Toshiba FT-8981 Bedienungsanleitung

Preparation Basics Caller ID/Call waiting Answering System Additional Information FT-8981.qx 3/14/1 5:59 PM Page 1[...]

2 GETTING ST ARTED: DO THIS FIRST! FIRST , CHARGE THE HANDSET BA TTERY! • Set your new phone in an out-of-the-way place near a power outlet where it will not be disturbed. • Plug the AC adaptor into the wall outlet. • Plug the AC adaptor cord into the power jack on the base unit. • T ake the cover off the handset battery compartment; plug t[...]

INTRODUCTION 3 • 900 MHz Analog T ransmission with Extended T alk Range • 40-Channel Auto Scanning • All Digital Recording System (Approx. 15 min. Recording T ime) • Advanced Compandor Noise Reduction System • 20 Name & Number Caller ID • Advanced Message Management Design • V oice Guidance/T ime Stamp • Long Standby Battery Lif[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Preparation INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS . . . . . . [...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Caller ID/Call waiting CALLER ID/CALL W AITING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Answering a call with caller ID service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Searching caller ID memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Calling back from the caller ID lis[...]

6 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury . 1 Read and understand all instructions. 2 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use [...]

7 The RBRC TM Seal The RBRC TM Seal on the (easily removable) nickel-cadmium battery (contained in our product) indicates that T oshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. (T ACP) is voluntarily participating in an industry program to collect and recycle these batteries at the end of their useful lives, when taken out of service within the United State[...]

8 TO N E 900M H z T U V 8 W X Y Z 9 P Q R S 7 OPER 0 # J K L G H I 5 6 4 A B C D E F M N O 2 3 1 T A LK M EM D E L E T E C H P A U S E FU N C S E L E C T CID L O C A L L .D . Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) ( ) button (Left arrow button) (page 18) REDIAL button (page 17) TALK (TONE) button (page 14, 19) TONE/ (Memory) button (page 20) MEM button (page[...]

LOCA TION OF CONTROLS 9 BASE UNIT Rechargeable Battery Pack T oshiba TRB-8000 Part # RC004931 Owner ’s manual Part # RC009795 Quick Reference Guide Part # RC009796 For purchase of accessories, please call 1-877-644-7373. P O W E R IN U S E C H A R G E P A G E R E C M E M O /2 W A Y M E N U S E T S E L E C T S E L E C T V O L U M E T IM E G R E E [...]

10 INST ALLA TION SETTING UP THE BASE UNIT (DESK TOP MOUNTING) For setting up the base unit follow the instructions below . • Plug the AC adaptor firmly into the base unit and the AC 120V outlet. • USE ONL Y WITH Supplied AC ADAPTOR (T AC-8930 power source AC 120V 60Hz/DC9V). • Connect the AC adapter to a continuous power supply . AC ADAPT OR[...]

11 SETTING UP THE BASE UNIT (W ALL MOUNTING) MOUNTING ON A ST ANDARD W ALL PLA TE: Insert the bracket ’ s tabs into the notches on the base. • Route the cords through the guides. • Place the base unit on the posts of the wall plate and push down until it is firmly seated. NOTES: • Do not use any outlet controlled by a wall switch. • If yo[...]

12 CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK It is important to charge the battery for 12 to 16 hours continuously without any interruption before you use the handset for the first time. 1 Remove the battery cover on the back of the handset by sliding it down. 2 Plug the battery pack cord into the connector with the correct polarity . (black and red wires). 3 P[...]

13 INST ALLA TION NOTES: • Use only the supplied battery pack (TRB-8000 power source 600mAh, 3.6VDC) • The battery pack is not charged properly if the charging contacts are dirty or tarnished. Clean the contacts occasionally with a dry cloth. After the battery pack is fully charged; Operation Approx. battery life While in use (T alk mode) up to[...]

14 INST ALLA TION Before using the Handset, make sure to read the following instructions SETTING THE DIAL MODE Depending on your dialing system, set the mode as follows: 1 Press and hold until you hear a confirmation tone. 2 T o set the dial mode for pulse dialing, press / . Or to set the dial mode for tone dialing press . A confirmation tone sound[...]

