Astra Venture 3 Line User Guide
THREE–LINE TELEPHONE WITH ANSWERING
User Guide
Venture
Multiline Communications
elcome to Venture — the 3 Line
W
phone/system with a built-in
Telephone Answering Device
(TAD). The Venture is a fully
customizable phone, providing you
with big features for the small
business or home.
Your Venture’s “system”
intelligence is built right into the
phone. Therefore, no costly or
complicated central control is
required. And, the Venture TAD
easily connects to your home or
office’s existing telephone lines.
The versatility of the Venture TAD
allows your phone/system to grow
right along with your business or
family needs. You can add up to
seven other Venture sets to create an
efficient, productive and cost
effective telephone system. With the
further addition of an Enhanced
Feature Adaptor, you’ll be able to
expand the functionality of your
Venture system by adding the ability
to print a detailed record of all calls,
play music or even answer your door.
Whether alone or linked to other
Venture sets, your Venture TAD
provides you with the following big
features!
• Answering device — compact
because it’s part of your phone and
digital so there is no need to
replace tapes. With the Venture
TAD you will be able to:
-customize up to 14 separate
mailboxes
-record personal greetings for each
mailbox
-direct callers to specific
mailboxes for easy message
organization
-record voice tags so incoming
callers will be announced over
the speaker
-record special memos for
business colleagues or family
members
-pick up your messages from
outside the home or office
-program your phone to call you,
wherever you may be, when you
have messages
• When you subscribe to Caller ID
or Caller ID on Call Waiting from
your local service provider, you
also have the ability to:
-view the name and number of
incoming calls, even Call
Waiting calls, before you answer
-log the name and number of up to
200 incoming calls to easily track
and organize calls
• Other exciting Venture features
are:
-200 name/number Directory
-high quality speakerphone
enabling handsfree conversations
-10 call Redial list of outgoing
telephone numbers
-8 programmable memory keys
-20 item Services list
Introduction
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• When you use your Venture TAD
within a linked system, you can:
-call or page between other phones
in your system
-transfer calls between other
phones in your system
-share messages between phones
in your system using common
lines
-share a Public Directory between
Introduction
phones in your system
-generate a list of the names and
IDs for phones in your system
-monitor the line/phone status for
phones in your system.
The Venture Display or
User Guide...
As you begin to set up and program
your Venture TAD, you will notice
that the display shows a variety of
prompts and icons. Simply read and
follow these easy to understand
instructions to complete all
functions. You can also read this
User Guide, which describes in
detail, the steps necessary to
complete any function.
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Venture’s Standard Functional Keys
f— answers Call Waiting
calls and activates telephone company
features such as 3 Way Calling* (Flash
is the same as Link)
˙ — places calls
on or off Hold; enters a pause
q — stops any
activity without ending a call
¡ — edits
Directory, Callers list,
Services list or memory key
information
¶ — sets
the ringer volume when the
phone is idle; sets the
receiver and speaker
volume while on a call
Lines 1, 2 and 3 (green) —
answers incoming calls when light
d — removes
entire entries or lists; removes
individual characters or
numbers from lists
* You may be required to subscribe to a telephone company feature.
flashes; press to hear dial tone for
outgoing calls
Multipurpose Light — flashes or
lights for incoming calls, messages
and features on/off
g (orange) —
ends an active call
8 Memory keys with lights — stores
a name and number or feature for easy
one key access (page 48)
Û ”Intercom” (green) —
makes or answers calls between other
Venture sets using this intercom key
(page 18)
Display — shows incoming caller
information* and instructions for
using the set—even in the dark
Navigational
moves through lists and access
further information
”’“‘ (blue) —
ß — stores names
and numbers in the Directory,
Services list, and memory keys;
sets your various Option selections
⁄ — sends calls to
other phones in your Venture
system (page 21)
ø — links up
to 2 other callers for a
conference (page 21)
Introduction
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Venture’s Answering Device and List Keys
¥ — displays the list of 42
options to customize your Venture set
(page 25, page 49)
D — enters the list
of Public and Private Directory
names and numbers.
