User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- OLYMPIA® OL6815
- OWNER’S MANUAL
- 1 Cordless Phone Features
- 2 Caller ID Features
- 3 Set Up
- 4 Olympia OL6815 – Quick Programming Guide
- 5 Installation and Charging of the Battery Pack
- 6 Layout of Keys and Indicators
- 7 Power Up
- 1. After the battery pack is installed in the Handset and the Base Unit is powered up, the Handset should be placed in the cradle of the Base Unit for charging and setting a new security code (registration).
- 2. Once the second Handset has been charged, remove the first Handset from the Base cradle, and then place the second Handset in the Base to allow registration to take place. This should take less than one minute.
- 3. The completion of a successful security code transfer operation will be indicated by a flash of the ‘In Use’ LED on the Base Unit and a beep generated by Handset.
- 4. In the event you do not receive the visual and audible indicators, check to ensure the Base is powered and the battery pack is connected. Return the Handset to the Base cradle.
- 5. In Standby mode, the handset number will be displayed.
- 8 Answering Calls on Either Handset
- 1. The incoming call is signaled by a ringing sound from the Handset and by the blinking of the Base Unit’s ‘In Use/Charge’ LED. The Handset’s ‘New Call’ LED also blinks during ringing.
- 2. When the Handset is in the cradle, simply pick it up to talk. It will automatically answer the call. The ‘TALK’ button will be disabled for 5 seconds. This is the Auto Answer feature.
- 3. When the Handset is away from the Base Unit, press the ‘TALK’ button on the Handset. You can also press any number key 0-9, * or # to answer the call. This is the Any Key Answer feature. The ‘In Use / Charge’ LED turns on after the connection is successful.
- 4. If the communication link cannot be established within 8 seconds, three error beeps will be heard from the Handset to indicate communication has failed.
- 9 Make a Call from Either Handset
- 1. Each new call must begin by pressing the ‘TALK’ button on the Handset. It will scan for a clear channel of communication. At the same time, ‘TALK’ will be shown on LCD display.
- 2. If the communication link is not established within 8 seconds, there error beeps will be heard from the Handset to indicate communication has failed.
- 3. You can dial the phone number first, then press TALK (this is called pre-dial); or press TALK first, then dial.
- 10 Terminate a Call
- 11 Short Paging (To Locate the Handsets)
- 12 Long Paging
- 13 Selecting System Language
- 1. There are 2 ways to access ‘SET LANGUAGE’ mode: 1) ‘SET LANGUAGE’ will appear on the LCD when your phone is charged for the first time or powered up after it has been without power for an extended period; -OR- 2) During idle (on hook) mode, press and hold ‘MEM.’ until ‘SET LANGUAGE’ appears.
- 2. Setup mode begins with language selection. Your phone offers 3 languages - English, French, and Spanish. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to choose the desired language and then press the ‘MEM.’ key to confirm. After confirmation, ‘Area Code ?’ will be displayed.
- 14 Setting Local Area Code
- 1. If you dial 7 digits to make a local call, you need enter your 3-digit area code. The digits will shift to the left one by one as you enter them. If you dial 10 digits to make a local call, enter ‘000’ (if it is not already programmed for ‘000’).
- 2. Press ‘MEM.’ key to confirm. After confirmation, ‘SET T/P ? is displayed.
- 15 Setting Tone/Pulse (Preset to Tone)
- 16 Setting RINGER ON/OFF
- 1. The current RINGER ON/OFF setting is displayed.
- 2. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to select the desired setting, and the display will update to the current setting: ‘RINGER ON’( ‘RINGER OFF’( ‘RINGER ON’……..
- 3. Press ‘MEM.’ key to confirm. After confirmation, you will enter HANDSET NUMBER setting.
- If you don’t want to reset the time and date, press ‘MEM’ again to exit programming mode and return the Handset to idle mode.
- 17 Setting Handset Number
- 18 Setting Date & Time
- 19 Setting Display Contrast
- 20 Caller ID Operation
- 1. RECEIVING CALLS
- a. When Caller ID is activated, the Telephone Company sends the caller’s telephone number (and name, if available) and the call’s date and time between the first and second rings. The device receives and displays this information for each call and updates the display with the current date and time. The NEW CALL indicator will flash. Once you review all new CID records, the NEW CALL indicator turns off.
- b. The display also indicates if caller information is not available or intentionally blocked by the sender:
- c. After 20 seconds, the display returns to standby mode, showing ‘NEW CALL XX where XX is the number of new calls. NEW CALL LED blinks until you review all new CID / Call Waiting ID records.
- 2. REVIEWING NEW CALLS
- a. In standby mode, with the ‘NEW CALL’ indicator flashing, pressing ‘▲/*’ or ‘▼/#’, the LCD displays the latest new call information.
- b. Repeatedly press ‘▲/*’ or ‘▼/#’ to review all new call information in the order of receipt until the LCD displays ‘END NEW CALL’ and the ‘NEW CALL’ indicator stops blinking.
