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1. BEFORE STARTING

Proximus thanks you for choosing the 

Maestro 6042

, a

telephone specially adapted for people with hearing difficulties
or impaired vision.
The 

Maestro 6042

 is designed for connection to the Belgian

public analogue network, and is approved in compliance with
European regulations, as attested by the CE mark.

1.1 Contents of the box

Check that the following are all in the box:

1.2 Cleaning

To clean your set, use an antistatic cloth lightly moistened 
with water.

1.3 At-a-glance guide to the keys and display

3. SETTINGS

2. INSTALLATION

2.1 Connections

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Connect one end of the spiral cord to the handset and the 

other into the slot on the left side of the telephone.

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Plug the line cord into the slot at the back of the set (behind 
the  display)  and  plug  the  telephone  jack  into  the  wall 
socket.

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Connect  one  end  of  the  power  cable  into  the  socket 

provided on the back of the set (behind the display).

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Plug the other end into an electricity socket.

Caution: 

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Only  use  the  9V  DC  power  supply  provided  with  the 

telephone.

See chapter 1.3 At-a-glance guide to the keys and display.
To go into settings mode:

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Press     .

   

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 The display shows: "SET   OR   ".

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Use the 

p

 

or 

q

  keys to scroll through the menu functions.

Note: 

You can go back a step or quit the menu at any time by 
pressing              .

3.1 Setting the clock

When the menu shows "

TIME/DATE

":

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 Press     .

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 To adjust the setting, press 

p

 

 to scroll through the digits.

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 To move on to the next parameter (hour/minute/day/month), 

press 

q

.

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 Press      again to save.

Setting the display language (French, English, German and 

Dutch)

When the menu shows "

CID LANGUAGE

":

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 Press    .

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 Select the language using the 

p

 

or 

keys.

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 Press     again to save.

3.2 Setting the display contrast

Contrast

When the menu shows "

SELECT CONTRAST

":  

Press     . 

Use the 

p

 

or 

keys to select the contrast level on the 

display (4 levels). 
Press      again to save.

Orientation

The display can be positioned manually (raised or lowered as 
preferred). 

3.3 Selecting the call parameter

It is not necessary to modify the following parameter 

which is preset to work on the Belgian network:

Flash time 

(timed loop break)

:

Default flash time for Belgium is 120 ms.

When the menu shows "

FLASH TIME

":

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 Press     .

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 Use the 

p

 

or 

q

 

 keys to select the flash time.

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 Press     again to save.

4. MAIN FUNCTIONS

4.1 Answering a call

Pick up the handset or press        (hands-free mode).
At the end of the call, replace the handset or press         again  
(hands-free mode).

4.2 Making a call

To talk via the handset:

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 Pick up the handset.

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 Dial the number of your correspondent (for stored numbers, 

see §5.2 "Calling a Phonebook number").

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 At the end of the call, replace the handset.

Note: 

At any time during the call, you can switch to hands-
free mode by pressing         . When the red LED lights 
up, you can replace the handset.

To talk without picking up the handset (i.e. in hands-free 

mode):

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 Press        .

    

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The red LED above the key lights up.

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 Dial the number of your correspondent (for stored numbers, 

see §5.2 "Calling a Phonebook number").

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 When your correspondent answers, speak directly without 

picking up the handset.

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 At the end of the call, press         again. 

Dialling the number before picking up the handset:

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 Dial the number of your correspondent (for stored numbers, 

see §5.2 "Calling a Phonebook number").

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 Pick up the handset or press        .

       

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 The call is initiated automatically.

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 At the end of  the  call,  replace  the  handset  or press       

again.

4.3 Redial 

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 Press                : the last number called appears on the 

display. You have 10 seconds to initiate the call, either by 
lifting up the handset, or by pressing       .

4.4 Using hands-free mode 

Tips on using hands-free mode

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 Stay fairly close to the telephone so that the person you 

are speaking to can hear you clearly.

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 Avoid talking at the same time as your correspondent.

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 Avoid using hands-free mode in noisy environments: the 

microphone can pick up ambient noise and this will prevent 
the hands-free function from switching to receive mode 
when you finish saying something.

Turning hands-free mode on/off

You can switch to hands-free mode at any time.

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 Press       .

   

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A LED lights up above the       key .

Similarly, at any point in a hands-free conversation, you can 
turn off hands-free mode by picking up the handset (the LED 
turns off).

