Sony SPP-A974 User Manual

Cordless Telephone

with Answering System

3-867-315-21 (1)

Operating Instructions Mode d‘emploi

US FR

SPP-A974

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 that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective, 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 equipment, 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 service in some situations.

Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the supplier. Any 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.

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 subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equivalence Number of all the devices does not exceed 5.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION TO USERS

Your model (SPP-A974) has been approved by the Industry Canada.

Note

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device 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-A974 has been assigned a permanent and unique digital security code out of possible 16.8 million codes.

Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas.

Table of contents

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

12 Step 4: Entering the area code 15 Identifying the parts

Basics

18 Making calls

19 Redialing

20 Receiving calls

Telephone Features

22 Phone Directory 22 Storing phone numbers and

names

24 Changing a stored name and/

or phone number 25 Erasing a memory location 25 Making calls from the Phone

Directory 26 Setting the ringer type 26 Turning off the ringer of the

handset 27 Paging

Answering Machine Features

28 Setting up the answering

machine

28 Setting the time and day of

the week 29 Recording the greeting 31 Setting the number of rings 32 Setting the audible message

alert

33 Turning on the answering

function

34 Playing back messages 35 Adjusting the speaker volume 35 Erasing messages 36 Selecting the Announcement

Only Mode

37 Screening calls 37 Turning on/off the screening

calls function

38 Recording a memo message 39 Operating from an outside phone

39 Setting the remote ID code

(security code)

40 Picking up new messages

Caller ID Features

41 Understanding the Caller ID

service

41 When you receive a call 42 Looking at the Caller ID list 42 Viewing the Caller ID list 43 Erasing data from the Caller

ID list

45 Using the Caller ID list 45 Calling back a number from

the Caller ID list

46 Storing a number of the Caller

ID list into the Phone Directory

47 To change the number of

digits of the phone number

49 Using “Caller ID with Visual Call

Waiting” service

Additional Information

50 Mounting the base unit on a wall 51 Notes on power sources 51 Maintenance 52 Troubleshooting 55 Specifications 56 Index

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Getting Started

Read this first

Before you use your phone, you must first set it up. Here’s a quick way 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.

Base unit

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Handset

Step 3 (pages 9 to 10)

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

Step 4 (pages 12 to 14)

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

That’s it!

Step 1

Checking the package contents

Make sure you have received the following items in the package. If anything is missing, contact your local Sony dealer.

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Telephone line cords (2)

Base unit

Wall bracket for base unit

HandsetAC power adaptor (AC-T128)

Rechargeable battery pack (BP-T23)

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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 television sets and other electronic equipment

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

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

Away from a personal computer

Near a central location and on a level surface

Away from another cordless telephone

CAUTION: • Should you experience intermittent loss of audio during a conversation, try

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moving closer to the base or move base unit away from other noise sources.

• The cordless telephone operates at a frequency that may cause interference to nearby TVs and VCRs; the base unit should not be placed near or on the top of a TV or VCR; and, if interference is experienced, moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce or eliminate the interference.

Connect the base unit

If you want to hang the base unit on the wall, see page 50.

Hook the cord.

To an AC outlet

To DC IN 9V

AC power adaptor

(supplied AC-T128)

To LINE

Telephone line cord

To the telephone outlet

(supplied)

1 Connect the telephone line cord

to the LINE jack and to a telephone outlet.

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2 Connect the AC power adaptor

to the DC IN 9V jack and to an AC outlet.

3 Raise the antenna. Make sure it

points towards the ceiling.

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Step 2: Setting up the base unit (continued)

Notes

• Use only the supplied AC-T128 AC power adaptor. Do not use any other AC power adaptor.

• Connect the AC power adaptor to a continuous power supply.

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

Polarity of the plug

–

Tip

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

Modular

Choose the dialing mode

For the telephone to work properly, 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 Set the switch to

Tone TONE Pulse PULSE

If you aren't sure of your dialing system

Make a trial call with the DIAL MODE switch set to TONE. If the call connects, leave the switch as is; otherwise, set to PULSE.

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Step 3

Preparing the battery pack

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

BP-T23

1 Slide open the battery

compartment lid of the handset.

2 Insert the battery pack (with

contacts facing down) into the battery compartment.

