V-tech CareLine SN6166 User manual

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User’s manual
Models:
SN6166/SN6167 BC

Congratulations
on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this pendant,
please read Important safety instructions on pages 21-22 of
this manual.
This manual has all the feature operations necessary to install and
operate your new pendant. Please review this manual thoroughly to
ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature
rich VTech product. For support, shopping, and everything new at
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interference when used with most T-coil equipped hearing aids and
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Parts checklist
Your package contains:
User’s manual•
Pendant charger with charger adapter•
Pendant belt clip•
Pendant with lanyard•

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Pendant charger installation
Install the pendant charger as
shown below.
1. Switch on the pendant.2.
Place the pendant in the pendant charger to charge.3.
Pendant charger
power adapter
Electrical outlet not
controlled by a wall
switch
Turns red when charging.
Turns green when fully charged.

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Pendant battery charging
The pendant status light indicates the battery status. If necessary, place
the pendant in the pendant charger to charge. For best performance,
keep the pendant in the pendant charger when not in use. The battery
is fully charged after three hours of continuous charging.
If the pendant status light flashes red and you hear “Low battery,”
you need to charge the pendant without interruption to give it enough
charge to use for a short time. When the battery is low, the pendant
status light flashes red. If you are on a call in low battery mode, the
pendant plays short beeps to alert you.
Battery indicators Battery status Action
The pendant status light
flashes red.You hear “Low
battery” when there is only
30 minutes talk time left.
You hear an alert tone every
minute.
The battery has very
little charge.
Charge without
interruption.
The pendant status light is
solid red.
The battery has
enough charge to be
used for a short time.
Charge without
interruption.

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Pendant attachment
Pendant lanyard:
The pendant lanyard is already attached to the pendant.You can
adjust the length of the lanyard for comfortable wearing, or remove the
necklace when necessary.
Pendant belt clip:
Remove the necklace of the pendant lanyard or the whole pendant
lanyard before you use the pendant belt clip.
Press down on the push
button slider to adjust the
length of the lanyard for
comfortable wearing.
Necklace
Press down the tabs on both
sides of the lanyard clip to
remove the necklace of the
lanyard.
Push the pendant into the belt clip until it clicks in place.

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Add and register a pendant
When first purchased, charge the pendant in the pendant charger.You
hear three beeps every 10 seconds when the pendant is not registered.
The new pendant should be charged without interruption for at least
30 minutes before registering it to the telephone base.
Make sure the pendant is out of the pendant charger and turned on.
To register a pendant to your SN1157/SN1197/SN6147/SN6197
telephone base:
Press MENU on the telephone base when idle.
Scroll to Settings, then press SELECT.
Scroll to Registration, then press SELECT.
The telephone base shows Registering...
Please wait.
Put the pendant in the pendant charger.
The pendant status light flashes red and green to indicate the
registration is in progress. Then PENDANT Registered appears
on the telephone base, and both devices beep. The pendant is now
registered with the telephone base. It takes up to 60 seconds to
complete registration.
If you have already set the photo speed dial keys 1and 2, the
telephone base displays Copied Photo Speed Dial 1 to Pendant
Memory 1. Press NEXT, then the telephone base displays Copied
Photo Speed Dial 2 to Pendant Memory 2. Then press OK.
-OR-
If you have not set the photo speed dial keys 1and 2, see To
set photo speed dial in the SN1157/SN1197/SN6147/SN6197
Abridged user’s manual to set them.
If registration fails, the telephone base displays Registration failed and
you hear an error tone. Start again from Step 1 above.
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2.
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Add and register a pendant
To register a pendant to your SN6127/SN6187 telephone base:
Press and hold /FIND HANDSET at the side of
the telephone base until the IN USE light turns
solid red.
Put the pendant in the pendant charger. The
pendant status light flashes red and green to
indicate the registration is in progress. The pendant
beeps. Then it is registered with the telephone
base. It takes up to 60 seconds to complete
registration.
If registration fails, you hear an error tone.
Start again from Step 1 above.
Deregister all devices
If you want to replace a device, or reassign the designated handset
number of a registered handset, you must deregister all devices that are
registered to the telephone base. Then register each device individually.
To make deregistration easier, read all of the instructions on this and the
next page before you begin.
To deregister all devices from your SN1157/SN1197/SN6147/
SN6197 telephone base:
Press and hold FIND HS at the side of the
telephone base for about 10 seconds until the
telephone base shows Registering... Please
wait followed by Deregister all devices?, then
release FIND HS.
1.
2.
1.
You cannot register a pendant if any other system device is in use.
If the pendant is not registered and you press or VOICE, you will hear,
“Not registered.”
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Immediately press YES or FIND HS. Then all devices are
deregistered. The deregistration process takes about 10 seconds
to complete.
To confirm deregistration, switch on the pendant and press . When the
pendant has been successfully deregistered, you hear “Not registered.”
To deregister all devices from your SN6127/SN6187
telephone base:
Press and hold /FIND HANDSET at the side of the telephone base
for about 10 seconds until the telephone base IN USE light turns
solid red and then flashes red, then release /FIND HANDSET.
Immediately press /FIND HANDSET. Then all devices are
deregistered. The deregistration process takes about 10 seconds
to complete.
To confirm deregistration, switch on the pendant and press . When the
pendant has been successfully deregistered, you hear “Not registered.”
2.
1.
2.
You cannot deregister all devices if any system device is in use.
Deregister all devices

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Pendant overview
Press to answer or end a call.
Pendant status light
Stays solid red when the pendant is charging.
Flashes red when the pendant is in low
battery.
Stays solid green when the pendant is fully
charged.
Flashes red and green when the base is paging
the pendant.
Flashes quickly in red and green during pendant
registration.
Flashes orange three times when the pendant is
not registered.
Pendant light (ring around )
On steady when the pendant is in use.
Flashes quickly when there is an
incoming call.
Flashes twice every three seconds when
another telephone system device is
in use.
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1
Press to call speed dial 1.
VOL- and VOL+
Press to adjust the listening volume during
a call or message playback.
Press to adjust the pendant ringer volume
while in idle mode.
2
Press to call speed dial 2.
ON and OFF switch
Switch to turn the pendant on or off.
VOICE
Press to use the voice command feature.
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Pendant overview