RCA 2101 manual

DECT 6.0 Multi -Handset Co rdless T elepho ne U ser' s Gui de Please r ead this m anual bef ore operating product for the fi r st time. Vis it the R CA w eb si te at ww w .rca 4phones.com Model 2101/21 01-2/2 101-3/ 2101- 4[...]

2 Equip men t App r ov al Inform ation Y o u r t e l e ph o n e eq u i p me n t i s app ro v e d fo r c o n n ec t i o n t o th e P u b li c S w i t c h e d Telep hon e Netw or k an d is in com pl ianc e with pa r t s 15 an d 68 , FC C Rule s and R egulat ions and the T ech nical R equi rement s for T elephone T erminal Equipme nt published by A CT[...]

3 2 Rights of the T elephon e Company S h o u l d y ou r eq uipme nt c aus e troubl e on y ou r lin e whic h ma y har m th e tele phone net w or k , the telephone com pany shall, where practicable, notif y you t hat t emp orar y d is co n ti nu a nc e of se r vi c e ma y be r e qu i r e d . W her e prior notice is no t practicable and the ci rcumst[...]

4 • R e o r i e n t or r e l o c a t e an d i n c r e a s e th e s e p a r a t i o n b e t w ee n th e telecommunications equipment and receiving antenna. • Con ne ct th e tel eco mm un ica tion s equipment into an outlet on a ci rcuit differe n t fr om that to which the receiving antenna is connected. I f th e s e m e a s u r e s d o no t e l [...]

5 Industr y Canad a (I . C. ) Noti ce T h i s product meets the a pp li c a b l e I ndu st r y Cana da tech nic al s p e c i fi c a t i o n s . L e présent m a te r i e l est conforme aux s p e c i fi c a t i o n s te chn i qu es a pp li c a b l e s d'In dustrie Canada. ” The R inger E quivalence Number is an indication of the maximum numbe[...]

6 I M P O R T A N T : Bec ause co rd less phones operate on e l e ct ri c i t y , y ou should ha ve at least one phone in your hom e that isn’t co rdless , in case the po w er in your home goes out.[...]

7 T able of Con t ents Equipment A pprov al Infor mation. ................... ............ ...... 2 In ter fe r ence Information............. .. 3 Hearing Aid Com patibil ity ( HAC ) ................................................. . 4 Indust ry Ca n ada (I .C.) Notice................... . 5 Important safety instructions.... .............. 5 Bef o[...]

8 Befor e Y ou Begin Parts Check l ist (f or 2101 single handset model) Ma ke su re y our packag e includ es the items listed he r e. Base Batter y compar tment co v er Handset AC Po wer adaptor T elephone line co rd Handset battery pack Fo r Mo del 2101 -2 the re will b e ON E ad dit ion al ha n d s e t , cha rge c r ad l e , battery pack and co v[...]

9 T elep hon e J ack R equi reme nts T o us e t h i s p h o n e , y o u n e e d a n R J 11 C t y p e mod ular t eleph one j a c k , which might look lik e the on e pictured h e r e , inst alle d in y ou r h o m e . If yo u don’t ha ve a modular jack , call your local phone company to find o ut how to get one installed. Modular telephone line jack[...]

10 • Al ways us e the cables provided with t he produ ct . • Fo r pluggable e qu i p m e n t , th e soc ket-outlet shall be inst alled near th e equipment and shall be easi ly accessible. • Th is eq ui pm e nt is no t d es ig ne d t o m ak e em e rg e nc y c all s wh en th e po w er fails . An alte rnati ve has to be made available to allow e[...]

11 Ov er view of the phon e 1 • Earpiece. 2 • End the ca ll. • Exi t the m enu/o peration. 3 • Sc roll up on the menu . • Inc rease the ear piec e volume. • Enter the ca ll l og. 1 4 • Exi t the men u/operation. • Backs pace the ch aracters or digits. 5 • Sc roll down on the men u. • Decreas e the ear piec e volume. • Enter th[...]

