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4-Line Caller ID Intercom Speakerphone User’s Guide

EQUIPMENT APPROVAL INFORMATION

Your telephone equipment is approved for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network and is in compliance with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations and the Technical Requirements for Telephone Terminal Equipment published by ACTA.

1 Notification to the Local Telephone Company

On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the US number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon request, provide this information to your telephone company.

The REN is useful in determining the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have all of these devices ring when your telephone number is called. In most (but not all) areas, the sum of the RENs of all devices connected to one line should not exceed 5. To be certain of the number of devices you may connect to your line as determined by the REN, you should contact your local telephone company.

Notes

• This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the telephone company.

•Party lines are subject to state tariffs, and therefore, you may not be able to use your own telephone equipment if you are on a party line. Check with your local telephone company.

•Notice must be given to the telephone company upon permanent disconnection of your telephone from your line.

2 Rights of the Telephone Company

Should your equipment cause trouble on your line which may harm the telephone network, the telephone company shall, where practicable, notify you that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. Where prior notice is not practicable and the circumstances warrant such action, the telephone company may temporarily discontinue service immediately. In case of such temporary discontinuance, the telephone company must: (1) promptly notify you of such temporary discontinuance; (2) afford you the opportunity to correct the situation; and (3) inform you of your right to bring a complaint to the Commission pursuant to procedures set forth in Subpart E of Part 68, FCC Rules and Regulations.

The telephone company may make changes in its communications facilities, equipment, operations or procedures where such action is required in the operation of its business and not inconsistent with FCC Rules and Regulations. If these changes are expected to affect the use or performance of your telephone equipment, the telephone company must give you adequate notice, in writing, to allow you to maintain uninterrupted service.

INTERFERENCE INFORMATION

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna (that is, the antenna for radio or television that is “receiving” the interference).

•Reorient or relocate and increase the separation between the telecommunications equipment and receiving antenna.

• Connect the telecommunications equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiving antenna is connected.

If these measures do not eliminate the interference, please consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. Also, the Federal Communications Commission has prepared a helpful booklet, “How To Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems.” This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

20402. Please specify stock number 004-000-00345-4 when ordering copies.

HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC)

This telephone system meets FCC standards for Hearing Aid Compatibility.

US NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM

REN NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM

SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT

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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

THE LIGHTNING FLASH AND ARROW HEAD WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF “DANGEROUS VOLTAGE” INSIDE THE PRODUCT.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT.

CAUTION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EQUIPMENT APPROVAL INFORMATION ....................................................... 2

INTERFERENCE INFORMATION .................................................................. 2

HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC) ....................................................... 2

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 4

BEFORE Y OU BEGIN ............................................................................. 4

PARTS CHECKLIST ............................................................................ 4

MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ 4

IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INFORMATION ................................................... 5

INSTALLING AND REPLACING BATTERIES ............................................... 5

INSTALLING THE PHONE ......................................................................... 6

CONNECTING THE AC (ELECTRICAL) POWER ......................................... 6

CONNECTING THE HANDSET ............................................................... 6

CONNECTING LINES 1+2 AND 3+4 TO T WO DUAL-LINE

PHONE JACKS .....................................................................6

CONNECTING LINES 1+2 AND 3+4 TO FOUR SINGLE-LINE

PHONE JACKS .....................................................................6

WALL MOUNTING ........................................................................... 7

SETTING UP THE T ELEPHONE .................................................................. 7

SETTING A PHONE ID....................................................................... 8

SETTING THE PHONE NAME ............................................................... 8

CHANGING A PHONE ID.................................................................... 8

SYSTEM VERIFICATION ...................................................................... 9

OTHER SYSTEM PHONES ............................................................. 9

SETTING UP THE CLOCK ....................................................................9

PROGRAMMING THE HOUR FORMAT .................................................... 9

SETTING THE T IME ............................................................................ 9

HOUR ...................................................................................... 9

MINUTES .................................................................................. 9

MONTH .................................................................................... 9

DATE ..................................................................................... 10

SETTING Y OUR LOCAL AREA CODE ................................................... 10

SETTING THE REGIONAL AREA CODES ............................................... 10

SETTING THE RINGER T ONE .............................................................. 11

ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST ................................................. 11

SETTING THE LANGUAGE ................................................................. 11

RESTORING THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS ................................................. 12

