Clarity C4230 manual

User Guide 5.8 GHz Amplified Cordless Speak erphone /Answ ering Machine With Caller ID & Call W aiting (Suppor ts up to 3 additional handsets) BOOST TALK MENU CL/FL RD/P ABC GHI PQRS WXYZ JKL TUV DEF MNO ON OFF DEL REC OGM PLAY OGM FLASH REDIAL BOOST MUTE POWER IN USE CHARGE PLAY STOP REW F FWD RINGER ON/OFF 1 1 2 4 7 8 9 0 5 6 3 4 5 6 9 8 0 7[...]

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T ABLE OF CONTENTS Ge tt ing Sta r te d Safety Instruction .......................................................................... 4 Parts Checklist .............................................................................. 7 Quick Refer ence Guide ............................................................... 8 In st al lat ion ...........[...]

4 SAVE TH E S E I N ST RU CT IO N S IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety pr ecautions should alwa ys be follow ed to reduce the risk of fir e, electric shock and injur y to persons including the following: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instruc- tions mark ed on the[...]

5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAVE TH E S E I N ST RU CT IO N S work b y a qualified technician to restor e the telephone to normal operation. E. If the telephone has been dropped or the case has been damaged. F . If the telephone exhibits a distinct change in performance. 15. Nev er install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. 16. Neve[...]

6 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS SAVE TH E S E I N ST RU CT IO N S P acemaker W arning If you or a member of y our household has a pacemak er or other medical devices, consult your ph ysician or the manufacturer of the pacemak er or medical device befor e using this product. The product should be used in accordance with the guidelines pro vided b[...]

7 Batter y pack TONE CONTROL TONE INTERCOM BOOST TALK MENU CL/FL RD/P ABC GHI PQRS WXYZ JKL TUV DEF MNO 1 2 4 7 8 9 0 5 6 3 * # Base Handset Belt clip A C power ada pter Batter y compartment cover PAGE MUTE POWER IN USE CHARGE ON OFF DEL REC OGM PLAY OGM PLAY STOP REW F FWD FLASH REDIAL BOOST RINGER ON/OFF 1 4 5 6 9 8 0 7 2 3 * # ABC DEF GHI PQRS W[...]

8 C4230 Quic k Ref erence Guide F U NC TI O N K E YS 1 Speak er Pr ess On or Of f. 2 Flash Pr ess to r eceiv e an incomi ng call while o n a call. (Call W aiting must be acti vated) 3 Redial Pr ess to Redia l last n umber dialed . 4 Boost Pr ess to ad d an extra lev el of amplific ation ov er the entire range of v olume cont rol. 5 Input for (opti[...]

9 C4230 Quic k Ref erence Guide A NS W E RI N G M AC HI N E D E VI C E 12 Answ ering Machine Display Displa ys number o f messages. 13 On/Off Pr ess to turn answ ering machi ne On or O ff. 14 OGM/Pla y Pr ess to Pla y outgoing m essage. 15 Delete Pr ess to Delet e a message. 16 OGM/REC Pr ess to Recor d outg oing messa ge. 17 Pla y Pr ess to Pla y [...]

10 H AN D SE T 1 V olume Control The dial cont rols the vo lume le vel of the handset, headset or n eckloop , and ringer v olumes. 2 Boost When pre ssed, an extra l ev el of amplification is added ove r the entir e range of v olume. 3 Speaker Press to activate h andset spea kerp hone. Press ag ain to s witch back t o earpiece. 4 Soft K eys Press a[...]

11 H AN D SE T 10 Headset A 2.5 m m headset ca n be used i n the Hea dset P ort. (W e recomm end the Pla ntron ics M214C h eadset.) 11 T one Pr ess to selec t the audio tone for the han dset. Boost mu st be ON to a ctivate tone selection. 12 Intercom Pr ess to call Base or oth er handset on syst em. 13 Ringer ON/OFF Switch to turn Hand set Ringer O[...]

12 Charging y our batter y Batter y m ust be initially charged for a full 12 hours befor e first use. Failure to full y charge the batter y ma y result in the batter y de veloping a memory . If the batter y dev elops a memor y , it will hold less charge with each following charge. Eventuall y the batter y w ould ha ve to be r eplaced. I mpor ta nt[...]