The Public Directory is
automatically updated across
all Venture sets in your system
when a change is made
(page 53)
——
——
Play/Action key (blue) — plays
messages, greetings, memos and voice tags;
when idle, activates a feature; dials displayed
numbers when in a list (this key is not labelled)
ç — displays* a list of up to
200 incoming calls and their status
(page 49, page 52)
Introduction
† —
displays the last 10
outgoing telephone
numbers (page 52)
œ (blue) — records and
modifies greetings, voice tags and memos
(page 33—page 44)
*You may be required to subscribe to or pay a charge for the features.
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£ — displays a list of up
to 20 telephone company features*
(page 49, page 53)
¤ (blue) — displays
your list of mailboxes, greetings and
answering machine features
(page 36, page 53)
Handsfree/Mute key and light (green) —
press to listen and talk without using the handset;
press again to mute conversations (this key is not
labelled) (page 20)
Unpacking the phone
When you unpack your new Venture TAD phone, ensure that you have all of the parts shown below as well as a User
Guide and the Quick Start Card.
Cord Adapter Module (CAM)
Venture base phone
handset
plastic memory key lens
and paper labels
plastic handset lens and
paper labels
Introduction
6-wire cords
(silver)
8-wire cords
(black)
power adapter
and cord
handset cord
stand
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lthough there are many possible
A
installation configurations for your
Venture with Telephone Answering
Device (TAD), you can install the
phone/system yourself once you’ve
determined the following:
❶
the number of Venture phones to
be included in the system (up to 8);
❷
the number of lines you require for
each phone;
❸
the intended location of each
Venture phone (ensure that a
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phone jack and power supply is
nearby); and
❹
phone line configuration.
Phone line
configuration
Whether you require extra lines to be
installed or are using existing lines,
you need to determine the
configuration of your telephone lines
and jacks. For example, are all three
lines available from a single phone
jack or does each line have its own
separate phone jack. Your local
telephone company can assist you
with this determination. You can also
review the illustrations on the
following pages.
The Installation Planning Worksheet
on the next page can assist you in
planning your Venture system
installation.
Single phone
You can install a single Venture TAD
phone using one, two or three
separate lines. Simply follow the
instructions and review the
illustrations on page 9, page 10 or
page 11 once you have determined
which set up is best suited to your
needs.
Multiple Phone System
If you are installing more then one
Venture phone, and want them to
communicate with each other,
MUST be the same telephone
number for all installed phones in
the system
. Although line 1 must be
line 1
common, lines 2 and 3 may be the
same, different, or some combination
on each set.
As well, each phone in your Venture
system
digit phone ID and name assigned to
it. As you install each phone,
Venture’s display prompts you to
enter this information. See “Setting
up your phone” on page 13.
The following pages guide you
through the installation of your
Venture system. Please read each
section carefully.
that you install one phone at a time
and confirm the installation of
each set before moving on to the
next phone.
easy set up of your Venture system.
Important...
Review the instructions and the
illustrations on page 9, page 10 and
page 11 to help you determine which
installation set up is best suited to
your needs.
MUST
have a unique two-
It is important
This ensures a quick and
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Installation planning worksheet example
Phone ID/
Name
01– Michael 555-4443/ jack 1 555-4444/ jack 1 555-4445/ jack 1 reception
02– Gord 555-4443/ jack 1 555-4444/ jack 1 555-4446/ jack 1 service
03– Carol 555-4443/ jack 1 555-4447/ jack 2 lab
Line 1/Jack Line 2/Jack Line 3/Jack Location
Installation planning worksheet
Phone ID/
Name
Line 1/Jack Line 2/Jack Line 3/Jack Location
Getting started
Note:
The same telephone number
communicate with each other.
must be
used for line 1 on every phone in your system otherwise phones can not
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Installing the phone
❶
Disconnect all equipment, such as
other phones, faxes, or modems
from the lines you will be using for
your Venture system. You can
reconnect this equipment later,
after the Venture system has been
installed and checked.
❷
Review the following
configuration drawings to
determine which set up is best
suited to your individual
requirements.
Getting started
❸
Install and check one Venture
phone at a time.
❹
Check to see that your Venture
system is properly installed and
communicating.
Ensure that you use only those
☞
cords provided and in the
correct configuration, as
described on the following
pages.
The cord adapter
module
The Cord Adapter Module (CAM)
connects the phone lines and the
power adapter to the Venture phone
through one 8-wire cord. The CAM
has three line ports, labeled as port 1,
port 2 and port 3.
