Comtech EF Data VA182 User manual

TALKING CALLER ID
VA182
USER GUIDE
ANNOUNCES AND DISPLAYS THE INCOMING
CALLER’S DETAILS AS THE PHONE
STARTS TO RING
For use with Caller Display Service.
Caller Display Service requires set-up
by BT or your Cable Telephone Company.

IMPORTANT
In order to function, this product requires Caller Display service
from British Telecom or your Cable telephone company. If you are
unsure, please call BT on Freefone 0800 800 150 (Residential) or
Freefone 0800 800 152 (Business). This service may take up to
two days to activate.
Inside the package you will find:
!The VA182 Announcing Caller ID unit.
!A power supply 230V AC to 9V DC out.
!1 x Telephone line cord - to connect the VA182 to the
telephone wall socket.
!User guide.
FEATURES
!Type 1 Caller Display.
!Displays/Announces the caller’s details as the phone starts
to ring.
!Phone book directory- 20 recordings can be stored
- 30 Names & Numbers can be stored
(13 Digit, 15 characters)
!Incoming call log - 99 calls can be logged.
Time/Date/Name/Number. x
!Multi-Coloured LED indicating status.
!3 Line LCD.
!Displays current Time & Date.
!Dial back from call log.
!Non volatile memory. Call log and directory back up
if power lost.
!Indicates incoming caller’s details.
Withheld, Unknown, Payphone, International, ETC.
!New call / repeat call indicator.
!Adjustable speaker volume control (hi - lo - off)
!0.0B REN value

1. INSTALLATION
!Plug the double adapter end of the phone cable into the
telephone line wall socket and the other end into the "LINE"
socket at the back of the unit.
!Connect the telephone line cord into the double adapter on the
phone cable as supplied.
!Plug one end of the AC adapter into the electric socket and
the other end into the back of the unit.
Note: Batteries cannot be used.
REAR VIEW
POWER “PHONE”“LINE”

2. DESCRIPTION
1. Record button (“REC.”)
2. Mode/ Dial Back button (“MODE”)
3. Cancel button (“C”)
4. Forward button
5. Backward button
6. Multifunctional LED Indicator
7. LCD Display
8. Microphone
9. Speaker
10. Volume switch (Hi - Lo - Off)
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3. SETTINGS
3.1 Entering the setting menu
All the settings of the unit with the exception of the volume level,
can be set in the setting menu.
!Press and hold the “MODE” button and then press the
“REC.” button at the same time. The display will show
“RESET VXXX”.
3.2 Resetting the unit
This operation will reset all the settings to the factory default
settings, and also clear all the memories at the same time.
!Enter the setting menu.
!Press “C” twice. “OK” will be displayed, and the
unit resets.
3.3 Select Language
This Caller ID unit supports 11 languages.
!Enter the setting menu.
!Press “MODE” once, the display will show the language
in use (default language is ENGLISH). To change the
language, press “REC.”. To confirm the change, press
“C” or “MODE”.
3.4 Setting the volume
You can adjust the volume level at any time by using the
volume switch. Three different volume levels are available
(Hi, Lo and Off).

4. OPERATION
4.1 Incoming calls
When you subscribe to Caller Display service from BT /
Cable, the caller's phone number will appear on the display.
The caller's name will also be shown on the display if you
add this to the directory. The date and time of the incoming
call will also be shown and recorded, which can be reviewed
from the Call Log.
Indications:
a. "NEW"
It is a new incoming call.
b. "RPT"
It is a repeated incoming call.
c. "NUMBER UNKNOWN"
The incoming call being sent by a telephone provider that
doesn't offer the Caller ID service or their service is not
compatible with yours.
d. "NUMBER WITHHELD”
The caller's number cannot be displayed because the
calling party have restricted their number from being
sent to the receiving party.
e. “INTERNATIONAL”
Caller is from overseas.
f. “PAYPHONE”
Caller is using a payphone.

4. THE CALL LOG
4.2.1 To browse the Call Log
!In the standby mode, press FORWARD button [No.4] or
BACKWARD button [No.5] to scroll through the Call Log.
!Pressing FORWARD button [No.4] lets you view the oldest
call first; pressing BACKWARD button [No.5] lets you view
the most recent call first.
!You can listen to the recorded name at any time by
pressing "REC." [No.1].
4.2.2 To erase calls in the Call Log
You can erase the calls in the Call Log.
a. Erase one by one
When the desired number is shown on the display, press "C"
[No.3] twice, then the entry will be deleted.
b. Erase all
In standby mode, press and hold "C" [No.3] for 2 seconds,
"CLEAR ALL?" will be shown on the display. Now press "C"
[No.3] again to delete all the call logs in the log.
4.3 Phone book operations
4.3.1 To save an entry into the phone book
You can store up to 30 phone numbers and names into the phone
directory. (Max 15 characters per entry)
When recording a name to a call in the Call Log, the call will
automatically be stored into the phone book. (refer to 4.4.1 (a))
NOTE: When the memory is already full a “beep - beep” sound will
be heard when you try to save a new entry.