3 Close the battery compartment

lid.

4 Place the handset on the base

unit. You can place it with either side

facing up. The CHARGE lamp lights up

when the handset is properly seated on the charge terminals of the base unit. Charge the battery pack for more than 12 hours so that the battery is fully charged. The CHARGE lamp remains lit even after charging is completed.

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CHARGE lamp

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Step 3: Preparing the battery pack (continued)

Battery duration

A fully charged battery pack lasts for about:

• Approx. 6 hours when you use the handset continuously

• Approx. 7 days when the handset is in standby mode.

Notes

• The battery pack will gradually discharge over a long period of time, even when not in use.

• If you leave the battery pack in the handset without charging it, the battery pack will be completely discharged.

It may require several times of charging to recover to its full capacity.

To obtain the best performance from the battery

Do not place 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 completely 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 expired and needs replacement. Contact your local Sony authorized dealer or service center, and ask for a Sony BP-T23 rechargeable battery pack.

Note

Battery life may vary depending on usage condition and ambient temperature.

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Handset spare battery usage

As only one battery pack is supplied with this unit, it is necessary to purchase an additional battery pack (optional) for use as a handset spare battery pack.

1 Open the battery compartment

lid of the base unit.

2 Insert the battery pack (with

contacts facing down) into the

BP-T23

battery compartment.

3 Close the battery compartment

lid. The SPARE BATTERY lamp

lights up. Charge the battery pack for more than 24 hours so that the battery is fully charged. The SPARE BATTERY lamp remains lit even after charging is completed.

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SPARE BATTERY lamp

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Step 4

Entering the area code

When you use this phone for the first time, or move to an area that has a different area code, you must enter your home area code. Otherwise, you cannot use some functions of this phone and the Caller ID functions.

This is also necessary because the phone must be able to select an area code to properly dial call from the Caller ID list.

Depending on your region, enter 3-digit area code as follows: Case 1.

If 7-digit dialing (no area code) is accepted for local calls in your area, see “To enter your home area code” below.

If you live in an area where calls from or to other local areas can also be made by 10-digit dialing (area code + number), you can register up to 5 local area codes with this telephone to take advantage of this system. See “To enter the local area code (For 10 digits phone number users)” on page 13.

Case 2. If 10-digit dialing (area code + number) is required for all local calls in your area, at first, enter “000” in your home area code. See “To enter your home area code” below. Then see “To enter the local area code (For 10 digits phone number users)” on page

13.

To enter your home area code

1 Press (PGM).

Turn Press

2 Turn Jog Dial up to make “AREA”

flash.

DIRECTORY AREA RINGER

3 Press Jog Dial.

HOME LOCAL 

4 Press Jog Dial again.

“ENTER AREA CODE” appears on the display.

5 Enter three digits of your home area

code using the dialing keys.

6 Press (PGM).

You will hear a long confirmation beep.

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Notes

• If the home area code is already entered, it appears on the display in step 4. To enter a different home area code, see “To change the home area code” below.

• Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure.

Tips

• You may press Jog Dial instead of (PGM) in step 6.

• To check the current home area code, perform steps 1 to 4. The home area code appears on the display for about 20 seconds.

To change the home area code

1 Perform steps 1 to 4 on page 12.

The current home area code appears on the display.

2 Turn Jog Dial down to erase the current home area code. 3 Enter a new home area code using the dialing keys. 4 Press (PGM).

You will hear a long confirmation beep.

To enter the local area code (For 10 digits phone numbers users)

If a call matches one of the local area codes you entered, the phone number will be registered with 10 digits in the Caller ID list (area code + number). If a call does not match one of the local area codes you entered, the phone number will be registered with 11 digits in the Caller ID list (1 + area code + number). Some regions of the country allow you to have more than one local area code. (Up to five local area codes can be entered in this phone.)

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1 Perform steps 1 to 3 on page 12. 2 Turn Jog Dial up to make “LOCAL” flash.

3 Press Jog Dial.

4 Select the number (“#1” to “#5”) to enter the

local area code by turning Jog Dial.

HOME LOCAL 

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 

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Step 4: Entering the area code (continued)

5 Press Jog Dial.

“ENTER AREA CODE” appears on the display.

6 Enter three digits of the local area code using the dialing

keys.

