Rca 2102 user 's guide User manual

DECT

6.0

Multi Handset

Cor

dless

Phone Answering

S

yst

em

User’s Guide

P

l

e

a

s

e

r

e

a

d

t

h

i

s

manual before

operating

product for the first time.

Visit

the

RCA

web

siteat

www

.r

ca4phones.com

Model

2102/ 2102-2/

2102-3

/

2102-4

2

Equipment Approval

Information

Your

telephone

equipment is

approved

for

connection

to the

Public

S

wi

t

c

h

ed

Telephone

Network and is in compliance with parts 15 and

68

,

FCC

R

u

l

e

s

and

R

e

gu

l

a

t

io

n

s

and the

T

e

c

hn

ic

a

l

R

e

qu

i

r

e

m

e

n

t

s

for

Telephone

T

e

rm

i

na

l

Equipment published

by

A

CT

A

.

1 Notification to the Local

T

elephone

Company

On the bottom of this equipment is a label

i

nd

ic

a

t

i

ng

,

among other

i

n

f

o

rm

a

t

io

n

,

the

US

number and

Ringer

E

qu

iv

a

l

e

n

c

e

Number

(

R

E

N

)

f

o

r

the

e

qu

i

p

m

e

n

t

. You must

,

upon r

e

qu

e

s

t

,

provide this information to

y

o

u

r

telephone

company.

The REN

is useful in determining the number of

devices

you may connect

to your telephone line and still have all of these

devices

ring when

y

o

u

r

telephone

number is

c

a

ll

e

d

.

In most

(

bu

t

not

a

ll

)

a

r

e

a

s

,

the sum of the

R

E

N

s

of all

devices connected

to one line

should

not

exceed

5.

To

be certain of the

number of

devices

you may connect to your line as

determined

by the

R

E

N

,

you should contact your local

telephone co

m

pan

y

.

A plug and jack used

t

o

connect this equipment to the

premises

wiring and

telephone

network must

comply with the

applicable

FCC

Part

68 rules and

requirements

adopted

b

y

the

ACTA.

A compliant

telephone

cord and modular plug is

provided

with this

product It is

designed

to be

connected

to a compatible modular jack that is

also

compliant

.

See

installation instructions

for details.

Not

es

•

This equipment

may not be

used

on coin

service provided

by the telephone

company.

•

P

a

r

t

y

lines

are subject to state

t

a

r

i

ff

s

,

and

t

h

e

r

e

f

o

r

e

,

you may not be able

to

use

your own

telephone equipment

if you are on a party

line. Check

with

your

local telephone

company.

•

Notice must be given to the telephone company upon permanent

disconnection

of your

telephone

from your line.

•

If your

home has specially

wiredalarm

equipment connected

to the

telephone line, ensure

the

installation

of thisproduct

does

not

disable

your

alarm

equipment

.

If you

have questions

about what will

disable

alarm

equipment

,

consult your

telephone company

or a qualified installer

.

US

Number is located on the cabinet

bott

om.

REN

Number is located on the cabinet

bott

om.

3

2

Rights of

the

Telephone

Company

S

h

o

u

l

d

your equipment cause trouble on your line which may harm the

telephone

n

e

t

w

o

r

k

,

the

telephone

company

s

ha

ll

,

where

p

r

a

c

t

ic

ab

l

e

,

n

o

t

i

f

y

you that temporary

discontinuance

of

service

may be r

e

qu

i

r

e

d

.

Where

prior

notice is not practicable and the

circumstances

warrant such

a

c

t

io

n

,

the

telephone

companymay temporarily

discontinue service i

mm

e

d

i

a

t

e

l

y

.

In case

of

such

temporary

discontinuance,

the

telephone

company

must: (1)

pr

omptly

notify you of such temporary

d

i

s

co

n

t

i

nuan

c

e

;

(

2

)

afford you the

o

pp

o

r

t

un

i

t

y

to correctthe

situation;

and

(3)

inform you of your right to bring a

complaint

to

the

Commission

pursuant to

procedures

set forth in

S

ubpar

t

E

of

Part 68,

FCC

Rules

and

R

egulations.

The telephone

companymay

make changes

inits

communications

facilities,

e

qu

i

p

m

e

n

t

,

operationsor

procedures

where such action is requiredin the

operation

of its

business

andnot

inconsistent

with

FCC Rules

and

R

egulations.

