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CD290 CD295 User man ual Alwa ys there to help y ou Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/welcome Gr ay T urqoise Duotone Black / PMS300 Ques tion? Cont ac t Philips Ques tion? Cont ac t Philips Ques tion? Cont ac t Philips[...]
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English EN 1 1 Important safety instructions 3 2 Y our phone 4 What is in the box 4 Over view of the phone 5 Over view of the base station 6 Display icons 7 3 Get started 8 Connect the base station 8 Install the handset 9 Congure your phone (countr y dependent) 9 Change the remote access PIN code 10 Charge the handset 10 Check the batter y level[...]
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2 EN 12 Ser vices 26 Call list type 26 Auto conference 26 Network type 26 Auto prex 26 Select the recall duration 27 Dial mode 27 Register the handsets 27 Unregister the handsets 28 Restore default settings 28 13 T elephone answ ering machine 29 T urn the answer ing machine on or off 29 Set the answer mode 29 Set the answering machine language 2[...]
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English EN 3 • Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol, ammonia, benzene , or abrasives as these may harm the set. • Do not expose the phone to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. • Do not drop your phone or allo w objects to fall on your phone. • Active mobile phones in the vicinity may cause interferen[...]
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4 EN P ow er adapter** Line cord* Guarantee User manual Quick star t guide Note • * In some countries, you ha ve to connect the line adapter to the line cord, then plug the line cord to the telephone socket. Note • ** In multi-handset packs, there are additional handsets and charger s and power adapters. 4XLFNVWD UW JXLGH 2 Y our phone Co[...]
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English EN 5 i Mute or unmute the microphone. j Microphone k • T urn the speaker phone on/off. • Make and receive calls through the speaker . l Press and hold to make an intercom call (for multi handset v er sion only). m • Scroll down on the menu. • Decrease the earpiece/speaker volume. • Access the call log. n • Make and receive calls[...]
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6 EN CD295 a • Press to nd handsets. • Press and hold to enter the registration mode . b Speaker c / Decrease/increase the speaker volume. d Skip backward during playback. e Skip forward during playback. f T urn the answer ing machine on or off. g • Play messages. • Stop messages playback. h • Delete the current playback message . • [...]
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English EN 7 The silent mode is activated. The mode is activated. Displa y icons In standby mode, the icons shown on the main screen tell you what f eatures are availab le on your handset. Icon Descriptions When the handset is off the base station/charger , the bar s indicate the batter y level (from full to lo w). When the handset is on the base s[...]
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8 EN 1 Connect each end of the pow er adapter to: • the DC input jack at the bottom of the base station; • the pow er socket on the wall. 2 Connect each end of the line cord to: • the telephone socket at the bottom of the base station; • the telephone socket on the wall. 3 Connect each end of the pow er adapter to (for multi handset v er si[...]
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English EN 9 Set the countr y/language Select your countr y/language , then press [OK] to conrm. » The countr y/language setting is saved. Note • The countr y/language setting option is countr y dependent. If no welcome message is displayed, it means the countr y/language setting is preset for your countr y . Then you can set the date and tim[...]
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10 EN Check the batter y lev el The batter y icon displays the current batter y level. When the handset is off the base station/charger , the bar s indicate the batter y level (full, medium and low). When the handset is on the base station/charger , the bar s ash until charging is complete . The empty batter y icon ashes. The batter y is low [...]
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English EN 11 Check the signal str ength The number of bar s indicates the link status between the handset and base station. The more bar s are shown, the better the connection is. • Make sure the handset is linked to the base station before y ou make or receive calls and carr y out the functions and features. • If you hear warning tones when y[...]
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12 EN Call fr om the redial list Y ou can make a call from the redial list (see 'Redial a call' on page 22). Redial the most recent n umber 1 Press [Redial] . » The redial list is displayed and the most recent number is highlighted. 2 Press . » The most recent number is then dialed out. Call fr om the phonebook Y ou can make a call from[...]
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English EN 13 T urn the speak er on or off Press . Mak e a second call Note • This ser vice is networ k dependent. 1 Press dur ing a call. » The r st call is put on hold. 2 Dial the second number . » The number displayed on the screen is dialed out. Answ er a second call Note • This ser vice is networ k dependent. When there is a periodica[...]
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14 EN Mak e a confer ence call with the external callers Note • This ser vice is networ k dependent. Check with the ser vice provider for additional charges. When you are connected to tw o calls, you can make a conference call in these wa ys: • Press , then ; o r • Press [Option] , select [Confer ence] and then press [OK] again to conrm. ?[...]
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English EN 15 While you ar e on the phone Y ou can go from one handset to another dur ing a call: 1 Press and hold . » The cur rent caller is put on hold. 2 Select a handset number , then press [OK] to conrm. » Wait for the other side to answ er your call. Switch between calls Press [Extern] to switch between the outside call and the intercom [...]
