Philips VOIP321 manual

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    User manual Charge the handset(s) for 24 hours before use ![...]

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    3 EN 3C o n t e n t s 4 Important information 6 What’s in the box 7 Your VOIP 321 9 Icons on the handset display 10 Install 12 Connect 13 Main menu 14 Call 21 Phonebook 24 Call log 25 Redial list 27 Other features 35 Using the intercom 37 Default settings 38 Troubleshooting 39 Informations 41 Index Contents[...]

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    4 EN Instructions for use for the VOIP 321 The VOIP321 is a Skype ready USB / PST N phone, capable of voice communication through Internet protocol as well as on a normal telephone line. For your safety Safety information This telephone is not designed for making emergency telephone calls wh en the power fails. An alternative should be made availab[...]

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    5 EN Install requirements In order to use the phone, yo ur computer should meet the following requirements : • PC running Windo ws 2000 or XP • 400 MHz pr ocessor • 128 MB RAM • Free USB slot on the PC • Internet Conn ection (boar dband r ecommended) Need help For more information on troubleshooting and FAQ’s: Online help : www.p4c.phil[...]

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    6 EN What else you need : A desktop or a laptop with free USB port A telephone line • Internet conne ction (bro adband re commen- ded) • Only the Skype v ersion printed on th e CD ROM is granted for a full compatibility . New feature may not work with V OIP 321 when upgrading Skype . What’s in the box Quick start guide 1 2 3 Connect Install E[...]

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    7 EN 1 3 7 8 9 11 12 13 4 2 5 6 10 14 15 Your VOIP 321 Overview handset 1 Earpiece 2 Display, icons see page 9 3 Menu key & Softkey OK Use to enter me nus. Use to select menu. Use to confirm an operation. 4 Redial, Mute & Softkey Back Use to switch between ca ll details. Use to enter dial list. Use to redial last dialled number. Use to mute[...]

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    8 EN Main features • Contact list disp la y on handset. • Connectio n and Skype stat us display . • Skype status displa y for each contact on the contact li st. • Change y our online status on the handset. Dual line phone • Able to receive calls fr om Skype as well as from regular telephone line. • User selectable melodies for each line[...]

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    9 EN When being used for the first time, it is some times necess ary to wait until the b attery is sufficiently charged before th e icons appear on the display. The display gives informatio n ab out the op eration of you r telephone. Following ic ons can be shown in the headline of the display. Base/Handset link. Telephone call in progres s. Batter[...]

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    10 EN How to install the software Before using your phone, p lease insta ll the VOIP3 21 driver provided in the enclosed CD. To install the VOIP321 driver : 1. Insert the installatio n CD into the PC's CD R O M (or D VDR OM) drive. 2. The installatio n program will start autom atically . 3. Follow the instructio ns on the screen. 4. Click on Q[...]

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    11 EN Double click on the tray icon will return the ABOUT page of the VOIP 321driver, wher e the current status will be shown. If there are problems with the connection, the pr obl em will be disp layed; otherwi se CONNECTED will be shown. Right click on the tray icon either to stop the VOIP 321 driver or to see the status of VOIP 321 drive r. Adju[...]

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    12 EN 1. Connect th e output plug of the ba se adapter to the adapter sock et on the back of the base unit and the base adapter to the wall main supply . A click should be heard when the cor d is pr operly connected to the base. 2. Connect the USB plug dir ectly to y our PC's USB slot. 3. Connect the telephone line co rd to the phone sock et o[...]

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    13 EN Your phone offers a variety of functi ons and features that are grouped in the menus. To access the main me nu, press and pres s UP / DOWN to browse the menu. Press to exit the menus. Main menu SKYPE PHONEBOOK Private Shar ed Contacts User Status Vo i c e m a i l Credits View Add Edit Quick Dial To S h a r e d Delete Delete Al l Status View A[...]

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    14 EN General Information Before any call is made, pl ease note the following. Emergency Calls Skype does not support emergency call; all emerge ncy ca lls will be routed to th e telephone line. Low battery warning If your phone is almost o ut of battery during a call , it will sound an alert tone. Place you r phone on the charger for charging as s[...]

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    15 EN Make a SkypeOut call 1. Press to access Skype contact l ist. 2. Press UP / DO WN to select the SkypeO ut number to call. 3. Press or to call the selected contact. T he selected number will be displa yed and called. OR Enter the SkypeOut number and pr ess to make a SkypeOut call. Answer a Skype call When you receive a call, If the incoming cal[...]

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    16 EN Reject a Skype call To reject an incoming Skype call, press when the c all is receiv ed on the handset. The incoming call information will be sto red in the MISSED call list. 3- way Skype conference You can start a 3-way Skype conf erence call. 1. Call t he first party . 2. After the first party answer ed the call, put the first party on hold[...]

