Topcom ALLURE 300 User Manual

ALLURE 300

USER GUIDE

GEBRAUCHSANWEISUNG

MANUAL DE USUARIO

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Important

To use ‘Caller ID’ (display caller), this service has to be activated on your phone line.

Normally you need a separate subscription from your telephone company to activate this

function. If you don’t have the Caller ID function on your phone line, the incoming telephone

numbers will NOT be shown on the display of your telephone.

Wichtig

Zur Verwendung der ‘Rufnummernanzeige’ muss dieser Dienst erst für Ihre Telefonleitung

freigegeben werden. Zur Aktivierung dieser Dienstleistung benötigen Sie meistens ein

separates Abonnement Ihrer Telefongesellschaft.Wenn Sie für Ihre Telefonleitung keine

Rufnummernanzeigefunktion haben, erscheinen die eingehenden

Telefonnummern NICHT im Display Ihres Gerätes.

Importante

Para poder usar la función “Identificación de llamadas,este servicio tiene que estar dado de alta en su línea telefónica. Normalmente es necesario abonarse a dicho serviciopara que la

compañía telefónica active esta función. Si su línea telefónica no dispone de la

funciónIdentificación de llamadas, la pantalla del aparato no mostrará los números de

teléfono de las llamadas entrantes.

The CE symbol indicates that the unit complies with the essential

requirements of the R&TTE directive.

Die Übereinstimmung des Gerätes mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen der

R&TTE-Directive ist durch das CE-Kennzeichen bestätigt..

El sello CE corrobora la conformidad del equipo con los requerimientos

básicos de la directiva R&TTE.

This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC.

The Declaration of conformity can be found on :

http://www.topcom.net/support/cedeclarations.php

GB The features described in this manual are published with reservation to

modifications.

D Die in dieser Bedienungsanleitung umschriebenen Möglichkeiten, werden

vorbehaltlich Änderungen publiziert.

ES Las características descritas en este manual pueden ser objeto de futuras

modificaciones.

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1 Before Initial use 5

1.1 Intended Purpose 5

1.2 Caller ID 5

1.3 Connection 5

2 Cleaning 5 3 Disposal cautions 5 4 Safety advice 6 5 Getting to know your telephone 7

5.1 Buttons / LED 7

5.2 Display 8

6 Getting started 8

6.1 Installation 8

6.2 Initialisation 8

7 Settings 9

7.1 Setting the language of the display text 9

7.2 Setting the display contrast 9

7.3 Setting the Date and Time 10

7.4 Setting the Local Prefix (5 digits) 10

7.5 Setting the Dial Prefix 10

7.6 Parallel telephone allow/forbid 11

7.7 Tone/Pulse setting 11

8 Making a phone call 11

8.1 Last number redial 11

8.2 Deactivating the microphone (mute) 11

8.3 Music on hold 12

8.4 Ringer volume 12

8.5 Flash Key 12

9 Caller ID 12

9.1 General information 12

9.2 Call list 12

9.3 VIP list 13

9.4 Voice mail 13

10 Phone Book 14

10.1 Use of the alphanumerical keypad 14

10.2 Adding a number to the Phone Book 14

10.3 Selecting and calling a number from the Phone Book 14

10.4 Changing a number and name from the Phone Book 14

10.5 Erasing a number and name from the Phone Book 15

11 Memory numbers 15

11.1 Adding a number to a Direct Memory 15

11.2 Calling a Direct Memory number 15

12 Alarm 15

12.1 To set the alarm 15

12.2 To activate/deactivate the alarm 15

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13 Default settings 16 14 Technical specifications 16 15 Topcom warranty 16

15.1 Warranty period 16

15.2 Warranty handling 16

15.3 Warranty exclusions 16

To be connected to the public analogue telephone network.

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1 Before Initial use

Thank you for purchasing this new desktop caller ID telephone.

1.1 Intended Purpose

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This product is intend to be connected indoor to an analogue PSTN telephone line.

1.2 Caller ID

Caller ID is a network provider service. After subscribing to Caller ID, this phone will display the caller’s phone number.

To use ‘Caller ID’ (display caller), this service has to be activated on your phone line. Normally you need a separate subscription from your telephone company to activate this function. If you don’t have the Caller ID function on your phone line, the incoming telephone numbers will NOT be shown on the display of your telephone.

1.3 Connection

This device has been designed and manufactured to comply with the 98/482/EC rule, referent to the Pan European connection of a terminal to the Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) and following the established guidelines by the 1999/5/EC Directive about radio electric equipments and the reciprocal acknowledge of their conformity. However, due to the fact that there are some differences in the PSTNs from one country to another, the verifying measurements by themselves do not set up an unconditional guarantee for an optimal working in every connection point to the PSTN of any country .If any problem comes up, get in touch firstly with the distributor.

