V-tech 15950 User manual

For product support
please call: 1 300 369 193
Model:
VTech 15950
User Guide

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INTRODUCTION
To your VTech 15950 DECT6.0 Cordless Phone
with Video Doorbell
Doorbell – The doorbell takes photos and streams
video and/or audio to the cordless handsets.
Phonebook – The home phonebook stores up to 50
entries.
Calling Number Display* lets you see who’s calling.
Your phone stores details of the last 30 callers in the
Call List.
Answering machine, with up to 30 minutes digital
recording time and helpful voice prompts.
* IMPORTANT
You need to subscribe to Calling Number Display service
to be able to see the caller’s number or name when
called, or in the Calls List. See page 66 for more details.
This User Guide provides you with all the information
you need to get the most from your phone. Before you
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Follow the simple instructions on the next few pages.
NEED HELP?
PLEASE LOOK IN THE HELP SECTION AT THE END
OF THE USER GUIDE IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY
OPERATIONAL DIFFICULTIES WITH YOUR VTECH
PRODUCT, OR PLEASE CONTACT THE TECHELP
INFORMATION LINE 1300 369 193 OR CONTACT US BY
EMAIL AT: [e-mail]
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GOT EVERYTHING?
The package contains the following items:
VTech 15950 cordless handset
Battery compartment cover
2 AAA rechargeable batteries
VTech 15950 telephone base
Power adaptor
Doorbell with wall mount cover
2 Screws for doorbell wall mount
2 Wall anchors
Screw for doorbell (bottom)
Telephone line cord
2 AA Alkaline batteries
Telephone plug
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If you have purchased VTech 15950 Multi-handset
pack, you will also have the following for each additional
handset:
VTech 15950 cordless handset
Battery compartment cover
2 AAA rechargeable batteries
VTech 15950 handset charger with charger adaptor
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IN THIs GUIDE
Important safety instructions 10
Getting started 12
Location 12
Setting up 13
Re-chargeable battery low warning 28
Re-chargeable battery performance 29
Date and time 30
Getting to know your phone 31
Telephone base buttons 31
Handset buttons 34
Doorbell buttons 38
Handset and telephone base display 39
Navigating the menus 40
Handset menu layout 40
Keystroke table 42
Using the doorbell 43
Make and answer a chime 43
Start a video streaming session 43
Extend a video streaming session 43
End a video streaming session 44
Answer an incoming call during video streaming 44
View captured photos 44

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Delete a captured photo 45
Delete all captured photos 45
Night vision 45
Using the phone 46
Make, predial, answer or end a call 46
Handset speakerphone 46
Volume control 46
Volume boost 47
Mute 47
Temporary ringer silencing 47
Chain dialing 48
PAGE handset 49
Redial 49
Phonebook 50
Add a phonebook entry 50
Review phonebook entries 50
Alphabetical search 51
Dial a phonebook entry 51
Edit a block list entry 51
Delete a phonebook entry 52
Speed dial 53
Assign a speed dial entry 53
Reassign a speed dial entry 54
Delete a speed dial entry 54

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Dial a speed dial number 54
Phone settings 55
Using the menu 55
Ringer volume 55
Ringer tone 56
Chime volume 56
Chime tone 56
Set date and time 57
Set time format 57
Set date format 57
Auto answer 58
Rename handset/doorbell 58
Key tone 59
LCD brightness 59
Dim mode 60
Wallpaper 60
Voicemail number 61
Calling Number Display Voice announce 61
Flash time 63
Equalizer 63
Call divert 64
Quiet mode 65
Network Services* 66
Calling Number Display 66

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Memory match 67
Call list display screen message 68
Missed call indicator 69
Review the call list 69
Dial a call list entry 70
Save a call list entry to the phonebook 70
Delete call list entries 70
Flashing message indicator (FMI) 71
Network voicemail 72
Call guard 73
Add a block list entry 73
Review block list entries 74
Delete a block list entry 75
Block calls without number 75
Call guard announce 76
Outgoing message for calls without number 77
Answering machine 80
Outgoing message 80
Record your own outgoing message 81
Play your outgoing message 81
Delete your outgoing message 82
Answer on/off 82
Call screening 83
Number of rings 84

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Remote access code 85
Message alert tone 85
Message recording time 86
Answering machine and voicemail 87
Message capacity 88
New message indication 89
Call screening 89
Call intercept 90
Temporarily turn off the message alert tone 90
Message playback 91
Delete all old messages 92
Record, play and delete memos 93
Remote access 93
Additional handsets (for multi handset packs) 95
Join a call in progress 95
Intercom 96
Answer an incoming call during an intercom call 97
Call transfer using intercom 97
Broadcast call 98
Turn broadcast on or off 99
Broadcast call to a single handset 99
Broadcast call to multiple handsets 101
Change a one-to-one broadcast call to an
intercom call 102

