Oricom AM100 User Manual

Digital Answering System

AM100

User Guide

1 General Information

Notes for operation in New Zealand

The grant of a Telepermit for any item of terminal equipment
indicates only that Telecom has accepted that the item complies
with the minimum conditions for connection to its network. It
indicates no endorsement of the product by Telecom, nor does
it provide any sort of warranty. Above all, it provides no assurance
that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item
of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model, nor
does it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom’s
network services. This equipment shall not be set to make
automatic calls to the Telecom “111” Emergency Service. This
equipment may not provide for the effective hand-over of a call
to another device connected to the same line.

This device may be subject to ringing or bell tinkle when certain
other devices are connected to the same line. If this occurs, the
problem should not be referred to the Telecom Faults Service.

REN (RN for New Zealand)

The REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) or (RN) is of significance
only if you wish to connect more than 1 telephone to your
telephone line. A standard telephone line has a maximum REN
capacity of 3 (RN of 5). It is possible to connect 3(5) devices
with a REN of 1 (RN of 1) with no degradation to the product’s
performance. Exceeding this limit may cause the volume of the
ringer in any phone to decrease or not ring at all.

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2 Location of controls

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1. Power Jack

2. Phone Jack

3. Microphone

4. Mailbox 1 Play / Stop button with LED indicator

5. Previous Message / Time Check button

6. Greeting button

7. Volume / button

8. Ring Select Switch

9. Line cord

10. Speaker

11. LED Message Counter

12. Mailbox 2 Play / Stop button with LED indicator

13. Next Message / Time Set button

14. Erase button

15. Answer On / Off button

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N13134

The A-Tick symbol indicates that this product complies with all current Australian
ACA standards.

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3 Installation

3.1 Check contents of pack

The following items are supplied in this pack:

• one answering system with telephone cable

• one power adaptor

• one operating Manual

• one warranty card

3.2 Install the backup battery

If AC power fails or you unplug the system, one 9 volt alkaline
battery (not supplied) is required to save recorded messages
and day/time settings.

To install battery

1. Open the battery door by pulling back the latch using a ball­point pen.

2. Install a 9 volt alkaline battery.

3. Replace the battery door.

To replace battery

Replace the battery when ‘L’ appears on the display.

1. Unplug the telephone line from the wall jack.

2. Follow step 1 to 3 in the “To install battery” section.

3. Plug the telephone line back into the wall jack.

3.3 Connect the line cord

Plug the telephone line cable from the AM100 into the wall
socket.
Plug your phone’s line cable (not supplied) into the PHONE
JACK.

3.4 Connect the AC power

Use only the provided AM100 AC Adaptor. Plug AC adaptor into
the power jack in your unit. Plug AC adaptor into a standard 240
volt wall outlet. Do not attach (staple, etc.) the AC adaptor cord
to the building wall.

The display lights and numbers ‘0’ to ‘5’ appear sequentially on
the display. A long beep sounds and ‘0’ appears. If you did not
install a backup battery, ‘L’ and ‘0’ alternately appear.
Note: The system cannot operate without AC power.

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4 Preparation

4.1 Turning the System On/Off

To turn the system on, press ANSWER ON/OFF button once.
The total number of recorded messages in two mailboxes
appears on the display. The system is now set to answer calls.
To turn the system off, press ANSWER ON/OFF button once.
‘–’ appears on the display.

4.2 Adjusting the Volume

Press VOL. button to increase the volume, or VOL. button to
decrease the volume. The system beeps when you press either
volume button. When the maximum volume is reached, the
system beeps three times.

4.3 Setting the Day and Time

You must set the day and time before the system will start to
record the day/time voice stamp on each incoming message.
The day/time voice stamp automatically defaults to Monday,
12:00 AM, when you connect the system to power. The date
and time do not advance until you set the correct day and time.

1. Turn on the system.

2. Hold down / TIME SET button for about two seconds,
then release it. The system announces “Monday”.

3. Repeatedly press / TIME SET button until you hear the
correct day.

4. Press / TIME CHECK button. The system announces
“twelve”.

5. Repeatedly press / TIME SET button until you hear the
correct hour.

6. Press / TIME CHECK button. The system announces
“0”.

7. Repeatedly press / TIME SET button until you hear the
correct minute.

8. Press / TIME CHECK button. The system announces
“AM”.

9. Press / TIME SET button to select “PM”.

10. Press / TIME CHECK button to confirm the setting. The
system announces the current day of the week and the time.

11. To hear the current day and time, press / TIME CHECK
button.

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