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In any case, use conditions for which the product has been created should be respected as well as avoid its use in public or private networks with technical requirements clearly different to those established in the EU.

2 Cleaning

Clean the telephone with a slightly damp cloth or with an anti-static cloth. Never use cleaning agents or abrasive solvents.

3 Disposal cautions

• Dispose of batteries and maintain the telephone in an environmentfriendly manner.

• You have to dispose of batteries in an environment friendly manner according to your country regulations.

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4 Safety advice

The following safety advice must always be followed before using electrical equipment. Please read carefully through the following information concerning safety and proper use. Make yourself familiar with all the functions of the equipment. Be careful to keep these advice notes and if necessary pass them on to a third party.

• Do not operate the equipment if the telephone cable or the equipment itself is damaged.

• If the equipment is dropped, it must be checked by an electrician before further use.

• Dangerous voltages are present inside the equipment. Never open the housing or insert objects through the ventilation holes.

• Do not allow liquids to get into the equipment. In case of emergency, pull out the plug from the socket.

• Similarly, if a fault develops during use or before you start to clean the equipment, pull the plug out of the socket.

• Do not touch plug contacts with sharp or metal objects.

• Do not carry out any modifications or repairs to the equipment yourself. Have repairs done to the equipment or the mains cable only by a specialist service centre. Unsatisfactory repairs can lead to considerable danger for the user.

• Children frequently underestimate the dangers associated with electrical equipment. Therefore you must never leave children unsupervised in the vicinity of electrical equipment.

• The equipment is not to be used in a damp room (e.g. bathrooms) or rooms where there is a lot of dust.

• Equipment connected to the telephone line during a thunderstorm can be damaged by lightning. Therefore you should pull the plug out of the main socket during a storm.

• To completely disconnect the equipment from the electricity supply, the plug must be removed from the socket. When doing this, always pull on the plug itself and never on the cable.

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5 Getting to know your telephone

5.1 Buttons / LED

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1. ‘New Calls’ indicator

2. Display

3. Volume Up / Delete button

4. Phonebook button

5. Dial / Alarm button

6. Direct Memory buttons (M1-M4)

7. Mute button

8. Alphanumerical keyboard

9. Redial / Pause button

10. Handsfree button

11. Flash

12. Music on Hold button

13. Down button

14. Volume Down / VIP button

15. Up button

16. Line cord connector + connector

to parallel telephone or modem.

17. Flashtime switch

18. Ring volume setting

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5.2 Display

You received new messages in the telephone network mailbox. XX REP VIP

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You have received ‘XX’ new messages in your call list.

You have received the call more than once.

You have selected the number as VIP and cannot be erased out of

the call list.

The battery is almost empty and needs to be replaced.

The alarm is enabled.

6 Getting started

6.1 Installation

Put batteries in the battery compartment to activate the display :

• Open the battery compartment at the bottom of the unit.

• Insert 3 AAA Alcaline batteries (1,5V).

• Close the battery compartment.

• Connect one end of the line cord to the telephone line wall

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socket and the other end to the bottom of the phone.

• The connector ‘DATA’ can be used to connect a telephone in parallel or to connect an analogue modem.

When the battery indicator is shown, the batteries must be replaced. When the batteries are removed, you have 5 minutes to replace them. After that time, the memory will be lost. Never change batteries when the telephone line is connected !

6.2 Initialisation

6.2.1 Display language

After installing the batteries, the default display language is shown. Press or to select the desired display language. Press to go to the next setting ‘Memory capacity’.

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6.2.2 Memory capacity

The maximum capacity of the Allure 300 is 110 entries including names and numbers. This number can be dedicated to the Phonebook and/or to the Caller ID list. In this setting you have to select the capacity of the Phonebook.

Press or to select the phonebook memory ‘MAX DATABANK = XXX (default 032)’ Press to confirm the phonebook memory. The Caller ID list memory size will be displayed briefly and the unit will go to standby mode.

To have access to the memory setting, you have to remove the batteries for more than 10 minutes. All stored information will be erased after initialisation.

7 Settings

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7.1 Setting the language of the display text

When you did not change the language during initialisation, you can select it as follow:

• Press button for 3 seconds.

• Press or to select the desired display language.

• Press to go to the next setting.

If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, the unit will return to standby mode.

!!! Only the words on the 3rd line of the display will be indicated in the selected language. In standby the display will indicate ‘ALL CALLS 000’ for indicating the number of stored calls in the call list only in English.

7.2 Setting the display contrast

You can select the desired contrast as follows:

• Press for 3 seconds, the display language is shown.

• Press again.

• Press or to select the desired display contrast.

