Sylvania ST88450 User manual

SYLVANIA TELEPHONE
WARRANTY
We appreciate your purchase of a SYLVANIA
Telephone product. We take pride in the quality of our
products and have manufactured your new Telephone
unit to exacting quality standards. We feel confident
that in normal use, it will provide you with satisfactory
performance. However, should you experience
difficulty, you are protected under the provisions of this
warranty.
SYLVANIA Telephone products are warranted against
manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship
in normal use for the following period from the date of
purchase by the original user, and is conditional upon
the unit being installed and used as directed in the
instruction manual.
PRODUCT PARTS AND LABOUR
Cordless Telephone 1 Year
Corded Telephone 1 Year
Telephone Headset 1 Year
Communications 1 Year
SYLVANIA’s obligation under this warranty shall be
limited to the repair, including all necessary parts and
the cost of the labour connected therewith, or at our
option the exchange of any Telephone product which
shows evidence of a manufacturing defect within the
warranty period.
Replacement parts, furnished in connection with this
warranty shall be warranted for a period equal to the
unexpired portion of the original equipment warranty.
CUSTOMER OBLIGATIONS
This warranty applies to the product from the original
date of purchase at retail. Therefore, the owner must
provide a copy of the original, dated bill of sale. No
warranty service will be performed without a bill of sale.
Transportation to and from the service depot is the
responsibility of the owner.
WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS
This warranty is extended to SYLVANIA Telephone
products purchased and used in Canada. This
warranty shall not apply to appearance or accessory
items including but not limited to: antenna, cabinet,
cabinet parts, knobs, batteries, connecting cables,
cassette tapes, compact discs. This warranty shall, in
addition, not apply to damages due to handling,
transportation, unpacking, set-up, installation,
customer adjustments that are covered in the
instruction book, repair or replacement of parts
supplied by other than the SYLVANIA authorized
service depot, any malfunction or failure caused by or
resulting from abnormal environmental conditions,
improper unauthorized service, improper maintenance,
modifications or repair by the consumer, abuse,
misuse, neglect, accident, fire, flood, or other Acts of
God, and incorrect line voltage.
This Telephone product is only warranted to the original
retail purchaser. This warranty becomes void in the
event of commercial or rental use. This warranty
becomes void in the event serial numbers are altered,
defaced or removed.
SYLVANIA reserves the right to make changes in
design or to make additions to or improvements upon
this product without incurring any obligation to install
the same on products previously manufactured. The
foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or
implied and SYLVANIA neither assumes nor authorizes
any person to assume for it any other obligation or
liability in connection with the sale or service of this
product. In no event shall SYLVANIA or its SYLVANIA
dealers be liable for special or consequential damage
arising from the use of this product, or for any delay in
the performance of this warranty due to cause beyond
our control.
The purchaser may have other rights under existing
provincial or federal laws, and where any terms of this
warranty are prohibited by such laws, they are deemed
null and void, but the remainder of the warranty shall
remain in effect.
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE
Should this product require service, you may obtain
specific information on how to obtain service by
contacting the SYLVANIA Dealer from whom this
product was purchased, or by contacting us directly:
SYLVANIA SERVICE
300 Alden Road
Markham, Ontario
L3R 4C1
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
1-800-287-4871
Instruction Manual
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INDUSTRY CANADA
STATEMENT
Notice: This equipment meets the applicable
Industry Canada Terminal Equipment Technical
Specifications. This is confirmed by the
registration number. The abbreviation, IC before
the registration number signifies that registration
was performed based on a Declaration of
Conformity indicating that Industry Canada
technical specifications were met. It does not
imply that Industry Canada approved the
equipment.
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 connection. In some
cases, the company’s inside wiring associated
with a single line individual services may be
extended by means of a certified connector
assembly (telephone extension cord). 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 made
by an authorized Canadian maintenance facility
designated by the supplier. Any repairs or
alterations made by the user of 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 metallic water
pipe system, if present, are connected together.
This precaution maybe 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)
for this terminal equipment is marked on the
equipment itself. The REN assigned to each
terminal equipment provides an indication of the
maximum number of terminals 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 Numbers of all the devices does
not exceed 5.
The term IC: before the radio certification number
only signifies that Industrial Canada technical
specifications are met.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference that may cause undesired operation
of the device. Privacy of communications may
not be endured when using this telephone.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
When using your telephone equipment, basic
safety precautions should always be followed to
reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury
to persons, including the following:
1. Do not use this product near water, for
example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen
sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or
near a swimming pool.