INST ALLA TION 15 SETTING OR CANCELING THE AUTO T ALK FUNCTION If the handset is placed on the base unit, you can answer a call by lifting the handset from the base unit (Auto T alk). If the handset is not on the base unit, you can answer a call by pressing any one of the buttons (Any-key Answer function). When the Auto T alk function is set to ON,[...]

16 INST ALLA TION SETTING THE AREA CODE It is necessary to program your area code so that local calls will be displayed properly on caller ID. 1 Press . 2 Press or to move the pointer to Area Code. 3 Press . Enter a 3-digit area code. For example, enter “ 615. ” If you enter a wrong number , press . 4 Press . Confirmation tone sounds. 5 Press .[...]

MAKING A CALL RECIEVING A CALL BASIC OPERA TION 17 TALK NOTE: T o delete a wrong number , press or and . T o delete all numbers, press and hold . DELETE DELETE Before using the Handset, make sure to read the following instructions. Handset On The Base 1) Pick up the handset. 2) Press . 3) Listen for the dial tone. 4) Dial the number . OR 1) Pick up[...]

18 BASIC OPERA TION OUT OF RANGE During a call, as you begin to move too far from the base unit, the noise increases. Then, you should move closer to the base unit. If you travel out-of-range, your call terminates.(See page 19 “ Interference or static ” ) CALL W AITING T o use this feature, you must subscribe to the Call W aiting Service. 1 Whe[...]

BASIC OPERA TION 19 BASE SPEAKER VOLUME SETTING T o adjust the base unit speaker volume, press or . T ONE/P AUSE INTERFERENCE OR ST A TIC If you hear noise during a call, press to select another channel. The LCD displays “ Scanning ” while changing a channel. P AGING THE HANDSET 1 T o locate the handset while it is off the base, press . The han[...]

20 MEMOR Y DIALING Y ou can store up to 10 telephone numbers and their associated names in the memory . NOTES: • Always press a button within 20 seconds or the phone will return to standby . • If you press a wrong button, an error tone sounds and the handset returns to standby mode. • If you receive an incoming call or a pager call from the b[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING 21 3 Press . 4 T o enter a name, use the number keys. • See the steps for storing names and special characters. (see page 22) • If a name is not required, go to step 5. 5 Press . 6 Enter a telephone number to be stored. NOTES: • By pressing , you can insert a 2-second pause in the memory dial to make a long distance call or ca[...]

22 MEMOR Y DIALING For example, to enter “ Ted Doe ” and 1-123-456-7890 1 Pick up the handset and press and hold . 2 Enter a number or press , to select a free memory location number . 3 Press . 4 Press once. 5 Press five times then press to move the curser to the right . 6 Press four times then press twice to enter a space. 7 Press once. 8 Pre[...]

MEMOR Y DIALING 23 10 When finished, press . 11 Press to be stored. 12 Press . IF YOU MAKE A MIST AKE WHILE ENTERING A NAME Use or to move the cursor to the incorrect character press to erase the wrong entry , then enter the correct characer . T o delete all characters, press and hold . DIALING A STORED NUMBER 1 Pick up the handset and press . 2 Pr[...]

24 MEMOR Y DIALING EDITING AND DELETING STORED NUMBERS Y ou can delete a number or simply store another one in its place. When you store a new phone number , the data stored in that memory location is deleted automatically . 1 Pick up the handset and press and hold . The confirmation tone sounds. 2 Enter a number (0-9) or press , to select the memo[...]

b DELETING THE STORED DA T A (1) Press or to move the pointer to select or . (2) Press or . If is selected: A confirmation tone sounds and the number is erased. If is selected: The LCD returns to the “ Memory Store ” display . (3) Press , or return the handset to the base unit. MEM DELETE SELECT MEMOR Y DIALING 25 Delete Memory 1? Yes s s No Me[...]

26 CALLER ID/CALL W AITING • Before you can take advantage of the Caller ID and Call W aiting features, you must subscribe to these services from your local telephone company . • Name and number caller ID only work in conjunction with service provided by your local telephone company . ANSWERING A CALL WITH CALLER ID SERVICE 1 When the caller ID[...]