If these changesare expectedto affect the use or performance of

y

o

u

r

telephone

e

qu

i

p

m

e

n

t

,

the telephonecompany must give you adequate

notice,

in

writing,

to allowyou to maintain

uninterrupted

service.

Interference

Information

This device complies

with

Part

15 of the

FCC Rules.

Operation

is

subject

to the

following two

co

nd

i

t

io

n

s

:

(

1

)

This device

may not

cause

harmful

i

n

t

e

r

f

e

r

e

n

c

e

;

and

(

2

)

This

device must accept any interference r

e

c

e

iv

e

d

,

including

interference

that may

cause undesired

operation.

This

equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class

B digital

d

e

vic

e

,

pursuant to

Part

15 of the

FCC

R

u

l

e

s

.

These

limits are

designed

to provide

reasonable

protection against harmful

interference

in

a

residential i

n

s

t

a

ll

a

t

io

n

.

This

equipment

g

e

n

e

r

a

t

e

s

,

u

s

e

s

,

and can radiate

radio frequency energy

and

,

if not installed and used in accordancew

i

t

h

the

i

n

s

t

r

u

c

t

io

n

s

,

may cause harmful

interference

to radio

co

mm

un

ic

a

t

io

n

s

.

How

ev

er

,

there is no

guarantee

that

interference

will not occur in a particular

installation.

P

r

iv

a

c

y

of

Communications

may not be

ensured

when using this

p

r

o

du

c

t

.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception,

which can be

determined

by turning the

equipment

off and

on,

the

user is

encouraged

to try to correct the

interference

by one or more of the

following

measures:

•

Reorient

or relocatethe

receiving

antenna

(

t

ha

t

is,

the antenna for radio

or television

that

is “receiving”

theinterference).

•

R

e

o

r

i

e

n

t

o

r r

e

l

o

c

a

t

e

a

n

d

i

n

c

r

e

a

s

e

t

h

e

s

e

p

a

r

a

t

i

o

n

b

e

t

w

e

n

t

h

e

telecommunications equipment

and

receiving

antenna.

4

•

Connect

the

telecommunications

equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different

from that to whichthe

receiving antenna is

connected.

If

these measures

do not

eliminate

the

i

n

t

e

r

f

e

r

e

n

c

e

,

please consult

your dealer

or an

experienced radio/television technician

for additional

suggestions. Also

,

the

Federal Communications Commission

has prepared a helpful

b

oo

k

l

e

t

,

“How

to

Identify and

Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems.”This booklet

is

a

v

a

il

a

b

l

e

from the

U.S.

Government Printing

Office, W

a

s

h

i

ng

t

o

n

,

D.C.

20402

.

Please specify stock number

004-000-0034

5-4 when ordering

copies.

N

o

t

i

c

e

:

The changes

or modificationsnot

expressly

approved by the

pa

r

t

y

responsible

for compliancecould void the

u

s

e

r’s authority to operate the

equipment

.

Hearing

Aid

Compatibility

(HA

C

)

This telephone system

meets

FCC

standardsfor HearingAid

C

o

m

pa

t

i

b

ili

t

y

.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure

S

tat

ement

This equipment complies

with

FCC RF

radiation

exposure

limits setforth for an

uncontrolled

e

n

vi

r

o

n

m

e

n

t

.

This equipment

should be

installed

and operated

w

i

t

h

a

m

i

n

i

m

u

m

d

i

st

a

nc

e

of 20

c

e

n

t

i

m

ete

r

s

between

the r

a

d

i

a

t

o

r and

y

o

u

r

body.

This

transmitter

must not be

co-located

or

operated

in conjunction with

any other

antenna

or

transmitter

.

For

body worn

o

p

e

r

a

t

io

n

,

this phone has been tested and meets the

FCC R

F

exposure guidelines

when used with the belt clip

supplied

with this

p

r

o

du

c

t

.

Use

of other

accessories

may not

ensure compliance

with

FCC RF

exposure

guidelines.

Information for

DECT

Pr

oduct

T

h

i

s

te

l

e

ph

o

n

e

i

s

c

om

p

li

a

n

t

w

i

t

h

the

DECT

6

.

0

standard

w

h

i

ch

operates

i

n

t

h

e

1

.

92

G

H

z

to

1

.

93

G

H

z

frequency r

ang

e

.

Installationof this equipment is subject

t

o

notification and coordination with

UTAM.

Any relocation of this equipmentmust be coordinatedthrough and approved

b

y

UTAM. UTAM

may be

contacted

at 1-800-42

9-8826.