2. Avoid using a telephone (other than a
cordless type) during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock
from lightning.
3. Do not use the telephone to report a gas
leak in the vicinity of the leak.
4. Use only the power cord and batteries
indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of
batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check
with local codes for possible special disposal
instructions.
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS
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TOP VIEW:
1. Battery Low LED
Indicator
2. Answer On/Off
Button
3. Time Set / Repeat
Button
4. Mailbox 2
Message LED
Indicator
5. Mailbox 2 Play/
Skip Button
6. Mailbox 1 Play/
Skip Button
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10
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SIDE VIEW:
REAR VIEW:
7. Mailbox 1 Message
LED Indicator
8. Microphone
9. Greeting Button
10.Stop / Save Button
11.Digital Volume
Control
12.Ring Select 2/4/TS
13.Telephone Line
14.AC Adaptor Jack
15.Telephone
Extension Line
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INSTALLATION
To Install Three AAA Batteries
Three AAA batteries (not included) are required
to maintain your personalized greeting and
recorded messages during a power failure. If
there is a power failure and the batteries are not
installed, both your personalized greeting and
recorded messages will be lost.
1. Using a small Philips type screwdriver,
remove the screw located in the battery
compartment on the bottom of the base and
lift the battery compartment door.
2. Install three AAA batteries.
3. Replace battery compartment door, and
replace screw.
Note: Install replacement batteries once a year
to insure proper operation of the power failure
protection feature.
The batteries status are indicated by the BATT.
LOW indicator. If three fresh batteries are
installed, the LED indicator stays off.
If the batteries
are low/not installed, the indicator will flash.
To Connect the AC Adaptor
Connect the AC adaptor into the back of the unit.
Plug the other end into the AC wall power outlet.
To Connect the Telephone Line
1. Plug the telephone line cord (connected to
the back of the unit) into the modular outlet
in your telephone wall jack.
2. If you are connecting this unit to an extension
telephone, plug one end of the extension
telephone line cord to the extension line jack
(located on back of unit). Plug the other end
into the telephone.
RECORDING YOUR
GREETING
There are approximately 15 minutes of total
recording time shared by your greeting and
incoming messages.
Your system comes with a prerecorded outgoing
greeting:“Hello, please leave your message after
the beep.”
To Record Your Greeting
1. Press and hold the GREETING button.
Note: You have a maximum of 30 seconds
to record your outgoing greeting.
2. After you hear one beep, speak clearly
towards the built in microphone (in the
speaker holes).
3. When finished, release the GREETING
button.
4. The unit will beep once and play back your
recorded greeting. The message LEDs will
be lit solid to indicate the unit is in Answer
On mode.
Notes:
• The unit has two personalized mailboxes.You
have an option to have callers leave
messages in either of the two mailboxes. If
you want the caller to leave a message in a
particular mailbox, your greeting should
instruct the callers to press either the “1#” or
“2#” button before their message recording.
If the caller doesn’t press a key, presses a
key other than “1#” or “2#”, or waits longer
than 3 seconds before pressing a key, the
caller’s message will be automatically
recorded in Mailbox 1.
• If the unit beeps while recording, you have
exceeded the 30 seconds time limit. Record
a shorter greeting, by repeating the steps
above.
To Check the Greeting
1. To check the greeting, press and release the
GREETING button quickly.
2. Your outgoing greeting will be played back
to you, and then your system will reset to
answer incoming calls.
Volume Control
Use the digital VOLUME Control on the side of
your unit to set the volume to the desired sound
level.
ANSWERING MACHINE
FEATURES
Voice Time/Day Stamp
The unit records the time and day at the end of
each message, if set.
Note: When setting the Time/Day, do not allow
more than 20 seconds to elapse between any
step.
Setting Voice Time/Day Stamp
Day Set
1. Press and hold the TIME SET/REPEAT
button for 2 seconds. The unit will say
“Monday”.
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you
hear the correct day.
3. To return to the previous day, press the MAIL
1 or MAIL 2 button.
Hour Set
1. Once you hear the correct day, press the
TIME SET/REPEAT button to set the hour.
The unit will say “Twelve”.
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you
hear the correct hour.
To return to the previous hour, press the
MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button.
