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Frequently asked questions

9.1

Connection

The handset does not switch on!

• Charge the batteries: Put the handset

on the base station to charge. After a
few moments, the phone will switch
on.

The handset does not charge!

• Check charger connections.

icon is not blinking during

charge!

• Battery is full: There is no need to

charge the battery.

• Bad battery contact: Adjust the

handset slightly.

• Dirty contact: Clean the batteries

contact with a cloth moistened with
alcohol.

Communication is lost during a call!

• Charge the battery
• Move closer to the base station.

The phone is “Out of range”!

• Move closer to the base station.

9.2

Set-up

SEARCHING is displayed on
handset and

icon is blinking!

• Move closer to the base station.
• Make sure that your base station is

on.

• Reset your unit and restart handset

registration.

9.3

Sound

Handset does not ring!

Check that the

RING VOLUME

is not

set to

RINGER OFF

, and make sure

the

icon is not displayed on the

screen (see “Set the Ring Volume” on
page 27).

Caller does not hear me!

Microphone may be muted: During a call,
press

There’s no dialling tone!

• No power: Check the connections.
• Batteries are empty: Charge the

batteries.

• Move closer to the base station.
• Wrong line cord used: Use the line

cord provided.

• Line adaptor may be required: If

applicable, connect the line adaptor to
the line cord.

Caller does not hear me clearly!

• Move closer to the base station.
• Move the base station at least one

metre away from any electronic
appliances.

Frequent noise interference on my
radio or television!

• Move the base station as far away as

possible from the electrical appliances.

Summary of Contents for CD250, CD255, SE250, SE255

Page 1: ...CD250 SE250 GB Telephone Warning Use only rechargeable batteries Charge the handset for 24 hours before use Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome ...

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Page 3: ...17 4 1 5 Call from the phonebook 17 4 1 6 Dialing from the phonebook while on the phone 17 4 1 7 Call using Direct Access Memory 18 4 1 8 Enter a Dialing Pause 18 4 2 Answer a call 18 4 2 1 Handsfree answering 18 4 2 2 Call waiting 18 4 3 End a call 18 5 Use more of your phone 19 5 1 Switch the handset on off 19 5 2 Keypad lock unlock 19 5 3 Text or number entry 19 5 4 Call in progress 19 5 4 1 Ad...

Page 4: ...Alarm settings 26 5 11 1 Set Date and Time 26 5 11 2 Set Time and Date Format 26 5 11 3 Set Alarm 27 5 11 4 Set Alarm Tone 27 6 Personal settings 27 6 1 Change the Handset Name 27 6 2 Handset Tones 27 6 2 1 Set the Ring Volume 27 6 2 2 Set the Ring Melody 28 6 2 3 Activate Deactivate Key Beep 28 6 3 Change the Display Language 28 6 4 Deactivate Activate Auto Hang Up 28 7 Advanced settings 29 7 1 C...

Page 5: ...increase the volume in the earpiece to a very high level make sure the handset is not too close to your ear This equipment is not designed to make emergency calls when the power fails An alternative has to be made available to allow emergency calls Do not expose the phone to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight Do not drop your phone or allow objects to fall on your phone ...

Page 6: ...erating standard irrespective of their make Your handset and base station are GAP compliant which means the minimum guaranteed functions are register a handset take the line receive a call and dial The advanced features may not be available if you use a handset other than the handset of one of the model described in this manual with your base station To register and use your phone s handset with a...

Page 7: ...tional recovery recycling system The labeled packaging material is recyclable 1 5 Electric Magnetic and Electromagnetic Fields EMF 1 Philips Royal Electronics manufactures and sells many consumer oriented products which usually as with any electronic apparatus have the ability to emit and receive electro magnetic signals 2 One of Philips leading Business Principles is to take all necessary health ...