• Press to go to the next setting.

If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, the unit will return to standby mode.

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7.3 Setting the Date and Time

When you have a subscription to the Caller ID service and your telephone provider sends the date and time together with the telephone number, the phone’s clock will be set automatically. The year must be set manually. It is also possible to set the clock manually:

• Press for 3 seconds, the display language is shown.

• Press 2 times. The year will blink.

• Press or button to set the year.

• Press to confirm the year and change to month.

• Repeat the previous steps for changing and confirming month, day, hour and minutes.

• After confirming the minutes, you will go to the next setting.

If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, the unit will return to standby mode.

7.4 Setting the Local Prefix (5 digits)

The Local prefix must be set, when you are not allowed to dial out your own area code. If there is an incoming call, starting with the programmed prefix, the code will not be displayed and not be stored in the call list. ex. When 012 is programmed and 0123456789 is the incomming call number, 3456789 is displayed and stored in the call list.

• Press for 3 seconds, the display language is shown.

• Press repeatedly until ‘SET LOCAL CODE ‘ is displayed.

• Press or to select the first digit of the local code (0-9 or ‘-’ to unselect).

• Press confirm the first digit and change to the next digit.

• Repeat the previous steps for the 5 digits.

• When no local prefix must be set select (- - - - -).

• After confirming the last digit, you will go to the next setting.

If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, the unit will return to standby mode.

7.5 Setting the Dial Prefix

If you need to dial out a one digit prefix before a telephone number from the call list or phonebook, you have to set the Dial Prefix.

• Press for 3 seconds, the display language is shown.

• Press repeatedly until ‘PREFIX‘ is displayed.

• Press or button to select prefix (0-9 or ‘-’ to unselect).

• Press the Volume Up / Delete / button confirm the prefix.

If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, the unit will return to standby mode.

To dial out the prefix before the selected number out of the call list of phonebook, press the dial button twice.

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7.6 Parallel telephone allow/forbid

You can forbid that another telephone can be placed in parallel with the Allure 300. If you activate this function the parallel telephone call will be disturbed.

• Press for 3 seconds, the display language is shown.

• Press repeatedly until ‘Parallel Allow‘ is display.

• Press or to select ‘Parallel Forbid’.

• Press to confirm the setting.

!!!! This function will not work when installed behind a PABX.

7.7 Tone/Pulse setting

To change the dial mode, press for 3 seconds in standby mode. The selected mode is displayed.

8 Making a phone call

There are 2 ways to make a phone call :

1. Enter the telephone number. If needed, you can erase the last digits by pressing the

button. Pick up the handset or press . The phone number will be dialled

automatically in handsfree mode.

2. Pick up the receiver or . Enter the telephone number.

Note: The call duration timer is shown on the 1st line of the display [h:mm:ss]. In handsfree mode, the speaker volume can be adjusted by using or . The

speaker volume is displayed.

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8.1 Last number redial

The Allure 300 saves the 8 last dialled telephone numbers in the memory with indication of the call duration. Press to scroll through the Redial memory. When the desired number appears on the display, there are two ways to call back :

1. Press the Dial button . The desired number will be dialled automatically in handsfree.

2. Pick up the receiver. The number will be dialled automatically.

To redial immediately the last dialled number, pick up the handset and press

Note: The Redial button can also be used as a Pause button while entering a telephone number ! The letter ‘P’ appears on the display on the location where you have added a pause of 3 sec.

8.2 Deactivating the microphone (mute)

It is possible to deactivate the microphone during a conversation by pressing . You can now talk freely without the caller hearing you. Press again if you want to resume your conversation.

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8.3 Music on hold

It is possible to put the caller on hold during a conversation by pressing . You can now talk freely without the caller hearing you. The caller will hear a digital melody. The melody can be changed by pressing or . Press again if you want to resume your conversation.

8.4 Ringer volume

When you receive a phone call, the unit will ring. The ring volume can be adjusted by means of the Ring Volume switch at the side of the phone (Hi-, Lo-).

8.5 Flash Key

Press the to use certain services as ‘Call Waiting’ (if this service is provided by your telephone company); or to transfer phone calls when you are using a telephone exchange (PABX). The flashtime can be selected by the switch at the side of the phone (100/300/600ms).

9 Caller ID

9.1 General information

When you have a subscription to the Caller ID service, the caller’s phone number and name (when supported by the network) will appear on the display. If you saved the telephone number with the name in the Phonebook, the programmed name will be shown on the display (name tagging function).

9.2 Call list

The size of the call list has been set when initializing the telephone. The phone numbers you have received more than once, will not be stored, but the repeat indicator REP will be displayed. Every incoming number is saved in the Call List with indication of date and time.

