Sony SPP-A985 - Cordless Telephone With Answering System Page 11 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Getting Started

Getting Started

continued

Connect the telephone line cord
to the LINE jack and to a
telephone outlet.

Connect the AC power adaptor
to the DC IN 9V jack and to an
AC outlet.

Raise the antenna. Make sure it
points towards the ceiling.

Hook the cord.

To LINE

Connect the base phone

If you want to hang the base phone on the wall, see page 69.

To DC IN 9V

To an AC outlet

To the
telephone outlet

Telephone line cord
(supplied)

AC power adaptor
(supplied AC-T131)

Summary of Contents for SPP-A985 - Cordless Telephone With Answering System

Page 1: ...3 223 813 11 1 2000 Sony Corporation SPP A985 Cordless Telephone with Answering System Operating Instructions US ...

Page 2: ... 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 Model No SPP A985 Serial No ________________ ...

Page 3: ...l power company 8 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where the cord will be abused by persons walking on it 9 Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock 10 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that cou...

Page 4: ... compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this equipment 4 The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices that may be connected to the telephone line Excessive RENs on the telephone line may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call Typically the sum of the RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected t...

Page 5: ...d used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or...

Page 6: ...nger of the handset 41 Switching the phones during a call 41 To switch from the base phone to the handset 41 To switch from the handset to the base phone 42 Talking between the phones Intercom 42 To talk from the handset to the base phone 42 To talk from the base phone to the handset 44 Transferring a call 44 To transfer from the base phone to the handset 45 To transfer from the handset to the bas...

Page 7: ...ist 62 Erasing data from the Caller ID list 64 Using the Caller ID list 64 Calling back a number from the Caller ID list 65 Storing a number of the Caller ID list into the Phone Directory 66 To change the number of digits of the phone number 68 Using Caller ID with call waiting service Additional Information 69 Mounting the base phone on a wall 70 Carrying the handset by the belt clip 71 Notes on ...

Page 8: ...0 to 12 Next you need to do three things to set up the base phone including finding the best location for the base phone Step 3 pages 13 to 14 Then insert the battery pack into the handset and charge it for more than 12 hours Step 4 pages 16 to 19 Finally enter the area code to use the Caller ID service First unpack the phone and the supplied accessories Step 1 page 9 That s it Handset ...

Page 9: ...power adaptor AC T131 Wall bracket for base phone Base phone Rechargeable battery pack BP T23 Step 1 Checking the package contents Make sure you have received the following items in the package If anything is missing contact your local Sony dealer Belt clip Directories 2 ...

Page 10: ...experience intermittent loss of audio during a conversation try moving closer to the base or move base phone away from other noise sources The cordless telephone operates at a frequency that may cause interference to nearby TVs and VCRs the base phone should not be placed near or on the top of a TV or VCR and if interference is experienced moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or ...

Page 11: ...C power adaptor to the DC IN 9V jack and to an AC outlet 3 Raise the antenna Make sure it points towards the ceiling Hook the cord To LINE 3 Connect the base phone If you want to hang the base phone on the wall see page 69 To DC IN 9V To an AC outlet To the telephone outlet Telephone line cord supplied 1 AC power adaptor supplied AC T131 2 ...

Page 12: ...ne service company for assistance Choose the dialing mode For the telephone to work properly select an appropriate dialing mode tone or pulse Depending on your dialing system set the DIAL MODE switch as follows If your dialing system is Set the switch to Tone TONE Pulse PULSE If you aren t sure of your dialing system Make a trial call with the DIAL MODE switch set to TONE If the call connects leav...

Page 13: ...facing down into the battery compartment 3 Close the battery compartment lid 4 Place the handset on the base phone You can place it with either side facing up The CHARGE lamp lights up when the handset is properly seated on the charge terminals of the base phone Charge the battery pack for more than 12 hours so that the battery is fully charged The CHARGE lamp remains lit even after charging is co...

Page 14: ...m the battery Do not place the handset on the base phone after each call The battery works best if the handset is returned to the base phone after two or three calls However do not leave the handset off the base phone for a long period of time as this will completely discharge the battery pack When to purchase a new battery pack If the battery lasts only a few minutes even after 12 hours of chargi...

Page 15: ...andset spare battery pack 1 Open the battery compartment lid of the base phone 2 Insert the battery pack with contacts facing down into the battery compartment 3 Close the battery compartment lid The SPARE BATT lamp lights up Charge the battery pack for more than 24 hours so that the battery is fully charged The SPARE BATT lamp remains lit even after charging is completed SPARE BATT lamp BP T23 ...

