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Installing your telephone
Inserting / Replacing battery pack / Telephone connection
Warning:To insert battery pack and /or to connect your telephone, please refer to the
drawings printed on the inside cover.
With the help of the installation drawings :
1.- Plug the line cord (A) into the line socket on your DECT 211 or DECT 215 base station.
Plug the power cable (B) into the power socket on your DECT 211 or DECT 215 base station.
Plug the power supply unit into the wall socket.
Connect the telephone line cord into the wall socket.
2.- Open the battery door on the handset by sliding it down.
3.- Connect the battery pack to the connector inside the handset. Place the battery pack with
sticker face up and wires along the left side of the battery pack.
4.- Replace the battery door.
5.- Put the handset on the base and charge for 24 hours before use.
Charging / Recharging the telephone (See battery status icon on page 4.)
On first use or when inserting a new battery, charge the battery with the handset for at
least 24 hours.This ensures optimal battery life reached after 3 cycles of charge/uncharge.
The battery needs to be charged if you hear a beep when using the telephone.
The battery life is about 300 hours in stand-by time and 18 hours in communication.
Configuring the phone for use
Don’t change your configuration code if you live in UK or Northern Ireland.Your
product is already factory configured with the right settings.
Warning: This product is ONLY designed to be
Country
Northern Ireland
UK
Warning : If you live in the country in the table below, you must enter the relevant
configuration code using the key sequence shown followed by your country code.
Rep. of Ireland
used in countries LISTED below.
Code
44
44
153
For Example to configurate for Republic of Ireland :
dial 153
Advice : If you have bought your product in any of the above countries but want to use it
in another one, you can enter the configuration code, according to the above tables, in order
to activate the right country settings. Nevertheless, you have to change the telephone line
cord adapter according to the country where you want to use it.
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Environment & Safety
Safety information : This equipment is not designed for making emergency calls when
the power fails.An alternative should be made available for access to emergency calls.
Power requirements : The product requires an electrical supply of 220-240 volts, single
phase alternating current, excluding IT installations defined in standard EN 60-950.
WARNING ! The electrical network is classified as dangerous according to criteria in the
standard EN 60-950.The only way to power down this product is by unplugging the power
supply from the electrical outlet. Ensure the electrical outlet is located close to the apparatus
and is always easily accessible.
Telephone connection : The voltage on the network is classified as TNV-3
(Telecommunication Network Voltages, as defined in the standard EN 60-950).Following a
power cut, date and time settings, as well as the call in progress are lost.
Safety precautions : Do not allow the handset to come into contact with liquids. Do not
open the handset or the base station.This could expose you to high voltages. Do not allow
the charging contacts or the battery to come into contact with conductive materials.
Environmental care : Please remember to observe the local regulations regarding the
disposal of your packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old phone and where possible
promote their recycling.
z You can install your product immediately and start using the
phone after charging it for 24 hours.
z You need to perform an operator setting if you are not connected
to the main operator network in your country. (see page 10)
z In case you need to change the battery pack, always use a
NiMH AAA 730 x 2 rechargeable battery pack .
multihandset packs
The information included in this manual are valid for DECT 211 and DECT
215 multihandset packs.
Philips has marked the battery and packaging with standard symbols designed to
promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste.
Batteries should not be disposed of with general household waste.
A financial contribution has been paid to the associated national recovery & recycling
system.
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DECT 211 & DECT 215 Handsets
DECT 211 DECT 215
Keypad
Talk key p 5
Phonebook keys p 6
Call log key p 7
Redial list & correction key p 5
Validation and intercom key p 8
Loudspeaker key (DECT 211) p 5
Loudspeaker/Answerphone key (DECT 215) p 5
Programming and recall type key p 14
Volume key p 5
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DECT 211 & DECT 215 Base Stations
Screen Icons
Answerphone settings / Answerphone On (DECT 215 only) p 9
Handset ringer settings p 13
Handset registering / unregistering p 14
Technical settings p 14
Message indicator on answerphone (DECT 215 only) p 9
Battery charge status : charge in progress - fully charged - low p 1
Call log / Voicemail Box p 7
Loudspeaker p 5
Friend phonebook p 6
Call in progress - Internal call p 8
Family phonebook p 6
Base / Handset link p 15
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Paging key p 8