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16 EN Mak e a confer ence call A 3-way conf erence call is between you, another handset user and the outside caller s. It requires two handsets to share the same base station. During an external call 1 Press and hold to initiate an internal call. » The handsets available f or intercom are display ed. » The exter nal caller is put on hold. 2 Selec[...]
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English EN 17 6 T ext and numbers Y ou can enter text and number s for handset name , phonebook records, and other menu items. Enter text and numbers 1 Press once or several times on the alphanumeric key to enter the selected character . 2 Press [Clear] to delete the character . 3 Press to add a space. Tip • For fur ther infor mation on the text [...]
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18 EN Scr oll the contact list 1 Press or select [Menu] > [Phonebook] > [OK] > [View] to access the phonebook list. 2 Press / to scroll through the phonebook list. Enter the rst character of a contact 1 Press or select [Menu] > [Phonebook] > [OK] to access the phonebook list. 2 Press the alphanumerical key that matches the charact[...]
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English EN 19 Delete a r ecord 1 Select [Menu] > [Phonebook] > [Delete] . 2 Select a contact, then press [OK] to conrm. » The record is deleted. Delete all r ecords 1 Select [Menu] > [Phonebook] > [Delete all] , then press [OK] to conrm. » The handset displays a conr mation request. 2 Press [OK] to conrm. » All records ar[...]
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20 EN Call list type Y ou can set whether you can view all incoming calls or missed calls from this menu. Select the call list type 1 Select [Menu] > [Services] > [Call list type] , then press [OK] to conrm. 2 Select an option, then press [OK] to conrm. View the call r ecords 1 Press . » The incoming call log is displayed. 2 Select a r[...]
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English EN 21 Delete a call r ecord 1 Press . » The incoming call log is displayed. 2 Select a record, then press [Option] to conrm. 3 Select [Delete] , then press [OK] to conrm » The handset displays a conr mation requests. 4 Press [OK] to conrm. » The record is deleted. Delete all call r ecords 1 Press . » The incoming call log is[...]
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22 EN Delete a r edial recor d 1 Press [Redial] to enter the list of dialed calls. 2 Select a record, then press [Option] to conrm. 3 Select [Delete] , then press [OK] to conrm. » The handset displays a conr mation request. 4 Press [OK] to conrm. » The record is deleted. Delete all r edial recor ds 1 Press [Redial] to enter the list o[...]
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English EN 23 Silent mode Y ou can set your phone to silent mode and enable the silent mode for a specied duration. When the silent mode is turned on, your phone does not ring or send any aler ts or sound. Note • When you press to nd your handset, or when you activate the alarm, your phone still sends aler t even when the silent mode is act[...]
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24 EN Name the handset The name of the handset can be up to 14 character s. It is displayed on the handset screen in standby mode. 1 Select [Menu] > [Phone setup] > [Phone name] , then press [OK] to conrm. 2 Enter or edit the name. T o er ase a character , select [Clear] . 3 Press [OK] to conrm. » The setting is saved. Set the date and[...]
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English EN 25 11 Alarm clock Y our phone has a built-in alar m clock. Check the information below to set your alarm clock. Set the alarm 1 Select [Menu] > [Alarm] , then press [OK] to conrm. 2 Select [On once] or [On daily] , then press [OK] to conrm. 3 Enter an alarm time , then press [OK] to conrm. » The alar m is set and is displaye[...]
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26 EN Auto pr ex This feature checks and formats your outgoing call number before it is dialed out. The prex number can replace the detect number y ou set in the menu. For example, you set 604 as the detect number and 1250 as the prex. When you ha ve dialed out a number such as 6043338888, your phone changes the n umber to 12503338888 when[...]
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English EN 27 Register the handsets Y ou can register additional handsets to the base station. The base station can register up to 4 handsets. Auto registration Place the unregistered handset on the base station. » The handset detects the base station and star t to register automatically . » Registr ation is completed in less than 2 minutes. The [...]
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28 EN Unr egister the handsets 1 If two handsets share the same base station, you can unregister a handset with another handset. 2 Select [Menu] > [Services] > [Unregister] , then press [OK] to conrm. 3 Enter the system PIN. Press [Clear] to make corrections. Press [OK] to conr m the PIN. 4 Select the handset number to be unregistered. [...]
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English EN 29 Set the answ er mode Y ou can set the answering machine and select if the caller s can leav e messages. Select [Record also] if you allo w the caller s to leav e messages. Select [Answ er only] if you forbid the callers to leav e messages. 1 Select [Menu] > [Answ . Machine] > [V oice answ er] , then press [OK] to conr m. 2 Se[...]
