User manual Charge the handset(s) for 24 hours before use !
EN Welcome mode Before using your CD 235, you need to configure it according to the country of use. Install the batteries (see page 8). After a few minutes of charge, the Welcome screen appears and displays an animated welcome message in different languages. 1. Press any key on the handset to stop the animation. 2. Press UP / DOWN to browse through the different countries and select your desired country. 3. Press softkey OK to confirm the country that suits you.
EN Contents Important information ............................................................. 4 What’s in the box ...................................................................... 5 Handset and base station ......................................................... 6 Icons on the handset display .................................................... 7 Installing your phone ................................................................ 8 Installing and replacing the batteries in the handset ..........
EN Important information For your safety Before installing your CD 235, carefully read the following information. Power requirements > The product requires an electrical supply of 220-240 volts, alternating monophased power, excluding IT installations defined in standard EN60-950. In case of power failure, the communication can be lost. Warning ! The electrical network is classified as hazardous according to criteria in the standard EN 60950.
EN What’s in the box 2 AAA batteries Handset CD 235 Base station CD 235 Battery door 235 User manual A power supply unit Quick Start Guide Guarantee A line cord* *Note : You may find in the box the line adaptor delivered separately from the line cord. In this case, please plug first this line adaptor onto the line cord before connecting it to the line socket.
Handset and base station EN CD 235 handset 1 2 3 1 4 2 5 3 4 6 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 Earpiece Display, icons see page 7 Menu & OK Key Use to enter menus. Use to select menu. Use to confirm an operation. Redial, Mute & Back Key Use to switch between call details (name/number or date /time). Use to enter redial list. Use to redial last dialled number. Use in talk mode to mute/unmute the handset microphone. Use in edit mode to delete the last character or digit.
EN Icons on the handset display When being used for the first time, it is sometimes necessary to wait until the batteries are sufficiently charged before the icons appear on the display. The display gives information about the operation of your telephone. Following icons can be shown in the headline of the display. Displays the current battery level. It scrolls during charging. The phone is in use. It blinks during ringing. There is a new voice mail.
EN Installing your phone Installing the base station Place the base station close enough to the telephone and mains power sockets so that the cables will reach. 1. Connect the output plug of the base adaptor to the adaptor socket on the back of the base unit and the base adaptor to the wall mains supply. 1 Warning ! The electrical network is classified as hazardous according to criteria in the standard EN 60-950.
EN Battery life and range Low battery warning A low battery alert (during off hook) will inform you that the handset has to be recharged. If this happens during a call, the call may end shortly after the alert. An empty battery icon indicates the batteries need recharging. Place the handset on the base unit or the charger to recharge the batteries. A handset reaching a very low battery voltage level will go into sleep mode, displaying LOW BATTERY on the screen.
EN Registering your handset You will need to register your handset if it shows UNREGISTERED in the display or if you wish to register the handset to a different base unit. You can register up to 4 handsets on a single base, and you can register a handset to 4 bases. To register your handset : 1. Press . If your handset displays UNREGISTERED, go to step 5. 2. Select ADVANCED SET and press 3. Select REGISTRATION and press 4.
EN Menu structure Your phone offers a variety of functions and features that are grouped in the menus.
EN Text or number entry You can enter the names of your phonebook entries character by character, pressing the corresponding key as many times as necessary to reach the desired character. Press Softkey under the label to delete a character.
EN Call Making a call 1. 2. Press and wait for the dial tone. Dial the number you want to call. The number appears on the display and is dialled. Note : If you move too far away from the base unit during a call, your phone will sound an alert tone, and will flash. You need to move closer to the base unit or your call will be disrupted. Note : If, during a call, your phone starts to run out of batteries, you will be warned by an alert tone.
EN Call Calling from the phonebook 1. Press DOWN to directly acces the phonebook. 2. Press the UP / DOWN 3. Press to search for the record that you would like to dial. . Note : You can use the number keys to jump directly to the record starting with the corresponding letters of that key. For example, press 2 to search for records starting with A. If the number has more than 12 digits, press to view the first 12 digits again.
