Oricom ECO800 User manual

eco series
User Guide
eco800 DECT Digital Cordless Telephone
with Answering System
eco80 DECT Digital Cordless Telephone
Keep this user guide for future reference.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Warnings and Safety Information ......................................................................................................1
Getting Started .................................................................................................................................2
Operating the Telephone ...................................................................................................................6
Telephone.........................................................................................................................................8
Using the menu ..............................................................................................................................11
Phone Book ....................................................................................................................................13
Caller ID..........................................................................................................................................14
Using the Answering Machine (eco800 Only)...................................................................................16
Using Remote Access (eco800 Only) ...............................................................................................19
Advanced Setting............................................................................................................................21
Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................................24
Default settings ..............................................................................................................................26
Technical Properties........................................................................................................................27
Maintenance/Guarantee..................................................................................................................28
Index ..............................................................................................................................................30

1
Warnings and Safety Information
• Thistelephonecomplieswithapplicablesafetyrequirementsfor
exposure to radio waves (EMR). The mean power of this telephone
doesnotexceed20mWlimitatwhichpointtestingisrequired.
• Theearpieceofthehandsetmayattractsmallmetalobjectssuchas
staplesandpins.Careshouldbetakenwhenplacingthehandsetnear
these items.
• Thistelephoneisnotdesignedformakingemergencytelephonecalls
whenthemainspowerfails.Alwayshaveacordedphoneavailableto
beabletomakeandreceivecallstoemergencyservicesifthemains
power fails.
• Donotuseyourtelephoneduringanelectricalstormthunderstormas
itispossibletogetanelectricshock.Refertoinformationcontainedin
White pages directory.
• ThisphoneisdesignedforconnectiontoaPSTNtelephonelineoran
analogueextensionportofaPBXsystem.Ifyouconnectthisdeviceto
adigitalextensionofaPBX,damagemayresulttothePBX.
Useonlythemainsadaptorssuppliedwiththisproduct.Incorrect
adaptor polarity or voltage can seriously damage the unit.
Adaptorforbaseunit:
eco80
Input:100-240VAC50/60Hz200mA
Output:6VDC300mA
eco800
Input:100-240VAC50/60Hz200mA
Output:6VDC500mA
Thistelephoneiscapableofproducingveryhighvolume
levelswhenthe"Boost"isswitchedonandthevolume
controlissettomaximum.Extremecautionshouldbetaken
ifthehandsetistobesharedbetweenuserswithnormal
hearing and those with hearing impairments.
!
CAUTION
IMPORTANT
• Personswithpacemakersshouldseekadvicefromtheirdoctorbefore
using this product.
• Avoidexposureofthistelephonetomoistureorliquid.
• Topreventelectricshock,donotopenthehandsetorbasecabinet.
• Avoidmetalliccontact(e.g.metalclips,keys)betweenthebattery
contacts and charging conductors.
• Thereisaslightchancethatthetelephonecouldbedamagedbyan
electricalstorm.Itisrecommendedthatusersunplugthephonefrom
themainssupplyandtelephonesocketduringastorm.
• Donotusethehandsetinanexplosivehazardareasuchaswhere
thereisgasleaking.
• Followthelocalregulationsregardingthedisposalofyourpacking
materials,exhaustedbatteriesandusedphone.Whereverpossible,
recycle those materials.
• Weadvisethatthisphoneshouldnotbeusednearintensivecaremedical
equipment.
• Cleanwithadry,soft,lint-freecloth.Neverusecleaningagents,
particularly aggressive solvents.
• Becausethephoneworksbysendingradiosignalsbetweenbase
stationandhandset,wearersofhearingaidsmayexperience
interference in the form of a humming noise. The telephone is
compatiblewithmostpopularhearingaidsonthemarket.However,
duetothewiderangeofhearingaidsavailable,thereisnoguarantee
thatthetelephonewillfunction"problemfree"witheverymodel.
•
Yourphonecaninterferewithelectricalequipmentsuchasansweringmachines,
TVandradios,clockradiosandcomputersifplacedtooclose.Itisrecommended
thatyoupositionthebaseunitatleastonemetrefromsuchappliances.

