VTech DS6401 manual

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    U s e r ’s m a n u a l w w w . v t e c h p h o n e s . c o m Model : DS 6 40 1 Accessory handset for use with VTech model DS6421 ®[...]

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    Congratulations on pur chas ing your new V T ech pro duc t. Befor e using t his tele phon e, please read Im por t ant s afe t y inst ruc tion s on page 10 of this manu al. This manual has instructions how to set up and register your new handset. For complete instructions on using the handset, see the user’s manual that came with your telephone ba[...]

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    T able of conten ts Ge t ting st ar t ed ......................................................................... 1 Part s che ckl ist ............................................................................1 Bat ter y inst allati on ......................................................................2 Bat ter y char ging ...................[...]

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    1 Get ting started Par ts ch eck list Y o ur telep hone c ontai ns the fo llowin g items. Save your sale s rec eipt and orig inal pac kagin g in the event warran ty s er vic e is ne ces sar y . To purchase a replacement battery or power adapter, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com [...]

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    2 Get ting started If th e hand set w ill not b e use d for a lo ng ti me, di sco nne ct a nd rem ove the bat ter y to pr event po ssi ble l eakag e. T o purc has e a rep lac emen t bat ter y , v isit o ur web site at w w w .vte ch pho nes.c om or c all 1 (80 0) 59 5- 951 1 . I n Canad a, g o to w w w .vte ch can ada .com o r dial 1 (8 00) 267- 737[...]

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    3 Get ting started Bat ter y c harging Onc e you have instal led th e bat ter y , the sc reen in dic ates the bat ter y st atus ( s ee the t able b elow) . I f nec essar y , plac e the han dset in t he tele phon e base or char ger to ch arge th e bat ter y . For best p er forma nce, keep th e hand set in the tel epho ne base o r charg er when n ot [...]

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    4 Get ting started Add and r egist er a han dset Y o u can ad d new hand sets ( DS 6 40 1 , purc hase d separ ately) to your telep hone system, b ut eac h hands et must be r egis tered wit h the tele pho ne base b efore use. Wh en rst p urch ased, e ach expan sion ha ndset s hows Put ha nds et on BASE to r eg iste r af ter a batter y is ins tall[...]

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    5 Get ting started De reg ister h ands ets If you want to rep lace a han dset or r eassi gn the d esig nated han dset num ber of a regi stered han dset , you must der egister a ll hand sets. T hen reg ister eac h hand set you wish to u se ind ivid uall y . T o m ake deregi stratio n easier, read all of the ins tru ctio ns on t his page b efore you [...]

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    6 Get ting started Han dset l ay ou t / H O M E / F L A S H P r e s s t o m a k e o r a n s w e r a h o m e c a l l . D u r i n g a h o m e c a l l , p r e s s t o a n s w e r a n i n c o m i n g c a l l w h e n y o u h e a r a c a l l w a i t i n g a l e r t . F l a s h e s q u i c k l y w h e n t h e r e i s a n i n c o m i n g h o m e c a l l . [...]

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    7 Get ting started Han dset l ay ou t ( c ontinue d) VO L / / W h i l e i n a m e n u , p r e s s t o s c r o l l u p . D u r i n g a c a l l o r m e s s a g e p l a y b a c k , p r e s s t o i n c r e a s e t h e l i s t e n i n g v o l u m e . W h e n t h e h a n d s e t i s n o t i n u s e , p r e s s t o e n t e r t h e d i r e c t o r y. W h e[...]

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    8 Get ting started P U S H T O TA L K ( P T T ) P r e s s t o b e g i n a o n e - t o - o n e o r o n e - t o - g r o u p b r o a d c a s t . P r e s s a n d h o l d t o b e g i n a b r o a d c a s t t o a g r o u p o f h a n d s e t s w h e n t h e h a n d s e t i s n o t i n u s e . Han dset l ay ou t ( c ontinue d)[...]

