VTech VC7151 User manual

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VC7151

VC7151-101

VC7151-109

VC7152-201

VC7152-301

Wireless Monitoring System

with Cordless Telephone

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User’s manual

Congratulations

on purchasing your new VTech product. Before using this product, please read

Important safety instructions.

This manual has all the feature operations and troubleshooting necessary to install

and operate your new VTech product. Please review this manual thoroughly to

ensure proper installation and operation of this innovative and feature rich VTech

product.

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Important safety instructions

When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be

followed to reduce the risk of ﬁre, electric shock and injury, including the following:

Read and understand all 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 such as near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen

sink, laundry tub or a swimming pool, or in a wet basement or shower.

Do not place this product on an unstable table, shelf, stand or other unstable

surfaces.

Avoid placing the telephone system in places with extreme temperature, direct

sunlight, or other electrical devices. Protect your phone from moisture, dust,

corrosive liquids and fumes.

Slots and openings in the back or bottom of the telephone base and handset

are provided for ventilation. To protect them from overheating, these openings

must not be blocked by placing the product on a soft surface such as a bed,

sofa or rug. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat

register. This product should not be placed in any area where proper ventilation

is not provided.

This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated

on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply in your

home or ofﬁce, consult your dealer or local power company.

Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not install this product

where the cord may be walked on.

Never push objects of any kind into this product through the slots in the

telephone base or handset because they may touch dangerous voltage points

or create a short circuit. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this product, but take

it to an authorized service facility. Opening or removing parts of the telephone

base or handset other than speciﬁed access doors may expose you to

dangerous voltages or other risks. Incorrect reassembling can cause electric

shock when the product is subsequently used.

Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords.

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to an authorized

service facility under the following conditions:

When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed.

If liquid has been spilled onto the product.

If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

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If the product does not operate normally by following the operating

instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operation

instructions. Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage

and often requires extensive work by an authorized technician to restore the

product to normal operation.

If the product has been dropped and the telephone base and/or handset has

been damaged.

If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.

Avoid using a telephone (other than cordless) during an electrical storm.

There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

14. Avoid using a telephone (other than cordless) during an electrical storm. There

is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

15. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. Under

certain circumstances, a spark may be created when the adapter is plugged

into the power outlet, or when the handset is replaced in its cradle. This is a

common event associated with the closing of any electrical circuit. The user

should not plug the phone into a power outlet, and should not put a charged

handset into the cradle, if the phone is located in an environment containing

concentrations of ﬂammable or ﬂame-supporting gases, unless there is

adequate ventilation.

A spark in such an environment could create a ﬁre or explosion. Such

environments might include: medical use of oxygen without adequate

ventilation; industrial gases (cleaning solvents; gasoline vapors; etc.); a leak of

natural gas; etc.

16. Only put the handset of your telephone next to your ear when it is in normal talk

mode.

17. Use only the adapters included with this product. Incorrect adapter polarity or

voltage can seriously damage the product..

Telephone base adapter: Input 100-120V AC 200mA 60Hz; Output: 6V DC 600mA;

Charger adapter: Input 100-120V AC 150mA 60Hz; Output: 6V DC 400mA.

18. The power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or ﬂoor

mount position. The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is

plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.

19. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the

equipment and shall be easily accessible.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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Battery

CAUTION: Use only the batteries indicated in this manual. There may be a risk of

explosion if a wrong type of battery is used for the handset. Use only the supplied

rechargeable battery or replacement battery pack (BT183342/BT283342) for the

handset.

Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Dispose of used battery

according to the information in The RBRC

®

seal.

Do not open or mutilate the battery. Released electrolyte is corrosive and

may cause burns or injury to the eyes or skin. The electrolyte may be toxic if

swallowed.

Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to create a short circuit with

conductive materials.

Charge the battery provided with this product only in accordance with the

instructions and limitations specified in this manual.

Precautions for users of implanted cardiac pacemakers

Cardiac pacemakers (applies only to digital cordless telephones):

Wireless Technology Research, LLC (WTR), an independent research entity,

led a multidisciplinary evaluation of the interference between portable wireless

telephones and implanted cardiac pacemakers. Supported by the U.S. Food and

Drug Administration, WTR recommends to physicians that:

Pacemaker patients

Should keep wireless telephones at least six inches from the pacemaker.

Should NOT place wireless telephones directly over the pacemaker, such as in a

breast pocket, when it is turned ON.

Should use the wireless telephone at the ear opposite the pacemaker.

WTR’s evaluation did not identify any risk to bystanders with pacemakers from other

persons using wireless telephones.

