Planet UP-120 User manual

USB Phone
UP-120
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Revision
User sManualforPLANETUSBPhone
Model: UP-120
Rev: 1.1(December 2005)
PartNo.EM-UP120v1.1

Product BriefIntroduction.....................................................................................4
Productsappearance.......................................................................................................4
Features..........................................................................................................................4
Hardware........................................................................................................................4
Operationsystem............................................................................................................5
Certificate.......................................................................................................................5
Operatingenvironment...................................................................................................5
Size .5
Packinglist.....................................................................................................................5
Installation...............................................................................................................6
Key Features............................................................................................................9
Calling Mode andDescription ofLCD Mode......................................................10
F1Button Function—Contacts/Dial/Call ListMenu......................................................11
F2Button Function--Friends/MissedCalls/Dialled/Received/BalanceMenu.................12
AppendixFrequentlyAskQuestion......................................................................13
Q1.HowtodistinguishtheSkypevoiceandoperationalsystemvoicebyUSBphone?13
Q2.HowtochangetheringtonesofUSBphone?.......................................................14
Q3.WhenUSBphonerings, whyIcanhear 2rings--bothUSBphoneringand skype
ring. howtodealwiththis?...........................................................................................14

1ProductBriefIntroduction
Productsappearance
Features
Ø“USB sound card+ speakercabinet”underhandsfree mode.
ØMute, handsfree function
ØBuilt-inring, usermaychange the rings.
ØFriend list display, on-line friendsdisplay
ØMissed call/received calls/dialed callsdisplay
ØStatisticof not answered calls
ØCallerIDdisplay
ØDial back function
ØVolumeadjustableduring acall
ØFullauthoritytooperateSkype using phone
ØSkypeout balancedisplay
Hardware
ØMCU: 4MHz
ØStandardUSB1.1connector
ØBuilt-in16 bitsound card

ØDualchannelsound effectcontroller,availabletoconnectexternalstereo
earphone + MIC.
ØBuilt-in20KHzbandwidthloudspeaker
ØLCD backlight and fourrowdisplay
Operationsystem
ØWindows2000/XP/ME/SE
Certificate
ØFCC, CE
Operatingenvironment
ØOperation temperature:0to40°C(32°to104°F)
ØStorage temperature:-30°to65°C(-22°to149°F)
ØHumidity:10 to90% no dew
Size
Ø130mm x47mm x20mm
Packinglist
ØUSB phone x1
ØCD x1
ØQuickGuide x1

2Installation
ØPlug USBphonetotheUSBportofthecomputer
ØDoubleclick the UP-120 USBphone.exetobegin theinstallation
ØClick FINISH tocompleteinstallation.
ØRun Planet UP-120 USB Phone in thestartmenu
ØChoose “Allow thisprogramtouseSkype”to enableUP-120 to controlSkype.

You willsee the PLANET colorfullogo running statusof the USBphone inthe belowtool bar.
“Connected”statusmeansUSB phone and Skype areconnected. UP-120 can beused to
operateSkype.
“Disconnected”status(grayPLANETlogo)meansthat Skype doesn t connect withInternet
orUSBphone doesn t connect withcomputer.Pleaseconnect Skypeon theInternetorplugin
USB phone.
Setting ring volume
You can adjust the ringingvolumethrough
windowssystemvolumepanel
Setting voice volume
Right clickthe UP-120 logo icon and
choose “volumecontrol”, awindow
willpop up, then you can adjustthe
output and input volumeinthis
window. Speakerindicatetheoutput
volumeand micisinputvolume.
You can alsochange the outputvolumeby “Up”and “Down”keyof
UP-120 USB phone during calls.

3KeyFeatures
Key Descriptions
F1
Skype sTAB key, you can turnpagesintheSkype s “Contacts/Dial/Call
list”
F2
Choosebetween friendslist/dialed number/received calls/missed
calls/balanceinthe menu of the USB phone
Call Dial orpick up calls
Hand up Hang up and exitthe menu and returntowaiting status
Up/Down Choosemenu option /controlthe volumeincalls
Backspace Backspace/clearnumbers
Ring Change the ring tone
0-9/*, # Numberkeys(Note: press 0foralong timemeans “+”)
Mute Mutefunction incalls
Speaker Handyfree incalls

4CallingMode andDescription of LCDMode
Figure 1. LCD showsUSB phone doesnotconnecttoutilityorSkype.PleaseexecuteUSB
phone utilityand logintoSkype.
Figure2. LCD showsthe numbersofmissing callswhenconnecting successfully
Figure 3. LCD showsthe InvalidUser
Figure 4. LCD showsthe IDwhen making aSkype call.
Figure 5.LCD showsUSB phone isinuse.
Figure 6:LCD showsthe callerIDwhen thereisacall.

