User's Manual

What’s in the box
Your telephone package contains the following
items. Save your sales receipt and original
packaging in the event warranty service is
necessary.
Telephone base overview
1 – /REPEAT
• Repeat a message.
• Press twice to play the previous message.
2 – /SKIP
• Skip to the next message.
3 – /FIND HANDSET
• Page all system handsets.
4 – Charging pole
5 – Speakerphone
6 – X/DELETE
• Delete the playing message.
• Press twice to delete all old messages.
7 – Message window
8 – /PLAY/STOP
• Play messages.
• Stop playing messages.
9 – p/q/VOLUME
• Adjust the listening volume.
• Adjust the telephone base ringer volume.
10 – /ANS ON/OFF
• Turn on or off the answering system.
11 – IN USE light
• Flashes when there is an incoming call, or
another telephone sharing the same line is in use.
• On when the telephone is in use, or the
answering system is answering a call.
Handset overview
1 – Handset earpiece
2 – LCD display
3 – CID/VOL-
• Review the caller ID log when the telephone is not
in use.
• Scroll down while in a menu, or in the directory,
caller ID log or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the left when entering numbers
or names.
• Decrease the listening volume during a call or
message playback.
4 – /FLASH
• Make or answer a call.
• Answer an incoming call when you receive a call
waiting alert.
5 – 1
• Press repeatedly to add or remove 1 in front of the
caller ID log entry before dialing or saving it to the
directory.
6 – TONE
• Switch to tone dialing temporarily during a call.
7 – MUTE/DELETE
• Mute the microphone during a call.
• Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the
phone is ringing.
• Delete the displayed entry while reviewing the
directory, caller ID log or redial list.
• Delete digits or characters when entering numbers
or names.
8 – Microphone
9 – Charging pole
10 – MENU/SELECT
• Show the menu.
• While in a menu, press to select an item, or save
an entry or setting.
11 – /VOL+
• Review the directory when the phone is not in
use.
• Scroll up while in a menu, or in the directory,
caller ID log or redial list.
• Move the cursor to the right when entering
numbers or names.
• Increase the listening volume during a call or
message playback.
12 – OFF/CANCEL
• Hang up a call.
• Return to the previous menu or idle mode without
making changes.
• Delete digits while predialing.
• Silence the handset ringer temporarily while the
phone is ringing.
• Erase the missed call indicator while the handset
is not in use.
13 – 0/OPER
• Enter space character during text editing.
14 – #
• Show other dialing options when reviewing a
caller ID log entry.
15 –
REDIAL/PAUSE
• Review the redial list.
• Insert a dialing pause while dialing or entering
numbers into the directory.
16 – Battery compartment cover
Charger overview
1 – Charging pole
Display icons overview
The battery icon flashes when the
battery is low and needs charging.
The battery icon animates when the
battery is charging.
The battery icon becomes solid when
the battery is fully charged.
There are new messages on the
built-in answering system.
There are new voicemail received
from your telephone service provider.
NEW
There are new caller ID log entries.
ANS ON
The answering system is turned on.
1
The message number currently
playing.
Connect
You can choose to connect the telephone base
for desktop usage or wall mounting.
NOTES
• Use only the adapters provided.
• Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled by
wall switches.
• The adapters are intended to be correctly oriented in
a vertical or floor mount position. The prongs are not
designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into
a ceiling, under-the-table or cabinet outlet.
TIP
• If you subscribe to digital subscriber line (DSL)
high-speed Internet service through your telephone
line, make sure you install a DSL lter (not included)
between the telephone line cord and telephone wall
jack. Contact your DSL service provider for more
information.
Connect the telephone base
Connect the charger
Mount the telephone base
Install and charge the battery
Install the battery
Install the battery as shown below.
NOTES
• Use only supplied battery.
• Charge the battery provided with this product only
in accordance with the instructions and limitations
specified in this manual.
• If the handset will not be used for a long time,
disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
possible leakage.
Charge the battery
Place the handset in the telephone base or the
charger to charge.
Once you have installed the battery, the handset
LCD display indicates the battery status (see the
table below).
NOTES
• For best performance, keep the handset in the
telephone base or charger when not in use.
• The battery is fully charged after 16 hours of
continuous charging.
• If you place the handset in the telephone base or
the charger without plugging in the battery, the
screen displays No battery.
Battery
indicators
Battery status Action
The screen
is blank, or
displays Put in
charger and
flashes.
The battery has
no or very little
charge. The
handset cannot
be used.
Charge without
interruption
(at least 30
minutes).
The screen
displays
Low battery
and flashes.
The battery has
enough charge
to be used for a
short time.
Charge without
interruption
(about 30
minutes).
The screen
displays
HANDSET X.
The battery is
charged.
To keep the
battery charged,
place it in the
telephone base
or charger when
not in use.