5

T

able

of

Cont

ents

Equipment

ApprovalInformation.......2

I

n

t

e

r

f

e

r

e

n

c

e

I

n

f

o

r

m

at

i

o

n

.....................

3

Hearing

Aid

Compatibility

(HAC

).........4

FCC RF R

a

d

i

a

t

i

o

n

E

x

p

o

s

u

r

e

Statement

........

4

Informationfor

DECT

Product

............4

Industry Canada

(I.C.)

Notice

..............7

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

...7

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

.................

7

Before

Y

o

u Begin

.............................

..8

I

n

s

t

a

ll

a

t

i

o

n

.........................................

9

Overviewof the phone

....................

10

Overview of the base station.

.......

11

Display Icons

...................................12

Installing the Phone

........................13

Base

S

t

a

t

io

n

...................................................

13

Set the date and

t

i

m

e

forma

.................

14

S

e

t

thedateandtime

...............................

15

What

is

standby

mode?

...........................

15

Check

the

signal strength

.......................

15

Self-defined settings

......................15

Personalize

the

phone display

...............

15

Personalize

the

sounds

...........................

16

S

e

t

thekeytone

...........................................

16

A

dv

a

n

c

e

d settings

........................

16

Auto conference

........................................

16

Change Master

PIN .................................16

R

e

g

i

s

t

r

a

t

io

n

..................................................

17

Unregister

the

handsets

......................

17

Restore

default

settings

...................17

Area Code

................................................18

S

e

l

e

c

t

the

recall

duration

..................

18

D

i

a

l

mode

..............................................

18

First

ring

..................................................

19

T

elephone

Operation

...................19

Make a call

...........................................19

Quick

call

.................................................

19

D

i

a

l

before you

c

a

ll

...........................

19

Redial

the

most recent number ...

.

19

End a call

..............................................20

Answer a call

......................................20

Turn

off the

ringer

for all

incoming calls

.....................................20

A

d

j

u

st

the

e

a

r

p

i

e

c

e

v

o

l

u

m

e

...........

21

Mute the

m

i

c

r

o

ph

o

n

e

........................

21

I

n

t

e

r

co

m Operation ...................21

Make a

c

a

ll

to

another handset

....

21

While

you areonthe

phone .........21

Toggle between calls

..........................

21

Transfer

acall

........................................21

Make a

conference

call

.....................22

D

u

r

i

ng

the

c

o

n

f

e

r

e

nc

e

c

a

ll

..............22

T

e

x

t

and

numbers

................................2

2

Phonebook ...................................23

View

the

phonebook

............................

23

S

e

a

r

c

h

a

record

......................................

23

Scroll

thecontact list

............................

23

Call

from the

phonebook

....................2

3

Access

thephonebook

duringacall

..............................................23

Add

a

record

.............................................23

E

d

i

t

a record

..............................................

24

D

e

l

ete

a record

.........................................

24

D

e

l

ete

a

ll

records

.....................................

24

Call

log ............................................24

View

the call records

..............................24

Save

a call

record

to the

phonebook

..................................................

24

R

e

t

u

r

n

a call

................................................

25

Delete a call record

.................................25

Delete all call records

.............................25

Redial

list

......................................................25

Redial

acall

..................................................2

5

Save

a

redial record

to

the

phonebook

...........................................

26

D

e

l

ete

a r

e

d

i

a

l

record

..............................

26

Delete all redial records

.........................26

Keypad lock

.................................................26

T

elephone

answering machine .....27

Turn

on/off theanswering

machine

........................................................27

6

Through

the

base ..........................28

Set

theanswering

machine language

.........................28

S

e

t

the

answer mode

......................2

8

Announcements

................................28

I

n

co

m

i

n

g

messages

(ICM)

........29

Listen

to theincoming

messages ......................................29

D

e

l

ete

an

i

nc

om

i

ng

message

....

30

C

a

ll

s

c

r

ee

n

i

ng

....................................

31

Set the r

i

ng

d

e

l

a

y

............................

31

Remote access

...................................

31

Default settings ........................32

Frequently asked questions ....33

Warranty Assistance ...................35

Limited

Warranty .........................35

7

LIGHTNING

A

SIGN

“DANGEROUS

INSIDE

ISA

PERSONNEL.

N M / K T

Industry Canada

(I.C.)

Notice

This

product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications.

