Installing your telephone Inserting / Replacing battery pack / Telephone connection Warning:To insert battery pack and /or to connect your telephone, please refer to the drawings printed on the inside cover. With the help of the installation drawings : 1.- Plug the line cord (A) into the line socket on your DECT 211 or DECT 215 base station. Plug the power cable (B) into the power socket on your DECT 211 or DECT 215 base station. Plug the power supply unit into the wall socket. Connect the telephone line cord into the wall socket. 2.- Open the battery door on the handset by sliding it down. 3.- Connect the battery pack to the connector inside the handset. Place the battery pack with sticker face up and wires along the left side of the battery pack. 4.- Replace the battery door. 5.- Put the handset on the base and charge for 24 hours before use. Charging / Recharging the telephone (See battery status icon on page 4.) On first use or when inserting a new battery, charge the battery with the handset for a t least 24 hours. This ensures optimal battery life reached after 3 cycles of charge/uncharge. The battery needs to be charged if you hear a beep when using the telephone. The battery life is about 300 hours in stand-by time and 18 hours in communication. Configuring the phone for use Don't change your configuration code if you live in UK or Northern Ireland.Your product is already factory configured with the right settings. W a r n i n g :This product is O N L Y designed to be used in countries L I S T E D below. Country Northern Ireland UK Code 44 44 Warning : If you live in the country in the table below, you m u s t enter the relevant configuration code using the key sequence shown followed by your country code. Rep. of Ireland 153 For Example to configurate for Republic of Ireland : dial 153 Advice : If you have bought your product in any of the above countries but want to use it in another one, you can enter the configuration code, according to the above tables, in order to activate the right country settings. Nevertheless, you have to change the telephone line cord adapter according to the country where you want to use it. www.philips.com/faqs/dect 1 Environment & Safety Safety information : This equipment is not designed for making emergency calls when the power fails. An alternative should be made available for access to emergency calls. Power requirements : The product requires an electrical supply of 220-240 volts, single phase alternating current, excluding IT installations defined in standard EN 60-950. WARNING ! The electrical network is classified as dangerous according to criteria in the standard EN 60-950.The only way to power down this product is by unplugging the power supply from the electrical outlet. Ensure the electrical outlet is located close to the apparatus and is always easily accessible. Telephone connection : The voltage on the network is classified as TNV-3 (Telecommunication Network Voltages, as defined in the standard EN 60-950). Following a power cut, date and time settings, as well as the call in progress are lost. Safety precautions : Do not allow the handset to come into contact with liquids. Do not open the handset or the base station.This could expose you to high voltages. Do not allow the charging contacts or the battery to come into contact with conductive materials. Environmental care : Please remember to observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of your packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old phone and where possible promote their recycling. You can install your product immediately and start using the phone after charging it for 24 hours. You need to perform an operator setting if you are not connected to the main operator network in your country. (see page 10) In case you need to change the battery pack, always use a NiMH AAA 730 x 2 rechargeable battery pack . multihandset packs The information included in this manual are valid for DECT 211 and DECT 215 multihandset packs. Philips has marked the battery and packaging with standard symbols designed to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste. Batteries should not be disposed of with general household waste. A financial contribution has been paid to the associated national recovery & recycling system. 2 www.philips.com/faqs/dect DECT 211 & DECT 215 Handsets DECT 211 Keypad Talk key Phonebook keys Call log key Redial list & correction key Validation and intercom key Loudspeaker key (DECT 211) Loudspeaker/Answerphone key (DECT 215) Programming and recall type key Volume key DECT 215 p5 p6 p7 p5 p8 p5 p5 p 14 p5 www.philips.com/faqs/dect 3 DECT 211 & DECT 215 Base Stations Screen Icons Answerphone settings / Answerphone On (DECT 215 only) Handset ringer settings Handset registering / unregistering Technical settings Message indicator on answerphone (DECT 215 only) Battery charge status : Call log / Voicemail Box Loudspeaker Friend phonebook Call in progress Family phonebook Base / Handset link Internal call charge in progress fully charged p9 p 13 p 14 p 14 p9 low p 1 p7 p5 p6 p8 p6 p 15 Paging key 4 www.philips.com/faqs/dect p8 Using the telephone Making a call Answering a call / Hanging up answer the call. To end the conversation, press the key again or replace the handset on the base station. Calling directly dial the phone number. Predialling the number before calling Dial the phone number Calling from a phonebook or or to scroll through the list Adjusting the volume (earpiece or loudspeaker) flashes on an incoming call.or if the answerphone DECT 215 is on line. To correct entries use . Using handsfree on the handset on DECT 211 handset on DECT 215 handset Activating / Deactivating the loudspeaker / Warning: Handsfree activation could suddenly increase the volume in the earpiece to a very high level. Make sure the handset is not too close to your ear. 3 volume levels are available for both the earpiece and the loudspeaker. Using the Redial list and Correction key Accessing / exiting the redial list or / to scroll through the redial list Calling a number from the redial list or to scroll through the redial list Deleting a number from the redial list or to scroll through the redial list to delete the current entry www.philips.com/faqs/dect 5 to exit The redial list contains the last 5 numbers called : from the latest to the oldest. Storing one of the redial list numbers into one of your phonebooks or to scroll through the redial list Number correction corrects : a digit when predialling, a digit or a character when entering names in the phonebooks. A long press on aborts any procedure in progress. or beep enter the name Creating and changing phonebook entries The telephone has two phonebooks : A 20-entry family phonebook (see VIP feature p.13) A 20-entry friends phonebook. (see VIP feature p.13) Creating an entry Each entry contains a name (max.10 characters) and a number (max. 16 digits). 