2
Getting Started
Installation
1. Connectthemainsadaptor(supplied)tothesocketon
thebackofthebaseunitandtothewallmainssupply.
2. Connectthetelephonecordtothephonesocketonthe
backofthebaseunitandintothewallphonesocket.
3. Insert2rechargeableNi-MHAAA
1.2V800mAhbatteries(included),
observingthecorrectpolarity,into
thebatterycompartmentonthe
handset.Slidethebatterydoorrmlyintoplace.
4. Placethehandsetonthechargingcradleandchargethe
batteriesforafull15hoursbeforeusingitforthersttime.
Note:
Itmaytakesometimeforthecordlesshandsettopowerup,
and it may get warm during initial charge. This is normal.
Itisgoodpracticetoputthecordlesshandsetonthecharging
cradle when it is not in use to ensure that the handset is always
fully charged.
DONOTUSESTANDARD/ALKALINEBATTERIESINTHIS
PRODUCT,ASTHEREISARISKOFEXPLOSIONAND/OR
INJURY.USEONLYNI-MHRECHARGEABLEBATTERIESAS
SPECIFIEDINTHISUSERGUIDE.CONTACTORICOMFOR
REPLACEMENTBATTERIES.
RISKOFEXPLOSIONIFBATTERYISREPLACEDBYAN
INCORRECTTYPE.
Neverusenon-rechargeablebatteries.Userecommended
type supplied with this product.
•Neverusealkalineorlithiumbatteries.
•Donotdisposeofthebatteriesinafire,astheycan
explode.
•Donotopenormutilatethebattery.Releasedelectrolyteis
corrosiveandcancausedamagetotheeyesorskin.Itcan
betoxicifswallowed.
•Avoidcontactwithmetalobjectswhenhandlingthe
battery.Theseobjectscouldshortoutthebatteriesor
causetheconductortooverheatresultinginburns.
•Donotattempttorechargethebatterycellbyheatingit.
Suddenreleaseofbatteryelectrolytecancauseburnsor
irritationtotheeyesorskin.
•Observetheproperpolarity,ordirection,ofanybattery.
Reverseinsertionofthebatterycellcanresultinleakage
or explosion.
•Removethebatteriesifyoudonotplantousetheproduct
for several months at a time.
•Followthelocalregulationsregardingthedisposalofyour
packingmaterials,exhaustedbatteriesandusedphone.
Whereverpossible,recyclethosematerials.
WARNING

3
Getting Started
Pack contents
Dependingonthemodelyouhavepurchasedthispack
shouldcontainthefollowingitems:
Ifanyofthesearemissing,pleasecontactOricomdirectly.
eco80-1/eco800-1 eco800-1/eco800-2
Base units 1 1
Cordless handsets 1 2
Charging cradle 0 1
Power adaptors 1 2
Modular adaptor plug 1 1
Line cord 1 1
User guide 1 1
Handset
Rechargeable AAA
Ni-MH Batteries (1.2V
800mAh)
2 4
Handset Battery cover 1 2
Important:
Do YoU HaVE BroaDBanD/aDSL?
Ifyoudo,youmustconnectaninlinelter(notsupplied)
betweenthetelephonesocketandyoureco80/800
basetoensurethatyourbroadbandandeco80/800
willworkproperly.Ifyoudonotinstallthelteryouwill
experienceinterferenceontheeco80/800andyour
Broadbandmaysufferdropouts.Pleaserefertotheuser
guideoftheinlinelterforinstallation.
Purchasing additional handsets
Youmayexpandyoureco80/800byaddingmorehandsets
(eco8050).Thesecanbepurchasedseparatelyfromthe
resellerwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct,ordirectlyfrom
Oricom(Australia).Theeco80/800canaccommodateatotal
of4cordlesshandsets.

