Nortel COMPANION C3050 REV2 User manual

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C3050 REV2 Portable Telephone (PCI)
User Guide
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Getting started 1
Using your personal directory 8
Using your headset 12
Customizing your portable 14
Extra features 19
Making your portable secure 26
All about batteries and recharging 28
Accessories 31
Safety information 32
Technical specifications 35
Caring for your portable 37
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etting started
Before you use your portable for the first time, see “Safety
information”onpage 32.Youshouldalsochargeitsbattery
pack overnight in the rear charger slot (see “All about
batteries and recharging” on page 28).
The parts of your
portable
COMPANION
speaker
volume switch
softkeys
mute
navigation
keys
ringer
control
switch
keypad
under
flap
hinge
headset jack
Menu
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Note: The three buttons directly below your portable’s display are
called softkeys. Their labels appear on the display with an underline
above the button to which they are assigned. A softkey label is shown
like this in this user guide:
REDIAL
.
Settingyourportable
to ring
To set your portable to one of the three ringing options,
select the top (
» ), middle ( « ), or bottom ( ‚ ) position of the
control switch.
top: portable on, rings normally
bottom: no incoming calls, but
outgoing calls can be made if the
flap is open
middle: portable on, rings once or
not at all, (see "Discrete Ring" on
page 13)
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Answering a call If the flap is already open, press
ANSWER
or
Ò . If the flap
is closed, open it. If the flap is closed and the headset is
connected,press ANSWER
.IfFlapClosedoperationisturned
on, press
ANSWER
or open the flap.
Accessing features
during a call
To access the menu while on a call, press
Ï , then select
the appropriate softkey.
Making a call
Dial the telephone number directly or:
• dial from your directory (see “Using your personal
directory” on page 8)
• predial (see “Customizing your portable” on page 14)
• press a customized softkey (see “Customizing softkeys”
on page 23)
Ending a call
If the flap is open, close the flap or press
´ . If you are
using the headset, press END
. If Flap Closed operation is
turned on, press
END
.
Portable Icons
/ , ? , ÷ , ¿
Battery strength indicators (strong to very weak)
π , Ú , ∏
Radio signal strength indicator (strong to very weak)
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Makingtwocallsina
row
Leave the flap open, press
NEXT after your first call. The
portable maintains its radio connection for another call.
Keeping your
connection
To maintain your call, stay in the radio coverage area. If you
haveproblemswithyourconnection,retrace your steps.The
signal strength icon
Ú indicates if the signal is becoming
stronger or weaker.
Muting a call
Topreventyour caller from hearingyou,press
µ ontheleft
side of the portable. The display shows Microphone muted
and then ] in [ flashes. To end muting, press µ again.
◊
Vibrator indicator
µ
Mute button
´
End button
Ò
Line button
Ï
Menu button
Î
Telephone directory button
Í
System button
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Redialing last
number
Your portable is set up so that you can redial the last
number you dialed by pressing
REDIAL when it appears.
Dialing the last caller
You can view the names of the last two callers when
LAST
appears on the display. Press
LAST
and
’ or ” to view
the names. Press ˘ to view the number. Press DIAL
to call
the number or
ERASE
to delete the number. To add the
name to the Directory, press
SAVE
.
Adjusting the
speaker volume
While on a call, use the volume control to adjust the
volume of the other party’s voice.
Note: Ina noisyenvironment, it’sagood ideato use theportablewith
a headset (see “Using your headset” on page 12).
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Adjustingtheringing
volume
When the phone is ringing you can adjust the ringing
volume with the volume switch. The ringing volume can
only be adjusted when the control switch is in the top (
» )
position. When the phone is not ringing, use the Menu to
access the volume adjustment levels.
Using more than one
system
You can use your portable with up to six Companion
systems. For example, if you work at two locations, it’s
possible to register your C3050 at both locations, even
though they use separate systems.When you open the flap,
the display shows the name of the currently selected
system. To change systems, press
Í , ” or ’ ,
SELCT
.
to increase volume, press here
to reduce volume, press here
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Note: If your portable has not been registered, the display shows
No
systems selected
whenyouopen theflap.If youwish toregister
to more systems or are having trouble with your registration, call the
contact for your system.
Flap closed
operation
You can make and receive calls with the portable’s flap
closed. To enable Flap closed operation, press
Ï , then
” or ’ , and select Flap Closed:On .
Whenan incoming call ringsonthe portable, press ANSWER
.
To terminate a call, press
END
.
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sing your personal directory
Your portable has an alphabetical directory that allows you
to store up to 50 entries for telephone numbers, feature
codes, or both.
Moving through the
directory
Once you have stored directory entries, you can move
through them quickly by pressing the first letter of the
entry you want. For example to look at listings under
D ,
press Î , then £ ; to enter E , press Î , then
££ . If there is more than one entry under a letter,
press ” to keep looking.
Note: Use ¡ to choose special characters such as , , . and & .
Storing directory
entries 1. Press
Î , ADD .
2. Enter the telephone number or feature code, then press
SAVE . (See the applicable Using your C3050 Portable
feature reference card for more information about
feature codes.)