There are two other ways to store a number into the phone
directory.
a. Manually enter a number and name into the phone book
In standby mode, press “MODE” until “ENTER NUMBER” is
displayed.
!Press the FORWARD/BACKWARD button to select digits.
Use “REC.” to move the cursor to the right, and “C” to
delete the last number and move the cursor to the left.
!Press “MODE” to confirm the number.
!“ENTER NAME” will appear on the display. Press “REC.” to
start editing the name.
!Press the FORWARD/BACKWARD button to select the
desired character/ symbol. Use “REC.” to move the cursor
to the right, and “C” to delete the last character/ symbol
and move the cursor to the left.
!Press “MODE” to confirm the entered name, and then
press “MODE” to go back to the standby mode.
b. Copy from the Call Log into the Phone directory
!Select the desired call from the Call Log.
!Press “MODE” until “ENTER NUMBER” is displayed.
The number will also be shown.
!Edit the number if necessary, press “MODE” to confirm the
number. Then “ENTER NAME” will appear on the display.
!Edit the name if necessary.
!Press “MODE” to confirm thee entered name, and then
press “MODE” again to back to the standby mode.
4.3.2 To browse the Phone book
!In standby mode, press “MODE” once.
!“PHONE BOOK” will appear on the display. By pressing the
FORWARD/BACKWARD button. you can scroll through the
phone book.
!If there is recorded name linked with the phone number, it
will be announced automatically.
!You can listen to the recorded name at any time by
pressing "REC.”

4.3.3 To edit phone directory entries
!In standby mode, press “MODE” once.
!“PHONE BOOK” will appear on the display. Press the
FORWARD/BACKWARD button to look for the number that
you want to edit.
!When the desired record is reached, press “MODE” to start
editing the record. The display will show “ENTER NUMBER”.
!Edit the number if necessary.
!Press “MODE” to confirm the number. “ENTER NAME” will
appear on the display.
!Edit the name, then press “MODE” to confirm the entered
name.
!“RECORD NAME” will appear on the display. Press and hold
“REC.” for 2 seconds to re-record the name, or press
“MODE” to go back to standby mode.
4.3.4 To erase Phone directory entries
!In standby mode, press “MODE” once.
!“PHONE BOOK” will appear on the display. Use the
FORWARD/BACKWARD button to look for the number that
you want to erase from the phone book.
!Press “C” twice to delete the call shown on the display.
4.4 Name Announcement
You can link name recordings to 20 phone numbers, each recording
has a maximum duration of 2 seconds. When the number calls in
again, the recorded name will be announced. If the memory for the
name recording is already full, a “beep-beep” sound will be heard.

4.4.1 To record a name announcment.
There are three ways to record an announcment:
a. Record a name to an entry in the Call Log or Phone directory.
!Browse the Call Log of the phone directory until the
display shows a caller’s telephone number.
!Press and hold “REC.” for 2 seconds until the unit plays a
“Beep” sound, then you can begin to record 2 seconds of
name announcement.
!After a recording is finished, the unit plays back the
recording you have made.
!To re-record the name, repeat the last 2 steps.
b. Record a name when manually entering an entry into the Phone
directory.
!Enter the phone number and the name into the phone
directory see section 4.3.1.
!“RECORD NAME” will appear on the display after both the
phone number and name are entered.
!Press and hold “REC.” for 2 seconds until the unit plays a
“Beep” sound, then you can begin to record 2 seconds of
name announcement.
!After a recording is finished, the unit plays the recording
you have made.
!To re-record the name, repeat the last 2 steps.
c. Record a name to an entry in Phone directory.
!Select the desired name / number in the phone directory.
!Press and hold “REC.” for 2 seconds until the unit plays a
“Beep” sound, then you can begin to record 2 seconds of
name announcement.
!After a recording is finished, the unit plays back the
recording you have made.
!To re-record the name, repeat the last 2 steps.
4.4.2 To delete a name announcement
!Browse the phone directory until the desired record is
displayed.
!Press “MODE” until “RECORD NAME” is shown in the
display.
!Press “C” twice. There will be a “Beep” sound after the
name announcement is deleted. The name and number of
the entry will be retained.