4
Getting Started
eco800
Pause(longpress0)
Microphone
Incomingcalllight
Memory1
Boost
Display
Menu/OK/Recall
Mute/Delete
Externalcall/Handsfree
*/Ringeron/off
IncomingCall/Charging/LineinUse PINCode(underbase) RingDelay(underbase)
Play/Pause/OK
Rewind
Fastforward/Memo
Delete
Volumedown
Volumeup
Date/Time
Answeron/off/Stop/AnswerMode
OGM
#/Keylock
Alphanumerickeypad
End call
Down/Callslist
PhoneBook
NewmessageLED
Intercom
Up/Redial
Memory 2
Volumeup/down
Message counter

5
Getting Started
eco80 Incomingcalllight
Volumeup/down
Memory 2
Up/Redial
PhoneBook
Intercom
End call
Down/Callslist
#/Keylock
Findhandset
Microphone
Memory1
Boost
Display
Menu/OK/Recall
Mute/Delete
Externalcall/Handsfree
*/Ringeron/off
Pause(longpress0)
Charging/Lineinuse/Registration
Alphanumerickeypad

6
Operating the Telephone
Operating the Telephone
Theinstructionsthroughoutthisguideareforboththe
telephonebaseandthecordlesshandset,unlessstated
otherwise.
Display and explanation of operation sequences
Enter digits or letters
 Pressthebuttonshown,briey
2 x  Pressthebuttonshown,twicebriey
2 sec  Pressthebuttonshownfor2seconds
Pressandhold  Pressandholdthebuttonshown
Release  Releasebuttonshown
 Handsetrings
 Basestationrings
 Cordlesshandsetexternalcallbutton
 Endacalland/orreturntostandbyon
the cordless handset
VOLUME1or Text or icon in the display
Icons in the handset display
Icon Description
 PhoneBookmode
There are more digits to view on the left
There are more digits to view on the right
 Batterystatus
Ringer off
 Keylockison
 Handsfreemode
Call in progress
 Boostreceivervolumeison
 Handsetmicrophoneismuted
You have new calls
When steady indicates that the handset is in range
ofthebase.Whenashingindicatesthatthe
handsetisoutofrangeofthebase.
 Internalcallinprogress
Message waiting
 Note:Indicatesamessagefromyournetwork
operatorsservice.Subscriptioncharges
and access fees may apply.

7
Operating the Telephone
Navigating in the menu
Allthehandsetfunctionscanbeaccessedviathe
menu.Pleasereferto“Usingthemenu”onpage11for
information on how to access each function.
All descriptions in this operating manual assume that
thehandsetisinStandbymode.
Open the main menu
4or 5 Selectthesubmenurequired
 Openthesubmenu
4or 5 Selectthefunctionrequired
Open the function
4or 5 Selectthesettingrequired
 Enterdigitsorlettersusingtherelevantkeys
 Conrmtheentries
 Cancelandreturntostandbymode
Every process is automatically cancelled if there is no
input within 20 seconds. The handset will return to
standbymode.
Creating phone book entries - example
This example explains how to navigate and create
entriesinthephonebook.Proceedasinthisexamplefor
all the settings.
2 sec  Opensaddphonebookentrymode
 Enterthename(max.12letters)andconrmit
 Enterthephonenumber(max.24digits)and
conrmit
Storing a quick dial entry
2sec Opensaddquickdialentrymode
M1orM2
 Enterthename(max.12letters)andconrmit
 Enterthephonenumber(max.24digits)and
conrmit
Ifyouseea or icon,therearemoredigitstobe
viewedthancanbeshownonthedisplay.Pressthe
keytoviewthedigits.

