Topcom 575s User manual

Butler 575
USER GUIDE
MANUAL

!! Important !!
Before installing your Butler 575,
please contact your telephone provider to obtain
the CLIP subscription (display caller).
Without this subscription, the clip function
does not work !
!! Importante !!
Antes de instalar su Butler 575, contacte con
su proveedor telefónico para obtener la suscripción al
Servicio de Información de Llamada Entrante.
¡Sin esta suscripción, el equipo no funcionará !

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1 INSTALLATION 4
2 SYMBOLS 4
3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PHONE 6
3.1 HANDSET 6
3.2 BASE UNIT 6
4 OPERATION TELEPHONE 7
4.1 Answering Incoming Calls 7
4.2 Outgoing Calls 7
4.3 External Call Transfer 8
4.4 Pause 8
4.5 Call Duration 8
4.6 Mute 9
4.7 Paging 9
4.8 Activate a handset (power on) 9
4.9 Out of Range 9
4.10 Empty Battery 9
4.11 Handset Lock 10
4.12 CLIP Function 10
4.13 Memory numbers 10
5 FUNCTIONS 11
5.1 The Base station 11
5.2 Select a base station 12
5.3 Subscribing a handset to a base station 12
5.4 Desubscribing a Handset 13
5.5 Speaker volume 14
5.6 Ringing tones 14
5.7 Internal Ring Volume and Melody 15
5.8 Key click ON/OFF 15
5.9 Ring Melody Base unit 16
5.10 Ring Volume Base unit 16
5.11 Call Barring 16
5.12 Direct Call (Babycall) 17
5.13 Handset PIN code 18
5.14 The RFPI code 18
5.15 Change Master PIN Code (base station) 19
5.16 Base unit Reset 19
5.17 Reset Handset 20
6 WARRANTY 21

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1 INSTALLATION
• Open the battery cover of the handset and insert 3 AAA NiNH batteries
• Connect one end of the adaptor cable to the electric socket and the other end to
the adapter connection PWR (1) at the bottom of the Butler 575.
• Plug one end of the phone cable into the telephone line wall socket and the other
end into the TEL (2) connection at the bottom of the unit.
Charging the Handset Battery
To charge the battery, position the handset on the base unit. Before you use the
phone for the first time, charge the batteries for 24 hours. If the battery is charged
correctly, you should hear a beep sound when placing the handset on the base unit.
When the battery is almost empty, the battery symbol appears on the display.
2 SYMBOLS
The first line of the display (1) :
The first line of the display shows a maximum of 12 numbers or letters.
The second line of the display (2) :
On the second line of the display 6 symbols are displayed indicating the operation
status of handset.

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ANTENNA
When the ANTENNA symbol appears on the display, this indicates that the
handset is located within the working range of the base unit. When the
handset is out of the working range of the base unit, “RANGE OUT” will be
visible on the display.
OFFHOOK
The OFFHOOK symbol appears when the hookswitch is pressed to call and
the handset and base unit are connected.
EXTERNAL CALL
The EXT symbol is used for external calls and is also displayed on all the
subscribed handsets.
INTERNAL CALL
The INT symbol is used for internal calls between handsets. It is displayed on
the corresponding handsets only.
BATTERY
The BATTERY symbol is shown when the battery is almost empty and needs
to be recharged.
LOCK
The LOCK symbol is displayed when the handset is locked. The unit can only
receive incoming calls. All buttons are deactivated, except for the Power
button.
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3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PHONE
3.1 Handset
1 Hookswitch / End Menu button
2 Memory / OK button
3 Function / Flash button [F/R]
4 Mute / Erase / Escape /
Memory Clear button
5 Power / Lock / Volume button
6 Handset Internal Call /
Call Transfer button [INT]
7 Redial / Pause button [R/P]
8*Asterisk button
9 # button
3.2 Base unit
1 Power On LED
The base unit is activated (ON).
2 Battery LED
The Battery indicator burns
while it’s charging
3 In Use LED
When the Hookswitch button
is pressed to call, the In Use LED
is burning.
4 Paging button
To find the handsets connected to
your base unit, press the Paging
button on the base unit.
5Antenna
It improves the reception between
handset and base unit.
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4 OPERATION TELEPHONE
4.1 Answering Incoming Calls
The user can accept an incoming internal or external call by pressing the Hookswitch
button. The INT (internal incoming call) or the EXT (external incoming call) symbol
blinks on the display. As soon as the call is accepted, the symbol stabilizes on the
display. In the event of internal calls, only the called handset will ring and show a
flashing INT symbol. The number of the calling handset is displayed on the left hand
side of the display. In the case of an external call, all free handsets will ring and all
handsets (free or busy) will show a flashing EXT symbol.
4.2 Outgoing Calls
4.2.1 External outgoing calls
• When you want to make a phone call, press the Hookswitch button .
• The following symbol is displayed .
• You will hear the dial tone and “EXT“ appears on the display.
• Enter the telephone number. After 10 sec. the call duration is shown on the display.
• To end the call, press the Hookswitch button .
• After the call, the display shows the call duration for another two seconds.
4.2.2 External Call Setup with Dial Preparation
• Enter the desired telephone number.
• Press the Hookswitch button.
During the dialling, the number can be corrected by pressing the Erase button .
The maximum number of digits you can enter is 25. If the user tries to enter more
than 25 digits, an error tone is generated and the excessive digits are ignored.
4.2.3 Redial
The last three dialled numbers are saved in the Redial memory. They can be called
by pressing the Redial button [R/P].
• Press the Redial button repeatedly to step through the different numbers in the
Redial memory.
• Press the Hookswitch button .
The Redial button also functions as a Pause button (see 4.4 Pause).

