Sony SPP-A940 - 900 Mhz Cordless Telephone User manual

Sony Corporation Printed in Hong Kong

Cordless
Telephone with
Answering System
Operating Instructions
Mode d’emploi
EN
F
SPP-A940
3-860-766-21 (1)
©1998 by Sony Corporation

2EN
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do
not expose the unit to rain or
moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open
the cabinet. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel only.
INDUSTRY CANADA
NOTICE
NOTICE: The Industry Canada label
identifies certified equipment. This
certification means that the equipment
meets certain telecommunications
network protective, operational and
safety requirements as prescribed in the
appropriate Terminal Equipment
Technical Requirements document(s).
The Department does not guarantee the
equipment will operate to the user’s
satisfaction.
Before installing this equipment, users
should ensure that it is permissible to be
connected to the facilities of the local
telecommunications company. The
equipment must also be installed using
an acceptable method of connection.
The customer should be aware that
compliance with the above conditions
may not prevent degradation of service
in some situations.
Repairs to certified equipment should be
coordinated by a representative
designated by the supplier. Any repairs
or alterations made by the user to this
equipment, or equipment malfunctions
may give the telecommunications
company cause to request the user to
disconnect the equipment.
Users should ensure for their own
protection that the electrical ground
connections of the power utility,
telephone lines and internal meatallic
water pipe system, if present, are
connected together. This precaution may
be particularly important in rural areas.
Caution: Users should not attempt to
make such connections themselves, but
should contact the appropriate electric
inspection authority, or electrician, as
appropriate.
NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence
Number (REN) assigned to each terminal
device provides an indication of the
maximum number of terminal allowed
to be connected to a telephone interface.
The termination on an interface may
consist of any combination of devices
subject only to the requirement that the
sum of the Ringer Equivalence Number
of all the devices does not exceed 5.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION TO
USERS
Your model (SPP-A940) has been
approved by the Industry Canada.
Note
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Privacy of communications may not be
ensured when using this telephone.
DIGITAL SECURITY CODE
Your SPP-A940 has been assigned a
permanent and unique digital security
code out of possible 65,000 codes.

3EN
Table of contents
Getting Started
4 Read this first
5 Step 1: Checking the package
contents
6 Step 2: Setting up the base unit
9 Step 3: Preparing the battery
pack for the handset
Basics
12 Making calls
13 Redialing
14 Receiving calls
Telephone Features
15 Speed dialing
15 Storing phone numbers
16 Making calls with speed
dialing
17 Setting the ringer type
17 Turning off the ringer
17 Checking the ringer type
18 Setting the base ringer
18 Paging
Answering Machine
Features
19 Setting up the answering machine
19 Setting the time and day of
the week
Table of contents
20 Recording the greeting
22 Setting the number of rings
23 Setting the audible message
alert
24 Turning on the answering
function
25 Playing back messages
26 Adjusting the speaker volume
26 Erasing messages
27 Setting an announcement only
27 Screening calls
28 Recording a memo message
29 Operating from an outside phone
29 Setting your security code
30 Picking up new messages
Additional Information
31 Mounting the base unit on a wall
32 Notes on power sources
33 Maintenance
34 Troubleshooting
36 Counter message
37 Specifications
38 Index
EN

4EN Getting Started
Read this first
Getting Started
About the cordless telephone
Each time you place the handset on the base unit, a random security
code is automatically assigned between the base unit and the handset.
(The IN USE lamp flashes during the initialization, then turns off when
the initialization is complete.) Only a handset which has this unique
security code can make calls through the base unit. This system
prevents the possibility of other cordless telephone handsets making
calls through your base unit.
Handset That's it!
Before you use your phone, you must set it up. Here’s a quick way to
set up your phone: Step 1, 2 and 3.
Step 3 (page 9 to 11)
Finally, insert the battery pack into the
handset, and place the handset on the base
unit to charge the battery pack for more than
10 hours.
Step 1 (page 5)
First, unpack the phone and the supplied accessories.
Step 2 (page 6 to 8)
Next, do three things to set up the base
unit.
Base unit

Getting Started
5EN Getting Started
Step 1
Checking the package contents
Make sure you have received the following items in the package. If
anything is missing, contact your local Sony dealer.
Base unitAC power adaptor
(AC-T24) Handset
Telephone line cords (2) Screws and caps (2) Wall bracket for base unit
Directory Rechargeable battery pack
(BP-T23)

