Amplicom PowerTel 68 PLUS User Guide

PowerTel

68 Plus

User Guide

At a glance

Please open this page for an ‘At a glance’ guide to your PowerTel 68 Plus

At A glAnce

Corded phone base

19 18 1517 16 14

432 5

One−touch

button M1 (emergency call num b er 1)

Answer on/off

Save number

One−touch

button M2

(emergency call number 2)

One−touch

button M3 (emergency call number 3)

Skip to next

message

Display

Skip to previous

message

Quickdial

R−button

Redial/Pause

Delete

Play/Pause

Incoming call

light

Handsfree

Handsfree light

Increase

receiver volume +40 dB

Receiver

volume light

Handset

receiver volume control (located under handset)

Handset hook

(used when wall mounted)

Ringer volume

slide control

Tone control

Handsfree

volume control

Buttons detailed under 2, 3, 6 and

212223

are located under a plastic ap.

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

Contents

Getting started .................................... 5

Check box contents ............................. 6

Set up your phone ...............................7

Wall mounting (optional) ..................... 8

Making and receiving calls ............... 11

Make a call .......................................... 12

End a call ............................................ 12

Take a call ........................................... 12

Last number redial ............................. 12

Boost the handset earpiece volume . 12

Adjust the handset earpiece volume 13

Adjust the tone ................................... 13

Adjust the ringer volume .................. 13

Handsfree feature .............................. 13

Use handsfree calling ........................ 14

Use a headset (not included) ............ 14

Power failure – what to do ................ 14

Using your quick dial memory ........ 15

Emergency calls/One-touch dialling 17

Emergency calls ................................. 18

Store an emergency/

one touch number ............................. 18

Inserting photos to label your

one-touch buttons ............................. 18

Removing the cover for the

one-touch buttons ............................. 19

Dial an emergency/

one touch number ............................. 18

Using your answering machine ....... 21

Switch answering machine

on or off .............................................. 22

Set the answering

machine language ............................. 22

Set the day and time .........................22

Record your outgoing message ....... 23

To restore the pre-recorded

outgoing message ............................. 23

Store a quick dial number .......................16

Dial a quick dial number .................... 16

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

Set the answer delay ......................... 24

Record a memo .................................. 24

Contents

Listen to messages or memos ......... 24

Delete a single message or memo ... 25

Delete all messages and memos ...... 25

Memory full ........................................ 25

Remote access to your

answering machine ........................... 26

Switch the answering machine

on remotely ........................................ 26

Call in to check your messages ........26

Remote instructions guide ................ 27

Room monitoring ...............................27

Answering machine

display indicators ...............................28

Use on a private branch exchange .. 29

To set the recall time .........................30

Insert a dialling pause .......................30

Safety information ............................. 36

Disposal .............................................. 38

Maintenance and guarantee .............39

Declaration of Conformity.................40

Index ................................................... 41

Using additional services .................. 30

Help and support ............................... 31

Troubleshooting guide ......................32

General information .......................... 35

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 54 for costs and hours of operation)

Getting started

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

GettinG started

Getting started

Important: please make sure you’ve read the safety information on page 36 before you set up your phone.

Check box contents

You should have:

• 1cordedphonebase

• 1handsetandhandsetcable

• 1poweradapter

• 1telephonecable

• 1wallmountingbracket

Important: use only the power adapter and telephone line cord supplied with your PowerTel 68 Plus otherwise your phone may not work.

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

GettinG started

Set up your phone

Connect your corded phone base

1. Plug the power adapter into the socket marked

DC 9V 300mA

your phone base and the other end into the mains power wall socket and switch on.

2. Plug the telephone cable into the socket marked TEL.LINE on the back of your phone base and the other end into the phone wall socket.

3. Plug one end of the handset cable into the handset and the other end into the side of the base.

Socket for Vibrate Pad (PTV100)

available as an accessory

on the back of

Mains power

wall socket

1 2

Important: use only the power adapter and telephone line cord supplied with your PowerTel 68 Plus otherwise your phone may not work.

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

Telephone

wall socket

GettinG started

Private exchanges: if your phone is going to use a private exchange (for example, if you have to dial ‘9’ to get an outside line, please follow the steps on page 30).

Wall mounting (optional)

You can wall mount your telephone if you want to. You will need 2 screws.

Important: before wall mounting, please check that: the wall can support the weight of the phone, you are not drilling into any hidden pipes or wiring and that the telephone line cord will reach the telephone socket and the power adapter cable will reach the mains power wall socket.

1. Drill 2 holes in the wall whose distance apart corresponds to the bracket to be used. See the wall mounting template at the back of this guide for reference.

2. Insert the screws, leaving about 5mm protruding from the wall on which to hang the phone.

Wall mounting bracket

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GettinG started

3. Position the telephone on the bracket, t the screws in the slots and slide the telphone downwards a little.

4. Rotate the handset hook in the handset cradle 180˚ so that it sticks upwards. This holds the handset in place when wall mounted.

Handset hook

Your PowerTel 68 Plus phone is now ready for use!

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

Making and

receiving calls

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

MakinG and reCeivinG Calls

Making and receiving calls

Make a call

1. Lift the handset or press to dial using handsfree mode.

2. Enter the number you wish to call using your base keypad.

3. End your call by putting the handset back in its cradle or by pressing using handsfree mode.

End a call

Simply put the handset back in its base cradle or press if using handsfree mode.

Take a call

Simply lift the handset or press to answer in handsfree mode.

Last number redial

Your phone stores the last number you’ve dialled.

1. Lift the handset or press

2. Press

. The last number you called will be dialled.

to dial using handsfree mode.

Boost the handset earpiece volume

To boost the handset earpiece volume to +40dB, press .

Note: your phone can produce very high sound when the amplication is switched on. Please take care if the phone is used by others with normal hearing.

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

MakinG and reCeivinG Calls

Adjust the handset earpiece volume

You can adjust the handset earpiece volume when the +40dB amplication is activated by adjusting the control located underneath the handset

Adjust the tone

To adjust the tone produced by the handset earpiece, use the slide control on the right-hand side of the phone’s base

Note: you can only adjust the tone when the +40dB amplication is activated.

Adjust the ringer volume

To adjust the ringer volume, use the slide control on the right-hand side of the phone’s base

Handsfree feature

Use the handsfree feature to talk to your caller without holding the handset or to let other people in the room listen to the conversation.

Note: the +40dB amplication feature and handset volume and tone controls will not work when using handsfree.

Helpline 0844 800 6503 (See page 32 for costs and hours of operation)

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