- c. If the received call information is the same as any of the existing new calls, the ‘RPT’ icon will be on to indicate REPEAT CALL. The most recently arrived CID will be saved attached with a new date / time stamp. The older record will be deleted. After you review this call, the ‘RPT’ icon will turn off.
- d. If you do not review other calls for 20 seconds, the time and date will be displayed, and the call counter will show the total number of new calls including those already reviewed.
- 3. REVIEWING OLD CALLS
- 4. DELETE INDIVIDUAL CALL
- a. When you review Caller ID information, you can delete it from memory. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ until you see the call record you want to delete.
- b. Press ‘DELETE’; the LCD displays ‘ERASE ?’.
- c. Press ‘DELETE’ again to confirm deletion.
- d. If the deleted message was the last record in memory, the display will go back to standby mode. If there are other records in memory, the next CID record received after the deleted record will be displayed.
- e. VIP call records can’t be deleted. See Set VIP Calls for details.
- 5. DELETE ALL CALLS
- a. If the new call information has been reviewed, you can erase all call records. If there are any new calls in call list, ‘ERASE ALL’ will not work.
- b. In the standby (idle) mode, press and hold ‘DELETE’ until the LCD displays ‘ERASE ALL?’.
- c. Press ‘DELETE’ again to confirm deletion, and return to standby mode.
- 6. SET VIP CALLS (assigning VIP designations to CID records)
- 7. ‘Smart’ Dialing from Caller ID
- a. In idle mode, press ‘#’ or ‘*’ to select the CID record you want to dial.
- b. If the display phone number is in the correct format, press ‘TALK’ to dial.
- c. With the correct number displayed, press ‘TALK’. The display will show ‘TALK’.
- d. After a 2-second delay, the unit will enter TALK mode automatically. The dialed digits appear from right to left on the display.
- 8. Save CID to Speed Dial memory
- a. In idle mode, press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to select the Caller ID number that you want to save.
- b. Press ‘CALLS’ to select the number format that you want to save.
- c. Press ‘MEM.’ The screen will display ‘LOCATION ? X’, where X is a digit (0-9). Note: only the phone number can be saved to speed dial memory.
- d. ‘X’ is the lowest empty memory slot. Press ‘MEM.’ to confirm. If you prefer a different memory location, press the desired location number (0-9). The display will now show ‘MEM X STORED’. WARNING: Make sure you’re not unintentionally replacing a number already stored in that location!
- 1. RECEIVING CALLS
- 21 Visual Message Notification
- 22 Speed Dial Memory (0…9)
- 1. Memory Programming **NOTE: Each handset has its own speed dial memory**
- a. With the Handset in the idle (on hook) mode, enter the desired phone number. (NOTE: to insert a 4-second Pause in the dialing sequence, press REDIAL.)
- b. Press ‘MEM’. You will see ‘LOCATION? X’. ‘X’ is the lowest empty memory location.
- c. Press ‘MEM’ to confirm, or press a different location (0-9), if desired. Programming is completed! CAUTION: Make sure you’re not replacing an important phone number already in that location!
- 2. Memory editor
- a. Enter memory search mode by pressing ‘MEM.’. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to select the memory location you want to edit.
- b. You can add additional digits to the existing number. As you enter numbers, the display will shift entered digits from right to left, to a maximum of 16 digits. If you try to enter more than 16 digits, an error tone will be generated.
- c. If you make a mistake, press ‘DELETE’ to delete the last digit entered. The display will shift entered digits from left to right-hand side.
- d. Press ‘FLASH’ to clear all entered digits (including any pre-existing digits).
- e. Press ‘MEM.’ to save the entered number. The display will show ‘LOCATION? X’, where X is a digit (0-9)
- f. Press ‘MEM.’ to confirm saving number to the displayed location; OR press a digit (0-9) to save the number to another memory location. The display will show ‘MEM X STORED’ for 6 seconds.
- 3. Delete individual speed dial location
- 4. Speed Dialing with Handset OFF
- 5. Speed Dialing with Handset ON
- a. Press ‘TALK’ to turn the phone On. The display will show ‘TALK 0:00’.
- b. First, press ‘MEM.’. Second, press the desired memory location. The phone number will scroll across the screen from right to left as it is dialed. If memory is empty, an error tone will be generated. You’ll need to repeat this step in order to speed dial.
- 1. Memory Programming **NOTE: Each handset has its own speed dial memory**
- 23 Pre-dialing (Handset OFF)
- 1. You can enter a phone number while in the standby mode. The maximum number of digits is 24. For example, enter number 0:
- 2. Press ‘DELETE’ to delete last entered digit. If all digits are deleted, the Handset will return to standby.
- 3. Press ‘FLASH’ to clear all entered digits and return to standby mode.
- 4. Press ‘TALK’. The unit will enter TALK mode automatically. The phone number will scroll across the screen from right to left as it is dialed.
