Sony SPP-A60 User Manual
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Safety Regulations......................................5
Precautions................................................6 .
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Looking at Your Phone
Setting up the Phone
Power Connection
Charging the Battery Pack in the Handset... /51
Setting the Current Time
Making Calls
Receiving Calls.........................................23
Using Your Long-distance Service
Transferring Calls Between the
Base Unit and the Handset.........................28
Memory Dialing........................................29.
Recording Your Greeting (OGM)
Playing Back Messages
Recording a Memo Message
Recording a Conversation in Progress
Operating the Answering Machine from
the Handset...............................................38
Operating the Answering Machine from
a Touch-tone Phone
Maintenance.............................................44
If You Have a Problem
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Cordless Telephone with
Answering System
Operating Instructions
SPP-A40IA60
Before you start using your telephone:
- connect the AC power adaptor to continuous power supply (see page 13).
- charge the batteiy pack for the handset (see page 18).
- record your outgoing message (OGM) first in order to use the telephone answering
function (see page 31).
Warning
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the
set to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always
be followed to reduce the risk of fire, eiectric shock and injury to persons,
including the foilowing:
1. Read and understand all instructions.
2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
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3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners
of aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
4. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl,
kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool.
5. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The product may fall,
causing serious damage to the product.
6. Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for
ventilation. To protect it from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or
covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on the bed,
sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should never be placed near or
over a radiator or heat register. This product should not be plac^ in a built-in
installation unless proper ventilation is provided.
7. This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on
the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home,
consult your dealer or local power company.
8. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where
the cord will be abused by persons walking on it.
9. Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire
or electric shock.
10. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may
touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or
electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.
11. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this product, but take it to a
qualified service personnel when some service or repair work is required. Opening
or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltages or other risks. Incorrect
reassembly can cause electric shock when the appliance is subsequently used.
12. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service
personnel under the following conditions;
A. When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
B. If liquid has been spilled into the product.
C. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
D. If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
Adjust only those controls, that are covered by the operating instructions
because improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will
often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to
normal operation.
E. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.
13. Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
14. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
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SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION:
1. Use only the following type and size battery pack: SONY BP-T16.
2. Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire. The cell may explode. Check with local
codes for possible special disposal instructions.
3. Do not open or mutilate the battery pack. Released electrolyte is corrosive and may
cause damage to the eyes or skin. It may be toxic if swallowed.
4. Exercise care in handling battery in order not to short the battery with conducting
materials such as rings, bracelets, and keys. The battery or conductor may overheat and
cause bums.
5. Charge the battery pack provided with or identified for use with this product only in
accordance with the instructions and limitations specified in the instruction manual
provided for this product.
6. Observe proper polarity orientation between the battery pack and battery charger.
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR INJURY TO PERSONS BY
BATTERY, READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
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1. Use only the following type and size batteries; Size AAA (R03)
2. Do not dispose of the batteries in a fire. The cell may explode. Check with local codes for
possible special disposal instructions.
3. Do not open or mutilate the batteries. Released electrolyte is corrosive and may cause
damage to the eyes or skin. It may be toxic if swallowed.
4. Exercise care in handling batteries in order not to short the battery with conducting
materials such as rings, bracelets, and key. The battery or conductor may overheat and
cause bums.
5. Do not attempt to recharge the batteries provided with or identified for use with this
product. The batteries may leak corrosive electrolyte or explode.
6. Do not attempt to rejuvenate the batteries provided with or identified for use with this
product by heating them. Sudden release of the battery electrolyte may occur causing
bums or irritation to eyes or skin.
7. When replacing batteries, all batteries should be replaced at the same time. Mixing fresh
and discharged batteries could increase internal cell pressure and rupture the discharged
batteries.
8. When inserting batteries into this product, the proper polarity or direction must be
observed. Reverse insertion of batteries can cause charging, and that may result in
leakage or explosion.
9. Remove the batteries from this product if the product will not be used for a long period of
time (several months or more) since during this time the battery could leak in the product.
10. Discard “dead” batteries as soon as possible since “dead” batteries are more likely to leak
in a product.
