Amplicom PowerTel 500 User manual

User Guide
PowerTel
500
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Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 56 for costs and hours of operation)
PowerTel 500 Cordless handset and base
1Incoming
call light
2Memory 1
335dB Boost
4Display
5Enter Menu/
Mute/Delete
6Internal call
7External call/
Handsfree
8/Ringer on/off
9Pause
(long press 0)
10 Microphone
11 Incoming Call/
Charging/
Line in use
12 Volume up/down
13 Memory 2
14 Up/Redial
15 Headset socket
(Headset not
included)
16 Phonebook/
Save/OK
17 Recall
18 End call
19 Down/Calls list/
Equaliser
20 Keypad
21 #/Keylock
22 Find handset/
Registration
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PowerTel 502 Cordless handset and charger base
You will only have this extra handset and charger base if you purchased
a PowerTel 502 pack.
1Incoming
call light
2Memory 1
335dB Boost
4Display
5Enter Menu/
Mute/Delete
6Internal call
7External call/
Handsfree
8/Ringer on/off
9Pause
(long press 0)
10 Microphone
11 Charging
12 Volume
up/down
13 Memory 2
14 Up/Redial
15 Headset socket
(Headset not
included)
16 Phonebook/
Save/OK
17 Recall
18 End call
19 Down/Calls list/
Equaliser
20 Keypad
21 #/Keylock
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Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 56 for costs and hours of operation)
AtAglAnce AtAglAnce
Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 56 for costs and hours of operation)
PowerTel 500 Cordless handset and base
1Incoming
call light
2Memory 1
335dB Boost
4Display
5Enter Menu/
Mute/Delete
6Internal call
7External call/
Handsfree
8/Ringer on/off
9Pause
(long press 0)
10 Microphone
11 Incoming Call/
Charging/
Line in use
12 Volume up/down
13 Memory 2
14 Up/Redial
15 Headset socket
(Headset not
included)
16 Phonebook/
Save/OK
17 Recall
18 End call
19 Down/Calls list/
Equaliser
20 Keypad
21 #/Keylock
22 Find handset/
Registration
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PowerTel 502 Cordless handset and charger base
You will only have this extra handset and charger base if you purchased
a PowerTel 502 pack.
1Incoming
call light
2Memory 1
335dB Boost
4Display
5Enter Menu/
Mute/Delete
6Internal call
7External call/
Handsfree
8/Ringer on/off
9Pause
(long press 0)
10 Microphone
11 Charging
12 Volume
up/down
13 Memory 2
14 Up/Redial
15 Headset socket
(Headset not
included)
16 Phonebook/
Save/OK
17 Recall
18 End call
19 Down/Calls list/
Equaliser
20 Keypad
21 #/Keylock
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CONTENTS
Getting started....................................7
Check box contents .............................8
Set up your phone system
in four simple steps............................. 9
Connect your base .......................... 9
Install your batteries ..................... 10
Charge your handset..................... 10
Connect the telephone cable........ 10
PowerTel 502 users only ............... 11
Attach the belt clip (optional) ....... 12
Handset display icons explained...... 13
Phone menu guide............................. 15
How to use your phone
menu display...................................... 15
Making and receiving calls............... 17
Make a call.......................................... 18
End a call ............................................ 18
Take a call ........................................... 18
Redial a number................................. 18
Call back a previous caller ................ 19
Dial a number in your phone book... 19
Dial a number using the
quick dial buttons .............................. 19
Adjust the handset earpiece volume ..20
Boost the handset earpiece volume.20
Handsfree feature ..............................20
Use handsfree calling........................20
See call length.................................... 21
Use a headset (not included) ............ 21
Mute.................................................... 21
Mute the microphone
on the handset ................................... 21
Switch the handset ringer
on and off ........................................... 21
Lock and unlock the
handset keypad.................................. 22
Make an internal call.......................... 22
Transfer an external call internally ... 23
Make a conference call...................... 23
Register a handset ............................. 24
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Deregister a handset ......................... 24
Find handset....................................... 25
Power failure – what to do ................ 25
Using your menu............................... 27
Priority/Default Setting...................... 28
User Proles....................................... 28
Change a prole name ......................28
Change a prole’s handset volume..29
Change a prole’s boost setting....... 29
Change a prole’s tone
(‘equaliser’) setting ............................30
Copy a prole.....................................30
Choosing which prole to use.......... 31
Change the handset ringer melody..32
Change the handset ringer volume..32
Change the tone (‘equaliser’) setting33
Remember boost ...............................33
Change handset name ......................34
Switch key pad beep on or off..........34
Change contrast.................................35
Switch auto talk on or off.................. 35
Change backlight timer ..................... 36
Switch conrmation beep on or off . 36
Select base ......................................... 37
Change language ............................... 37
Change date/time...............................38
Change clock hours to
12 or 24 hour format..........................38
Set alarm ............................................39
Switch night light on or off ...............39
Base Settings .....................................40
Change base ringer melody..............40
Change base ringer volume..............40
Change system PIN code .................. 41
Using your phone book ....................42
How to use the keypad when
using your phone book ..................... 42
Enter a name and number in
your phone book................................43
Edit a phone book entry ....................43
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CONTENTS
Delete a phone book entry or
all entries ............................................44
Copy phone book entries to
another registered handset...............44
Using your quick dial
memory buttons ...............................46
Store a quick dial name and number46
Edit a quick dial entry ........................46
Delete a quick dial entry.................... 47
Using your calls list...........................48
Store numbers from your calls
list to the phonebook.........................49
Delete a single calls list entry ...........49
Delete all calls list entries..................50
Use on a private branch exchange .. 51
To set the recall time .........................52
Insert a dialling pause .......................52
Using additional services..................53
Set the dial mode...............................53
To change the dial mode...................53
Reset to default settings ...................54
Help and support............................... 55
Troubleshooting guide ......................56
General information..........................59
Safety information.............................60
Disposal.............................................. 62
Technical details ................................63
Default settings..................................64
Maintenance and guarantee .............65
Declaration of Conformity.................66
Index ...................................................67
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Getting started
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GETTING STARTED
Getting started
Important: please make sure you’ve read the safety information on page 60
before you set up your phone system.
