Motorola CT610 User manual

Motorola CT610
Corded Telephone
User Guide

Safety information
Follow these safety precautions when using your phone to reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, and injury to persons or property:
• Do not set the phone on a heating register or over a radiator. Ensure that
proper ventilation is provided at the installation site.
• Do not use while wet or while standing in water.
• Do not use this product near water (for example, near a bath tub, kitchen
sink, or swimming pool).
• Do not disassemble this product. If service or repair work is required,
contact the customer service helpline found in this User’s Guide.
• Avoid using during an electrical storm. Use a surge protector to protect the
equipment.
Installation Guidelines
• Read and understand all instructions and save them for future reference.
• Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
• Do not install this product near a bath tub, sink, or shower.
• Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. This product
may fall, causing serious damage to the product.
• Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.
Improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work to restore the product to normal operation.
Save these instructions
Important
To reduce the risk of fire, use only the supplied AC power adaptor.
Unplug this corded phone immediately from an
outlet if:
• The power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
• Liquid has been spilled on the product.
• The product has been exposed to rain or water. Do not retrieve the handset
or base until after you have unplugged the power and phone from the wall.
Then retrieve the unit by the unplugged cords.
• The product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
• The product exhibits a distinct change in performance.
Save these instructions

Welcome...
to your new Motorola CT610 Corded Telephone!
• One-touch Call Blocking button.
• Block up to 1000 numbers.
• Answer machine with up to 30 minutes digital recording time.
• Phone will work even when the power fails.1
• Hearing aid compatible.
• 200 name and number phone book.
• Hands-free speaker phone.
• Mute your caller so you can have a private conversation with someone
nearby.
• Redial from the call list.
• Flash for network functions.
• Tone dialing.
• Time and date facility.
• Caller ID shows you the number of who is calling and stores the number of
at last 30 callers in the call last.2
• Call Timer display the duration of external calls.
Need help?
If you have any problems setting up or using your CT610, please contact
Customer Services on 1-833-468-1468.
Alternatively, you may find the answer in the ‘Help’ section at the back of
this guide.
1You’ll still be able to make and receive calls if the power fails, but other
functions such as call blocking and the answer machine won’t work.
2You must subscribe to your network provider’s Caller ID or Call Waiting
service for these features to work. A subscription fee may be payable.

This user guide provides you with all the information
you need to get the most from your phone.
To set up your phone, follow the simple instructions
in ‘Getting Started’, on the next few pages.
Important
Only use the telephone line cord supplied.
Got everything?
• Corded handset
• Curly cord
• Corded base
• Telephone line cord
• AC Power adaptor / DC7.5V 300mA
• User guide
For a better tomorrow
We make every eort through our design, research, engineering and supply
chain management to make better products for everyone, focusing on both
social and environmental responsibility.
• Eco friendly packaging with a minimum 20% post consumer recycled
content.
• Phone housing is built with a minimum of 25% post consumer recycled
content plastic.

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1. Getting started ................................................................... 7
2. Getting to know your phone....................................... 10
3. Using the phone............................................................... 14
3.1 Calls .......................................................................................................................14
3.1.1 Make a call .........................................................................................14
3.1.2 Pre-dial.................................................................................................14
3.1.3 End a call ............................................................................................14
3.1.4 Receive a call .....................................................................................14
3.2 Mute.......................................................................................................................14
4. Phonebook ..........................................................................15
4.1 Store a name and number ............................................................................15
4.2 View or dial an entry.......................................................................................15
4.3 Edit a name and number...............................................................................16
4.4 Block a contact.................................................................................................16
4.5 Unblock a contact............................................................................................16
4.6 Delete an entry..................................................................................................16
4.7 Delete all contacts...........................................................................................17
4.8 Memory status...................................................................................................17
5. Call blocking .......................................................................18
5.1 Record your Announce message...............................................................18
5.2 The Block button..............................................................................................18
5.3 How do you accept, block or send a call to the answer phone?...19
5.4 Change the Call blocking modes?.............................................................19
5.5 Switch Call blocking on/o........................................................................ 20
5.6 Add a number to the Blocked list............................................................ 20
5.7 Add a number to the Allow list...................................................................21
5.8 Deleting your Blocked and Allowed lists................................................21
5.9 To block numbers by area code .................................................................21
6. Caller ID and calls list .....................................................22
6.1 Caller ID ..............................................................................................................22
6.2 Call list .................................................................................................................22
6.2.1 View the call list...............................................................................22
6.2.2 Dial a number in the call list........................................................22
6.2.3 Copy a call list number to the phonebook............................22
6.2.4 Block a contact................................................................................22
6.2.5 Unblock a contact...........................................................................23
6.2.6 Delete an entry ................................................................................23
6.2.7 Delete the entire call list...............................................................23

