BeoCom 2 Guide
Before you start… BeoCom 2 BeoCom 2 Getting started Guide Get started Phonebook Guide Get started contains instructions in how to set up the BeoCom 2 for use with a BeoLine ISDN, BeoLine PSTN, or BeoCom 6000 base. The Guide contains instructions in daily use of BeoCom 2. What are ISDN and PSTN? ISDN and PSTN are two telephone line networks. PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) is the most common network.
Contents Daily use, 4 Find out how to make and answer calls, adjust the handset volume, and turn the microphone off. The Phonebook, Redial and Caller ID lists, 6 Find out how to check incoming and outgoing calls, store and edit names and numbers for future calls, and make calls from the lists. Advanced operations, 15 Find out how to adjust the volume on your Bang & Olufsen Audio, Video or Link system, as well as how to call extension numbers.
Make and answer calls The button on the BeoCom 2 is used to start and end a call. During the call the phone displays the duration of the call and the number or name of the person called. In addition, the symbol is shown in the top right-hand corner of the display. 0 -- 9 Enter no.: 6922_ Calling... 692288 Make and end calls… > Enter the phone number using the number keys. If you make a mistake, use the C key to delete the digits one by one in reverse order. > Press to make a call.
Adjust volume and the microphone During a call, you can adjust the volume level using the Track point. You can also switch off the microphone if you do not wish the person on the phone to overhear a conversation you are having with a person in the room. Turn up the handset volume… > Push the Track point up or to the right to turn up the volume. Turn down the handset volume… > Push the Track point down or to the left to turn down the volume.
Store entries in the Phonebook After a call, you will be asked whether you want to store the number in the Phonebook, if it is not already there. You can also enter a name with the number. Store entry? 692288 OK ABCDEFGHIJ... OK B abcdefghij... OK ... OK Nigel Jones Stored Store a name and number after a call… > Once the call has ended, press OK to save the number and enter a name. > Use the Track point to select a letter from the list on the display. > Press OK to store the selected letter.
Enter a new number and name The Phonebook allows you to store around 200 numbers and names. Store a number and name immediately after a call, as described on page 6, or start by entering the number you wish to store and then adding a name. A number may contain up to 48 digits and the accompanying name up to 16 characters. Enter a number and name… > Enter the phone number. > Press OK to store it.
Search the Phonebook and make a call Use the Track point to search the Phonebook. You can either search through all names and numbers, or search by the first letter. Phonebook OK Search: ABDGMNPST... ... OK OK Calling... Nigel Jones Search: ABDGMNPST... ABDGMNPST... OK Nigel Jones OK OK Search the Phonebook and make a call… > Push the Track point down until ‘Phonebook’ appears on the display. > Press OK to access the Phonebook. Only the relevant first letters are shown, i.e.
Edit the Phonebook You can edit a number or name by deleting digits or characters and entering new ones with the keypad and the Track point. Change a number… > Push the Track point down until ‘Phonebook’ appears on the display. > Press OK to access the Phonebook. > Push the Track point down to search through all the names in the Phonebook. > Press OK to select the name. ‘Call?’ is displayed. > Push the Track point down to select ‘Edit?‘. > Press OK.
Delete entries from the Phonebook You can delete names and numbers from the Phonebook at any time. Deleting numbers you no longer use, for example, allows you to keep the number of entries manageable, and to navigate through the Phonebook faster. Phonebook OK OK Nigel Jones Call? Nigel Jones Delete? OK Delete a name and number… > Push the Track point down until ‘Phonebook’ appears on the display. > Press OK to access the Phonebook.
Redial – make a call The Redial function stores the phone numbers you last called. In addition to the number, you can also view the date and time of a call. If you have entered a name in the Phonebook, this is displayed instead of the number. Check the Redial list and make a call… > Push the Track point down until ‘Redial’ appears on the display. > Press OK to access the Redial list. > Push the Track point down to view your calls.