• Port 1 provides a connection to
Venture lines 1, 2 and 3.
• Port 2 provides a connection to
Venture lines 2 and 3 only.
• Port 3 provides a connection to
Venture line 3 only.
The phone port, located next to port
1, is used to connect the CAM to the
phone . The power port, located
on the top of the CAM, is used to
connect the CAM through the power
adapter to an electrical outlet .
☞
Only one line cord needs to be
routed to a desktop when the
CAM is used for line
management. This allows you
to keep a neat and tidy surface
area even when using three
separate lines.
Fax and modem
To install a fax or modem to your
Venture phone/system, you should
not use line 1. Plug your fax or
modem into either the line 2 or line 3
port of the CAM, depending on your
system and line configuration.
If you must use line 1 to connect a fax
or modem, we recommend that you
use a separate wall jack.
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One or more lines, one
phone jack
1. Plug one end of a grey
cord
into the phone jack; the
other end into port 1 of the CAM.
1
2. Plug one end of a black
cord into the phone port of the
CAM,
run the cord through the
stand
and plug the other end into
the CAM port on the back of
phone.
3. Connect the handset cord to the
end of the handset. Connect the
other end to the back of the base.
4. Route the handset cord through
the bottom right channel on the
back of the base.
5. Plug the power adapter cord into
the power adapter port on the top
of the CAM and the
adapter
into an electrical outlet.
6-wire
8-wire
power
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line 1, line 2 & line 3
Optional for
fax or modem
CAM
1
5
2
4
3
☞ The ports on the back of the base, bearing the icons and ,
are not currently used.
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Two lines, two phone jacks
1. Plug one end of a grey
cord
to the line 1 phone jack; the
other end to port 1 on the CAM.
1
2. Plug one end of another grey
6-wire cord
jack and plug the other end to
port 2 on the CAM.
2
3. Plug one end of a black
cord
CAM,
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the stand
into the CAM port on the back of
the phone.
to the line 2 phone
into the phone port of the
run the cord through
and plug the other end
6-wire
8-wire
6. Plug the
CAM and the
line 1
power adapter cord
power adapter
line 2
1
2
into the power adapter port on the top of the
into an electrical outlet.
CAM
6
3
4. Connect the handset cord to the
end of the handset. Connect the
other end to the back of the base.
5. Route the handset cord through
the bottom right channel on the
back of the base.
☞ The ports on the back of the base, bearing the icons and
, are not currently used.
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5
4
Three lines, three phone
jacks
1. Connect one end of a grey
6-wire cord
jack and plug the other end to
port 1 on the CAM.
1
2. Connect one end of another grey
6-wire cord
jack and plug the other end to
port 2 on the CAM.
2
3. Connect one end of another grey
6-wire cord
jack and plug the other end to
port 3 on the CAM.
3
4. Plug one end of a black
cord
CAM,
the stand
into the CAM port on the back of
the phone.
to the line 1 phone
to the line 2 phone
to the line 3 phone
8-wire
into the phone port on the
run the cord through
and plug the other end
5. Connect the handset cord to the handset. Connect the other end to the
back of the base .
6. Route the handset cord through the bottom right channel on the back of
the base.
7. Plug the
CAM and the
power adapter cord into the power adapter port on the top of the
power adapter
line 2
line 1
1
into an electrical outlet.
line 3
CAM
2 3
7
4
6
5
Getting started
☞ The ports on the back of the base, bearing the icons and
, are not currently used.
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☞
For additional configurations
see pages 71 through 73.
Attaching the stand
With the line cord routed through the
hole on the stand:
1. Align the tabs on the edge of the
stand with the holes on the back
of the phone.
☞
You can adjust the phone to sit
at a higher or lower angle by
choosing between the two sets
of holes on the phone.
Getting started
2. Lower the tabs into the holes that
you have chosen.
3. Push the stand against the phone
until the tabs click into the
locking holes.
4. Press the cord into the channels
on the bottom of the stand.
Removing the stand
1. Firmly grasp the stand and the
phone.
2. Pull hard until the parts separate.
☞
You will hear a loud cracking
sound as the stand separates
from the base.
Installing a phone on a
wall
To install a Venture phone on the
wall, the wall jack should have a wall
mount plate (which can be purchased
from your telephone company or
from an electronics store) and be
configured with all lines on one jack
(see the illustration on page 9).
