Amplicomms PowerTel 710 Voice User manual

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PowerTel 710 Voice Cordless handset and base
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Incoming call light
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Memory 1, 2, 3
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Boost button with
LED
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Prole setting
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Left softkey (opens
the menu in
standby state)
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Internal key
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External call/
Handsfree
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/Ringer on/off
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Pause
(long press 0)
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Microphone
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Incoming call/
Charging/
Line in use
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Call transfer /
long press (7 s)
to access voice
prompt settings
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Headset socket
(Headset not
included)
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Up/Redial
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Volume (+ / -)
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Phonebook/
Save/OK
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Recall
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End call
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Down/Calls list/
Equalizer
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Keypad
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#/Keylock
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Find handset/
Registration
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AT A GLANCE

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Contents CONTENTS
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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
Attach the belt clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Operation of Voice Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Talking Caller Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Phone book searching and editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Talking Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Private exchanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Handset display icons explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Phone menu guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
How to use your phone menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Basic guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Making and receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Make a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
End a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Take a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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Redial a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Call back a previous caller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Dial a number in your phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Dial a number using the quick dial buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Adjust the handset earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Boost the handset earpiece volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Handsfree feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Use handsfree calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
See call length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Use a headset (not included) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Switch the handset ringer on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Lock and unlock the handset keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Make an internal call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Transfer an external call internally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Make a conference call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Register a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Deregister a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Find handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Power failure – What to do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Using your menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Priority/Default Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
User Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Change a profile name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Change a profile’s handset volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Change a profile’s boost setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Change a profile’s tone (‘equaliser’) setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Copy a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Choosing which profile to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Change the handset ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Change the handset ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Change the tone (‘equaliser’) setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Boost on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Change handset name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Switch keypad beep on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Change contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Switch auto talk on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Change backlight timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Switch confirmation beep on or off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Select base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Change language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Change date/time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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Change clock hours to 12- or 24-hour format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Set alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Base Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Change base ringer melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Change base ringer volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Change system PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Voice prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Using your phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
How to use the keypad when using your phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Enter a name and number in your phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Edit a phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Delete a phone book entry or all entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Copy phone book entries to another registered handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Using your quick dial memory buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Store a quick dial name and number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Edit a quick dial entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Delete a quick dial entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Using your calls list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Store numbers from your calls list to the phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Store numbers from your calls list to a quick dial memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

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Delete a single calls list entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Delete all calls list entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Use on a private branch exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
To set the recall time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Insert a dialling pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using additional services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Set the dial mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Reset to default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Help and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Phone location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Medical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Rechargeable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Hearing aid compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Technical details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
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Maintenance and guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
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Getting started
Check box contents
If you have purchased a PowerTel 710 Voice pack you should have:
Important: please make sure you’ve read the safety information on page 64
before you set up your phone system.
• 1 base
• 1 cordless handset
• 1 battery cover
• 1 belt clip
• 1 power adapter
• 1 telephone cable
• 3 rechargeable AAA 1.2V 750mAh
NiMH batteries
Important: use only the power adapters, telephone line cord and batteries
supplied with your PowerTel 710 Voice otherwise your phone may not work.

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Set up your phone system in four simple steps
1 Connect your base
1 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.
2 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 710 Voice otherwise your phone may not work.
Mains power
wall socket
Socket for Vibrate
Pad (PTV100)
available as
an accessory

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2 Install your batteries
1 Insert your two rechargeable batteries into your handset. Make sure they’re
the right way round so ‘+’ lines up with ‘+’.
2 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 16
hours (make sure the power socket is switched on!).
4 Connect the telephone cable
When the batteries are fully charged, plug the end of the telephone cable into
your telephone wall socket.
Important: only use the rechargeable 750mAh 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.

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Attach the belt clip
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 recesses located on either side of the handset.
Your PowerTel 710 Voice is now ready for use!
Operation of Voice Menu
The PowerTel 710 incorporates a speaking voice menu in order to guide you
through the operation of the handset and its menu system. For example if you
press and release the button on the keypad you will hear the announce-
ment “Enter menu mode – edit phonebook mode – press A to return, press B to
select, press up or down arrow to select other options”.
This announcement is advising you that should you wish to return to the start
and exit the menu mode you press the button. If you want to proceed into
the ‘edit phonebook mode’ you press the button or if you want to select
other options in the menu to press and release the up or down arrow buttons
on the centre navigation key.
Besides assisting you through the menu steps the voice menu provides you
with other features which are detailed below.

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1. Talking Caller Display
(a) When an incoming call includes the caller display number, the unit will an-
nounce the telephone number once.The handset will then continue to play
the pre-set ringtone as usual.
(b) If the incoming telephone number matches a number stored in the phone
book, for example Jenny Smith, then during the incoming ringing, the
handset will spell the name rst, J-e-n-n-y-space-S-m-i-t-h, and then conti-
nue with the pre-set ringtone as usual.
(c) If a VIP ring in phone book entry has been recorded by the user, then du-
ring the incoming ringing the handset will directly play the pre-recorded
voice repeated as the ringer tone.
2. Phone book searching and editing
(a) When storing a name in the phone book the handset will announce each
alphabetical character for every key operation.
For example : If you want to enter the letter “S”, press the numeric key “7”
four times and the handset will announce “P” →“Q” →“R” →“S”.
(b) When you want to access the phone book, you can either use the alphabe-
tical character to search the rst letter of the name or by using the up /
down arrow keys.
(i) Using an alphabet character; when selecting the required character,
the handset will spell the stored name after 2 seconds delay.
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(ii) Alternatively by using the up / down arrow, the handset will an-
nounce the rst letter after one second delay. If no key operation de-
tected for 2 seconds the handset will then spell the name.
3. Talking Keys
When the handset is in stand-by mode, operation of some keys will announce
its related function in order to remind the user which function is being acces-
sed. These include:
(a) Boost On / Off key
(b) Prole Select key
(c) Ringer On / Off key
(d) Keypad Lock / Unlock
(e) Intercom Key
(f) Recall Key
(g)Transfer Key
Some keys will directly announce the stored numbers instead of a function:
(i) Memory 1, 2 and 3 Keys
(j) ‘B’ key (Phone Book)
(k) Last Number Redial Key
(l) Call Log Key
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There are two kinds of voice menu for user to select, full and simple.
• For full voice menu mode (setting: On), your phone will announce the
function of all keys.
• For simple voice menu mode (setting: Simple),Talking Keys,Talking Caller ID
or name spell announcement will be the same as the full voice menu. But
during menu operation, the unit only reads out the top level of menu func-
tions. The next level of menu will not have any voice prompt instruction.
For settings please refer to page 45.
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 56).
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Handset display icons explained
The following icons appear in your handset display to indicate:
Menu
Conrm / OK
Back
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
An alarm is activated

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GETTING STARTED
Keylock is on
Handsfree mode
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