SETTING THE PRIORITY LINE ............................................................. 12

PROGRAMMING THE PAUSE DURATION ............................................... 12

ADJUSTING THE DO NOT DISTURB SETTING ....................................... 12

SETTING THE AUTO INTERCOM ......................................................... 13

BASIC OPERATION ..............................................................................13

MAKING CALLS ............................................................................. 13

USING THE HANDSET ................................................................ 13

USING THE SPEAKERPHONE ........................................................ 13

USING THE HEADSET ................................................................. 13

RECEIVING CALLS .......................................................................... 14

USING THE HANDSET ................................................................ 14

USING THE SPEAKERPHONE ........................................................ 14

USING THE HEADSET ................................................................. 14

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SPEAKERPHONE, HANDSET,

AND HEADSET ................................................................... 14

MUTE .......................................................................................... 14

DO NOT DISTURB FEATURE............................................................. 14

HOLD .......................................................................................... 15

PLACING A CALL ON HOLD ......................................................... 15

RELEASING A CALL ON HOLD ..................................................... 15

LASH ......................................................................................... 15

EDIAL ........................................................................................ 15

REVIEWING THE REDIAL NUMBERS ............................................... 15

TRANSFER .................................................................................... 15

TRANSFERRING A CALL TO ANOTHER STAT ION ............................... 15

RECEIVING A T RANSFER FROM ANOTHER STATI ON ........................... 16

PRIVACY ....................................................................................... 16

PROVIDING PRIVACY .................................................................. 16

VOLUME ...................................................................................... 16

RINGER VOLUME ...................................................................... 16

SPEAKERPHONE, HANDSET, AND HEADSET V OLUME ........................ 16

CONFERENCE CALLS ....................................................................... 17

INTERCOM CALLS ........................................................................... 17

ONE -TOUCH INTERCOM ............................................................ 17

ANSWERING AN INTERCOM CALL ................................................. 18

INTERCOM HOLD ...................................................................... 18

INTERCOM CONFERENCE CALLS ...................................................18

PAGING ALL STATI ONS .............................................................. 18

DATA PORT .................................................................................. 19

CALLER ID (CID) FEATURES ............................................................... 19

SUMMARY SCREEN ........................................................................ 19

RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS ....................................................... 19

REVIEWING CALL RECORDS ............................................................. 20

SAVI NG A CALL RECORD TO THE INTERCOM/MEMO LOG OR TO

PHONE BOOK MEMORY ...................................................... 20

DELETING A CALL RECORD .............................................................. 20

DELETING ALL CALL RECORDS ......................................................... 20

DIALING BACK .............................................................................. 21

IF Y OU PROGRAMMED Y OUR LOCAL AREA CODE ................................. 21

IF Y OU DID NOT PROGRAM Y OUR LOCAL AREA CODE ......................... 21

CALL WAITING CALLER ID .............................................................. 21

CALLER ID DISPLAY MESSAGES ........................................................... 21

PREVENTING UNKNOWN OR BLOCKED CALLER ID CALLS FROM

BEING SAVED ................................................................... 22

DELETING ALL UNKNOWN CALLER ID RECORDS ................................. 22

SETTING THE AUTO T IME & DATE UPDATE FROM CALLER ID ................. 22

MEMORY.......................................................................................... 22

STORING A NUMBER AND NAME IN MEMORY ..................................... 23

STORING THE LAST NUMBER DIALED ................................................. 23

STORING A PAUSE IN MEMORY ........................................................ 23

DIALING A STORED NUMBER ........................................................... 24

CHAIN DIALING ............................................................................. 24

REVIEWING MEMORY ..................................................................... 24

PHONE BOOK .......................................................................... 24

INTERCOM/MEMO LOG .............................................................. 24

CHANGING A STORED NAME AND NUMBER ........................................ 25

MEMORY DELETE/CLEAR ................................................................ 25

CLEARING ALL MEMORIES ......................................................... 25

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE .................................................................. 26

GENERAL PRODUCT CARE ................................................................... 27

SERVICE ........................................................................................... 27

INDEX .............................................................................................. 28

LIMITED W ARRANTY ........................................................................... 30

INTRODUCTION

Your Four-Line Caller ID Intercom Speakerphone is a full-featured phone ideally suited for home or office use. It is designed to receive calls on up to 4 incoming telephone lines and to serve up to 16 station users. In an installed system, your phone provides such features as: 16 memory locations, 90 phone book memories, hold, conference call, intercom, call transfer, Caller ID display, and speakerphone capabilities.

