Conceptronic CVOIPAU User manual

CONCEPTRONIC CVOIPAU
USB VoIP Telephone Adapter
USER MANUAL
Ver. 1.0

1. Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Conceptronic VoIP Telephone Adapter. This device is an VoIP
Telephone Adapter which is an exciting new device that let’s you make and receive Skype™ calls using your
standard telephone handset.
After you follow the simple installation you will be able to do the following:
;Continue to make and receive regular calls as you normally do
;Make and receive Skype™ calls using your standard telephone
;Forward Skype™ calls to your mobile phone
;Make Skype™ calls from your mobile phone even when you are away from your computer
;Switch between a Skype™ call and a regular phone call
The Conceptronic VoIP Telephone Adapter is fully compatible with Skype™ applications that can save cost
for long distance and international calls while establishing voice communications from PC to PC over the
Internet.
This User Manual will help you get the most out of your new device. Please read it carefully and keep it
handy for future reference.

2. Product Overview
The Conceptronic VoIP Telephone Adapter let’s you make and receive Skype™ calls using your standard
telephone handset. It delivers the seamless integration of traditional and IP-based telephony to residential
and SOHO users by turning any PSTN telephone into a dual function PSTN and VoIP handset. The VoIP
Telephone Adapter intelligent forwarding features enable forwarding of incoming VoIP calls to your mobile
phone, toll bypass from your mobile phone, and 3-ways conferencing in between VoIP and PSTN. Intelligent
bridging features enable conference calling and call switching without a subscription fee.
The VoIP Telephone Adapter is a professional grade, Voice over free Internet device with superior sound
quality, clean styling and unmatched ease of use.
Basic System Requirement
Before continuing with the installation please make sure you have the following minimum system
requirements:
;Pentium III 667MHz compatible Processor and above.
;Computer running with Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems.
;Computer system with installed Skype™ software and a valid Skype™ registered account.
;High speed or broadband Internet access.
;Telephone (regular telephone, cordless phone, DECT phone, etc).
;Telephone service (for conf call, 3 way calling and forwarding features).
;Computer System with installed 128MB RAM or more.
;At least 50MB of free hard disk space for driver installation.
;An installed CD-ROM Drive.
;One free USB port.
Package Content
The VoIP Telephone Adapter package contains the following items:
;1x Conceptronic VoIP Telephone Adapter
;1x USB Cable.
;2x RJ-11 Cable.
;1x CD-ROM (Driver / Manual / Quick Installation Guide).
;1x Guick Installation Guide.
If any of the above items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.

VoIP Telephone Adapter – Front Panel
;PSTN: PSTN LED lights up indicates a PSTN call (Default Mode).
;VoIP: VoIP LED lights up indicates an Internet VoIP call.
VoIP Telephone Adapter – Back Panel
;PHONE: RJ-11 Jack connecting to a regular analogue telephone set.
;LINE: RJ-11 Jack connecting to PSTN line.
;USB: USB port for host computer connection.

3. Hardware Installation
Step A : Connect a standard telephone handset to the VoIP Telephone Adapter’s “PHONE” jack using a
telephone cable as shown below:
Step B: Connect a telephone cable between the VoIP Telephone Adapter’s “LINE” jack and a wall as
shown below.
Note that this is only required for making regular phone calls or for forwarding Skype™ calls to
your mobile (or other off-site) phone or for toll bypass applications.

Step C: You final configuration should resemble the following:

4. Driver Installation
The bundled Drivers & Software on the product CD-ROM interact between the VoIP Telephone Adapter
and Skype™. Before you can use the VoIP Telephone Adapter and the bundled software, you need to have
Skype™ installed on your computer.
You can download the Skype™ application on http://www.skype.com, or click the “Visit Skype™
Website” in the Autorun Menu of the Product CD-ROM.
You can continue the installation of the Drivers & Gateway software when Skype™ is installed.
Insert the Product CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. The CPHONELU Menu should appear automatically.
If the Menu does not appear, use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD-ROM and execute
“Autorun.exe”.
1. Select the option “Install Drivers & Software” in the Autorun Menu.
2. The Setup wizard will appear on your screen. Click “OK” to start the installation of the VoIP
Telephone Adapter.
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The Setup Wizard will automatically install the Drivers & Software on your computer. The Setup Wizard
will display several installation screens and 2 “New Hardware Wizard” screens. You can ignore these
screens. They are automatically handled by the Setup Wizard.
When the installation of the Drivers & Software is complete and you have Skype™ running in the
background, the following message will appear:
3. Select the option “Allow this program to use Skype” and click “OK”.
4. The installation process is complete. Click “OK” to reboot your computer.
Note: If Skype™ is not running at the background during installation you will not see this message. This message
will appear the first time you start Skype™ after the installation of the Drivers & Software.
Note: If the Setup Wizard is started and the VoIP Telephone Adapter is not connected, you will get the message
“Can’t find device”. Click “OK”, connect the VoIP Telephone Adapter to your computer and repeat Step 1
to start the Setup Wizard again.
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5. Gateway Software Status
When the reboot is completed and your computer is back in Windows, you will see the Conceptronic Icon in
your System Tray. The Icon displays the status of the Gateway Software as shown below:
If the Gateway Software is running and the device is disconnected or Skype™ is not running, then the
Conceptronic Icon will be “RED” as shown below:
When the VoIP Telephone AdapterAgent is not running, there is no Conceptronic Icon in the system tray.

6. Testing The VoIP Telephone Adapter & Software
Skype™ provides a useful feature to test your connection. This special feature let you leave a message which
will be playback to you. This will help you verify that the VoIP Telehone Adapter, Gateway software and the
Telephone set are all connected and installed properly. Follow the following procedures to check your
connection:
1. Double click on the Skype™ icon in your system tray, the following screen will pop-up. Click on
“Tools” Æ“Options”. The “Skype™ – Options” screen will pop-up.

2. Click “Sound Devices” then click on “Make a test call to Skype answering machine.”
3. Within a few seconds, you should see the following screen. Pick up the telephone handset and follow
the instructions. The Echo Test Service will ask you to leave a message which will be played back
immediately. This will help you verify that the VoIP Telephone Adapter, Gateway software and the
telephone handset are all connected and installed properly.

7. Making & Receiving Calls
You can change the default settings for sending a call, activating a Skype™ call, switching between a Skype™
call and a regular call (call waiting) and conference calling, by running the Gateway configuration. Double
click on the Conceptronic Icon in the System tray, you will see the configuration tab as shown below:
;Initiate VoIP call: Press these keys to get a VoIP dial-tone. You can now dial a SkypeOut™ call or a
Skype™ speed dial call from your telephone handset.
;Send key: Press this key following the phone number (or speed dial number) when making a VoIP call.
;Call waiting sequence: Press these keys during a call to switch between a VoIP and regular call. For
example to switch from a regular telephone call to an incoming Skype™ call or to switch from a Skype™
call to an incoming regular phone call.
;Conference key sequence: While on a Skype™ call and you receive a regular call or while on a regular
call and you receive a Skype™ call, press these keys conference together the two calls.
;Soft phone type: selects which softphone you would like to work with.
;Restore defaults: Press this button if you want to restore all sequences to their factory shipped
settings.

You can continue to use the telephone handset connected to the VoIP Telephone Adapter to make and
receive standard telephone calls as you used without any change. To make a standard phone call, just pick
up the handset and dial as you normally would. To answer (Receive) a standard phone call, just pick up the
handset when the phone rings.
When you receive an incoming Skype™ call, the handset connected to the VoIP Telephone Adapter will ring.
If you handset supports Alphanumeric Caller ID, then the Skype™ username will be displayed on the
handset’s screen where the standard caller ID information is displayed. To answer the call, just pick up the
handset and speak as you normally would. To end the call, simply hang up the handset as you normally
would.
If you have SkypeOut™, you can use the VoIP Telephone Adapter connected handset to make SkypeOut™
calls by picking up the handset, pressing “# #”, to indicate to the VoIP Telephone Adapter that this is not a
standard call but a Skype™ call, dialing as per the SkypeOut™ recommended dialing sequence:
00 + Country Code + Telephone Number (e.g. 00311234567) and pressing the asterisk “*” key.
In order to make a call to a Skype™ contact, you will need to use the Skype™ program to assign a speed dial
(as described in the next section) to each person you would like to call from the VoIP Telephone Adapter
connected handset. Then simply pick up the handset, press “# #” key, to indicate to the VoIP Telephone
Adapter that this is not a standard call but a Skype™ call, you will hear a new dial-tone, press the speed dial
number (e.g. 99) and then press the asterisk “*” key.

