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Table of contents

Important

1.1

Power requirements

1.2

Safety Inforcmation

1.3

Conformity

1.4

Recycling and disposal

1.5

Electric, Magnetic and
Electromagnetic Fields ("EMF") 5

Your phone

2.1

What’s in the box

2.2

Overview of your phone

2.3

Display icons

2.4

Overview of the base station 10

Getting started

3.1

Connect the base station

3.2

Install your phone

3.3

Welcome mode

3.4

Menu structure

Using your phone

4.1

Make a call

4.2

Answer a call

4.3

End a call

Use more of your phone

5.1

Switch the handset on/off

5.2

Keypad lock/unlock

5.3

Text or number entry

5.4

Call in progress

5.5

Using your Phonebook

5.6

Using the Redial list

5.7

Using the Call log

5.8

Using the Intercom

5.9

Paging

5.10

Chain Dialling

5.11

Clock and Alarm settings

Personal settings

6.1

Handset Tones

6.2

Change the Handset Name

6.3

Activate/Deactivate Auto
Answer

6.4

Change the Display Language 28

Advanced settings

7.1

Change Recall time

7.2

Change the Dial Mode
(country-dependent)

Table of contents

DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 12:15 PM

Summary of Contents for DCTG240

Page 1: ...ct and get support at www philips com welcome IN Telephone Warning Use only rechargeable batteries Charge each handset for 24 hours before use DCTG240 DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 1 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

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Page 3: ...wer a call 16 4 3 End a call 17 5 Use more of your phone 18 5 1 Switch the handset on off 18 5 2 Keypad lock unlock 18 5 3 Text or number entry 18 5 4 Call in progress 18 5 5 Using your Phonebook 19 5 6 Using the Redial list 21 5 7 Using the Call log 22 5 8 Using the Intercom 23 5 9 Paging 24 5 10 Chain Dialling 25 5 11 Clock and Alarm settings 25 6 Personal settings 27 6 1 Handset Tones 27 6 2 Ch...

Page 4: ... SOS Number 32 7 8 Registration 32 7 9 Unregister 33 7 10 Change Master PIN 33 7 11 Reset Unit 33 7 12 Country Selection 34 7 13 Default settings 34 8 Technical data 35 9 Frequently asked questions 36 10 Index 38 Table of contents DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 2 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

Page 5: ...o a very high level make sure the handset is not too close to your ear 1 2 Safety Inforcmation 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 Do not use an...

Page 6: ...ed and reused Do not dispose of your old product in your general household waste bin Inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products marked by this symbol Use one of the following disposal options Dispose of the complete product including its cables plugs and accessories in the designated WEEE collection facilities If you purchase a replacement pro...

Page 7: ...ents and to stay well within the EMF standards applicable at the time of producing the products 3 Philips is committed to develop produce and market products that cause no adverse health effects 4 Philips confirms that if its products are handled properly for their intended use they are safe to use according to scientific evidence available today 5 Philips plays an active role in the development o...

Page 8: ...from the line cable 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 chargers with power supply units and additional rechargeable batteries Handset Base station Battery door 2 AAA rechargeable batteries Power supply Line cord User manual Guarantee Quick Start...

Page 9: ...and speaker volume 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 key In idle mode Answer an incoming external or internal call During a call Activate the recall function In other modes Dial the selected number in the Phonebook Redial list or Call log G Hang up key In idle mode Long press to switch on off the handset D...

Page 10: ... transfer key Intercom key In idle mode Initiate an internal call During a call Hold the line and page another handset L Microphone M Loudspeaker Warning Handsfree activation can suddenly increase the volume in the earpiece to a very high level Make sure the handset is not too close to your ear N Battery door v i DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 8 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

Page 11: ...n the alarm clock is activated Appears when the loudspeaker is activated Appears when ringer off is activated 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 B OK key Appears when in menu mode to confirm your selection C key Indicates that more options are available Use the navigation keys to scro...

Page 12: ...10 Your phone 2 4 Overview of the base station A Paging key Page handset Long press to start registration procedure p DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 10 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

Page 13: ... of signals to and from the base Warning The base station does not have an ON OFF switch 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 The power adaptor and telephone line cord hav...

Page 14: ...ery icon becomes steady when the handset is fully charged Note Optimal battery life is reached after 3 cycles 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 bl...

Page 15: ...see Set Date and Time on page 25 Your phone is now ready for use Tip You may change your country settings anytime after the first configuration see Country Selection on page 34 If there are no key presses for 15 seconds the handset will automatically return to idle mode It will also return to idle mode automatically when you place the handset back on the base station 1 2 3 DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India...

