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CM16.book Page i Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Table of Contents SAFETY INFORMATION ...............................................................................................2 Handset and Base Station ..............................................................................................2 Batteries.................................................................................................................................2 INSTALLATION ........................................................
CM16.book Page 2 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM SAFETY INFORMATION Prior to installing and using the telephone, please read the following important safety information. HANDSET AND BASE STATION Do not: • Rely only on this telephone as your only means of communication in the event of an emergency. As this handset uses radio signals, a connection to the telephone network cannot be guaranteed in all circumstances. • Use this handset near medical equipment such as pacemakers.
CM16.book Page 3 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM In operation: • It is normal for the batteries to become warm when charging. • Discharge the batteries from time to time to prolong their service life. To do this, do not place the phone back into the charger stand until the batteries are completely or almost completely discharged. The battery icon on the display will indicate when the batteries are low and an alert tone is sounded every three minutes.
CM16.book Page 4 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM INSTALLATION The CM-16 consists of a base station, wireless handset and a charging base stand. The following diagram provides an overview of the installation of the product using the power supply provided. Your System Administrator should be aware of the Meridian settings required to make this telephone operational within your business environment.
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CM16.book Page 6 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Battery Charging The handset is powered by a nickel metal hydride battery pack. To install and charge the battery: 1. Slide the cover off of the battery compartment. 2. Place the battery pack in the compartment with the connector wires pointing towards the bottom of the handset. 3. Connect the battery terminal wire to the charging pins located in the compartment 4. Slide the cover of the battery compartment back onto the handset 5.
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CM16.book Page 9 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM SCREEN DISPLAY The screen display on the CM-16 provides five lines, 15 characters per line of display area. Pressing any key will light up the display if the Backlight option is On. The display provides a variety of information, using text or icons, pertaining to set status, including battery strength, reception range and selected settings.
CM16.book Page 10 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Ringer Volume This Icon appears when the phone is not in use to indicate the ringer volume level. As the ringer volume level is increased, from off to high, the box will go from empty to fully black. This icon does not appear when silent alert is activated. The bell icon and the vibrate icon can be present at the same time. This means both the vibrate and audio alerters are active. If the vibrate icon is shown, that means the phone is in silent alert mode.
CM16.book Page 11 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS To make a call: Press the O key to obtain dial tone and use the Keypad to dial the number OR Predial the number first using the Keypad. The number, as entered, will appear on the display. If the number is correct, press the O key to dial the number. If number is incorrect use the L key or press down on the volume key to erase digits from right to left.
CM16.book Page 12 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM • Once the selected number appears on the display, press the Options softkey — the display shows Save 4Directory and s=Next • Press the Select softkey. If there is no name associated with the number, the display will prompt, to enter a name to save the entry. Use the instructions in the section Adding a Name and Number to the Directory to save the entry in the Directory.
CM16.book Page 13 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Note: The volume key can also be used to adjust the right/left cursor to add spaces or to erase characters on the display when editing or creating names, key labels etc. To adjust the receiver volume: • While on a call, press the top of the key to increase the receiver volume and press the bottom of the key to decrease the volume. The receiver volume icon on display will indicate the current volume level.
CM16.book Page 14 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM OPTIONS To access the options list: 1. Press the M key when the phone is not in use — the display will indicate Use sr to view. Use the E and L keys for scrolling. 2. There are ten options that can be accessed by either scrolling to the option or by using the keypad to dial the option number as per the table below.
CM16.book Page 15 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Key label The Key label option gives access to the display text associated with the 14 Meridian features that can be programmed with to CM-16 handset. Text to identify a specific feature can be added, modified or deleted or all feature key text can be deleted at once. Labels can have up to 14 characters.
CM16.book Page 16 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Ring Tone The CM-16 offers the choice of four different ring tones. To change the ring tone, follow the display menu prompts using the two softkeys as required to change, cancel or select a ring tone. Each of the four ring tones can be heard prior to selection. The display will always show —confirmed— to indicate when a selection has been made. Pressing the Cancel softkey returns you to the options list.
CM16.book Page 17 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Vibrate The Vibrate option allows the CM-16 handset to signal an incoming call by vibrating as well as ringing. By default, this option is always Off. To enable this feature, press the Change softkey and the display will indicate Vibrate On and-confirmed- and will quickly return to the previous menu display. Once the Vibrate is On, the right line of the display.
CM16.book Page 18 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Backlight The Backlight option enables the user to have the display diffuser lighted or not when a keypad key is pressed. Press Change softkey to turn Backlight ON or Off. Once the Backlight option is chosen, the screen will display Backlight On or Backlight Off -confirmed- Silent Alert The Silent Alert option will activate an internal hardware vibrator instead of a regular ringer during an incoming call.
CM16.book Page 19 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM DIRECTORY The directory can store up to 50 names and numbers, which are displayed in alphabetical order. If no name is entered, the entries are sorted by number, at the beginning of the directory. Adding a name and number to the Directory 1. Press Directory softkey 2. Press Add softkey. Display prompts Enter number 3. Enter the number using the keypad. You can enter up to 24 digits. Hyphens will be automatically added.
CM16.book Page 20 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Finding entries in the Directory 1. Press Directory softkey 2. Use the E and L keys to scroll up and down one listing at a time OR use the dial pad keys to identify entries starting with a certain letter. For example, to find directory entries starting with the letter “S”. press the 7 key four times. The first entry will appear. If there are more directory listings using the letter “S”, you must type in the second letter of the name.
CM16.book Page 21 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Deleting an entry in the Directory 1. Press Directory softkey 2. Find the entry you wish to delete in the Directory 3. Press Options softkey 4. Press L key twice. Displays Delete and s=Next 5. Press Select softkey. Displays Press Delete to confirm 6. Press the Delete softkey. Displays Item erased Pressing the I key will return you to the main idle display screen. Deleting all entries in the Directory 1. Press Directory softkey 2.
CM16.book Page 22 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Limited Warranty Aastra Telecom warrants this product against defects and malfunctions during a one (1) year period from the date of original purchase. If there is a defect or malfunction, Aastra Telecom shall, at its option, and as the exclusive remedy, either repair or replace the telephone set at no charge, if returned within the warranty period.
CM16.book Page 23 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM Warranty Repair Services Should the set fail during the warranty period; In North America, please call 1-800-574-1611 for further information. Outside North America, contact your sales representative for return instructions. You will be responsible for shipping charges, if any. When you return this telephone for warranty service, you must present proof of purchase. After Warranty Service Aastra Telecom offers ongoing repair and support for this product.
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CM16.book Page 22 Friday, June 18, 2004 3:22 PM If you’ve read this owner’s manual and still have problems, please visit our website at www.aastra.com or call 1-800-574-1611 for technical assistance. © Aastra Telecom Inc.
