NETGEAR SPH200W User Manual

WiFi Phone with Skype™
SPH200W User Manual

NETGEAR, Inc.

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Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA

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Contents

Getting Started

What Is in the Box ......................................................................... 2

Charge the Phone ......................................................................... 2

Turn on the Phone ........................................................................ 4

Join a Wireless Network ............................................................... 4

Sign In to Skype ............................................................................ 6

Standby Display ............................................................................ 7

Try Your WiFi Phone ..................................................................... 8

Using the WiFi phone

Controls ....................................................................................... 10

Phone Icons .................................................................................11

On/Off Menu ............................................................................... 12

Status Menu ................................................................................ 13

Get Your Skype Contacts ............................................................ 15

Contacts ...................................................................................... 15

Contacts Advanced Options ....................................................... 18

Contact Details ............................................................................ 21

History Menu ............................................................................... 22

Missed Call Options .................................................................... 22

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Services Menu ............................................................................ 23

Settings and Wireless Networks

Settings Menu ............................................................................. 26

Network ....................................................................................... 27

General ....................................................................................... 30

Advanced .................................................................................... 31

Updating Your Phone with a USB Connection ............................ 31

Trouble s ho oti ng

Find the Problem ......................................................................... 33

Wireless Networks ...................................................................... 34

Related Documents
Regulatory Compliance

iv Contents

Getting Started

Warning: This WiFi Phone with Skype will not work during a

power failure, broadband Internet outage, or without
a wireless connection.

The WiFi phone connects wirelessly to Skype through your
broadband Internet connection. You can use the WiFi phone to
make and receive Skype calls. To set up and use your WiFi
phone:

1. Charge the battery and turn on the phone.

2. Join a wireless network.

3. Sign in to Skype.

4. Use your WiFi phone.

1

What Is in the Box

The WiFi Phone with Skype package includes the following items:

• WiFi phone

• Battery

• Phone charger cradle

• USB cable

• Power adapter

• WiFi Phone with Skype™ Model SPH200W User Manual (this

document)

• Resource CD

• Warranty card

Charge the Phone

For information about radio frequency (RF) exposure, FCC
notices and regulatory information, see “Regulatory Compliance”
on page 43.

The first time that you use the WiFi phone, follow these steps.

1. Remove the clear plastic cover from the display.

2. Open the back panel, put the battery inside the WiFi phone, and
replace the back panel.

2 Getting Started

3. Connect the power adapter to the phone charger cradle, and
then plug it into an outlet.

4. Put the WiFi phone into the cradle.
The phone charges, which takes about 3 hours.

Getting Started 3

Turn on the Phone

After charging the battery, remove the phone from the charger and
follow these steps to turn on the phone.

1. Press and hold down the On/Off button .

2. Select the language for your phone.

3. Accept the agreement.
The WiFi phone tries to join a network. See “Join a Wireless

Network” on page 4. Then it prompts you to sign in to Skype.
See “Sign In to Skype” on page 6.

Join a Wireless Network

The WiFi phone scans for wireless networks in your area.

• Open networks. The phone automatically connects to the first
open network (without wireless security) that it finds.

• Choosing a network. To stop the phone from automatically
connecting, choose Cancel, select the network that you want,
and then connect.

4 Getting Started

• Secure networks. If there are no open networks in your area,
or if you selected a network with wireless security, you must
know the wireless security settings.

– To join a secure network, enter the key. Use the a/A

button to change from lowercase, to uppercase, or numeric
entry. The WiFi phone remembers the network settings and
saves them in Preferred Networks. See “Preferred Networks”
on page 29.

– If you do not want to join the secure network, choose Back to

exit the Network key display, and then choose Search again.
Select a different network, or try a location with an open
network.

After you join a network, the display shows:

• Sign in to Skype

• Create new account

Getting Started 5

Sign In to Skype

After you join a network, you are prompted to sign in to Skype, or
to create a new Skype account.