6EN Getting Started
Away from a personal
computer
Away from heat sources, such as radiators,
airducts, and sunlight
Away from excessive
moisture, extremely low
temperatures, dust,
mechanical vibration, or
shock
Away from
television sets and
other electronic
equipment
Away from another cordless
telephone
CAUTION: The cordless telephone operates at a frequency that may cause interference to
nearby TVs and VCRs; the base unit should not be placed near or on top of a TV
or VCR; and if interference is experienced, moving the cordless telephone
farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce or eliminate the
interference.
Near a central location
and on a level surface
Setting up the base unit
Do the following steps:
• Choose the best location
• Connect the base unit
• Choose the dialing mode
Choose the best location
Where you place the base unit affects the reception quality of the
handset.
Step 2
Away from noise sources, such as a window by a
street with heavy traffic
Away from a microwave oven

Getting Started
7EN Getting Started
1Connect the telephone line
cord to the LINE jack, and to
a telephone outlet.
2Connect the AC power
adaptor to the DC IN 10V
jack, and to an AC outlet.
3Raise the antenna vertically.
Route the cable.
3
2
To AC outlet
AC power adaptor
(supplied)
1
To telephone
outlet
To LINE
To DC IN 10V
Connect the base unit
If you want to hang the base unit on the wall, mount the unit first (see
page 31).
Telephone line cord
(supplied)
continued

8EN Getting Started
Notes
• Use only the supplied AC-T24 AC power adaptor.
Do not use any other AC power adaptor.
• Connect the AC power adaptor to a continuous power supply.
• Place the base unit close to the AC outlet so that you can
easily unplug the AC power adaptor.
Tips
• If your telephone outlet isn’t modular, contact your telephone
service company for assistance.
• If you have two phone lines on a single jack with the first
phone line connected to a center pair of wires, and you need
to connect the second phone line (outer pair of wires), contact
your telephone company for rewiring.
Choose the dialing mode
For the telephone to work properly, select an appropriate dialing mode
(tone or pulse).
–
+
If you aren’t sure of your dialing system
Make a trial call with the DIAL MODE switch set to TONE.
If the call connects, leave the switch as it is; otherwise, set to PULSE.
Step 2: Setting up the base unit (continued)
Polarity of the plug
Modular
Center pair
DIAL MODE switch

Getting Started
9EN Getting Started
1Slide open the battery compartment lid of the
handset.
Step 3
2Insert the battery pack (with contacts facing down)
into the battery compartment.
3Replace the battery compartment lid.
Preparing the battery pack for the
handset
Insert the battery pack into the handset, then place the handset on the
base unit.
Insert the battery pack
continued

10EN Getting Started
Step 3: Preparing the battery pack for the handset (continued)
Charge the battery pack
Place the handset on the base
unit.
The CHARGE lamp lights up.
It takes about 10 hours to
charge the battery pack.
Battery duration
A fully charged battery pack lasts for about:
• Seven hours when you use the handset continuously.
• Seven days when the handset is in standby mode.
Notes
• The battery pack gradually discharges over a long period of time, even if not
in use.
• The CHARGE lamp of the base unit is always lighted when the handset is
placed on the base unit, even if the battery pack has been fully charged.
When to charge the battery pack
For the best perfomance, return the handset to the base unit after
several calls.
CHARGE lamp

Getting Started
11EN Getting Started
If the handset battery becomes weak
You hear a beep during the conversation, and the BATT LOW lamp on
the handset flashes.
The call will disconnect soon. Recharge the battery for more than 10
hours.
When to purchase a new battery pack
If the battery lasts only a few minutes even after 10 hours of charging,
the usable life of the battery has expired and needs replacement.
Contact your local Sony authorized dealer or service center, and ask
for a Sony BP-T23 rechargeable battery pack.

12EN Basics
1Press (TALK).
The TALK lamp lights up, then
you’ll hear a dial tone. If you
hear beeps, move closer to the
base unit.
2Dial the phone number.
3When you’re done talking, press
(OFF)or replace the handset on
the base unit.
The TALK lamp goes off.
Making calls
Basics
Additional tasks
To
Adjust the volume
Select a better channel
Switch to tone dialing temporarily
If the handset battery becomes weak during a call
You hear a beep and the BATT LOW lamp on the handset flashes.
The call will disconnect soon. Replace the handset on the base unit to
charge.
Notes
• Before dialing, make sure you can hear the dial tone, otherwise you cannot
dial correctly.
• When the TALK lamp lights up by pressing (TALK), the IN USE lamp on the
base unit lights up simultaneously.
Do this
Slide VOL up or down.
High or low volume can be selected.
Press (CHANNEL).
Press (*TONE)while using the
telephone after you’re connected.
The line remains in tone dialing
until disconnected.
BATT LOW lamp
(REDIAL)
VOL
TALK lamp
(*TONE)
(CHANNEL)

Basics 13EN
Basics
Redialing
1Press (TALK).
The TALK lamp lights up.
2Press (REDIAL)to redial the number last dialed.
Note
If the number last dialed exceeds 16 digits, only the first 16 digits are dialed.

