Geemarc ClearSound CC40 User manual

UserGuide
CC40
Compact Cordless Telephone
with Digital Answering Machine
This equipment is not designed for making
emergency telephone calls when the power
fails. Alternative arrangements should be
made for access to emergency services.

Charging
Contacts
InUseLight BatteryLow
Light
Recall Memory
DirectMemory
Locations
ScreenButton
Redial
Talk/End
Chan/Func
OGM1
Answer
Light
CC40
Memo
Button
Erase
Button
On/Off
Button
Charge
Light
Page
Light
Mic
Page
Button
Power
Light
InUse
Light
Play/Stop
Button
Repeat
Button
OGM2
Button
Skip
Button
OGM1
Button
Message
Display
Hi/LoRinger
Switch 2/4/TSSelector
Switch
On/OffSwitch
Microphone

INDEX
General & safety information 1
Multi handset facilities 1
Setting up
Connectingtothemains 2
Chargingthehandset 2
Settingtheswitches 3
Fittingabattery 3
Settingtheclock 4
Settingtheansweringmachinevolume 4
Outgoingmessages 4, 5
Fittingthehandsetaerial 5
Pluggingintothetelephonesocket 5
Telephone 6
Basicuse 6
Memory 6
Buttonfunctions 7
Separatehandsetbatterycharger 5
Chargingthehandset 5, 7
Lights 7
Paging 8
Interference 8
Answering machine
SettingeitherOGM1orOGM2 9
Switchingthemachineonoroff 9
Listeningtomessages 9
Tonesorendofcallsignalsaftermessages 10
Ifthememory'sfull 10
Monitoringcalls 10
Leavingamemo 10
Advanced use : remote access 11
General 11
Securitycode 11
Listeningtomessages 12
Switchingthemachineonoroff 13
SettingOGM1insteadofOGM2 13
Memoryfull 13
Troubleshooting the telephone 14
Troubleshooting the
answering machine 15
Guarantee/Product safety 16
Approval 17
Wall Mounting Template
Accessory Order Form

1
CC40
CongratulationsonchoosingaCC40cordlesstelephone.Asanoption,
youmayadduptotwoextrahandsetstoyourCC40socallscanbe
takenbyanyhandsetandtransferredbetweenhandsets(althoughit
isnotpossibletospeakbetweenhandsets).
Should you wish to take advantage of these extra handsets, full
instructions for their use are packed with the additional handsets
(optionalextra).
WeatGeemarcwantyoutogetthemostoutofourproductandthat’s
whywe’vedevelopedamanualwhichwehopewillbeeasiertouse.
SopleasetakethetroubletoreaditandenjoyyourCC40tothefull.
What you can use your CC40 with and
what you can’t
YoucanuseyourCC40 with:
♦privatelines
♦businesslines
♦compatible,approvedPABXs.Ifyouhaveaproblem,contactyour
PABXsupplier.
YourtelephonelinemustacceptTONEdialling.
Do not use your CC40 with:
♦sharedserviceorpartylines
♦1+1carriersystems
♦a payphone unless it’s a private payphone with the ‘green spot’
approvalmark.
Safety
(Seealsoinformationonp16)
♦Beforepluggingin,makesureyourelectricitysupplyis230v50HzAC.
♦Neverputthebaseunitoutdoors.
♦Baseunit:neverchangethelengthoftheadaptorleadoruseanyother
adaptorotherthanthesuppliedtype40ACadaptor.
♦Separatecharger(ifsupplied):iftheadaptororleadgetsdamaged,
replacetheentireremotechargingunit.
Where to put your CC40 and
how to look after it
♦Keepitawayfromheat,dustanddamp.Don’t installitnearelectronic
ormagneticequipmentsuchasTVs,computers,cassettesordisks.
♦Cleanitwithasoftcloth.Keepthebaseandhandsetchargingcontacts
clean.
♦Neverusepolishesorcleaningagents-theycoulddamagethefinish
ortheelectricsinside.
♦Cleanthehandsetandbaseunitchargingcontactsfromtimetotimeusing
asoftdrycloth.
How much telephone equipment
can you have in your home?
Eachitemismarked (usually onthebase)withaREN number. For
example,yourCC40isREN1andmostBTphonesareREN1. The
RENnumbersofallyour equipment, addedup,mustnotexceed4.
Otherwiseyou’lloverloadyourlineandyourequipmentmaynotwork
properly.IfyouusemorethanonehandsetwithyourCC40,theREN
valueisunchangedatREN1.
This equipment is not designed for making
emergency telephone calls when the power
fails. Alternative arrangements should be
made for access to emergency services.