Page 8: ...r delivered separately from the line cord In this case you have to connect the line adaptor to the line cord first before plugging the line cord to the line socket In multihandset packs you will find one or more additional handsets battery doors chargers with power supply units and additional rechargeable batteries Handset Base Station Battery door 2 AAA rechargeable batteries Power supply Line co...

Page 9: ... shown E Navigation keys n In idle mode Scroll up to access the Call log and scroll down to access the Phonebook During a call Scroll up down to increase or decrease earpiece and speaker volume Editing and entry Move to the previous character u or next character d In other modes Scroll up down a menu list or go to the previous or next record in the Phonebook Redial list or Call log F Talk Recall k...

Page 10: ...ess to lock unlock keypad Dialling or editing Press to enter a Off hook Long press to temporarily switch to tone DTMF dialling if using pulse M Ringer ON OFF Pause key In idle mode Long press to turn the ringer on off Dialling or Editing Long press to insert a pause Short press to insert a On the display appears as N Mute key s Mute unmute the microphone O Call transfer Intercom key i In idle mode...

Page 11: ...is received Appears when the phonebook is accessed Appears when the alarm clock is activated Appears when the loudspeaker is activated Appears when ringer off is activated Note Indicates that the handset is registered and within range of the base station Icon blinks when the handset is out of range or is searching for a base Appears to request confirmation of an operation Press the key directly be...

Page 12: ...10 Your phone 2 4 Overview of the base station A Paging key a Page handset Long press to start registration procedure A ...

Page 13: ...r the range and sound quality Buildings with thick internal and external walls may impair transmission of signals to and from the base Power is applied when the power adaptor is plugged into the unit and connected to the electricity socket The only way to power down the unit is to unplug the power adaptor from the electricity socket Therefore ensure that the electricity socket is easily accessible...

Page 14: ...et the batteries have to be installed and fully charged When the batteries are inserted for the first time the unit will not be able to start normally due to the low battery You must charge the batteries on the base station before you can use the handset 3 3 1 Install battery Always use AAA rechargeable batteries supplied with your unit If alkaline batteries are used instead of rechargeable batter...

Page 15: ...of complete charging over 15 hours and discharging allowing approximately 12 hours of talk time and 150 hours of stand by time The indoor and outdoor range of the phone is up to 50 metres and 300 metres respectively When the handset moves beyond the operation range the antenna icon will blink When you reach the range limit the conversation may become crackly Move closer to the base 3 4 Welcome mod...

Page 16: ...selected use n to scroll between AM and PM A validation tone is emitted Your phone goes directly to idle mode and is now ready for use In case of you have several handsets the setting is automatically done for all handsets You may change your country settings see page 30 and time format see page 26 anytime after the first configuration 3 5 Using multipacks If you have purchased a multipack you wil...

Page 17: ...n to navigate within the menus Menus PHONEBOOK NEW ENTRY ENTER NAME ENTER NUMBER LIST Entry list displayed EDIT ENTRY DELETE DELETE ALL DIRECT MEM KEY 1 EDIT DELETE KEY 2 EDIT DELETE PERSONAL SET HANDSET NAME Enter name HANDSET TONE RINGVOLUME RINGER OFF LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 RING TONES MELODY 1 MELODY 10 KEY BEEP ON OFF LANGUAGE List of languages AUTO HANG UP ON by default OFF ...

Page 18: ...MAT 12 HOURS 24 HOURS DATE FORMAT DD MM MM DD ALARM OFF ON ONCE ON DAILY ALARM TONE MELODY 1 MELODY 2 MELODY 3 ADVANCED SET CHANGE PIN REGISTER UNREGISTER SEL COUNTRY List of countries RESET AUTO PREFIX DETECT DIGIT PREFIX RECALL TIME SHORT LONG DIAL MODE TONE PULSE FIRST RING ON OFF ...