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7. Date and time................................................................... 24
7.1 Set the date and time....................................................................................24
7.2 Set the time format........................................................................................24
8. Base settings .....................................................................25
8.1 Ringer tone........................................................................................................25
8.2 Ringer volume ..................................................................................................25
8.3 Key tones............................................................................................................25
8.4 Confirmation tones.........................................................................................25
8.5 Display contrast...............................................................................................26
8.6 Language............................................................................................................26
8.7 Area code...........................................................................................................26
8.8 Software version..............................................................................................26
8.9 Change system PIN ........................................................................................26
8.10 Reset ....................................................................................................................26
8.11 Default settings................................................................................................27
9. Using your answering machine ..................................28
9.1 Switch the answering machine on / o ................................................28
9.2 Listening to your messages .......................................................................28
9.3 Outgoing announcments (OGAs).............................................................28
9.3.1 Answer and record.........................................................................28
9.3.2 Answer only.......................................................................................28
9.3.3 Record your own outgoing announcement..........................28
9.3.4 Play the current outgoing announcement............................29
9.3.5 Reinstate the pre-recorded outgoing message..................29
9.5.6 Answer mode....................................................................................29
9.4 Record a memo................................................................................................29
9.5 Answer delay ....................................................................................................29
9.6 Incoming message length........................................................................... 30
9.7 Message alert................................................................................................... 30
9.8 Remote access ................................................................................................ 30
9.8.1 Set the remote access PIN for the first time....................... 30
9.8.2 Change the remote access PIN ..................................................31
9.8.3 Turn remote access on or o ......................................................31
9.8.4 Remote access the answering machine..................................31
10. Technical Specifications................................................32
11. Help.......................................................................................33
12. General information....................................................... 34

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Getting started
1. Getting started
Location
Important
Do not place your CT610 in the bathroom or other humid areas.
Place your CT610 base within reach of the AC power outlet and telephone wall
jack. The socket-outlet should be installed near the equipment and should be
easily accessible.
Connecting the handset and base
1. Plug the telephone line cord into the socket marked on the underside of
the base and the other end of the line cord into the telephone line wall jack.
2. Plug the AC power jack into the socket marked on the underside of the
base and plug the AC adaptor into the AC power outlet. Switch on the AC
power.
3. Plug the curly cord into the socket marked on the underside of the base
and the other end of the curly cord into the handset.

8Getting started
Setting up your CT610
1. Once connected to the AC power the set-up wizard will then begin. Follow
the prompts to finish set-up. To select OK , press the left soft key below the
display.
Set the time and date
2. Use the keypad to enter the time. The default time format setting is 12
hours, but you can change this to 24 hours under Time format in the Time
& Date menu.
3. Press Next , then enter the date, in the format MM/DD/YYYY .
4. Press Save .
Finish set-up
5. If you want to carry on using the set-up wizard, select Yes . If you don’t,
select No and you can start using your phone straight away. You can
change the settings in the menu later.
Turn on Call blocking
6. The set-up wizard will ask you to turn Call blocking on or o. When on, you
can block unwanted calls. For more about this, see page 16.
7. To switch it on, press the left soft key button. To leave it o, select the right
soft key button . You can turn it on later in the main menu.
Note
When Call blocking is switched on, you’ll see it on the top right hand of the
display.
You need to have a Caller Display service from your network provider to use
all the features available e.g. Call blocking, Calls List and other Caller Display
enabled features. Charges may apply.
Adding contacts
8. Select Yes to add contacts now (or press the right option button to skip to
the next step).
9. Use the number buttons on the keypad to enter the name of a new contact.
To select the correct letter, press the number button it appears on e.g.
for Emma, press twice and do the same thing to complete the rest of the
name.
10. When you’ve finished the name you want to save, press Next.
Note
If you make a mistake, go back a digit by selecting Clear .
11. Then use the keypad to enter the telephone number and press Save.
12. To add another, select Yes and then repeat steps 9 to 11.