1. Plug one end of the handset cord
into the handset port on the back
of your phone.
2. Press the cord into the channel
provided.
3. Press the CAM into the cavity in
the back of your phone.
4. Plug one end of the black
8-wire
cord to the phone port of
your CAM.
short
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5. Plug the other end of the black
short 8-wire cord into the CAM
port on the back of your phone.
6. Plug the power adapter cord into
the power adapter port on the
CAM.
7. Press the cord into the channel
provided.
8. Plug the power adapter into an
electrical outlet.
9. Plug one end of the grey short 6-
wire cord into CAM port 1.
10. Plug the other end of the grey
short 6-wire cord into the wallmount jack.
11. Align the slots on the back of the
phone with the studs on the wallmount plate.
12. Slide the phone down until it
locks into place.
☞ The stand is not used when wall
mounting your Venture.
Setting up your phone
Once you have made all the physical
connections required and powered up
your phone, your display shows:
1. Press *, # or 1 to select your
preferred language.
☞ You can change the language at
any time by accessing the
Options list and selecting a new
language under Option 28.
2. The display now shows:
Enter phone ID
(01 - 99)
3. Enter a number between 01 and
99 for the phone ID—a different
two digit number for each
Venture set in your system.
The display shows Please wait
while it confirms that the twodigit number you entered has not
been used for another phone.
When the phone has finished
checking, the display shows
confirmed.
☞ If your display shows Invalid
phone ID please try again
instead of confirmed, enter a
different phone ID number.
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4. Press s. Your display
shows Enter a name for this
phone. Use the dial pad to enter
a name. See “Entering numbers,
letters and symbols” on page 16.
☞ A name can have up to 16
characters including spaces.
5. Press s once you have
entered a name.
6. Fill out the paper handset label.
7. Insert the handset label on the
front of the phone and attach the
Getting started
plastic handset lens.
8. Press each line key (to which a
telephone line is connected) as
well as the I/C key—listen for
dial tone. If you don’t hear a dial
tone, see “No dial tone” on
page 63.
Your Phone list
The phone ID and name of each new
phone is automatically added to each
Public Directory in the system and
forms part of the Phone list. If you
have more than one phone in your
Venture system, you can use the
Phone list to call the other phones in
your Venture system. For more
information on using lists, see “The
Phone list...” on page 52.
Phone list changes
Changes made to a phone ID or
phone name are automatically
updated on all Phone lists in your
Venture system.
If you disconnect a Venture phone to
move it to another location, the
Venture automatically updates the
system and re-establishes
communication.
If you permanently remove a phone
from the Venture system, you must
manually delete the phone ID and
name from each Venture set (see “To
delete a Phone list entry” on
page 55).
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Checking the
installation
Single phone check
To check the installation of a single
Venture TAD, simply press each line
key. You should hear a dial tone and
each line’s indicator should light.
System check
Once each Venture set is installed,
you need to ensure that your system
is communicating. To do so, you
must verify that line 1 is common to
each Venture set in your system.
To verify, first lift the handset and
press the line 1 key on ONE set. You
should hear a dial tone and the line 1
indicator should be lit—leave the
handset off hook. Next, move to each
Venture set in the system. If the line
1 indicator light is lit on all sets, you
have successfully installed your
Venture system!
You can also press J and
enter 00 using the dial pad—all
phones in your system should ring.
At each phone, check the following:
1. When idle, press ’ to review
the ID and name of each phone
in your system. If you have
assigned phone 01 the name
“Venture One” and it is not in
use, the display shows:
Venture One
Phone 01 idle
If “Venture One” is being used,
the word idle is replaced by
busy. If neither idle nor busy
shows, see “Communication
problems” on page 63.
2. Repeat for each phone in the
system.
3. Reconnect any non-Venture
equipment that shares the
telephone lines used by your
Venture phones. (This
equipment was disconnected
before the installation of your
Venture phones.)
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Entering numbers,
letters and symbols
Each dial pad key has a variety of
symbols, as well as the labelled
number and letters, programmed into
it. When you are prompted to enter a
name, simply press the appropriate
dial pad key until the number, letter
or symbol you wish to enter is
displayed. If you go past the number,
letter or symbol you wish to enter,
continue to press the key; it circles
back through the list.