CALLER ID/CALL W AITING 27 LOCAL/3 SELECT CID DELETE TALK L.D./1 () VOL/RING "Caller ID" and "Call waiting" are separate services. CIDCW (Caller ID on Call W aiting) performs the same as regular Caller ID on a call waiting number . Y ou must subscribe to the "Caller ID on call waiting (CID CW) services" before you can [...]

28 CALLER ID/CALL W AITING SEARCHING CALLER ID MEMOR Y T o review who has called, follow the steps below . The caller ID memory retains a listing of the 20 most recent callers. 1 Pick up the handset and press . If new caller ID data does not exist: If there is new caller ID data: 2 Press to display the latest incoming call. Press to see previous in[...]

29 CALLER ID/CALL W AITING EDITING CALLER ID DA T A Y ou can edit the Caller ID data. 1 Pick up the handset and press . Then, press or repeatedly to display the Caller ID data you want to edit. 2 Press for a long distance call prefix “ 1 ” and for area code setting and cancellation. NOTE: Before you use for area code setting and cancellation, m[...]

30 CALLER ID/CALL W AITING 4 Press . A confirmation tone sounds and the Caller ID data is stored. Press to return to standby . If you select a memory location which is already stored: Press to select and press . A confirmation tone sounds and the new data overwrites the old data. The LCD returns to the Caller ID display screen. If you select : The [...]

31 CALLER ID/CALL W AITING DELETE ALL CALLER ID DA T A: 1 Press . 2 Press . Press or to select Yes or No . 3 Press or . If you select , a confirmation tone sounds and the LCD displays “ Total:00 ” . If you select , the LCD displays the number of Caller ID calls. 4 Press to return to the standby mode. CALL W AITING The LCD will show another inco[...]

32 USING THE MENU MODE Menu mode allows you to set the following Answering System functions. Following MENU MODE instructions assume that every setting starts from standby mode. NOTES: • If you make no entries within 20 seconds, or 20 seconds pass after a voice prompt/guidance or greeting, you will hear a long beep and the answering machine retur[...]

USING THE MENU MODE 33 RECORDING THE GREETING MESSAGE Y ou can record a personalized greeting message (up to 30 seconds) or use the pre-recorded message. When a call is received, the answering machine answers the call and plays the greeting message. 1 Press once. Y ou hear the pre-recorded message or current greeting message. 2 Press and you will h[...]

34 USING THE MENU MODE SETTING THE CLOCK During play back, the answering machine announces the day and time that each message was recorded. 1 Press twice. The system announces the current time. 2 Press . Y ou hear the current day and the LED display shows the numbers [ ] through [ ]. 3 Press or until the correct day is announced. 4 Press . 5 Press [...]

USING THE MENU MODE 35 SETTING THE SECURITY CODE (PIN) T o access your answering machine when you are away from home, you need to identify yourself with a security code or Personal Identification Number (PIN). Y ou can select any two digit number between 00 and 99 as your security code (PIN). 1 Press three times. Y ou hear the current setting, and [...]

36 USING MENU MODE SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS Select one of four ring time setting ( : 2rings, : 4rings, :6rings, : T oll Saver). 1 Press five times. The current ring time is displayed on the LED display . 2 Press to change the ring time. 3 Press or or until the desired ring time appears ( : 2rings, : 4rings, :6rings, : T oll Saver). 4 Press to se[...]

USING THE ANSWERING MACHINE 37 TURNING THE ANSWERING MACHINE ON & OFF Press to turn the answering machine on. The ANSWER LED will light, and the number of messages appears on the LED display . The greeting message will be played and you hear a long beep. T o turn the answering machine off, press . The LED display turns off. NOTE: If the message[...]

38 USING THE ANSWERING MACHINE CHECKING CLOCK SETTING Y ou can check the time (day , hour , minute, AM, and PM) by using the T ime stamp. T o check the time, press . The time will be announced. TIME PLA YING RECORDED MESSAGES The display shows the total number of recorded messages. If new messages have been recorded, the number blinks. T o listen t[...]