Delete entries from the Redial list BeoCom 2 automatically deletes the oldest Redial entries, as only the 24 most recent calls are stored in the Redial list. You can also delete a name and number from the Redial list yourself. Redial OK Nigel Jones 9:45 2 Apr 692288 20:55 1 Apr OK 692288 Delete? OK Deleting a Redial number… > Push the Track point down until ‘Redial’ appears on the display. > Press OK to access the Redial list. > Push the Track point down to view your calls.
Caller ID – make a call BeoCom 2 has a built-in Caller ID function that allows you to see who has called you. In case of repeated calls from the same number, only the most recent call is shown. New, unanswered calls cause the display to flash ‘Information’. Check Caller ID and make a call… > Push the Track point down until ‘Caller ID’ appears on the display. > Press OK to access the Caller ID list. > Push the Track point down to view calls.
Delete entries from the Caller ID list BeoCom 2 automatically deletes the oldest Caller ID entries, as only the 24 most recent calls are stored in Caller ID. You can also delete a name and number from the Caller ID list yourself. Caller ID OK Nigel Jones 17:26 3 Jul 692288 20:55 1 Apr OK 692288 Delete? OK Delete a Caller ID call… > Push the Track point down until ‘Caller ID’ appears on the display. > Press OK to access the Caller ID list.
Extension numbers – call and store If you call a person or a company with an automated switchboard and want to be connected directly to the extension number, you can insert a pause between a phone number and an extension number. Call an extension number… > Enter the phone number. > Press to insert a pause. Each time you press a pause is added. > Enter the extension number. > Press to make the call. Store an extension number in the Phonebook… > When the call is completed, ‘Store entry?’ appears.
Audio Video Link volume control You can adjust the volume of your Bang & Olufsen audio and video products directly from your phone handset. First select which sound source, audio or video, you wish to adjust. If you have a Bang & Olufsen BeoLink® system installed, you can also adjust the volume in a link room.
System use with several handsets With several handsets registered to one base, you can make your own phone system. Handsets in the system are numbered 1–6 and can be named as well. You can make an internal call to a specific handset or to all handsets. The handsets can all receive external calls, also during internal calls, provided you have more than 2 handsets. You can also make a three-party call with one internal and one external party.
Call another handset You can call one handset or all handsets simultaneously. If you call all handsets, the handset that responds first receives the call. If you call one handset, the display shows which handset has been called. The phone system allows up to 2 internal calls and 1 external call to take place at the same time. INT 1: Kitchen Call? 2: Living room Call? : All *Call? OK 1: Kitchen 0:20 Call a handset… > Press INT to make an internal call.
Forward external calls You can forward an external call to one handset or to all handsets. You can speak with the person answering the internal handset, or you can forward the external call directly. When you forward an external call to all handsets, the call goes to the handset which answers first. Forward an external call… > Press INT to be able to make an internal call. > Use the Track point to select a handset. > Press OK to call the selected handset. The external call is now on hold.
Make a three-party call During an external call, you can call another party on an internal handset to establish a three-party call. If one party hangs up, the call continues with you and the remaining party. If you hang up, the three-party call is ended. Nigel Jones 0:21 INT 1: Kitchen Call? 2: Living room Call? OK 1: Kitchen Conference? OK Conference 2:36 Start a three-party call with one internal and one external party… > Press INT to make an internal call during an external call.
Set up handsets for ISDN services To set up your phone to meet your needs, consider how you want to make use of the individual handsets, and subscribe to the supplementary services you find most useful. – BeoLine ISDN supports the most common ISDN Digital Select Services. To use these services, you must first subscribe to the Multiple Subscriber Numbering (MSN) service. MSN allows you to give your handsets their own telephone numbers. Refer to page 22–23 for further information.
A number for each handset – MSN The Multiple Subscriber Numbering (MSN) service allows you to give each of your handsets its own telephone number. This can be practical if you want to know for whom a call is meant, or if you want separate itemised bills. You can give MSN numbers to up to six handsets. An everyday situation A handset in the kitchen… Set up the handset to have the main number. If you choose code 0, the handset will always ring, no matter who the call is for.