Use the > key to add a space. The
Getting started
first letter of each word (or character
appearing after a space) is
capitalized.
If a character you wish to enter is on
the same key as the last number,
letter or symbol you entered, press >.
You can now add a new number,
letter or symbol from the same key.
When a letter is capitalized, press [
to change to lower case; when lower
case, press [ to change to upper
case.
☞ Most symbols are not labelled
on the dial pad; numbers and
letters are.
The following illustration shows the
numbers, letters and symbols found
on each dial pad key.
A B C 2
,-‘ & .( ) 1
G H I 4
P Q R S 7
*
T U V 8
J K L 5
D E F 3
M N O 6
W X Y Z 9
#
0
☞ When entering a number, you
may enter up to 24 digits,
including pauses.
☞ When entering a name, you
may enter up to 16 characters.,
including spaces
What’s next?
At this point you may…
• begin making calls (see “To make
a phone call” on page 17).
• program your options, such as
Don’t disturb or Receive page (see
“Options chart” on page 25)
• set up your answering device (see
“Setting up your Answering
device” beginning on page 35)
• learn more about or program your
memory keys (see “Saving to
memory keys” on page 48)
• learn more about or program your
Venture lists (see “List
descriptions” on page 52)
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With your Venture phone you can
make and receive calls using several
different methods. You can also
transfer calls, reserve lines and use
features while making calls.
Making calls
By setting various options you can
customize your Venture TAD to your
individual needs. You can decide if
you want to set your Venture to
predial (the number you enter is not
dialed out until you pickup the
handset, press a line key or press
Handsfree/Mute). This option helps
to prevent dialing errors (see Option
13, Live dialpad, on page 28 to turn
this option on or off). You can also
set your Venture TAD to
automatically select an outgoing line
(see Option 11, Prime line on
page 27).
To make a phone call
1. Pick up the handset, press
„, Ù,
Á or the Handsfree/
Mute key.
2. When you hear the dial tone, use
the dial pad to enter the phone
number you want to call.
3. When you complete your call,
hang up or press g to
end the call.
Joining calls &
reserving lines
When you select a line that is already
in use, your display shows:
*=Join call #=Reserve line
To join the call
1. To join the call in process on that
line, press *.
To reserve the line
You may decide that you do not want
to join a call but want to use that line
as soon as it becomes available.
1. Press # to reserve the line. When
the reserved line becomes
available, your phone beeps and
the display shows:
Line x available
2. To cancel a reserved line, press
the line key you reserved and
then press #.
To make an intercom call
An intercom call is a call to another
phone in your Venture system.
1. Press Û.
2. Use the dial pad to enter the ID
number for the Venture phone
you want to call.
☞ When you cannot complete
your intercom call, one of the
following three messages
appears on your display:
System busy –no intercom
channel is available.
Phone busy –the phone you are
trying to reach is busy.
Phone not responding–the
phone is not communicating
(“Communication problems”
on page 63).
Making & receiving calls
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Other ways to make a call
Any number stored in a Venture list
or to a memory key can also be used
to make calls. See “To make a call or
activate a feature in a list” beginning
on page 54.
Incoming call icons
If you subscribe to Caller ID you will
see the following icons.
Answering calls
If you subscribe to Caller ID or
Caller ID on Call Waiting from your
local telephone company, your phone
displays the name and number of
incoming callers (after the first ring
and when available) before you
answer.
When you subscribe to Caller ID or
Caller ID on Call Waiting from your
telephone company, you will see
different information depending on
the service you subscribe to. For
example:
If you subscribe to Caller ID on Call
Waiting and receive a second call,
you will see the following icons.
To answer a call
When the phone rings:
1. Pick up the handset, press the
Handsfree/Mute, the flashing
Û or the line key.
Making & receiving calls
☞ If more then one incoming call
is ringing, your Venture selects
your prime line or the line that
has been ringing the longest
(see Option “12 Answer line”
on page 27 for more
information).
To answer an intercom call
You can answer an intercom call in
the same manner as a regular call —
with one exception. If you have
programmed a memory key on your
Venture set with the same number as
an incoming call, you can also press
the flashing memory key to answer
the intercom call (see “Saving to
memory keys” on page 48 for further
information).
