AEG Pyramid User manual

Pyramid
Cordless Digital Telephone
with Answering Machine
Warning
Charge the handset for 24 hours before use.

Welcome...
to your new Pyramid Digital
Cordless Telephone and Answering
Machine
50 Name and number phonebook for storing your most frequently used•
numbers.
Digital answering machine for high quality message recording.•
Caller Display shows you who’s calling before you answer the phone* and•
keeps a list of your last 40 callers. You can also dial numbers direct from
the Calls list.
Redial up to 10 of the last numbers called.•
Register up to 5 handsets to the base.•
Make internal calls and transfer external calls between handsets.•
Choose from 10 different ringtones for internal and external calls as well as•
numbers stored in the phonebook.
* Subscription to Caller Display service may be required. Please contact your
telephony service provider.

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’, over the next few pages.
Need help?
You may find the answer in ‘Help’ at the back of this guide.
Hearing aid?
Please note that the Pyramid works by sending radio signals between the
base and handset.
These signals may interfere with some hearing aids, causing a humming noise.

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I. Getting started ....................................................................... 5
1. Location ............................................................................................... 5
2. Setting up the base and handset ......................................................... 5
3. Talk/Standby time ................................................................................ 6
4. Battery low warning ............................................................................. 6
5. Battery performance ............................................................................ 6
6. Handset range ..................................................................................... 6
7. Signal strength..................................................................................... 6
8. Pyramid multipack users only .............................................................. 7
II. Getting to know your phone.................................................8
1. Handset buttons................................................................................... 8
2. Handset LCD Display .......................................................................... 9
3. Display icons...................................................................................... 10
4. Using the menu.................................................................................. 10
5. Menu map.......................................................................................... 11
6. Answering machine base and charger .............................................. 12
III. Using your phone................................................................ 13
1. Switch the handset power on/off........................................................ 13
2. Make a call......................................................................................... 13
3. Preparatory dialling ............................................................................ 13
4. End a call ........................................................................................... 13
5. Handsfree .......................................................................................... 14
6. Receiving calls................................................................................... 14
7. Secrecy.............................................................................................. 14
8. Adjusting the earpiece volume........................................................... 14
9. Redial................................................................................................. 15
10. Delete a number from the redial list................................................... 15
11. Delete the entire redial list ................................................................. 15
12. Store a redial number to the phonebook ........................................... 15
13. Keypad lock ....................................................................................... 16
14. Find handset/ Paging......................................................................... 16

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IV. Using the phonebook..........................................................16
1. Add an entry to the phonebook.......................................................... 16
2. Dial from the phonebook.................................................................... 17
3. Edit an entry....................................................................................... 18
4. Delete an entry .................................................................................. 18
V. Caller Display & the Calls list .............................................18
1. Caller Display..................................................................................... 18
2. Calls list ............................................................................................. 19
3. View the Calls list............................................................................... 20
4. Dial a number in the Calls list ............................................................ 20
5. Store a number to the phonebook ..................................................... 20
6. Delete an entry .................................................................................. 20
7. Delete the entire Calls list .................................................................. 21
VI. Handset settings.................................................................. 21
1. Handset ringer volume....................................................................... 21
2. Handset ringer melody....................................................................... 21
3. Handset name ................................................................................... 22
4. Language........................................................................................... 22
5. Keypad beep on/off............................................................................ 22
6. Battery low warning beep on/off ........................................................ 23
7. Out of range warning beep on/off ...................................................... 23
8. Keypad lock via the menu.................................................................. 23
9. Auto answer....................................................................................... 23
10. Set the date ....................................................................................... 24
11. Set the time........................................................................................ 24
12. Set the alarm ..................................................................................... 24
13. To silence the alarm .......................................................................... 24