4.5 Adjusting the volume

Setting the ringer volume:

The ringer volume slider is on the right-hand side of the 
telephone. Move the cursor to the desired setting: silent, low 
or high.     
If the ringer is silent, the red LED     lights up to signal 
incoming calls.

Setting the handset volume:

At any time during a call, you can raise or lower the volume 
by pressing             as many times as required (4 levels).

Setting the hands-free speaker volume:

If you are talking in hands-free mode(        active), you can 
raise or lower the volume by pressing            as many times 
as required (8 levels).

The telephone will remember the last volume level.

Special function: "earpiece amplifier" (on the handset)

This function is intended mainly for people with hearing 
difficulties. It raises each volume level in the handset by 6 
decibels.              
During a call (only when using the handset), press      - the 
key lights up in red.  
Each volume level is increased by 6 decibels. If it still isn't 
loud enough, press         again (without deactivating the            

 key) until you obtain the right volume. To turn off the 

function, press 

. When you put the handset down after the 

call, the function is automatically turned off. 

4.6 Secrecy mode

To put your correspondent on hold while you talk to someone 
next to you, press the        key, which then lights up in red.
To exit secrecy mode, press         again.

5. USING THE PHONEBOOK

5.1 Programming / Changing / Erasing a memory

You  can  store  up  to  13  names  and  numbers  in  memory 
(3  direct-access  memories  +  10  indirect  memories). An 
adhesive label (supplied in the box) can be used to record 
the names corresponding to memory keys 

 , 

 and 

 . It is designed to be affixed under the handset to the 

left of key 4.

To store a number in memory:

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 Press               . 

       

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The display shows “I0-I9”.

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 Select the chosen memory location (pad keys 0 to 9 for 

indirect memories or keys           ,           ,           for direct 
memories).

Note: 

You can use the 

p

 or 

q

  keys to scroll through all the 

memory locations.

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 Press               to confirm the memory location.

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 Enter the number (up to 32 digits).

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 Press                again to save the number.

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 Enter the associated name (up to 12 characters) using the 

keypad.
Example: for "

PAUL

": 

- Press          once.
- Press          once. 
- Press          twice.
- Press          three times.
To insert a space, press          once.

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 Press               to save the name.

Note: 

At any time during this procedure, you can erase the 
previous digit or letter by pressing    .   

 To  insert  a  pause  when  storing  a  number, press     

                . 

The         ,         ,          and          keys can be used to 

enter special characters.

To erase / change a memory:

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  Press                .

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  Scroll through with the 

p

 or 

q

 keys (or press the selected 

memory directly:           ,           ,           or 0 to 9), Now you 
have two options :

Erase a memory and replace it with a new one:

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 Press               .

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 Enter the new number directly (using the keypad).

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 Press               .

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 Enter the new name.

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 Press               to save.

Change a memory or erase it without replacing it:

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 Press               .

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 Correct the number using the    key, or erase each digit 

one by one, again using the   key, to delete the number 

completely.

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 Press               .

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 Correct the name using the    key, or erase all of the letters 

to delete the name.

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 Press               again to save.

Base

Handset 

Spiral cord

Phone line cord

Power cable

Memory label 

Line cord connector

Power supply connector 

Spiral cord

Line cord

Power cable

pq

Browse menu / Open 

Call Log*

Correct / Erase 

input

Display

Direct-access

memories(

M1, M2

 

&

 M3)

Program key

Quit menu / Flash (access 

to operator services*)

Open Phonebook /Dial 

from Call Log*

Open menu / 

Confirm input

Secrecy (mute)

Volume amplifier

Adjust hands-free 

/ handset volume

Incoming call LED 

/ Hands-free

Redial 

New call not yet 

consulted*

Position in Call Log*

Time and date 

of call*

*Subject to subscription from Proximus

AC/DC power adapter model: K06S090010G
Manufacturer: Dongguan Guanjin Electronics Technology Co., Ltd
AC: 100-240V - 50/60 Hz -300mA 
Output: 9V DC 100 mA

This appliance is equipped with a switching power supply; it 
therefore has very low electricity consumption.

low

high

silent

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5.2 Calling a Phonebook number 
Direct-access memories (M1, M2, M3):

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 Pick up the handset or press 

.

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 Press the direct-access memory key           ,            or            

             . 

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The call is initiated automatically.

M2

M3

M1

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