1. Enter the phone number and press Note : To insert a pause, long press on 2. Enter the name and press Changing an entry (name) or or to scroll through the list Changing an entry (number) or or to scroll through the list Deleting an entry or or to scroll through the list to delete the entry to modify the old number to modify the name . or . Press or to access or exit the phonebooks. You can also create an entry from the redial list and the call log*. to validate. * Subject to a subscription with your operator. www.philips.com/faqs/dect 6 Using the call log This feature is available if you have registered to the caller identification service with your operator. The call log stores the last 10 external calls received : - answered calls - unanswered calls - Voicemail box service information* - messages from your answerphone (DECT 215 only) ( ). * Subject to a subscription with your operator. Accessing / exiting the call log or to scroll through the log / to exit flashes if there is a new message on the Voicemail box.(subject to a subscription with your operator). Consulting the call log The screen can either display : the caller's number* the caller's name (if known in the phonebook, or if sent by the network)* stars if it is an unidentified call** dashes if non recognised number You can display, the phone number, the time and date of the call by pressing . Press to return to consulting mode. Time and date depends on the network. Note : If the icon keeps on flashing after having consulted all the messages on your Voicemail box and after having read all the call log entries, you can switch them off by deleting the call log entry which corresponds to the message. * Subject to a subscription with your operator for the Caller Line Identification and/or Name Display services. ** Withheld caller identification Calling a number from the call log or to scroll through the log Deleting an entry from the call log or to scroll through the log beep to exit Storing one of the log numbers into your phonebooks or to scroll through the log or beep enter the name www.philips.com/faqs/dect 7 Using the intercom This function can only be used with a multi-handset configuration. It allows you to make free internal calls and transfer external calls from one handset to another. Internal call short press to call all the handsets in idle mode. long press, enter the handset number (1 to 4) to call the selected handset in idle mode. * If the handset does not belong to the DECT 211 or DECT 215 range, this function may not be available. Press or to answer or hang up the internal call. During transfer, the person on hold will hear music. 4 handsets can be registered to the same base station. Intercom & call transfer are only possible with handsets* registered to the same base station. Fast call transfer During a call in progress you can transfer the call without waiting for the other handset to pick up : All the handsets ring. . Call transfer to a specific handset During a call in progress you transfer the call to a specific handset : Long press on enter the handset number (1 to 4) Paging This feature allows you to locate the handset(s). Press on the base station, all the subscribed handsets ring. Once again. located, press any key on the handset to stop ringing or press 8 www.philips.com/faqs/dect Using your answerphone Setting up the answerphone The answerphone is by default activated with a pre-recorded message and the answer & record mode. Recording capacity : 9 min. (standard quality) - 6 min (high quality) : including personal outgoing message if recorded. Activating the answerphone beep To exit Deactivating the answerphone beep To exit Playing new messages / playing a memo .You can adjust the volume using Playing your old messages or previous or next message Deleting the current message listen to the message Deleting all messages Long press . To exit To exit When playing a message, the date and time of the message are displayed on the handset. To exit icon is on. icon blinks. off. icon is on. icon is Playing the current outgoing message the outgoing message is played . To exit www.philips.com/faqs/dect 9 Recording your personal outgoing message speak after the beep * To exit However, if you do so, you will permanently erase the pre-recorded outgoing message. Recording a memo If you want to leave a local message for your family : speak after the beep To exit Selecting the answerphone mode You can select either answering mode only (which plays an outgoing message but does not take messages) or answering & recording mode (which takes messages.) or to switch between modes To exit answering & recording mode answering only mode *You will hear the personal outgoing message. This local message (memo) is treated like all other answerphone messages. Advice: prior to using the answering-only mode, make sure that you have adapted the outgoing message. Screening the calls while a message is being left This allows you to listen to any caller leaving a message and to decide whether or not to take the call. Activating call screening From the handset : Deactivating call screening From the handset : Increasing the volume of the call screening During call screening, the volume can be adjusted. 4 volume levels are available, including silent. Press until you have reached the desired volume. The last selected level will be registered for the next call. When the answerphone is on-line, blinks. Call interception The recording of the current message is stopped and the call is taken. 10 www.philips.com/faqs/dect Remote access This allows you to remotely dial in and access your answerphone via any telephone with a key and tone dialling. RC (Registration Code) code is written under to activate the base. Remotely activating the answerphone Dial your phone number enter the RC Code* after 9 rings and a beep Dial your phone number * or enter your personal enter the RC Code* Remote during the outgoing message to deactivate Acces ...