VTech DS6521-3 Answering system operation, Add and register a handset, Replace a handset

Answering system operation

Turn the answering system on or off

The answering system must be turned on to answer and record messages.

•Press /ANS ON/OFF on the telephone base to turn the built-in answering system on or off.

Record your own announcement with a handset

You can use the preset announcement to answer calls, or replace it with your own recorded announcement. It can be up to 90 seconds in length.

. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.

2.Scroll to Answering sys and then press SELECT twice.

3.The handset announces, “To play, press 2. To record, press 7.” Press 7 to record.

4.The handset announces, “Record after the tone. Press 5 when you are done.” After the tone, speak towards the handset microphone. Press 5 when done.

Message playback at the telephone base

Press /PLAY when the phone is not in use.

Options during playback:

•Press q/VOL or VOL/p to adjust the speaker volume.

•Press /SKIP to skip to the next message.

•Press /REPEAT to repeat the message currently playing. Press /REPEAT twice to listen to the previous message.

•Press X/DELETE to delete the playing message. The system advances to the next message.

•Press /STOP to stop.

Delete all messages at the telephone base

Press X/DELETE twice when the phone is not in use.

Call intercept

If you want to talk to the person whose message is being recorded, press /HOME or on the handset.

Add and register a handset

The handsets provided with your telephone system are already registered. Each handset is assigned a number that displays on the handset. Additional handsets registered to the telephone system are assigned numbers in the sequential order. This telephone system accommodates up to five handsets.

You can add new handsets (DS6501/DS6501-12/DS6501-15/DS6501-16, purchased separately) to your telephone system. Each handset must be registered with the telephone base before use. When first purchased and properly charged, each expansion handset shows To register HS... and ...see manual alternately. Charge the handset before registering it to the telephone base.

To register a handset:

. Place the new/non-registered handset in the telephone base.

Do not place the handset in the charger.

2.Wait for about 10 seconds. The handset shows Registering... then Registered and you hear a beep when the registration process completes. The registration process takes about 90 seconds to complete.

Replace a handset

If you want to replace a handset or reassign the designated handset number of a registered handset, you must deregister all handsets and then individually register each handset.

To deregister all handsets:

. Press and hold /FIND HANDSET on the telephone base for about 10 seconds

until the IN USE light on the telephone base turns on and starts flashing.

2.Immediately press /FIND HANDSET again. You must press /FIND HANDSET while the IN USE light is still flashing. The IN USE light flashes for approximately five seconds.

3.All handsets show To register HS... and ...see manual alternately when the deregistration process completes. The deregistration process takes about 10 seconds to complete.

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