Quick Start Guide

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Go to www.vtechphones.com

to register your product for

enhanced warranty support and

the latest VTech product news.

Quick start guide

DS6251

DS6251-2

DS6251-3

DS6251-4

2-Line Cordless Answering System

with Smart Call Blocker

What’s in the box

1 set for DS6251-2

2 sets for DS6251-3

3 sets for DS6251-4

Connect the telephone base

THIS SIDE UP

Install the battery

Connect the charger

Charge the battery

The battery is low and needs

charging.

The battery is charging.

The battery is fully charged.

Line 1 or line 2 is in use.

Handset ringer on line 1

and/or line 2 is off.

New voicemail received on

line 1 and/or line 2 from your

telephone service provider.

There are new answering

system message(s) on line 1

and/or line 2.

Answering system of line 1

and/or line 2 is on.

MUTE

The microphone is muted.

NEW

New caller ID log entries.

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Option displayed above a

softkey. Press or

to select.

After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage and battery depletion, the handset and telephone base will prompt you to set the date and time,

and to conﬁgure the Smart call blocker and answering system through voice guide.

Date and time

Follow the steps below to set the date and time. For example, if the date is 25 July, 2018, and the time is 12:05 PM:

Voice guide for answering system

After setting the Smart call blocker, the handset

and telephone base will display Start voice guide

to set up Answering system now?.

This feature assists you to do the basic setup of

the answering system. You can follow the voice

guide to record your own announcement, set the

number of rings and the message alert tone.

Setup your answering system by

inputting the designated numbers as

instructed in the voice guide.

YES

Make a call

For detailed instructions, read the online user’s manual or frequently asked

questions at www.vtechphones.com.

Handset: Telephone base:

Volume

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Document order number: 96-012217-010-100

Telephones identified with this logo have reduced noise

and interference when used with most T-coil equipped

hearing aids and cochlear implants. The TIA-1083

Compliant Logo is a trademark of the Telecommunications

Industry Association. Used under license.

Compatible

with

Hearing

Aid T-Coil

TIA-1083

The ENERGY STAR

program (www.energystar.gov)

recognizes and encourages the use of products that save

energy and help protect our environment. We are proud

to mark this product with the ENERGY STAR

label

indicating it meets the latest energy efficiency guidelines.

Enter the

phone number

Answer a call

Press any dialing

keys to answer

SAVE

Display

12 hrs

“Hello! This voice guide will assist you with

the basic setup of your answering system“

Technical specifications

Frequency

control

Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer

Transmit

frequency

Handset: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz

Telephone base: 1921.536-1928.448 MHz

Channels 5

Nominal

effective

range

Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC.

Actual operating range may vary according to

environmental conditions at the time of use.

Power

requirement

Handset: 2.4V Ni-MH battery

Telephone base: 6V DC @ 600mA

Charger: 6V DC @ 400mA

Memory Phonebook: 50 memory locations;

up to 30 digits and 15 characters

Caller ID log: 50 memory locations;

up to 24 digits and 15 characters

Call block: 1000 entries

If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL)

high-speed Internet service through your

telephone line, make sure you connect a DSL

ﬁlter (not included) to the telephone wall jack.

1 set for DS6251

2 sets for DS6251-2

3 sets for DS6251-3

4 sets for DS6251-4

When the handset

and telephone base

prompts you to set

the date and time

Enter the date

Enter the time

When the handset and telephone base prompt you to

set up the answering system via voice guide

Connect and install

Setup

Operate

Voice guide for Smart call blocker

After setting the date and time, the handset and telephone base will prompt if you want to set Smart call blocker.

For more details, see Use voice guide to set Smart call blocker in the Introducing Smart call blocker leaﬂet.

Setup your Smart call blocker by inputting

the designated numbers as instructed in

the voice guide.

YES

SELECT

“Hello! This voice guide will assist

you with the basic setup of Smart call

blocker“

When the handset

and telephone base

prompt you to set up

the Smart call blocker

via voice guide

Handset:

- OR - - OR -

Telephone base:

- OR -

Handset:

- OR - - OR -

Telephone base:

- OR -

SELECT

Handset: Telephone base:

Line 1 or line 2 is in use.

Telephone base ringer on line

1 and/or line 2 is off.

New voicemail received on

line 1 and/or line 2 from your

telephone service provider.

1 2

There are new answering

system message(s) on line 1

and/or line 2.

MUTE

The microphone is muted.

NEW

New caller ID log entries.

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softkey. Press

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to select.

SMART CALL BLK

Line 1

Line 2

BACK SELECT

End a call

Handset:

Telephone base:

- OR -

Quick

start

guide

Introducing

Smart call

blocker

Important

safety

instructions

Choose to set for both

lines or a speciﬁc line

Choose a speciﬁc line

SET DATE

--/--/--

MM/DD/YY

BACK

SET DATE

07/2?/--

MM/DD/YY

BACK

SET DATE

07/25/18

MM/DD/YY

BACK

SET TIME

HH:MM --

BACK

SAVE

SET TIME

12:05 PM

BACK

SAVE

Start voice

guide to set

up Smart call

blocker now?

NO YES

Start voice

guide to set

up Answering

system now?

NO YES

All li n e s

ANSWERING SYS

Line 2

BACK SELECT

Line 1

Softkeys

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Summary of content (2 pages)

PAGE 1
What’s in the box DS6251 DS6251-2 DS6251-3 DS6251-4 Go to www.vtechphones.com to register your product for enhanced warranty support and the latest VTech product news. Page 1 Connect and install Connect the telephone base Connect the charger If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL) high-speed Internet service through your telephone line, make sure you connect a DSL filter (not included) to the telephone wall jack.
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Caller ID Caller ID Phonebook Save a caller ID log entry to the phonebook If you subscribe to caller ID service, information about each caller appears after the first or second ring. The caller ID log stores up to 50 entries. Each entry has up to 24 digits for the phone number and 15 characters for the name.