In standby mode the number of new received calls is shown on the display ‘ALL CALLS 000’ (always English). The new message LED will blink until you have checked all new messages.

9.2.1 Scrolling through the Call List

• You can scroll through the Call list by pressing or .

• If no button is pressed within 15 seconds, you will return to standby mode.

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9.2.2 Calling a number from the Call List

• Select the desired telephone number.

• Press . The number will be dialled automatically in handsfree mode.

• If you want to dial the dial prefix (see §7.5), press twice.

• Pick up the handset if you want to communicate over the handset.

9.2.3 Erasing numbers from the Call List

a) Erasing one number

• Select the number you wish to erase.

• Press briefly. “ERASED” appears on the display.

The next number in the call list is displayed.

b) Erasing the entire Call List

• Enter the Call List and select a number not indicated with VIP (see §9.3)

• Press the Erase button for 2 seconds , “ALL ERASED“ appears on the display.

When erasing the entire call list, VIP numbers will remain saved (see §9.3).

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9.3 VIP list

Numbers can be protected to be removed out of the call list when selecting ‘erase all’. Therefore the number must be assigned as VIP. All VIP numbers are visible in the Call list, but can also be checked in a separate VIP list.

9.3.1 Assigning a number to the VIP list.

• Scroll through the Call list by pressing or .

• Press . The VIP icon will be displayed.

9.3.2 Selecting and calling a number from the VIP List

• Press repeatedly to scroll through the VIP list.

• Press . The number will be dialled automatically in handsfree mode.

• Pick up the handset if you want to communicate over the handset.

9.3.3 Erasing individual numbers from the VIP List

• Select the VIP number you wish to erase out of the Call list.

•Press briefly. “ERASED” appears on the display.

• The next number in the call list is displayed.

9.4 Voice mail

When you have received a voice mail message in your Personal Voice Mail Box, the Voice Mail symbol appears on the display. As soon as you have listened to the messages in the mailbox, the symbol disappears.

* Voice mail is a network feature. Check with your network operator if this is available on your line.

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10 Phone Book

The size of the phonebook has been set when initializing the telephone. Default, 32 telephone numbers with name can be stored (see §6.2).

10.1 Use of the alphanumerical keypad

Use the alphanumerical keypad to enter text. To select a letter, press the corresponding button. For ex. if you press numerical button ‘5’, the first character (J) will be shown on the display. Press multiple times if you want to select another character under this button.

Press button ‘2’ twice to select the letter ‘B’. If you want to select ‘A’ as well as ‘B’, press button ‘2’ once to select ‘A’, wait for 2 seconds until the cursor has moved to the next location and press then button ‘2’ twice to select ‘B’. To add a space, press 1. Wrong entered characters can be erased by pressing .

10.2 Adding a number to the Phone Book

•Press .

• Enter the name by means of the alphanumerical keypad and press to confirm.

• Enter the desired telephone number and press to confirm.

• Follow the previous steps for adding another number or press twice to leave the setting.

10.3 Selecting and calling a number from the Phone Book

•Press .

• Enter the first letter of the desired name by means of the alphanumerical keypad.

• Numbers will be sorted on the first letter only.

• Search for the name in the Phone Book by pressing or .

• When the desired name is shown on the display, pick up the handset or press . The number will be dialled automatically.

10.4 Changing a number and name from the Phone Book

• Select the desired number from the Phone Book by name as mentioned in §10.3.

•Press .

• Edit the name when necessary.

•Press .

• Edit the nummer when necessary.

•Press .

• Press twice to leave the phonebook.

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10.5 Erasing a number and name from the Phone Book

• Select the desired number from the Phone Book by name as mentioned in §10.3.

• Press for 2 seconds , “ERASED“ appears on the display.

• Press to leave the menu.

11 Memory numbers

You can program 4 Direct numbers (max 16 digits). These memory numbers can be dialled by pressing M1-M4.

11.1 Adding a number to a Direct Memory

• Press M1 for 2 seconds.

• Enter the telephonenumber.

• Press the desired Direct Memory key (M1-M8).

Direct memories can only be overwritten not erased.

11.2 Calling a Direct Memory number

• Press the desired Direct Memory key, the stored number is displayed.

• Press handsfree or pick up the handset.

12 Alarm

The Allure 300 has an alarm function.

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12.1 To set the alarm

Press for 2 seconds. Press or to select the hours. Press to confirm. Press or to select the minutes. Press to confirm.

12.2 To activate/deactivate the alarm

Press briefly to switch the alarm ON or OFF. When ON, the alarm icon is shown on the display.

The alarm sound is the same melody as the ‘music on hold’ melody (see §8.3) When the alarm sound is heard, press twice, otherwise the melody will continue for one minute.

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