Page 16: ...al areas can also be made by 10 digit dialing area code number you can register up to 5 local area codes with this telephone to take advantage of this system See To enter the local area code For 10 digits phone number users on page 18 Case 2 If 10 digit dialing area code number is required for all local calls in your area at first enter 000 in your home area code See To enter your home area code b...

Page 17: ...procedure Tips You may press Jog Dial instead of PGM in step 6 To check the current home area code perform steps 1 to 4 The home area code appears on the display for about 20 seconds To change the home area code 1 Perform steps 1 to 4 on page 16 The current home area code appears on the display 2 Turn Jog Dial down to erase the current home area code 3 Enter a new home area code using the dialing ...

Page 18: ...e registered with 11 digits in the Caller ID list 1 area code number Some regions of the country allow you to have more than one local area code Up to five local area codes can be entered in this phone 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 on page 16 2 Turn Jog Dial up to make LOCAL flash 3 Press Jog Dial 4 Select the number 1 to 5 to enter the local area code by turning Jog Dial 5 Press Jog Dial ENTER AREA CODE...

Page 19: ...l area code perform steps 1 to 5 The local area code appears on the display for about 20 seconds To change the local area code 1 Perform steps 1 to 5 on page 18 The current local area code appears on the display 2 Turn Jog Dial down to erase the current local area code 3 Enter a new local area code using the dialing keys 4 Press PGM You will hear a long confirmation beep To erase the local area co...

Page 20: ...me or to check the current time Also used when setting the remote ID code security code 7 SELECT button p 46 8 MENU button p 46 9 Dialing keys p 24 0 PGM Program button p 32 Used to store numbers for speed dialing qa LINE lamp p 24 29 Lights when the handset is in use qs SPARE BATT lamp p 15 Lights while the spare battery is being charged qd CHARGE lamp p 13 Lights while the battery is being charg...

Page 21: ...IAL button p 32 Automatically dials the numbers programmed wg CALL WAITING FLASH button p 26 68 Switches to a second call if you have call waiting service or lets you make a new call wh INTERCOM button p 42 Lets you talk between the base phone and handset wj MIC microphone p 47 57 wk HOLD button p 26 Puts a call on hold wl TONE button p 26 Allows you to switch temporarily to tone dialing e SPEAKER...

Page 22: ...rtment p 13 8 TONE button p 25 Allows you to switch temporarily to tone dialing 9 PGM Program button p 16 35 Used to store numbers in Phone Directory q Display window p 24 60 qa CALL WAITING FLASH button p 25 68 Switches to a second call if you have call waiting service or lets you make a new call qs OFF button p 24 Allows you to disconnect the call qd REDIAL button p 28 Redials the last number ca...

Page 23: ... number of digits of the phone number in the Caller ID list qh PAUSE button p 36 Inserts a pause in the dialing sequence qj MUTING button p 25 Mutes your voice during a conversation qk Microphone ql I HEADSET jack p 24 29 70 w VOL volume switch p 25 Adjusts the handset volume ...

Page 24: ...on the display move closer to the base phone 3 Dial the phone number 4 When you re done talking press OFF or replace the handset on the base phone The display and the LINE lamp on the base phone go off Making calls when the headset is connected When the TL HD1 headset optional is connected to the I HEADSET jack you can talk through the headset Precaution Avoid listening your headset at so loud a v...

Page 25: ...e the sound volume in some cases the back ground noise may be increased as well You should adjust the volume accordingly If your conversation is muted and CHANNEL SEARCHING appears on the display move closer to the base phone otherwise the call will be disconnected after one minute If the battery becomes weak during a call The handset will beep every three seconds five times and E and BATTERY LOW ...

Page 26: ... dialing until disconnected If you have a spare battery You can replace the battery pack without disconnecting the call during a conversation To replace the battery pack perform the following procedure 1 Press HOLD on the handset The call is on hold and HOLD appears on the display 2 Replace the battery pack 3 Press HOLD or TALK to resume the conversation Making calls through the speakerphone Press...

Page 27: ...est speakerphone performance You may not be able to hear the other party s voice in a noisy place Therefore use the speakerphone in a quiet room Do not bring your hand or other object too close to the microphone or you will hear a shrill noise feedback When the speaker volume is loud or the base phone has been placed close to a wall you may find that the volume drops suddenly This is due to a circ...