Before use
After you install your telephone or power returns
following a power outage, the handset will prompt
you to set the date and time.
Set date and time
NOTE
• Make sure you set the date and time including the
year correctly; otherwise the answering system does
not announce the correct day of the week for your
recorded messages time stamp.
1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month
(MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press
SELECT.
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour
(HH) and minute (MM). Then press q or p to
choose AM or PM.
3. Press SELECT to save.
Check for dial tone
Press . If you hear a dial tone, the installation is
successful.
If you do not hear a dial tone:
• Make sure the installation procedures
described above are properly done.
• It may be a wiring problem. If you have
changed your telephone service to digital
service from a cable company or a VoIP
service provider, the telephone line may need
to be rewired to allow all existing telephone
jacks to work. Contact your cable/VoIP service
provider for more information.
Operating range
This cordless telephone operates with the
maximum power allowed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
so, this handset and telephone base can
communicate over only a certain distance - which
can vary with the locations of the telephone base
and handset, the weather, and the layout of your
home or office.
When the handset is out of range, the handset
displays Out of range or no pwr at base.
If there is a call while the handset is out of range,
it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not
connect well when you press . Move closer to
the telephone base, then press to answer the
call.
If the handset moves out of range during
a telephone conversation, there may be
interference. To improve reception, move closer
to the telephone base.
Use the handset menu
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
2. Press or until the screen displays the
desired feature menu.
3. Press SELECT.
• To return to the previous menu, press
CANCEL.
• To return to idle mode, press and hold
CANCEL.
Congure your telephone
Set language
The LCD language is preset to English. You can
select English, French or Spanish to be used in
all screen displays.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Settings, then press SELECT twice.
3. Scroll to choose English, Français or
Español.
4. Press SELECT twice to save your setting.
Set date and time
NOTE
• Make sure you set the date and time including the
year correctly; otherwise the answering system does
not announce the correct day of the week for your
recorded messages time stamp.
1. Press MENU on the handset when not in use.
2. Scroll to Set date/time and then press
SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month
(MM), date (DD) and year (YY). Then press
SELECT.
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour
(HH) and minute (MM). Then press q or p to
choose AM or PM.
5. Press SELECT.
Temporary tone dialing
If you have pulse (rotary) service only, you
can switch from pulse to touch-tone dialing
temporarily during a call.
1. During a call, press TONE .
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the relevant
number. The telephone sends touch-tone
signals. It automatically returns to pulse dialing
mode after you end the call.
Telephone operations
Make a call
• Press , and then dial the telephone number.
Answer a call
• Press or any of the dialing keys.
End a call:
• Press OFF or put the handset back in the
telephone base or charger.
Volume
• During a call, press VOL- or VOL+ to adjust
the listening volume.
Mute
The mute function allows you to hear the other party
but the other party cannot hear you.
1. During a call, press MUTE. The handset
displays Muted.
2. Press MUTE again to resume the
conversation. The handset displays
Microphone on briefly.
Join a call in progress (for multiple handset
models only)
You can use three handsets at a time on an
outside call.
• When a handset is already on a call, press
on another handset to join the call.
• To exit the call, press OFF on the handset or
place it in the telephone base or charger. The
call continues until all handsets hang up.
Call waiting
When you subscribe to call waiting service from
your telephone service provider, you hear an alert
tone if there is an incoming call while you are
already on a call.
• Press FLASH to put the current call on hold
and take the new call.
• Press FLASH at any time to switch back and
forth between calls.
Find handset
Use this feature to find the system handset.
To start paging:
• Press /FIND HANDSET on the telephone
base when not in use. All idle handsets ring
and display ** Paging **.
To end paging:
• Press /FIND HANDSET at the telephone
base.
-OR-
• Press or any of the dialing keys on the
handset.
NOTE
• Do not press and hold /FIND HANDSET for
more than four seconds. It may lead to handset
deregistration.
Redial list
Each handset stores the last five telephone
numbers dialed. When there are already five
entries, the oldest entry is deleted to make room
for the new entry.
Review and dial a redial list entry
1. Press REDIAL when the handset is not in use.
2. Press q, p or REDIAL repeatedly until the
desired entry displays.
3. Press to dial.
Delete a redial list entry
• When the desired redial entry displays, press
DELETE.
Directory
The directory can store up to 30 entries, which are
shared by all handsets. Each entry may consist of
a telephone number up to 30 digits, and a name
up to 15 characters.
Add a directory entry
1. Enter the number when the phone is not in
use. Press MENU, then go to Step 3.
-OR-
Press MENU when the phone is not in use,
then press or to scroll to Directory. Press
SELECT twice to choose Add contact.
2. Use the dialing keys to enter the number.
-OR-
Copy a number from the redial list by pressing
REDIAL and then press q, p or REDIAL
repeatedly to select a number. Press SELECT
to copy the number.