About cordless telephones

Privacy: The same features that make a cordless telephone convenient create

some limitations. Telephone calls are transmitted between the telephone

base and the cordless handset by radio waves, so there is a possibility that

the cordless telephone conversations could be intercepted by radio receiving

equipment within range of the cordless handset. For this reason, you should not

think of cordless telephone conversations as being as private as those on corded

telephones.

Electrical power: The telephone base of this cordless telephone must be

connected to a working electrical outlet. The electrical outlet should not be

controlled by a wall switch. Calls cannot be made from the cordless handset if the

telephone base is unplugged, switched off or if the electrical power is interrupted.

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Potential TV interference: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies

that may cause interference to televisions and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such

interference, do not place the telephone base of the cordless telephone near

or on top of a TV or VCR. If interference is experienced, moving the cordless

telephone farther away from the TV or VCR often reduces or eliminates the

interference.

Rechargeable batteries: Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to

create a short circuit with conducting material such as rings, bracelets and keys.

The battery or conductor may overheat and cause harm. Observe proper polarity

between the battery and the battery charger.

Nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries: Dispose of these batteries in a

safe manner. Do not burn or puncture the battery. Like other batteries of this type,

if burned or punctured, they could release caustic material which could cause

injury.

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Introduction ................................... 1

What’s in the box........................... 2

Overview ........................................ 4

Handset overview .................................4

Telephone base overview .....................7

Garage door sensor overview.............11

Open/closed sensor overview ............12

Sensor unit overview ..........................12

Display icons overview .......................13

Lights overview ...................................15

Installation setup ......................... 16

Telephone installation .........................16

Garage door sensor installation ..........20

Open/closed sensor installation ..........24

Before use .................................... 30

Set date and time ...............................30

Set answering system through

voice guide ......................................30

Check for dial tone ..............................30

Operating range ..................................31

Sensor .......................................... 32

Arm/Disarm the sensor alert system ...33

Sensor mode ......................................34

Access an individual sensor menu .....37

Set alert schedule as always on .........38

Set a time range for alerts ..................39

Turn off the alerts ................................40

Alert notiﬁcations ................................41

Test sensor signal strength .................42

Rename the sensor ............................43

Reset sensor alerts ............................43

Sensor log ..........................................44

Configure your telephone .......... 45

Using the menus .................................45

Set language ......................................45

Set date and time ...............................46

Temporary tone dialing .......................46

Quiet mode .........................................46

Caller ID announce .............................47

Use caller ID to automatically set

date

and time ...........................................47

Home area code .................................48

Dial mode ...........................................48

Telephone operations ................. 49

Make a call .........................................49

Answer a call ......................................49

End a call ............................................49

Handset speakerphone ......................49

Volume ................................................49

Mute ....................................................50

Call waiting .........................................50

Find handset .......................................50

Redial list ...........................................51

Join a call in progress .........................51

Push-to-talk (PTT) ..............................51

Intercom ..............................................52

Transfer a call .....................................52

Answer an incoming call during

an intercom call ...............................52

Phonebook ................................... 53

Add a phonebook entry ......................53

Review and dial from the phonebook ... 53

Edit a phonebook entry ......................54

Delete a phonebook entry ..................54

Caller ID ........................................ 55

Caller ID log ........................................55

Review and dial a number in the

caller ID log .....................................55

Save a caller ID log entry to the

phonebook .......................................55

Delete a caller ID log entry .................56

Delete all caller ID log entries .............56

Table of Contents

Call block ..................................... 57

Block unknown calls ...........................57

Add a call block list entry ....................57

Review the call block list .....................58

Edit a call block list entry ....................58

Save a caller ID log entry to call

block list ...........................................58

Delete a call block list entry ................58

Sound settings ........................... 59

Key tone ..............................................59

Ringer tone .........................................59

Ringer volume ....................................59

Temporary ringer silencing .................60

About the built-in answering

system and voicemail service ...61

Set your built-in answering

system ....................................... 62

Turn the answering system on or off ...62

Default announcement .......................62

Record your own announcement ........63

Play the announcement ......................63

Reset the announcement ...................63

Set number of rings ............................64

Message alert tone .............................64

Recording time ...................................65

Voice guide .........................................65

Use your built-in answering

system ....................................... 66

New message indication .....................66

Message playback ..............................66

Delete all old messages .....................67

Call intercept .......................................67

Remote access ........................... 68

Listen to messages from

remote access .................................68

Change sensor mode from

remote access .................................69

Remote access code ..........................69

Use the built-in answering

system and voicemail service ...70

Retrieve voicemail from telephone

service ....................................... 70

Retrieve voicemail ..............................70

Set your voicemail number .................70

Turn off the new voicemail indicators ...71

Expand your telephone system ...72

ECO mode .................................... 73

General product care .................. 73

Storage ......................................... 73

Frequently asked questions ....... 74

The RBRC

®

seal ........................... 77

FCC, ACTA and IC regulations ... 78

California Energy Commission

battery charging testing

instructions ............................... 81

For C-UL and cETL compliance

only ............................................ 82

Limited Warranty ......................... 85

Technical Specifications ............ 87

Disclaimer .................................... 88

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Introduction

This Wireless Monitoring System with VTech ULE consists of the telephone

system, garage door sensor, open/closed sensor, and motion sensor. The

telephone system is also sold separately or as:

Telephone system and garage door sensor;

Telephone system and open/closed sensor;

A garage door sensor;

An open/closed sensor; or

A motion sensor.