7 Press (PGM).

You will hear a long confirmation beep.

Notes

• If the local area code is already entered, it appears on the display in step 5. To

enter a different local area code, see “To change the local area code” below.

• Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the

procedure.

Tips

• You may press Jog Dial instead of (PGM) in step 7.

• To check the current local area code, perform steps 1 to 5. The local area code

appears on the display for about 20 seconds.

To change the local area code

1 Perform steps 1 to 5 on page 13.

The current local area code appears on the display.

2 Turn Jog Dial down to erase the current local area code. 3 Enter a new local area code using the dialing keys. 4 Press (PGM).

You will hear a long confirmation beep.

To erase the local area code

You can erase the local area code. Perform steps 1 and 2 above, then press (PGM).

The local area code will be erased, and you hear a long confirmation beep.

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Identifying the parts

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.

Handset

3 4

5 6 7

1 Antenna 2 Speaker 3 Jog dial (p. 12, 22, 42) 4 TALK button (p. 18, 20)

Lets you make or receive a call.

5 Dialing keys (p. 18) 6 Battery compartment (p. 9) 7 TONE button (p. 18)

Allows you to switch temporarily to tone dialing.

8 PGM (Program) button

(p. 12, 22)

Used to store numbers in Phone Directory.

9 Display window (p. 41)

9 0

qa qs

qd qf

q; VOL (volume) switch (p. 18)

Adjusts the handset volume.

qa CALL WAITING/FLASH button

(p. 20, 49)

Switches to a second call if you have “call waiting” service, or lets you make a new call.

qs OFF button (p. 18)

Allows you to disconnect the call.

qd REDIAL button (p. 19)

Redials the last number called.

qf PAUSE button (p. 23)

Inserts a pause in the dialing sequence.

qg Microphone

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Identifying the parts (continued)

Base Unit

1 2

3 4 5 6

7 8

9 0

1 Message counter (p. 33)

Indicates the number of new messages recorded. “A” appears in the announcement only mode. “F” appears when there is no space to

record messages.

2 REC/MEMO button (p. 29, 38)

Records a greeting or memo message.

3 ERASE button (p. 30, 35)

Erases the recorded greeting or messages.

4 SELECT button (p. 28) 5 TIME/SET button (p. 28, 39)

Press when setting the day and time, or to check the current time. Also used when setting the remote ID code (security code).

qf qg

qk ql

w; wa ws

6 REPEAT/SLOW button

(p. 34)

Press to repeat the current message or go back to the previous message. Keep the button pressed for slow playback of messages.

7 Battery compartment (p. 11) 8 SPARE BATTERY lamp (p. 11)

Lights while the spare battery is being charged.

9 CHARGE lamp (p. 9)

Lights while the battery is being charged.

0 IN USE lamp (p. 18, 20)

Lights when the cordless handset is in use.

qa MIC (microphone) (p. 29, 38)

qs Antenna (p. 7, 50)

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wgwfwd

qd MENU button (p. 28) qf Speaker qg NEW CALL lamp (p. 42)

Flashes when there is a “NEW” data in the Caller ID list.

qh ANSWER ON/OFF button

(p. 33)

Turns the answering function on or off.

qj VOLUME +/– buttons (p. 35)

Adjusts the speaker volume.

qk SKIP/QUICK button (p. 34)

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

ql DIAL MODE switch (p. 8)

Selects pulse or tone dialing.

w; RINGER LEVEL switch (p. 20)

Adjusts the ringer volume.

wa PLAY/STOP (MAILBOX 1, 2, 3)

buttons (p. 34)

Plays back the messages in each mailbox.

ws HANDSET LOCATOR button

(p. 27)

Allows you to page the cordless handset.

wd Hook for AC power adaptor

cord (p. 7)

wf DC IN 9V jack (p. 7, 50) wg LINE (telephone line) jack

(p. 7, 50)

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Basics

Making calls

(*TONE)

(REDIAL)

VOL switch

1 Pick up the handset from the

base unit.

2 Press (TALK) and wait until

“TALK” appears on the display. The display also shows the operation duration in hours, minutes and seconds.

The dialing keys light up for five seconds.

You will then hear a dial tone. The IN USE lamp on the base

unit lights up. If “CHANNEL SEARCHING”

appears on the display, move closer to the base unit.

