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V oice Center ™ Conference Phone Model CP-2012 User's Manual[...]
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T able of Contents - V oice Center User’s Manual Introduction and Quick Start Guide Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Analog or Digital T elephone System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]
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Introduction Thank you for choosing the V oice Center Conference Phone, a high per formance audio conferencing system. Its features include: • Full duplex communication – the V oice Center’ s digital speech processing enables simultaneous two-way communication. This eliminates clipped sentences and awkward one-way conversations, allowing smoo[...]
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3 Quick Start Guide 3. Analog or Digital T elephone System? Caution: if the V oice Center is connected to a digital telephone system using the Analog T elephone System Inter face, it will not operate correctly , and may cause damage to the A T -103 Analog Interface and cause it to over heat. It is therefore impor tant to use the correct inter face [...]
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Analog T elephone System Setup with Analog T elephone System If you are connecting the V oice Center Conference Phone to an analog telephone system, follow the instructions below . In Nor th America, use the A T -103 Analog T elephone System Inter face supplied with the conference phone; in Europe, use the A T -104 European T elephone System Interf[...]
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W all Mounting of Analog Interface (Optional) • Install the two mounting screws supplied with the Analog Inter face in the wall. Leave approximately 3/16 in. (0.5 cm) between screw head and wall. • Place the Analog Inter face over the mounting screws and slide it down to fix it in position. Selection of T one or Pulse Dialing The user may selec[...]
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Keypad Functions with Analog Phone System ON/OFF Pressing the ON/OFF key turns the Conference Phone on to obtain a dial tone, or turns it off to terminate a call. When the Conference Phone is on, green LEDs illuminate by all active micro- phones. REDIAL If a dial tone is available, pressing the REDIAL key redials the last number dialed on the Confe[...]
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Conference Phone Operation with Analog Phone System Answering a call When the Conference Phone rings, press the ON/OFF key to answer the call. The green LED illuminates to indicate the Conference Phone is on. Adjusting the speaker volume While a call is in progress use the ▼ (decrease volume) and ▲ (increase volume) keys to adjust the speaker v[...]
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Digital T elephone System Setup of Conference Phone with Digital Phone System Note: The DT -104 Digital T elephone System Inter face is required for use of the Voice Center Conference Phone with a digital phone system. Follow the steps below to set up the system. Throughout the instructions, the V oice Center Conference Phone is referred to as “C[...]
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4. Use Digital Inter face’s 4-position switch to adjust audio level by making a test call. • Lift digital telephone handset from its cradle, then press Conference Phone’ s “On/Off” key . Important: the digital telephone handset must be “off-hook” for the duration of the call; the Digital Interface disables the handset microphone when [...]
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Keypad Functions with Digital Phone System ON/OFF Pressing the ON/OFF key turns the Conference Phone on to connect a call, or turns it off to terminate the Conference Phone conversation. When the Conference Phone is on, green LEDs illuminate by all active microphones. With a digital telephone system, Conference Phone calls go through the digital te[...]
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Conference Phone Operation with Digital Phone System Answering a call 1. When the phone rings, pick up the digital telephone handset to accept the call. 2. Press the ON/OFF key to take the call on the Conference Phone. The green LED illuminates to indi- cate the Conference Phone is on; the microphone in the digital telephone handset is disabled whi[...]
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General Setup T ips T ips for Obtaining Optimal Acoustic Performance • T o minimize echoes, place the Conference Phone at the center of the room, or at least away from walls (at least 20 inches/0.5 m from any wall). • It is impor tant to place the Conference Phone on the sur face where it will be used before applying power . When power is appli[...]
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'ENERAL )NSTALLATION OF %XTERNAL -ICR OPHONES /PTIONAL 4HE 6 OICE #ENTER #ONFERENCE 0HONE HAS BUILTIN MICROPHONES FOR COMPLETE COVERAGE IN AREAS UP TO X FT X M 4HE 6 OICE #ENTER #ONFERENCE [...]
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Specifications Conference Phone Controls and Interface Switches Microphone switch to turn on T one/pulse switch to select 2, 3 or all 4 built-in microphones telephone dialing mode LED indication lights Green LEDs (one by each active 4 red LEDs (one by each microphone) microphone) indicates unit is on indicate mute is activated Speakerphone connecti[...]
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Spracht Limited W arranty Policy Spracht warrants it products against defects or malfunctions in material and workmanship under normal use and ser vice, with the exceptions stated below . This warranty lasts for one year from the original date of purchase. Coverage terminates if you sell or other wise transfer the product. In order to keep this war[...]
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Federal Communications Commission Statement Note: The V oice Center Conference Phone equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital Device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. The equipment g[...]
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SPRACHT T el: 650-318-8061 Fax: 650-318-8060 2672 Bayshore Parkway , Bldg 900 Mountain View , CA 94043 USA www .spracht.com © 2003 Spracht Spracht and V oice Center are trademarks of ODI. SP1040 Rev . 8 /0 4 Made in T aiwan[...]