Page 28: ...ase phone To check the phone number before redialing When not making a call with either the handset or base phone press REDIAL If you re at the base phone press REDIAL PAUSE The last number dialed is displayed for five seconds To dial the number press TALK while the number is displayed If you re at the base phone press SPEAKERPHONE Note The number will not be displayed if the last number dialed ex...

Page 29: ...the LINE lamp on the base phone lights up 2 When you re done talking press OFF or replace the handset on the base phone The display and the LINE lamp on the base phone go off Receiving calls when the headset is connected When the TL HD1 headset optional is connected to the I HEADSET jack you can talk through the headset Precaution Avoid listening your headset at so loud a volume that extended play...

Page 30: ...o short beeps Tip To inform you of an incoming call the display shows RINGING when ringing If you have subscribed to the Caller ID service the caller s number and or name appears on the display when you receive a call see page 60 or when another call comes in by call waiting service the ringer sound changes to a higher tone if the call matches the number stored on speed dialing keys or in the Phon...

Page 31: ...sation Press CALL WAITING FLASH Press CALL WAITING FLASH again to return to the first caller During speakerphone conversation press VOL or Each press of VOL or switches the speaker volume by one of 8 levels Set the RINGER LEVEL switch on the base phone to HIGH LOW or OFF Additional tasks Note Even when you set the RINGER LEVEL switch on the base phone to OFF the handset will ring when the ringer o...

Page 32: ...details Enter successive characters in the same way To enter two characters assigned to the same key or to enter a space press VOL to move the cursor to the right Example to enter SONY press 7 four times S press 6 three times O press VOL to move the cursor press 6 twice N and press 9 three times Y Speed dialing You can dial with a touch of a few keys by storing a phone number on a dialing key Tele...

Page 33: ... and the name and the number are stored The display goes off Note Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure Tip If you have entered a wrong name or number in step 4 or 6 press VOL to erase it Then enter the correct name or number To store a number to be dialed via Private Branch Exchange PBX Before entering a phone number in step 6 above do as follows 1 Enter t...

Page 34: ...er stored as the speed dialing number will be dialed To check the phone number before speed dialing When not making a call with the base phone press SPEED DIAL and then one of the dialing keys 0 to 9 The number stored on the key appears on the display for five seconds To dial the number press SPEAKERPHONE while the number is displayed Speed dialing continued ...

Page 35: ...aling key until the desired character appears See the character table for details Enter successive characters in the same way To enter two characters assigned to the same key or to enter a space turn Jog Dial up to move the cursor to the right Example to enter SONY press 7 four times S press 6 three times O turn Jog Dial up to move the cursor press 6 twice N and press 9 three times Y Phone Directo...

Page 36: ...of the procedure The total number of phone numbers which can be stored into the Phone Directory varies according to the number of digits of each phone number If all the phone numbers consist of up to 16 digits you can store up to 50 phone numbers 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...

Page 37: ...e new name If you want to change only the number skip this step 5 Press Jog Dial The cursor flashes at the last digit of the phone number 6 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 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 mo...

Page 38: ...he memory location is erased Phone Directory continued SONY 1234567 DIAL EDIT ERASE 1234567 ERASE NO YES 1234567 Making calls from the Phone Directory 1 Press Jog Dial 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 characte...

Page 39: ...g steps 3 and 4 About the search order The names appear in the following order when you turn Jog Dial up or down 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 t t ...

Page 40: ...rings to inform you on incoming calls To turn the ringer on again Follow the instructions described in Setting the ringer type RINGER OFF SELECTED 1 Press PGM 2 Turn Jog Dial up to make RINGER flash 3 Press Jog Dial The current ringer type appears 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 Setting the ringer type You can s...

Page 41: ...HOLD appears on the display and the LINE lamp on the base phone flashes 2 Press SPEAKERPHONE or HOLD on the base phone You can continue talking to the caller through the speakerphone Tips While talking through the speakerphone on the base phone if you pick up the handset the call will be switched to the handset When the call is put on hold on the base phone if you pick up the handset the call will...

Page 42: ...phone Press INTERCOM again Talking between the phones Intercom You can converse using the base phone and the handset You can start the intercom from either phone To talk from the handset to the base phone Press INTERCOM on the handset After the base phone rings twice you will be connected automatically When a person at the base phone answers you can talk with each other INTERCOM appears on the dis...