Setting Up Skype™ Speed Dial
This section describes how to setup speed dials in Skype™. This is required in order to use a VoIP Telephone
Adapter connected handset to dial to a Skype™ contact (Refer to example describe in next section). It is not
required for making SkypeOut™ calls using a VoIP Telephone Adapter connected handset.
Step 1: Double click on the Skype™ icon at the system tray, the following screen will pop-up.
Step 2: Right click on the desired contact as shown below and select “Set Speed-Dial”:

Step 3: Enter the desired speed dial number (e.g. 99) as shown below and press the “OK” button.
Step 4: You will now see an indication that the Skype™ contact has a speed dial associated with them as
shown below.

Making Speed Dial Call
When you’d successfully setup speed dials in Skype™ (Refer to previous section on how to setup a speed dial),
double click on the Skype™ icon at the system tray, the following screen will pop-up. Follow the procedures
describe below to make a Skype™ Speed-Dial call.
Step 1: Pick up the Telephone handset which is connected to the VoIP Telephone Adapter. You will hear
the PSTN dial-tone.
Step 2: Press the “# #” key to switch the PSTN mode to VoIP mode (The VoIP LED will lights up after
pressing the “# # “ key). The PSTN dial-tone will stop immediately and soon a new dial-tone
appear.
Step 3: Enter the Speed-Dial number previously set, for example, “99” and follow by “*” key.

8. Switching Between VoIP and Regular Calls
While on a regular phone call you may receive a Skype™ call or while on a Skype™ call you may receive a
regular call. The VoIP Telephone Adapter will indicate an incoming call with an audible call waiting tone and
you can do the following:
;Press “# 1” to answer new call keeping current call on-hold. Press “# 1” again to return previous call.
;Press “# #” to answer call and terminate current call.
Once having 2 active calls, you may:
;Press “# 1” putting current call on-hold switching to other call. Press “# 1” again to return previous
call.
;Press “# #” terminating current call switching to other call.
;Press “# 2” to conference the calls together (see next section).
While on a regular phone call, if you receive a Skype™ call, you can see the Skype™ username on your
telephone (if it has alphanumeric CLID display).
The following screen display when double clicking on the Conceptronic Icon in the System tray. You can
change the key setting according to your need from the provided drop down manual. Click on the “Restore
defaults” button to restore the factory default setting.

9. Conference Call Between VoIP and Regular Calls
While on a regular phone call you may receive a Skype™ call or while on a Skype™ call you may receive a
regular call. The VoIP Telephone Adapte rwill indicate an incoming call with an audible tone and you can
conference in the additional caller by pressing “# 2”.
While in a conference call, you may press “# 1” to return to 2 active calls (with PSTN active, VoIP on-hold),
and than as described above to switch between calls (“# 1” – put current on hold, “# #” terminate current),
or conference them again using “# 2”.

10. 3-Ways Conferencing
During an active Skype™ call the user may press “# 1” to put current Skype™ call on-hold and get a PSTN dial
tone to establish a PSTN call. Similarly, during an active PSTN call the user may press “# 1” to put current
PSTN call on-hold and get a VoIP dial tone to establish a Skype™ call
You may then:
;Press “# 1” to switch between active calls keeping current call on-hold.
;Press “# #” to terminate current call and switch to call on-hold.
;Press “# 2” to conference the calls together.

11. VoIP To Phone Line - Call Forward
The VoIP Telephone Adapter can be configured to forward incoming Skype™ calls to another telephone
number, such as your mobile phone.
1. Double click on the Conceptronic Icon in the Windows System Tray and you will see the CVoIPAU
Gateway Configuration screen as shown below.
2. Press the “Call forwarding” tab to see the Call Forwarding parameters as shown below.