Sony SPP-A967 User Manual

Cordless Telephone

with Answering System

Operating Instructions Mode d'emploi

3-864-049-21 (1)

sfe900«H.

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with call waiting

5PP-A967

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE

NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means tlaat the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protectis e, operational and safety requirements as prescribed in the

appropriate Terminal Equipment Technical Requirements document(s). The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user's satisfaction.

Before installing this ec^uipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection.

The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of ser\ ice in some situations.

Repairs to certified eejuipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the supplier. Anv repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment.

Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe s\'stem, it present, are connected together. This precaution ma\-

be particularly important in rural areas.

Caution: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate.

NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the maximum number of terminal allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subjeef only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Number of all the devices does not exceeci 5.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION TO USERS

Your model (SPP-A967) has been approved by the Industry Canada.

Note

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this dex’ice may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Privacy of communications may not be ensured when using this telephone.

DIGITAL SECURITY CODE

Your SPP-A967 has been assigned a permanent and unique digital securitycode out of possible 16.7 million codes.

Getting Started

4 Read this first

5 Step 1: Checking the package

contents

6 Step 2: Setting up the base unit

9 Step 3; Preparing the battery

pack 11 Step 4: Entering your area code 12 Identifying the parts

Basics

Making calls

23 24

26 27

29 Selecting the ring time .30

Redialing

Receiving calls

Telephone Features

One-touch dialing

Storing phone numbers Caller ID list

Making calls with one-touch dialing

Phone Directory

Storing phone numbers and names

Changing a stored name and/or phone number

Erasing a memory location

Making calls from the Phone Directory

Paging

Answering Machine Features

Preparing the answering niachine

Setting the dav and time

Recording the greeting

Selecting the answering mode

31 Turning on the answering

function

32 Playing back messages

33 Screening incoming calls 34 Recording a memo 35 Operating from an outside

phone

35 Setting the remote ID

aide

36 Picking up new messages

Caller ID Features

Understanding the Caller ID

service

38 39

45 46

50 51

When you receive a call

Looking at the Caller ID list

Viewing the Caller ID list Erasing data from the

Using the Caller ID list

Calling back a number from the Caller ID list

Storing a number of the Caller ID list into the Phone

Read this first

Before you use your phone, you must set it up. Here's a quick wav to set up your phone: Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Step 1 (page 5)

First, unpack the phone and the supplied accessories.

Step 2 (pages 6 to 8)

Next, you need to do three things to set up the base unit, including finding the best location for the base unit.

Step 1

Checking the package contents

Make sure vou ha\ e received the following items in the package.

If anything is missing, contact your local Sony dealer.

AC power adaptor (AC-T46)

Base unit

Handset

4™ Getting Started

Handset

Step 3 (pages 9 to 10)

Then, you need to insert the battery pack into the handset and charge it for more than 12 hours.

Step 4 (page 11)

Finally, you need to enter your area code to use the Caller ID service.

That's it!

Telephone line cords (2)

Wall bracket/stand for base Rechargeable battery

unit pack (BP-T24)

jcttinq St.ivip

step 2

Setting up the base unit

Do the following steps:

• Choose the best location

• Connect the base unit

• Choose the dialing mode

Choose the best location

Where you place the base unit affects the reception quality of the handset.

Away from noise sources such as a window by a street with heavy traffic

Away from television sets and other electronic equipment

Away from heat sources, such as radiators, airducts, and sunlight

Away from a microwave oven Away from excessive moisture, extremely low temperatures, dust, mechanical vibration, or shock

Connect the base unit

It \'ou want to liang the base unit on me wail, see page 4n.

illustrated to use it ns a stand.