IdleMode
UnderIdleMode,press CALL button tocheckthedialed numbers,pressing UP/DOWN to
select the number, then press CALL button tomakeacall.
UnderIdleMode,press anydigitalnumbers (0~9,*,#) todialthe Speed-Dialnumberor
Skypeout number
F1ButtonFunction—Contacts/Dial/CallListMenu
UnderIdleMode, press F1 totab overtotheContacts/Dial/CallList page.
ØMake acall intheContactsMenu, as Figure 7,
Press F1 toContacts,pressing Up/Down button toselectacontact,then press CALL
button tomakeacall.
ØMake acall intheDialMenu,as Figure 8
Press F1 totab overtothe Dialpage,using the numberkeypad ofUSB phone toinput
Skype Speed-DialnumberorSkypeout number,then press CALL buttontomakeacall.
ØMake acall intheCallListMenu, as Figure 9,
Press F1 totab overtothe Call Listpage,pressing Up/Down button toselectthe Call List,
then press CALL button tomakeacall.
Figure 7Figure 8Figure 9

F2ButtonFunction--Friends/MissedCalls/Dialled/Received/Balance Menu
UnderIdleMode,press F2 intothe USBphone menu,pressing Up/Down button toselect
Friends/Missed calls/Dialed/Received/Balancemenu, then press F2 againtoconfirmthemenu.
Press Hand up button toexitthe current menu.
ØFriendsMenu
LCD showsthe online and offline contactlists,pressing Up/Down button toselectthe
friend,then press Call button tomakeacall
ØMissed CallsMenu
LCD showsthe missing calls,pressing Up/Down button toselectthemissed calls,then
press Call button tocallback.
ØDialledMenu
LCD showsthe dialed number,pressing Up/Down button toselectthe dialed number,
and then press Call button tomakeacall.
ØReceived Menu
LCD showsthe received calls,pressing Up/Down button toselect the received call, then
press Call button tocallback.
ØBalance Menu
LCD showsthe Skypeout balance.

AppendixFrequentlyAskQuestion
Q1. How todistinguishthe Skype voice andoperational systemvoice
byUSB phone?
A1 You can set Skype and operational systemtousedifferentsound device
Pleasesetthe operationalsystemaudioinput/outputin “Start”à“Controlpanel”à“Sounds
and audiodevice”
PleaseSettheSkypeaudioinput/outputinSkype àTool àOptionsàSound Devices,
select “USBAudioDevice”

Q2. How tochange the ringtones of USB phone?
A2 CurrentUSB Driversupportsfourdifferentring tones.Usercan edithisfavoritering to
replacethe defaultring.Ring filesaresaved at “C:\ProgramFiles\PLANETUP-120”.The
default fourring filesare: music1.wav, music2.wav, music3.wavand music4.wav.Usershould
replacethe originalring filewhen userwantstochangethe ring oreditanewring file,the file
shouldbe in.wavformat.
Forexample,you can renameyourownringfilemy_ring.wavtomusic1.wavand placethisfile
inC:\ProgramFiles\PLANETUP-120,nowthe ring1 isyourfavoritering tone.
Q3. WhenUSB phone rings, whyIcanhear2 rings--bothUSB phone
ringandSkype ring. How to deal withthis?
A3 Ifyou want tohearonlythe USBphone ring,pleaseset asbelow:
SkypeàToolàOptionàSound Altersàuncheck “playsoundwhensomebodyiscalling
me”
Ifyou wanttohearonlySkype ring,pleaseuseasilentring filetoreplacethe USBphone
ring file.And select “playsound when somebodyiscalling me”Weprovide asilentring file
(silent.wav)inourCD;you can usethisfiletoreplacethe ring file.PleaserefertoQ1for
the detailoperation.
Q4. Whysometimes the LCD displayflashingwhenUSB phone
ringing?
A4 IfyourUSB powersupplyislowerthan the USBphone powersupply,the LCD display
panelmayflashinringing even yourcomputerrestart. Inthiscase,you can setthe USB phone
ring volumetoalowervalue(referto ring_volume)toreducethe USBphone ringing power
Uncheckthis

requirement.
Q5. How todealwithifUSB phone occupy99%CPU memory?
A5 When severalprogramsusethe skype atthe sametime,thissymptommayhappen.
You can exitthe skype and the related programs,and then run the skype and USB phone
again.
Q6. Whydoes USB phone LCD show nothingor characters missing
whenuse insome computers?
A6 IfyourUSBport can tsupplyenough powertothe USB phone,(forexample, using aPCI
USB cardbus.),the following mayhappen:powersurge indication inPC;no LCD displayin
USB phone orsomecharactersmissing. Pleasechangethe USBportinthiscase.
Q7. How tosolve ifthe otherpartyhears echo?
A7 When you usethe hand free function totalktoyourfriend and setthe MICinputvolume
toahigh value,thenyourfriend mayhearechoinhis/herside.You canrightclicktheUSB
phone icon inthe taskmenuand reducetheMICvalueinthevolumecontrol settingtocancel
the echo.
Q8. How tosolve ifsome voices missoutwhenusinghandfree?
A8 When using handsfree function,USBphone work inhalfduplexstatus,inthisstatus,if
the MICinputvolumehigherthan the otherpartyvoice,USBphone willautomaticallyreduce
the speakeroutputvolumetoreducethe echo.Soifthecallerand callee talkatthe sametime,
the one withthelowervoicewillbelistened withsomewordsmissing.Avoidspeakatthe same
timecan avoidthishappen.