VTech DS6251 User Manual

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To initiate an intercom call at the
telephone base:
1. Press MENU on the telephone base
when it is not in use.
2. Press q or p to choose Intercom,
then press SELECT.
• If you have only one handset, your
handset displays Calling HANDSET 1.
• If you have two or more handsets,
the telephone base displays
INTERCOM TO:. Press q or p to
choose a destination device or all
devices, and then press SELECT.
The telephone base displays Calling
HANDSET X or Calling all. The
destination handset rings and its
screen displays Base is calling.
3. To answer the intercom call, press LINE
1, LINE 2, or any dialing key. Both
devices now display Intercom.
4. To end the intercom call on the
handset, press END or OFF, or place
the handset back in the telephone
base or charger. Both handsets now
display Intercom ended.
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To end the intercom call at the
telephone base, press END. Both
devices display Intercom ended.
• You can cancel the intercom call before it
is answered by pressing END or OFF on
the handset, or END or CANCEL on the
telephone base.
• You can press MUTE or OFF on the
destination handset, or MUTE or CANCEL on
the telephone base to temporarily silence
the intercom ringer.
• 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 originating device displays 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 call during an
intercom call
When you receive an outside call during
an intercom call, there is an alert tone.
• To answer the outside call, press LINE 1,
LINE 2 or on the handset, or LINE 1,
LINE 2 on the telephone base. The
intercom call ends automatically.
• To end the intercom call without
answering the outside call, press OFF
on the handset, or press BACK, and then
press END on the telephone base. The
telephone continues to ring.
• To ignore the incoming call and
continue with the intercom call, press
BACK.
Call transfer using intercom
Use the intercom feature to transfer an
outside call from one device to another.
1. During a call, press OPTION.
2. Press q or p to choose Intercom,
then press SELECT.
• If you have one handset, the
outside call is put on hold and your
handset displays Calling base or
the telephone base displays Calling
HANDSET 1.
• If you have two or more handsets,
the screen displays INTERCOM
TO:. Press q or p to choose a
destination device or all devices,
and then press SELECT. The outside
call is put on hold and your device
displays Calling BASE 0, Calling
HANDSET X or Calling all.
The destination device rings and its
screen displays HANDSET X is calling
or Base is calling.
3. To answer the intercom call on the
destination handset, press LINE 1,
LINE 2, or any dialing key. Both
handsets now display Intercom.
-OR-

VTech DS6251 Specifications

General

Brand	VTech
Model	DS6251
Category	Answering Machine
Language	English