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    17 EN To receive a second inco ming call (note: this is a network dependent featur e), 1. When there is a second incoming call , a call-waiting alert will be heard; if the second incoming call is from the other line, a special call-wait ing alert will be heard. 2. If the second inco ming call is fr om the othe r lin e, press to terminate the curr e[...]

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    18 EN 4. Press UP / DO WN to select the voicemail to listen to and press . 5. Press UP / DO WN to select PLA Y to play the message. Deleting a voicemail 1. Pr ess . 2. Press UP / DO WN to select SKYPE and press OK . 3. Press UP / DO WN to select VO I C E M A I L and press OK . 4. Press UP / DO WN to select th e voicemail to delete and press . 5. Pr[...]

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    19 EN Make a telephone call Call from telephone line 1. Press to obtain the line; a dial tone should be heard. 2. Enter the number to dial. Pre-dial 1. Enter the number y ou want to call. The number will appear on the display . Y ou can enter up to 20 digits. 2. Press to dial the numb er . Answer a call If the incoming call is from the landline, th[...]

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    20 EN Call in progress Set the earpiece volu me during a call You can increase or decrease th e vo lume of a caller's voice during a cal l. There are 5 volume levels for selection. To adjust the volume, during a call : 1. Press UP or DO WN . The displa y shows the current v olume level. 2. Press UP or DO WN again to adjust the volume. Micropho[...]

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    21 EN Viewing phonebook To view your phonebook, 1. Press , select PHONEBOOK and pr ess OK . 2. Select the phoneboo k to open, PRIV A TE or SHARED and press OK . 3. Press UP / DO WN to select VIEW and press OK . Add entry in phonebook Each record can sto re a name up to 10 charact ers and a number up to 20 dig its. To add an entry to your ph onebook[...]

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    22 EN 5. Edit the name and n umber using the k eyp ad. Press to erase a character or digit. 6. Pr ess OK to sav e your changes. Delete phonebook entry 1. Pr ess , select PHONEBOOK and press OK . 2. Press UP / DO WN to select the phonebook you want to open, PRIV A T E or SHARED ; press OK to continue . 3. Press UP / DO WN to select DELETE and press [...]

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    23 EN Change a quick dial key 1. Press , select PHONEBOO K and press OK . 2. Press UP / DO WN to select the PRIV A TE phonebook and press OK . 3. Press UP / DO WN to select QUICK DIAL and pr ess OK . The first quick dial k ey is displa yed. 4. Press OK . Pr ess UP / DO WN to select EDIT . Press OK . 5. Press UP / DO WN to select a new entry for the[...]

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    24 EN Your phone keeps a record each time you make, receive or miss a call. You can access a list of the last 15 calls that you have missed , the last 5 calls you h ave received, and the las t 10 dialled numbers y ou have dialled. Each record stores a name up to 12 characters and a 20 digits number and up to 32 alphanumeric characte rs for contact.[...]

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    25 EN Delete a call log entry You can delete each individual call record one at a tim e. To delete a record : 1. While vie wing the c all re cord, p ress . 2. Press UP / DO WN to select DELETE and press OK . 3. CONFIRM? is displa yed. Press OK to confirm. Delete all the call log entries You can delete all the call records at once. To del ete all ca[...]

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    26 EN Record a number from redial into phonebook While you are viewing a dial reco rd that you wo uld like to save : 1. Press to directly reach the redial list in idle mode. 2. Br owse thr ough the redial list to sele ct the wanted r ecord . 3. Pr ess . 4. T o sa ve th e recor d to the private phonebook, select TO P R I VA T E and press OK OR to sa[...]

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    27 EN Lock keypad Keypad can be loc ked to pr event accidental key press. When the keypad is locked, you can still an swer an inc oming call by pressing . During the call, the keypad is ac tive. When the call is ended, the keypad will be locked again. 1. In idle mode, long press . When locked, LOCKED a ppears on the displa y . 2. Long press again t[...]

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    28 EN Personalizing your sounds You can assign different ringing melodies fo r each handset at different volume levels. You can select a di fferent ringt one for Skype, T elephone an d intercom c alls. Selecting your handse t's ringing melody 1. In idle mode, press . 2. Select PERSONAL SET and press OK . 3. Select HANDSET T ONE and pr ess OK .[...]

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    29 EN Rename handset You can give your pho ne a different name. If yo u have more than one han dset, you can give each ha ndset its own name. The handset name c an be up to 10 characters long and it can be co mposed of A-Z, 0-9, and space. 1. In idle mode, pr ess . 2. Select PERSONAL SET and p ress OK . 3. Select HANDSET NAME and press OK . The cur[...]