Page 16: ...ONE MELODY 1 2 3 PERSONAL SET HANDSET TONE RING VOLUME BOOST HIGH MEDIUM LOW RINGER OFF RING MELODY Melody list KEY TONE ON OFF HANDSET NAME AUTO ANSWER ON OFF LANGUAGE Language list ADVANCE SET RECALL TIME SHORT LONG DIAL MODE TONE PULSE CALL BARRING BARR NUMBER NUMBER 1 2 3 4 BARR MODE ON OFF BABY CALL BABY MODE ON OFF BABY NUMBER PREFIX DETECT DIGIT PREFIX NUM SOS NUMBER NUMBER 1 2 3 Depending ...

Page 17: ...ADVANCE SET REGISTRATION UNREGISTER PIN RESET UNIT SEL COUNTRY Country list Depending on your country this feature may not be available for selection DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 15 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

Page 18: ...og see Access Call log on page 22 4 1 5 Call from the phonebook Press d in idle mode Scroll to a phonebook entry Press r key The call is initiated Tip Instead of scrolling to browse the phonebook entries you can press the numeric key corresponding to the first letter of the entry you wish to locate For example pressing 2 will show the entries starting with A Pressing 2again will show the entries s...

Page 19: ...ce to a very high level Make sure the handset is not too close to your ear When the phone rings press v key The handset loudspeaker is activated 4 3 End a call To end a conversation press e key The call ends Tip You can simply place the handset back to its base station to end the call This feature is activated by default Note The call duration HH MM SS will be displayed on the handset screen for a...

Page 20: ... Press 7 three times PETER The table below gives you the character assignment during text or number entry Tip Press pBACK to delete the last digit or character entered 5 4 Call in progress Some options are available to you during a call The available options are 5 4 1 Adjust earpiece volume During a call press to select from VOLUME 1 to VOLUME 3 5 4 2 Mute Unmute microphone When the microphone is ...

Page 21: ... can press the numeric key corresponding to the first letter of the entry you wish to locate For example pressing 2 will show the entries starting with A Pressing 2again will show the entries starting with B etc 5 5 2 Store a contact in the phonebook Press m key in idle mode scroll to PHONEBOOK and press mOK press mOK to enter ADD NUMBER ENTER NAME is displayed on the screen Enter the name of the ...

Page 22: ...ess pBACK to discard change and the screen returns to phonebook list 5 5 6 Direct Access Memory There are 2 direct access memories Keys 1 and 2 included in the phonebook memory A long press on the keys in idle mode will automatically dial the stored phone number 5 5 6 1 Add Edit Direct Access Memory Press m key in idle mode scroll to PHONEBOOK and press mOK scroll to DIRECT MEM and press mOK Scrol...

Page 23: ...le mode press e key 5 6 2 Save a redial number into the phonebook Press p key in idle mode scroll to select an entry and press mOK press mOK to enter SAVE NUMBER ENTER NAME is displayed on the screen Enter the name of the contact maximum 12 characters and press mOK SAVED is displayed for 5 seconds and the screen returns to redial list A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous...

Page 24: ...he 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 Call log Press u in idle mode and scroll to browse the call log The calls missed and received are displayed in chronological order with themostrecentcallatthetopofthelist To view the details press p key 5 7 2 Consulting the call log The screen can ei...

Page 25: ...the same base station This feature is only available when there are at least 2 registered handsets It allows you to make free internal calls transfer external calls from one handset to another and use the conference option 5 8 1 Intercom another handset Note If the handset does not belong to DCTG240 245 range this function may not be available Press i key in idle mode Intercom is established immed...

Page 26: ...an share the conversation and no network subscription is required During the call long press i key to put the external call on hold the caller can no longer hear you INT 23456 is displayed representing the handset numbers available for intercom represents all handsets Enter the handset number key 2 6 you wish to call for the conference To call all handsets at once press key Press r key on the call...

Page 27: ... to confirm A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu Tip Press and hold p key in idle mode to switch between handset name and time date display mode Note Enter the date in Day Month format and the time in 24 hour format An error tone will be emitted if an invalid digit is entered in the date time fields Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Date 01 to 31 Month 01 to 12 Warning ...

Page 28: ...ply press any key on the handset 5 11 3 Set Alarm Tone Press m in idle mode scroll to CLOCK ALARM and press mOK scroll to ALARM TONE and press mOK Scroll to MELODY 1 MELODY 2 or MELODY 3 and press mOK to confirm A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu 1 2 DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 26 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

Page 29: ...press mOK to enter HANDSET TONE scroll to RING MELODY and press mOK Scroll to your desired melody to play the melody Press mOK to set the ring melody A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu 6 1 3 Activate Deactivate Key Tone A single tone is emitted when a key is pressed You can enable or disable the key tone By default the key tone is ON Press m key in idle mode scrol...