Page 19: ...umber or name in the call log See Access the Call log on page 23 1 Press u in idle mode 2 Scroll n to an entry in the call list 3 Press t The call is initiated 4 1 5 Call from the phonebook 1 Press d in idle mode 2 Scroll n to a phonebook entry 3 Press t The call is initiated Instead of scrolling n to browse the phonebook entries you can press the numeric key corresponding to the first letter of t...

Page 20: ...arpiece to a very high level Make sure the handset is not too close to your ear When the phone rings press l The handset loudspeaker is activated 4 2 2 Call waiting If you have subscribed to Call Waiting services the earpiece will emit a beep tone to inform you that there is a second incoming call The number or name of the second caller will also be displayed if you have subscribed to Caller Line ...

Page 21: ...ext or number entry On the display appears as Press c to delete the last digit or character entered or long press to delete all 5 4 Call in progress Some options are available to you during a call The available options are 5 4 1 Adjust earpiece or speaker volume During a call press n to select from LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 5 5 4 2 Mute Unmute microphone When the microphone is muted your correspondent cann...

Page 22: ...ss to delete all To return to idle mode press h for more than 5 seconds You cannot store a new phonebook entry when the memory is full In this case you have to delete existing entries to make space for new entries 5 5 2 Access phonebook 1 Press d in idle mode and scroll n to browse the phonebook The phonebook entries will be listed in alphabetical order 2 To view the details press o Press c to dis...

Page 23: ...the phonebook memory A long press on the keys in idle mode will automatically dial the stored phone number Depending on your country your handset may include preset phonebook entries named VOICEMAIL and or INFO 1 When present these entries are pre assigned to direct access memory as key 1 for VOICEMAIL and or key 2 for INFO 1 If you subscribe to these services this allows you to dial your voice ma...

Page 24: ...try the name will be displayed instead Press c to return to idle mode 5 6 2 Save a redial number into the phonebook 1 Press r in idle mode scroll n to select an entry and press o press oto enter SAVE NUMBER 2 ENTER NAME is displayed on the screen 3 Enter the name of the contact maximum 12 characters and press o 4 ENTER NUMBER is displayed and the selected number from the redial list appears in the...

Page 25: ... call log If you have not subscribed to Caller Line Identification service there will not be any information displayed in the call log 5 7 1 Access the Call log 1 Press u in idle mode and scroll n to browse the call log The calls missed and received are displayed in chronological order with the most recent call at the top of the list 2 To view the details press o 3 VIEW is displayed Press o 4 Pres...

Page 26: ...ndset to another and use the conference option 5 8 1 Intercom another handset If the handset does not belong to CD250 255 or SE250 255 range this function may not be available 1 Press i in idle mode If you have two handsets the other handset is paged automatically INT 2345 is displayed representing the handset numbers available for intercom represents all handsets 2 If there are more than 2 regist...

Page 27: ... t on the called handset to answer the internal call where both internal callers can talk Intercom is established 4 Press and hold i for 2 seconds on the first handset to start the three party conference CONFERENCE will be displayed on the screen once the conference call is established 5 9 Paging The paging feature enables you to locate a missing handset if the handset is in range and contains cha...

Page 28: ...Date 01 to 31 Month 01 to 12 If your phone is connected to an ISDN line through an adaptor the date time may be updated after each call The availability of date time update is dependent on your network provider Please check the date time settings in your ISDN system or contact your network provider 5 11 2 Set Time and Date Format 5 11 2 1 Set Time Format 1 Press m in idle mode scroll n to CLOCK AL...

Page 29: ... is emitted and the screen returns to the previous menu 6 Personal settings 6 1 Change the Handset Name You can name the handset and display the handset name in idle mode The default handset name of your handset is PHILIPS 1 Press m in idle mode scroll n to PERSONAL SET and press o and then press o again to enter HANDSET NAME 2 The handset name is displayed Press c to delete the characters one by ...

