AEG Elegant User manual

Elegant
Digital Cordless Phone
Warning
Charge the handset for 24 hours before use.

Welcome...
to your Elegant Digital Cordless
Telephone Answering Machine!
Display with blue backlight.•
250 Name and number phonebook.•
Copy phonebook entries between other handsets or your mobile phone•
SIM card.
Answering machine with up to 13 minutes digital recording time.•
Send and receive text messages.•1
Caller Display shows you who’s calling and see details of the last 30 callers•
in a Calls list.2
Register up to 5 handsets to a single base.•
Make internal calls, transfer external calls, hold 3-way conversation•
between two internal callers and an external caller.
1You must subscribe to your network provider’s Caller Display Service for
text messaging to work and you must not withhold your telephone number.
A quarterly fee may be payable. Some other network provider lines may not
be compatible with this text messaging service.
2You must subscribe to your network provider’s Caller Display or Call Waiting
service for these features to work. A quarterly fee may be payable.
Please note that this equipment is not designed for making emergency
telephone calls when the power fails. Alternative arrangements should
be made for access to emergency.

This User Guide provides you with
all the information you need to get
the most from your phone.
Before you make your first call you
will need to set up your phone. Follow
the simple instructions in ‘Getting
Started’, on the next few pages.
Need help?
You may find the answer in the ‘Help’ section at the back of this guide.
Hearing aid?
Please note that the Elegant works by sending radio signals between the base
and handset.
These signals may interfere with some hearing aids, causing a humming noise.
IMPORTANT
Only use the telephone line cord supplied.
Got everything?
Elegant base•
Elegant handset•
2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries•
Mains power adaptor for the base•
Telephone line cord•
If you have purchased a Elegant multiple pack you will also have the
following items for each handset:
Elegant handset & charger•
2 x AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries•
Mains power adaptor for charger•

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I. Getting started ....................................................................... 6
1. Location ............................................................................................... 6
2. Handset range ..................................................................................... 6
3. Signal strength..................................................................................... 6
4. Setting up............................................................................................. 7
5. Battery low warning ............................................................................. 7
6. Battery performance ............................................................................ 8
7. Date and time ...................................................................................... 8
II. Getting to know your phone................................................. 9
1. Handset buttons................................................................................... 9
2. Standby screen ................................................................................. 10
3. Display icons...................................................................................... 11
4. Charger.............................................................................................. 11
5. Base................................................................................................... 12
6. Navigating the menus ........................................................................ 13
7. Menu map.......................................................................................... 13
8. Character map ................................................................................... 16
III. Using the phone .................................................................. 16
1. Call timer............................................................................................ 16
2. Out of range warning ......................................................................... 16
3. Switch the handset on / off ................................................................ 17
4. Make a call......................................................................................... 17
5. Preparatory dialling............................................................................ 17
6. End a call ........................................................................................... 17
7. Receive a call .................................................................................... 17
8. Adjust the earpiece /receiver volume................................................. 18
9. Secrecy.............................................................................................. 18
10. Make a handsfree call........................................................................ 18
11. Answer a call handsfree .................................................................... 18
12. Switch to handsfree during a call....................................................... 18
13. Redial the last number called ............................................................ 19

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14. Redial a number from the redial list ................................................... 19
15. Save a number from the redial list to the phonebook ........................ 19
16. Delete a redial number/delete all redial ............................................. 19
17. To lock the keypad............................................................................. 19
18. To unlock the keypad......................................................................... 19
19. Paging/Find handset.......................................................................... 20
IV. 250 Name and number phonebook.................................... 20
1. Store a name and number ................................................................. 20
2. View an entry ..................................................................................... 21
3. Dial an entry....................................................................................... 21
4. Open the phonebook during a call..................................................... 22
5. Edit a name and number ................................................................... 22
6. Edit ringtone....................................................................................... 22
7. Delete an entry .................................................................................. 23
8. Delete entire phonebook.................................................................... 23
9. Copy an entry to another handset ..................................................... 23
10. Copy the entire phonebook to another handset................................. 23
11. Memory status ................................................................................... 24
12. Copy an entry to a SIM card .............................................................. 24
13. Copy all entries to or from a SIM card ............................................... 24
14. Change the dialling code ................................................................... 25
V. Handset settings.................................................................. 26
1. Handset ringtone ............................................................................... 26
2. Handset ringer volume....................................................................... 26
3. Receiver volume ................................................................................ 26
4. Handset name ................................................................................... 27
5. Display language ............................................................................... 27
6. Light timeout ...................................................................................... 27
7. Auto talk............................................................................................. 27
8. Key beep............................................................................................ 28
9. PABX access code ............................................................................ 28

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VI. Base settings ....................................................................... 28
1. Base ringtone..................................................................................... 28
2. Base ringer volume............................................................................ 29
3. Dialling mode ..................................................................................... 29
4. Ring priority........................................................................................ 29
5. Recall mode....................................................................................... 30
6. First ring............................................................................................. 30
7. System PIN........................................................................................ 31
8. Restore default settings ..................................................................... 31
VII. Clock & alarm....................................................................... 32
1. Date & time ........................................................................................ 32
2. Set alarm ........................................................................................... 32
3. Alarm on/off ....................................................................................... 32
4. Time format ....................................................................................... 33
5. Switch off alarm ring .......................................................................... 33
VIII. Agenda .................................................................................33
1. Add a new event ................................................................................ 33
2. Switch off agenda ring ....................................................................... 34
3. Show agenda details ......................................................................... 34
4. Edit agenda........................................................................................ 34
5. Send agenda as a text message ....................................................... 35
6. Delete agenda ................................................................................... 35
7. Delete all agendas ............................................................................. 35
IX. Calls lists.............................................................................. 36
1. Caller Display..................................................................................... 36
2. Calls lists............................................................................................ 36
3. New calls alert ................................................................................... 37
4. View new missed calls....................................................................... 37
5. View and dial from a Calls list............................................................ 37
6. Copy a Calls list number to the phonebook ....................................... 37