Page 30: ...ss mOK Scroll to ON or OFF and press mOK to confirm A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu 6 4 Change the Display Language Your handset can support different display languages depending on your country selection during the WELCOME mode Press m key in idle mode scroll to PERSONAL SET and press mOK scroll to LANGUAGE and press mOK Scroll to your desired language and pre...

Page 31: ...Code This feature is useful when you have subscribed to Caller Line Identification service It allows you to set an area code in your DCTG240 Once the local area code is set the phone automatically filters the area code for all incoming calls by removing the area code for local calls and retaining the area code for calls from other areas If it is a local call then only the phone number of the calle...

Page 32: ...his happens the phone emits an error tone and returns to idle mode Press m key in idle mode scroll to ADVANCE SET and press mOK scroll to CALL BARRING and press mOK Enter the Master PIN when prompted and press mOK to confirm Note By default the Master PIN is 0000 Press mOK to enter BARR NUMBER Scroll to NUMBER 1 NUMBER 2 NUMBER 3 or NUMBER 4 and press mOK Enter the barring number maximum 4 digits ...

Page 33: ...BABY NUMBER and press mOK The last stored Baby Call number is displayed if any Enter the baby call number maximum 24 digits and press mOK to confirm A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu 7 6 Set Prefix This feature allows you to define a prefix number to be added to the beginning of a number during predialling see Predialling on page 16 You may also use this feature ...

Page 34: ...screen returns to previous menu 7 8 Registration The procedures described below are the procedures that you will find in your handset The procedures may vary according to the handset you want to register In this case please refer to the manufacturer of the additional handset Additional handsets must be registered to the base unit before you can use them Up to 6 handsets can be registered to one ba...

Page 35: ... handset Your handset will prompt you whenever the PIN is required Note The default pin code is preset to 0000 If you change this PIN code keep the PIN details in a safe place where you have easy access to them Do not lose the PIN code Press m key in idle mode scroll to ADVANCE SET and press mOK scroll to PIN and press mOK Enter the current Master PIN when prompted and press mOK to confirm The PIN...

Page 36: ...he selected country will be applied to the phone automatically e g Recall time Dial mode Language etc Press m key in idle mode scroll to ADVANCE SET and press mOK scroll to SEL COUNTRY and press mOK Scroll to the country of your choice and press mOK CONFIRM is displayed on the screen Press mOK again to confirm A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu 7 13 Default settin...

Page 37: ...er melodies Phonebook list Redial list and Call log Phonebook list with 100 entries Redial list with 5 entries Call log with 20 entries Battery 2 x HR AAA NiMh 550 mAh batteries Power Consumption Power consumption at idle mode around 800mW Weight and dimensions 160 grams 117mm x 109mm x 82mm H x D x W Temperature range Operation Between 0 and 35º C 32 to 95º F Storage Between 20 and 45º C 4 to 113...

Page 38: ... closer to the base station The phone is Out of range Move closer to the base station 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 INITIAL is displayed on handset during charge Charge the batteries for a few more minutes to start up normally Sound Handset does no...

Page 39: ...ing handset Remove and replace the handset batteries Try again by disconnecting and connecting the base station power supply and follow the procedure to register a handset see Registration on page 32 Caller number is not displayed Service is not activated Check your subscription with your network operator My handset keeps going into idle mode If there are no key presses for 15 seconds the handset ...

Page 40: ...1 Delete call list 23 Delete phonebook 20 Delete redial list 22 Dial Mode 29 Direct dialling 16 Display icons 9 E Edit a redial number 21 End a call 17 H Handset Name 27 Handset Tones 27 Handsfree answering 17 I Install battery 12 Install phone 11 Intercom 23 K Key Tone 27 Keypad lock unlock 18 L Language 28 LCD Backlight 35 Loudspeaker mode 19 Loudspeaker volume 19 M Make a call 16 Master PIN 33 ...

Page 41: ...set Unit 33 Ring Melody 27 Ring Volume 27 S Save a redial number 21 SOS Number 32 Store a contact 19 Switch handset on off 18 T Text or number entry 18 Transfer an external call 23 U Unmute 18 Unregister 33 V Volume 18 DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 39 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

Page 42: ... N V All rights reserved Reproductions in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the copyright owner Document order number 3111 285 38471 Printed in China DCTG240_IFU_EN_for_India book Page 40 Wednesday August 1 2007 12 15 PM ...

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