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    9 Appendix Bat ter y It ta kes up to 16 hours f or the b at ter y to be f ully c har ged . When i t is fu lly c harg ed, yo u can ex pe ct th e foll owin g per fo rma nc e: Op er ati on Op er ati ng ti me Whi le in ha nds et use (t alki ng*) Up to seve n hour s Whi le in sp eaker pho ne mod e (talk ing*) Up to  ve hour s Whi le not i n use (stan[...]

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    10 Appendix Imp or tant s afet y ins truc tions Whe n us ing yo ur tel ep hon e equ ip men t, ba sic s afet y p rec aut io ns sh oul d al ways be fo ll owed to red uc e th e ri sk of r e, ele ct ri c sh oc k and i njur y , i nc lud ing t he fo ll owin g: Rea d and u nde rs tan d all i ns tru ct io ns. Foll ow al l warn in gs an d ins tr uc tio n[...]

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    11 Appendix Op erat ing rang e Thi s co rd les s tel eph on e op erate s wit h th e ma xi mum p ower al lowe d by th e Fed era l Co mmu nic ati on s Com mis si on (FC C) . Eve n so, th is ha nd set a nd tel ep hon e ba se ca n co mmu ni cate over on ly a c er ta in di st an ce - wh ic h ca n var y wi th th e lo cat io ns of t he tel ep hon e ba se [...]

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    12 Appendix About c ordl ess te lep hone s Pri vacy : The s ame f eatur es t hat ma ke a cor dl es s tele ph one c onv eni ent cr eate s om e lim it atio ns. Teleph on e ca lls ar e tra ns mit te d bet we en th e tel eph one b as e and t he c ord le ss han ds et by rad io wave s, so t her e is a p oss ib ili ty t hat t he c ord le ss te lep ho ne c[...]

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    13 Appendix Limited wa rrant y Wh at do e s thi s lim ite d wa rr ant y c over ? The m anu fac tur er of t his V T e ch Pr od uc t warr ant s to th e ho lde r of a val id pr oof o f pur ch ase (“ Con sum er ” or “ yo u” ) th at the Pr od uc t and a ll ac ce ss ori es pr ovi de d in th e sa les p ack age (“ Pro du ct ” ) are f ree fr om [...]

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    14 Appendix Limited wa rrant y (continue d) How d o you g et wa rr an ty s er v ic e? T o ob tai n warr ant y s er vi ce i n the U nite d St ates o f Ame ri ca , ple as e vis it ou r web site at w w w. v tec hp hon es.c om o r ca ll 1 (80 0) 59 5- 9 5 1 1. In Cana da, g o to w w w. v te ch ca nad a.c om or dia l 1 (80 0) 267- 737 7 . NOTE: Be fore [...]

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    15 Appendix FCC, ACT A a nd IC r egul ations FCC Pa r t 15 Thi s eq uip men t has b ee n test ed an d fou nd to c om ply w it h the r equ ire men ts for a C la ss B dig it al d evic e un der Pa r t 1 5 o f the Fe de ral C om muni c atio ns C omm is sio n (FCC) ru les . The se req uir eme nts a re int end ed to p rov id e rea son abl e pr otec ti on[...]

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    16 Appendix FCC, ACT A a nd IC r egul ations (continue d) If th is e qui pme nt is m alf un ct ion ing , it mu st be u np lug ge d fro m the m od ula r jac k unt il th e pro bl em ha s be en co rre ct ed. R epa irs t o thi s tel eph on e equ ipm ent c an o nly b e mad e by th e man ufa ct urer o r its aut hor ized a gen ts. Fo r rep air p roc ed ur[...]

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    17 Appendix Freque ncy c ont rol Cr yst al c ontr olle d PLL syn the sizer T rans mit fre que ncy Han dset: 1921 .5 36 - 1928.4 48 M Hz T elep hon e bas e: 1 921 .5 36 - 1928.4 48 M Hz Chan nel s 5 Nom inal e f fec tive ran ge Ma xi mum powe r allowe d by FCC an d IC. Actu al op erat ing ran ge may var y ac co rdi ng to env iron men tal c ond iti o[...]

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    91-003968-020-100 VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD. 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 1L5. V T e ch i s the re gis tered tr adem ark of V T ec h Hol ding s Limi ted. Copyright © 201 1 for[...]