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Telephone
Making a call
 Enterthephonenumber(max.24digits)
 Followingincorrectinput,presstodelete
the last digit
or  Dialthephonenumber
Itisalsopossibletopresstheexternalcallbutton
rsttoobtaindialtone.Thedigitsenteredwillthenbe
dialled immediately.
End a call
End the call
Take a call
or  Takethecall
Redial
Yourtelephonestoresthelast3telephonenumbers
dialled(max.24digitseach).
Open the redial list
4, or  Selectanentryanddialthenumber
Calling back missed calls
Yourtelephonestoresthelast30incomingcallsinthe
calls list.
Open the calls list
4or 5, or  Selectanentryanddialthenumber
Dialling phone numbers from the phone book
Theremustbephonenumbersstoredinthephonebook.
Seepage13.Yourtelephonecanstoreupto50name
andnumberentriesinthephonebook.
 Openthephonebook
4or 5, or  Selectanentryanddialthenumber
Quick dial
Phonenumbersmusthavebeenstoredasquickdial
numbers.Seepage7.
M1orM2 Presstherequiredquickdialbutton
or  Dialthenumber
Telephone

9
Chain dialling
This feature is used for more complex telephone
services,egfortelephonebankingorcallingcard
procedures.Severalnumbersstoredinthephone
bookcanbedialledsuccessivelywhenaconnection
hasalreadybeenmade.Itisalsopossibletocombine
numbersfromthephonebookwithnumbersentered
manually.Numbersstoredinthephonebookcanbe
chainedandtransmittedasrequired.
 Openthephonebookwhenaconnection
hasbeenmade
4or 5, or  Selectthephonebookentryand
transmitthenumber
Adjusting the receiver volume
The receiver volume of your telephone is louder than
withastandardtelephone.Pushupordownandrelease
for each volume step.
 Wheninacall,adjustthesettingwith
the side switch
Boosting the receiver volume
Wheninacall,youcanincreasetheloudnessofeach
volumesettingifyoupressthe“Boost”button.Whenthe
“Boost”buttonispressed,thevolumecontrolissetto
maximum.
 Pressthebutton,aniconashesinthe
display
Handsfree
UseHandsfreetolistentoyourcallerviatheloudspeaker.
2x Switch on handsfree mode
Deactivate handsfree mode
Adjusting the Handsfree volume
Thereare5handsfreevolumelevelsavailable.The
“Boost”featureisnotavailableinhandsfreemode.
 Adjustthevolumewiththeside
or 4and 5switch or up and down arrows
Talk time display
The duration of each call is displayed in minutes and
seconds during the call.
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Muting the microphone
Themicrophonecanbeactivatedanddeactivatedduring
a telephone conversation when you are in handset or
handsfree mode.
,MuteON, Switch the microphone off (Mute)
,MuteOFF Switchthemicrophoneon
Ringer on/off
Youcanturnthebelloftheringeronandoff.
2 sec  Switchesthebellringeroff
2 sec  Switchesthebellringeron
Keylock
Callscanstillbeansweredinthenormalwaywhenthe
keylockison.
2 sec  Locksthekeypad
2 sec  Unlocksthekeypad
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Using the menu
Using the menu
Handset name
Youcanpersonaliseyourhandsetbynamingit(max.9
letters).
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“HSNAME”
Delete the current name
,  Enternewnameandconrmit
Date/Time
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“DATE/TIME”
,  Entertheyearandconrm
,  Enterthemonthandconrm
,  Enterthedayandconrm
,  Enterthehours(24hourclock)and
conrm
,  Entertheminutesandconrm
Handset Ringer melody
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“HSMELODY”
MELODY8 Thecurrentsettingisshown
4or 5,  Selectandconrmaringingmelody
Handset Ringer volume
Thereare5ringingvolumesettingsavailableand“OFF”
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“HSRINGVOL”
VOLUME3 The current setting is shown
4and 5,save Selectandconrmaringingtonevolume
or “OFF”
Base Ringer melody
Thereare9differentringingmelodiesavailable.
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“BSMELODY”
MELODY8 Thecurrentsettingisshown
4or 5,  Selectandconrmaringingmelody