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30 EN Restore the default announcement 1 Select [Menu] > [Answ . Machine] > [Announcement] , then press [OK] to conrm. 2 Select [Record also] or [Answ er only] , then press [OK] to conrm. 3 Select [Use default] , then press [OK] to conrm. » The handset displays a conr mation request. 4 Press [OK] to conrm. » The default annou[...]
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English EN 31 Delete all old incoming messages From the base Press and hold in standb y mode . » All old messages are per manently deleted. From the handset 1 Select [Menu] > [Answ . Machine] > [Delete all] , then press [OK] to conrm. » The handset displays a conr mation request. 2 Press [OK] to conrm. » All old messages are per m[...]
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32 EN Activate/deactivate the remote access Y ou can allow or block remote access to the answering machine . 1 Select [Menu] > [Answ . Machine] > [Remote access] , then press [OK] to conrm. 2 Select [Activate] / [Deactivate] , then press [OK] to conrm. » The setting is saved. Change the PIN code 1 Select [Menu] > [Answ . Machine] &g[...]
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English EN 33 4 Press a key to carr y out a function. See the Remote access commands table belo w for a list of availab le functions. Note • When there is no message, the phone hangs up automatically if no key is pressed for 8 seconds. Remote access commands Key Function 1 Repeat the cur rent or listen to the previous message . 2 Listen to messag[...]
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34 EN W eight and dimensions (CD295) • Handset: 113.6 grams • 164 x 47.5 x 29.8 mm (H x W x D) • Base: 148.8 grams • 79.2 x 130.3 x 91 mm (H x W x D) • Charger : 56.4 gr ams • 78.5 x 80.5 x 83 mm (H x W x D) 14 T echnical data Displa y • Amber LCD backlight General telephone featur es • Dual mode caller name & number identica[...]
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English EN 35 One of Philips’ leading Business Principles is to take all necessar y health and safety measures for our products, to comply with all applicab le legal requirements and to stay w ell within the EMF standards applicable at the time of producing the products. Philips is committed to develop , produce and mar ket products that cause no[...]
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36 EN Y our product contains batter ies cov ered by the European Directive 2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed with normal household waste . Please inform your self about the local r ules on separate collection of batter ies because cor rect disposal helps to prevent negativ e consequences for the environmental and human health. When this logo is [...]
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English EN 37 The handset on the charger does not charge. • Make sure the batteries are inser ted correctly . • Make sure the handset is placed properly on the charger . The batter y icon animates when charging. • Make sure the docking tone setting is turned on. When the handset is placed correctly on the char ger , y ou can hear a docking to[...]
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38 EN Key Upper case character s (for Greek) 0 Space . 0 , / : ; " ' ! ¡ ? ¿ * + - % ^ ~| 1 1 @ _ # = < > ( ) & € £ $ ¥ [ ] { } ¤ § ... 2 A B Г 2 A B C Æ Å Ç 3 Δ Ε Ζ 3 D E F É 4 Η Θ Ι 4 G H I 5 Κ Λ Μ 5 J K L 6 Ν Ξ Ο 6 M N O Ñ Ö 7 Π Ρ Σ 7 P Q R S ß 8 Τ Υ Φ 8 T U V Ü 9 Χ Ψ Ω 9 W X Y Z Ø Key [...]
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English EN 39 Key Low er case char acter s (for Serbian) 0 Space . 0 , / : ; " ' ! ¡ ? ¿ * + - % ^ ~ | 1 1 @ _ # = < > ( ) & € £ $ ¥ [ ] { } ¤ § … 2 a b c Ђ Ć Č 2 А Б В Г 3 d e f Ј Đ 3 Д Е Ж З 4 g h i Љ 4 И Й К Л 5 j k l Њ 5 М Н О П 6 m n o Ћ 6 Р С Т У 7 p q r S Š 7 Ф Х Ц Ч Π Θ Σ ?[...]
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40 EN H handset name 24 I incoming messages 30 intercom calls 15 internal calls 15 L language setting answering machine 29 handset 24 listen to messages 31 M missed calls 20 mute 13 N network type 26 O on/off 29 P phone ov er view 5 set up 9 phone settings 23 phonebook 18, 20 PIN answering machine 10, 32 handset 10 pow er adapter 34 R recall time 2[...]
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English EN 41 ring dela y 32 ringtone 23 S safety 3 sa ve a number 20 signal strength 11 silent mode 23 sounds docking 23 keytone 23 sound prole 24 standby mode 10 T text entr y 17, 38 time setting 9 transfer call 15 troubleshooting/F A Q 37 two calls/call on hold 13 V volume adjustment 13[...]
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0168 Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2013 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. UM_CD290-295_05_EN_V3.0 WK13094[...]