USING THE ANSWERING MACHINE 39 DELETING RECORDED MESSAGES T o delete all messages: Press and hold till a beep sounds after playback of all messages. If there are messages that you have not listened to, an error tone sounds and the messages will not be deleted. T o delete individual messages: While playing back the message you want to delete, press [...]

40 USING THE ANSWERING MACHINE LEA VING A MEMO MESSAGE Y ou can use the base unit to record a memo (up to 10 minutes), as a reminder to yourself or as a message for someone else in the household. A memo is stored and played back like any other incoming message, and the LED display will blink to indicate that a message has been received. 1 Press and[...]

USING THE ANSWERING MACHINE 41 CALLING IN FROM A REMOTE LOCA TION Y ou can retrieve messages or change answering machine settings by calling your phone from a touch-tone phone. Even if the answering machine has been left off, you can still access it by turning it on first. 1 IF THE ANSWERING MACHINE IS OFF: Let the phone ring at least 10 times. The[...]

42 USING THE ANSWERING MACHINE T ABLE OF COMMANDS OPERA TION Press Remarks T o repeat an incoming message; Enter the command within 4 (during playback) seconds after the beginning of the message to repeat the previous message, and after 4 seconds to repeat the current message. T o playback an incoming message For longer playback, (up to 4 minutes) [...]

43 TROUBLESHOOTING Should any problem occur with the unit, use the following simple tests to determine whether or not servicing is required. Additional Information PROBLEM The handset battery pack does not charge. Battery pack becomes low quickly . Can not make or receive calls Can not hear dial tone. Low battery blinks on the display . The handset[...]

44 TROUBLESHOOTING Additional Information SOLUTION • The charging contacts of the handset and the base are not clean. → Clean them with a dry cloth. • The AC adaptor of the base unit is disconnected. → Plug the AC adaptor firmly into the base unit and AC 120V outlet. • The handset is not on the base. → Place the handset on the base prop[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 45 Additional Information PROBLEM The answering machine does not answer the call. Answering machine does not play . The messages are not recorded/incomplete. The answering machine does not respond to remote operation. The LED display shows "A" (Announce only) . Can not delete messages. The phone does not display the Caller[...]

46 W ARRANTY/SER VICE Additional Information SER VICE REQUIREMENTS If the cordless telephone should malfunction, or need changes or modifications, all repairs will be performed by an authorized T oshiba Service Station. This unit has been registered with the FCC for direct connection to the telephone network. Under the FCC program, no customer is a[...]

W ARRANTY/SER VICE 47 Additional Information TELEPHONE/TELEPHONE ANSWER MA CHINE LIMITED W ARRANTY T oshiba America Consumer Products.Inc(“T A CP”) and T oshiba Haw aii,Inc.(“THI”) make the following limited warranties. These limited w arranties extend to the original consumer purchaser or any person receiving this set as a gift from the or[...]

REMOTE OPERA TION CARDS 49 Additional Information CUT A Call your machine from touch tone phone. After your machine answers, enter # and security code (PIN) pressing each digit for at least 1 second. If you enter # and PIN correctly , your machine sounds invitation tone after the announcement. Now enter the command (# and number) by pressing the ke[...]

50 REMOTE OPERA TION CARDS Additional Information CUT MESSAGE REPEAT MEMO RECORD MESSAGE DELETE MESSAGE PLAYBACK MESSAGE SKIP ANSWER ON RECORD STOP/ OPERATION STOP GREETING RECORD HELP GUIDANCE ANSWER OFF REMOTE ACCESS # 1 # 2 # 4 # 5 # 7 # 8 # # 3 # # 6 # 9 (during playback) (during playback) 0 PIN WHILE PLA YING THE OGM, KEY-IN AND PIN # REPETICI[...]

IMPORT ANT We suggest you record the following information and retain for your records along with your bill of sale or equipment document. Model no.__________________ Serial no.______________ Purchase date______________ Dealer_________________ Dealer address _____________________________________ © 2001 TOSHIBA AMERICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. For t[...]