EN Call Microphone mute During a call, you can speak to someone privately without the caller hearing you. Press to mute/unmute the microphone during a call. MUTE appears to indicate the call is being muted. Chain dialling You can dial out numbers from the phonebook even after you have seized the phone line. And there is no limit to the number of times chain dialling is accessed. 1. Long press DOWN for 2 seconds. 2.
EN Phonebook You can use your phonebook to manage your contacts. If you have more than one handset, each handset has its own phonebook. Access/view the phonebook Your phonebook can store up to 50 records. Each record can store a name up to 12 characters and a number up to 20 digits. 1. Press DOWN to directly acces the phonebook. 2. Press UP / DOWN to scroll through the records. OR You can use the number keys to jump directly to the record starting with the corresponding letters of that key.
EN Phonebook Editing a phonebook entry 1. 2. 3. Press . Select PHONEBOOK and press OK. Select EDIT and press OK. 4. Press UP / DOWN 5. 6. 7. to jump directly to the record starting with the corresponding letters of that key. Press OK to select the record and edit the name. Press OK to confirm name changed and edit the number. Press OK to confirm number changed. to search for the record that you would like to edit or use the number keys Note : Repeat steps 3 to 7 to edit another record.
EN Call log Caller ID display If you have subscribed to the caller identification service with your operator, your phone automatically stores the last 20 incoming calls. Each record stores a name up to 12 characters and a number up to 20 digits. If you have more than one handset, each handset has its own call list. Order of display If the caller’s name is available, the first 12 characters will be displayed with the date and time the call received.
EN Call log Deleting a call log entry 1. 2. 3. While you are viewing the call record that you would like to delete, press Select DELETE and press OK. Press OK to confirm. . Deleting all call log entries Instead of deleting the records one by one, you have this option to delete the entire call list. 1. 2. 3. While you are viewing the call log, press Select DELETE ALL and press OK. Press OK to confirm. .
EN Redial list Calling a number from the redial list 1. Press and scroll 2. Press . to select an entry. Saving a redial list number into the phonebook 1. 2. 3. 4. While you are viewing a dial record that you would like to save, press Select SAVE and press OK. Enter a name for this dial record and press OK to save the name. Edit the number if necessary and press OK. . Note : The record is now saved into the phonebook.
EN Clock and alarm settings Setting the alarm time 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press . Select CLOCK/ALARM and press OK. Select SET ALARM and press OK. The current setting is displayed. Select ON or OFF and press OK. If you selected ON, continue to step 5. Enter the alarm time using the digit keys and press OK to confirm. The alarm will ring for 1 minute. Press to turn off the alarm clock. Selecting your alarm clock’s ringing melody 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press . Select CLOCK/ALARM and press OK.
EN Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone’s display Giving your phone a name You can give your phone a different name. If you have more than one handset, you can give each handset its own name. The handset name can be up to 10 characters long and it can be composed of A-Z, 0-9, and space. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press . Select PERSONAL SET and press OK. Select HANDSET NAME and press OK. The current handset name is displayed. Edit the handset name and press OK to confirm.
EN Personalizing your phone Selecting your handset’s ringing volume 1. 2. 3. 4. Press . Select PERSONAL SET and press OK. Select HANDSET TONE and press OK. Select VOLUME and press OK. The current volume level is displayed. 5. Press UP/DOWN 6. Press OK to confirm. to increase/decrease the volume level. Turning off your handset’s ringer Setting OFF (see page 27) will turn off the ringer. appears to indicate that the ringer is turned off. Ringer does not emit any sound to indicate an incoming call.
EN Advanced features Note : Your handset must have a link with the base unit in order to use any advanced features mentioned in this section. Recall time* *country dependent This option is helpful when using operator services. The default value of recall time that is preset in your CD 235 should be the best suited for your country network and therefore you should not need to change it. 1. 2. 3. 4. Press . Select ADVANCED SET and press OK. Select RECALL TIME and press OK.
EN Advanced features To turn off Baby call, 1. 2. Press . Select OFF and press OK. Registering a handset Each base can register up to 4 handsets. Each handset can register up to 4 bases. If you have inadvertently unregistered your handset, you can register it again. Additional handsets must be registered to the base before use. Note : If you wish to register non Philips handsets to a CD 235 base station, make sure that this handset is GAP compliant otherwise it will not operate properly (see page 9). 1.