- 5. Saving a number in Speed Dial memory From the idle mode, enter the phone number (up to 16 digits), and then press ‘MEM.’. The display will show ‘LOCATION ? X’. Press ‘MEM.’ to confirm; OR, press a digit key to select a different memory location. The display shows ‘MEM X STORED’.
- 24 Redial with Handset OFF
- 1. Press ‘REDIAL’ while in standby mode. The display will show the redial number. If the number is greater than 24 digits, the display will show only the last 24 digits.
- 2. Use the keypad to add additional digits to the redial number.
- 3. Press ‘DELETE’ to delete last entered digit. If all digits are deleted, it will return to standby.
- 4. Press ‘FLASH’ to clear all entered digits and return to standby.
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- 5. Press ‘TALK’. The unit will enter TALK mode automatically. The number will scroll across the screen from right to left as it is dialed.
- 6. You can also press ‘TALK’, then press ‘REDIAL’ to dial the contents of Redial.
- 7. Saving the contents of REDIAL to Speed Dial memory In idle mode, press ‘REDIAL’, then press ‘MEM.’. The display will show ‘LOCATION ? X’. Press ‘MEM.’ to confirm, OR, press a digit key to select a different memory location. The display shows ‘MEM X STORED’.
- 25 Dialing Digits
- 26 Call Timer
- 1. The call timer comes up automatically when you are in TALK mode, on the 3rd line of the display. After 10 seconds, the call timer will appear as dialing activities are completed.
- 2. The call timer counts up to 999 minutes and 59 seconds. After that, the timer will show ‘0:00’
- 3. When handset goes idle (on hook), the call timer will remain on the display for 5 seconds.
- 27 Battery/Voltage Low Detection
- 1. Battery detection is engaged at all times, except while the Handset is charging.
- 2. If a low battery condition is detected, then the Handset will enter into ‘Battery Low’ condition, and will beep at 10-second intervals. Your Handset will change to ‘Halt’ mode immediately and continue to beep. If the Handset is in TALK mode, it will change to ‘Halt’ mode immediately and continue to beep after the call ends. The display will show ‘BATTERY LOW’.
- 3. Once the battery is recharged, the Handset will return to normal operation.
- 28 Mute
- 29 Changing Volume
- 30 Transferring a Call from One Handset to the Other
- 1. In talk mode, press and hold FLASH until TRANSFER is displayed.
- 2. Press the number of the destination handset ( 1 – 4 ).
- 3. Press FLASH to confirm. After confirmation, the sending handset will return to standby, and the destination handset will ring.
- 4. Answer the call by pressing any key on the destination handset.
- 5. If there is no answer from the destination handset within 20 seconds, the sending handset will ring. If it does not answer within 20 seconds, the call will be dropped and the phone will return to standby mode.
- 1 Setup
- 2 Recording a Memo
- 3 Listening to Your Messages
- 4 Deleting Messages
- 5 Remote Operation
- 6 Other Important Things You Should Know
- 7 What the Message Window is saying
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Part II Digital Answering System Operation
1 Setup
1. In the idle (standby) mode, press MENU to program each of the following options:
Turn Answering System On / Off
Set the Day and Time
Record your outgoing Announcement
Set your Remote Access code
Set ‘Announce Only’ On / Off
Turn audible Message Alert On / Off
Set Base ringer On / Off
Set number of Rings to answer
Press MENU repeatedly, until you reach the desired option.
2. Once the desired option is reached and the current setting is announced, press ◄◄ or ►► to change the setting.
3. Press MENU to confirm your setting.
At any time, press STOP to exit setup mode.
Turn Answering System ON / OFF (preset to ON)
When you first power up the Base Unit, the Answering System is automatically in the ON mode. Follow the steps above to
manually turn the system Off and On.
Clock Setting
Follow the steps above to program the current Day of the week, then the Hour, and then the Minute:
First, program the Day As you program, the display shows ‘d’ and a number, 1 to 7, representing the day of the week 1
represents Sunday; 2 represents Monday, and so on. Press MENU when done.
Next, program the Hour. Be careful that you program a ‘pm’ hour if the current time is in the afternoon or evening, or an
‘am’ hour if the current time is after midnight or in the morning. Press MENU when done.
Next, program the Minute. You’ll be programming the ‘tens’ column first. Your choices are 0 through 5, as the minutes
range from 00 to 59. Press MENU. Now, you are programming the ‘ones’ column, where your choices are 0 through 9.
Press MENU to confirm.
Record Your Outgoing Announcement
You can record 2 different outgoing announcements; one inviting your caller to leave a message (Announce Only OFF);
one asking your caller to call back later (Announce Only ON).
Outgoing Announcement A1 is played when Announce Only mode is OFF. Callers can leave a message in this mode. Your
Answering System is preset with Announce Only set to OFF.
Outgoing Announcement A2 is played when Announce Only mode is ON. Callers cannot leave a message in this mode.
If you do not record your own announcements, your answering system will play a pre-programmed message to your
callers:
A1: “Please leave your message after the beep.”
A2: “I am sorry I am not available. Please call back later.”
See Set ‘Announcement Only’, later on in this section.