VTech DS221-2, DS221-3, DS6221, DS6221-4, DS6221-5, DS6222-4, DS6222-5 Battery installation and char ging

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Getting started

If the handset will not be used for a l ong time, disconnect and remove the

battery to prevent possible l eakage.

To purchase replacement batteries, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com or

call 1 (800) 595-9511. In Canada, go to www.vtechcanada.com or call

1 (800) 267-7377.

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Battery installation and char ging

Install the battery as shown below. After inst alling the battery, you might

be able to make and receive short calls. For bes t performance, charge the

handset for at least 16 hours before use. When not in use, place the hand set

in the telephone base or charger. See page 37 for battery o perating times.

Battery indicators Battery status Action

The screen is blank. Battery has no charge

and the handset cannot

be used.

Charge until the screen shows

LOW BATTERY (at least 10

minutes).

The screen shows

PLACE IN CHARGER

and ashes.

Battery has very litt le

charge and the handset

cannot be used.

Charge until the screen shows

LOW BATTERY (about four

minutes).

The screen shows

LOW BATTERY,

ashes, and the

handset beeps.

Battery has enough

charge to be used for a

short time.

Charge until the screen shows

HANDSET X (about one hour).

The screen shows

HANDSET X.

Battery is charged. To keep the battery charged,

place it in the telephone bas e

or charger when not in use.

If the battery compartment c over is on the handset, press the indentation

and slide the cover to remove.

Plug the battery connector secur ely into the socket inside the handset

battery compartment, matc hing the color-coded label.

Place the battery with the label TH IS SIDE UP facing up and the wires

inside the battery compar tment.

Align the cover at against the battery co mpartment, then slide it towards

the center of the handset until it clicks into plac e.

Charge the handset by placing it in the telepho ne base or charger. The

CHARGE light is on when the handset ch arges.

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5.

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Contents

Main Congratulations Page Table of contents 1 Parts checklist Telephone base and charger installation Battery installation and char ging Installation options Tabletop to wall mount installation Wall mount to tabletop installation # Handset layout Telephone base layout Ringer volume (handset) Ringer tone Key tone LCD language Set date/time Clear voicemail Home area code Answering system settings Answering system set up Number of rings Remote code Message alert tone Answering system settings Announcement Hello, please leave a message after the tone. Play your announcement Record your own announcement Page Mute Ringer mute Call waiting Find handset Chain dialing Multiple handset use Intercom Answer an incoming call during an intercom call Share an outside call Directory Store a directory entry Character chart Search the directory Alphabetical search Dial a directory entry Edit a directory entry Delete from the directory About caller ID Call log Missed calls indicator Review the call log Make a call log entry ready to dial Dial a call log entry Save a call log entry to the directory Delete from the call log Call log display screen messages Redial list Dial a redial entry Delete from redial Answering system and voicemail Message capacity Turn the answering system on or off Calls will be answered. Calls will not be answered. Call screening Call intercept New message indication Message playback End of messages. Delete all messages Record and play memos Recorded. Record a memo Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done. Message window displays Remote access Page Handset display screen messag es Handset and telephone base indica tors Handset lights Telephone base lights Handset icons Battery Expand your telephone system Add and register a handset (optional) Replace a handset 40 LOW BATTERY shows on screen. The battery does not c harge in the handset or the handset ba ttery does not accept charge. 41 The CHARGE light is off. There is no dial tone. The telephone does not ring w hen there is an incoming call. 42 I cannot dial out. My handset beeps and is not p erforming normally. 43 I hear other calls when using t he telephone. I hear noise on the cordles s handset and the keys do not work. My caller ID features ar e not working properly. 44 Caller ID entries do not matc h the numbers I need to dial. CONNECTING.. . shows in the handset screen. The answering system does not answer a fter the number of rings that I programmed it. The outgoing announcement is n ot clear. 45 The messages on the answe ring system are very difcult to hear. The answering system does not rec ord messages. The messages on the answe ring system are incomplete. The answering system does not res pond to remote commands. Important safety instruc tions SAVE THESE INSTRUCTION S Operating range Maintenance About cordless telephones The RBRC seal Warranty Pleas e re tain your origin al s ales recei pt a s pr oof of p urchase . FCC, ACTA and IC regulations FCC Part 15 Page Technical specications Index A B C D Index R S T V