Telephone system - Includes a telephone base and cordless handset (some

models include additional handsets). The base and handset screens show call

information and sensor alerts. The sensor sends alerts to the phone system or

sends remote alert calls to other numbers you have speciﬁed.

Open/closed sensor - Apply this magnetic open/closed sensor to a door, window,

or medicine cabinet to know if it is open or closed.

Garage door sensor - Detects when the garage door is open or closed.

Motion sensor - Lets you know when there are visitors, intruders, or pets moving

around your home.

Sensor alert

When someone has arrived home, or you have forgotten to close the door, you

will receive audible and text sensor alerts, for example, “DOOR is open”, on the

handset and telephone base.

You can also program the phone system to make remote alert calls to up to three

other telephone numbers. When you receive the remote alert call from the telephone

base, you can choose to listen to the sound in your house; or you can choose to

speak through the telephone base to the visitor or intruder. See pages 34 to 35.

Programmable alerts

Customize when and how you receive alerts.

When you receive alerts:

A monitored garage door, in-house door, window, medicine cabinet opens, or

there is motion in the monitored area;

The monitored object is open for more than 15, 30, or 60 minutes if you have set

a reminder for alerts;

The monitored object is open, or a motion is detected, during a certain period of

time if you have set a time range for alerts.

How you receive alerts:

Audible and text sensor alerts on handset and telephone base;

Receive a remote alert call on your cell phone or at other remote numbers you

have programmed. See pages 34 to 35.

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Double-sided

mounting tape

Garage door sensor

Screw x 2

1 set for VC7151-101/

VC7151-109/

VC7152-201/

VC7152-301

What’s in the box

Your telephone package contains the following items. Save your sales receipt

and original packaging in case it is necessary to ship your telephone for warranty

service.

Telephone base

Telephone line cord Telephone base adapter

Handset

Battery Charger

1 set for VC7151/VC7151-101/VC7151-109;

2 sets for VC7152-201;

3 sets for VC7152-301

1 set for VC7152-201;

2 sets for VC7152-301

Charger

adapter

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Abridged user’s

manual

Abridged user’s

manual

Installation guide

Open/closed

Sensor unit

Magnet unit Spacer for

sensor unit

Double-sided

mounting tapes

Screw x 2 Small

screw x 2

Spacers for magnet unit

Important safety

Instructions

Important safety

Instructions

1 set for VC7151-109

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Overview

Handset overview

1 – CHARGE light

2 – LCD display

3 – Right Soft key

• Press to review the sensor status when the phone is not in use.

• While in a menu, press to select a menu item; or save an entry or setting.

Left Soft key

• Press to enter the sensor mode menu when the phone is not in use.

• Press to return to the previous menu.

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4 – REDIAL/PAUSE

• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.

• Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while entering a number.

5 –

/TALK/FLASH

• Make or answer a call.

• Press to put the current call on hold when you receive an incoming call.

• Answer an incoming call when you hear a call waiting alert.

6 – Dialing keys

• Press to enter numbers or characters.

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• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the caller ID log entry before

dialing or saving it to the phonebook.

• Press and hold to set or dial your voicemail number.

• While you have set the dial mode to pulse and on a call, press to switch to

tone dialing temporarily.

• Press to add a space when entering names.

• Press and hold to enter quiet mode setting menu.

• Press repeatedly to show other dialing options when reviewing a caller ID

log entry.

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• Make or answer a call using the handset speakerphone.

• During a call, press to switch between the speakerphone and the earpiece.

8 – MUTE/DELETE

• Mute the microphone during a call.

• While editing names or numbers, press to delete a digit or character, or

press and hold to delete all digits or characters.

• Delete the playing message on the handset.

• Silence the ringer temporarily while the handset is ringing.

9 – Earpiece

10 – PUSH TO TALK

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• Press to display the PUSH TO TALK (PTT) menu to begin a PTT call when

the phone is not in use.

• Press and hold to begin a one-to-group PTT call.

• Press and hold while talking in a PTT call.

11 – MENU/SELECT

• While in a menu, press to select an item; or save an entry or setting.

