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Page 1: ...Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome IN Telephone Warning Use only rechargeable batteries Charge each handset for 24 hours before use DCTG245 ...

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Page 3: ...phone 16 4 1 Make a call 16 4 2 Answer 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 sett...

Page 4: ...ry Selection 34 7 13 Default settings 34 8 Telephone answering machine TAM 35 8 1 Play 35 8 2 Delete all messages 36 8 3 Memo recording 36 8 4 Set the Answer mode 36 8 5 Record your Personalised Outgoing Message 37 8 6 Switch the Answering Machine On Off via handset 38 8 7 Answering Machine settings 38 8 8 Call Screening 39 9 Technical data 41 10 Frequently asked questions 42 11 Index 44 Table of ...

Page 5: ...crease the volume in the earpiece to 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 ...

Page 6: ... and components which can be recycled 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 facilitie...

Page 7: ... with all applicable legal requirements 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 ...

Page 8: ... line adaptor delivered separately 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 cor...

Page 9: ...n to increase or decrease earpiece 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 p...

Page 10: ...oggle the loudspeaker on off K Call 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 ...

Page 11: ...udspeaker is activated Appears when ringer off is activated Appears when the answering machine is activated Icon blinks when new answering machine messages are received Icon blinks rapidly when the answering machine memory is full 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 wh...

Page 12: ...andset C On Off key Short press to switch on off the answering machine D Delete key Delete current message during message playback Long press to delete all messages when TAM is in idle mode unread messages will not be deleted E Previous message Replay message key Go to previous message if pressed within 1 second of current message playback Replay current message if pressed after 1 second of curren...

Page 13: ...ernal walls may impair transmission 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 ...

Page 14: ...ecomes 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 blink Tip Wh...

Page 15: ...tically configured To set date time 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 st...

Page 16: ... ALARM OFF ON ONCE ON DAILY ALARM TONE 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...

Page 17: ...LETE ALL ANSWER ONLY PERSONALIZED PLAY OGM RECORD OGM RECORD MEMO PREDEFINED ANSWER MODE ANSWER REC PERSONALIZED PLAY OGM RECORD OGM PREDEFINED ANSW ON OFF RING DELAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOLL SAVER ANSW SETTINGS REMOTE ACC ACTIVATED DEACTIVATED HS SCREENING ON OFF BS SCREENING ON OFF Depending on your country this feature may not be available for selection ...

Page 18: ...ller s number or name in the call log 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 Pres...

Page 19: ...y increase the volume in the earpiece 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 di...

Page 20: ... Press 8 once PET Press 3 twice PETE 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 Unmut...

Page 21: ...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 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 o...

Page 22: ... validation tone is emitted Note Press 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 scrol...

Page 23: ...ils press p key Note To return to idle 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 emitte...

Page 24: ...ion then the information will not be displayed in the 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 ...

Page 25: ...ossible with handsets registered to 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 idl...

Page 26: ...sets in intercom The three parties can 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 on...

Page 27: ...he current time HH MM and press mOK 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 Da...

Page 28: ... reached To mute the alarm tone simply 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 ...

Page 29: ...roll to PERSONAL SET and press mOK 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 i...

Page 30: ...o 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 press mOK to confi...

Page 31: ...urns to previous menu 7 3 Set Area Code This feature is useful when you have subscribed to Caller Line Identification service It allows you to set an area code in your DCTG245 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...

Page 32: ...e call will not be connected When this 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 t...

Page 33: ...lt the Master PIN is 0000 Scroll to 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 pa...

Page 34: ... validation tone is emitted and the 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 ...

Page 35: ...gits This PIN is also used to protect the settings of your 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...

Page 36: ...ial 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 settings 1 2 3 1 2 3 Ringer Volume MEDIUM Ringer Melody MELODY 1 Earpiece Volume VOLUM...

Page 37: ...ively you may switch on the answering machine via your handset see Switch the Answering Machine On Off via handset on page 38 8 1 Play 8 1 1 Playback of new messages via handset The last recorded message is played first via the loudspeaker When all new messages have been played the answering machine will stop and the icon stops blinking Press m key in idle mode scroll to ANSW MACHINE and press mOK...

Page 38: ...tion tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu 8 3 Memo recording You can record a reminder message for yourself or for anyone else who uses your answering machine The answering machine treats a memo recording the same way it treats any incoming message and the new message indicator will flash accordingly Press m key in idle mode scroll to ANSW MACHINE and press mOK scroll to RECORD ...

Page 39: ...ssage replaces the default ones To revert to the default outgoing message simply delete the personal outgoing message you have recorded If you are not satisfied with the recorded outgoing message simply record a new message to overwrite the old one Repeat Steps 1 to 4 in Set the Answer mode on page 36 Scroll to RECORD OGM and press mOK A validation tone is emitted and recording starts When you rec...

Page 40: ...e can save you the cost of a long distance call when you check your messages remotely If there are new messages in your answering machine the outgoing message will start playing after 3 rings If there are no new messages the outgoing messagewill be played after 5 rings Hence if you want to check if you have any messages without incurring call charges you can hang up the call after the 4th ring 8 7...

Page 41: ...r machine will drop the line immediately if there is no detection of the master PIN entry within 8 seconds If the remote access code is correct a validation tone can be heard The following table indicates how to access the below features during remote access procedure 8 8 Call Screening 8 8 1 Set Handset Call Screening If Handset call screening is set to On you can hear the incoming message via th...

Page 42: ...eaker of the base station and decide whether or not to pick up a call This feature is activated by default Press m key in idle mode scroll to ANSW MACHINE and press mOK scroll to ANSW SETTINGS and press mOK scroll to BS SCREENING and press mOK Scroll to ON or OFF and press mOK A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu 1 2 ...

Page 43: ...er identification 10 polyphonic ringer 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 S...

Page 44: ...uring a call Charge the battery Move 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 sta...

Page 45: ...ot 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 will automatically return to idle mode It will also return to idle mode automatically when you place the handset back on the base station Phonebook entry cannot be stored and MEMORY FULL is displayed Delete an entry to free memory before savin...

Page 46: ...l list entry 23 Delete a redial number 21 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 41 LED indicator 10 Loudspeaker mode...

Page 47: ...ote Control Access 38 Reset Unit 33 Ring Delay 37 38 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 Telephone answering machine 35 Text or number entry 18 Transfer an external call 23 U Unmute 18 Unregister 33 V Volume 18 ...

Page 48: ...007 Koninklijke Philips Electronics 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 38491 Printed in China ...

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