VTech DS5151-2 User Manual

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The telephone
does not
receive caller
ID or the
telephone does
not show caller
ID during call
waiting.
Caller ID is a subscription
service. You must
subscribe to this service
from your telephone
service provider for this
feature to work on your
telephone.
Both your and the
caller’s telephone service
providers must use
equipment compatible
with the caller ID service.
The caller may not be
calling from an area which
supports caller ID.
The caller ID information
displays after the first or
second ring.
The display
shows Out of
range OR No
pwr at base.
The handset may be out
of range. Move it closer to
the telephone base.
Make sure the power cord
is securely plugged into
the telephone base. Use
a working electrical outlet
not controlled by a wall
switch.
I cannot
hear any
instruction from
the handset
when I try to
record, play or
delete my own
announcement.
The handset does not
have a speakerphone.
When recording,
playing or deleting your
own announcement,
the instructions are
announced through
the handset receiver.
Make sure you place the
handset receiver close to
your ear.
The outgoing
announcement
is not clear.
When recording the
announcement, make
sure you speak in a
normal tone of voice
towards the microphone
of the handset.
Make sure there is no
background noise when
recording.
The answering
system does
not record
messages.
Make sure the answering
system is on. When the
answering system is on,
ANS ON should display
on the handset and the
telephone base.
When the answering
machine memory is full,
it does not record new
messages until some old
messages are deleted.
If you subscribe to
voicemail service, change
the number of rings so
that your answering
system answers before
your voicemail service
answers. To determine
how many rings activate
your voicemail service,
contact your telephone
service provider.
The answering
system does
not announce
the correct day
of the week
for recorded
messages time
stamp.
Make sure you have
set the date and time.
See Congure your
telephone section.
The messages
on the
answering
system are
very difficult to
hear.
Press /VOLUME on
the handset or the
telephone base to
increase the listening
volume.
The messages
on the
answering
system are
incomplete.
If a caller leaves a very
long message, part of
it may be lost when
the answering system
disconnects the call after
the preset recording time.
If the memory on the
answering system
becomes full during a
message, the answering
system stops recording
and disconnects the call.
If the caller’s voice is
very soft, the answering
system may stop
recording and disconnect
the call.

VTech DS5151-2 Specifications

General

Brand	VTech
Model	DS5151-2
Category	Cordless Telephone
Language	English