIB_V3 0 Document orde...

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