Minute Set
1. Once you hear the correct hour, press the
TIME SET/REPEAT button to set the minute.
The unit will say “0” (which sounds like “oh”).
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button until you
hear the correct minute. To return to the
previous minute, press the MAIL 1 or MAIL
2 button.
AM/PM Set
1. Once you hear the correct minute, press the
TIME SET/REPEAT button to set AM/PM.
The unit will say “AM”.
2. Press the ANSWER ON/OFF button. The
unit will say “PM”. Press the MAIL 1 or MAIL
2 button to return to “AM”.
3. Once you hear the correct AM/PM setting,
press the TIME SET/REPEAT button to
complete the procedure. The unit will
announce the day and time that is now set.
Note: To check the current day and time, press
and release the TIME SET/REPEAT button. If
you did not set the Voice Time/Day Stamp, the
unit will say “Time is not set”.
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Recording Memo Message
You can record a memo message, for another
member of your household, in either of the two
mailboxes (Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2). It will be
played back, along with other messages, in the
corresponding mailbox.
To Record Memo
1. Press and hold the MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 button
for 2 seconds. A beep will sound and all the
message LEDs will turn off.
2. Record your message (up to 60 seconds)
through the microphone in the speaker holes.
3. When your message is completed, release
the button. A beep will sound, and the
corresponding message LED will be
increased by one.
Message Playback
When the message LED indicators blink, you
have received new messages or there are saved
messages. It will blink to indicate the number of
messages received (up to 9 times).
To Hear Your Messages
1. Press and release the corresponding
Mailbox button on your unit.
2. The unit will automatically playback your
messages in the order they were received.
3. The set time and day will be heard at the
end of each message, if you set the Voice
Time/Day Stamp.
4. This unit will automatically stop and sound
3 beeps after the last message has played
back. The message count will reset, and the
message LEDs will be lit solid.
5. New incoming messages will replace old
messages unless you follow the “SAVE”
procedure.
To Stop Message Playback
During message playback, press and release the
STOP/SAVE button. Your unit will reset and will
save all messages.
To Repeat the Current Message
During playback, press and quickly release the
TIME SET/REPEAT button ONCE.
To Repeat the Previous Message
During playback, press and quickly release TIME
SET/REPEAT button TWICE within 2 seconds.
To Skip the Current Message
During playback, press and quickly release the
respective SKIP button.
To Save All of Your Messages
Message will be erased unless you save them.
If you wish to save your messages after listening
to them:
After the last message has played back, and 3
beep sound, press and release the STOP/SAVE
button. Both Mail 1 and Mail 2 LEDs will flash
rapidly for 20 seconds.
Within this period, press MAIL 1 button to save
Mailbox 1 messages or press MAIL 2 button to
save Mailbox 2 messages.
To Save Selected Messages
If you wish to save a particular message (but
not all of the messages), press the ANSWER
ON/OFF button during play back of that
message. After you press the ANSWER ON/OFF
button to save a particular message, the
corresponding MAIL 1 or MAIL 2 LED will blink
rapidly during the remaining playback of that
message.
Notes:
• You must follow the “SAVE” procedure each
time you listen to your incoming messages
and before the system answers a new
incoming call or all messages will be lost.
• The maximum digital recording memory of
your unit answering system is approximately
15 minutes.
• The maximum digital recording time for each
incoming message is 60 seconds.
Message Capacity Full Detection
This unit signals the caller when the message
capacity is full. When the message capacity is
full, the unit will answer with 3 beeps on the 10th
ring, pause 20 seconds, and then automatically
disconnect the telephone line.
Voice Activated Recording (VOX)
This unit records messages for up to 60 seconds,
as long as the caller speaks.
To avoid unnecessary pauses due to hang-ups
and to save message capacity, your unit will
automatically stop recording after 7 seconds of
silence.
To Turn Unit Off
If you do not want your system to answer calls,
press the ANSWER ON/OFF button. All
message indicators will turn off.
Press the button once again to turn the unit on.
Call Interrupt
If the unit answers before you do, you can turn it
off by picking up any extension phone. If the unit
does not stop answering, press the hook switch
of your telephone for about one second and
release. You may also press the STOP/SAVE
button.
Call Screening
To listen to an incoming call without picking up
the phone, let your unit answer the phone when
it rings. If you don’t want to talk to the caller, just
let your unit take a message, and adjust the
volume control on the side of the unit to listen. If
you don’t want to listen to the caller’s message,
just lower the volume.
