User's Manual

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DS6521/DS6521-2/

DS6521-3/DS6521-32

DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/

answering system with BLUETOOTH

wireless technology

Introduction

To protect our environment and conserve natural resources, this user’s manual

provides you with the basic installation and use instructions. A limited set of

features are described in abbreviated form.

Please refer to the complete online user’s manual for a full set of installation and

operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com.

Before using this VTech product, please read Important safety instructions on

page 13 of this user’s manual.

User’s manual

Parts checklist

Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and

original packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.

Telephone line cord

Telephone base

Handset

(1 for DS6521,

2 for DS6521-2 and

3 for DS6521-3/DS6521-32)

User’s manual

Wall mount

bracket

Charger and charger adapter

(1 for DS6521-2 and

2 for DS6521-3/DS6521-32)

Battery

(1 for DS6521,

2 for DS6521-2 and

3 for DS6521-3/DS6521-32)

Telephone base

power adapter

Battery compartment

cover

(1 for DS6521,

2 for DS6521-2 and

3 for DS6521-3/DS6521-32)

Quick start guide

User’s manual

Table of contents

Parts checklist ...............................1

Telephone base and charger

installation ..................................2

Battery installation ........................2

Battery charging ............................2

Tabletop to wall mount

installation ..................................3

Handset overview..........................3

Telephone base overview .............4

Using the handset menu ...............4

Telephone settings ........................4

Telephone operation .....................5

Directory ........................................6

Speed dial .....................................7

Caller ID ........................................7

About the answering system .........8

Answering system settings ...........8

Answering system operation .........8

Add and register a handset ...........9

Replace a handset ........................9

Troubleshooting .............................9

Important safety instructions .........11

Precautions for users of implanted

cardiac pacemakers ..................12

Operating range ............................12

Maintenance ..................................12

About cordless telephones ...........12

The RBRC

seal ............................13

Limited warranty ............................13

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations .....14

Technical specications ................14

Quick start guide

Summary of content (16 pages)

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User’s manual DS6521/DS6521-2/ DS6521-3/DS6521-32 DECT 6.0 cordless telephone/ ® answering system with BLUETOOTH wireless technology Introduction To protect our environment and conserve natural resources, this user’s manual provides you with the basic installation and use instructions. A limited set of features are described in abbreviated form. Please refer to the complete online user’s manual for a full set of installation and operation instructions at www.vtechphones.com.
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Telephone base and charger installation Install the telephone base and charger as shown below. Telephone wall jack Telephone base power adapter A DSL filter (not included) is required if you have DSL high-speed Internet service Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch Telephone line cord Charger adapter Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch Telephone base Charger • Use only the power adapter and battery supplied with this product.
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Tabletop to wall mount installation The telephone comes ready for tabletop use. Follow the steps below to mount your telephone on a wall. . Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack at the bottom of the telephone base and the base power adapter into the POWER jack. 2. Position the lower portion grooves on the telephone base to the lower portion tabs (marked B) on the wall mount bracket.
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Telephone base overview Message window IN USE light Shows the number of messages and other answering system information. Flashes when there is an incoming call, or another telephone sharing the same line is in use. On when the handset is in use, or the answering system is answering a call. /VOL and /VOL Adjust the volume during message playback. Adjust the telephone base ringer volume when the phone is not in use. /FIND HANDSET Press once and then release to page all system handsets.
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Telephone settings Default settings are indicated by an asterisk(*). Screen display Function Options LCD Language Set the screen display language. English* Français Español Voicemail # Set the voicemail number. Turn off indicator? Clr voicemail Turn off the voicemail indicators. Reset VM Icon? Key tone Turn an audible beep on or off whenever a key is pressed. On* Off Home area code Enter your home area code if you dial only seven digits for local calls.
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Mute The mute function allows you to hear the other party but the other party cannot hear you. . During a call, press MUTE. The handset displays Muted. 2. Press MUTE again to resume the conversation. Call waiting When you subscribe to call waiting service from your telephone service provider, you hear an alert tone if there is an incoming call while you are on another call. • Press FLASH to put the current call on hold and take the new call.
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Intercom Use the intercom features for conversations between two handsets. . Press MENU on your handset when not in use. 2. Press or to scroll to Intercom, then press SELECT. When you have three or more handsets, use the dialing keys to enter a destination handset number. 3. To answer the intercom call, press /HOME or on the destination handset. 4. To end an intercom call, press OFF or place the handset back in the telephone base or charger.
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Speed dial You can copy up to 9 directory entries into the speed dial locations so that you can dial these numbers using fewer keys than usual. To store a speed dial entry: . Press MENU when the handset is not in use. 2. Scroll to Directory then press SELECT. 3. Scroll to Speed dial, then press SELECT. 4. Scroll to a desired speed dial location, then press SELECT. 5. Scroll to a desired directory entry, then press SELECT to save. To dial a speed dial entry: .
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Number of rings You can set the answering system to answer an incoming call after 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 rings; or toll saver. If you choose toll saver, the answering system answers a call after 2 rings when you have new messages, or after 4 rings when you have no new messages. . Press MENU when the handset is not in use. 2. Scroll to Answering sys then press SELECT. 3. Scroll to Ans sys setup then press SELECT. 4. Scroll to # OF RINGS then press SELECT. 5.
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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 2 handsets. You can add new handsets (DS6501, purchased separately) to your telephone system. Each handset must be registered with the telephone base before use.
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My cell phone is connected to the telephone base, but I cannot make a cell call. • Make sure that your cell phone is not in use when you are trying to make a cell call. • For some smartphones, make sure that the cellular function is turned on. Bluetooth system busy appears on the display. • Make sure that your cell phone is not in use when connected and active on the device list. • Make sure that your cell phone or headset is not connected to any other Bluetooth device.
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The battery does not charge in the handset or the handset battery does not accept charge. • Make sure the handset is placed in the telephone base or charger correctly. The CHARGE light on the handset should be on. • Remove and install the battery again, then charge for up to 12 hours. • If the handset is in the telephone base but the CHARGE light on the handset is not on, refer to The charge light is off below. • If the battery is completely depleted, charge the handset for at least 30 minutes before use.
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The answering system does not answer after correct number of rings. • Make sure the answering system is on. When the answering system is on, ANS ON should show on the handset and the /ANSWER ON/OFF light is lit on the telephone base. • If toll saver is selected, the number of rings changes to two when there are new messages. • If the memory is full or the answering system is off, the answering system answers after 10 rings.
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Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones): Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity, led a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interference between portable wireless telephones and implanted cardiac pacemakers. Supported by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, WTR recommends to physicians that: Pacemaker patients • Should keep wireless telephones at least six inches from the pacemaker.
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What is not covered by this limited warranty? This limited warranty does not cover: 1. Product that has been subjected to misuse, accident, shipping or other physical damage, improper installation, abnormal operation or handling, neglect, inundation, fire, water or other liquid intrusion; or 2. Product that has been damaged due to repair, alteration or modification by anyone other than an authorized service representative of VTech; or 3.
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If this equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone service provider may temporarily discontinue your telephone service. The telephone service provider is required to notify you before interrupting service. If advance notice is not practical, you will be notified as soon as possible. You will be given the opportunity to correct the problem and the telephone service provider is required to inform you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC.