User manual SONY SPP-A985

[. . . ] 3-223-813-11 (1) Cordless Telephone with Answering System Operating Instructions US SPP-A985 ©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. ________________ 2US 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. [. . . ] 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. · You may press Jog Dial instead of (PGM) in steps 4 and 6. 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 2 36US Enter the outside line access digit (e. g. , 9). Press (PAUSE). Telephone Features 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 38. Press Jog Dial. SONY 1234567 DIAL EDIT ERASE 1234567 2 3 Turn Jog Dial up to make "EDIT" flash and press Jog Dial. The cursor flashes at the last character of the name. SONY 1234567 Telephone Features 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 6 Press Jog Dial. The cursor flashes at the last digit of the phone number. 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. SMITH 1234567 7 Press Jog Dial. You will hear a long confirmation beep and the name and/or the number is changed. 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. continued Telephone Features 37US Phone Directory (continued) 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". Press Jog Dial. SONY 1234567 2 3 4 DIAL EDIT ERASE 1234567 ERASE NO YES 1234567 Turn Jog Dial up to make "ERASE" flash and press Jog Dial. 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. The phone number will be dialed. 38 US Telephone Features 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. 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 39US Telephone Features Setting the ringer type You can select a ringer type of the handset from four type. Turn Press 1 Press (PGM). 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 2 3 Perform steps 1 to 3 above. 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". 40 US Telephone Features Switching the phones during a call You can easily switch between the handset and speakerphone on the base phone without disconnecting the call. To switch from the base phone to the handset LINE lamp 1 Press (HOLD) on the base phone. The call is on hold and "HOLD" appears on the display and the SPEAKERPHONE lamp on the base phone flashes. 2 Press (TALK) or (HOLD) on the handset. SPEAKERPHONE lamp (SPEAKERPHONE) You can continue talking to the caller through the handset. Telephone Features To switch from the handset to the base phone 1 Press (HOLD) on the handset. The call is on hold and "HOLD" appears on the display and the LINE lamp on the base phone flashes. (TALK) 2 Press (SPEAKERPHONE) or (HOLD) on the base phone. [. . . ] Be sure to answer after the Caller ID data is displayed. · Make sure you have subscribed to "Caller ID with call waiting" service (page 68). · Make sure nobody is talking with another phone on the same telephone line. · Make sure you entered your home area code correctly (page 16). [. . . ]