VTech DS6472-6 quick start Introduction, Telephone base and charger installation, Using the menu

Quick start guide

DS6472-6

Introduction

This quick start guide provides you with the basic installation and use instructions. A limited set of features are described in abbreviated form.

Please refer to the user’s manual for complete installation and operation instructions.

Telephone base and charger installation

Install the telephone base and chargers as shown below.

Telephone base		Electrical
power adapter	Telephone	outlet not	Power
	wall jack	controlled by a	adapter
		wall switch
		A DSL filter
		(not included)
Electrical		is required
outlet not		if you have
controlled		DSL high
by a wall		speed Internet
switch		service

Telephone line cord

Charger

Telephone base

Handset battery installation and charging

Install the battery as shown below. Once you have installed the battery, you may be able to make and receive short calls. For best performance, charge the handset battery continuously for at least 16 hours.

1. Plug the battery connector	2. Place the battery with the
securely into the socket	label THIS SIDE UP facing
inside the handset battery	up and the wires inside the
compartment, matching the	battery compartment.
color-coded label.

Headset charger installation

Install the headset charger as shown below.

Plug the small end of the	Plug the large end of the
	headset charger power
headset charger power
	adapter into an electrical
adapter into the power jack
	outlet not controlled by a
of the headset charger.
	wall switch.

Headset charger

Power on the headset

Power on the headset before use. Place the headset in the headset charger or press and hold for two seconds. The light flashes three times in blue and you hear three beeps when the headset is being powered on.

Headset charging

Charge the headset as shown below. If the light does not turn on while charging, you need to charge the headset without interruption for at least 15 minutes to give the headset enough charge to use for a short time. For best performance, charge the headset continuously for at least three hours.

1. Place the tip	2. The magnet holds
of the headset	the top of the
in the small	headset in place.
cradle on the	The light turns
headset charger.	on when charging.

Telephone base overview

	D1/D2 lights
	On when the telephone base
	is paired and connected with a
IN USE light	Bluetooth device.
On when the handset or headset	Flashes when there is an
is in use.	incoming cell call.
Flashes when another telephone	Alternate when the telephone
sharing the same line is in use or	base is in discoverable mode.
on hold.
Flashes quickly when there is an	DELETE/X
incoming home call.	Press to delete the message
	currently playing.
	When the phone is not in

Handset overview

Softkeys (2)

Select a menu item displayed above the key.

Select an item, or save an entry or setting while in a menu.

CHARGE light

On when the handset is charging.

/CELL

Make or answer a cell call.

Answer an incoming call when you hear a call waiting alert.

Flashes quickly when there is an incoming cell call.

Flashes slowly when a cell call is on hold.

/HOME/FLASH

Make or answer a home call.

Answer an incoming call when you hear a call waiting alert.

Flashes quickly when there is an incoming home call.

Flashes slowly when a home call is on hold.

1

Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it in the directory.

Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call.

Toggle the name order when saving a caller ID entry into the directory.

Dialing keys

Enter digits or characters.

Make or answer a home call using the handset speakerphone.

Switch between the speakerphone and the handset during a call, or message or announcement playback.

REDIAL/PAUSE

Press to review the redial list.

Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while entering numbers into the directory.

Change the quality of the audio to best suit your hearing during an outside call, intercom call, message or announcement playback.

MUTE/DELETE

Mute the microphone during a call.

Delete the displayed entry while in the caller ID log, directory or redial list.

Delete a digit or character while using the dialing keys.

Silence the ringer temporarily while the handset is ringing.

Delete a message or announcement while it is playing.

OFF/CANCEL

Hang up a call.

Silence the ringer temporarily while the handset is ringing.

Press and hold to erase

the displayed messages (XX Missed calls and Download fail) while the phone is not in use.

Press to return to the previous menu or press and hold to return to idle mode without making changes.

VOL//

Scroll up while in a menu.

Increase the listening volume during a call or message playback.

Enter the directory when the handset is not in use.

Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers or names.

PUSH TO TALK (PTT)

Begin a one-to-one or one-to-group broadcast.

