WiFi Phone with Skype™ SPH200W User Manual NETGEAR, Inc.
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Contents Getting Started What Is in the Box ......................................................................... 2 Charge the Phone ......................................................................... 2 Turn on the Phone ........................................................................ 4 Join a Wireless Network ............................................................... 4 Sign In to Skype ............................................................................ 6 Standby Display ....
Services Menu ............................................................................ 23 Settings and Wireless Networks Settings Menu ............................................................................. 26 Network ....................................................................................... 27 General ....................................................................................... 30 Advanced ....................................................................................
Getting Started Warning: This WiFi Phone with Skype will not work during a power failure, broadband Internet outage, or without a wireless connection. The WiFi phone connects wirelessly to Skype through your broadband Internet connection. You can use the WiFi phone to make and receive Skype calls. To set up and use your WiFi phone: 1. Charge the battery and turn on the phone. 2. Join a wireless network. 3. Sign in to Skype. 4. Use your WiFi phone.
What Is in the Box The WiFi Phone with Skype package includes the following items: • • • • • • WiFi phone Battery Phone charger cradle USB cable Power adapter WiFi Phone with Skype™ Model SPH200W User Manual (this document) • Resource CD • Warranty card Charge the Phone For information about radio frequency (RF) exposure, FCC notices and regulatory information, see “Regulatory Compliance” on page 43. The first time that you use the WiFi phone, follow these steps. 1.
3. Connect the power adapter to the phone charger cradle, and then plug it into an outlet. 4. Put the WiFi phone into the cradle. The phone charges, which takes about 3 hours.
Turn on the Phone After charging the battery, remove the phone from the charger and follow these steps to turn on the phone. 1. Press and hold down the On/Off button . 2. Select the language for your phone. 3. Accept the agreement. The WiFi phone tries to join a network. See “Join a Wireless Network” on page 4. Then it prompts you to sign in to Skype. See “Sign In to Skype” on page 6. Join a Wireless Network The WiFi phone scans for wireless networks in your area. • Open networks.
• Secure networks. If there are no open networks in your area, or if you selected a network with wireless security, you must know the wireless security settings. – To join a secure network, enter the key. Use the a/A button to change from lowercase, to uppercase, or numeric entry. The WiFi phone remembers the network settings and saves them in Preferred Networks. See “Preferred Networks” on page 29.
Sign In to Skype After you join a network, you are prompted to sign in to Skype, or to create a new Skype account. 1. Enter your Skype Name and Skype password. Use the a/A button to change to lowercase, uppercase, or numeric entry. If you have Skype contacts, they are downloaded to your phone. Depending on Internet traffic and the number of contacts, this can take five minutes or more. 2. If you want the phone to automatically sign you in, select Yes for Automatic Sign In Your phone is ready to use.
Standby Display Your phone is in standby mode when it is idle. It shows your Skype status icon, the time, your Skype credit, the signal icon, and the battery icon.
Try Your WiFi Phone Hold the phone as you would any other telephone. To make a call: 1. If a menu is displayed, press the On/Off button Standby display. to go to the 2. Enter the phone number in the international format. Tip: Purchase Skype credit or Skype Unlimited from the Skype website in order to make SkypeOut calls. If you are making a SkypeOut call, press and hold down the zero (0) button to dial a plus sign (+) before entering the number. 3. Press the Call button .
Using the WiFi phone After you set up the WiFi phone, you can use it to make and receive calls. The WiFi phone controls are shown below.
Controls The controls on the WiFi phone are described in this section. • Volume control. Change the volume for the WiFi phone. • Select or Options. This soft key works with the display as Select, or Options. • Scroll. Scroll up or down through menu displays. You can use the left and right sides of the 4-way select button to move left or right. • Call. Make a call. • a/A button. Use this together with the keypad buttons to enter lowercase letters, uppercase letters, or numbers. • Back or Cancel.
Phone Icons The following table describes the phone icons.
On/Off Menu Press and hold down the button to turn on the WiFi phone. After the WiFi phone starts up, you can press and hold down this button to display a menu. The menu offers these options: • Switch off. Switch off the WiFi phone. • Silent. Turn off the ring tone for the WiFi phone. • Change status. Change your Skype status. See “Status Menu” on page 13. • My profile. View your profile. You can view private or public details. • Sign out. Sign out from Skype.
Status Menu To reach Status menu, select Menu from Standby display, and then select Status. You can use the Status menu to change your status, or go to Mood message, My Profile, or Sign Out. • Change Status. View or change your Skype status. See “Change Your Status” on page 13. • Mood message. Enter a mood message. • My Profile. View or change your Skype Profile. You can view private or public details. • Sign out. Sign out from Skype. See “On/Off Menu” on page 12.
Skype Status Icons Offline (gray) You are not logged into Skype. Online (green) This is the automatic status setting when you are on Skype and shows you are available. Skype Me (green) Invite users who are not in your contacts list to contact you. Away (green) You are logged in to Skype, but probably will not answer a call. Not Available You are logged in to Skype, but are not available to (green) answer your phone. Do not disturb All ringers are turned off for Skype and SkypeIn (green) calls.