2
SETTING UP
Thunderstorms
UnplugyourCC40fromthetelephonesocketduringthunderstorms:if
lightningstrikesyourphoneline,itcoulddamagethemachine.Your
guaranteedoesnotcoverlightningdamage.
To set up follow steps 1-8
Don’tuseorattempttosetupthetelephoneuntilyou’vechargedthe
handsetbatteryfor24hours. Thisactionisdescribedinstep2.
STEP 1: Connect to the mains
Plugtheadaptorleadintotheadaptorsocketatthebackofthetelephone
baseunit. Thenplugtheadaptorintothemainsandswitchon.Don’tplug
intothetelephonesocketyet.ThePowerlightwillcomeontheanswer
lightwillcomeon,themessagedisplaywillcountto20;there'llbeabeep.
Then '00' flashes, alternately with 'LO'. Wait for the beep before
continuing.Keepthetelephonebaseunitpluggedin-itwon'tworkwithout
power.
.
STEP 2 : Charge the handset
1. SettheON/OFFswitchtoON.
2. Leavethe handsetonthemain baseunitfor 24 hours.
TheChargelightwillstayonevenafterthehandsetisfullycharged.
3. Pickupthehandset,pushtheON/OFFswitchtoOFFforafewseconds
thenbacktoON.
4. Placethehandsetonthemainbaseunitchargingrecess.Youshould
hear a beep.
Ifyoudo nothearabeep:
♦Leavethehandsetonthemainbaseunitfor20minutes.
♦Pickupthehandset,pushtheON/OFFswitchtoOFFforafewseconds
thenbacktoON.
Note:RepeatStep2items3and4,foreachadditionalhandsetyoumay
have-afterchargingfor24hoursinapodchargerorthemainbaseunit
chargingrecess.
Note: The beep is to confirm that the handset is permanently linked, for
communication,tothemainbaseunit.
Please also note that the linking for communication can only be made by
placingthehandsetonthemain baseunitandnotoneoftheremotepod
chargers.

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SETTING UP
STEP 3 : Set the switches
After how many rings do you want the
answering machine to answer?
TherearethreesettingsfortheSelectorswitch:
♦‘2’:themachinewillanswerafter2rings;or
♦‘4’:themachinewillanswerafter4rings;or
♦TOLL(tollsaver).Ifyou’reawayandringinginforyourmessages,toll
savercansaveyouthecostofacall.It’llanswerafter2ringsifyouhave
anynewmessages,orafter6ringsifyoudon’t.Soifitringsmorethantwice,
youcanhangup,knowingyouhavenomessages.
YoucansettheringerswitchtoaLoworHighnoiselevel.
STEP 4 : Fit a leak resistant PP3
(or equivalent) alkaline battery.
Do not use a re-chargeable type
Why?Becauseifyouhaveapowercut(orthemainssupplyisdisconnected
orswitchedoff),whenpowerisrestoredorswitchedonagain:-
♦youwon’thavetoresettheclock
♦youwon’tloseyourmessages;and
♦you won’t lose any outgoing message you recorded yourself. (The
machinecomeswithstandardoutgoingmessagesbutyoucanrecordyour
owninstead).
Themachinehoweverwillnotanswercallsduringapowercut.
Thebatterywillcomeintouseonlywhenthepoweriscutoffandwillsupport
thememoriesforseveralhours.Thebatterywilleventuallyrundownifpower
isnotrestored.(NBIfyouplantoswitchthepowertothemachineoffforlengthy
periods,disconnectthemachinefromthetelephonesocketandremovethe
battery. You’ll have to set the clock and record any personal outgoing
messagesafterre-fittingthebatteryandswitchingthemachineonagain).
1Unlatchthebatterycoverontheundersideofthebase. (Makesurethe
baseunitisnotconnectedtothetelephonesocket).
2FitthePP3battery;theconnectorwillonlyfitthecorrectwayround.
3Refit the battery cover. Make sure it’s latched back into place. The
Message Display will flash '00'.
♦Ifthebatteryisorbecomeslow,theMessageDisplaywillalternate
between '00' and 'Lo' and the Power light flashes. Unplug the
machinefromthetelephonesocketandreplacethebatteryasabove.
♦Disposeoftheoldbatterycarefully. Neverburnthemorletchildrenplay
withthem.
2 4 TOLL LOW HI POWER
Selector Switch RingerSwitch