EN Advanced features Un-registering a handset A handset can un-register another handset registered to the same base. It cannot un-register itself. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press . Select ADVANCED SET and press OK. Select DELETE HS and press OK. Select the handset you would like to un-register and press OK. Enter the Base PIN (by default 0000) and press OK to confirm. Note : If you have your handset serviced, please make sure it is unregistered from the base station before taking it back to the repair centre.
EN Additional features Lock keypad Keypad can be locked to prevent accidental key press. When the keypad is locked, you can still answer an incoming call by pressing is active. When the call is ended, the keypad will be locked again. . During the call, the keypad To lock and unlock the keypad, Long press to lock or unlock the keypad. When locked, LOCKED appears on the display. Shortcut for turning handset ringer on/off You can use this shortcut to turn on/off the handset ringer. Long press .
EN Using the intercom Note : You need at least 2 handsets to carry out the functions mentioned in this section. Calling someone in the house You can call someone in the house by using the intercom function on your phone. To make an intercom call, 1. 2. Press . Press UP/DOWN to select the handset you want to call and press OK. Note : You can also enter the handset number you want to call. You will hear a busy tone if the other handset is not available. 3.
EN Using the intercom Transferring your call to another handset During an external call, 1. 2. 3. Press . Enter the number of the handset you want to call and press OK. Wait for the other handset to answer your call. 4. When the other handset has answered your call, press The external call is transferred. or place the handset on cradle. Making a 3-way conference call You can invite another handset to join a call with the external line. During an external call, 1. 2. 3. Press .
EN Answering machine Volume Down Volume Up Record outgoing message Delete Answer machine ON/OFF 7-segment Display Stop/Play Next message/ Call screening Paging key Microphone Previous message/ Message alert Display There is a display on the answering machine. Refer to the following table for descriptions of the display. Display FU -On dL Meaning Memory is full. No new messages can be recorded. The answering machine is busy.
EN Answering machine When the answering machine is on, it will answer the call after a certain number of rings depending on the rings setting (See section “Ring delay”, page 33 for how to change the number of rings). After answering the call, the answering machine will play the outgoing message (OGM) and record an incoming message (ICM). Note : The answering machine can only record the incoming message when the memory has enough space.
EN Answering machine Listening to the current outgoing message 1. Press 2. Press . to stop message or it will stop when the outgoing message is finished. Deleting an outgoing message Press while listening to the outgoing message. Note : Default outgoing message cannot be deleted. Incoming messages (ICM) The answering machine can record up to 60 messages. Each message can be recorded up to 3 minutes.
EN Answering machine Deleting all incoming messages 1. Press for 2 seconds. dL will blink on the display. 2. Press OR again to permanently delete all old and new messages press to cancel the deletion. Note : Deleted messages cannot be recovered. Answering machine features Call screening The answering machine’s speaker turns on when it answers a call. It allows you to hear the caller before you pick up the call.
EN Answering machine Answer machine remote access code A three-digit answer machine security code is required for remote access. The factory preset code is „000“. You can change it to a unique code of your own. Note : This remote access code is different from the base PIN which is used to register/un-register handsets. To change the remote access code (000 by default), 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press on the handset. Select ANS MACHINE and press OK. Select CHANGE CODE and press OK.
EN Answering machine Key functions for remote access control Keys For remote access functions Keys While the message is being played To play the previous message (within the first second of message playback) 2 To play messages 1 6 To play outgoing message 2 To repeat the current message 9 To record outgoing message 3 To play the next message 5 To stop 5 To stop the message play back 0 To delete the current message 8 0 To turn on or off the answering machine Press and press again withi
EN Troubleshooting Problems The phone does not work at all. The phone does not ring. There is no dial tone. Caller ID does not work properly. The Call Waiting call cannot be answered. The empty battery icon appears soon after the batteries are charged. The handset is unable to register. The answering machine does not record calls. Unable to perform remote operation. Solutions • Make sure that the adaptor and the phone cord are connected properly.
EN Information Safety information This equipment is not designed to make emergency calls when the power fails. An alternative has to be made available to allow emergency calls. Conformity Hereby, Philips declares that the CD 235 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. This product can only be connected to the analogue telephone networks of the countries mentioned on the packaging. The Declaration of conformity is available on www.p4c.philips.
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