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Using the menu
Base Ringer volume
Thereare5ringervolumesettingsavailableand“OFF”
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“BSRINGVOL”
VOLUME3 Thecurrentsettingisshown
4and 5,  Selectandconrmaringingtone
Boost Memory
Withthisfeaturesetto“ON”,ifyouusethebutton,your
handsetwillrememberanduseyourlastBoostsetting
for each call.
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“BOOSTMEM”
OFF Thecurrentsettingisshown
4or 5,  Selectandconrm“ON”or“OFF”
Auto talk
Withthisfeaturesetto“ON”,yourhandsetwill
automaticallyanswerthecallwhenyoupickupthe
handsetfromthebase.
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“AUTOTALK”
OFF Thecurrentsettingisshown
4or 5,  Selectandconrm“ON”or“OFF”
Language
Thereare5languagesavailable,English,German,
French,SpanishandItalian.
,4or 5,  OpentheMenu,select“LANGUAGE”
ENGLISH Thecurrentsettingisshown
4or 5,  Selectandconrmalanguage

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Phone Book
Phone Book
Fiftynames(50)andphonenumberscanbestoredinthephone
bookwithamaximumof12lettersand24digitsforeachentry.
* Always enter the area dialling code with each phone
bookentry.
*Thephonebookentriesaremanagedalphabetically.To
goquicklytoaphonebookentry,entertherstletter
of the corresponding entry.
Entering a name
Thedigitkeysarealsolabelledwithlettersfortheentry
oftherespectiveletters.Pressingtherespectivekeythe
necessarynumberoftimesenablescapitallettersand
digitstobeentered.
Space
Delete
Toenterthesamelettertwice,pressthebuttonto
enter the letter. Wait until the cursor moves forward
one place. Enter the letter again.
Creating phone book entries
2sec, ,  Opensaddphonebookentrymode
,  Enterthename(max.12letters)and
conrmit
,  Enterthephonenumber(max.24digits)
andconrmit
Editing phone book entries
,  Openthephonebook
4or 5 Selectaphonebookentry
2 sec Activate the editing process
,  Editthename(max.12letters)and
conrmit
,  Editthephonenumber(max.24digits)
andconrmit
Deleting phone book entries
,  Openthephonebook
4or 5 Selectaphonebookentry
,DELETE? Activate the deletion process
or  ConrmthedeletionorCancel

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Caller ID
Caller ID
Ifyousubscribetoyourtelephoneoperatorsservice
(chargesmayapply),numbersoftheincomingcalls
willbedisplayedonthescreenandstoredinthecall
log (please consult your telephone service provider for
details).
Thenumberofthecaller(ornameifstoredinthePhone
Book)appearsinthedisplaywhenthephonerings.Ifthe
callerhaswithheldtheirphonenumber,acorresponding
messageappearsinthedisplay.Thephonenumberis
notdisplayedandwillnotbestoredinthecallslist.
Atotalof30incomingcalls,withamaximumof12
lettersforthenameand23digitsforthenumbercanbe
storedinthecallslist.Theashing indicates new calls
in the calls list.
Call waiting
InAustraliayoucanusetherecallbuttontoanswera
secondcallwhileyouareonthephone.Howeverthis
servicewillneedtobeturnedon.Forexampletoturn
onTelstra’sCallWaitingservice:
R wait for dial tone
,4,3,# hearaservicetone
R conrm
Take two different calls at the same time
Ifyouhavesubscribedtoyourtelephonenetwork
operatorsCallWaitingCallerIDservice,yourphone
willdisplaythenumberofthesecondincomingcallfor
around20secondswhileyouaretalkingonthephone.
Duringacall,youwillheartwoloudbeepsperiodicallyto
notifyyouofanotherincomingcall.Ifyouwishtoanswer
this call.
Whenthehandsetreceivesasecondcall,thenumber
ofthecallerappearsonthedisplay.Itwilldisplayfor20
secondsoruntilyoupressakeyonthephone.
R listen for dial tone
2 putthecurrentcallonholdandtalkwith
the second caller
R,2 listenfordialtoneandtogglebetween
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Caller ID
Displaying calls list entries
Opens the calls list at most recent entry
4or 5Select an entry
1xto2x To display further information
Other messages that you may see in the display, if your
telephone network provider supports this service, are:
WITHHELD Thecallerhaswithheldtheirnumberor
PRIVATE theinformationisnotavailable
INTERNATIONAL Thecalleriscallingyoufromoverseas
ormaybeusinganinternettelephony
service
PAYPHONE Thecallerhasdialledyoufromapublic
payphone
OPERATOR Callfromanetworkoperator
Storing calls list entries in the phone book
Aphonenumberstoredinthecallslistcanbestored
directlytothephonebook.
Opens the calls list at most recent entry
4or 5Select an entry
 Openthephonebook
,  Enterthenameandconrmit
,  Editthenumberandconrmit
Deleting calls list entries
Deleting a single calls list entry
Opens the calls list at most recent entry
4or 5Select an entry
,DELETE? Activatethedeletionprocess
or  ConrmorCancel
Deleting all calls list entries
Opens the calls list at most recent entry
2 sec ,DELETE? Activate the deletion process
or  ConrmorCancel

