V-tech DS3101 User manual

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Congratulations
on purchasing your new VTech product.
Before using this telephone, please read the
Important safety instructions
on page 11 of this manual.
This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install and operate
your new VTech telephone. 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 VTech, visit our website at www.vtechphones.com.
In Canada, please visit www.vtechcanada.com.

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Table of contents
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Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Battery installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Battery charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Adding your new handset. . . . . . . . . . . 4
Replacing a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Handset layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Belt clip & headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 11
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
About cordless telephones . . . . . . . . . 24
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The RBRC®seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
FCC, ACTA and IC regulations . . . . . . . 30
Technical specications . . . . . . . . . . 32

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To purchase
replacement
batteries or power
adapters, visit our
website at www.
vtechphones.
com or call
1 [phone].
In Canada, go to
www.vtechcanada.
com or call 1 (800)
267-7377.
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Getting started
Parts checklist
Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original
packaging in the event warranty service is necessary.
Charger
Handset
Belt clip Charger adapter
Battery
User’s manual
Battery compartment cover
Quick start guide

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If the handset will
not be used for
a long period of
time, remove the
battery to prevent
possible leakage.
To purchase
replacement
battery, visit our
website at www.
vtechphones.com
or call 1 (800)
595-9511 in the
United States.
In Canada,
go to www.
vtechcanada.com
or call 1 (800)
267-7377.
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BT8000/ BT6010
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Battery installation
Install the handset battery by following these steps:
Align the two holes of the battery plug with the socket pins in the handset battery
compartment, matching the red and black wires of the color-coded label.
Place the battery with the label THIS SIDE UP facing up and the wires in the
lower right corner inside the battery compartment.
Align the cover at against the battery compartment cover, then slide it towards
the unit until it clicks into place.
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Getting started
CHARGE light
Power adapter
Electrical outlet not
controlled by a wall
switch
Pla c e t he handse t in the
charger. The CHARGE light is
on when the handset is properly
positioned in the charger.
Use only the
power adapter
and battery
(or equivalent)
supplied with your
VTech telephone.
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Battery charging
The battery may have enough charge for short calls.
For best performance, charge the battery for at least
16 hours before use. When the battery power is low,
LOW BATTERY will be displayed and the battery
indicator will ash on the handset screen. When fully
charged, the handset battery provides approximately
eight hours of talk time and four days of standby time.
For further information on battery, please see the
Battery section on page 10.

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If the registration
is not successful,
the display will
show NOT
REGISTERED.
To reset the
handset, remove
the handset from
the telephone
base or charger
and place it
back in. Try
the registration
process again.
You cannot
register a handset
if any telephone
connected to the
same telephone
line is in use.
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NOT REGISTERED
PRESS FIND HNDST
4 SEC ON BASE
Adding your new handset
The DS3101 handset needs to be registered to the telephone
base before use. It will show NOT REGISTERED on the
screen when newly purchased. You can register up to 5
handsets to the same telephone base.
To register a handset to your telephone base:
Before registering an additional handset, make sure that the
handset battery is installed and charged.
Place the unregistered handset in the telephone base or
charger. If PRESS FIND HNDST 4 SEC ON BASE does
not appear on the handset screen after a few seconds,
remove the handset and place it in the telephone base
or charger again.
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PLEASE WAIT...
HANDSET X
REGISTERED
On the telephone base, press and hold FIND HANDSET
for about four seconds (until the IN USE light on the
telephone base turns on) and then release the button. The
handset will show PLEASE WAIT... and it will take about
10 seconds to complete the registration. The handset
will show HANDSET X REGISTERED and will beep if
registration is successful.
When the registration is complete, the newly registered
handset will be assigned the next available handset
registration number. For instance, if you already have
HANDSET 1 and HANDSET 2, the next registered handset
will be HANDSET 3.
2.
If you experience
difcult registering
a handset, see the
Troubleshooting
section on page 11.
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NOT REGISTERED
You cannot
de-register the
handset(s) if
any telephone
connected to the
same telephone
line is in use.
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Replacing a handset
When you are replacing rather than adding a handset, for
your handsets to be numbered sequentially, you need to
delete all the handset registrations on the telephone base,
then register all handsets again.
To de-register 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 to flash), then release the FIND
HANDSET button.
Press and release FIND HANDSET again. You must press
FIND HANDSET while the IN USE light is still flashing. The
IN USE light will flash for approximately seven seconds.
Soon all handsets registered to the same telephone
base will show CONNECTING... and it will take about
10 seconds to complete the de-registration process. All
handsets will show NOT REGISTERED if de-registration
is successful.
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If the de-registration process is not successful, you may need to reset the system
and try again.
To reset:
Pick up the registered handset and then press /FLASH.
Press OFF/CLEAR and place the handset back in the telephone base.
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Unplug the power from the telephone base, then plug it back in.
After deleting the registrations of all handsets, you will need to individually register
each handset with the telephone base (see page 4 for registration instructions).
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Handset layout
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1. Earpiece
2. MENU/SELECT/SKIP
3. Headset jack (2.5mm)
4. CID (caller ID)/PLAY
5. /FLASH
6. Dialing keys (0-9, *,#)
7. VOICEMAIL
8. REDIAL/PAUSE
9. Microphone
10. Handset display
11. VOL / (volume)
12. (directory)/ERASE
13. (speakerphone)
14. OFF/CLEAR
15. #
16. INT (intercom)
17. MUTE/REMOVE