Get Your Skype Contacts The first time that you use your WiFi phone, or after it has been reset, your contacts are loaded onto your WiFi phone. This can take five minutes or more. The contacts remain on the WiFi phone unless it is reset or you sign in with a different Skype Name. Contacts Select the Contacts menu or select Contacts from the Standby Display. Then scroll and select a contact. You can use these options: • Call. Call a contact. • Send voicemail. Send voicemail to a contact. • View profile.
Call a Contact To call a contact: 1. Select a contact. You can press a letter key on the phone to go to contacts whose names begin with that letter. 2. Press the Call button to make the call. 3. During the call, you can select Call Options or End Call. Select Options to use Hold, Mute/Unmute, or use the speaker or handset. Call Options Call Options let you manage your call and work with contacts. • Hold the call. Put the person you are calling on hold.
Receive a Call When you receive a call, the WiFi phone shows an incoming call message. When you receive a call you can: • Answer the call. Select Answer or press the Call button . • Choose not to answer the call. The caller is sent to your Skype Voicemail if you have it set up. • Reject the call. The caller receives a busy signal.
Contacts Advanced Options Select a contact. Select Options, and then select Advanced. Scroll and select an advanced option. • Rename. Change a contact’s name. • Remove. You can remove any contact from your contacts list. • Block/unblock. You can block or unblock a contact. A blocked icon shows which contacts are blocked. • Request details. • Add a contact. See “Add a Contact” on page 19.
Add a Contact You can add a Skype contact or a SkypeOut contact. To add a contact: 1. Select Menu > Add Contacts. 2. Choose Skype Name or SkypeOut Number. 3. Enter the name. • If you entered a Skype Name the WiFi phone searches for that name. • For a SkypeOut contact, after the + enter the phone number including country code and area code. 4. Select Add. The contact is added to the list. 5. For Skype contacts, select OK to send an authorization request. See “Contact Details” on page 21.
Search for Users You can search by Skype Name, by full name, or by e-mail. To search: 1. Select Search from the menu. 2. Type your search criteria with the keypad. Tip: Use the a/A button to change from lowercase, to uppercase, or numeric entry. To stop a search, use the soft keys to choose Stop or Cancel. 3. Select a Skype user from the list. 4. Use the soft key to select Options. The following options are displayed: • Show more results. View more search results. • Previous results.
Contact Details After you add a contact, you can request contact details from that contact. If you want to let other Skype users know when you are online, then you need to allow them to view your contact details. Request Contact Details To request contact details from a contact: 1. Select a contact. 2. Select View profile > Options. 3. Select Request details. 4. Enter a text message to send to the contact.
History Menu Select History to view the calls that have been made, received, and missed from this WiFi phone since the last time it was reset. You can also view Authorizations here. The following options are available: • All calls • Missed calls • Incoming calls • Outgoing calls • Voicemails • Contacts requests Missed Call Options Select Missed calls from the History to view missed calls. From the Missed calls display, select Options with the soft key to use these options: • Call. Call the selected number.
• • • • Delete. Delete the missed call from the list. View profile. View the profile about the call Add to contacts. Add this caller to your contacts. Clear list. Erase the list of missed calls. Services Menu The WiFi phone allows you to use Skype to make free calls to anyone else using Skype, and to receive SkypeIn calls. If you have already signed up for the following you can also use them immediately on your WiFi phone: • SkypeOut. Make calls to people with traditional phones. • SkypeIn.
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Settings and Wireless Networks You can use the Settings menu on the WiFi phone to view or adjust the following: • Wireless network setup and security • WiFi phone settings including sound, ring tone, time, language, and back light • Advanced settings Once you set up the WiFi phone to work with a secure wireless network, it remembers the network settings in case you use that network again.
Settings Menu Select Settings to view or adjust the settings for the WiFi phone. You can scroll to display the items at the bottom of the list. The following options are available: • Network. View the network status and setup including WiFi status, IP status, View networks, and Auto-connect. See “Network” on page 27. • General. Select General to manage the password, auto login, language, software updates, and resetting the WiFi phone. See “General” on page 30. • Call divert.
• Phone Settings. Adjust the brightness and duration of the screen timeout. • About. View the Product ID, Software version, and Software date, Hardware version, MAC address, and Copyright. • Advanced. The advanced features are Software updates and Network proxy. See “Preferred Networks” on page 29. Network Select Settings > Network. The Network menu has these options: • Networks in range. Scan for networks in your area, and view them. See “Networks in Range Options” on page 28. • Preferred networks.
Networks in Range Options Select Settings > Network > Networks in Range > Options. • Connect. Connect to the selected network. • Network details. View the network name (SSID), type, security, signal, and channel. • Search again. Search for networks and view a list. • Add network manually. Enter the SSID and other details about the network manually. • Preferred networks. View your preferred networks. See “Preferred Networks” on page 29.
Preferred Networks When you connect to a wireless network, the WiFi phone remembers the network and puts it into Preferred Networks. To view or manage Preferred Networks: 1. Select Settings > Network > Preferred Networks. 2. Select Options. The options are as follows: • Add current. Add the wireless network that the phone is currently using. • Add network manually. Enter settings for a new network. • Move up. Move a network up toward the top of the list of preferred networks. • Move to top.