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Another call—another line
When you are on a call and a second
call comes in on another line:
-you will hear a beep but the
phone will not ring;
-call announce will not be heard;
-the line indicator light blinks; and
-if you subscribe to the Caller ID
or Caller ID on Call Waiting, the
“ icon is displayed.
1. Press “ to see information about
the second call (that is the name/
number if available).
2. If you want to interrupt your
current call to answer this new
call, press the line key with the
flashing indicator light. You are
automatically connected to the
second call and your first call is
automatically placed on hold.
☞ You can switch back and forth
between the two calls by
pressing each line key.
Answering Call Waiting calls
When you subscribe to Call Waiting,
you can answer a second incoming
call on a line that is already in use. If
you subscribe to Caller ID on Call
Waiting, you can not only answer the
second call but also know who is
calling before you answer. When a
second call comes in, you will hear
the unique Call Waiting tone — press
f to interrupt your call. You
are automatically connected to the
second call and your first call is
placed on hold.
☞ You can switch back and forth
between the two calls by
pressing f.
Adjusting the receiver
Making & receiving calls
and speaker volume
While making or receiving calls, you
can adjust the volume of the
Handsfree speaker or handset
receiver.
• Press the right side of
¶ to increase the
volume level.
• Press the left side of ¶
to reduce the volume level.
☞ If you want to change the
volume of the handset receiver
permanently, see Option “14
Hndset deflt” on page 28.
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Adjusting the ringer
volume
When the phone is idle or ringing,
you can adjust the volume of the
ringer.
You need to adjust the volume for
each of the three telephone lines.
1. Press ¶.
The display shows:
Ringer volume
Select line key
2. Press a line key.
3. Press the right side of the
volume bar to increase volume
OR
press the left side of the volume
bar to reduce volume.
4. Press s.
5. Repeat for each line.
Using the Handsfree
and Mute features
during calls
When making or receiving calls you
can use the Handsfree speaker and
microphone instead of the handset.
When Handsfree is activated you or a
number of people can hold a
conversation without using the
handset. If you need to speak
privately or do not wish your caller to
hear room noise, you can mute the
sound so that your caller cannot hear
you.
☞ The Handsfree speaker and
receiver work most effectively
when set at moderate volume
levels.
Making & receiving calls
To activate Handsfree
1. Press the Handsfree/Mute key to
answer an incoming call or to
obtain a dial tone. The
Handsfree light turns on and you
will hear your caller or dial tone
through the Handsfree speaker.
2. To end a handsfree call, press
g.
To activate Mute
While on a handsfree call:
1. Press the Handsfree/Mute key
again. The indicator light flashes
and the display shows
Microphone muted. You can
still hear the caller but the caller
cannot hear you.
2. When you want to be heard by
the caller, press the Handsfree/
Mute key again. The light stays
on to indicate you are still on
handsfree.
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Transferring calls
You can answer a call and then send
(transfer) it to another phone in your
Venture system.
To transfer a call
1. When you have answered a call
that you want to transfer, press
⁄. The display shows
Transfer to? ’.
2. Press ’ until the display shows
the phone to which you want to
transfer the call
OR
if you have programmed a
memory key for the phone that
you want to transfer the call to,
press the memory key.
3. Press — (Play) or ⁄.
☞ If the destination phone is busy
or does not answer within four
rings, the transferred call rings
back to the sending phone and
the display shows Transfer
back.
Making conference
calls
You can make a conference call that
includes any two phone lines or one
phone line and another phone in your
Venture system.
To make a conference call
1. Make or answer a call.
☞ If you press u without
placing your calls first, the
display shows:
Make calls first
2. Press ˙.
3. Make your second call.
4. Press u.
5. You and the two numbers you
dialed may now speak.
☞ If you have more than two lines
on hold or connected, the
display shows Select line
key. Press the line keys you
want to include in your
conference call.
☞ When you hang up or press
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g, all calls are
disconnected.
To place a conference call on
hold
1. Press ˙. All the
conferenced lines are placed on
hold.
☞ When a conference call is on
hold, the conferees cannot
speak to each other.
2. To reestablish the call, press
u.
☞ Remember, only two other
callers or lines, along with
yourself, can be involved in a
conference call.
☞ When you are on a conference
call, you cannot use your dial
pad to send tones (for example,
to use a voice mail system or
banking service).
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To consult privately during a
conference call
1. Press the line key for the person
with whom you want to speak
privately. The other line is
automatically placed on hold.