Page 43: ... you can talk to the outside caller While conversing with an outside caller via the base phone or handset you cannot make an intercom call If you press INTERCOM you will hear a busy tone Tips You can receive an intercom call on the handset even when RINGER is set to RINGER OFF You can receive an intercom call on the base phone even when the RINGER LEVEL switch on the base phone is set to OFF The b...

Page 44: ...handset and base phone You can talk between the base phone and the handset 3 Press TALK on the handset to talk to the caller with the handset TALK appears on the display of the handset If no one answers the phone Press SPEAKERPHONE on the base phone Tips You can receive an intercom call on the handset even when RINGER is set to RINGER OFF The handset will ring at a low level If you have accidental...

Page 45: ...answers you can talk with each other INTERCOM appears on the display of both the base phone and handset 2 Press SPEAKERPHONE on the base phone to talk to the caller with the base phone SPEAKERPHONE appears on the display of the base phone If no one answers the phone Press TALK on the handset Tip You can receive an intercom call on the base phone even when the RINGER LEVEL switch on the base phone ...

Page 46: ...s announced 6 Press SELECT repeatedly to select the minute 7 Press TIME SET The day and time you just entered is announced and the clock restarts 8 Press PLAY STOP to exit the menu setup mode You will hear a long confirmation beep Notes Press and hold SELECT to increase the minute setting by 10 The time and day are preset to Monday 12 00 AM CL flashes when the day and time is cleared or delayed du...

Page 47: ...rd up to 90 seconds 4 Press PLAY STOP to stop recording Your greeting replays automatically Notes If you do not record your own greeting the prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically see page 48 If your greeting is less than two seconds the greeting is not recorded The prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically If a call comes in during recording recording stops automatically If...

Page 48: ...greeting replaces the old one To erase the greeting 1 Press MENU repeatedly until Set out going message is announced 2 Press ERASE Notes You can also erase the greeting during playback If you have erased your own greeting the prerecorded greeting will be assigned automatically Prerecorded greetings Normal mode Hello I m unable to answer your call right now Please leave your name number and message...

Page 49: ...select 4 To answer after 6 rings select 6 Select Toll Saver to answer after 2 rings when there are new messages and 4 rings where there are no new messages 3 Press TIME SET The ring duration setting is announced 4 Press PLAY STOP to exit the menu setup mode Notes When the number of rings is set to Toll Saver the phone answers after 2 rings if new messages are recorded If no new message are recorde...

Page 50: ...2 Press SELECT to set the audible message alert on or off 3 Press TIME SET The setting is announced 4 Press PLAY STOP to exit the menu setup mode Notes When the audible message alert is turned on you will hear a beep every 10 seconds if there are any new messages To stop the beep press any button related to the answering machine function The audible message alert is preset to off Setting up the an...

Page 51: ...mailbox by pressing 1 MAILBOX 1 2 MAILBOX 2 or 3 MAILBOX 3 while the caller hears the greeting The greeting stops and a beep will sound then the caller can start recording a message Wait until the greeting finishes then start recording a message When the caller does not select a mailbox the message is automatically recorded to MAILBOX 1 Notes If four minutes have passed while recording the incomin...

Page 52: ...ing time of this answering machine is approximately 15 minutes including the greeting messages and memo When the remaining recording time becomes less than 30 seconds F flashes on the display and the answering machine goes into the memory full status In this status the answering machine will not answer a call until after 10 rings even if the answering function is on To avoid this erase unnecessary...

Page 53: ...current message Go back to the previous message Play back slowly Play back quickly Playing back messages If there are new messages the display flashes the number of new messages You will hear beeps if the audible message alert setting is on see page 50 Press a mailbox button MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 or MAILBOX 3 to play back new messages in the selected mailbox Additional tasks when playing back messag...

Page 54: ...for more than two seconds 2 Press a button for the mailbox you want to erase MAILBOX 1 MAILBOX 2 or MAILBOX 3 You will hear a long confirmation beep and all old messages in the selected mailbox are erased To erase individual messages Press ERASE while playing back the message that you want to erase Note The display shows the total number of new i e unreviewed messages Therefore the display is rese...

Page 55: ...way for a while and you cannot pick up messages 1 Press MENU repeatedly until you hear Set announce only 2 Press SELECT to set the announcement only mode on or off 3 Press TIME SET The setting is announced 4 Press PLAY STOP to exit the menu setup mode The display shows A when the answering machine is set to the announcement only mode Notes To activate announcement only mode you have to turn on the...