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3. Enter the first letter of the name by pressing the button
that has the letter you want. For example to enter A ,
press ™ ; to enter B , press ™™ .
4. Enter the rest of the letters as shown in step 3. Use ˘
to move the cursor forward if the next letter you want is
on the same button, or select SPACE to insert a space.
5. When the name is complete, press SAVE .
Hint: If you want an entry to appear at the start of your directory,
make its first character a space using ˘ .
Editing directory
entries 1. Press
Î ,then ’ or ” (or the first letter of the
entry you want) until you reach the entry you want to
change. Directory entries are in alphabetical order.
2. To edit the entry’s name press EDIT , then edit the name.
3. Press SAVE .
4. To edit the entry’s number press ˘ , then press EDIT .
5. Press SAVE , ´ .
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Deleting an entry 1. Press Î , then ’ or ” .
2. Press ERASE . The display will ask Erase item?
3. Press OK . The display will show Item erased . (Select
CANCEL if you do not want to erase the entry.)
4. Press ´ or Î .
Dialing from the
directory Press
Î , ’ or ” , DIAL .
Pause and link signal When adding a directory item or customizing a softkey,
you may need to insert a pause or a link signal. LINK
appears when you are on a call to enable features such as
Transfer and Conference.
To insert a pause when you are predialing a number or
storing it in your directory, press Ï and select Pause .
The display shows P .
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To insert a link signal, press Ï and select Link signal .
The display shows L . (Refer to Using your C3050 Portable
feature reference card for information on using this
feature).
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UUsing your headset
Using one of the optional headsets frees both hands for other
tasks.With the handset flap closed and the ringer control switch
at the » or « position, you can answer calls and make calls
from your directory or by using your customized softkeys.
Hint: Using the portable with the C3050 holster protects it from falls.
Using the holster with the headset also allows you complete freedom
of movement while you are on a call.
Connecting and
disconnecting the
headset
Note: If you disconnect the headset from the portable during a
conversation, you have five seconds until you lose the connection. To
continue the conversation, either open the flap or plug in the headset.
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Using your portable
with the headset To answer a call, press
ANSWER . To end a call, press END .
Note: If you wear a hearing aid, you should use the C3002 headset.
Note: In particularly noisy environments you should use the C3002
headset.
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Hint: Whenever you are searching through a list, you can press the
first letter of the feature, directory, or system entry you want. If there is
more than one entry under a letter, press ” to keep looking.
To customize your portable, use the Menu ,which contains
a number of features in alphabetical order.
Moving through the
Menu To search through the available options on the
Menu press
Ï , ’ or ” . Some of these features are available
while you are on a call.
Note: The portable displays options in several different ways.
Whenever the display shows a heading followed by a colon, as in
Vibrator: On , you can select the underlined softkey, OFF in this
case, to switch to the other option.
Whenever the display shows a heading followed by > , as in
Language> , press ˘ to enter a menu of options which you can
then move through by pressing ” or ’ .
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Discrete Ring If you want your portable to ring once, press Ï , ’ or
” , Discrt ring: ON , ´ . Set the ringer control switch
to the middle ( « ) position.
To prevent your portable from ringing, set the ringer
control switch to the middle ( « ) position and press Ï ,
’ or ” , Discrt ring: OFF , ´ .
Hint: To stop the ringing or vibrating during an incoming call press µ .
Key Click With Key click turned on, you hear a short beep each time
you press a button.
Keypad Light Your portable’s keypad and display have a light that is
helpful in low-light conditions.You can extend the life of
your batteries by leaving the keypad light off when you
don’t need it.
Press Ï , ’ or ” , select Keypad light , and select
ON or OFF as needed.
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Key protect Press Ï , ’ or ” , select Key-protect ,and select
ON or OFF . When Key-protect is turned on, press START
to activate softkeys or buttons on the portable.
Hint: If you are using a headset or flap closed operation is turned on,
you may want to turn Key-protect on.
Language Press Ï ,select Language , press ˘ , then ’ or ”
to move between the In English and En français
selections. Press SELCT or SÉL , to select your choice.
Predialing To check that a number is correct before you dial, set up
your portable for predialing. Press Ï , ’ or ” ,
choose Line selct and select MANUAL , ´ .
Enter the telephone number, which may be edited using
BKSP ,then press Ò to dial your call or SAVE to store it in
your directory.
Note: You can insert a pause or a link into a predial sequence (see
“Pause and link signal” on page 10).
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Choosing distinctive
ringing 1. Press
Ï , ’ or ” .
2. Select Ring types .
3. Press ˘ , ’ or ” (to hear samples).
4. Press SELCT to choose a new ring type, ´ .
Setting the ringing
volume 1. Press
Ï , ’ or ” .
2. Select Ringer volume .
3. Press ˘ , ’ or ” , (to hear samples).
4. Press SELCT to choose a new ring volume, ´ .
Setting the portable
to vibrate and ring 1. Press
Ï , ’ or ” .
2. Select Vibrator: ON . (The display shows ◊ , and the
portable vibrates briefly.)
3. Set the ringer control switch to the top ( » ) position, or
to the middle ( « ) position with Discrt ring turned on.
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