V-tech 15150 User manual

For product support
please call: 1 300 369 193
Model:
VTech 15150
User Guide

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INTRODUCTION
To your VTech 15150 DECT6.0 Cordless Phone with
Answering Machine
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
10 callers in the Call List.
Answering machine, with up to 12 minutes digital
recording time and helpful voice prompts.
* IMPORTANT
You need to subscribe to a Network Calling Number
Display service to be able to see the caller’s number or
name when called, or in the Calls List. See page 49 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 15150 handset
VTech 15150 answering machine unit
Power adaptor
Telephone line cord and adaptor
Battery compartment cover
NiMH rechargeable battery pack
User guide
If you have purchased multi-handset pack there will be
an extra handset, charger, power adaptor, and NiMH
rechargeable battery pack for each additional handset.
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IN THIs GUIDE
Important safety instructions 8
Getting started 10
Location 10
Setting up 11
Battery low warning 15
Battery performance 15
Using your VTech 15150 phone on a broadband
ADSL line? 16
Date and time 17
Getting to know your phone 18
Handset buttons 18
Telephone base buttons 21
Navigating the menus 24
Handset menu layout 24
Keystroke table 25
Using the phone 26
Make, answer or end a call 26
Speakerphone 26
Volume control 27
Mute 27
Temporary ringer silencing 27
Redial 28

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Chain dialing 29
Find handset 30
Multiple handsets (if you have purchased a
VTech 15150 TWIN pack) 31
Phonebook 33
Add a phonebook entry 33
Review phonebook entries 34
Alphabetical search 34
Edit a phonebook entry 35
Delete a phonebook entry 35
Delete all phonebook entries 36
Check the phonebook usage 36
Handset settings 37
Using the menu 37
Set date and time 37
Alarm settings 39
Ringer volume 40
Ringer melody 41
Key tone 42
Low battery tone 42
No coverage tone 43
Auto answer 44
Rename handset 44
Handset display 45

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Voicemail access number 45
Base settings 46
Ringer volume 46
Ringer melody 46
Flash time 47
Change system PIN code 47
ECO mode 48
Telephone Network Services* 49
Calling Number Display 49
Memory match 51
Call list display screen message 51
Missed call indicator 52
Review the call list 52
Dial from the call list 53
Save a call list entry to the phonebook 53
Delete an entry in the call list 54
Delete the entire call list 54
Network Voicemail 55
Answering machine 56
Answer on/off 56
Message playback 57
Delete all messages 59
Announcement 60
Record, play or delete memos 61

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Call screening 62
Number of rings 63
TAM settings 64
Remote access code 65
Recording time 66
Call screening 66
Call intercept 67
Message window displays 67
Remote access 68
Help 70
General information 82
Replacing the handset batteries 82
Safety 82
Cleaning 83
Environmental 84
How many telephones can you have? 84
Customer service & Product warranty 85

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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 NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride)
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 AC power adaptors supplied with this
product. Please contact TecHelp on 1300 369 193 for
replacement adaptors.
Please ensure that the batteries are inserted
according to the correct polarity as indicated on the
re-chargeable batteries and the internal markings
inside the handset battery compartment.
Do not immerse the batteries in water, and do not
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LOCATION
Place your VTech 15150 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
15150 works by sending radio signals between the base
and handset. 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
Plug the mains power adaptor cable into the base
station, plug the other end of the mains power
adaptor 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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Telephone line
cord
If you have DSL
high-speed Internet
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Telephone base
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Handset batteries installation
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NiMH battery into the handset. Plug the battery
connector securely into the socket, matching the
orientation of the engraved label.
Place the supplied rechargeable battery and the
wires inside the battery compartment.
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Slide the battery compartment cover towards the
center of the handset until it clicks into place.
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Additional handset charger installation
Plug the power cable into the charger base.
Plug the other end into a mains power wall socket.
Place the handset in the handset charger to charge.
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IMPORTANT
Check for a dial tone by pressing . If you hear a dial
tone, the installation is successful.
WARNING
Do not place your VTech 15150 in the bathroom or other
humid areas.
IMPORTANT
The base station must be plugged into the mains power
socket at all times. Do not connect the telephone line
until the handset is fully charged. Only use the power
adaptor, telephone cables and NiMH batteries supplied
with the product.
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BATTERY PERfORMANCE
In ideal conditions, the fully charged battery should give
up to 10 hours talk time, or 100 hours standby time, on a
single charge. Note that a new battery will not reach full
capacity until it has been in normal use for several days.
To keep the batteries in the best condition, leave the
handset off the base for a few hours at a time. Running
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it last as long as possible. The charge capacity of the
rechargeable battery will reduce with time as it wears
out, giving the handset less talk / standby time.
Eventually it will need to be replaced. A replacement
battery can be obtained by contacting TecHelp on
1300 369 193 or from your local electrical retailer.
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subsequent charging time is about 6–8 hours a day. The
battery and handset may become warm during charging,
however, this is normal.
UsING YOUR VTECH 15150 PHONE ON A
BROADBAND ADsL LINE?
If this product is to be used on a broadband ADSL line,
then you must ensure that it is connected via an ADSL
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DATE AND TIME
If you have subscribed to a Network Calling Number
Display service, the date and time are set automatically
with each incoming call.
The date and time is recorded with each answering
machine message you receive. If you have not subscribed
to a Network Calling Number Display Service you can set
the date and time manually.
Set the date and time manually
Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
Press or to scroll to HS SETTINGS.
Press SELECT and or to scroll to
DATE & TIME.
Press SELECT and or to scroll to SET TIME.
Press SELECT and use the dialing keys to enter the
hour and minute.
Press SELECT to set the day, month, and year.
Press SELECT to save the settings. You hear a
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HANDsET BUTTONs
/CALLS
Press to review the call list when the phone is not in
use.
Press to increase the listening volume during a call
or message playback.
Press to scroll up while in a menu, or reviewing the
phonebook, call list or redial list.
Press to move the cursor to the left while entering
numbers or names in the phonebook.
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MENU/SELECT
Press to show the menu.
Press to choose an item, or save an entry or setting
while in a menu.
MUTE/DELETE
Press to mute the microphone while on a call.
Press to delete digits or characters while using the
dialing keys.
Press to return to the previous menu.
/ VOLUME /
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message playback.
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phone is ringing.
Press to hang up during a call.
Press to silence the ringer temporarily while the
handset is ringing.
Press to return to the previous menu.
Press to make or answer a call.
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Press to decrease the listening volume during a call
or message playback.
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Press to scroll down while in a menu, or reviewing
the phonebook, call list or redial list.
Press to move the cursor to the right while entering
numbers or names in the phonebook.
ALPHANUMERIC KEY PAD/ *(star) /#(hash)
Press to enter numbers or characters.
Press and hold to turn on or turn off the ringer.
Press and hold to lock the keypad.
Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while
dialing or entering numbers.
Press and hold to access Network Voicemail.
Press to toggle between a Name and Number
when viewing an entry in the call list when a match to a
Phonebook entry has occurred.
Press to make or answer a call using the handset
speakerphone.
Press to switch between the handset speakerphone
and the handset earpiece during a call.
RECALL
Press to activate Recall for use with Telephone
Network Services such as Call Waiting during a call.
Press to review the phonebook when the phone is
not in use.
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