General From the Settings menu, select General. The General menu has these options: • Change password. Change your Skype sign-in password. • Auto sign in. Automatically sign in to Skype when you use the WiFi phone (recommended). • Language. Select a language. • Software updates. Check for software updates for the WiFi phone. • Reset. Choose from two reset methods. – Reset all. Reset the WiFi phone to its factory defaults, as shown in “Factory Default Settings” on page 37.
Advanced From the Settings menu, choose Advanced. You should not need to change most of these settings. The Advanced menu has these options: • Software updates. Check to see if a software update is available for your WiFi phone. You can set the phone to check for software updates automatically. • Proxy. Set proxy host and port, and connect to Skype.
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Troubleshooting Use the following suggestions to locate the source of a problem. Find the Problem To make and receive calls, the WiFi phone must do the following: 1. Respond when turned on. If the phone does not respond, see “Charge the Phone” on page 2. 2. Find a wireless network. See “Wireless Networks” on page 34. 3. Connect to a wireless network. See “Tips for Connecting to Wireless Networks” on page 34. 4. Connect to the Internet and sign in to Skype.
Wireless Networks To use your WiFi phone, you need a good connection to a wireless network. The WiFi phone automatically scans for wireless networks. If it does not find your network, check the following items: • Move the WiFi phone closer to the wireless access point or router. See “Wireless Range and Interference” on page 35. • Check the preferred network settings. The phone remembers networks that you have used in the past. See “Networks in Range Options” on page 28.
• If you have connected to a secure network before, the phone remembers the settings unless you sign out or the phone is reset. You can view and manage your Preferred Networks as described in “Networks in Range Options” on page 28. Wireless Range and Interference Wireless networks have one or more access points or routers that send out wireless signals. The distance that the signal travels is the wireless range. Interference can block a wireless signal.
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Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications Factory Default Settings The following table lists factory default settings for the WiFi phone. To return the phone to these settings (except time and date as noted), select Settings > General > Reset > Reset all.
Factory Default Settings (continued) Personal Settings Skype User Name: Empty Skype Password: Empty Language: English Sounds Skype Ring Melody: Sing-a-long SkypeIn Ring Melody: Melody 1 Ring Volume: 4 Receiver Volume: 4 Ring Type: Ringing Notification Tone: Off Keypad Tone: Off Network DHCP: Enabled Proxy: Empty Proxy port: Empty Wireless Wireless network name (SSID): Any (connects to the first available open network) Security: disabled Operating mode: 802.11g and 802.
Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Antenna Internal Radio data rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Frequency 2.4–2.4835 GHz Emissions FCC, CE Interface USB, for charging only Weight with battery 0.25 lbs (0.11kg) Dimensions (W x H x D) 1.8 x 4.3 x 0.8 in (46 x 110 x 19.
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Related Documents You may find the following online documents useful. Use the following links to read more about wireless technology. Document Link Wireless Communications http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/ wireless/index.htm Preparing a Computer for Network Access http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/ wsdhcp/index.htm Glossary http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/enu/ glossary/index.
42 Related Documents
Regulatory Compliance Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the WiFi phone has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions.
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
in violation of FCC regulations. Do not use the phone with a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin, a minor burn may result. Please contact your local dealer for replacement antenna. Body-Worn Operation This device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back of the phone kept 1.5cm from the body. To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation distance of 1.
RF Exposure Information The radio module has been evaluated under FCC Bulletin OET 65C (01-01) and found to be compliant to the requirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections, 2.1093, and 15.247 (b) (4) addressing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices. This model meets the applicable government requirements for exposure to radio frequency waves. The highest SAR level measured for this device was 0.74 W/kg. Regulatory statement (R&TTE / WLAN IEEE 802.11b & 802.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canada RSS-210. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme CNR-210 du Canada The term “IC:” before the certification/registration number only signifies that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Canadian Department of Communications Industry Canada (IC) Notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 and RSS-210. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 et CNR-210 du Canada.
Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity Èesky [Czech] NETGEAR, Inc. tímto prohlašuje, že tento WiFi phone je ve shodì se základními požadavky a dalšími pøíslušnými ustanoveními smìrnice 1999/ 5/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede NETGEAR, Inc. erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr WiFi phone overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. Deutsch [German] Hiermit erklärt NETGEAR, Inc.
Latviski [Latvian] Ar šo NETGEAR, Inc. deklarç, ka WiFi phone atbilst Direktîvas 1999/5/EK bûtiskajâm prasîbâm un citiem ar to saistîtajiem noteikumiem. Lietuviø [Lithuanian] Šiuo NETGEAR, Inc. deklaruoja, kad šis WiFi phone atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas. Nederlands [Dutch] Hierbij verklaart NETGEAR, Inc. dat het toestel WiFi phone in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.
SAR For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of (specified distance) from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR Statement The Netgear SHP101 has been tested for body-worn Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance.
Trademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut and associated logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.
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