13 The phone cord plugs into the C4230 phone base as shown abo ve. Plug the other end of the phone cord into a telephone wall jack. Connect the A C adapter to the back of the base and a 120V wall outlet as shown abov e. T o a void potential interfer ence, the phone should not be located near electronic equipment, such as personal computers, televis[...]

14 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS BASIC HANDSET OPERA TIONS Answ ering Calls T o answer a call pr ess T ALK. Press FLASH during a call to ans wer a second call. (If you ha v e call waiting ser vice) Making Calls T o make a call, press T ALK, then dial number . T o end call, press T ALK again, or place handset onto base. Hands-Fr ee Speak erphone Calls Press[...]

15 BASIC HANDSET OPERA TIONS V olume Control During a call, the dial on the side controls the le vel of volume f or the handset and speakerphone. The volume dial pr ovides up to 16dB of volume befor e the BOOST button is activated. Once the BOOST button is pressed, the C4230 will pro vide up to 50dB of amplification. When phone is not in use, the [...]

16 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS General Recommendations for T one Settings on the C4230 TM T elephone * * No tes : 1. These are general recommendations. Hearing loss is specific to each individual; therefore, Clarity ® recommends an end user tries all four setting to see which will work best for their particular hearing condition. 2. Boost must be on fo[...]

17 T ALK MENU CL/FL RD/P Mute Hold TA LK 12:09 04/06 AM BASIC HANDSET OPERA TIONS Flash The FLASH (CL/FL) button is activated to use custom calling ser vices such as Call W aiting or Three W a y Calling. Please contact your local telephone compan y for information on these services. Last number dialed Press RD/P to call last n umber dialed. The las[...]

18 FLASH REDIAL BOOST 1 2 RINGER ON/OFF 5 6 9 8 0 3 # ABC DEF WXYZ JKL TUV MNO Press the (soft k ey) Hold on the men u to hold the line. Press the (soft k ey) Unhold to r eturn to the dialing screen and to y our call. Dialing (T one/Pulse) (See Page 25 for instructions) BASIC BASE OPERA TIONS Making and answ ering calls If you ha v e call waiting s[...]

19 Boost On/Off The BOOST button controls the loudness of the SPEAKERPHONE. Once the BOOST button is pressed, an extra lev el of amplification is added ov er the entire range of volume contr ol. Last number r edialed Press REDIAL to dial last n umber dialed from the base. The last number dialed (up to 32 digits) is stor ed in the redial memory unt[...]

20 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS Inter com from Base (The inter com will allow the person on the Handset to speak to the person at the Base station.) Press the P A GE button on the base . If additional handsets ha ve been pur chased, press the page button on the base and the handset number y ou wish to page on the base dial pad. T o Page all handsets, pres[...]

21 Lamp Flasher This function is only a vailable with the optional C2210 Lamp Flasher Notification Accessor y . Instructions on use will come with pur chase of Lamp Flasher . For more inf ormation on purchasing contact Clarity at 1-800-426-3738. Bed Shak er This function is only a vailable with the optional C2210 Bed Shak er Notification Accessor[...]

22 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS Keypa d T one s : The K e ypad T ones are defaulted to On. T o turn the k eypad tones Off, go to the K eypad tones, and press the (soft k ey) Select. Use the Arr ow buttons to scroll do wn to On or Off. Mak e your selection, and then press the (soft k e y) Sav e. Visual Ringer A Visual ringer is located in the handset. When[...]

23 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS Date and Time Not e : If you ha ve Caller ID ser vice the Date and Time will automatically set when y ou receiv e your first call. (Caller ID will not auto set Da y of W eek) Select D A TE AND TIME on the menu screen. The screen will then displa y a time with the hour blinking. Use the k ey pad to enter the desired time. F[...]

24 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS Once the date and time ha ve been enter ed, press the (soft k ey) Sa ve to sa v e settings. Press the Arro w button down again and choose the weekda y . Use the (soft k ey) Change to select da y of the week. Once the day of the w eek has been entered, press the (soft k ey) Sa ve to sa v e setting. INITIAL SETUP Select Initi[...]

25 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS Auto T alk Auto T alk allows the user to remov e the Handset from the base during an incoming call and immediately start talking without pressing the T alk Button. Auto T alk’ s default is set to Off. When picking the handset off the base, press the T alk button to answ er the phone. For the handset to automatically ans w[...]