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Answer an incoming call during a broadcast call 103
Help 105
General information 121
Replacing the handset battery 121
Safety 121
Cleaning 122
Environmental 123
How many telephones can you have? 123
Customer service & Product warranty 124

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IMPORTANT sAfETY INsTRUCTIONs
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety
precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk
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Read and understand all the instructions.
Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the
product.
Unplug this product from the wall outlet before
cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a
damp cloth for cleaning.
Do not use this product near water (for example, near
a bath tub, kitchen sink, swimming pool) or in humid
areas.
Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as
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Unplug this product from the wall outlet and contact
TecHelp on 1300 369 193 under the following
conditions:
When the power supply cord or plug is damaged
or frayed.
If the product does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions.
If the product has been dropped and the outer
casing has been damaged.
If the product exhibits a distinct change in
performance.
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Avoid using a telephone during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock from
lightning.
Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the
vicinity of the leak.
Use only the supplied 2 AAA rechargeable batteries.
The operation periods for the handsets are only
applicable with the default battery capacity.
The use of other battery types or non rechargeable
batteries/primary mobile batteries can be
dangerous. These may cause interference and/or
unit damage. VTech will not be held liable for damage
arising from such noncompliance.
Use only the power adaptors supplied with this
product. Please contact TecHelp on 1300 369 193 for
replacement adaptors.
Please ensure that the battery is inserted according
to the correct polarity as indicated on the re-
chargeable battery and the internal markings inside
the handset battery compartment.
Do not immerse the battery in water, and do not
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LOCATION
Place your VTech 15950 within 2 metres of the mains
power socket and telephone socket so that the cables
will reach.
Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other
electrical appliances to avoid interference. Your VTech
15950 works by sending radio signals between the base,
handset and doorbell. The strength of the signal depends
on where you locate the base. Putting it as high as
possible ensures the best signal.
The maximum range between the base station and the
handset is approximately 300 meters.
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sETTING UP
Telephone base installation
Telephone
line cord
Telephone base
power adapter
Mains power
wall socket
Telephone
wall jack
Telephone line
jack
If you have DSL
high-speed
Internet service,
a DSL ilter (not
included) is
required.
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Plug the mains power adapter cable into the base
station, plug the other end of the mains power
adapter into a mains power wall socket.
Insert one end of the telephone line cord into the
base station and the other end of the telephone line
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required.
CAUTION:
If you subscribe to telephone service from a cable
company or a VoIP service provider, plug the telephone
line cord into the modem/router/terminal adapter
provided by your cable/VoIP service provider. Contact
your cable/VoIP service provider if you have any
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Handset battery installation
Slide down to open the battery compartment cover.
Place the 2 supplied AAA rechargeable batteries as
indicated. Pay extra attention to direction of polarity.
Slide the battery compartment cover back.
Put the handset on the base and charge for 16 hours
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handset will give a beep when it is properly placed on
the base or charger.
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Charger installation
Plug the power cable into the charger base.
Plug the other end into the a mains power wall
socket.
Place the handset in the handset charger to charge.
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Mains power
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Doorbell battery installation
Remove the wall mount cover at the back.
Install two AA batteries into the battery
compartment, matching the polarity markings
(+ and -) inside the battery compartment.
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Locating the doorbell
Before mounting the doorbell on a wall, make sure you
test if the location you install the doorbell is in range, and
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To test the location for installation:
Hold the doorbell in the location where you want to
install the doorbell, then follow the steps below to test
the reception range and video capture angle.
Press MENU when the handset is idle.
Press or to scroll to Settings, then press
SELECT.
Press or to scroll to Camera setup, then Press
SELECT.
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brightness.
If the desired location is in good range, the
handset displays .
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good range, the handset displays . Press OK to
return to the video streaming.
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Make sure the visitor is standing a reasonable
distance away from the doorbell.
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vibration or shock.
Avoid mounting it on an enclosed area where it may
cause echoes.
Avoid mounting it to where it is exposed to direct
sunlight.
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by sunlight, for example, opposite to a white wall.
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infrared operation.
Test at the front door to determine when the infrared
LEDs turn on. When they are in operation, they turn
red.
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Infrared LEDs
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angle (see below).
To adjust the camera angle:
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down, up to 10 degrees.
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Angle
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to Right
CAUTION