Le

présent materiel est conforme aux

specifications

techniquesapplicables

d'Industrie

Canada.

The Ringer

E

qu

iv

a

l

e

n

c

e

Number is an indication of the maximum number of

terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone

i

n

t

e

r

f

a

c

e

.

The

termination

on an interface may consist of any combination of

devices

subject only to the

requirement that the sum of the

Ringer

E

qu

iv

a

l

e

n

c

e

Numbers

of all the devices

does not exceed five.

L'indice d'équivalence

de la

sonnerie

(IES)

sert à indiquerle nombre maximal de

terminauxqui

peuvent

être

raccordés

à une

interface téléphonique. La

terminaison

d'une interface peut

consister

en une

combinaison quelconque

de

d

i

s

p

o

s

i

t

i

f

s

,

à la

seule

condition que la somme

d'indices d'équivalence

de la

sonnerie

de tous les

dispositifs n'excède pas

5.

This

Class

B

digital

apparatus

complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet

a

pp

a

r

e

il

nu

m

é

r

i

qu

e

de

l

a

c

l

a

sse

B est conforme à

l

a

norme NMB-003

du

Canada.

IMPORTANT

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

When using your telephone

e

qu

i

p

m

e

n

t

,

basic safety precautions should

always be followed to reduce the risk of

f

i

r

e

,

electric shock and injury

t

o

persons,including

thefollowing:

•

Donot use this product near water for example, near a

bathtub

,

w

ashbowl,

kitchen sink

orlaundry tub

,

ina wet

basement

or

near

a

swimming pool.

•

Avoid using

a

telephone (other

than a

cordless type)

duringan electrical

storm. There

may bea

remote risk

of

electric shock

from lightning.

•

Donot use the

telephone

to report a gas leak in the

vicinity

of the leak

.

•

Use

only thepowercordand

batteries indicated

inthismanual.

Donot dispose of

batteries

in a

fire.

They may explode. Check

with

local codes

for

possible special disposal

instructions.

SA

VE

THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: TO

PREVENT FIREOR

ELECTRICAL SHO

C

K

HAZARD, DO

NO

T

EXPOSETHIS

PRODUCT TO

RAIN

OR

MOIS

TURE.

8

I

M

P

O

R

T

A

N

T

:

Because cordless phones operate on

electricity,

you

should have

at

least one phone

in your

home

that

isn’t cordless,

in

case the power inyour home goes out.

Befor

e

Y

ou

Begin

Parts Checklist (for 2102 single handset

model)

Make sure your

package

includes the items listed

her

e.

base

Telephone line

cord

Battery

compar

tment

cover

AC

power

adapt

or

Handset

batterypack Handset

For

Model 2102-2

therewill be

ONE

additional handset

,

charge cradle, batter

y

pack

and

cover.

For

Model

2102-3 there will be

TWO

additional

hand

s

e

t

s

,

charge

c

r

ad

l

e

s

,

battery

packs

and

covers.

For

Model

2102-4 there will be

THREE

additional

hand

s

e

t

s

,

charge

c

r

ad

l

e

s

,

battery

packs

and

covers.

Telephone Jack

R

equirements

To

use this

ph

o

n

e

,

you need an

RJ11C

type modular

telephone jack

,

which might

look like

the one pictured

h

e

r

e

,

installed in your

h

o

m

e

.

If you don’t have a

mo

du

l

a

r

j

a

c

k

,

c

a

ll

your

l

o

c

a

l

phone company

to

fi

nd

out howto get

one

installed.

Wall

plate

t

elephone

line

jack

9

Installation

Digital Security

S

yst

em

Your cordless

phone

uses

a digital security system to protect against false

ringing, unauthorized access,

and

charges

to your

phone

line.

INSTALLATION NOTE:

Some cordless

telephones

operate at frequencies

that

may

cause

or

receive interference

with

nearby TVs, microwave ovens,

and

V

C

R

s

.

To

minimize or prevent such interference, the base of the

co

r

d

l

ess

telephone should

not be

placed

near or on top of a

TV, microwave oven

,

or

VCR. If

such interference continues, move the cordless telephone

far

ther

away from these appliances.

Certain

other communications

devices

may also use the

1.9GHz DECT

frequency for communication,

and, if n

ot

properly

s

e

t

,

these devices

may

interfere

with each other

a

nd

/

o

r your new telephone.

If

you are concerned with interference, please

refer to

the

owner’s manual for these devices on how

to

properly set

channels

to avoid interference.

