User manual SONY SPP-A9171

[. . . ] 3-223-523-11 (1) Cordless Telephone with Answering System Operating Instructions US SPP-A9171 ©2000 Sony Corporation Owner's Record The model and the serial numbers are located at the bottom of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. ________________ IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. [. . . ] Turn Jog Dial up to make "YES" flash, then press Jog Dial. You hear a long confirmation beep and the memory location is erased. 30US Telephone Features Making calls from the Phone Directory Turn Press 1 Press Jog Dial. "PHONE 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 Telephone Features 3 Press Jog Dial. DIAL EDIT ERASE 1234567 4 Press Jog Dial again. The phone number will be dialed. Tips · You may press (TALK) to make a call instead of doing steps 3 and 4. · 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. About the search order The names appear in the following order when you turn Jog Dial up or down. t t · 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. Telephone Features 31US 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). To stop ringing, press (TALK) or (OFF) on the handset. Tip You can page the handset even when its RING switch is set to OFF. 32US Telephone Features Answering Machine Features Preparing the answering machine Setting the day and time Set the day and time so that you can stamp day and time for the incoming messages. You'll hear the recorded day and time when you play back messages. Setting the day and time is only possible on the handset. Turn Press 1 Press (REMOTE) and wait until PLAY MAILBOX 1 PLAY MAILBOX 2 the answering machine function menu appears on the display. (OFF) If you hear five short error beeps and "OUT OF RANGE" appears on the display, move closer to the base unit. 2 Turn Jog Dial down to make SET DAY & TIME SUNDAY Answering Machine Features "SET DAY & TIME" flash, and then press Jog Dial. 3 Set the correct day of the week by turning Jog Dial, and then press Jog Dial. SET DAY & TIME SUNDAY continued Answering Machine Features 33US Preparing the answering machine (continued) 4 Set the hour (1 to 12) and choose "AM" or and then press Jog Dial. "PM" by turning Jog Dial, and then press Jog Dial. SET DAY & TIME SUNDAY 5 Set the minute (00 to 59) by turning Jog Dial, You hear a long confirmation beep. Then the phone starts counting time. 6 Press (OFF). Notes · Do not allow more than 20 seconds (or 60 seconds when setting the minute) to elapse during the operation procedure. · If a power interruption occurs, the day and time will be erased. (TIME) To check the current time Press (TIME) on the base unit. If you want to check the current time with the handset, perform steps 1 and 2 on page 33. The current day and time appear on the display. Note If the current day and time are not set, you will not hear a time stamp when you play back recorded messages. If you try to check the current time with the base unit, you will hear five short error beeps. 34US Answering Machine Features Recording the greeting This answering machine has prerecorded greetings (see page 37). However, you can record your own greeting. The greeting must be between two seconds and four minutes long. You can record only one greeting, and it is used regardless of the answering mode ("normal" and "announcement only" modes. Therefore, if you decide to change the mode, make sure that you record a new greeting to match the answering mode. You can record the greeting on both the base unit and the handset. (GREETING PLAY) (ERASE) 1 Press (GREETING REC). You hear a voice guidance and a long confirmation beep. 2 After the tone, start recording. Speak about 12 inches (30 cm) away from the microphone. Answering Machine Features MIC (Microphone) 3 Press (PLAY/STOP) to stop recording. [. . . ] "PRIVATE" will appear on the display. · You answered the call while "** RINGING **" is displayed. Be sure to answer after the Caller ID data is displayed. Caller ID · Make sure you have subscribed to "Caller ID with The caller's name and/or call waiting" service (page 59). phone number does not appear · Make sure nobody is talking on another phone on the on the display during call same telephone line. [. . . ]