Cobra Intenna CP-706 User manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR
MODEL CP-706
C O R D L E S S T E L E P H O N E

Cordless Telephone Model CP-706
U.S. PATENT 4876709
How To Use Your
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Introduction
Thank you for your purchase of a Cobra® INTENNA® Cordless Telephone
— the world’s first and only full-range-power cordless telephone without
any external antennas!
No more extending, bending, or breaking the telescopic metal antennas
found on traditional cordless phones — your Cobra INTENNA conceals its
antenna systems inside the handset and base, where they should be, out of
your way.
Now you can install your new Cobra INTENNA cordless phone virtually
anywhere. Without cumbersome external antennas to worry about, put your
new phone anywhere a corded phone can go! Then enjoy the freedom of
using your new cordless phone all over the house as well as outside in your
yard.
Your new Cobra Model CP-706 is the first INTENNA to be equipped with
the new Privacy Feature, which uses voice scrambling to ensure totally
private telephone conversations. It has ten selectable channels (the maxi-
mum number available) for optimum interference-free use. And its patented
Cobra Clear Call® PLUS Circuitry with compander noise-reduction system
ensures corded-phone sound quality.
Please take a moment to review this booklet and become familiar with all of
the many user-friendly convenience features built into your new Cobra
INTENNA Cordless Phone.
If you need further assistance installing or using your new INTENNA
Cordless Telephone, please call our toll-free consumer “hotline” at 1-800-
COBRA 22 (1-800-262-7222), open 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Central Time)
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday(except
holidays).

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Table of Contents
SUBJECT PAGE
Introduction................................................................................................................ 1
Installation Information ............................................................................................ 3
Quick Set-Up Guide .................................................................................................. 4
Wall-Mounting Instructions..................................................................................... 5
Using Your Phone...................................................................................................... 6
Answering/Placing Calls at the Base...................................................... 6
Answering/Placing Calls Away From The Base................................... 6
Cordless Phone Operational Features .................................................................... 7
Battery Saver Circuitry .............................................................................. 7
Channel Selection....................................................................................... 7
Compander Noise Reduction................................................................... 7
Digital Security ........................................................................................... 8
Display Window ........................................................................................ 8
Flash ............................................................................................................. 8
Hearing Aid Compatibility....................................................................... 8
INTENNA System ..................................................................................... 8
Last Number Redial................................................................................... 8
Out-of-Range Signal................................................................................... 8
Page/Find.................................................................................................... 9
Power Failure Reset ................................................................................... 9
Privacy Feature ........................................................................................... 9
Pulse/Tone Switch ..................................................................................... 9
Ringer Switch .............................................................................................. 9
Secur-Loc®.................................................................................................................................... 9
Rechargeable Battery Information ........................................................................ 10
Battery Recharging................................................................................... 10
Replacing the Battery......................................................................... 10, 11
Battery Disposal........................................................................................ 11
Cleaning The Charging Contacts .......................................................................... 11
About Cordless Phone Performance..................................................................... 12
INTENNA Cordless Telephone Troubleshooting Guide .................................. 13
Important Safety Instructions .......................................................................... 14, 15
If You Think You Need Service ............................................................................. 16
Registered with the FCC......................................................................................... 16
Limited One-Year Warranty .................................................................................. 17
Cordless Phone Accessories ....................................................... Inside Back Cover
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Installation Information
Maximum range is obtained by installing the base unit in the highest living
area of your home. The location you choose must be near an electrical outlet
and a telephone wall jack.
AC ADAPTER (1)
ACCESSORIES
HANDSET
BASE UNIT
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PHONE
NUMBER
DISPLAY
WINDOW
TALK BUTTON
TALK & BATTERY
LOW INDICATOR
FLASH BUTTON
REDIAL BUTTON
CHANNEL
BUTTON
PULSE/TONE
SWITCH
RINGER ON/OFF
SWITCH
POWER 9V DC
PHONE (IN USE)
INDICATOR
CHARGE INDICATOR
PAGE/FIND
BUTTON

Quick Set-Up Guide
The following basic steps enable quick and easy installation of your new
Cobra INTENNA Cordless Phone for use on a desk or countertop. You are
encouraged to review this complete instruction manual to become familiar
with all of the operating instructions and features of your new phone.