T

ypical devices that may use the

1.9GHz

DECT

frequency for

communication include wireless a

ud

io

/

vi

de

o

senders,

wireless

c

o

m

pu

t

e

r

networks, multi-handset cordless telephone systems,

and some lo

ng

-

ra

nge

cordless telephone

syst

ems.

Important safety

instr

uctions

•

Use

only thepower

supply listed

inthe

user

instr

uctions.

•

Use

only the

batteries listed

inthe

user

instr

uctions.

•

Donot allow the charging

contacts

or the

battery

to come into

contact with

metalobjects.

•

Do not open the

handset

,

base station or

charger

as you could be

exposed

to highvoltages.

•

Donot allow the

charger

to come into

contact

with liquids.

•

Risk

of

explosion

if battery

is replaced

by an

incorrect

type.

•

Dispose of used

batteries

according to the instr

uctions.

•

Always use

the

cables provided

with the

product

.

•

For

p

l

ugg

a

b

l

e

qu

i

p

m

e

n

t

,

the socket

-

o

u

t

l

et

s

h

a

ll

be

i

n

st

a

ll

e

d

near the

equipment

and

shall

be

easily

accessible.

•

This

equipmentis not

designed

to make

emergency

callswhen the power

fails. An alternative has

to be

made available

to allow

emergency

calls.

•

Do not expose the phone to

e

x

c

ess

i

v

e

heat caused

by

h

e

a

t

i

ng

e

qu

i

p

m

e

n

t

or direct

sunlight

.

•

Donot drop your phone or allow objects to fallon your

phone.

•

Do not use any cleaning

agents

containing alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or

abrasives as these

may harm the

set

.

10

•

Donot use the product in places where there are explosive

hazar

ds.

•

Do not let small metal objects come into

contact

with the product.

This

can

deteriorate audio

quality and

damage

the

product

.

•

Active mobile phones

inthevicinitymay

cause

interference.

•

Metallic

objects may be retained if

placed near or on the

handset

receiv

er

.

Ov

er

view

of

the

phone

1

15 2

3

14 4

5

13 6

7

12 8

16

11 9

10

1

•

Earpiece

2

•

End

the call.

•

Exit

themenu/operation.

3

•

Scroll

uponthemenu.

•

Increase

the

earpiece

volume.

•

Enter

the calllog.

4

•

Exit

the

menu/operation.

•

Backspace

the

characters

or digits.

5

•

Scroll

downonthemenu.

•

Decrease the earpiece volume.

•

Enter

the

phonebook

.

6

•

Enter redial

listanddialtherecent

number

.

7

•

Flash

the

phone

line

8 •

Press

to

enter

a pause.

•

Press

andholdto turn theringer

on/off

.

9 •

Make the intercom call.

•

Make the

conference

call.

10

•Micr

ophone

11

•Mute/un-mute

the micr

ophone.

12

•

Press

andholdto

lock/unlock

keypad.

13

•

Access

themainmenu.

14

•

Confirmselection.

•

Enter

the

options

menu.

15

•

Make and receive calls

16

•

Batterycompartment cover

11

Ov

er

view

of

the

base

station

1

2

3

4

5

6

9 8

7

1

•

Increase/decrease

the

speaker

volume

2

•

Messages counter

3

•

Delete

messages.

4

•

Play

messages.

•

S

top

messages

playback

.

5

•

Charge/in use

indicator

6

•

Skip

forward

7

•

Skip

backward

8

•

Find

handsets

•

Enter

registration mode

9

•

Turn

the

answering machine

on/off

.

12

Display

Icons

In standby

mode,

the

icons

shownon the main

screen

tell you what features

are

available

onyour

handset

.

Icon Descriptions

When

the

handset is

off the

base station/char

ger

,

thebars

indicate

thebattery

level (full,medium

andlow).

When

the

handset is

onthe

base station/char

ger

,

the

bars

keep

scrolling

until

charging

completes.

The empty

battery

icon flashes and you hear an alert

tone.

The

battery

is

lowand

needs

recharging.

Indicates

that the

handset is registered

and within

range

of the

base

station.

Icon blinks when

the

handset is

out of

range

or

is searching

for a

base.

The ringer is

off

.

Answering

machine

There is

an

unheard voice

message.

13

Installing

thePhone

Installing

the

Handset

Battery

NOTE:

Y

ou

must connect the handset battery before

use.