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VII. Base settings .......................................................................24
1. Base ringer volume............................................................................ 24
2. Base ringer melody............................................................................ 25
3. Change base PIN code...................................................................... 25
4. Reset ................................................................................................. 25
5. Emergency default ............................................................................. 26
6. Default settings .................................................................................. 26
VIII. Additional handsets and bases.......................................... 27
1. Internal calls....................................................................................... 27
2. Transfer an external call .................................................................... 27
3. 3-Way call .......................................................................................... 28
4. Register a new Pyramid handset to your Pyramid base.................... 28
5. Register a different make of handset to your Pyramid base.............. 29
6. Selecting a base ................................................................................ 29
7. De-register a handset ........................................................................ 29
IX. Using the answering machine............................................30
1. Set the answering machine day and time using the handset. .......... 30
2. Check the current day and time setting ............................................. 31
3. Switch the answering machine on/off ................................................ 31
4. Listening to your messages ............................................................... 31
5. Adjust the speaker volume ............................................................... 32
6. Outgoing messages (OGMs) ............................................................. 33
7. Record your own OGM ...................................................................... 33
8. Answer Only ...................................................................................... 33
9. Check your current OGM................................................................... 34
10. Select the OGM ................................................................................. 34
11. Re-instate the pre-recorded OGM ..................................................... 34
12. Answer delay ..................................................................................... 35
13. Record a memo ................................................................................. 35
14. Call screening .................................................................................... 36
15. Memory full ........................................................................................ 36

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X. Using remote access........................................................... 36
1. Operating your answering machine from another phone................... 36
2. Set the security PIN code .................................................................. 37
3. Check security code .......................................................................... 37
XI. Help.......................................................................................37
XII. General information ............................................................39

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Getting startedI.
Location1.
You need to place your Pyramid product 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 Pyramid product 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 can help to provide the best signal.
WARNING
Do not place your Pyramid product in the bathroom or other humid areas.
Setting up the base and handset2.
Plug the power adaptor and telephone cable into the underside of the base.1.
Plug the power adaptor into the mains wall socket and switch the power on.2.
Remove the battery cover from the back of the handset and insert the 2 x3.
AAA rechargeable batteries supplied. Please note the ‘+’ and ‘-’ markings
inside the battery compartment and insert the batteries the correct way
around. Slide the battery compartment shut.
WARNING
Never use non-rechargeable batteries. Only use the approved rechargeable
batteries supplied. Using unapproved batteries will invalidate your guarantee
and may damage the telephone.
Place the handset on the base to charge. You should let the batteries4.
charge continuously for at least 24 hours.
The batteries and handset case may become warm during charging, this is
normal.
Once fully charged, plug the telephone line cord into the telephone wall socket.5.
IMPORTANT
Do not connect the telephone line cord to the telephone line wall socket until
the handset is fully charged and only use the telephone line cord provided.
The base station should be plugged into the mains power socket at all times.

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Talk/Standby time3.
Under ideal conditions, the handset batteries should give about 10 hours 30
minutes talk time or 160 hours standby on a single charge. (This does not mean
you can unplug the base or leave it for this length of time without charge).
Please note that new NiMH rechargeable batteries do not reach full capacity
until they have been in normal use for several days.
Battery low warning4.
If the icon is flashing in the display and you hear a warning beep every
minute during a call, you will need to recharge your handset before you can
use it again.
Battery performance5.
To keep the batteries in the best condition, leave the handset off the base for
a few hours at a time. Running the batteries right down at least once a week
will help them last as long as possible.
After charging your handset for the first time, subsequent charging time for
the batteries is approximately 6–8 hours.
The charge capacity of rechargeable batteries will reduce with time as they wear
out, thus reducing the talk/standby time. Eventually they will need replacing.
Handset range6.
The Pyramid product 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 strength7.
The icon on your handset display indicates when you are in range of the
base. When it flashes and you hear a warning beep, you are out of range and
will need to move closer to the base.

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Pyramid multipack users only8.
Place each Pyramid charger within reach of a mains power wall socket.
Connect the charger(s) and charge the handset(s)
Plug the mains power adaptor into the power socket on the underside of1.
the charger and plug the other end to the mains power wall socket.
Insert the 2 x AAA rechargeable batteries supplied, taking note of the ‘+’2.
and ‘-’ markings inside the battery compartment, then slide the battery
compartment shut.
Place the handset on the charger. You should let the batteries charge3.
continuously for at least 24 hours.
The display will show the time and the handset number, e.g. « 2 », to show
it is registered to the base.
Your phone is now set up to make and receive calls. Please note that the
answering machine is already switched on and is ready to answer incoming
calls.
To switch the answering machine off press On/Off on the base. The
machine announces “Answer Off”. See page 31 for more information about
your answering machine.