Please read this user’s guide carefully to familiarize yourself with all the features of your new phone. Also, make sure to retain this guide for future reference.

IMPORTANT: In order to use all of the features of this unit, you must subscribe to either the standard Name/Number Caller ID Service or Caller ID with Call Waiting Service. To know who is calling while you are on the phone, you must subscribe to Caller ID with Call Waiting Service.

CAUTION: When using telephone equipment, there are basic safety instructions that should always be followed. Refer to the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS provided with this product and save them for future reference.

NOTE: Make sure you keep these instructions for future reference. You may need to add stations or make changes to the system later.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

PARTS CHECKLIST

Make sure your package includes the following items:

CAUTION: Use only the ATLINKS, USA Inc. 5-2495 power supply that is compatible with this unit. Using other power supplies may damage the unit. To order a new power supply, call the Thomson multimedia, Inc. Mail Order Department at 1-800-338-0376.

MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS

To properly connect your phone to your telephone lines, you should identify the type of wall jack(s) you have. You will need an RJ11C (for a single line) or a RJ14C (for two lines) type modular phone jack, which might look like the one pictured here. If you don’t have either modular jack, call your local phone company to find out how to get one installed.

VERY IMPORTANT: In order to achieve full system operation (i.e. intercom, page, etc.), Line 1 must be connected and must be common to all phones connected to the system. Only other 29487 or 29488 models are compatible for full system operation. Connecting phones other than the 29487/88 to Line 1 may inhibit the intercom and paging operations.

For proper operation of intercom, page function, etc., DO NOT connect a DSL modem to Line 1.

To transfer a call from one station to another, the two stations should be connected to the same line.

OPER

TONE

WXYZ9TUV8PQRS

MNO6JKL5GHI

DEF3ABC

INTERCOM

DIAL

CLEAR

CONFER

LINE

HOLD

HEADSET MUTE

FLASH

VOLUME

REDIAL/PAUSE

TRANSFER

PRIVACY

REVIEW

SPEAKER

PAGE

LINE

STORE

DIRECTORY

EXIT SELECT

NEW CALL

CONFERENCE button

LINE 4 button

LINE 3 button

LINE 2 button

LINE 1 button

INTERCOM button

INTERCOM indicator

STORE button

MENU button

DIRECTORY button

DIAL button

SELECT button

DISPLAY

EXIT button

CLEAR button

PRIVACY indicator

PRIVACY button

PAGE button

TRANSFER button

REDIAL/PAUSE button

VOLUME button

FLASH button

HEADSET button

HEADSET indicator

SPEAKER indicator

SPEAKER button

MUTE button

MUTE indicator

HOLD button

Intercom/Memo Log buttons (1-16)

REVIEW/up and down arrow buttons

NEW CALL indicator

Headset jack

SETTING A PHONE ID

When the Line 1 telephone cord and AC power supply cords are properly installed, the unit automatically searches and sets up a Phone ID which shows in the display. To set your own Phone ID, or change your phone ID, follow the menu options, or press EXIT to start using the phone.

NOTE:

• If the phone cannot find an ID, determine if there are too many phones connected to the system. A maximum of 16

phones can be connected in the system.

• The Phone ID (01 to 16) is unique. When more than one phone using the same Phone ID is detected, only one phone

with that ID will be valid. The phone IDs for the other phone(s) is automatically erased, and the phone(s) intercom indicators blink red and green. You must use the Menu options to select a new Phone ID for each phone.

SETTING THE PHONE NAME

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PHONE OPTIONS

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PHONE NAME

5. Press the SELECT button.

SET PHONE NAME

is displayed.

6. Use the number pad to enter your name (up to 8 characters). More than one letter or character is stored in each of the number keys. For example, to enter letter "A", press the 2 key once. For a "B", press the same key twice. For a "C", press three times.

7. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to move the cursor.

NOTE: Press CLEAR to delete an incorrect letter.

8. Once the desired letter is selected,

• use the REVIEW down arrow button to move to the next letter, or

• press the next character if the character is a different dial button, or

• wait a couple of seconds for the phone to automatically advance to the next character position.

9. When finished, press the SELECT button again. OK is displayed.

NOTE: The Phone Name and ID are displayed when phone is idle.

