VTech DS6251-2 User Manual

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Configure your telephone
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p until the screen displays
the desired feature menu.
3. Press SELECT to enter that menu.
• To return to the previous menu, press
OFF on the handset or CANCEL on the
telephone base.
Set language
The LCD language is preset to English. You
can select English, French or Spanish to be
used in all screen displays.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Settings and
then press SELECT twice.
3. Press q or p to choose English,
Français or Español, then press SELECT.
4. Press YES to confirm. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Set date and time
• Make sure you set the date and time
including the year correctly; otherwise the
answering system does not announce the
correct day of the week for your recorded
messages time stamp.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Set date/time
and then press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
Then press NEXT.
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then
press q or p to choose AM or PM.
5. Press SAVE to save your setting. 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 procedures
described above are properly done.
• It may be a wiring problem. If you have
changed your telephone service to
digital service from a cable company or
a VoIP service provider, the telephone
line may need to be rewired to allow
all existing telephone jacks to work.
Contact your cable/VoIP service
provider for more information.
Operating range
This cordless telephone operates with the
maximum power allowed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
so, this handset and telephone base can
communicate over only a certain distance
- which can vary with the locations of the
telephone base and handset, the weather,
and the layout of your home or office.
When the handset is out of range, the
handset displays Out of range or no pwr
at base.
If there is a call while the handset is out of
range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the
call may not connect well when you press
LINE 1 and/or LINE 2. Move closer to the
telephone base, then press LINE 1 and/or
LINE 2 to answer the call.
If the handset moves out of range during
a telephone conversation, there may be
interference. To improve reception, move
closer to the telephone base.

VTech DS6251-2 Specifications

General

Brand	VTech
Model	DS6251-2
Category	Answering Machine
Language	English