3 Dial the phone number. 4 When you’re done talking, press

(OFF) or replace the handset on the base unit.

The display and the IN USE lamp on the base unit go off.

Additional tasks

Adjust the handset volume

Switch to tone dialing temporarily

Notes

• When you increase the sound volume, in some cases the back ground noise

may be increased as well. You should adjust the volume accordingly.

• If your conversation is muted and “CHANNEL SEARCHING” appears on

the display, move closer to the base unit; otherwise, the call will be disconnected after one minute.

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Do this

Set the VOL switch to H (high), M (middle) or L (low).

Press (*TONE) after you’re connected. The line will remain in tone dialing until disconnected.

If the battery becomes weak during a call

The handset will beep every three seconds five times and E and “BATTERY LOW” appears on the display. Finish your call and charge the battery pack.

For optimum performance, charge the battery for a full 12 hours.

Note that during the first 10 - 15 minutes of charging, the phone will be inactive, i.e., unable to make or receive a call.

After this initial 10 - 15 minutes, you may be able to use the phone, but the battery duration will be very short; thus it is recommended that you fully charge the battery before the next usage.

Redialing

1 Press (TALK) and wait until “TALK” appears on the display.

The dialing keys light up for five seconds. The IN USE lamp on the base unit lights up.

2 Press (REDIAL) to redial the last number dialed.

Note

If the number exceeds 32 digits or if it is erased, five short error beeps will alert you that the number cannot be redialed.

To check the phone number before redialing

While the handset is not in use, press (REDIAL). The last number dialed is displayed for five seconds. To dial the number, press (TALK) while the number is displayed.

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Note

The number will not be displayed if the last number dialed exceeds 32 digits or if it is erased.

To erase the last phone number dialed

While the handset is not in use, press (REDIAL) twice within five seconds.

The number will be erased from the memory, and you will hear a long confirmation beep.

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Receiving calls

1 When you hear the phone ring, pick

up the handset from the base unit, and press (TALK).

“TALK” appears on the display and the display also shows the operation

(CALL WAITING/FLASH)

duration in hours, minutes and seconds.

The dialing keys light up for five

VOL switch

seconds. The IN USE lamp on the base unit

lights up.

2 When you’re done talking, press

(OFF) or replace the handset on the base unit.

The display and the IN USE lamp on

Additional tasks

Adjust the handset volume

Switch to another call (“call waiting” service*)

Turn on/off the ringer of the handset

Adjust the ringer volume of the base unit

* You need to subscribe to the service from your telephone company.

Do this

Set the VOL switch to H (high), M (middle) or L (low).

Press (CALL WAITING/ FLASH). Press (CALL WAITING/ FLASH) again to return to the first caller.

See “Turning off the ringer of the handset” on page 26.

Set the RINGER LEVEL switch on the base unit to HIGH, LOW or OFF.

the base unit go off.

RINGER LEVEL switch

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Notes

• If another call comes in by “call waiting” service while conversing with an outside caller, you will hear two short beeps.

• Even when you set the RINGER LEVEL switch on the base unit to OFF, the handset will ring when the ringer of the handset is turned on (see page 26).

Tip

To inform you of an incoming call, the display shows “** RINGING **” when ringing.

If you have subscribed to the Caller ID service;

• the caller’s number and/or name appears on the display when you receive a call (see page 41) or when another call comes in by “call waiting” service.

• the ringer sound changes to a higher tone if the call matches the number stored in the Phone Directory (memory match function; see page 41).

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Telephone Features

Phone Directory

You can dial a number by scrolling through the Phone Directory, in which up to 50 phone numbers can be stored.

Storing phone numbers and names

Example: to store “SONY” “123-4567”.

Turn Press

(PAUSE)

Character table

Key Character

(1) 1 (2) A t B t C t 2 (3) D t E t F t 3 (4) G t H t I t 4 (5) J t K t L t 5 (6) M t N t O t 6 (7) P t Q t R t S t 7 (8) T t U t V t 8 (9) W t X t Y t Z t 9 (0) 0

(*) * (#) & t ’ t , t – t . t #

1 Press (PGM).

(Be sure not to press (TALK).) The dialing keys light up for five

seconds.