11. Do not store this product, or the batteries provided with or identified for use with this
product, in high-temperature areas. Batteries that are stored in a freezer or refrigerator foi
the purpose of extending shelf life should be protected from condensation during storage
and defrosting. Batteries should be stabilized at room temperature prior to use after cold
storage.
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Safety Regulations
INFORMATION
This equipment generates and uses radio
frequency energy and if not installed and
used properly, that is, in strict accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions, may
cause interference to radio and television
reception. It has been type tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B
computing device in accordance with the
specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC
Rules, which are designed to provide
reasonable protection against such
interference in a residential installation.
However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular
installation, if this equipment does cause
interference to ràdio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
- reorient the receiving antenna
- relocate the equipment with respect to the
receiver
- move the equipment away from the
receiver
- plug the equipment into a different outlet so
that equipment and receiver are on
different branch circuits.
If necessary, the user should consult the
dealer or an experienced radio/television
technician for additional suggestions. The
user may find the following booklet prepared
by the Federal Communications Commission
helpful:
“How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV
Interference Problems”.
This booklet is available from the U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, Stock No.004-000-00345-4.
You are cautioned that any changes or
modifications not expressly approved in this
manual could void your authority to operate
this equipment.
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
If your cordless telephone model should
malfunction, all repairs will be performed by
an authorize Sony Senrice Center. This unit
has been registered within the FCC for direct
connection to the telephone network. Under
the FCC program, no customer is authorized
to repair this unit. This applies to a unit in
and out of warranty. If an unauthorized
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO USERS
Your cordless telephone has been approved
by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) as not being harmful to the telephone
network when connected directly to the
telephone lines. In order to fully comply with
the Rules of the FCC, the following
instructions should be read carefully and
followed completely where applicable;
1. The FCC rules require that all direct
connection to the telephone line must be
made through standard plugs and jacks.
No connection can be made to party lines
or coin lines. Prior to connecting your
device to the lines:
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repair is performed, the registration of the
unit for direct connection to the network will
be null and void. If the unit is still in warranty,
the remainder of the warranty period will also
be null and void. It is responsibility of users
requiring service to report the need for
service to their Sony dealer.
a) Upon request from your telephone
company, you must provide the 14 digit
FCC Registration Number and Ringer
Equivalence Number (REN), both of which
are on a label located on an outer surface
of the device.
b) After the telephone company has Installed
the jack, you can connect your cordless
telephone by inserting the mating plug of
your equipment into this jack.
c) All repairs must be accomplished as
described in the “Service requirements”.
d) The REN is useful to determine the
quantity of devices you may connect to
your telephone line and still have all of
those devices ring when your number is
called. In most, but not all areas, the sum
of the RENs of all devices should not
exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the
number of devices you may connect to
your line, as determined by the REN, you
should call your local telephone company
to determine the maximum REN for your
calling area.
2. If it appears that your cordless telephone
is malfunctioning, it should be
disconnected from the telephone line until
it can be determined whether your
cordless telephone is the source of the
trouble or not. If your machine needs
repair, it should not be reconnected until
such repairs have been made.
3. If ham does occur, the telephone company
shall, where practicable, notify you, the
customer, that temporary discontinuance
of sen/ice may be required; however,
where prior notice is not practical, the
telephone company may temporarily
discontinue senrice forthwith, if such action
is reasonable in circumstances. In case of
such temporary discontinuance, the
telephone company shall (1) promptly
notify you, the customer, of such
temporary discontinuance (2) afford you,
the customer, the opportunity to correct
the situation which gave rise to the
temporary discontinuance, and (3) inform
you, the customer, of your right to bring a
complaint to the Commission pursuant to
the procedures set forth in the Rules.
Procedures for filling the complaints can
be obtained from your local dealer, or if
necessary, by writing directly to the
manufacturer.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Warning: This telephone operates as a radio transmitter. Conversations over this cordless
telephone may be heard by others on radios within the area of its range of transmission.
• Before initial use, install the rechargeable battery into the battery pack compartment of the
handset and charge it for more than 12 hours.
• Operate the AC power adaptor on 120 V AC, 60 Hz.
• Use the AC power adaptor supplied for this unit. Do not use any other AC power adaptor.
• Do not install the beise unit in a location near a heat source such as radiators or airducts, or in
a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, moisture, rain, mechanical vibration, or
shock.