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4.2.4 Internal Calls between Handsets
If you want to talk to another handset, take the following steps :
• Press the [INT] button.
• Enter the number of the desired handset.
• When the called handset starts to ring, the Hookswitch will be pressed to
answer the incoming internal call.
• Press the Hookswitch button when you want to terminate the internal call.
Note : When a handset is in communication with another handset, you will hear a busy tone when
you try to reach one of these handsets.
4.3 External Call Transfer
When you are in communication with an external caller and you want to transfer
this external call to another internal handset, take the following steps :
• Press the [INT] button, followed by the number of the desired handset.
• As soon as the called handset starts to ring, the Hookswitch will be pressed.
Both handsets are now connected.
• The first handset will connect the external call to the second handset by pressing
the Hookswitch.
If the second handset doesn’t answer, press the [INT] button again and the first
handset will be connected to the external call again.
4.4 Pause
While entering a phone number you can add a pause to this number by pressing the
Pause button [R/P]. It should not be the first digit of a telephone number otherwise
the Pause button will be interpreted as a Redial button.
4.5 Call Duration
During and after an external call, the call duration is shown on the display.
• After picking up the handset, the call duration
appears after 10 seconds.
• When the call is finished, the call duration will be
visible for another 2 seconds.
The time is displayed in the following format : [mm : ss] (minutes : seconds).
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4.6 Mute
It is possible to deactivate the microphone during a conversation. Now you can talk
freely without being heard by your correspondent.
•Press and hold the Mute button for 1 second
during a conversation.
• “MUTED” is shown on the display.
• When you want to continue the conversation, press the Mute button again.
4.7 Paging
To find one or more lost handsets, press the Paging button on the base unit.
• All subscribed handsets will emit a signal and
“BASE->PAGING” is shown on the display.
• When you have retrieved the handset, press the
Hookswitch button to turn off the signal.
Paging a handset is not possible when the unit is in communication or is receiving
a phone call.
4.8 Activate a handset (power on)
• The handset can be activated/deactivated by
pressing the Power button .
• When you activate a handset, you will hear a
warning signal. The handset is looking for the base station.
4.9 Out of Range
• When the handset is out of the working range of
the base unit or when it’s not subscribed to the
base unit, it will emit a warning tone.
• You have to move closer towards the base unit or you have to subscribe the
handset to the base unit. (see 5.3 Subscribing a handset to a base station)
4.10 Empty Battery
• When the battery is almost empty, you will
hear a warning tone.
• The battery symbol is shown on the display.
MUTED
BASE --> PAGING
SEARCHING FP
RANGE OUT
MULTI 1

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4.11 Handset Lock
When the handset is locked, outgoing calls are no longer possible. Incoming calls
can still be received without any problem.
• If you want to lock a handset, press and hold the
Lock button for 1 second.
• To deactivate the handset lock, press the Lock
button briefly.
4.12 CLIP Function
When the unit receives a phone call, the caller’s phone number is shown on the
handset’s display.
4.13 Memory numbers
The handset is capable of storing 10 telephone numbers in the memory.
4.13.1 Programming memory numbers
A memory number can be programmed as follows:
• Enter the phone number.
•Press the Memory button. The letter “M” is
added to the end of the number in the display.
•Enter the desired memory location, for ex. 9.
•Two seconds later the telephone number
appears on the display again for 15 seconds
to confirm.
•The unit returns to idle mode.
4.13.2 Erasing a memory number
To erase a memory number, you have to do the following:
• Press the Memory button.
“MEM” appears on the display.
LOCK
091120010M
MEM 9
MEM
091120010
MULTI 1