DIRECTORY AREA RINGER

If “DIRECTORY” is not flashing, turn Jog Dial down to make it flash.

2 Press Jog Dial.

“ENTER NAME” appears.

3 Enter the name using the dialing keys.

You can enter up to 16 characters. Press a dialing key until the desired

character appears. (See the character table for details.)

Enter successive characters in the same way.

To enter two characters assigned to the same key, or to enter a “space”, turn Jog Dial up to move the cursor to the right.

Example : to enter “SONY”, press (7) four times (S), press (6) three times (O), turn Jog Dial up to move the cursor, press (6) twice (N), and press (9) three times (Y).

SONY

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4 Press (PGM).

SONY 123456

“ENTER NUMBER” appears.

5 Enter the phone number.

You can enter up to 32 digits, including a tone and a pause, each of which is counted as one digit.

When the phone number of 17 digits or more has been entered , the phone number appears in two lines.

6 Press (PGM).

You will hear a long confirmation beep, and the name and the number are stored. The display goes off.

Notes

• If you intend to save a 51st phone number, you will hear five short error beeps and “MEMORY FULL” will be displayed. You cannot store the phone number. To store another phone number, erase one of the stored phone numbers (see page 25).

• Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure.

• The total number of phone numbers which can be stored into the Phone Directory varies according to the number of digits of each phone number. If all the phone numbers consist of up to 16 digits, you can store up to 50 phone numbers. However, as the Phone Directory uses two-phone number memory to store one phone number of 17 digits or more, the total number of phone numbers which can be stored in the Phone Directory decreases two by two every time you store a phone number of 17 digits or more.

Tips

• If you have entered a wrong name or number in step 3 or 5, turn Jog Dial down to erase it. Then enter the correct name or number.

• You may press Jog Dial instead of (PGM) in steps 4 and 6.

1234567890123456 1

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To store a number to be dialed via Private Branch Exchange (PBX)

Before entering a phone number in step 5 above, do as follows:

1 Enter the outside line access digit (e.g., 9). 2 Press (PAUSE).

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Phone Directory (continued)

DIAL EDIT ERASE 1234567

Changing a stored name and/or phone number

1 Display the name and phone number you want

to change by doing steps 1 and 2 in “Making calls from the Phone Directory” on page 25.

2 Press Jog Dial.

3 Turn Jog Dial up to make “EDIT” flash and

press Jog Dial. The cursor flashes at the last character of the

name.

4 Turn Jog Dial down to erase the characters and

enter the new name. If you want to change only the number, skip this

step.

5 Press Jog dial.

The cursor flashes at the last digit of the phone number.

6 Turn Jog Dial down to erase the number and

enter the new number. If you don’t want to change the number, skip

this step.

7 Press Jog Dial.

You will hear a long confirmation beep and the name and/or the number is changed.

SONY 1234567

SON

1234567

SMITH 123456

Tip

When the phone number of 17 digits or more has been entered, “–” is displayed next to 15th digit and then the all digits are displayed in two lines after about two seconds.

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DIAL EDIT ERASE 1234567

ERASE NO YES 1234567

Erasing a memory location

1 Display the name and phone number you want

to erase by doing steps 1 and 2 in “Making calls from the Phone Directory”.

SONY 1234567

2 Press Jog Dial.

3 Turn Jog Dial up to make “ERASE” flash and

press Jog Dial.

4 Turn Jog Dial up to make “YES” flash, then press Jog Dial.

You hear a long confirmation beep and the memory location is erased.

Making calls from the Phone Directory

1 Press Jog Dial.

Turn Press

“DIRECTORY” appears on the display.

2 Display the name and phone number

you want to call. To search in alphabetical order: Turn

Jog Dial up or down.

To search by entering the initial character: Press the dialing key of the

desired character, then turn Jog Dial.

SONY 1234567

3 Press Jog Dial.

DIAL EDIT ERASE 1234567

4 Press Jog Dial again.

Tip

You may press (TALK) to make a call instead of doing steps 3 and 4.

About the search order

The names appear in the following order when you turn Jog Dial up or down.

• Alphabetical order: ABC...XYZ y symbols y * y # y 0 - 9

• Initial character: To search for “SONY” for example, press (7) and then turn Jog Dial to search through the names starting with P, Q, R, S or 7.