• Do not place the base unit on or near a TV set or a personal computer to avoid interference.
• Should any liquid or solid object fail into the base unit, unplug the unit and have it checked by
quaiified personnei before operating the phone any further.
• This telephone is designed and approved for single party lines oniy. it should not be
connected to multiple lines or a coin telephone.
If you have any question or problem concerning your telephone that is not covered in this
manual, please consult the nearest Sony Sen/ice Center authorized to service telephone
terminal equipment.
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Table of Contents
What You Get with Your Phone............................................................................................................. 8
Looking at Your Phone..........................................................................................................................9
Setting up the Phone...........................................................................................................................12
Complete Set-up....................................................................................................................... 12
Telephone Line Connection........................................................................................................ 12
Power Connection.....................................................................................................................13
Installing the Back-up Batteries in the Base Unit............................................................................14
Selecting the DIAL MODE (pulse or tone).....................................................................................15
Setting Other Selectors of the Base Unit.......................................................................................16
Installing the Microcassette.........................................................................................................17
Charging the Battery Pack in the Handset..............................................................................................18
Setting the Current Time......................................................................................................................20
Using as a Telephone......................................................................................................................... 22
Making Calls.......................................................................................................................................22
Redialing a Number............................................................................................................................ 22
Receiving Calls...................................................................................................................................23
Using Call Waiting and FLASH.............................................................................................................25
Putting a Call on Mute..........................................................................................................................25
Changing Channels for Better Reception............................................................................................... 26
Using Your Long-distance Service........................................................................................................ 26
Using the Phone as an Intercom...........................................................................................................27
Transferring Calls Between the Base Unit and the Handset (SPP-A60 only)
Memory Dialing.................................................................................................................................. 29
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Using as a Telephone Answering Machine........................................................................................... 31
Recording Your Greeting (OGM)..........................................................................................................31
Setting the Recording Time.................................................................................................................. 32
Turning Off the Answering Machine.......................................................................................................32
Playing Back Messages.......................................................................................................................33
Call Screening.................................................................................................................................... 35
Recording a Memo Message............................................................................................................... 36
Recording a Conversation in Progress.................................................................................................. 37
Operating the Answering Machine from the Handset...............................................................................38
Operating the Answering Machine from a Touch-tone Phone...................................................................40
Mounting Your Phone on the Wall.........................................................................................................43
Maintenance.......................................................................................................................................44
Power Failure..................................................................................................................................... 44
Back-up Batteries................................................................................................................................44
Specifications...................................................................................................................................... 45
About the Security Code System...........................................................................................................46
If You Have a Problem.........................................................................................................................47
LIMITED WARRANTY........................................................................................................................ 50
This instruction manual covers two models, SPP-A40 and SPP-A60.
The SPP-A60 is provided with speakerphone function but the SPP-A40 Is not.
The illustrations shown in this manual are SPP-A60.
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Base Unit (1)
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Telephone line cord
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Microcassette (MC30,1)
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pack(BP-T16,1)
Size AAA (R03)
batteries (4)
Wall bracket (1) and
screws (4)
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Base unit
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1 Handset hanger hook
2 DC IN 9V jack
3 TEL(telephone) LINE Jack
4 Antenna
5 (CONV/MEMO RECl (conversation/
memo recording) button and lamp (for
SPP-A60)
Press to record the conversation, or to
leave message to other people who use
the phone.
(MEMO REC) (recording) button and
lamp (for SPP<A40)
Press to leave messages to other people
who use the phone.
6 (TAPE RESET) button
Press to reset the tape (after playing back
messages).
7 Message counter LED
Displays the number of messages which
are not played back yet, etc.
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8 (ANSWER) button and lamp
Press to turn the unit on to receive
messages or to play back messages.
9 (INTERCOM) button
Press to call the handset.
10 (SPEAKERPHONE) button and lamp
(SPP-A60oniy)
Press to receive calls at the base unit.
11 CHARGE lamp
Lights up when the battery pack is being
charged.
12 IN USE lamp
Lights up when the handset is in use.
13 Charge terminals
14 POWER lamp
Lights up when power is supplied to the
unit. Blinks when the batteries are either
exhausted or not installed.