CHANGING A PHONE ID

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PHONE OPTIONS

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PHONE ID

5. Press the SELECT button.

6. Select the new ID by pressing the corresponding memory location button (1-16) or press the SELECT button to automatically search and set the ID.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit except after ID searching starts.

SYSTEM VERIFICATION

The following procedures should be used to test the system’s configuration and identify possible line connection errors. The phone must be connected to the AC power outlet, Line 1 must be connected to the LINE 1 + 2 jack, and the phone must have a phone ID number.

OTHER SYSTEM PHONES

1. Press LINE 1.

2. Look at all the other stations. If they all indicate line 1 is being used, the connection is correct.

1. Press the INTERCOM button. The display shows

INTERCOM

and

ENTER CALLING PHONE ID

2. Enter a phone ID by pressing an Intercom/Memo Log button (1-16). The display shows the phone ID you entered. If the phone ID you entered is connected to the system, you will hear a ring back tone (call through tone) at your phone. If the phone ID is not connected to the system, you will hear an error tone.

NO ANSWER

shows in the

display and intercom is cancelled.

SETTING UP THE CLOCK PROGRAMMING THE HOUR FORMAT

The clock is capable of being set to a 12- or 24-hour format. The default is 12-hour mode.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Press the REVIEW down arrow button to scroll to

SET ADVANCE FEATURE

3. Press the SELECT button.

SET HOUR FORMAT

is displayed.

4. Press the SELECT button again.

5. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select

12-HOUR

24-HOUR

6. Press the SELECT button to confirm.

SETTING THE TIME

1. Press the MENU button.

SET TIME & DATE

is displayed.

2. Press the SELECT button.

HOUR

1. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select the desired hour.

2. Press the SELECT button to confirm. You are now ready to select the minutes.

MINUTES

1. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select the desired minute.

2. Press the SELECT button to confirm. You are now ready to select the month.

MONTH

1. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select the desired month.

2. Press the SELECT to confirm. You are now ready to select the date.

DATE

1. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select the desired date.

2. Press the SELECT button to confirm. You are now back to select the hour.

3. Press the EXIT button to finish.

NOTE: You may press EXIT at any step in the process. It is not necessary to re-program the complete time & date if you only want to adjust certain fields (i.e.; hour only).

SETTING YOUR LOCAL AREA CODE

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET AREA CODE

3. Press the SELECT button.

Enter Number

is displayed.

4. Use the touch tone pad on your phone to enter your area code.

NOTE: If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to clear all three digits and re-enter the area code.

5. When you are finished, press the SELECT button to confirm.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exist.

SETTING THE REGIONAL AREA CODES

Depending on your location, you may need to set regional area codes. Setting Regional Area Codes helps the phone determine the number format to display when a valid Caller ID signal is received. Call records matching any of the set regional area codes are displayed as 10 digits.

NOTE: If the number is not displayed correctly, the phone may not be able to dial back the number properly. You can store up to 6 regional area codes.

You may need to set regional area codes if you reside in an area that:

• uses multiple area codes

• uses overlapping area codes

• requires 10-digit dialing.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up and down arrow button to scroll to

SET ADVANCE FEATURE

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up and down arrow button to scroll to

SET REGIONAL CODES

5. Press the SELECT button.

6. All 6 regional codes show in the display. Use the touch tone pad on your phone to enter digits. Press CLEAR to clear a wrong digit, or you may use the REVIEW up and down arrow button to move the cursor to the preferred digit.

7. P ress the SELECT button to confirm.

NOTE:

•You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit.

•You must set all three digits of the regional area code.

SETTING THE RINGER TONE

The ringers for all 4 lines can be set independent of one another.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PHONE OPTIONS

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET RING TONE

5. Press the SELECT button. The ring tone settings for the four lines show in the display.

6. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll through the options. A sample ring tone is generated when you point to individual options.

7. P ress the SELECT button to confirm. The cursor in the display automatically moves to next line .

NOTE: If the Ringer Tone is turned OFF (in the display), the cursor in the display automatically moves to the CID ON/OFF option. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select CID ON or OFF. (The ON setting allows the unit to detect and display CID records for the corresponding line. The OFF setting disables the CID function for a particular line.) Press the SELECT button to confirm. The cursor in the display automatically moves to the next line.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each telephone line.

9. When finished, press the EXIT button.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit.

NOTE: The line indicators continue to flash for incoming calls even if the ringer is disabled.

ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST

The display contrast can be set to one of its four contrast levels.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET LCD CONTRAST

3. Press the SELECT button. The contrast scale shows on the display.

4. Use REVIEW up or down arrow button to adjust the contrast level.

5. Press the SELECT button to confirm.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit.

SETTING THE LANGUAGE

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET LANGUAGE

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Press the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select from

English, Espanol

Francais

5. Press the SELECT button to confirm.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit.

RESTORING THE ORIGINAL SETTINGS

This feature allows you to reset the menu settings to the original default settings.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET ADVANCE FEATURE

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

RESTORE TO DEFAULTS.

5. Press the SELECT button.

6. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to choose

Yes

or No.

7. P ress the SELECT button to confirm your selection.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit

SETTING THE PRIORITY LINE

A priority line allows you to select one of the 4 lines to have precedence over the other 3 lines.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PHONE OPTIONS

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PRIORITY LINE

5. Press the SELECT button. The priority line number shows in the display.

6. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to line number.

7. P ress the SELECT button to confirm.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit.

PROGRAMMING THE PAUSE DURATION

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PHONE OPTIONS

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

SET PAUSE TIME

5. Press the SELECT button.

6. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll through the pause time options. You may choose from 1 second to 9 seconds.

7. P ress the SELECT button to confirm your selection.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit.

ADJUSTING THE DO NOT DISTURB SETTING

1. When the unit is idle, press the PRIVACY button. The Privacy indicator flashes and the last selected duration setting is displayed.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to select the desired duration. You may choose from 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 2 hours and increase the duration by 1 hour intervals up to 24 hours.

3. Press the SELECT button to confirm your selection.

SETTING THE AUTO INTERCOM

For “hands-free” operation, the phone can be set to automatically answer an intercom call.

TIP: You may also use this feature for room monitoring.

1. Press the MENU button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to the

SET ADVANCE FEATURE

3. Press the SELECT button.

4. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to scroll to

INTERCOM AUTO ANS

5. Press the SELECT button.

6. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to choose

Yes

or No.

7. P ress the SELECT button to confirm your selection.

NOTE: You may press the EXIT button at any time to exit.

BASIC OPERATION

Your phone provides the convenience of accessing four separate telephone lines, each obtained from the telephone company and each having its own phone number. This is generally applicable to small offices. It provides for 16 telephones (or stations) to share multiple lines. Each station is interconnected to all others by an intercom.

MAKING CALLS USING THE HANDSET

1. Pick up the handset and the phone automatically selects an open line.

2. Wait for a dial tone then dial a phone number.

3. Hang up the handset when finished.

USING THE SPEAKERPHONE

1. Press the SPEAKERPHONE button and the phone automatically selects an open line.

2. Wait for a dial tone then dial a phone number.

3. Press SPEAKERPHONE when finished.

NOTE: Only one-way conversation is possible in speakerphone mode. When you are speaking, you are transmitting. When you are listening, you are receiving. You can’t do both at the same time. The phone will automatically switch between transmitting and receiving depending on the level of the voice or the room noise picked up by the speakerphone mic.

USING THE HEADSET

1. Connect the headset plug to the jack on the side of the base unit.

2. Press the HEADSET button to enable the headset. The HEADSET indicator blinks.

3. Press the line you want to use.

4. Wait for a dial tone then dial a phone number.

5. Press HEADSET to turn it off.

CAUTION: Use only the ATLINKS USA, Inc. 5-2425 headset that is compatible with this unit. Using other headsets may damage the unit. To order a new headset, call the Thomson multimedia, Inc. Mail Order Department at 1-800-338-0376.

NOTE: If the headset is not connected, an error tone is heard when the HEADSET button is pressed.

RECEIVING CALLS USING THE HANDSET

When the phone rings, the corresponding line’s indicator flashes rapidly.

1. Pick up the handset. The line is automatically selected.

2. When you are finished, hang up the handset.

USING THE SPEAKERPHONE

When the phone rings, the corresponding line’s indicator flashes rapidly.

1. Press the SPEAKERPHONE button. The speakerphone turns on automatically and selects a line.

2. When you are finished, press SPEAKERPHONE.

USING THE HEADSET

1. Connect the headset plug to the jack on the side of the base unit. When the phone rings, the corresponding line’s indicator flashes rapidly.

2. Press the line button. If the headset mode is not on, you must first press HEADSET to enable the headset. The HEADSET indicator blinks.