Check box contents
If you have purchased a PowerTel 500 pack you should have:
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NiMH batteries
If you have purchased a PowerTel 502 pack you should have:
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NiMH batteries
Important: use only the power adapters, telephone line cord and batteries
supplied with your PowerTel 500 or 502 otherwise your phone may not work.
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GETTING STARTED
Set up your phone system in four simple steps
1 Connect your base
i. Plug the power adapter into the socket marked on the back of your
phone base and the other end into the mains power wall socket and switch
the power on.
ii. Plug the telephone cable into the socket marked on the back of your
phone base but don’t plug the other end into the phone wall socket yet.
Important: use only the power adapters, telephone line cord and batteries
supplied with your PowerTel 500 or 502 otherwise your phone may not work.
Mains power
wall socket
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an accessory
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2 Install your batteries
i. Insert your two rechargeable batteries into your handset. Make sure they’re
the right way round so ‘+’ lines up with ‘+’.
ii. Replace your handset’s battery compartment cover.
3 Charge your handset
So it can charge fully, place your handset on its base to charge for at least 15
hours (make sure the power socket is switched on!).
Important: only use the rechargeable 800mAh NiMH batteries supplied.
Over time if you need to replace the batteries make sure they are of the
same type as those supplied. Never use Alkaline batteries.
4 Connect the telephone cable
When the batteries are fully charged, plug the end of the telephone cable into
your telephone wall socket.
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PowerTel 502 users only
1 Connect your charger base
Plug the other power adapter that’s already attached to your charger base into
your mains power wall socket and switch the power on.
2 Install your batteries
Follow the instructions on page 10.
3 Charge your handset
So it can charge fully, place your handset on its charger base to charge for at
least 15 hours (make sure the power socket is switched on!).
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Attach the belt clip (optional)
There is a belt clip included in the box that you can attach to the back of your
handset if required. Simply turn the handset over and slot the belt clip securely
into the two holes located on either side of the handset.
Your PowerTel 500 or 502 is now ready for use!
Private exchanges: if your phone is going to use a private exchange
(for example, if you have to dial ‘9’ to get an outside line, please follow
the steps on page 52).
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Handset display icons explained
The following icons appear in your handset display to indicate:
Menu
Conrm / OK
Phone book mode
There is more information to view on the left
There is more information to view on the right
Battery status
Ringer off
Keylock is on
Handsfree mode
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Call in progress
Boost receiver volume is on (Icon will ash)
Mute handset microphone
You have new calls
When steady, the handset is in range of the base
When ashing, the handset is out of range of the base
Internal call in progress
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Phone menu guide
Use this section to nd your way around the menu display on your phone.
How to use your phone menu display
When you’ve set up your phone and everything’s connected, use your menu
display to do things with your phone – from making and receiving calls to
setting up user proles and saving phone numbers.
Basic guide
Open main menu: press .
Browse sub menu: open your main menu and then press or .
Select sub menu item: scroll using or until the item you’re
looking for is highlighted and then press .
Browse a function: open your sub menu and then press or .
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Select a function: scroll using or until the function you’re looking for
is highlighted and then press .
Enter digits or letters: use your keypad.
Conrm or save an entry or action: press .
Cancel and return to standby: press .
Note: if you don’t do anything, your phone will automatically go on standby
after 20 seconds.
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Making and
receiving calls
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MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS
Making and receiving calls
Make a call
1. Enter the number you wish to call using your handset’s keypad.
2. If you make a mistake, press to delete it.
3. Dial the number by pressing .
4. End your call by pressing .
End a call
Press .
Take a call
Simply lift the handset off the base and speak into the phone or, if the handset
is off the base, press and then speak into the phone.
Redial a number
Your handset stores the last ten numbers you’ve dialled (max. 24 digits each).
1. Open the redial list by pressing .
2. Scroll through the redial list using or until the number you wish to
redial is highlighted and then press to dial the number.
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