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Note
If you have important numbers that will always need to get through e.g.
Doctors surgery, National Floodline, Carer Line numbers etc, make sure you’ve
added them to your Contacts or Allowed list.
13. If you don’t want to add more contacts now, select No to finish the set-up
wizard. You can now start using your phone. To find out how to use the
most popular features of your CT610, please read the rest of this user
guide.
Note
Please note that if you have any other telephones connected to your telephone
line, they may still ring, before the CT610 intercepts the call.
Getting started

10 Getting to know your phone
2. Getting to know your phone
Overview of the handset
A Earpiece
To listen to your caller.
B Microphone
To speak to your caller.
C Curly cord socket
Where you plug in your curly cord.
A
B
C

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Getting to know your phone
Overview of the base
A Delete answer phone messages
Press to exit the menu and return to standby.
Delete answer phone messages.
B Left soft key / Skip back
Press to open the Menu .
Skip backwards when playing messages on the answer phone.
C Answer machine On/O
Switches the answering machine on/o.
D Phonebook
Press to open the phonebook.
E Flash
Use flash (F) functions.
F Call Block
One touch call blocking and access to the call blocking features.
G Mute
During a call, press to turn mute on / o.
H Ringer LED
Red light flashes to indicate an incoming call.

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I Display
J Stop
Press to stop message playback.
K Right soft key / Back / Skip forward
Go back to previous Menu level.
Skip forwards when playing messages on the answer phone.
L Play / Pause
Press to play recorded messages
Press again to pause message playback.
M Up
Press to scroll up through the Menu .
Down / Call list
Press to scroll up through the Menu .
Press dto enter the Call list.
N Hands-free volume up
Activate and deactivate hands-free during a call.
O Volume up / Volume down
Increase and decrease the volume.
Getting to know your phone

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Getting to know your phone
Menu map
Answer Phone
Outgoing message
Record memo
Answer mode
Answer settings
• Answer & record
• Answer only
• Remote access
Call blocking
On/O
Blocking mode
• Announce
• Answer phone
Announce message
• Record name
• Play message
• Use default message
Block numbers
• Add number
• Area codes
• Delete all
Allow numbers
• Add number
• Delete all
Time & Date
Set time & date
Time format
Settings
Ringer tone
Ringer volume
Keypad tones
Confirmation tones
Display contrast
Language
Area code
Software version
Change system PIN
Reset

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3. Using the phone
3.1 Calls
3.1.1 Make a call
Lift the handset, when you hear the dial tone, dial the number.
3.1.2 Pre-dial
1. Enter the phone number. If you make a mistake press to clear the
entries. Lift the handset to dial the number.
2. Press sto dial the phone number over hands-free.
3.1.3 End a call
1. Place the handset back on the base.
Or:
2. Press sto end a hands-free call.
3.1.4 Receive a call
When you receive a call the phone will ring and the incoming call LED will flash
1. Lift the handset to answer the call.
Or:
2. Press sto answer the call in hands-free.
Note
If during a call you want to activate hands-free, press sand hang up the
handset. You can adjust the volume of a hands-free during the call, press
v, there are 5 levels to choose from.
3.2 Mute
You can mute your handset so that you can talk to someone nearby without
your caller hearing.
1. During a call, press MUTE. The LED will light up.
2. Press MUTE again to resume your call.

