HP (Hewlett-Packard) Premium Travel Phone manual

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    HP Premium Travel Phone User’s Guide V ersion 1.0[...]

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    Copyright © 2007 Hewlett -Packard Development Company , L.P . The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and ser vices are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and ser v ices. Nothing herein shou ld be construed as constituting an additional warranty [...]

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    T able of Contents We l c o m e ......................................................................................................................... 1 Over view ........................................................................................................................ 1 Getting Started .............................................[...]

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    We l c o m e W elcome to the HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide. Read this guide carefully to get the most out of your Hewlett-Packard product wi th Skype, and keep this guide in a safe place for future reference. Thank you for purchasing your HP product. W e ho pe that you spend many happy hours using it and chatting with Skype. Over view Th[...]

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    Apart from the usual number keys, the HP Pre mium T ravel Phone has special keys. See Making Calls for more information on using these special keys. Getting Started What is Skype? Skype software enables you to make free* ca lls to your friends all over the world. Skype also offers paid ser vices such as SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype V oicemail. Skyp[...]

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    Glossary of terms The following terms are used in this user guide. ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) Broadband Internet connection wh ere the download speed is fa ster than the upload speed. Application Software running on your computer , such as the HP T ravel Phone software. CPU (Central Processing Unit) Main chip within any computer . Pr[...]

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    4 HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide Connecting the HP Premium T ravel Phone T o connect the HP Premium T ravel Phone, plug the US B cable from the phone into an available USB port on your computer or in to a powered USB hub. Insert the CD-ROM into your computer; this will in stall the HP Travel Phone and Skype software, and enable you to get[...]

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    HP software installation 1 Insert the CD into your computer CD-ROM dr ive; the setup should star t automatically . If it does not start automatically , browse the CD-ROM drive using My Computer or Windows Explorer and click setup.exe . 2 At the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen, click Next to continue, or click Cancel at any screen to stop the in[...]

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    4 Enter your User Name and Company Name . W e recommended selecting the Anyone who uses this computer (all u sers) option. Click Next to continue with the installation. 5 For ease of installation, select Complete . Click Next to continue with the installation. 6 Click Install to continue with the installation. 6 HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s G[...]

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    The Setup Status screen shows the software insta llation progress, which can ta ke several minutes to install. 7 Click Finish to complete the installation of the HP T ravel Phone software. NOTE: Make sure you read an d understand the importan t info before using your HP Premi um T ravel Phone for the first time. HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s G[...]

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    Restoring your default audio device back to the sound card When you install the HP Premium T rav el Phone on the computer , it is automatically set by Windows as the default audio device. All sounds, such as music, Windows, and game sounds, play through the phone and not the computer speakers. T o play these sounds through the computer speakers, yo[...]

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    Skype software installation If you already have the latest version of the Skype sof tware installed, you can canc el the Skype installation at this point and ignore this section. Skype Licence Agreement 1 Read the Skype End User Licence Ag reement. If you agree, click Y es, I ha ve read and acce pt the Skype End User Li cense Agreement and the Skyp[...]

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    This screen shows the Skype software installat ion progress, which can take several minutes. When the installation is complete, click Star t Skype . 10 HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide[...]

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    Registering as a Skype user After installing Skype, you can see the Create Account scr een. If you do not have a free Skype user account, enter your details as requested, and then click Sign In to continue. HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide 11[...]

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    If you have a Skype account, the Create Account sc reen is not shown. Enter your Skype user name and password, and then click Sign in . 12 HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide[...]

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    Another program wants to use Skype The first time you sign into Skype with the HP application running, you must authorize the connection access by selecting Allow this pr ogram to use Skype , and then clicking OK . Running the Software This section describes how to start an d close the HP Travel Phone software. Starting up Y ou must start the HP Tr[...]

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    Configuration 1 Right-click the HP T ravel Phone icon on th e Windows SysT ray . 2 Click Setting . Audio Out Use the slider to adjust the volume for incoming ca lls. Y ou can also use the volume keys on the phone during a call. Ringer Use the slider to adjust the ringer volume. Y ou can also use the volume keys on the phone when the phone is ringin[...]

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    HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide 15 Making Calls Skype Contacts List Pick up the premium travel phone and press the Up/Down keys to scroll through your Skype Contacts list. Simply press the Dial key to make a call to that contact. Contacts Press the Contacts key to display your Skype contacts and th eir status on the phone display . Use the[...]

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    16 HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide Receiving Calls When you receive a Skype call, the HP Premium T ravel Phone rings and the LED flashes. The name of the Skype caller appears on the phone display . Lift the premium travel phone and press the Dial key to answer the call. Press the End call key to reject the call. Listening to V oicemail Vis[...]

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    HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide 17 Frequently asked questions Why does my HP Premium T ravel Pho ne not ring for incoming calls? See I can’t dial any numbers. What could be wrong? I can’ t dial any numbers. What could be wr ong? There could be several reasons for this: • If you just installed the HP T ravel Phone software , try resta[...]

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    Identifying software versions T o identify the version of the HP Travel Phone software, right-click the HP T ravel Phone icon on the SysT ray and click About . T o identify the version of Skyp e software, within Skype, click Help and then click About . T o close the window , click the window . 18 HP Premium T ravel Phone User’ s Guide[...]

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    Software updates Periodically , software updates become available. HP T rav el Phone Updates From time to time software updates may become available on the HP support W eb site. Skype Updates If new versions of Skype are available, you are notified automatically , unless you disabled the Automatic updates option within Skype. Click Ye s to get the [...]

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    T echnical Specifications Cable length 1.6 metres Supply voltage 5 V DC ± 5% from PC USB port Current consumption In use < 200mA Standby , approx 500uA Max power consumption 1W Frequency response Microphone 100 Hz to 7 kHz Speaker 100 Hz to 5 kHz Ringer output >70dBA SPL Keys 0–9, * and # Scroll up/down V olume up/down Dial End call Microp[...]