3. When you are finished, press the HEADSET button.

NOTE: Whether you are making or receiving a call, the caller will be disconnected if you press another line without putting the call on hold first.

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SPEAKERPHONE, HANDSET, AND HEADSET

To switch to the speakerphone, press SPEAKERPHONE. The speakerphone indicator turns on.

To switch to the handset, pick up the handset. The speakerphone or headset turns off.

To switch to the headset, press HEADSET to enable the headset. The headset indicator turns on.

MUTE

To have a private, off-line conversation, use the MUTE feature. The party on the other end of the line cannot hear you, but you can still hear them.

1. Press MUTE to activate the mute feature. The mute indicator turns on.

2. Press MUTE again to turn it off.

NOTE: Switching from speakerphone to handset or headset cancels mute.

DO NOT DISTURB FEATURE

This feature can be set at individual telephones to disable (silence) an incoming ring signal, intercom ring, or page. To program the duration of do not disturb, see “Adjusting the Do Not Disturb Setting”.

1. While the phone is not in use, press PRIVACY. The indicator blinks and the display shows, how long the ringer will be disabled. When there is an incoming call or an intercom call, the status indicators function as normal but the phone will not ring.

2. To cancel, press PRIVACY again.

HOLD PLACING A CALL ON HOLD

1. Press the HOLD button. The indicator for the line on hold flashes green.

2. Hang up or press another line button.

The phone emits a beep every 30 seconds as a reminder. At the other stations, the indicator blinks red but no beep is heard.

NOTE: If you put a call on HOLD while in PRIVACY mode, no one but you can access the line on hold. Anyone trying to access the line receives an error tone.

RELEASING A CALL ON HOLD

Press the button for line on hold. The phone automatically goes into speakerphone mode.

NOTE: If you want to change modes, lift the handset to switch to the handset, or press the HEADSET button to use the headset. NOTE: The call on hold can be picked up at any station using this procedure.

FLASH

Use the FLASH button to activate custom calling services such as call waiting or call forwarding, which are available through your local phone company.

REDIAL

1. Pick up the handset, or press SPEAKERPHONE, or a line button.

2. The line is automatically selected. (For headset, press the line you want to use.)

3. Wait for a dial tone then press REDIAL.

NOTE: The redial function will not operate if the number to be redialed contains more than 32 digits. If the number is longer than that, you will hear an error tone.

REVIEWING THE REDIAL NUMBERS

Your phone records up to six previously dialed phone numbers.

1. When the phone is idle, press the REDIAL button.

2. Use the REVIEW up or down arrow button to view the six previously dialed numbers.

3. While the preferred number is displayed, pick up the handset or press the SPEAKERPHONE, DIAL, or a line button to dial the phone number.

NOTE: If you do not select a line button, the line is automatically seized and the number is dialed accordingly.

TRANSFER TRANSFERRING A CALL TO ANOTHER STATION

1. With the caller on the line, press the TRANSFER button.

2. Press an Intercom/Memo Log button (1-16) that corresponds to the station you want to transfer the call to. The line’s indicator blinks yellow until the party picks up the transferred call. Once the call is picked up, the indicator stays red. The indicator on the receiving party’s line rapidly flashes red and rings.

• If the transferred call is not picked up at the other station within 45 seconds. The transfer cancels, the line is put on hold, and the line indicator flashes green.

• If the party at the other station doesn’t pick up the transferred call, and you want to attempt to transfer to another station, press the line button and repeat the transfer process from step 1.

RECEIVING A TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER STATION

If a call is transferred to your station, the line indicator flashes red. To answer the call, press that line button.

If you are on the line when a call is transferred to you, will hear beeps to alert you of the incoming call. You can put your current call on hold by pressing HOLD, and then pick up the incoming call by pressing the line button.

NOTE: During the transfer, the only two stations that can access the line are: a) the transferring station, or; b) the station receiving the transfer.

VERY IMPORTANT: To transfer a call from one station to another, the two stations should be connected to the same line.

PRIVACY

While in use, a line can be secured so that no one else can listen to the conversation. This feature only applies to 29487/29488 phones However, other phones which are not compatible with these models can still access the line.

PROVIDING PRIVACY

At any time during a conversation, you can use the Privacy feature to secure the line.

1. While on a line, press the PRIVACY button. The indicator turns on.

2. To cancel, press PRIVACY again or hang up.

NOTE: If you put a call on hold while in privacy mode, no one but you can access the line on hold.