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Phonebook
4. Phonebook
You can store up to 200 names and numbers in the phonebook. Names can be
up to 14 characters long and numbers up to 24 digits.
4.1 Store a name and number
If the CT610 is connected to a switchboard, you may need to enter a pause in a
stored number. This gives the switchboard time to find an outside line. A pause
is normally stored after the switchboard access code (e.g. 9). When storing
a number, press and hold 0key, the display shows P. You can then continue
entering the phone number.
If you have subscribed to Caller ID Service and wish to display the name of
your caller instead of the number, save the full telephone number including the
area code to your phonebook.
1. Press p, then press Options . Add new contact is displayed. Press OK .
2. The display shows Name: .
3. Enter the name using the keypad and press Next .
4. The display shows Number .
5. Enter the number using the keypad and press Save .
6. Press Back to return to standby.
Entering names
Use the keypad letters to enter names, e.g. to store Tom:
Press 8once to enter T.
Press 6three times to enter o.
Press 6once to enter m.
Writing tips
Press the Clear to delete the last character or digit.
Press 0to insert a space.
Press 1repeatedly to insert & . , ‘ ? ! @ 1.
Press #to change from upper to lower case and from characters to digits.
4.2 View or dial an entry
1. Press p.
2. Scroll u or dto the entry you want.
OR
Enter the first letter of the name to search alphabetically.
The first name that starts with this letter will be displayed.
3. Lift the handset to dial the number, hto dial the number over hands-free.
Note
If there are no entries containing the search character and then return to the
contact which was previously displayed when the search was initiated.

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4.3 Edit a name and number
1. Press p. The first entry will be displayed. Scroll u or dto the entry you
want to edit.
2. Press Options , the display shows Add new contact , scroll dto Edit contact .
Press OK .
3. The name is displayed, delete the name if required, then enter the new
name and press Next .
4. The existing number is displayed, delete the number if required, then enter
the new number and press Save , the entry is saved.
5. Press Back to return to standby.
4.4 Block a contact
1. Press p. The first entry will be displayed. Scroll u or dto the entry you
want to block.
2. Press Options , the display shows Add new contact , scroll dto Block contact .
Press OK .
3. The display shows Block calls from this contact? .
4. Press Yes to confirm.
5. Press Back to return to standby.
4.5 Unblock a contact
1. Press p. The first entry will be displayed. Scroll u or dto the entry you
want to unblock.
2. Press Options , the display shows Add new contact , scroll dto Unblock contact .
Press OK .
3. The display shows Allow calls from this contact? .
4. Press Yes to confirm.
5. Press Back to return to standby.
4.6 Delete an entry
1. Press p. The first entry will be displayed. Scroll u or dto the entry you
want to delete.
2. Press Options , the display shows Add new contact , scroll dto Delete contact .
Press OK .
3. The display shows Are You Sure? .
4. Press Yes to confirm.
5. Press Back to return to standby.

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Phonebook
4.7 Delete all contacts
1. Press p. The first entry will be displayed.
2. Press Options , the display shows Add new contact , scroll dto Delete all
contacts . Press OK .
3. The display shows Are You Sure? .
4. Press Yes to confirm.
5. Press Back to return to standby.
4.8 Memory status
1. Press p. The first entry will be displayed.
2. Press Options , the display shows Add new contact , scroll dto Memory status .
Press OK .
3. The number of contacts stored is displayed.
4. Press Back to return to standby.