CAUTION:

To

reduce the

risk

of fireor personal

injury,

use only

the.

approved Nickelmetal Hydride

battery

(Ni MH)(Brand name

:

SANIK,

Model

n

a

m

e

:

2SN-AAA55H-S-J1,

C

a

p

a

c

i

t

y

:

2

.

4

V

/

550

m

A

h

;

Brand

n

a

m

e

:

BYD,

Model

n

a

m

e

:

H

-

AAA

550

B

X

2

,

C

a

p

a

c

i

t

y

:

2

.

4

V

/

550

m

A

h

;

Brand n

a

m

e

:

Corun, Model n

a

m

e

:

NI-MH

AAA550*2,

C

a

p

a

c

i

t

y

:

2.4V/550mAh),

that is compatible with this unit.

1.

Locate

battery andbattery compartment cover which are

packaged

together

inside

a

plastic

bagandare

separate

from

the

handset

.

2.

Locate

thebattery compartmenton the

back

of the

handset

.

3.

Plug

thebattery

pack

cordintothe

jack inside

the

compar

tment.

NOTE: To ensure proper

battery

installation,

the

connector is keyed and can be inserted only one w

ay.

4. Insert the

battery

pack

.

5.

Close

thebattery compartmentby pushing

thedoorupuntil it

snaps

into place.

Base

S

tation

1.

Choose

an

area near

an

electrical

outlet and a

telephone

wall

jack

(R

J11C),

and

place

your

cordless telephone

on a

level surface, such as

a

desktop

or

tabletop

,

or you may mount it onthewall.

14

2.

Plug one end

of the

telephone line

cordintothe

TEL LINE jack on

theback

of the

base

andthe other

end

intoa

modular

jack

.

3

.

P

l

ug

the

AC

power converter

i

n

t

o

the

e

l

e

c

t

r

i

c

a

l

o

u

t

l

et

and the

DC

c

o

nn

e

c

t

o

r

intothe

jack

onthe

back

of thebase.

4. Place the

handset

in the base cradle. The

charge/in

use indicator turns on,

verifying

thebattery

is

charging.

5.

Allow

the phone to charge for 16 hours prior to first use.

If

you don’t

properly

charge

the

phone,

battery

performance is

compromised.

CA

U

T

I

O

N

:

To

reduce risk

of

personal injury,

fire, or

damage use

onlythe

power adaptor

(

M

a

nu

f

a

ct

u

r

e

r

:

E

S

L

,

T

y

p

e

:

I

A

5060

,

120

V

a

c

/

6

V

d

c

/

500

m

A

;

M

a

nu

f

a

ct

u

r

e

r

:

N

a

n

T

o

n

g

DaMing,

T

y

p

e

:

DM-SC060058,

120

V

a

c

/

6

V

d

c

/

0

-

0

.

58

A

)

listed in the user’s guide.

T

h

i

s

power adaptor is intended to b

e

correctly orientated in a vertical or floor mount position.

Set

the

date and time

format

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[CLOCK]

>

[SET FORMAT],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select

[DATE FORMAT]

or

[TIME

FORMA

T].

4 Select the setting. Select

[DD/MM] [MM/DD]

as the date display and [12

HOURS]

or [24

HOURS]

as the time display. Then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is

saved.

15

Set

the

date and

time

1 P r e s s

MENU

.

2 S e l e c t

[CLOCK]

>

[SET DATE/TIME],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the date, then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

On

the

handset

,

thetime

set menu is

displayed.

4 Press the numeric buttons to enter the time.

•

If

the time is in 12-hour format,

press

/

to select

[AM]

or [PM].

5 Press

[OK]

to confirm.

What

is standby

mode?

Your phone is

instandby

mode when

it

is idle. The

standby

screen displays

the

handset name, handset

number

,

dateand

time, signal icon,

andbattery icon.

Check

the

signal

strength

It displaysthe link status betweenthe handsetand base

s

t

a

t

io

n

.

The

signal

icon was shown

steadyon

when handset is linked

with base.

Ensure

the handsetis linkedto the basestation before you make or receive

calls

andcarry out the

phone functions

andfeatures.

If you hear warning toneswhen you are on the

phone,

the

handset

is almost

out of battery or the

handset

is out of

range. Charge

the battery or movethe

handset closer

to the

base

station.

Self

-defined

settings

Customize

the

settings

to

make

it your own phone.