The phone number will be dialed.

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Setting the ringer type

You can select a ringer type of the handset from four type.

1 Press (PGM).

Turn Press

2 Turn Jog Dial up to make “RINGER”

flash.

DIRECTORY AREA RINGER

3 Press Jog Dial.

The current ringer type appears.

RINGER 1 SELECTED

4 Press one of the dialing keys ((1) to

(4)) to select a ringer type.

You will hear the corresponding ringer tone.

5 Press (OFF).

Turning off the ringer of the handset

1 Perform steps 1 to 3 above. 2 Press (0).

You will hear a confirmation beep.

3 Press (OFF).

RINGER OFF SELECTED

When “RINGER” is set to “RINGER OFF”

The handset won’t ring. You can still make calls, and also receive calls if another telephone connected to the same line rings to inform you on incoming calls.

To turn the ringer on again

Follow the instructions described in “Setting the ringer type”.

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Paging

You can page the handset from the base unit. Note that you cannot page if the handset is in use.

To Page

Press (HANDSET LOCATOR). The handset rings for about one

minute. To stop ringing, press (OFF) on

the handset.

Tip

You can page the handset even when “RINGER” is set to “RINGER OFF”.

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Answering Machine Features

Setting up the answering machine

Setting the time and day of the week

1 Press (MENU) repeatedly until

you hear “Set day and time”. “- -” blinks on the display.

2 Press (SELECT) repeatedly to

select the day of the week.

3 Press (TIME/SET).

The day is set and the hour is announced.

4 Press (SELECT) repeatedly to

select the hour.

5 Press (TIME/SET).

The hour is set and the minute is announced.

6 Press (SELECT) repeatedly to 7 Press (TIME/SET).

8 Press (PLAY/STOP) to exit the

Notes

• Press and hold (SELECT) to increase the minute setting by 10.

• The time and day are preset to Monday, 12:00 AM.

• “CL” flashes when the day and time is cleared or delayed due to a power

interruption, or when you connect the base unit to the AC outlet for the first time.

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select the minute.

The day and time you just entered is announced and the clock restarts.

menu setup mode. You will hear a long confirmation beep.

Tip

All the mailbox buttons ( (MAILBOX 1), (MAILBOX 2) and (MAILBOX 3)) work as the (PLAY/STOP) button; press any of the three in this case.

To hear the current time

Press (TIME/SET). The current time setting is announced.

Recording the greeting

You can record your own greeting for the “normal” and “announcement only” modes (see page 36).

1 Press (MENU) repeatedly until

“Set out-going message” is announced. “- -” blinks on the display.

(ERASE)

2 Press (REC/MEMO).

“Now recording” is announced and a long beep sounds.

MIC

3 Speak into the base unit

microphone (MIC). The display starts counting. You can record up to 90 seconds.

MIC

4 To stop recording, press

(PLAY/STOP). Your greeting replays automatically.

Notes

• If you do not record your own greeting, the prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically (see page 30).

• If your greeting is less than two seconds, the greeting is not recorded. The prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically.

• If a call comes in during recording, recording stops automatically.

• If 90 seconds have passed or memory becomes full in step 3, recording stops automatically.

• “Memory full” is announced if no recording space is available when you press (REC/MEMO). Erase unnecessary messages (see page 35).

Tip

To record a greeting for the “announcement only” mode, select the announcement only mode first (see page 36), then follow the instructions above. Otherwise, the normal greeting will be recorded.

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Answering Machine Features

Setting up the answering machine (continued)

To check the greeting

Press (MENU) repeatedly until “Set out-going message” is announced. Then press (PLAY/STOP) to play back the greeting.

To change the greeting

Record a new greeting by following the instructions on the previous page. The new greeting replaces the old one.

To erase the greeting

1 Press (MENU) repeatedly until “Set out-going message” is

announced.

2 Press (ERASE).

Notes

• You can also erase the greeting during playback.

• If you have erased your own greeting, the prerecorded greeting will be

assigned automatically.

Prerecorded greetings

Normal mode: “Hello, I’m unable to answer your call

right now. Please leave your name, number and message after the tone.”

Announcement only mode: “Hello, I’m unable to answer your call

right now. Please call again. Thank you.”

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