Ipevo TRIO User manual

Hands-Free Skype Phone
TRIO
User Manual

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Content
1. Setting Up Your PC 002
2. Configuring TRIO with the TRIO Control Panel 004
3. Getting to know the TRIO 005
4. Calling 008
5. Record 009
6. FAQ 011
Package Contents and System Requirement 014
Product Warranty 015

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Setting Up Your PC
1. Setting Up Your PC
1. Insert the TRIO Setup CD to your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The
setup window will appear as shown.
Note: If the TRIO Setup CD does not start automatically, go to your
computer’s CD-ROM directly and double click the IPEVO.exe file.
2. Click Link to Skype software to install Skype if it is not yet installed
on the computer. An installation wizard will help you install Skype. The
latest version of Skype software can also be downloaded from http://
www.skype.com/download/
Note: Before you can use the TRIO, you must have Skype software
installed on your PC. As TRIO depends on the Skype software to place calls,
it will not work without Skype.
3. Click on TRIO Skype Phone. Follow the on screen instructions to
install the software.

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Setting Up Your PC
4. Connect TRIO to your computer’s USB Port, you will be prompted that
another program wants to access Skype. Select Allow the program
to use Skype and Click OK.
5. After successful installation of the TRIO software, a TRIO Control
Panel icon will appear on the desktop’s system tray. TRIO Control
Panel allows you to quickly configure your Audio Settings and
Language preferences.
Note: Before you can use the TRIO, you must activate Skype software on
your PC. As this phone depends on the Skype software to place calls, it will
not work without it.

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Configuring TRIO with the TRIO Control Panel
2. Configuring TRIO
with the TRIO Control Panel
1. TRIO Control Panel allows you to quickly configure your Audio
Settings and Language preferences. Double click on the icon to
open TRIO Control Panel.
Note: If the TRIO Control Panel is not running, go to Start/ All
Programs/IPEVO/TRIO and click on TRIO to start it manually
2. On the Sound Device tab, you will see a sound Device for Skype
section. From the drop-down list, choose TRIO as the option if you
want to use TRIO for making and receiving Skype calls
3. If you want to use your TRIO and speakers at the same time, in the
Windows Default Sound Device Section, select your computer
sound card from the drop-down list.
Note: If no sound can be delivered through external speakers after you
connect TRIO to your computer, please make sure this setting is set-up
properly.

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Getting to Know the TRIO
3. Getting to Know the TRIO
Phone Overview
Microphone
Speaker
End/No button
Stop recording
button
Record/Pause
button
Calling Status
Indicator
Skype button
ON/OFF Indicator
Call/Yes/Hold
button
Volume up and
down
Mute button

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Getting to Know the TRIO
Switch LED
Receiver
Microphone
Speaker Phone /
Handset Switch

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Getting to Know the TRIO
(1) Speaker
(2) ON/OFF Indicator
(3) Skype button: Press to bring up the Skype on the PC’s monitor, and
press again to move between Skype’s tabs.
(4) End/No button: Press to end a call.
(5) Stop recording button: Press to stop recording and save the audio file
as WAV format.
(6) Calling Status Indicator: Green: ( On: Hang on; Off: Hang up)
Quick flash: Incoming call
Slow flash: Call out
Red: Mute
(7) Call/Yes/Hold button: Press to answer/ make a call.
(8) Volume up and down: Press ＋ and － to adjust volume level.
(9) Mute button: Press to mute the microphone.
(10) Record/Pause button: Press to launch freeREC software and start
to record your voice or record conversation during a call. Press
repeatedly to pause and restart the record.
(11) Microphone
(12) Switch LED(Green): On: Handset mode/ Off: Speakerphone mode
(13) Speaker Phone / Handset Switch: Slide to switch between Handset
mode and Speakerphone mode.
(14) Receiver
(15) Microphone

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Calling
4. Calling
To make a call
You can make two types of calls with Skype. The first type is calling
people in your Skype Contacts. The second type is calling telephone or
cellular phone numbers. Please see the chart below for reference
Pressing the Skype Button will take you to your Skype Contact list,
select who you want to talk to and press the Call/Yes/Hold button.
You will hear the other end ringing from your TRIO’s speaker. After the
call, hit the End/No button to terminate the call.
To answer a call
When you receive a call, press Call/Yes/Hold to answer, press End/No
to reject.
Two Types Of Calling Methods Through Skype
Calling Type PC to PC PC to telephone or cellular phone.
Rate Free Rate varies by region
Skype ID Both parties must use Skype Receiver is not required to have
Skype ID.

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Record
5. Record
freeREC is an easy-to-use free software program that lets you record any
voice and Skype calls on your PC. Recordings are saved as Wav files.
Configuring freeREC
1. Press Record button to activate freeREC.
2. Click the Options button from the screen to open the Options window.
3. You can change the setting according to your own preference. .