Personalize the phone

display

Name

thehandset

The

name of the handsetcan be up to 12

c

ha

r

a

c

t

e

r

s

.

It is displayedon the

handset screen

instandbymode.

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[PERSONAL SET]

>

[HANDSET NAME],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3

Enter

or editthe

name. Toerase

a

character

,

press

[B

A

CK].

4 Press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is

saved.

Set

the

display

language

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[PERSONAL SET]

>

[LANGUAGE],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select a

language,

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is

saved.

16

Personalize the

sounds

Set

the

handset’s

melody

Y

ou

can select from 10

melodies

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[PERSONAL SET]

>

[HANDSET TONES]

>

[RING MELODY],

then

pr

ess

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select a melody, then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is

saved.

Set

the

handset’s

volume

Y

ou

can select among 4 volume levels or [OFF].

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[PERSONAL SET]

>

[HANDSET TONES]

>

[RING VOLUME],

then

pr

ess

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select a volume

level,

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is saved.

Tip

••

To

turn off the

melody, press

andhold[#

PAUSE/RINGER]

instandbymode.

Then

displays

on thescreen.

Set

the

key

tone

Key

tone

is

the

sound made when

you

press

akeyon the

handset

.

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[PERSONAL SET]

>

[HANDSET TONES]

>

[KEY BEEP],

then press [OK]

to confirm.

3 Select

[ON]/[OFF],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is

saved.

Adv

anced

settings

Auto

conference

To

joinan

external

callwith another

handset

,

press TALK

button.

Activate/Deactivate auto

conference

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[ADVANCED SET] >[CONFERENCE],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select

[ON]/[OFF],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

4 The setting is

sav

ed.

Change Master

The Master

is used for

registration/unregistration

of

handsets

and for

accessing

the answering machine remotely. The default Master

number

17

is 0000. The maximum length of the Master

is 8 digits.

N

o

t

e

:

If you

forget

your

PIN code,

you can

reset

it to

its de

f

a

u

l

t

0000 using a handset

r

eset

.

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[ADVANCED SET] >[PIN],

then press

[OK].

3 Enter the current Master

when

prompted

and then press

OK

key

to

confirm.

As

you enter the

it

will

be shown as asterisks

(*)

on the

scr

een.

4 Enter the new

and then press

OK

key to confirm.

5

Thesetting is

saved.

R

egistration

You

can

register

additional

handsets

to the

base station. The base

stationcan

register up to 4

handsets.

1 Press

MENU

on the

handset

.

2 Select

[ADVANCED SET]

>

[REGISTRATION],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3

Press

andholdonthe

base

stationfor 5

seconds

until you

hear

a

confirmation

beep

.

4 Enter the system

PIN.

Press

[BACK]

to make

corrections.

5 Press

[OK]

to confirm the

PIN.

»»

R

egistration

is completed

in

less

than 2

minutes. The base

automatically

assigns

a

handset number

to the

handset

.

Note

••

If the

is incorrect or no base is found within a certain

p

e

r

io

d

,

y

o

u

r

handset displays a notification m

e

ss

ag

e

.

Repeat

the above procedure

i

f

registration

fails.

Unregister

the

handsets

1 If two

handsets share

the

same base station,

you can

unregister

a handset

with another

handset

.

2 Press

MENU

.

3 Select

[ADVANCED SET]

>

[UNREGISTER],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

4 Select the

handset

number to be

unregistered.

5 Press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The handset is

unr

egister

ed.

Tip

•

Thehandset number displays beside

the

handset name

instandbymode.

Restore default settings

You

can

reset

your

phone settings

to the

original

factory settings.

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[ADVANCED SET]

>

[RESET],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

18

»» The

handset

displays a confirmation request.

3 Press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

All settings

arer

eset

.

Area Code

1. Press

MENU

.

2. Select

[ADVANCED SET]

>

[AREA CODE],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3. Use the

touch-tone

pad to enter your 3-digit area

code.

4. Press

[OK]

to confirm.

NOTE: To restore the

default setting

to - - -,

press and r

elease

BACK

button when the screen displays

AREA

C

ODE.

Select

the

recall duration

Ensure

that the recall time is set correctly before you can answer a second

c

a

ll

.

In normal

c

a

s

e

,

the phone is already preset for the recall

du

r

a

t

io

n

.

Y

o

u

can select among 3

o

p

t

i

o

n

s

:

[SHORT], [MEDIUM]

and [

LONG].