Page 56: ...You can decide either to continue recording or to answer the call Alternatively you may select to mute the message see Turning on off the screening calls function below The message will be recorded but to hear it you will need to play back the message see page 53 To answer the call Press TALK on the handset Notes Press VOL or to adjust the speaker volume If the speaker volume is set at its minimum...

Page 57: ...phone MIC to record your message A memo can be up to four minutes in length 4 Press PLAY STOP to stop recording The message number on the display increases by one Notes If the memory becomes full the answering machine will stop recording Memory full is announced if no recording space is available when you press REC MEMO If your message is shorter than two seconds the recording will be canceled The...

Page 58: ...ome you need to set the remote ID code security code 1 Press MENU repeatedly until you hear Set security code 2 Press SELECT to change the remote ID code security code setting 3 Press TIME SET to confirm your choice The new remote ID code security code is announced 4 Press PLAY STOP to exit the menu setup mode Note Press and hold SELECT to increase the remote ID code security code by 10 ...

Page 59: ...essages Turn answering machine on off Picking up new messages 1 Call your telephone number from a touch tone phone 2 When you hear the greeting press and enter your remote ID code security code You will hear a confirmation beep The number of new messages will be announced 3 Press the keys in the Table of control codes below for the desired operation command 4 When you are finished disconnect the l...

Page 60: ...e through a telephone company which does not offer Caller ID service including international calls PRIVATE when the call is blocked For privacy reasons many states allow callers the option to prevent his or her telephone data from being displayed on the other party s Caller ID display If the call is from an office which uses multiple lines the displayed phone number may not match the number you us...

Page 61: ...d on the handset s display Note that the display on the base phone shows the current caller s phone number and or name only and you cannot view the caller ID list on the base phone 1 Turn Jog Dial The display shows the number of NEW calls which you have not viewed and OLD calls which you have viewed calls 2 Turn Jog Dial down to display older data or up to display newer data Note If a 21st call is...

Page 62: ...st call comes in but you can also manually erase unnecessary data one by one or erase the entire list To erase the phone number one by one 1 Display the phone number you want to erase from the Caller ID list see page 61 2 Press Jog Dial 3 Turn Jog Dial up to make ERASE flash and press Jog Dial 4 Turn Jog Dial up to make YES flash then press Jog Dial You will hear a long confirmation beep and the d...

Page 63: ...ial up to make ALL flash then press Jog Dial 5 Turn Jog Dial up to make YES flash then press Jog Dial You will hear a long confirmation beep and the entire list is erased Note ALL appears only when all the data has become OLD data If there is any NEW data you cannot erase the entire list SMITH JOHN 1 201 123 4567 DIAL PGM ERASE 1 201 123 4567 ERASE NO YES ALL 1 201 123 4567 ALL ERASE NO YES 1 201 ...

Page 64: ...er and press Jog Dial 3 Press Jog Dial again The phone automatically dials the displayed number Notes If the number displayed in step 1 is not the one you should call back you can change the number of digits of the phone number as described on page 66 If the phone is connected to a Private Branch Exchange PBX you may not be able to call back from the Caller ID list because an outside line access d...

Page 65: ...end of the phone number Enter or change the phone number if necessary see page 37 5 Press Jog Dial again You will hear a long confirmation beep and the name and number are stored Notes Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure If the number displayed in step 1 is not the one you should store you can change the number of digits of the phone number as described o...

Page 66: ...umber from the Caller ID list is displayed press repeatedly until the phone number with the correct number of digits appears on the display Each time you press the number of digits changes as follows When the home area code and the local area code do not match When the home area code matches Using the Caller ID list continued SMITH JOHN 1 201 123 4567 SMITH JOHN 201 123 4567 SMITH JOHN 123 4567 SM...

Page 67: ...er of digits pages 64 and 65 Notes You need to adjust the number of digits each time you call back from the Caller ID list as the changes to the Caller ID data is not stored in memory You may not be able to change the number of digits depending on the Caller ID data SMITH JOHN 201 123 4567 SMITH JOHN 1 123 4567 SMITH JOHN 1 201 123 4567 SMITH JOHN 123 4567 ...