12 Display Ico ns I n st a n db y m o d e , th e i co n s s h ow n o n th e m a i n sc r ee n t el l y o u w h a t featu r es are available on y our ha ndset . Icon Descriptions When the handset is off the base statio n/char ge r , the ba rs indicate the battery le v el (full, medium and low). When the handset is on the base s ta tion/c ha r ge r ,[...]

13 3 . Plug the battery pack co rd into t he jack inside the compar tment. 4 . Inser t the battery pac k . 5 . C lo se th e batt ery com par tmen t b y pu shi ng th e doo r up unt il it s nap s into place. Base S tation 1 . C ho o s e an a re a ne ar a n el e ct ric al o utl et an d a te le ph o ne w al l ja c k (RJ11C), and place your co rdless te[...]

14 2 . Pl ug on e en d of th e te le pho ne lin e co rd into th e TE L LINE jac k o n th e back of the base and the ot her end into a modula r jack . 3 . P lu g th e AC p o we r c on v e r te r i nt o th e e le c tr i c a l o ut l e t an d th e D C connector into the jack on the back of the base. 4 . Place the handset in the base cradle . The charg[...]

15 Check the signal st rength It displays the link status betw een the hands et and base stati on. The signal icon w as sh own steady on when handset is lin k ed with base. Ensure the handset is lin k ed to the bas e station before y ou ma ke or rece i v e calls and carry out the phone funct ions and featur es. • If you hea r wa rning tones w hen[...]

16 Set the handset ’s v olume Y ou can select among 4 volu me le vels or [OFF]. 1 . Press MENU . 2 . Select [ PER SON AL S E T] > [HAN DSE T TONE S] > [RING VOLUME], then pre ss [OK ] to confirm. 3 . Sele ct a volume le vel, then press [OK] to confirm. »» The setting is sa ved. Tip •• To tur n of f th e m e lo d y , pr es s an d hol d[...]

17 Un regi st er the hand sets 1 . I f t wo ha nd se t s s ha re th e s am e bas e s t a t i o n , you ca n un reg is t er a hands et with another han dset . 2 . Press MENU . 3 . Sele ct [A DV ANCED SE T] > [UNRE GIST ER], then press [OK] to confirm. 4 . Select the hands et numb er to be un r egiste r ed. 5 . Pre ss [OK ] to confirm. »» The ha[...]

18 Dial mode Note: This featur e only applies to models that support both t one and p ulse dial. Dial mod e is the telephone signal used in y our co un t r y . The phone supports tone (DTMF ) and puls e (r o tar y) dial . Consult your se rvice provider for mo re detailed infor m ation. Set the dial mode 1 . Press MENU . 2 . Sele ct [A DV ANCED SE T[...]

19 Qu ick call 1 . Press . 2 . Dial the pho ne number . »» The number is dialed out. »» The duration of y our curr ent c all is display ed. Dial before y ou call 1 . Dial the pho ne number • To era se a dig it , pr ess [ B A CK] . • To enter a pause, press and hold [# P A USE /RI NG ER]. 2 . P r ess to dial out the call. Red ial the mo st r[...]

20 No t e: T he call timer displays the t alk time of your curr e nt call. No te: If y ou hear warnin g tones, the handset is almost out of batt er y o r th e ha n ds e t is ou t of ra n ge . C h a r g e the b a t t er y or mo v e the han dset clos er to the base station . End a call Y ou can end a call in these w ays: • Press ; or • Place the [...]

21 In t er com Oper atio n An in te r co m c all i s a c all to another hands et t ha t sh a res the sa me ba s e s t a t io n . A co nf er enc e cal l i nv o lv e s a co n ve r s ati o n am ong yo u , anothe r handset us er and the outside call er s. Ma ke a cal l to an othe r h and set Note •• If the base station on ly has 2 register ed han d[...]

22 1 . Pres s INT to initiate an internal call. »» The handsets available for intercom are displayed. »» The external caller is put on hold. 2. Select or enter a handset numbe r , then pr ess [OK] to confirm. »» The selected hand set rings. 3 . P r ess on the selected handset . »» The intercom is established . 4 . Press and hold INT on y ou[...]