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Using the Answering Machine (eco800 Only)
Answering Machine (eco800 Only)
Youransweringmachinecanbereadyforusewithina
few seconds of plugging in the telephone line cord and
switching on the mains power.
Justfollowthestepsinthissectiontosetupanduse
your answering machine.
Switch on/off
Switches the answering machine on
or off. The current answer mode is
announced
Set the answer mode
Switch the answering machine on
2 sec  1.Pressoncetoswitchtheanswering
machine on or off
 2.Pressandholdfor2secondtoselect
"Answer & Rec" or "Answer Only"
mode
Answer and record allows callers to leave a message.
Answer only will not allow callers to leave a message.
Record your outgoing message (OGM)
Your answering machine comes with a default outgoing
messagebutyoucanrecordyourownpersonalOGMof
up to 2 minutes long.
2 sec  Recordyourmessageafterthebeep
 Presstoendyourrecording
Check your OGM
 ThecurrentOGMisannounced
Toreturntothefactorypre-setOGM,justpressthe
keywhilstthecurrentOGMisplaying.
Set the answer delay
2 sec
(Underbase) Enters ring delay mode and announces
the current setting.
 Selectbetween2-9ringsor“Time
Saver”
 Confirm the number or rings(2-9) or
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Using the Answering Machine (eco800 Only)
Time saver: This feature can save you the cost of a
call when you ring in to listen to your messages from
anotherphone.Ifyouransweringmachineanswers
after2ringsyouhavenewmessages,ifitanswers
after5ringsthentherearenonewmessages.Hang
upafterthe2ndringandyouwillnotbechargedfor
the call.
Set the date and time
2 sec Enters date and time mode
 Selectadayoftheweek
 Conrmtheday
Select the hour
 Conrmthehour
Select the minutes
 Conrmtheminutes
Check the date and time
The current date and time setting is announced
Record a memo
You can use your answering machine to record memo
messages for other users to listen to later.
2 sec  Recordyourmemoafterthebeep
 Presstoendyourrecording
Listening to your messages/memos
Yourmessages/memosareplayedbackintheorderthat
theywerereceived.Newmessagesareplayedbefore
old messages. The time and date of each recording is
announcedbeforeeachmessageisplayedback.
 Play/Pause
Stop
Rewind
 Fastforward

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Using the Answering Machine (eco800 Only)
Delete a single message/memo
 Playthemessagetobedeleted
2 sec Delete the message
Delete all messages/memos
2 sec  Whennomessagesarebeingplayed
Deletes all old messages
Memory Full
Shouldyouransweringmachinebecomefulleither
duringarecordingorafterthememoryhasbecomefull,
“MemoryFull”willbeannouncedandtheAnswerMode
willchangeautomaticallyto“AnswerOnly”.Youwilneed
todeletesomemessagesbeforeanynewmessagescan
berecorded.