3. Press SELECT to move on to enter the name.
4. Use the dialing keys to enter the name.
Additional key presses show other characters
of that particular key.
5. Press SELECT to save.
While entering names and numbers, you can:
• Press DELETE to backspace and erase a digit
or character.
• Press and hold DELETE to erase the entire
entry.
• Press q or p to move the cursor to the left or
right.
• Press and hold PAUSE to insert a dialing
pause (for entering numbers only).
• Press 0 to add a space (for entering names
only).
Review a directory entry
Entries are sorted alphabetically.
1. Press when the phone is not in use.
2. Scroll to browse through the directory, or use the
dialing keys to start a name search.
Delete a directory entry
1. When the desired entry displays, press
DELETE.
2. When the handset displays Delete contact?,
press SELECT.
Edit a directory entry
1. When the desired entry displays, press
SELECT.
2. Use the dialing keys to edit the number, then
press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys to edit the name, then
press SELECT.
Dial a directory entry
• When the desired entry appears, press to
dial.
Caller ID
If you subscribe to caller ID service, information
about each caller appears after the first or
second ring. If you answer a call before the caller
information appears on the screen, it will not be
saved in the caller ID log.
The caller ID log stores up to 30 entries. Each
entry has up to 24 digits for the phone number
and 15 characters for the name.
If the telephone number has more that 15
digits, only the last 15 digits appear. If the name
has more than 15 characters, only the first 15
characters are shown and saved in the caller ID
log.
Review a caller ID log entry
1. Press CID when the phone is not in use.
2. Scroll to browse through the caller ID log.
Missed call indicator
When there are calls that have not been reviewed
in the caller ID log, the handset displays
XX missed calls.
Each time you review a caller ID log entry marked
NEW, the number of missed calls decreases by
one.
When you have reviewed all the missed calls, the
missed call indicator no longer displays.
If you do not want to review the missed calls
one by one, press and hold CANCEL on the idle
handset to erase the missed call indicator. All the
entries are then considered old.
Dial a caller ID log entry
• When the desired entry appears, press to
dial.
Save a caller ID log entry to the directory
1. When the desired caller ID log entry displays,
press SELECT.
2. Use the dialing keys to modify the number, if
necessary. Then press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys to modify the name, if
necessary. Then press SELECT.
Delete the caller ID log entries
• When the desired caller ID log entry displays,
press DELETE.
To delete all caller ID log entries:
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in use.
2. Scroll to Caller ID log and then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to Del all calls then press SELECT
twice.
Sound settings
Key tone
You can turn the key tone on or off.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Settings and then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to choose Key tone, then press
SELECT.
4. Press q or p to choose On or Off, then press
SELECT to save.
Ringer tone
You can choose from different ringer tones for
each handset.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT.
3. Scroll to choose Ringer tone, then press
SELECT.
4. Press q or p to sample each ringer tone, then
press SELECT to save.
NOTE
• If you turn off the ringer volume, you will not hear
ringer tone samples.
Telephone base ringer volume
Press p /VOLUME or q/VOLUME on the
telephone base to adjust the ringer volume when
the telephone base is not in use.
When you set the ringer volume to zero, the base
ringer is off. The telephone base announces,
“Base ringer is off.”
Handset ringer volume
You can adjust the handset ringer volume level, or
turn the ringer off.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not in use.
2. Scroll to Ringers and then press SELECT
twice.
3. Press q or p to sample each volume level,
then press SELECT to save.
NOTE
• When the ringer volume is set to Off, the handset
still rings when you press /FIND HANDSET at the
telephone base.
Temporary ringer silencing
When the telephone is ringing, you can
temporarily silence the ringer without
disconnecting the call. The next call rings
normally at the preset volume.
To silence the handset ringer:
• Press CANCEL or MUTE. The handset
displays Ringer muted.
To silence the telephone base ringer:
• Press /VOLUME.
About the built-in answering
system and voicemail service
For message recording, your telephone has a
built-in answering system, and it also supports
voicemail service offered by your telephone
service provider (subscription is required, and fee
may apply).
The main differences between them are:
Category
Built-in
answering system
Voicemail from
telephone
service
Storage Messages are
stored in the
telephone base.
Messages are
stored in a
server or system
provided by
your telephone
service provider.
Your messages
will not be deleted
automatically.
You have to delete
your messages
manually.
Your messages
may be
automatically
deleted after a
period of time.
Contact your
telephone
service provider
for more details.
Method
to retrieve
messages
When you
received new
messages,
the handset
displays XX new
messages and
, and the
message window
on the telephone
base flashes.
When you
received new
messages, the
handset displays
and New
voicemail.
To retrieve
messages, usually
there are two
ways:
• Press on
the telephone
base; or
• Access
remotely with
an access
code.
To retrieve
messages, you
need an access
number and/
or a passcode
provided by
your telephone
service provider.
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