23 lo wercas e lette r s. Phonebook This phone has a phone book that stor es up to 50 records. Y ou can ac cess the phon ebook fr om the handset . Each r e c o r d can ha ve a name up to 14 char acte rs long and a number up to 24 digits long. View the phonebook Note •• Y ou can view the phoneb ook on one handset only each time. 1 . Pr es s MENU[...]

24 »» The number can be view ed. Add a record Note •• If y ou r phoneboo k mem ory is f u ll , th e han dset dis pla ys a notif icat io n mes sage . De lete some reco r ds to add new ones. 1 . Press M ENU . 2 . Sele ct [PH ONE BOO K] > [N E W ENTRY], then pre ss [OK] to confirm. 3 . Enter the n ame then press [OK] to confirm. 4 . Enter the[...]

25 »» All recor ds are deleted. Call log Th e c al l lo g s t or es th e c al l h i st or y o f al l m is s ed or re c e iv e d c a ll s . T h e incoming call history in cludes the name and number of the calle r , call time an d da t e . Th is feat u re is a vailab le if you ha ve reg is te red to th e c alle r I D se rvi ce with y our se rv ice [...]

26 N O TE : Depe nding on ( a ) ho w th e incoming c a ll e r ’ s phone number i s formatt ed when it is r ecei v ed, and (b) whether or not y ou p r e v i o u s l y pre - prog r amme d y ou r lo ca l a rea c od e i nto th e A dv a n c e d se tt i n g me nu , yo u ma y ne e d to a d j u s t th e f or ma t of th e i nco mi ng c a ll e r ’ s stor[...]

27 2 . Use and to view the call list . Red ial a call 1 . Press REDIAL . 2 . Select the recor d y ou w ant to call. Press . »» The number is dialed out. Sa v e a redia l rec ord to the phonebook 1 . Pres s RED IAL to enter the list of dialed calls. 2 . Sele ct a recor d, the n pre ss [OK ] to confirm. 3 . Sele ct [SA VE NUMBE R], then pre ss [OK][...]

28 The keypad is unlock ed during the call but is l ock ed aut omati cally a fte r y ou finish the call. Un loc k the k ey pad 1 . Press and hold [*/FORM A T] key. »» The keypad is unlocked . Locat e the hands et 1 . P r ess on the base station. »» All h ands ets con nect ed to this base station ring. 2 . P r ess on the base station again to st[...]

29 If I fa il t o r eg is ter th e ad d it io nal ha nd se t s t o th e bas e s ta ti on , w ha t do I do ? Your base memor y is full. Un -register the unused handsets and try again. No dialing t one • Check y our phon e connections. • The handset is out of rang e. Mo ve it closer to the base station. No d ock ing t one • The handset is not p[...]

30 dat a f r o m th e bas e s t a t i o n a f t e r a fe w s e co n d s . W h e n y o u p r es s / call log/phonebook infor m ation is d isplay ed on the handset . Th e han dse t los es co nnec tion with th e base or th e soun d is d i s t o r t e d during a call. •• D i s co nn e c t th e po wer s upply from bot h th e hands et an d base s t a[...]

31 Limi t ed W arran ty What y our lim it ed w arranty co v er s: • Defects in materials or w ork mans hip . F or how long af t er your pu r chase: • One y ea r , fr om date of pu r chase. Pl ease retain y our sales r ecei pt , as that will act as y our pr oof of pu rchase in or der to valid ate warr anty status. What we will do: • Provide y [...]

32 What y our lim it ed w arranty does not co v er : • C u s t o m e r I n s t r u c t i o n . ( Y o u r O w n e r ’ s M a nu al p ro v i d e s in f o rm at i o n regardi ng operating and installation instru ctions. Additional information may be obtained by contacting t he r etailer) • Install a tion and set- up se rvice adjust ments. • Bat[...]

33 Produ ct R egistrati on: • Pl ea se com plet e an d mai l th e P r o du c t R e g i s t r a t io n Ca rd pac ke d w i t h y our product or visit ww w .rca4phones .com to register y our new pr od uct . P r o du c t reg is tr at io n i s no t req ui red fo r war ra nt y co v erag e bu t d oe s allow us to contact y ou should it be necessar y. Vi[...]