Away from a personal computer

Near a central location and on a level surface

Away from another

CAUTIONS

TfiC ct)rdles^ tolcphont’ iiper.ites at a tiaHjiicncv’ that ma\’ caiiao intt'rterance to noarb\' T\ s and VCRs; the base unit should not bo placed near or on the top of a T\ or \'CR; and, if intortoronco is experienced, nnn'ing the ettrdless telephone farther away turni the T\' or \'C R will oftr-n reduce or tdimitiate the interferenee. Sliould you experience intermittent loss of audio durinp a eoin ersation, tr\’ mo\ inp ekiser to the base unit or mor e the base unit from other noise sources.

Getting Started

cordless telephone

Connect the telephtine line cord to the LINE jack and to a telephone outlet.

3 Connect the AC power adaptor

to the DC IN b\' jack and tt' an

AC outlet.

"E" flashes in the displav window.

Raise the antenna. Make sure points toward the ce'iling.

continued

Gettk'^a Sîd''ted

step 2: Setting up the base unit (continued)

Step 3

Notes

• Use only the supplied AC-T46 AC power adnptor. Do not use an\ other AC power adaptor.

• Conneet the AC pov\ er adaptor to a eontinuous power supply.

• Place the base unit close to the AC outlet so that you can unplug the AC power adaptor easily.

Tips

• If your telephone outlet is not modular, contact your telephone serxace company for assistance.

• Tr) remove the v\ all bracket, press the upper tab.

Polarity of the plug

Choose the dialing mode

For the telephone to work paroperly, select an appropriate dialing mode (tone or pulse).

DIAL MODE switch

Depending on your dialing system, set the DIAL MODE switch as follows;

If your dialing system is Ttmo T Pulse P

If you aren't sure of your dialing system

Make a trial call with the DIAL MODE switch set tc> T.

If the call connects, leave the switch ns is; otherwise, set to P.

Set the switch to

Preparing the battery pack

Charge the battery pack for more than 12 hours before you start using vour phone.

Slide open the battery compartment lid of the handset.

Connect the battery connector

with correct polarity (black wire

goes on right side and red wire goes on left).

Hook the cords and insert the battery pack. Then close the lid.

Place the hanciset on the base unit.

You can place either side facing

up.

The CHARCiE lamp lights up when the handset is properly

seated on the charge terminals ot the base unit. Charge the battery- pack tor more than 12

hours so that the battery is fully

charged. The CHARGE lamp

remains lit even after charging is completed.

8™ Getting Started

continuel

Getting Started

step 3: Preparing the battery pack (continued)

Step 4

Battery duration

A full\- charged battery pack lasts for about:

• 6 hours when you use the handset continuously 10 da\'s (RINCi ON moctc) or 1 month (KING CtFF mode) v\ hen the

handset is in standby mode.

Notes

• The batter\' pack will gradualK discharge o\ er a long period ot time, e\ en it not in use.

• If you leaye the battery pack in the handset without charging it, the battery pack v\ ill becompleteh discharged.

It may require seceral times r)f charging to recover to its tull capacity.

• While charging, tlie battery pack warms up. 'Hiis is not a malfunction.

To obtain the best performance from the battery

Do not palace the handset on the base unit after each call. The battery works best if the handset is returned to the base unit after two or three calls. However, do not leave the handset off the base unit for a long period of time as this will compaletelv discharge the battery pack.

When to purchase a new battery pack

If the battery lasts only a few minutes even after 12 hours of charging, the usable life of the battery' has expaired and needs repalacement.

Contact your local Sony authorized dealer or service center, and ask

for Sony BP-T24 rechargeable battery paack.

Entering your area code

When you use this phone tor the first time, or move to an area that has a different area code, you must enter your area code.

This is necessary because the phone must distinguish local or bang distance calls to paropaerlv dial calls from the Caller ID list.

1 Press I VOUPGrr).

2 Turn Jog Dial up to make "AREA"

flash.

directory-'^№

Press Jog Dial.

"ENTER AREA CODE" apapears on

the display.

4 Enter three ciigits of your area code

using ‘

, the dialing kevs.

5 Press C vODPGtT.

You hear a long confirmation beep.

