Nortel Networks C3050 User Manual

C3050 REV2 Portable Telephone (PCI) User Guide

ontents

Getting started 1 Using your personal directory 8 Using your headset 12 Customizing your portable 14 Extra features 19 Making your portable secure 26 All about batteries and recharging 28 Accessories 31 Safety information 32 Technical speciﬁcations 35 Caring for your portable 37

etting started

The parts of your portable

Before you use your portable for the ﬁrst time, see “Safety information” on page 32. Y ou should also charge its battery pack overnight in the rear charger slot (see “All about batteries and recharging” on page 28).

speaker

volume switch

softkeys

mute

navigation

keys

COMPANION

ringer control switch

keypad under flap

hinge headset jack

Note:

The three buttons directly below your portable’s display are called softkeys. Their labels appear on the display with an underline above the button to which they are assigned. A softkey label is shown like this in this user guide:

REDIAL

Setting your portable to ring

To set your portable to one of the three ringing options, select the top (

), middle («), or bottom (‚) position of the

control switch.

top: portable on, rings normally

middle: portable on, rings once or not at all, (see "Discrete Ring" on page 13)

bottom: no incoming calls, but outgoing calls can be made if the flap is open

Answering a call

If the ﬂap is already open, press is closed, open it. If the ﬂap is closed and the headset is connected, press on, press

ANSWER

or open the ﬂap.

ANSWER

. If Flap Closed operation is turned

ANSWER

. If the ﬂap

Accessing features during a call

Making a call

Ending a call

Portable Icons

To access the menu while on a call, press the appropriate softkey.

Dial the telephone number directly or:

• dial from your directory (see “Using your personal directory” on page 8)

• predial (see “Customizing your portable” on page 14)

• press a customized softkey (see “Customizing softkeys” on page 23)

If the ﬂap is open, close the ﬂap or press using the headset, press turned on, press

/, ?, ÷, ¿

π, Ú, ∏

END

. If Flap Closed operation is

Battery strength indicators (strong to very weak) Radio signal strength indicator (strong to very weak)

, then select

. If you are

◊

µ ´ Ò Ï Î Í

Vibrator indicator Mute button End button Line button Menu button Telephone directory button System button

Making two calls in a row

Keeping your connection

Muting a call

Leave the ﬂap open, press

after your ﬁrst call. The

portable maintains its radio connection for another call. To maintain your call, stay in the radio coverage area. If you

have problems with your connection, retrace your steps. The signal strength icon

indicates if the signal is becoming

stronger or weaker. To prevent your caller from hearing you, press

side of the portable. The display shows and then ] in [ ﬂashes. To end muting, press

on the left

Microphone muted

again.

Redialing last number

Your portable is set up so that you can redial the last number you dialed by pressing

REDIAL

when it appears.

Dialing the last caller

Adjusting the speaker volume

You can view the names of the last two callers when appears on the display. Press the names. Press ˘to view the number . Press the number or

to delete the number. To add the

ERASE

name to the Directory, press

LAST

SAVE

and

’ or ”

to view

DIAL

While on a call, use the volume control to adjust the volume of the other party’s voice.

Note:

In a noisy environment, it’ s a good idea to use the portable with

a headset (see “Using your headset” on page 12).

LAST

to call

Adjusting the ringing volume

When the phone is ringing you can adjust the ringing volume with the volume switch. The ringing volume can only be adjusted when the control switch is in the top ( position. When the phone is not ringing, use the Menu to access the volume adjustment levels.

to increase volume, press here

to reduce volume, press here

)

Using more than one system

Y ou can use your portable with up to six Companion systems. For example, if you work at two locations, it’s possible to register your C3050 at both locations, even though they use separate systems. When you open the ﬂap, the display shows the name of the currently selected system. To change systems, press

SELCT

Í, ” or ’,

Note:

If your portable has not been registered, the display shows

systems selected

to more systems or are having trouble with your registration, call the contact for your system.

when you open the flap. If you wish to register

Flap closed operation

You can make and receive calls with the portable’s ﬂap closed. To enable Flap closed operation, press

” or ’

, and select

Flap Closed:On

When an incoming call rings on the portable, press T o terminate a call, press

END

, then

ANSWER

sing your personal directory

Your portable has an alphabetical directory that allows you to store up to 50 entries for telephone numbers, feature codes, or both.

Moving through the directory

Storing directory entries

Once you have stored directory entries, you can move through them quickly by pressing the ﬁrst letter of the entry you want. For example to look at listings under press

, then

; to enter E, press

££

press ” to keep looking.

Note: Use

1. Press

2. Enter the telephone number or feature code, then press

. If there is more than one entry under a letter,

to choose special characters such as ,, . and &.

Î, ADD

SAVE

. (See the applicable Using your C3050 Portable feature reference card for more information about feature codes.)

, then

3. Enter the ﬁrst letter of the name by pressing the button that has the letter you want. For example to enter A, press

™

; to enter B, press

4. Enter the rest of the letters as shown in step 3. Use

™™

to move the cursor forward if the next letter you want is on the same button, or select

5. When the name is complete, press

Hint: If you want an entry to appear at the start of your directory, make its ﬁrst character a space using ˘.

SPACE

to insert a space.

SAVE

Editing directory entries

1. Press

, then

’ or ”

(or the ﬁrst letter of the entry you want) until you reach the entry you want to change. Directory entries are in alphabetical order.

2. To edit the entry’s name press

3. Press

SAVE

4. To edit the entry’s number press

5. Press

SAVE, ´

EDIT

, then edit the name.

, then press

EDIT

Deleting an entry 1. Press

2. Press

3. Press OK. The display will show

CANCEL

4. Press

, then

’ or ”

ERASE

. The display will ask

if you do not want to erase the entry.)

Erase item?

Item erased

. (Select

Dialing from the

Press

Î, ’ or ”, DIAL

directory Pause and link signal When adding a directory item or customizing a softkey,

you may need to insert a pause or a link signal. appears when you are on a call to enable features such as Transfer and Conference.

To insert a pause when you are predialing a number or storing it in your directory , press The display shows P.

LINK

and select

Pause

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