select / confirm
phonebook
menu
P
redial memory/call list
delete / cancel
3
recall
R
scroll
Exploring your Phoenix DectGem
The display backlight
The DectGem handset has a backlit LCD display.
To conserve the battery, the backlight extinguishes when the
handset is not in use.
The backlight is activated when you place the handset on, or
remove it from, the charging cradle (13) and when you press
a handset key.
When the battery is low the backlight is disabled.
With fresh batteries, the backlight may not work until the
batteries are fully charged.
The basestation LEDs
The (green) call indicator LED (15) lights up in the follow-
ing four modes:
The (red) battery status LED (14) glows steadily while the
batteries are charging. When the batteries are fully charged,
the LED glows for 1 second every 5 seconds.
Handset acoustic signals
Icons that appear in the display
1
The LED flashes when you make an outgoing call.
2
The LED flashes to alert you to an incoming call.
3
When you register an additional/replacement hand-
set, the LED starts flashing 4 seconds after you com-
mence the registration process by holding down the
paging button (16). It continues to flash at 1/2 second
intervals for 90 seconds.
Signal
Meaning
1 short beep,
high pitch
Key beep - emitted when a key is pressed. This
beep can be switched off.
1 long beep,
medium pitch
•
Confirmation of successful programming
operation
•
When the handset is placed in the charg-
ing cradle
•
When the handset is switched off
2 short beeps,
medium pitch
•
Invalid key press
•
Emitted every 60 seconds when the batter-
ies need charging.
LOW BATT
is displayed.
1 long beep,
low pitch
When the handset returns to standby mode.
Indicates the strength of the radio signal between
the basestation and the handset. One bar indicates
the weakest signal and three bars indicate the best.
A single flashing bar indicates you are out of
range.
Flashes while a call between two handsets regis-
tered to the same basestation (an intercom call) is
being set up, and steady when the called handset
answers the call.
Appears when you press
to view the phone-
book or when you are making changes to the
phonebook.
Indicates that you have missed a call
Indicates that the ringer has been silenced
Steady when you press
to make a call.
Flashes to alert you to an incoming call.
Flashes to indicate that the microphone has been
muted by pressing
.
Indicates that the keypad has been locked (optional
feature on some models only)
Indicates the charge level held by the battery pack.
One bar indicates the lowest charge, and three bars
indicate the highest.
Note:
All icons are shown.