Operating Your Cobra PhoneLynx™
Plug It In
1. Plug the power adapter plug (1) into the power port of the PhoneLynx (2).
2. Plug the power adapter cord into a 110/120-volt household wall outlet.
3. Plug the phone line (3) coming from the phone, not from the wall jack, into the transmitter.
1
2
3
WARNING
Never connect the PhoneLynx to the telephone company land line. Only your
home/office phone should connect to the PhoneLynx.
4. When the unit is first powered on, the transmitter will beep twice and both
buttons will be illuminated in red.
Keep away from 2.4 GHZ wireless home phones to avoid potential
interference. Keep a reasonable distance between the base and PhoneLynx.
Pair with Cell Phone
5. Hold in the button illustrated below as BT215A-1 below for three seconds. The LED for that
button will begin to blink with a blue light once per second. This indicates the PhoneLynx is
waiting to pair with your cell phone via
Bluetooth
®
wireless technology.
PhoneLynx
BT215A-1
PhoneLynx
BT215A-2
6. Use the menu on your mobile phone (typically the Settings or Tools menu) to search for a new
Bluetooth
®
-enabled device on your cell phone. On an Android
™
phone, this is usually found by
going to; Menu -> Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Bluetooth
®
settings -> Scan for devices.
7. When your cell phone finds the device, it will read “PhoneLynx BT215-1”. If prompted for
a password on your cell phone, enter “0000” in the password field. When your cell phone
is paired, the PhoneLynx will beep twice and the blue LED will slowly blink once every four
seconds. The system is now ready for basic calling.
8. If pairing an Android
™
phone, enter the Android
™
Market on your Android
™
Smartphone,
search for “Cobra PhoneLynx” and follow the onscreen download and installation instructions
for the App.
9. Open the newly installed Cobra PhoneLynx App on the Android
™
phone. Upon opening the App
you will be wirelessly connected to your Cobra PhoneLynx unit.
NOTE:
Your primary Android
™
phone should be paired to "PhoneLynx BT215-1" to take
advantage of the enhanced App functionality. However, any mobile phone can be paired for
basic calling functions. To add another cell phone, push the other button and repeat the
pairing procedure.
Problems initializing your
Bluetooth
®
pairing and connection? Please consult your Android
™
Smartphone's user manual for Bluetooth pairing and connection tips. The Cobra PhoneLynx for
Android
™
uses both
Bluetooth
®
handsfree and serial port profile connections.
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