SETTING UP
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STEP 5 : Set the clock
Themachinespeaks.Ifyousettheclock,themachinewillannouncethe
timeanddaythateachmessagewasleft.Whenplayingbackmessages,
youcanasanoptionswitchthisday/timestampingoff.
Whatyouneedtoknowbeforeyoustart
♦Don’tleavemorethan15secondsbetweenbuttonpresses. Otherwise
you’ll havetostartagain.
♦Toprogrammeasetting,youuseOGM1andOGM2.OGM1takesyouto
ahighersetting;OGM2takesyoutoalowersetting.The machinecallsout
thesettings.
1 Ensure the Message Display is on. If it isn’t, press On/Off.
2 HolddowntheSkipuntilthemachinecallsout‘Sunday’. Thenrelease
Skip.
3 PressOGM1or OGM2 tosettheday.ThenpressSkip.
4 PressOGM1 orOGM2 tosetthehour.ThenpressSkip.
5 PressOGM1 orOGM2tosettheminutes.ThenpressSkip.
Themachinewillcalloutyoursetting.
♦Tohearthesettingatanytime,pressSkip.
♦Tochangeasetting,repeatitems2to5. (Thepresentsettingswillbethe
startingpoints).
♦ANSWER MACHINE VOLUME SETTING: You may set the
volumeduringday/timeannouncementsorwhenmessagesareplayed
backbyrepeatedlypressingOGM1toincreasethevolumeorOGM2to
decreasethevolume(egeitherpressSkipthenOGM1orOGM2ORpress
PlaythenOGM1orOGM2.
STEP 6 : Outgoing messages (OGMs)
Themachinealreadyhastwooutgoingmessages:OGM1andOGM2.
Youcanusethesemessagesorrecordnewones.
OGM1invitesandallowscallerstoleaveamessageafterhearingabeep
tone.
OGM2makesanannouncementtocallersbutdoesnotnormallyallowthem
toleaveamessage.Atypicalannouncementmightbe:“Thesurgeryisnow
closed.Pleasecallagainbetween9amand5pm.Thankyou”.
EnsureAnswerlight andMessagedisplayison. Ifnot,pressON/
OFF.
Press OGM1 to hear OGM1 (‘A1’ appears). Wait until ‘00’
appears, then press OGM2 to hear OGM2 (‘A2’ appears). If
you’rehappywiththesemessages,gotoStep7;ifyouwanttorecord
newones,seebelow.
To record new outgoing messages
What you need to know before you start:
♦Planwhatyouwanttosay.Hint:callersprefershortmessages.
♦Yourmessagemustbelongerthan4secondsandlessthanaminute.
♦Speak20cmfromthefrontofthemachine.
♦AskcallerstospeakafterthetoneifrecordinganOGM1.
♦During recording '_ _' will flash in the Message Display.

SETTING UP
5
To record a new OGM1
1EnsureAnswerlightandMessagedisplayison. Ifnot,pressON/
OFF.
2 HolddownOGM1-speakafterthebeep-thenreleaseOGM1.
Themachinewill playyourmessageand ‘A1’appears.
3TohearOGM1atanytime,pressOGM1.
To record a new OGM2
1EnsureAnswerlightandMessagedisplayison. Ifnot,pressON/
OFF.
2 HolddownOGM2-speakafterthebeep-thenreleaseOGM2.
Themachinewill playyourmessageand ‘A2’appears.
3 TohearOGM2atanytime,pressOGM2.
♦Tochangeyourmessage,justrecordanother.
♦Ifyoudon’trecordanew OGM1, ‘00’flashes.
STEP 7 : Fit the handset aerial
1Inserttheaerialintothehandset.
2Tightenthebasering.
Separate handset battery charger
Aseparatehandsetbatterychargermaybesuppliedwithyourtelephone,
oralternatively,isavailableasanoption. Thisletsyoukeepthehandset
chargedawayfromthebaseunit. Thechargerisdesignedforindooruse
only.
Thechargerisfittedwithapermanentlywiredpoweradapter. Thepower
adapter should be plugged into a mains power socket and the supply
switchedon.
Whenthehandsetisplacedinthecharger,aredlightwillcomeonafter5
to10secondstoshowthatchargingistakingplace. Thelightwillremainon
evenwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.
Note:Thisseparatechargeristobeusedasaremotechargingfunctiononly
andcannotbeusedtosetupthecommunicationlinkbetweentheHandset
andtheBaseUnit. Thiscanonlybedonebyplacingthehandsetontothe
mainbase unit.(Seestep2item4).
IMPORTANT:Shouldthepoweradapterorleadbecomedamaged,the
entirechargermustbereplaced. Donotattempttoreplacetheleadorfitany
typeofreplacementadapter/plug.
STEP 8 : Plug into your telephone socket
Plugintoyourtelephonesocketandextend
thebaseunitaerialvertically.
♦Theplugonlyfitsinonewayround.
♦Iftheplugdoesn’tfityourtelephonesocket,
contactBToryourtelephonecompany.