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15 Microcassette compartment
16 iREPEAT/REW)frepeat/rewind) button
Press to play back the same message or
to rewind the tape.
17 (STOP/PLAY) button
Press to stop or play back the tape.
18 (SKIP/FF)fskip^ast forward) button
Press to advance the tape.
19 (REC) (recording) button
Press to record your outgoing message.
20 (OG^ (outgoing message) button
Press to record your outgoing message
after you have pressed (RECJ or press to
play back your outgoing message.
21 REC TIME (1/4/ANN ONLY) selector
Select the recording time for incoming
message.
22 RINGER LEVEL selector (HIGH/LOW/
OFF, SPP-A60 only)
Selects the ringer ievel of the base unit.
23 SPEAKER VOL (volume) control
24 RINGER SELECT (3/5n*S) switch
Vary the number of rings before the unit
answers to take a message.
25 CPC ON/OFF switch
Allows you to maximize the time
available on your tape.
26 DIAL MODE (PULSE/TONE) switch
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27 MIC (microphone)
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2 i REMOTE) button and lamp
Press to operate the answering machine
from the handset.
3 (FLASH) button
Accesses caii waiting (or gives you a
new diai tone).
4 (INTERCOM) button
Press to call the base unit.
5 (REDIAiyPAUSE) button
Redials the last number called/inserts a
pause.
6 (MUTE) button
Press to mute your voice.
7 (CHANNEL) button and lamp
Press to change the channel when
interference occurs.
8 Ringer speaker
9 Microphone
10 Charge terminals 11 Battery compartment (rear)
Select RING ON mode or ВАТТ SAVE
mode. The handset will not ring on eui
incoming call when set to BAIT SAVE
mode.
14 (RECALL)button
Press to access speed dialing numbers.
15 (CONV REC) (conversation recording)
button
Press to record the conversation.
16 Dialing keys/Remote operation
buttons
17 (TALK) button
Press to answer a call, access the dial
tone to make a call and hang up when a
call is finished.
18 TALK/BATT LOW lamp
Indicates that the phone is in use. Also
indicates low battery power by lighting
up every 3 seconds.
19 Directory sheet (rear)
20 Speaker
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Complete Set-up
Connect the AC power adaptor to continuous power supply.
(SPP-A60)
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chargir^.
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Power Connection
Extend the antenna fully
for best reception.
To wall outlet
(SPP-A60)
To DC IN 9V
AC power adaptor
(supplied)
> Connect the AC power adaptor to
continuous power supply.
If the telephone Is connected to a wall
outlet where power is cut off every night,
the back-up batteries will be exhausted
and the battery pack will not be charged.
The outgoing message, the number of
messages, ID code and current time will
be erased.
»The POWER lamp blinks when the
back-up batteries are either exhausted
or not installed.
> “P” indication blinks on the message
counter LED if the AC power failure
occurred when the back-up batteries
are either exhausted or not insteded.
Do not use any
other AC power
adaptor.
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Setting up the Phone
Installing the Back-up Batteries in the Base Unit
installed:
The POWER lamp blinks as a warning. The telephone and answering machine will
operate normally. But the outgoing message, the number of messages, the ID code and
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the current time will not be retained if a power interruption occurs.
When the back-up batteries are installed but there is no AC power supply:
The telephone and answering machine do not operate. During a power interruption, the
outgoing message, the number or messages, the ID code and the current time are kept in
memory for about 24 hours if the batteries are fresh.
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If you do not know which setting Is correct for your telephone line, check as follows.
1 Make sure the DIAL MODE switch located on the side of the base unit is set to TONE.
2 Make a trial call (See page 22).
3 If the call is connected, leave the switch at TONE. Otherwise, set the switch to PULSE.
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Setting Other Selectors of the Base Unit
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CPC (Calling Patty Control) ON/OFF switch
The CPC switch is useful to maximize the time available on your microcassette when using the
unit as the answering machine.
Set the CPC switch to
ON: To have the unit sense the hang-up click and stop recording immediately.
OFF: Not to have the unit sense the hang-up click. Some length of the dial tone may be
recorded after the caller hangs up.
If you subscribe to "call waiting service”, set the CPC switch to OFF. If it is set to ON, your
caller may be cut off midway while recording his/her message if another call comes in.
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