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Record
Making a Recording
1. Press the REC button to activate and start freeREC.
2. Press the Stop Recording Button to stop a recording.
3. Use freeRec to play back your recording.
The file is automatically saved under my Documents/IPEVO audio folder.
Pausing and Resuming Recordings
freeREC allows you to pause and resume a recording. For example, if
you’re recording from online radio, and a commercial comes on, you can
pause recording, and then resume when the ads are done.
To pause a recording:
Click the Pause button. The Pause button turns into the Resume button.
To resume a paused recording:
Click the Resume button.

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FAQ
6. FAQ
I’ve accidentally selected ‘Do not allow this program
to use Skype’, how could I change this setting?
The buttons and features for TRIO will not work if you select Do not
allow this program to use Skype. However, you can change the
setting via Skype.
1. Open Skype, select Tools from
the drop-down menu, and then
select Options.
2. Select Privacy on the left menu, and click on Manage other
programs to access Skype at the bottom of the window.

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FAQ
3. Select TRIO.EXE in Manage API Access Control window, and then
click Change.
4. In Manage API Access Control window, please first select Allow
this program to use Skype and then click OK. The change of setting
is then complete.

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FAQ
Nothing happens when I press
the Skype button on TRIO.
After successful installation of the TRIO driver, TRIO will run automatically
as a background service and the TRIO Control Panel will appear on your
desktop system tray. If you cannot see the TRIO Control Panel on your
desktop system tray, go to Start | All Programs | IPEVO and click on
TRIO to start it manually.
No sound can be
delivered through
external speakers after
I plug in TRIO to the
computer.
Please open TRIO Control
Panel, select Sound Devices
tab. Under Windows Default
Sound Device, set your
computer sound card as Audio
Out Device and click OK.
No sound comes out
of TRIO but only the
original speakers after
I plug TRIO into the
computer.
Please go to Sound Devices
tab in TRIO Control Panel.
Then ensure Audio Out Device
is set to TRIO under Sound
Device for Skype and click
OK.

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Package Contents, System Requirement
Package Contents
● IPEVO TRIO (USB corded)
● Pouch
● Software installation CD includes:
TRIO driver (support Skype)
recorder software (Compatible with Windows Only)
User manual
● Quick Guide
● Extension Cable
System Requirement
● Microsoft Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.4 up
● 600 MHz Pentium® II or higher IBM® compatible PC with 128MB free
RAM and 40MB free hard disk space
● Broadband internet connection
● Available USB port
● CD-ROM drive

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Product Warranty
Product Warranty
Intended Use
This device is designed for telephoning within the Internet via Skype™.
Any other use is considered unintended use. Unauthorized modifications
or reconstruction not described in this manual are not permitted.
Limited Warranty
This limited warranty (hereinafter the Warranty) is valid for the product
TRIO (hereinafter the Product). The Warranty is valid only in the country
in which the product was originally purchased.
◎ The Warranty covers only manufacturing defects, and only insofar as
the Product has been used and stored.
◎ The Warranty is issued by IPEVO, Inc. to the end purchaser of the
Product (hereinafter the Customer).
◎ In accordance with the Warranty, the Customer has a sole claim
to demand that the Product be repaired/replaced and may not in
accordance with the provisions of the Warranty assert further claims
against the manufacturer/retailer for indirect loss, including but not
limited to loss of data or loss of profit.
◎ The Warranty period runs for 12 months from the day on which the
Customer originally purchased the Product from IPEVO. Subsequent
changes of ownership do not extend the warranty period.
◎ The Warranty is valid solely on the condition that the Product is
shipped to IPEVO within the warranty period. In the event of a fault or
defect in the Product, it must be shipped back to IPEVO. Products are
repaired or exchanged at IPEVO’s own discretion. The warranty period
is not extended for a repaired or replaced Product. Exchanged parts
are the property of IPEVO, Inc.
◎ The Warranty is valid solely on the condition that the original proof
of purchase issued to the original purchaser is presented with the
Product.

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Product Warranty
The Warranty is not valid
◎ if the Product has been opened or repair attempted by a person other
than IPEVO,
◎ if the fault with the Product is due to general wear, incorrect use or
storage, including use or storage or faults caused by poor maintenance
of the Product,
◎ if the fault is the result of the Product not being used for its intended
purpose,
◎ if the fault is due to external causes such as but not limited to rough
handling or misadventure,
◎ if the fault is caused by the use of accessories or other peripheral units
which are not original accessories intended for use with the Product,
◎ if the fault is due to a break in the network or power supply,
In addition to his statutory rights and those set out above, the Customer has
no other basis for a claim. Amendments or additions to the Warranty are only
valid with the written consent of IPEVO, Inc.
IPEVO and the IPEVO logo are trademarks of PChome Online,
Inc., registered in Taiwan.
2860 Zanker Road, Suite #100
San Jose, CA 95134 USA
Service Email: [e-mail]
www.ipevo.com