TELEPHONE
6
To make a call
♦Extendthehandsetaerial,pressTalk/End,awaitdialtoneanddial.
TheInUse lightsonthebaseunitandhandsetcomeon. (Toshow
thecommunicationlinkismade.)
To answer a call*
♦Extendthe handset aerial, press any button(except SCREEN) and
speak. To end a call
♦PressTalk/End. Orputthehandset onthebaseunitorcharger.
♦MakesuretheIn Uselightgoesout.
Caution:becarefulnottobendtheaerial. Pushitbackinverygently.
*NOTE:IftheAnswerlightisOnorflashing,theansweringmachine
willanswerincomingcallsafterthenumberof'rings'setinStep5. You
mayhoweverstilltakethecallbyextendingtheaerialandpressingany
button(exceptScreen).Theansweringmachinewillthenstop.Toswitch
theansweringmachineOff,sothatitwillnottakecalls,presstheON/OFF
button-theAnswerlightwillgoout.
Telephone Memory
♦Youcanstoreupto12numbersofupto20digitsineachmemory.
♦There are two ‘instant’ memories (buttons M1 and M2) plus 10 other
indirect(buttons0-9).
To store a number in the memory
1 PressTalk/End. WaitfortheInUselighttostopflashing.
2 Press Memory. You’ll hear a beep.
3 Press Memory again. You’ll hear a longer beep.
4 Pressthebuttonyouwanttostoreyournumberunder(ieM1,M2 or
adigitfrom0-9).
5 Dialthephonenumber.
6 Press Memory. You’ll hear one or two beeps.
7 PressTalk/End. Make sure the In Use light goes out.
♦Ifyoumakeamistake,pressTalk/Endandstartagain.
♦Repeatforothernumbers.
♦Ignoreanyothertonesorannouncements youmayhear.
♦Ifyouhaveapowercutforanextendedperiod,youmayloseyourstored
numbers.
To dial a number from the memory
1 Extendthehandsetaerial,pressTalk/End,awaitdialtone.
2 PressM1orM2ifthenumberisstoredintheselocationsorMemory
andthen0-9ifthenumberisstoredinoneoftheselocations.

TELEPHONE
7
What are the other buttons for?
Redial
♦PressRedialtocallthelastnumberyoudialled(usefulifitwasengaged).
Upto32digitscanbestoredintheredialmemory.
♦ForsomePABXsornetworks,pressRedialwhereyouneedtostore
apauseinthememory.
Recall, ✳, #
Theseareforspecialtelephoneservices. Fordetails,callyourtelephone
company. ✳ ✳
✳ ✳
✳ and # also have a secondary function in operating the
answeringmachinefromthehandset.
Chan/Func
Ifyougetinterference,pressChan/Functwice. (Thisbuttonisalsoused
totransfercallsbetweenhandsetswhenyouhavemorethanone handset).
SCREEN
Tomonitorincomingcallstotheansweringmachinewhenyou’re athome.
Italsoallowsyoutoplaybackincomingmessagesthroughthehandset.
Pages9and10explainwhatthisbuttondoes.
When and how to charge the handset
When to charge it
♦Whenit’snew,chargeitfor24hours.
♦Anovernightchargewillusuallybeenoughforatleastthenextday’suse.
♦IftheBatterylightcomeson(you’llalsohearbeeps),chargethehandset
immediatelyforseveralhours.
♦Thehandsetcontainsaspecialbattery.Whenyourhandsetneedscharging
moreandmoreoften,it’stimetochangeitsbattery.Calluson01707384438
andwe’llexplainhow.
How to charge it
1SetthehandsetOff/OnswitchtoOn.
2Putthehandsetonthebase(orcharger).
♦Keepthebaseunitandhandsetchargingcontactsclean:useasoftcloth.
The base unit lights : what they mean
when they’re on
Power:it’sswitchedon.
Charge:thehandset’scharging.(Itwillremainonevenwhenthehandset
ischarged).
InUse:thetelephone’sinuse.
Page: flashes whenyou press Pageorreceivea call.
MessageDisplay:indicatesthenumberof messages(seepage9)andwhen
lit the answering machine is on.
Answer Light:theanswerlight isonOGM1isset. Flasheswhenyou’ve
setOGM2(seepage9).
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