VTech DS6251-2 User Manual

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Use your built-in answering
system
New message indication
When there are new answering system
messages, the screen displays and XX
new Msg, and on the telephone base
flashes.
If the message alert tone is turned on, the
telephone base beeps every 10 seconds
when there are messages that have not
been reviewed.
Message playback
If you have new messages, the telephone
plays only the new messages (oldest first). If
there are no new messages, the telephone
plays back all messages (oldest first).
When playback begins, you hear the total
number of messages followed by the date
and time of the message. When a message
is playing, the screen shows [2]-Call info
and the caller’s name or number. If the
caller’s information is unavailable, the
screen shows No caller info. After the last
message, the telephone announces, “End
of messages.”
• Make sure you set the date and time
correctly.
Play messages at the telephone base:
• Press when the phone is not in use.
• If you have either new or old
messages, the messages play
automatically.
• If you have both new and old
messages, press q or p to choose
Play new msgs or Play old msgs,
then press SELECT or .
• When you have no message 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 minutes.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Answering sys
then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Line 1 or
Line 2, then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose Ans sys setup,
then press SELECT.
5. Press q or p to choose Recording
time and then press SELECT.
6. Press q or p to choose 3 minutes,
2 minutes, or 1 minute and then
press SELECT to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Voice guide
This feature is an alternative way for you
to do the basic setup of the answering
system. You can follow the voice guide to
record your own announcement, set the
number of rings and the message alert
tone.
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press q or p to choose Answering sys
then press SELECT.
3. Press q or p to choose Line 1 or
Line 2, then press SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose Voice guide
and then press SELECT. You hear the
voice prompt “Hello! This voice guide
will assist you with the basic setup of
your answering system.”
5. Set up your answering system by
inputting designated numbers, as
instructed in the voice guide.
• You can press OFF on the handset or
CANCEL on the telephone base to quit the
voice guide at anytime.

VTech DS6251-2 Specifications

General

Brand	VTech
Model	DS6251-2
Category	Answering Machine
Language	English