Note

battery lite may yary depaending on usage condition and ambir'ut tempaerature.

Getting Started

10"'

Notes

• K an area code is already entered, it appears on the display in step 3. t o enter a different area code, see "To change the area code" below.

• Do not allow HTctre than 20 secoiids to elapse between each step of the prtx'edii re

Tips

• h oLi ma\- press log Dial instead of .,'VOL/PGM' iit step 3.

• it' check the current area code, perk^rm steps 1 to 3 abo\ e. The area code appears on the displa\' k>r 20 seconds.

To change the area code

1 Perform stepis 1 to 3 abo\ e.

The current area code apapears on the dispalav.

2 Turn Jc)g Dial down to erase the current area code. 3 Enter a new area code using the dialing kevs.

4 Press Cvol/pgmT.

T oil hear a long confirmation beep.

Getting Started

Identifying the parts

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.

[T| Display window (p.7, 32) [2] IN USE lamp

Lights when the cordless handset is in use.

^ CHARGE lamp (p. 9)

Lights while the battery is being charged.

[4] GREETING button (p 27)

Pla\ s back the greeting message. Also used when recording a greeting.

[5] ERASE button (p. 28, 32)

Erases the ii'corded greetinj^ or messages.

IE REPEAT/SLOW button (p. 26,

32) Press to repeat the current message

or go back to the prec ious message. Keep the button pressed fi'r slow plac back of messages.

\T\ MEMO button (p. 34)

Records a memo message.

[8J MIC (microphone) (p. 27, 34)

12™ Getting started

[9] Antenna (p. 7, 45) 113 Speaker

ini VOLUME +/- buttons (p 32)

Adjusts the speaker yolume.

[H TIME button (p. 26)

Press when setting the day and time, or to check the current time.

[ll SET/REC button (p, 26, 27, 35)

Press to set the time or to record a greeting. Also used when setting the remote 113 code (security cocte’).

[14] Wall bracket/stand for base

unit (p. 7, 45)

H ANSWER ON/OFF button

(p.31) Turns the ansvycring function on or

off. 1. ights vyhen the answering function is on, and flashes when a new message is recorded. .Also used when setting the remote ID code (security code).

\M SKIP/QUICK button (p. 26, 32)

Press to skip to the next message. Keep the button pressed for quick

playback of messages.

HANDSET LOCATOR button

(p. 25) Allows you to page the cordless

handset.

PLAY/STOP (MAILBOX 1, 2, 3) buttons (p. 32)

Plays back the messages in each mail box.

AUDIBLE INDICATE switch

(p. 30) Selects tire answering mocie.

RINGER SELECT switch (p 29)

Selects the ring time.

DIAL MODE switch (p. cS)

Selects pulse or tone dialing.

Hook for AC power adaptor

cord (p. 7) DC IN 9V jack (p 7) LINE (telephone line) jack

r24!

(p. 7)

Display

1 i'lt: ut>|-Mci\ ui'i u'lC UPiiL Sr

answering machine operation.

MAILBOX j

DBB

EllllllllllFi

O u

LI LI

rn Memory capacity indicator

(p. 30) Indicates the ayailable memory

capacity, from E (Empty) to F (Full), for recording. The bars increase as the ax ailable memory capacity decreases,

[2] MAILBOX indicator (p. 32)

Displayed when there are messages recorded and when the messages are being played back.

Flashes when there are new

messages recorded.

Message number indicator

(p. 32) Indicates the number of nev\'

messages recorded. ",A" appears m the announcement only mode. "T" appears when there is no space to record messages. "I’" appears when the povyer is turned on.

|4 VOL (volume) indicator

indicates the speaker yolume 1 he bars increase as the yolume is turned up.

ettinci Starter

VOL

continued

Identifying the parts (continued)

Handset

Q] Antenna [2] Speaker [3] Jog dial (p. 11,21, 38) [4] TALK button (p. 15, 33)

Lets you make or receive a call.