12 – VOLUME/ /

• Review the phonebook when the phone is not in use.

• Increase the listening volume during a call or message playback.

• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the phonebook, caller ID log, or redial list.

• Move the cursor to the right when entering numbers or names.

VOLUME/ /CID

• Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in use.

• Decrease the listening volume during a call or message playback.

• Scroll down while in a menu, or in the phonebook,

caller ID log, or redial list.

• Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers or names.

13 – OFF/CANCEL

• Hang up a call.

• Silence the ringer temporarily while the handset is ringing.

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Press and hold to erase the missed call indicator while the phone is not in

use.

• Press to return to the previous menu, or press and hold to return to idle

mode, without making changes.

14 – ARM/DISARM

• Press to turn on or off the sensor alert system.

15 – Microphone

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Telephone base overview

1 – Right Soft key

• Press to review the sensor status when the phone is not in use.

• While in a menu, press to select a menu item; or save an entry or setting.

Left Soft key

• Press to enter the sensor mode menu when the phone is not in use.

• Press to return to the previous menu.

2 – Dialing keys

• Press to enter numbers or characters.

1

• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the caller ID log entry before

dialing or saving it to the phonebook.

• Press and hold to set or dial your voicemail number.

• While you have set the dial mode to pulse and on a call, press to switch to

tone dialing temporarily.

• Press to add a space when entering names.

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• Press and hold to enter quiet mode setting menu.

• Press repeatedly to show other dialing options when reviewing a caller ID

log entry.

3 – CANCEL

• Silence the ringer temporarily while the telephone base is ringing.

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Press and hold to erase the missed call indicator while the phone is not in

use.

• Press to return to the previous menu, or press and hold to return to idle

mode, without making changes.

4 – /FIND HANDSET

• Press to page all system handsets.

5 – FLASH

• Press to put the current call on hold when you receive an incoming call.

• Answer an incoming call when you hear a call waiting alert.

6 – /VOL/

• Adjust the volume during a call or message playback.

• Adjust the telephone base ringer volume when the phone is not in use.

7 – PTT (Push to talk)

• Press to display the PTT menu to begin a PTT call.

• Press and hold to begin a one-to-group PTT call.

• Press and hold while talking in a PTT call.

8 – Charging pole

9 – MIC (Microphone)

10 – SENSOR light

• On when a sensor detects that one or more of the monitored garage door,

in-house door, window, or medicine cabinet is opened, or when there is

motion in the monitored area.

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11 – IN USE light

• On when the telephone line is in use.

• On when the answering system is answering a call.

• On when you are registering a handset.

• Flashes quickly when there is an incoming call.

• Flashes quickly when you are deregistering all handsets.

• Flashes slowly when another telephone sharing the same line is in use.

12 – LCD display

13 – REDIAL/PAUSE

• Press repeatedly to review the redial list.

• Press and hold to insert a dialing pause while entering a number.

14 – MENU/SELECT

• While in a menu, press to select an item; or save an entry or setting.

15 – PHONEBOOK /

• Review the phonebook when the phone is not in use.

• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the phonebook, caller ID log, or redial list.

• Move the cursor to the right when entering numbers or names.

16 – CALLER ID /

• Review the caller ID log when the phone is not in use.

• Scroll down while in a menu, or in the phonebook, caller ID log, or redial list.

• Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers or names.

17 – /ANS ON/OFF

• Turn the answering system on or off.

18 – ARM/DISARM

• Press to turn on or off the sensor alert system.

19 – X/DELETE

• While editing names or numbers, press to delete a digit or character, or

press and hold to delete all digits or characters.

• Delete the playing message.

• Press twice to delete all previously reviewed messages when the phone is

not in use.

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20 – /SKIP

• Skip to the next message.

21 – /REPEAT

• Press to repeat a message.

• Press twice to play the previous message.

22 – /PLAY/STOP

• Play messages.

• Stop playing messages.

23 – /SPEAKER

• Make or answer a call using the speakerphone.

• Hang up a call.

24 – MUTE

• Mute the microphone during a call.

• Silence the ringer temporarily while the telephone base is ringing.

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Garage door sensor overview

1 – Latch button

Press to open the battery compartment case.

2 – Back cover

3 – Pair button

When the sensor has been deregistered from the telephone base,

press and hold to enter the registration mode.

4 – LED light

Flashes red when the sensor is in the registration mode.

5 – Battery compartment case

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Open/closed sensor overview

1 – Magnet unit

2 – Sensor unit

Sensor unit overview

1 – Latch button

Press to open the battery compartment case.

2 – Back cover

3 – Pair button

When the sensor has been deregistered from the telephone base, press and

hold to enter the registration mode.

4 – LED light

Flashes red when the sensor is in the registration mode.

5 – Battery compartment case

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