T

h

e

nu

m

b

e

r of

available

options

varies

with different

co

un

t

r

i

e

s

.

For

d

e

t

a

il

s

,

consult

y

o

u

r

service

pr

ovider

.

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[ADVANCED SET]

>

[FLASH TIME],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select an option, then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is

saved.

Dial mode

Note: This feature only applies

to

models

that

support both tone and pulse dial.

D

i

a

l

mode is the

te

l

e

ph

o

n

e

s

i

gn

a

l

used in your

c

o

un

t

r

y

.

T

h

e

phone supports

tone (

D

T

M

F

)

and pulse

(

r

o

t

a

r

y

)

d

i

a

l

.

C

o

n

s

u

l

t

the

se

r

v

i

c

e

p

r

o

v

i

d

e

r for

d

et

a

il

e

d

information.

Set

the

dial mode

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[ADVANCED SET]

>

[DIAL MODE],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select a dial mode, then press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is saved.

Note:

If

your phone is in pulse dial mode, press

[*]

button during

a

call for temporary tone mode. Digits entered for this call are

then

sent out as tone

signals.

19

First

ring

If

you have subscribed to the caller

ID

service with your service

pr

ovider

,

your

phone can

suppress

the

first

r

i

ng

before the

c

a

ll

e

r

ID

d

i

s

p

l

a

y

s

on the

s

c

r

ee

n

.

A

f

te

r the phone is reset,

i

t

can detect automatically

if

the

c

a

ll

e

r

ID

se

r

v

i

c

e

i

s

subscribed and start to

suppress

the first ring.

Y

ou

can

change

this setting

to

s

u

i

t

your

p

r

e

f

e

r

e

nc

e

.

T

h

i

s

feature

o

n

l

y

a

pp

li

es

to

mo

d

e

l

s

w

i

t

h

first

r

i

ng

support.

Turn

the first ring

on/off

1 Press

MENU

.

2 Select

[ADVANCED SET]

>

[FIRST RING],

then press

[OK]

to confirm.

3 Select

[ON]/[OFF],

press

[OK]

to confirm.

»»

The setting is saved.

Note:

To

reset the first ring status, go to the reset menu.

T

elephone

Operation

Make

a call

•

You

can

make

a callin

these

ways:

•

Quick

call

•

Dial

before you call

•

Redial

themost

recent

number

•

Call

from the

redial list

.

•

Call

from the

phonebook

list

•

Call

from thecalllog

Quick

call

1Press

.

2

Dial

the phone

number

.

»»

The number is dialed out.

»»

The

durationof your currentcall

is

displayed.

Dial before you

call

1

Dial

the phone

number

•

To erase

a

digit

,

press [

B

A

CK].

•

Toenter

a

pause, press

andhold

[

#P

A

USE/RINGER

].

2 Press to dialout thecall.

Redial

the

most recent number

1 Press

.

2

Press

REDIAL

.

20

3

Press

[OK].

»»

The

most

recent number is

then

dialed out

.

Call from

the

redial

list

1 Press

REDIAL.

2 Press the

UP

or DOWN

key to select the number with your desired dial out

.

3

Press

the

CALL

.

Call from

the

phonebook

list

1

Press

the

PHONEBOOK

.

2 Press the

UP

or

DOWN

key to select the number you

desire.

3

Press

the

CALL

.

Call from

the

call

log

1 Press the

CALLER

ID

.

2

Press OK

entry the

CALL LIST

.

3 Press the

UP

or Down key to select the number you

desire.

4 Press the

CALL.

Note: Thecall timer displays the talktime of your current call.

Note:

If

you hear warning tones,

the

handset is

almost

out of battery or the handset is out of range. Charge

the

battery or move the handset nearer to the base

station.

End

a call

You

can

end

acallin

these

ways:

•

Press

EXIT

;

or

•

Place

the

handset

to the

base

stationor

charging

cradle.

Answer

a call

When

the

phone rings,

press to

answer

thecall.

W

a

r

n

i

ng

:

Whenthe handsetr

i

ng

s

,

keepthe handsetaway from your ear

t

o

avoid

eardamage.

Note: The caller

ID

service is available

if

you have

registered

to the caller

ID

service with your service provider.

Tip

••When

there is a missed call, the

handset

displays a notification

message.

Turn off

the

ringer for all incoming

calls

There

aretwo ways to turn off the

ringer

:

1

Press and hold [#PAUSE/RINGER]

in

standby

mode.

displays

onthescreen.

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