VOLUME

The ringer, speaker, and handset/headset volume is set independently with the VOLUME up and down buttons. Your telephone comes with default settings which can be adjusted to individual taste. To return to the default settings, press both the up and down buttons simultaneously. There are 8 possible volume settings per mode. The volume indicator scale is displayed during volume adjustment.

RINGER VOLUME

1. While the phone is on the hook, press the VOLUME up or down button. The phone rings according to the current setting.

2. Tap the up or down button to adjust the volume one level at a time. The phone stores the setting after the last button press.

NOTE: To turn the ringer off, on, or change the ringing pattern, see Setting the Ringer Tone.

SPEAKERPHONE, HANDSET, AND HEADSET VOLUME

While the phone is in use, press the VOLUME up or down buttons until you reach the desired volume. The phone stores the setting after the last button press.

CONFERENCE CALLS

This feature allows you to have a 3-way conversation using any combination of 2 lines.

To connect and conference

1. To make a call, press the line you want and dial the telephone number. If you already have someone on the line, skip to step 2.

2. Press the HOLD button to place the call on hold.

3. Press another line button and dial the telephone number of the party you want to conference with.

4. Press the CONFERENCE button.

5. Speak to both parties.

NOTE: If you have more than one line on hold, and you want to have a conference call, you must first select the line on which you want to conference.

To disconnect one party:

Press the line button for the person you want to continue speaking with, and the other party is automatically disconnected.

To disconnect both parties:

Hang up the handset, or press the SPEAKERPHONE or HEADSET button.

NOTE: If you press the HOLD button to put them on hold first, you may then disconnect from each party individually.

INTERCOM CALLS ONE -TOUCH INTERCOM

NOTE: If the INTERCOM indicator is turned on (solid red), the intercom is in use. You must wait until the indicator turns

off before making an intercom call.

1. Press the Intercom/Memo Log button (1-16) for the station you want to intercom with. The SPEAKERPHONE turns on. Alternately, you may press the INTERCOM button, then press the Intercom/Memo Log button (1-16) for the

stations you want to intercom with. The speakerphone automatically turns on.

NOTE: If you want to switch to the handset, pick it up and continue speaking. To switch to the headset press the HEADSET button.

NOTE: The handset, headset, or speakerphone cannot be active when an intercom call is initiated (the handset should be on the cradle and the speakerphone and headset turned OFF.)

2. To end the intercom call, hang up.

NOTE: If the receiving station does not answer within 45 seconds, the intercom call is cancelled. You will hear an error tone and NO ANSWER shows in the display.

ANSWERING AN INTERCOM CALL

When you receive an INTERCOM call, the INTERCOM indicator flashes red, and the display shows the caller’s name and phone ID.

NOTE: If you are using the speakerphone, press the INTERCOM button to answer. If you are using the headset (headset indicator flashes), press the INTERCOM button., or when the intercom indicator turns green, lift the handset and begin speaking.

NOTE: Press SPEAKERPHONE or lift the handset to automatically select a party. If you receive an incoming call and intercom call at the same time the unit automatically selects the ringing line.

INTERCOM HOLD

1. Make an intercom call or answer an intercom call.

2. Press the HOLD button. The Intercom indicator flashes green.

NOTE:

• When the intercom is on hold, you may not receive another intercom.

• If the other party terminates intercom, intercom hold is also released.

INTERCOM CONFERENCE CALLS

This feature allows you to have a 3-way conversation using the intercom feature and an open line.

1. Place a call or make an intercom call.

2. Press the HOLD button.

3. Place a call on another line or make an intercom call.

4. Press the CONFERENCE button.

5. Speak to both parties.

NOTE: If you have more than one party on hold (telephone line or intercom), you must select the line for the party you want to conference with.

To disconnect one party:

Press the line or intercom button for the person you want to continue speaking with, and the other party is automatically disconnected.

To disconnect both parties:

Hang up the handset, or press the SPEAKERPHONE button.

NOTE: If you press the HOLD button to put them on hold first, you may then disconnect from each party individually.

PAGING ALL STATIONS

1. Lift the handset.

2. Press the PAGE button and listen for the beep. The other stations not in use automatically activate their speakerphones and receive your page.

3. Speak into the handset. You have 30 seconds to page in this mode. After 30 seconds, the page is cancelled.

4. When finished, hang up the handset.

NOTE: You will not receive a page when Do Not Disturb is turned on.

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