Note: Callers will be unaware that you are
screening their calls. If you want to talk to the
caller, pick up the phone and talk.
Power Failure Protection/Battery Back
Up
If an AC power failure occurs, or the power plug
comes out of the wall, your unit will shut down
until the power is restored.
When the power is restored, any messages
recorded before the power failure will be saved
if you have installed three AAA batteries. The
message indicator LED will flash to indicate the
number of new messages received and saved
messages.
If your unit is not operating properly when the
power is restored, proceed with a unit reset.
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To Reset Unit
1. Unplug the telephone line from the wall jack.
2. Unplug the AC adaptor from the power outlet.
3. Replace the AAA batteries with three fresh
ones.
4. Plug the AC adaptor back into the power
outlet.
5. Plug the telephone line back into the wall
jack
6. Record a new outgoing greeting or you can
use the pre-recorded announcement.
7. Reset the Voice Day/Time Stamp.
Ring Select
You can select the number of rings in which a
call will be answered. Set the Ring Select switch
(on the side of unit) to 2 or 4 rings, or Toll Saver
(TS).
Toll Saver (TS)
Your unit has a built-in automatic toll saving
feature. This feature lets you know if you have
received any messages before it answers, thus
saving you on long distance costs.
How Toll Saver Works
If you have set the ring select switch to Toll Saver
(TS), when calling your unit from a remote
location to check for messages, listen to the
number of rings:
No Messages Received
If your phone rings more than two times, you
have no new messages.You can hang up on the
third ring before your unit answers, and save the
cost of the call.
Note: If no new messages are received, your
unit will answer the call after the fourth ring.
Messages Received
If your unit answers after only 2 rings, you have
received new messages, which you can then
retrieve by following the Remote Message
Playback section, below.
TONE REMOTE OPERATION
Remote Security Code
To access answering functions from an outside
line, you will need to enter the three digit security
code located on the bottom of your unit.
Note: Remote message retrieval will not work
when calling from a rotary or push button pulse
dialing phone, unless a tone generator is used.
Remote Turn On
If you forget to turn on your unit:
1. Call your unit from a touch-tone phone.
2. Wait 10 rings until the machine answers.
3. The unit will automatically answer by playing
your greeting. You may hang up the phone,
and subsequent calls will be answered.
Remote Message Playback
1. Call your unit from a touch-tone telephone.
2. After the unit answers, it plays the outgoing
greeting and beeps once.Dial your three digit
security code within 7seconds after the
beep, pressing and holding each digit for 1-
2 seconds. Allow a 2 second interval
between each digit.
3. The unit will sound one beep to indicate the
code was entered correctly. (If there are no
beeps, enter your code again.)
4. You can press the following buttons on your
keypad:
Option Press
Playback Mailbox 1 Messages 1#
Playback Mailbox 2 Messages 2#
Record Memo Message 3#
Record New Greeting 8#
Turn On/Off Answer Mode 9#
If you press “1#” or “2#” (to playback
messages), you have the follow options:
Option Press
Erase Current Message 0#
Repeat Current Message 4#
Repeat Previous Message 4 repeatedly, #
Stop Message Playback 5#
Skip to Next Message 6#
To SAVE messages, hang up the telephone.
Note: Your unit will sound a series of beeps if
there are no messages.
Remote Record New Greeting
If you press “8#” (to record new greeting):
1. When you hear a beep, begin recording your
new greeting (up to 30 seconds).
2. When you have finished recording your new
greeting, press “5#”. The unit will beep, and
the new greeting will playback to you.
3. Hang up the telephone.
Remote Record Memo
If you press “3#” (to record memo message):
1. Within three seconds of pressing “3#”, press
“1#” or “2#” to select Mailbox 1 or Mailbox 2.
Otherwise, the memo will be recorded in
Mailbox 1.
2. When you hear a beep, begin recording your
memo (up to 60 seconds).
3. When you have finished recording your
memo message, press “5#”.
4. The corresponding Mailbox message count
will be increased by one.
To Retrieve Messages when Recording
Memory is Full
1. When the message capacity is full, the unit
will sound 3 beeps after answering the
phone.
2. Within 20 seconds after the 3 beeps, dial
your 3 digit security code.
3. Your unit will sound one beep to indicate the
code was entered correctly.
4. Follow the remote message playback
procedure.
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