NOTE: Before using, connect your new system to AC power (see instruc-
tions below) to charge it overnight (at least 12 hours) for optimum condi-
tioning of the rechargeable battery inside the cordless handset.
1. Insert round connector of power adapter into POWER jack (at rear of
cordless phone’s base; see diagram #1 below). Plug power adapter into a
standard 110 VAC household electrical outlet. Then place handset in
base so CHARGE indicator lights (see p. 10).
2. After charging, remove the twist-tie from the phone cord and plug the
modular telephone connector into the phone jack on your wall (see
above).
3. Make sure that the RINGER switch is ON (located on base; see p. 9 for
details).
4. Set the PULSE/TONE switch (at the rear of the base) for proper opera-
tion (see page 9 for details).
Note: Make sure you have charged handset in base 12 hours before
using.
Diagram #1
Connecting
power and
telephone
BASE UNIT—
REAR VIEW
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Wall Mounting Instructions
The following steps enable installation on a new or existing telephone wall-
mounting plate or directly onto a wall. (Your Cobra INTENNA is designed
to be used with any AT&T, GTE, local phone company or other wall-mount-
ing plates that can be purchased from most local electronics stores.)
• Press telephone cord into slots under the base and wrap around cord-
storage area (as shown in diagram #2, below).
• Plug modular phone connector into telephone wall jack; attach the
power adapter to the POWER connection (on the base of the phone) and
plug into to a household AC power outlet.
• Align mounting studs on the plate to the holes on the bottom of the
INTENNA base; push base onto studs and slide down on the wall plate.
To install directly on any wall, you’ll need to provide two screws and wall
anchors; follow these steps:
• Drill two holes 3 1/4” apart and insert the wall anchors.
• Drive the screws into the anchors until the head of each screw is
protruding about 1/8” from the wall.
• Align the holes in the cordless base over the screw heads; push base
in and slide down on screws (see diagram #3).
• Plug modular phone connector into telephone wall jack; attach the
power adapter to the POWER connection (on the base of the phone; see
p. 4) and plug into to a household AC power outlet.
Note: Make sure you have charged the handset at least 12 hours before use.
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Screw Heads
Diagram #3:
Installation
directly on a wall
Mounting Studs
Diagram #2:
Installation on a
telephone wall-
mounting plate
Cord
Storage Area
Modular Phone Jack
Modular Phone Jack

Using Your Phone
After charging the handset batteries overnight (at least 12 hours), your
Cobra INTENNA cordless phone will be ready for use.
ANSWERING/PLACING CALLS AT THE BASE
• To answer a call, just pick up handset from base when the phone rings.
TALK indicator will automatically light. When call is completed, return
handset to base without pressing TALK button; your phone automatically
disconnects.
• To place a call, pick-up handset from base and press and release the
TALK button (indicator will light). When you hear the dial tone, place
your call.
ANSWERING/PLACING CALLS AWAY FROM THE BASE
• The TALK indicator must be off
(not lit) when the handset is
away from the base. The phone is
ready to ring if a call is received
(RINGER Switch must be in ON
position).
• Press and release the TALK
button (indicator will light) to
answer or place a call.
• Press and release the TALK
button when finished with a call.
TALK indicator light will go off
and the call will be disconnected.
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CHANNEL SELECTION
Selectable channels are built into your Cobra INTENNA for optimum
interference-free use.
If interference begins during a
conversation:
• Press and release the CHAN button on
the handset. Your phone will automati-
cally scan and advance to the next clear
channel. A confirmation tone (two
double beeps) will sound to indicate a
successful channel change.
• If an alert tone (3 beeps) sounds,
channel change was unsuccessful. In
that case, move closer to the phone base
and press CHAN button again.
COMPANDER NOISE REDUCTION
Your Cobra INTENNA has the Cobra Clear Call®PLUS compander noise-
reduction system to minimize background noise for optimum audio perfor-
mance. The sound of your phone will be comparable to the performance of a
corded phone.
The following features offer state-of-the-art performance and the ultimate in
user-friendly convenience with your new Cobra INTENNA cordless tele-
phone.