2. To reestablish the conference
call, press ø.
☞ If you make a conference call
using the telephone service
3 Way Calling, you must use
f to connect each
participant to the call.
Paging
Paging is a feature available only
between phones in your Venture
system. You can page all phones in
the system at once, or a single
Venture set.
Paging all phones
1. Hold down Û for two
Making & receiving calls
seconds. The page tone is heard
on all phones in the system,
unless they are in use.
2. Wait for the tone to end.
3. Speak into the handset or
handsfree microphone.
4. Hang up or press g to
end the page.
Paging one phone
1. Press ’ repeatedly until the
display shows the phone you
want to page.
2. Hold down the J key for
two seconds
OR
if you have saved that phone ID
to a memory key, hold down the
memory key for two seconds.
3. Wait for the tone to end.
4. Speak into the handset or the
handsfree microphone.
5. Hang up or press g to
end the page.
☞ You may also program the page
option to a memory key (see “To
Save an option to a memory
key” on page 50).
To answer a page
When all phones in the system are
paged, you will hear two short tones
before the person paging you begins
speaking. You can listen but you can
not respond.
When only your specific phone has
been paged, you will hear a tone (at
15 second intervals) until you pick up
the phone or press the Handsfree key.
If you have Handsfree answer turned
on (Option “03 Hndfree ansr” on
page 26), you can answer the page by
talking into the handsfree
microphone without touching your
phone.
If you have Option 03 set to off, you
must lift the handset or press the
Handsfree key to respond.
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Setting up Room
monitor
The Room monitor feature is used to
remotely listen to sounds in a room,
such as an unattended lobby or a
baby’s room. The Room monitor
feature only works between two
phones at a time. When functioning,
each phone’s display shows the
message: Room monitor ON.
If you receive a call when Room
monitor is active, you must press the
flashing line key to answer the call
and press “ to view the incoming
callers information. Answering a
call turns Room monitor off on
both phones. If your TAD answers
the call, Room monitor remains
activated.
You must first program a memory
key with the room monitor option
(see Option “08 Memory keys prog”
on page 26) for every Venture set.
Saving Room monitor to a
memory key
1. Press O.
2. Press ’ until the display shows:
08 Memory keys prog.
3. Press *. The display shows:
Don’t disturb.
4. Press ’ until the display shows:
Room monitor.
5. Press *. The display shows:
Press memory key.
6. Press the memory key you want
to use for the Room monitor
feature. The display shows:
Saved: Memory key
Room monitor.
7. Note on the memory key label
which key you have used for
Room monitor.
8. Repeat steps 1 through 7 on
every Venture set from which
you may wish to monitor.
Setting the Room monitor
option
On the set you wish to listen to, you
must set Option “07 Room monitor”
on page 26 to on. If this option is not
set to on, the Room monitor option is
not available.
1. Press O.
2. Press ’ until the display shows:
07 Room monitor OFF.
3. Press *. The display shows:
Room monitor ON.
To activate Room monitor
1. Go to the phone from which you
wish to listen (monitoring
phone).
2. Press ’ until the display shows
the ID of the phone you want to
monitor.
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3. Press the Room monitor
memory key, you programmed
previously, in the room which
you wish to listen from. The
light next to your Handsfree key
flashes and your display shows:
Room monitor ON
☞
Find the Phone ID for the
phone you wish to monitor
and press the Room
monitor memory key to
begin monitoring from a
new location.
To end Room monitoring
1. When the display shows:
Room monitor ON
2. Press Goodbye.
☞
Answering a call turns
Room monitor off on both
phones. If your TAD
answers the call, Room
monitor remains activated
.
Making & receiving calls
Using a headset
You can connect a headset and
amplifier for your Venture phone.
This enables you to make and answer
calls without using the handset.
When Option “05 Headset” on
page 26 is set to on, your handsfree
functionality is disabled. Once
connected and set up, simply make or
answer calls by pressing the
Handsfree/Mute key and talking/
hearing using the Headset. Press
Goodbye
If you wish to return to Handsfree
operation, you must reset Option 05
to Headset off.
☞
.
to disconnect calls.
An amplifier is
recommended. It allows
you to keep both your
headset and handset
connected to your
Venture. Simply switch
between headset and
handset to customize your
Venture.
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