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7. Send a text message to a Calls list number ...................................... 38
8. Delete an entry .................................................................................. 38
9. Delete all entries ................................................................................ 39
X. Call Waiting .......................................................................... 39
XI. Network Services................................................................. 39
1. Call Divert on/off/check...................................................................... 39
2. Call Waiting on/off/check ................................................................... 40
3. Add or edit an entry ........................................................................... 40
4. Dial a stored entry.............................................................................. 40
5. Delete an entry .................................................................................. 41
6. Delete all entries ................................................................................ 41
XII. Answering machine............................................................. 41
1. Switch the answering machine on / off via the handset..................... 41
2. Switch the answering machine on/off via the base............................ 42
3. Answer delay ..................................................................................... 42
4. Switch message alert tone on / off..................................................... 42
5. On-screen alert .................................................................................. 42
6. Outgoing messages........................................................................... 43
Answer and Record- ....................................................................... 43
Answer Only- .................................................................................. 43
7. Record your own outgoing message via the handset........................ 43
8. Check or delete your outgoing message ........................................... 44
9. Select outgoing message mode via the handset ............................... 44
10. Select outgoing message mode via the base .................................... 44
11. Record a memo ................................................................................. 45
12. Call screening .................................................................................... 45
13. Message playback via the base......................................................... 46
14. Message playback via the handset.................................................... 46
15. Delete all old messages..................................................................... 47

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16. Remote access .................................................................................. 47
Switch remote access On or Off- .................................................... 47
Change the remote access PIN- ..................................................... 48
Switch your answering machine on remotely- ................................ 48
17. Play messages .................................................................................. 49
XIII. Text messaging ................................................................... 49
1. Cost of the fixed line service.............................................................. 50
2. Send a text message ......................................................................... 50
3. Standard text entry ............................................................................ 52
4. Receiving and reading text messages............................................... 52
5. Read a new message ........................................................................ 52
6. Read, forward, delete, view and save numbers of texts in the Inbox....53
7. Edit or send texts in the Drafts box.................................................... 54
8. Forward or delete texts in the Outbox................................................ 55
9. Edit templates .................................................................................... 55
10. Deleting texts ..................................................................................... 56
11. Service Centre numbers .................................................................... 56
12. Message alert tone ............................................................................ 57
13. Set message size .............................................................................. 57
XIV. Using additional handsets..................................................58
1. Registering an additional handset ..................................................... 58
2. Select a base ..................................................................................... 59
3. De-register a handset ........................................................................ 59
4. Internal calls....................................................................................... 59
Call another handset- ..................................................................... 59
Transfer a call- ................................................................................ 60
3-Way conference call- ................................................................... 60
XV. Help ......................................................................................60
XVI. General information ............................................................ 64

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Getting startedI.
Location1.
You need to place your Elegant base within 2 metres of the mains power
socket and telephone socket so that the cables will reach.
Make sure it is at least 1 metre away from other electrical appliances to
avoid interference. Your Elegant works by sending radio signals between the
handset and base. The strength of the signal depends on where you site the
base. Putting it as high as possible ensures the best signal.
WARNING
Do not place your Elegant in the bathroom or other humid areas.
Handset range2.
The Elegant has a range of up to 300 metres outdoors when there is a clear
line of sight between the base and handset. Any obstruction between the
base and handset will reduce the range significantly. With the base indoors
and handset either indoors or outdoors, the range will normally be up to 50
metres. Thick stone walls can severely affect the range.
Signal strength3.
The icon on your handset indicates when you are in range. When out of
range of the base the icon will flash and the out-of-range tone will sound
every minute. This tone is repeated until you move back into range.
IMPORTANT
The base station must be plugged into the mains power at all times. Do not
connect the telephone line cord into the wall socket until the handset is fully
charged. Only use the power and telephone cables supplied with the product.

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Setting up4.
Connect the base-
Plug the mains power cable into the socket marked1. on the underside
of the base and plug the other end into the mains power wall socket and
switch the power on.
The telephone cable is pre-installed in the base but do not connect the
other end to the telephone wall socket yet.
Rechargeable batteries are already fitted in your handset. To activate2.
the batteries, pull the plastic tab away from the bottom of the handset as
shown on the label provided.
Place the handset on the base to charge for at least 24 hours. The red3.
charging light comes on. When the handset is fully charged the display
shows the icon.
After 24 hours, plug the telephone line cord from the base into the4.
telephone wall socket.
Setting up for multiple packs-
If you have purchased a multiple pack, this process will need to be carried out
for all handsets and chargers:
Plug the mains power cable into the socket marked1. on the underside of
the charger.
Activate the batteries as described previously above.2.
Place the handset on the charger to charge for at least 24 hours. When the3.
handset is fully charged the icon will indicate that it is fully charged.
Your Elegant is ready for use.
Battery low warning5.
If the icon flashes in the external display you will need to recharge the
handset before you can use it again.
During charging, the icon will scroll in the display.