V-tech IS6110 User manual

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Table of contents
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Parts checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Telephone base installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Handset charger installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Install handset battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Install MSN Messenger/AOL Instant Messenger
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Install IS6110 phone software . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Install Adobe Reader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setting up the IS6110 phone software . . . . . . . . 22
Check and download the IS6110 phone software . . 24
IS6110 software settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
To setup/change the messenger account. . . . 27
To change the name of the prole tab . . . . . 27
Settings for running the IS6110 software . . . . 28
The About tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Log onto the IS6110 phone software . . . . . . . . 30
To login on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
To login using the handset . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Running the IS6110 phone software. . . . . . . . . 35
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sending instant messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Accept an incoming VoIP call . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
VoIP calling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Making calls on the Home line. . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Receiving calls on the Home line . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ending calls on the Home line . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Before you begin
Minimum requirements
Conrm your system meets the following minimum requirements:
MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger (English version) or AOL Instant
Messenger.
Windows 2000, XP (32-bit edition) or Vista (32-bit edition); English version
only.
200 MB of free disk space.
256 MB of RAM.
USB 1.1 or 2.0.
Broadband Internet access (cable/DSL).
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Minimum requirements
IMPORTANT:
In order to access instant messaging with the IS6110, you must either have
an account with MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger or AOL Instant
Messenger. If you don’t already have a MSN Messenger/Windows Live
Messenger or AOL Instant Messenger account, you may sign up for a free MSN
Messenger/Windows Live Messenger account at http://www.hotmail.com or for
a free AOL Instant Messenger account at http://www.aim.com.
You must either install the MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger or AOL
Instant Messenger software before installing the IS6110 phone software.
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Parts checklist
Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and
original packaging in case your phone requires warranty service.
Before you begin
3. Telephone base
To purchase
a new battery,
visit our website
at www.
vtechphones.
com or call VTech
Communications,
Inc. at 1 (800)
595-9511 in the
United States.
In Canada,
go to www.
vtechcanada.com.
or dial 1 (800)
267-7377.
The complete
user manual can
be found at www.
vtechphones.com.
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1. Quick start guide
10. Handset
4. USB cable
11. Handset charger
with power adapter
attached
6. Telephone line cord 9. Battery
5. Telephone base
power adapter
7. Belt clip
2. CD-ROM (VTech IS6110
software for MSN
Messenger/Windows Live
Messenger/AOL Instant
Messenger software)
8. Audio cable

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• The power
adapter is
intended to be
correctly oriented
in a vertical
or oor mount
position.
Install the plug
end of the DSL
lter into the
wall jack. Then,
connect the
telephone line
cord between
the lter and the
telephone base.
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Telephone base installation
To install the telephone base:
Step 1: Install telephone line
Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the
telephone line jack on the back of the telephone base.
Then plug the other end of the cord into a telephone
outlet. If you have DSL, you must install a DSL lter
between the IS6110 telephone base and the wall jack.
Contact your DSL provider for more information on
DSL lters.
Step 2: Install USB cable
Using the USB cable provided, connect one end into the
port labelled , located on the back of the telephone
base. Connect the other end into an available USB port
on your computer.
Installation
Computer
Wall jack
Electrical
outlet
Telephone
base
USB cable
Telephone
line cord
Telephone base
power adapter
DSL lter
(not included)

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Installation
Telephone base installation
Step 3: Turn power on
Plug the telephone base power adapter into the power port
located on the back of the IS6110 telephone base and the
other end into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall
switch. This turns the telephone base on. Do NOT interrupt
the installation process by unplugging the power adapter
or by using the handset until the POWER indicator light
on the front of telephone base is lit steadily.
Step 4: Check diagnostic lights
The POWER light should be lit indicating the power is
on.
Installation
Telephone base
(front view)
• Use only the
power adapter
provided in this
package; using
any other power
adapter could
damage the
telephone.

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Handset charger installation
The charger comes with the power adapter already plugged in. Route the cord
through the slots and plug the other end into the electrical outlet as shown below.
Make sure the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch.
Installation
Use only the AC
power adapter
supplied with this
telephone.
This power
adapter is
intended to be
correctly oriented
in a vertical
or oor mount
position.
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•Handset charger
power adapter
Bottom view of
handset charger
Electrical outlet
(not controlled
by a wall switch)

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Installation
Install handset battery
Step 1: Press the tab and slide the battery compartment cover downward.
Step 2: 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 in the compartment with the wires in the bottom
left corner.
Step 3: Position the battery compartment cover and slide it up until it clicks into
place.
For optimal performance, we recommend that you place the handset in the charger
and allow the battery to charge for 16 hours before use.
• To purchase
replacement
batteries,
visit us on the
web at www.
vtechphones.
com or call VTech
Communications,
Inc. at 1 (800)
595-9511.
In Canada,
go to www.
vtechcanada.com
or dial 1 (800) 267-
7377.
Installation
Red
wire
Black
wire
Red
wire
Black
wire

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Installation
Install MSN Messenger/AOL Instant Messenger software
Before installing IS6110 phone software and using MSN Messenger/AOL Instant
Messenger on the handset, MSN Messenger/AOL Instant Messenger software
must be installed in your computer rst.
To install the MSN Messenger/AOL Instant Messenger software:
Step 1: Insert the enclosed VTech IS6110 software CD-ROM into your computer.
The CD-ROM will run automatically and screen a below will be displayed.
Click the Install the IS6110 Phone Software button and screen b below
will be displayed.
a: b:
Press the EXIT
button to exit the
installation.
For more
information about
the Browse the
CD for additional
ringers button,
refer to the user’s
manual which can
be found at www.
vtechphones.
com.
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Install MSN Messenger/AOL Instant Messenger software
If you want to install MSN Messenger, click MSN Messenger button.
The software will check your computer to see what operating system
you are using. If you are using Windows 2000, screen a below will be
displayed. If you are using Windows XP or Vista, screen b below will
be displayed.
If you want to install AOL Instant Messenger, click the AOL Instant
Messenger button and go to Step 3.
a: MSN Messenger for Windows 2000 b: Windows Live Messenger for
Windows XP/Vista
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Step 2:
Click the BACK
button anytime
to return to the
previous screen.
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