Page 30: ...eep By default the key beep is ON 1 Press m in idle mode scroll n to PERSONAL SET and press o 2 Scroll n to HANDSET TONE and press o then scroll n to KEY BEEP and press o 3 Scroll n to select ON or OFF and press o to confirm A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to the previous menu 6 3 Change the Display Language Your handset can support different display languages depending on your...

Page 31: ...in to enter CHANGE PIN 2 Enter the current PIN when prompted and press o to confirm The PIN entered will be shown as asterisks on the screen 3 Enter the new PIN and press o to confirm PIN change A validation tone is emitted and SAVED appears for a moment and then the screen returns to the idle screen If you forget your PIN you will need to reset your phone to its default settings See section 7 5 R...

Page 32: ...n and the screen shows UNREGISTERED If no action is taken on the handset within 15 seconds the unregistration procedure will be aborted and the handset returns to idle mode A registered handset other than one of the model described in this manual can only be unregistered using a handset described in this manual 7 4 Select Country The availability of this menu is dependent on your country You can s...

Page 33: ...number 1 Press m in idle mode scroll n to ADVANCED SET and press o scroll n to AUTO PREFIX and press o 2 DETECT DIGIT is displayed on the screen Press o to enter The last stored detect string is displayed if any 3 Enter a detect string number maximum 5 digits and press o to confirm 4 PREFIX is displayed on the screen Press o to enter The last stored prefix number is displayed if any 5 Enter the pr...

Page 34: ... recommended that you set first ring detection OFF if you subscribe to caller line identification service If you do not subscribe to caller line identification service it is recommended that you set first ring detection ON See Section 6 2 2 1 Press m in idle mode scroll n to ADVANCED SET and press o 2 Scroll n to FIRST RING and press o 3 Scroll n to ON or OFF and press o to confirm A validation to...

Page 35: ...t with 10 entries Call log with 20 entries Battery 2 HR AAA NiMh 600mAh batteries Weight and dimensions CD250 Base 144 grams 82mm 112 5mm 118mm H D W Handset 135 5 grams 162mm 30 5mm 48 5mm H D W SE250 Base 145 5 grams 77mm 115mm 116 5mm H D W Handset 135 5 grams 162mm 31 5mm 48mm H D W Temperature range Operation Between 0 and 35ºC 32 to 95ºF Storage Between 20 and 70ºC 4 to 158ºF Relative humidi...

Page 36: ...o the base station Make sure that your base station is on Reset your unit and restart handset registration 9 3 Sound Handset does not ring Check that the RING VOLUME is not set to RINGER OFF and make sure the icon is not displayed on the screen see Set the Ring Volume on page 27 Caller does not hear me Microphone may be muted During a call press s There s no dialling tone No power Check the connec...

Page 37: ...ervice is not activated Check your subscription with your network operator I cannot change the settings of my voice mail Operator voice mail is managed by your operator and not the phone itself Please contact your operator should you want to change the settings My handset keeps going into idle mode If there are no key presses for 15 seconds the handset will automatically return to idle mode It wil...

Page 38: ... Alarm settings 26 Conference call 25 Connect the base station 11 D Date and Time 26 Default settings 32 Delete a call list entry 24 Delete a phonebook entry 21 Delete a redial number 22 Delete all call list entries 24 Delete all phonebook entries 21 Delete all redial numbers 23 Delete Direct Access Memory 21 Dial Mode 32 Dialing Pause 18 Direct Access Memory 21 Direct dialling 17 Display icons 9 ...

Page 39: ...0 Ring Melody 28 Ring Volume 27 S Save a redial number 22 Save call list entry 23 Select Country 30 Set Alarm 27 Set First Ring Detection 32 Set Prefix 31 Set Time and Date Format 26 Store a contact 20 Switch internal and external call 25 Switch the handset on off 19 T Technical data 33 Text or number entry 19 Three party conference call 25 Transfer an external call 24 U Unregister 30 Use more of ...

Page 40: ... 2008 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the copyright owner Document number 3111 285 40903 GB ...

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