KONEXX Konference User guide

Setup Guide

Table of Contents

Contacting KONEXX 1
Pre-Installation 2
Konference Installation 3
Establishing Your Conference Call 5
Level Switch Settings Table 7
Operating Tips & Troubleshooting 11
Warranty Information 14

Why Konference?

With the KONEXX Konference, you can now connect your conference
speakerphone directly to your office digital PBX, or multi-line phone
system and eliminate the need for those expensive dedicated analog
phone lines or PBX adapters.

Contacting KONEXX

You may contact KONEXX using any of the following methods:
Voice: [phone]

Fax: [phone]
Website: www.konexx.com
E-mail: [e-mail]

[e-mail]

Address: KONEXX

5550 Oberlin Drive
San Diego, CA 92121

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Pre-Installation

Pre-installation Guidelines

KONFERENCE observe the following guidelines:

CONNECTION WARNING - Never connect the KONFERENCE
directly to the telephone line or telephone wall outlet. Use the
procedures in this User's Guide to avoid damaging your
KONFERENCE.

TELEPHO NE LEVEL SWITCH (on the KONFE R ENCE) ­Telephone Level

are using (refer to the Level Switch Setting Table on page 7). Switch
setting #3 is used on the majority of digital telephone systems.

TELEPHONE SET VOLUME CONTROL (on the digit al office
telephone) -

speakerphone volume) may impact the quality of your call. KONEXX
recommends that the volume control be set in the mid-range for most
telephone sets.

SPEAKERPHONE (on the digital office telephone) -

telephone has speakerphone capability, do not use speakerphone
mode. Speakerphone mode disconnects the handset jack used by the
Konference.

DIALING -

(not pulse dialing)

switch on the KONFERENCE for the telephone you

The Telephone Set Volume Control (handset and/or

Configure your conference speakerphone for Tone Dialing

Before installing your

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Set the

If the attached

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Konference Installation

Step 1.

Disconnect the handset coiled cord from the handset jack on

the telephone base unit (desk set).

Step 2.

Plug the handset coiled cord that you just removed into the

KONFERENCE connector jack labeled

HANDSET

.

Step 3.

Plug the short cord on the KONFERENCE into the handset

jack on the telephone base unit (desk set).

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Step 4.

Plug your conference speakerphone line cord into the

KONFERENCE jack labeled

Step 5.

Connect the power cord into the KONFERENCE then plug the

AC adapter into an AC wall outlet (unit will not operate without a power

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supply)

The KONFERENCE is now installed and ready for use. Lift the
handset of your digital office telephone and listen for a dial tone. If you
do not hear the dial tone, check your connections to ensure they match
those shown in the diagram below.

DATA.

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Establishing Your Conference Call

Why dial from the office telephone?

PBX systems, such as Nortel Meridian, Rolm and others do not accept
the analog dialing tones generated by the conference speakerphone.
In order to make a successful conference call you will have to manually
dial the phone number from the keypad of the

TELEPHONE

Note: Some systems will allow you to dial the number directly from the
keypad of the conference speakerphone (autodial), however we
recommend using the following steps to ensure a successful call.

Step 1.

proper setting for the telephone system (see table on page 7). If the
phone system is not listed, please see page 11 section C.

Step 2.

that the volume is set to mid-range. Do this by lifting the handset
to your ear and adjust the volume control to mid-range.

Step 3. Lift the telephone handset from the cradle and get an outside

line (dial 9 or other prefixes if necessary) and manually dial the number
from whom you wish to call from the
(not from the conference speakerphone).

(not from the conference speakerphone).

Set the Telephone Level Switch on the KONFERENCE to the

If the digital office telephone has a volume control, ensure

DIGITAL OFFICE TELEPHONE

Because most digital

DIGITAL OFFICE

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