HP Premium Travel Phone User’s Guide Version 1.
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Table of Contents Welcome......................................................................................................................... 1 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 1 Getting Started ................................................................................................................ 2 What is Skype?......................................................................................
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Welcome Welcome to the HP Premium Travel Phone User’s Guide. Read this guide carefully to get the most out of your Hewlett-Packard product with Skype, and keep this guide in a safe place for future reference. Thank you for purchasing your HP product. We hope that you spend many happy hours using it and chatting with Skype. Overview The HP Premium Travel Phone is a single-piece USB phone with backlit LCD, keypad and a built-in ringer that connects to your computer USB port.
Apart from the usual number keys, the HP Premium Travel Phone has special keys. See Making Calls for more information on using these special keys. Getting Started What is Skype? Skype software enables you to make free* calls to your friends all over the world. Skype also offers paid services such as SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype Voicemail. SkypeOut is a service that allows you to call ordinary phones at low cost.
Glossary of terms The following terms are used in this user guide. ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) Broadband Internet connection where the download speed is faster than the upload speed. Application Software running on your computer, such as the HP Travel Phone software. CPU (Central Processing Unit) Main chip within any computer. Processor speeds are measured in MHz (Mega Hertz), which equals a million instructions per second, and GHz (Giga Hertz), which equals a billion instructions per second.
Connecting the HP Premium Travel Phone To connect the HP Premium Travel Phone, plug the USB cable from the phone into an available USB port on your computer or into a powered USB hub. Insert the CD-ROM into your computer; this will install the HP Travel Phone and Skype software, and enable you to get the maximum benefit when using your HP Premium Travel Phone with Skype.
HP software installation 1 Insert the CD into your computer CD-ROM drive; the setup should start automatically. If it does not start automatically, browse the CD-ROM drive using My Computer or Windows Explorer and click setup.exe. 2 At the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen, click Next to continue, or click Cancel at any screen to stop the installation. 3 Read the software Licence Agreement. If you agree, click I agree, and then click Next to continue with the installation.
4 Enter your User Name and Company Name. We recommended selecting the Anyone who uses this computer (all users) option. Click Next to continue with the installation. 5 For ease of installation, select Complete. Click Next to continue with the installation. 6 Click Install to continue with the installation.
The Setup Status screen shows the software installation progress, which can take several minutes to install. 7 Click Finish to complete the installation of the HP Travel Phone software. NOTE: Make sure you read and understand the important info before using your HP Premium Travel Phone for the first time.
Restoring your default audio device back to the sound card When you install the HP Premium Travel Phone on the computer, it is automatically set by Windows as the default audio device. All sounds, such as music, Windows, and game sounds, play through the phone and not the computer speakers. To play these sounds through the computer speakers, you need to change a few settings in the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties that should be displayed on screen at the end of the software installation.
Skype software installation If you already have the latest version of the Skype software installed, you can cancel the Skype installation at this point and ignore this section. Skype Licence Agreement 1 Read the Skype End User Licence Agreement. If you agree, click Yes, I have read and accept the Skype End User License Agreement and the Skype Privacy Statement, and then click Install to continue with the Skype Installation.
This screen shows the Skype software installation progress, which can take several minutes. When the installation is complete, click Start Skype.
Registering as a Skype user After installing Skype, you can see the Create Account screen. If you do not have a free Skype user account, enter your details as requested, and then click Sign In to continue.
If you have a Skype account, the Create Account screen is not shown. Enter your Skype username and password, and then click Sign in.
Another program wants to use Skype The first time you sign into Skype with the HP application running, you must authorize the connection access by selecting Allow this program to use Skype, and then clicking OK. Running the Software This section describes how to start and close the HP Travel Phone software. Starting up You must start the HP Travel Phone software before you start the Skype software. There are two ways to start the HP Travel Phone software: automatically as Windows starts, or manually.
Configuration 1 Right-click the HP Travel Phone icon on the Windows SysTray. 2 Click Setting. Audio Out Use the slider to adjust the volume for incoming calls. You can also use the volume keys on the phone during a call. Ringer Use the slider to adjust the ringer volume. You can also use the volume keys on the phone when the phone is ringing. Language Select the display language for the HP Premium Travel Phone and HP Travel Phone software list.
Making Calls Skype Contacts List Pick up the premium travel phone and press the Up/Down keys to scroll through your Skype Contacts list. Simply press the Dial key to make a call to that contact. Contacts Press the Contacts key to display your Skype contacts and their status on the phone display. Use the Up/Down keys to select a Skype contact and then press the Dial key to make the call. Dialled Calls List From the main screen press the Dial key to display a list of previously dialled calls.
Receiving Calls When you receive a Skype call, the HP Premium Travel Phone rings and the LED flashes. The name of the Skype caller appears on the phone display. Lift the premium travel phone and press the Dial key to answer the call. Press the End call key to reject the call. Listening to Voicemail Visit www.skype.com for more information about SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail services.
Frequently asked questions Why does my HP Premium Travel Phone not ring for incoming calls? See I can’t dial any numbers. What could be wrong? I can’t dial any numbers. What could be wrong? There could be several reasons for this: • If you just installed the HP Travel Phone software, try restarting the computer with the HP Premium Travel Phone attached to the USB port. • • Make sure there are no device conflicts in the computer Device Manager.
Identifying software versions To identify the version of the HP Travel Phone software, right-click the HP Travel Phone icon on the SysTray and click About. To identify the version of Skype software, within Skype, click Help and then click About. To close the window, click the window.
Software updates Periodically, software updates become available. HP Travel Phone Updates From time to time software updates may become available on the HP support Web site. Skype Updates If new versions of Skype are available, you are notified automatically, unless you disabled the Automatic updates option within Skype. Click Yes to get the latest Skype update. When updating Skype, your Skype login, contacts, and call logs are not deleted. You can visit www.skype.
Technical Specifications Cable length 1.6 metres Supply voltage 5 V DC ± 5% from PC USB port Current consumption In use < 200mA Standby, approx 500uA Max power consumption 1W Frequency response Microphone 100 Hz to 7 kHz Speaker 100 Hz to 5 kHz Ringer output >70dBA SPL Keys 0–9, * and # Scroll up/down Volume up/down Dial End call Microphone mute Voicemail Contacts/Received calls Missed calls/Backspace LED’s Voicemail Ringer Microphone mute LCD 128 x 64, backlit USB 1.1 and 2.