Give each handset its own code Code 0: The handset rings regardless of which MSN number is being called. If you have a call on a code 0 handset, the other handsets cannot receive calls, and callers will hear a busy signal. You may find this useful, as the handsets will not ring while you are on the phone. Code 1: The handset only rings if its own MSN number is called. However, the handset will also ring if other handsets do not answer their calls by the third ringing signal.
Suspend a call – Terminal Portability If you subscribe to this service, you can suspend an active call if, for example, you wish to use another ISDN phone, such as a BeoCom 3. You can give the call a code by which it can be identified when the call is retrieved. Terminal Portability 792 Activate the service… > Press 792 to activate Terminal Portability. > Enter the identification code with the digit keys.
Exclude an MSN number If, for example, you have a telefax or handset in your home office and do not wish to be disturbed by unanswered calls to other handsets in your phone system, you can prevent calls to MSN numbers from ringing in the home office. Of course, handsets set to receive calls to these MSN numbers will still ring. Activate the service… > Press 451 to be able to exclude calls to an MSN number. To exclude calls to a second MSN number, enter code 452 instead of 451.
Withheld Number – CLIR and COLR If you do not want to reveal your telephone number during a call, you can choose to be anonymous. CLIR gives anonymity to calls originating from your main number, while COLR gives the same anonymity to calls originating from any number you use for Call Forwarding. Withheld Number 444 1 Activate the service in each handset… > Press 444 1 to activate the Withheld Number service. > Press and await a dial tone. > Press again to store the setting.
Call Forwarding This service forwards calls coming in to a specific MSN number onward to a designated number. If you subscribe to several extra MSN numbers and wish to use this service, you must activate Call Forwarding on each handset that has its own MSN number. Activate the service… > Press 811 to activate Call Forwarding. In this example, Call Forwarding Unconditional (service code 811) is activated. > Using the digit keys, enter the telephone number to which you want to forward your calls.
Two calls at the same time If a second party calls during a conversation, you hear a beep in your handset, and handsets set up to react on the specific number ring. Reject an incoming call during a call… > Press R then 0. End a call and switch to an incoming call… > Press R then 1. > To end the one remaining call, press . Receive an incoming call and place the fi rst call on hold… > Press R then 2. Switch between an active call and a call on hold… > Press R then 2.
Settings These menus contain several options which allow you to connect, disconnect or adjust BeoCom 2 functions. Setup menu OK Ringer level: Time & date: 13:45 3 Apr Display News: On Auto offhook: On Advanced menu OK OK Select your settings… > Push the Track point down until ‘Setup menu’ appears on the display. > Press OK to select the menu. > Push the Track point down to select the settings menu required. For advanced settings, select ‘Advanced menu’. > Press OK to make a selection.
The Advanced menu Handset… Give the handset a new name and register it to an open base. You can also cancel the registration of other handsets to the base. Base… Cancel registration of a handset in the system or change the PIN code for the base. Language… You can select the language of the display texts. Switchboard… Set BeoCom 2 for use with a switchboard. Options are YES and NO. If you choose YES, use the number keys to enter a prefix code and push the Track point to select a pause length.
Index The index is sorted alphabetically by topic. Relevant chapter references and their page numbers are listed under each topic. Page numbers of chapters located in ‘Get started’ are prefaced by the abbreviation ‘GS’. Page numbers without a preface refer to chapters in the Guide. Base Base menu options, 31 BeoCom 6000, GS p. 7 Cancel registration of a handset, 31 Change the base PIN code, 31 Handset menu options, 31 Open a base for registration, GS p. 7 PARK numbers, GS p.
Handset Adjust the ringing signal, 30 Auto offhook, 30 Call another handset, 18 Handset keypad, GS p. 4 Indicator light, GS p. 4 Name the handset, 31 Switch on or off, GS p. 4 Volume and the microphone, 5 Indicator lights BeoCom 6000 base, GS p. 7 BeoLine ISDN base, GS p. 7 Handset, GS p. 4 ISDN What are ISDN and PSTN?, GS p.
Technical data BeoCom 2 specifications, GS p.