Page 68: ...tion to Caller ID with call waiting as a single service This is a new service that combines the two services Even though you now have a Caller ID with call waiting compatible phone unless you subscribe to the combined Caller ID with call waiting service you will not be able to see the name and number of the second caller When a new call comes in while you are talking you hear two short beeps The c...

Page 69: ... of the base phone Align the f marks of the wall bracket with those of the base phone 4 Plug the telephone line cord to the telephone outlet and hook the base phone to the wall plate 5 Plug the AC power adaptor to an AC outlet Then raise the antenna so that it points towards the ceiling Tip To remove the wall bracket press the lower tabs Additional Information 1 2 3 4 5 Telephone line cord Wall br...

Page 70: ...the sides of the handset Note To prevent the handset from dropping make sure that each tab is completely inserted Detaching the belt clip While pressing the back of the belt clip pull the sides one by one until the tabs come off from the holes Note Remove the belt clip carefully to avoid breaking your fingernails Using the headset You can talk on the handset without using your hands by connecting ...

Page 71: ... or solvent such as alcohol or benzine as they may damage the finish of the cabinet If the charge terminals of the base phone and handset are soiled wipe them with a soft cloth If you have any questions or problems concerning your phone please consult your nearest Sony dealer For the customers in the USA RECYCLING NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES Nickel Cadmium batteries are recyclable You can help preser...

Page 72: ...g mode is set correctly page 12 Make sure the last dialed number is really the one you want to dial The number you last dialed exceeds 32 digits including the tone and pause digits if used The number you last dialed is erased Move the handset closer to the base phone and perform the redial operations again Press VOL on the base phone to increase the speaker volume Make sure the ringer is turned on...

Page 73: ...loser to the base phone Place the base phone away from noise sources page 10 Either the base phone or handset is being used to converse with an outside caller Symptom You hear interference during conversation Your conversation is muted and CHANNEL SEARCHING appear on the display You hear a beep every three seconds and E and BATTERY LOW appears on the display You hear five short error beeps and can...

Page 74: ... seven seconds of silence There was a power interruption Reset the time page 46 Make sure you call from a touch tone phone Make sure the remote ID code security code is correct Make sure you entered the remote ID code security code within two seconds after you ve entered You entered wrong remote ID codes security codes three times Troubleshooting continued Symptom Message is not recorded No sound ...

Page 75: ...elephone line Make sure you entered your home area code correctly page 16 You may need to change the number of digits of the phone number page 66 This function may not work when the phone is connected to a Private Branch Exchange PBX If the call is from an office which uses multiple lines the phone number may not match the number you put in the memory If you have stored the phone number with an ou...

Page 76: ...n you connect the base phone to the AC outlet for the first time Reset the time correctly page 46 The announcement only mode is selected page 55 The recording area is full Erase unnecesary messages page 54 When the counter shows Flashing number CL A F Troubleshooting continued Message counter The message counter on the base phone shows the following information ...

Page 77: ...enna Approx 2 7 8 inches approx 72 mm Mass Approx 9 5 oz approx 270 g battery included Specifications Base phone Power source DC 9V from AC power adaptor AC T131 Battery charging time Approx 24 hours Dimensions Approx 7 3 8 x 2 3 4 x 9 1 8 inches w h d antenna excluded approx 186 x 68 x 229 mm Antenna Approx 4 3 4 inches approx 120 mm Mass Approx 1 lb 8 oz approx 664 g wall bracket excluded Answer...

Page 78: ...ne temporarily 25 26 Directory Phone Directory 35 E F Erasing Caller ID data 62 last phone number dialed 28 local area code 19 messages 54 Phone Directory 38 G Greeting 47 H Headset 24 29 70 Hold 25 26 Home area code 16 I J K Identifying the parts 20 Intercom 42 L Local area code 18 Location base phone 10 M Mailbox 51 53 Making calls 24 Memo 57 Memory match function 60 Messages pick up from an out...

Page 79: ...pare battery 15 Speakerphone 26 27 Speed dialing 32 Stamping messages with day and time 46 53 Storing Caller ID data in Phone Directory 65 Switching phones during a call 41 T U Toll saver 49 Talking between the phones 42 Tone dialing dialing mode 12 switching to 25 26 Transferring a call 44 Troubleshooting 72 V W X Y Z Volume handset 25 30 speaker 26 31 54 ...

Page 80: ...he customers in the USA Be sure to save the receipt and attach it to your WARRANTY card when having your equipment repaired at an authorized Sony service center For online product registration please contact www sony com productregistration ...

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