14EN Basics
1When you hear the phone ring:
• Press (TALK)(or any key
except (OFF)).
or
• Pick up the handset from the
base unit when the handset is
placed on the base unit.
The TALK lamp lights up at the
same time the IN USE lamp on
the base unit lights up.
2When you’re done talking, press
(OFF)or replace the handset on
the base unit.
The TALK and IN USE lamps
go off.
Receiving calls
TALK lamp
VOL
Additional tasks
To
Switch to another call
(“call waiting” service*)
Adjust the volume of incoming
calls
Do this
Press (TALK/FLASH)to access the flash
function.
Press the (TALK/FLASH)button again to
return to the first caller.
Slide VOL up or down.
High or low volume can be selected.
* You need to subscribe to this service from your telephone company.
(TALK/FLASH)

15EN Telephone Features
Telephone Features
1Press (PGM).
The TALK lamp flashes.
2Press one of the dialing keys
(vto c) for the phone number
to be stored.
3Enter the phone number you
want to store.
You can enter up to 16 digits,
including a tone and a pause,
each of which is counted as one
digit.
4Press (SPEED˚DIAL).
You’ll hear a confirmation beep,
and the number is stored. The
TALK lamp goes off.
Notes
• In step 3, if you don’t enter the phone number, the previously stored number
will be erased.
• Do not allow more than 30 seconds to elapse between each step of the
procedure.
• The handset must be OFF to store phone numbers.
Tip
If you enter a wrong number, start from the beginning.
Telephone Features
Speed dialing
You can dial with a touch of a few keys by storing a phone number on
a dialing key. You can store up to 10 different phone numbers.
Storing phone numbers
continued
TALK lamp
(REDIAL)

16EN Telephone Features
Speed dialing (continued)
To store the previous number dialed
Press (REDIAL)directly after step 2, then go to step 4.
To store a number to be dialed via Private Branch Exchange
(PBX)
Before entering a phone number in step 3 on the previous page, do as
follows:
1Enter the outside line access digit (e.g. 9).
2Press and hold the number button down before the position
where the pause is to be inserted.
For example, 9, pause, 555-1234 would be programmed by
pressing and holding the 9 button until it beeps twice, then
entering 5, 5, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4. The pause is two seconds in length.
To enter a longer pause, press and hold the button down
until the handset beeps three or four times. Each additional
beep indicates an additional two second pause.
Note
Each pause is counted as a digit.
To change a stored number
To store a new number, follow the instructions described on the
previous page.
Making calls with speed dialing
1Press (TALK).
The TALK lamp lights up.
2Press (SPEED˚DIAL).
3Enter the desired speed dialing number (vto c).
The phone number stored in the speed dialing number will
be dialed.

17EN Telephone Features
Telephone Features
Setting the ringer type
You can select a ringer type from four types.
1Press (PGM).
2Press (#).
3Press a dialing key, (1)to (4),
to select a ringer type.
4Press (OFF).
Turning off the ringer
1Press (PGM).
2Press (#).
3Press (5).
4Press (OFF).
The ringer on the handset is turned off.
To turn the ringer on again
Follow the instructions described in “Setting the ringer type.”
Checking the ringer type
1Press (PGM).
2Press (#).
3Press (0).
The currently selected ringer sounds.
4Press (OFF).
Note
If you hear no sound (only key beep), the ringer on the handset has been turned off.
continued

18EN Telephone Features
Press (PAGE).
The base unit rings the handset four
times before automatically ending
the page. To end the page at the base
unit, press (PAGE).
Note
If a call comes in during paging, paging is
canceled.
Tip
To end a page at the handset, press (OFF).
Setting the base ringer
1Press (MENU) until you hear
“Set base ringer.”
“_ _” blinks on the display.
2Press (SELECT)to turn the
ringer on or off.
3Press (TIME/SET).
The base ringer setting is
announced.
4Press (PLAY/STOP)to exit the
menu set up mode.
Note
The base ringer is preset to on.
Setting the ringer type (continued)
Paging
You can page from the base unit to the handset.

19EN
Answering Machine Features
Answering Machine Featues
Answering Machine Features
Setting up the answering machine
Setting the time and day of the week
1Press (MENU) until you hear
“Set day and time.”
”- -” blinks on the display.
2Press (SELECT)to change the
day of the week.
3Press (TIME/SET).
The day is set and the hour is
announced.
4Press (SELECT)to change the
hour.
5Press (TIME/SET).
The hour is set and the minute is
announced.
6Press (SELECT)to change the
minute.
7Press (TIME/SET).
The day and time you just
entered is announced and the
clock restarts.
8Press (PLAY/STOP)to exit the
menu set up mode.
continued
(PLAY/STOP)