[U REDIAL button (p. 16)

Redials the last number called.

[6] VOL (volume) /PGM (program)

button (p. 11,15,19, 21)

Used to adjust the speaker volume. Also used to store numbers in Phone Directory or for one-touch dialing.

\T\ t TONE button (p. 15, 36)

■Allows you to switch temporarilv to tone dialing.

[U Battery compartment (p. 9)

[9J RING switch (p. 10,18)

Switches the ringing mode,

m Display window (p. 37)

M CALL WAITING/FLASH button

(p. 17, 44)

Sw'itches to a second call if you have "call w'aiting" service, or lets you make a new call.

[H OFF button (p. 15)

Allows you to disconnect the call.

El PAUSE button (p. 20)

Inserts a pause in the dialing sequence.

E4 Dialing keys (p. 15) Ei ONE-TOUCH DIAL (A, B, C)

buttons (p. 19)

Ei Microphone

Basics

Making calls

Additional tasks

Adiiisl the 1

Switch [o tone diaiinc; tcmptM'crily 1

Notes

• It thr ha.nd-'f'! txT‘p'' t \'

R \,\t .!■ ' appears od tl cal! wi 11 be d iscc'nnev te

• Wlien \ tui liurea^e the Stuind ma\ be ii'icrea>et.1 a^ well. un.

landst't \'olume

di'-plaw mo\T' t'los

atter one minute,

Pick up the handset from me

base unit.

Press (TALK) and wmit until

"TALK" appears on the display. The IN USE lamp on the base

unit lights up. You then hear a dial tone. If you

hear five short error beeps and "OUT OF RANGE" appears on

the display, move closer to the

base unit.

Dial the phone number. During a conv'ersation, you can

adjust the handset volume. Fc'illow the procedure described in the following table.

When you're done talking, press

(off) or replace the handset on

the base unit. The display goes off.

Do this Duriny; phone con\ ersations, pre>s

VOL/PGM j. rdrch press ot ; VOL/PGM )

-•witches the speaker x'olume b\' tour le'

rush , ^TONE aftt'T \ ou arc anmcctcd.

Tlie line wil] remain in tone dialing, until

disamnected.

>atu'ii and "C H i 1 M'

aw t

iirii

t'lunuL ill si'UK' vases tlu' backp,rtnind m

iuniid adjust tiu’ \ tilume acnH'dinp!\ .

the ba^e unit: otherw i-^e, tli

dels.

continued

14"' Getting Started

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Sony SPP-A967 User Manual

CALLERTD

WARNING

INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION TO USERS

Note

DIGITAL SECURITY CODE

Table of contents

Getting Started

Read this first

Checking the package contents

Setting up the base unit

Choose the best location

Connect the base unit

Notes

Tips

Choose the dialing mode

If you aren't sure of your dialing system

Preparing the battery pack

Battery duration

To obtain the best performance from the battery

When to purchase a new battery pack

Entering your area code

To change the area code

Identifying the parts

[T| Display window (p.7, 32) [2] IN USE lamp

^ CHARGE lamp (p. 9)

[4] GREETING button (p 27)

[5] ERASE button (p. 28, 32)

IE REPEAT/SLOW button (p. 26,

\T\ MEMO button (p. 34)

[8J MIC (microphone) (p. 27, 34)

[9] Antenna (p. 7, 45) 113 Speaker

ini VOLUME +/- buttons (p 32)

[H TIME button (p. 26)

H ANSWER ON/OFF button

\M SKIP/QUICK button (p. 26, 32)

Display

rn Memory capacity indicator

[2] MAILBOX indicator (p. 32)

Message number indicator

|4 VOL (volume) indicator

Handset

[U REDIAL button (p. 16)

[U Battery compartment (p. 9)

M CALL WAITING/FLASH button

[H OFF button (p. 15)

El PAUSE button (p. 20)

Ei Microphone

Making calls

Additional tasks

Notes