BATTERY SAVER CIRCUITRY
The handset of this phone may be kept
away from the base (TALK indicator OFF)
up to 7 days at a time. In this condition, it
is ready for you to answer or place calls by
pressing and releasing the TALK button.
The duration of the battery charge will
depend on your actual use of the phone in
its remote location.
Note: A warning beep tone will sound and
the TALK/BAT indicator will flash when
the handset battery needs recharging
(see p. 10).
Cordless Phone Operational Features
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DIGITAL SECURITY
Your Cobra INTENNA features digital security coding (in accordance with
FCC regulations) to reduce the chance of interference from your neighbors'
cordless phones. These inaudible, electronic codes are transmitted automati-
cally by your phone to establish a secure link between your cordless handset
and base.
DISPLAY WINDOW
Use the back of the white "10 CHANNEL" card at the
top of the dialpad to write your phone number. Use the
tip of a paper clip to pry off the protective plastic cover;
replace card and cover to secure.
FLASH
This feature briefly interrupts the phone line so that you
may access some of the advanced features— like “Call
Waiting” and “Three-Way Calling”— that may be
offered at extra cost by your local telephone company.
Press and release the FLASH button on the handset to
answer a second phone call or place a conference call if
you subscribe to these services.
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY
Your cordless telephone handset is compatible with inductively coupled
hearing aids (HAC).
INTENNA SYSTEM
The revolutionary, patented INTENNA hidden-antenna system is a Cobra
exclusive. INTENNA is the world’s first and only full-range-power cordless
telephone that conceals the handset and base antennas inside the phone and
out of the way. No more traditional antennas to extend, bend or break.
Cobra’s hidden antennas are perfectly matched to your phone’s micropro-
cessor circuitry for optimum performance offering the ultimate in user-
friendly convenience.
LAST NUMBER REDIAL
Each time you dial, the phone number you’re calling is
automatically saved in a special REDIAL memory. To
call that number again at a busy signal, press FLASH
(without hanging up) to get a new dial tone, then press
and release the REDIAL button. If you wish to try the
call in a few minutes, use TALK to access the dial tone,
then press and release the REDIAL button. The number
will automatically be redialed.
OUT-OF-RANGE SIGNAL
If three beeps are heard immediately after the TALK button is pressed, the
handset is too far away from the base. The handset and TALK indicator will
automatically turn off. Move closer to the base and then try your call again.
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PULSE/TONE SWITCH
Your Cobra INTENNA cordless phone can be used with
any phone system because it is switchable from pulse to
tone dialing (see switch on back of the base) depending
on which service you are using. Mixed PULSE and
TONE dialing may be used (to access certain long-
distance or computerized banking services, for example)
by selecting PULSE with the base switch and then using
the button on the handset to temporarily switch to
TONE dialing. Hanging up resets to PULSE.
RINGER SWITCH
The OFF/ON switch (located on back of the base)
controls your cordless handset’s electronic ringer; no
ring will sound in the OFF position.
SECUR-LOC®
This exclusive Cobra electronic circuitry is an added security measure to
protect your phone line from being accidentally accessed by a neighbor's
cordless phone. Secur-Loc activates automatically every time your cordless
handset is placed into its base.
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The person using the handset away from the base, such as in
the yard, can be signalled (paged) by someone at the base.
To page someone at the handset location, press the PAGE/
FIND button for one second and the handset will beep. To
find a misplaced handset around your home, press PAGE/
FIND for at least 5 seconds; the handset will then beep for
30 seconds, giving you time to locate the handset. When handset is found,
press TALK to eliminate PAGE signal.
POWER FAILURE RESET
After a power failure in your home (or any time you unplug your phone from
AC power and then reconnect it), you must return the cordless handset to the
base for about thirty seconds. This automatically matches the digital security
codes.
PRIVACY FEATURE
This feature is automatically activated whenever you use your phone. Built-
in voice scrambling allows complete calling privacy by scrambling the signals
between the handset and the base and between the base and the handset,
making it impossible for an outside source such as another cordless phone,
scanner or baby monitor to pick up a conversation from your phone. This
ensures that you will always have totally private telephone conversations.