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    30 EN Selecting the alarm clock's ringing melody 1. In idle mode, press . 2. Select CLOCK/ALARM and press OK . 3. Select ALARM T ONE and press OK . 4. Select MELOD Y and pr ess OK . The current setting is display ed. 5. Select the desired melody an d press OK to confirm. Setting the alarm volume 1. In idle mode, press . 2. Select CLOCK/ALARM a[...]

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    31 EN Set dialling mode (Tone/Pulse) Dialling mode applies only when you are making a telephon e call. Your phone is by default set to tone dialling. You can switch to pulse dialling if necessary. 1. In idle mode, pr ess . 2. Select AD V ANCED SET and press OK . 3. Select DIAL MODE and press OK . The curre nt setting is display ed. 4. Select TO N E[...]

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    32 EN Pin code setting A PIN (personal identification nu mber) code is required to acc ess the registration, delete hands et, and reset mode. The factory-preset code is "0000". Yo u can change it to a unique code of you r own. A PIN code can be up to 8 digits long. 1. In idle mode, press . 2. Select AD V ANCED SET and press OK . 3. Select[...]

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    33 EN Registering Register a new handset to base station Each base can register up to 4 handse ts. 1. In idle mode, pr ess . 2. Select AD V ANCED SET and press OK . 3. Select REGISTRA TION and press OK . 4. Befor e you en ter the PIN, long pr ess on the base for 4 seconds . Unregister a handset A handset can un-registe r another handset regist ered[...]

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    34 EN User status User status display Skype status icons are used on the handset to represent different online status as well as each contact's online status on the Skype contact list. Pl ease refer to the following table for the descrip tion of each status. User status settings You can change you cu rrent Skype status on the hand set. To chan[...]

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    35 EN Make an internal call You can call someon e in the house by using the inter com function on your pho ne. To make an intercom call : 1. Press . 2. Select the hand set you wa nt to call and pr ess OK OR enter the number of the handset that y ou want to call. Make an internal call during an external call While you are on an outside call, you can[...]

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    36 EN Make a conference call You can invite another hands et to jo in a call with the external line. During an outside call, 1. Pr ess . 2. Select the handset you want to ca ll and pres s OK OR enter the number of the handset that you want to call. 3. When the othe r handset has ans wer ed your call, lon g press . Y ou are then in a conf erence cal[...]

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    37 EN Handset name : PHILIPS Time : 00:00 Ringer melody (fixed lines) : Par ty Ringer melody (Skype) : Dring Ringer melody (Internal call) : Party Ringer vo lume : Leve l 3 Alarm : Off Alarm ringer melody : Party Alarm ringer volume : Level 3 Ke y t o n e : O N Backlit : ON Recall duration : 100 ms Dial mode : T one Contrast : Lev el 2 Auto answ er[...]

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    38 EN If the above solutions do not help, r emove the pow er fr om the handset and the base and r estar t Skype as well as the PC softwa re. W ait for 15 min utes and tr y again. Problems Solutions No dial tone when pressing . • Make sur e that the adapter and the phone cord is connected prop erly . • Check that the batteries ar e full y charge[...]

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    39 EN Safety information This equipment is not designed to mak e emergency calls when the po wer fails. An alternative has to be made available to allow emergency calls. Warranty The warranty informatio ns are available on www.p4c.philips.com . Conformity The Declaration of conformity is available on www.p4c.philips.c om . Safety precautions Do not[...]

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    40 EN Environmental care Please remember to observe the local regulation s regarding the disposal of your pack aging materials, exhausted batteries and old phone and, where possible, promote their recycling. Recycling & disposal Disposal instr uctions for old produ cts : The purpose of the WEEE dir ective (Waste Electrical and Electr onic Equip[...]

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    EN 41 Numerics 3- way Skype conference 16 A Add entry in phonebook 21 Alarm clock,set 29 Alarm melody 30 Alarm volume 30 Answer a call 19 Answer a call from the telephone line while on Skype call 36 Answer a Skype call 15 Answer a Skype call while on a call on the telephone line 36 Assign a quick dial key 22 Auto-answer on/off 30 B Baby call on/off[...]

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    EN 42 Redial list 25 Registering 33 Reject a Skype call 16 Rename handset 29 Replace handset ba tteries 39 Restore handse t default settings 32 Retrieving voicemail 17 Ringing mel ody 28 Ringing volume 28 S Safety 4, 39 Search by letter 14 Search by letter in phonebook 22 Second outgoi ng call 16 Shortcut for turning h andset ringer on/off 28 Skype[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. o r their respective owners. 2006 © Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All right s reserved. www.philips.com 3111 285 29702[...]