18 Call blocking
5. Call blocking
The best way to stop unwanted calls is to know who’s at the other end of the
phone before you decide if you want to take it.
Note
You need Caller Display This will help you get the most out of your Call
blocking feature. You can get this from your phone service provider.
Your CT610 has two call blocking modes to help you easily manage your
incoming calls in dierent ways. When set to:
• Announce (all calls not in your Contacts or Allowed list must say their name.
Those on your Blocked list hear, “Callers to this number are being screened
by Call Blocking, the person you are calling is not accepting your call.
Please hang up”.
• Answer phone (all calls not in your Contacts or Allowed list are sent straight
to the Answer phone, including those on your Blocked list).
In Announce mode (default setting), the CT610 will filter all first time calls from
numbers that are not yet saved in your contacts, or already on your allowed
list. By doing this, you gradually build up your lists of allowed and blocked
numbers and your CT610 will know how to deal with the call the next time it
comes in.
5.1 Record your Announce message
You can personalise the Call blocking greeting, by adding your name to the
Announce message.
1. Press Menu , scroll dto Call blocking and press OK .
2. Scroll dto Announce messages , press OK .
3. Record name is displayed. Press OK and follow the voice prompt and press
Save .
4. Your recording will then be played back to you. If you aren’t happy with it,
you can press Delete while it’s playing.
5.2 The Block button
You can use your block call button in three ways.
In idle mode
Press as a shortcut to the Call blocking menu.
Incoming call
When you have an incoming call, before answering, look at the display to see
who’s calling.
If you know you want to block the call, press b.

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Call blocking
The number will be blocked and added to the blocked calls list if Caller ID is
displayed. For calls with no caller number, withheld or unavailable you can
also use the Block button to reject the call. The caller will hear, “Calls to this
number are being screened by Call blocking, the person you are calling is not
accepting your call. Please hang up.”
During a call
If you have already answered the call and then decide you want to block the
number, press b. If the number is displayed in the Caller ID, the display will
give you the option to select Yes and the number will be added to the blocked
numbers list and end the call, or select No to go back to the caller.
5.3 How do you accept, block or send a call to the answer
phone?
1. Call blocking answers a call for you and asks the caller to say (“announce”)
who they are.
2. Your CT610 then rings with the Announced call on the display and tells you
the caller’s name when you pick up. (e.g. “You have a call from Mark”).
3. You now choose to:
• accept the call, press 1
• always accept their calls, press 2
• block their calls, press 3, or b
• send this call to the answer phone, press 4
• ignore the call, just hang up (this call won’t be added to your blocked list)
Note
When a call starts ringing, you can block it straight away by pressing the b
button. That number will then be added to your blocked list.
5.4 Change the Call blocking modes?
Your CT610 has two Call blocking settings, Announce and Answer phone.
• Announce – All calls not in your Contacts or Allow list must say their name.
Those on your Blocked list hear, “Calls to this number are being screened
by Call blocking, the person you are calling is not accepting your call.
Please hang up”.
• Answer Phone – All calls not in your Contacts or Allowed list are sent
straight to the Answer Phone including those on your Blocked list.
1. In idle mode, press b.
2. Scroll dto Blocking mode and then select the mode you want to use and
press OK .

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5.5 Switch Call blocking on/o
When Call blocking is set to On, it is On for whichever mode you’re using (e.g.
Announce mode). If you turn Call blocking O, all calls will be allowed through,
even if they are already on your blocked list.
1. In idle mode, press b.
2. On/O is displayed. Press OK and then scroll u or dto select either On or
O and press Save .
Note
When you receive a call with Call blocking switched on you will hear the
message, ‘You have a call from xxxx. To accept the call press 1. To always
accept their call, press 2. To block their call, press 3. To send the call to answer
phone, press 4. To hear these options again, press *’.
What happens when you allow a number (caller)
When you get an allowed call, you’ll see the caller’s number (if available). If you
don’t answer a call from an allowed number, it will go through to your answer
phone (if it’s on) or eventually it will hang up if unanswered.
What happens when you block a number (caller)
A caller calling from a blocked number will hear a message telling them that
their call has been blocked.
Note
The caller will hear, “Calls to this number are being screened by Call blocking,
the person you are calling is not accepting your call. Please hang up”.
Calls that are always allowed
Ringback and operator calls are always allowed and cannot be blocked using
Call blocking.
How to add numbers straight to your Blocked and Allow lists
Aside from adding numbers to your Block and Allow list as calls come through,
you can also add numbers directly to the lists via your Call blocking menu.
5.6 Add a number to the Blocked list
1. In idle mode, press b.
2. Scroll u or dto Block numbers and press OK.
3. Add number is displayed, press OK .
4. Enter the telephone number you want to block (make sure you enter the
full dialling code) and press Save .