1. Enter your Skype Name and Skype password.

Use the a/A button
to change to lower­case, uppercase,
or numeric entry.

If you have Skype contacts, they are downloaded to your
phone. Depending on Internet traffic and the number of
contacts, this can take five minutes or more.

2. If you want the phone to automatically sign you in, select Yes for
Automatic Sign In

Your phone is ready to use. You can make and receive calls.

6 Getting Started

Standby Display

Your phone is in standby mode when it is idle. It shows your Skype
status icon, the time, your Skype credit, the signal icon, and the
battery icon.

Getting Started 7

Try Your WiFi Phone

Hold the phone as you would any other telephone.
To make a call:

1. If a menu is displayed, press the On/Off button to go to the
Standby display.

2. Enter the phone number in the international format.

Tip: Purchase Skype credit or Skype Unlimited

from the Skype website in order to make
SkypeOut calls.

If you are making a SkypeOut call, press and hold down the
zero (0) button to dial a plus sign (+) before entering the
number.

3. Press the Call button .

For information about getting your Skype contacts and using the
WiFi phone, see “Using the WiFi phone” on page 9.

8 Getting Started

Using the WiFi phone

After you set up the WiFi phone, you can use it to make and
receive calls. The WiFi phone controls are shown below.

Volume
control

Back or
Cancel

Select or
Options

Scroll

Call

a/A button

On/Off or
End call

Headphone
connector

Special
characters

USB connector

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Controls

The controls on the WiFi phone are described in this section.

• Volume control. Change the volume for the WiFi phone.

• Select or Options. This soft key works with the display as
Select, or Options.

• Scroll. Scroll up or down through menu displays. You can use
the left and right sides of the 4-way select button to move left or
right.

• Call. Make a call.

• a/A button. Use this together with the keypad buttons to
enter lowercase letters, uppercase letters, or numbers.

• Back or Cancel. This soft key works with the display as “Back”
or “Cancel.”

• On/Off, End call, or Stand by. Turn the phone on or off, end a
call, or go to the Standby display.

• Special characters. Use this to enter special characters such
as punctuation marks.

• USB connector. Connect the USB cable if you want to update
your WiFi phone. See “Updating Your Phone with a USB

Connection” on page 31.

10 Using the WiFi phone

Phone Icons

The following table describes the phone icons.

Icon Meaning Icon Meaning

Battery level Mute

Signal strength New missed call

Speaker on Skype network alert

Ringer off New voicemail or

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new request waiting

On/Off Menu

Press and hold down the button to turn on the WiFi phone.
After the WiFi phone starts up, you can press and hold down this
button to display a menu. The menu offers these options:

• Switch off. Switch off the WiFi phone.

• Silent. Turn off the ring tone for the WiFi phone.

• Change status. Change your Skype status. See “Status Menu”
on page 13.

• My profile. View your profile. You can view private or public
details.

• Sign out. Sign out from Skype.

• View networks. View wireless networks in your area. See “Join
a Wireless Network” on page 4 and “Networks in Range
Options” on page 28.

• Network status: View details about the wireless network that
you are using.

Warning: Sign out removes the stored Skype

account and its contacts and history from
the phone. Make sure that you want to
sign in with a different name before using
this feature.

12 Using the WiFi phone

Status Menu

To reach Status menu, select Menu from Standby display, and
then select Status. You can use the Status menu to change your
status, or go to Mood message, My Profile, or Sign Out.

• Change Status. View or change your Skype status. See
“Change Your Status” on page 13.

• Mood message. Enter a mood message.

• My Profile. View or change your Skype Profile. You can view
private or public details.

• Sign out. Sign out from Skype. See “On/Off Menu” on page 12.

Change Your Status

Normally, the WiFi phone status is Online. To view or change the
status:

1. Press and hold down the button with the red phone icon to go to
the On/Off menu.

2. Select Change status.
The following table shows the Skype Status icons.

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