VOL//CID

Scroll down while in a menu.

Decrease the listening volume during a call or message playback.

Review the caller ID log when the handset is not in use.

Move the cursor to the right when entering numbers or names.

#(pound key)

Press repeatedly to show other dialing options while reviewing a caller ID log entry or a directory entry.

Using the menu

To enter the handset menu:

1.Press MENU when the telephone is not in use.

2.Press or until the screen displays the desired feature menu.

3.Press SELECT to enter that menu.

•To return to the previous menu, press OFF/CANCEL.

•To return to idle mode, press and hold OFF/CANCEL.

Telephone settings

Default settings are indicated by asterisks (*).

Screen display	Function	Options
LCD language	Set the screen display language.	English*
		Franşais
		Espaňol
Voice language	Set the language used for the	English*
	answering system’s voice prompts	Franşais
	and voice announce caller ID.
Display alerts	Edit the settings for display alerts	Missed calls
	on the idle screen.	Voicemail
		No line
		Download fail
CID time sync	Enable the date and time to be set	On*
	by incoming caller ID information.	Off
Rename handset	Change the name for each	HANDSET____
	handset.
Key tone	Adjust the key tone volume or turn		*
	it off.	Off
Dial mode	Set the telephone to be tone or	Tone*
	pulse dialing.	Pulse
Annc Caller ID	Enable the telephone base and/or	On*
	the handsets to announce the	Off
	incoming caller ID information

Set date and time

To set the date and time manually:

1.Press MENU on the handset when it is not in use.

2.Scroll to highlight Set date/time, then press SELECT.

3.Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month, date and year. Press SET to proceed.

4.Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour and minute. Press SET to proceed.

5.Scroll to choose AM or PM, then press SET to save.

Ringer volume (telephone base)

•Press /VOL or /VOL on the side of the telephone base to adjust the ringer volume when the telephone is not in use.

Ringer volume (handset)

You can adjust the ringer volume or turn it off.

1.	Press	MENU	on the handset when it is not in use.
2.	Scroll to highlight Ringers, then press SELECT.

2

/FIND HANDSET	use, press twice to delete all
Press to page all	previously reviewed messages.
handsets and the
headset.

Headset overview	(on/off)
Earpiece	Press and hold two seconds
	to power on or off.
	Answer, end or join a call.

3.	Scroll to highlight Ringer volume, then press			SELECT			.
4.	Scroll to highlight the desired line, then press					.
			SELECT
5.	Scroll to adjust the ringer volume or press				to turn off the
		OFF
	ringer. Press SET to save.

3. Slide the battery compartment	4. Place the handset in the
cover towards the center of the	telephone base or charger
handset until it clicks into place.	to charge.

Charge light remains on when charging

REPEAT/	/VOL/
Repeat a message	Press to adjust
or press twice to	the volume during
play the previous	message playback.
message.	When the phone
	is not in use,
/ANS ON/OFF	press to adjust the
	telephone base
Press to turn the answering	ringer volume.
system on or off.
	SKIP/
Message window	Press to skip to
Shows the number of messages	the next message.
and other answering system	PLAY/STOP/
information.

Press to play messages.

Press to stop message playback.

+/-/VOLUME

Adjust the listening volume while on a call.

Adjust the ringer volume when the headset is not in use.

Rotating clip

Connect the ear hook or head band.

RESET inset button

Insert a paper clip or similar object to reset the headset when deregistration fails.

MUTE/FLASH

Mute the microphone while on a call.

Press and hold to answer an incoming call when you receive a call waiting alert during a call.

Silence the ringer in the earpiece temporarily when the headset is ringing.

Microphone

Ringer volume (headset)

Press +/-/VOLUMEon the side of the headset when it is not in use.

Telephone operation

Make a call

1.Press /HOME/FLASH or , and then dial the telephone number.

2.Press on the headset to join the call.

-OR-

1.Press /CELL, then enter the telephone number. Then press DIAL.

2.Press on the headset to join the call.

-OR-

1.Predial by first dialing the telephone number and then press /HOME/FLASH, , or /CELL.

2.Press on the headset to join the call.