26 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS LCD Contrast Select LCD Contrast on the submenu. Use the Arr ow buttons to scroll fr om Lo to Hi. Select the desired setting and then pr ess the (soft k ey) Sa ve. This will sa ve the setting and r eturn to the Main Menu Scr een. Languag e Menu Select Initial setup on the main menu. Use the Arr ow buttons to scroll do wn an[...]

27 12:09 Caller list Exit Select Messages Phonebook 04/06 AM SELECT PHONEBOOK TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS New Phone book entries T o enter names: Select PhoneBook in the main menu. Select “Add New Name” on the sub men u. “Name:” will be displa yed on the scr een. T ype in the name using the dialing pad. If a mistake is made pr ess the (soft k ey)[...]

28 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS T o Edit or Erase Entries Use the Arr ow buttons to bro wse through the phone - book. Select the desired name to edit or delete, and press the (soft k ey) Option. The screen will displa y Edit or Erase . Select Edit. T o edit name use the (soft ke y) Clear to clear the letters of the name. Retype in the changes then press t[...]

29 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS Sa ving Caller ID information into Phonebook Select Caller List on the Main Menu. Then select the desired name to be stor ed into the phonebook. Press the (soft k ey) Options. Then use the Arro w buttons to scr oll down to Store. Press the (soft k ey) Select to stor e the name and number into the phonebook. Phonebook Sear c[...]

30 When viewing the phonebook entry , press the (soft k ey) Format to place the ar ea code in parenthesis or add 1 in fr ont of the area code. T o dial from phonebook Select the desired name and n umber from the phone- book and press the T ALK button. This will automatically dial the selected phonebook entr y . CALLER ID OPERA TIONS N OTE : Th is i[...]

31 Caller ID Re view If there is ne w call information, the displa y will show the number of ne w calls received bef ore the y hav e been re view ed. Select Caller List fr om the main menu. Use Arrow buttons to scr oll up or down to view the Caller ID content. The first row of the displa y indicates the sequence of calls receiv ed. Press the Arrow[...]

32 Erasing Caller ID Information Select the desired CID r ecord y ou would lik e to delete. Next, press the (soft k ey) Options. Choose erase on the sub-menu, and then press the (soft k ey) Select. T o erase all entries, scroll do wn to Erase All. Press the (soft k ey) Select. The screen will displa y “Erase All”. Press the (soft k ey) Y es. Th[...]

33 BASIC BASE FUNCTIONS ANSWERING MA CHINE Messag e Capacity The answ ering machine will hold up to 10 minutes of messages. The T elephone Answ ering Machine can be accessed in the following thr ee wa ys: • Access from the Base • Access from the Handset • Access from a r emote location. A CCESS ANSWERING MA CHINE FUNCTIONS FROM BASE On/Off Pr[...]

34 FFWD Press the FFWD (F orward) button to forwar d to the next message. Pla y Press the PLA Y button to pla y the messages receiv ed. When pla yback begins, the number of new messages receiv ed will be announced, as well as the da y and time message was recor ded. Delete Press the DELETE button to delete the message being pla yed back on the ans [...]

35 LED Screen The screen will displa y the number of messages receiv ed on the answ ering machine . Access Answering Machine functions from Handset Select Messages from the Main Men u screen. The sub menu will then be displa y ed. Press the number k ey on the handset or press the (soft-k ey) Select on the men u to activate each of the following fun[...]

36 12:09 Select Exit 04/06 AM Ring Number Security ID Playback Speed 12:09 Save Exit 04/06 AM Message Play Speed S lo w O THER HANDSET OPTIONS FOR ANSWERING MA CHINE The options below can be accessed by g oing to the Main Menu and selecting Initial Setup . Use the Arro w k eys to scr oll to Answer Setup , and press the (soft-k ey) Select. Answ er O[...]

37 12:09 Select Exit 04/06 AM Default OGM Recorded OGM Pla y OGM Press the (soft k ey) Select to pla y outgoing message . Record OGM Use the Arr ow button to scroll to Recor d OGM and the press the (soft k ey) Select. A new scr een will appear . Select Y es to recor d outgoing message or No to return to pr evious menu. Change OGM Use the Arr ow but[...]

38 Erase OGM Use the Arr ow button to scroll to Erase OGM. A new screen will a ppear . Select Y es or No to Erase . Ring Number Select Ringer Number . Scroll up or do wn to select the desired number of rings to ha ve befor e the Answ ering Machine answers. Note: The options are 3-6 rings or toll sa v er . T oll Sa ver T oll Sav er is for remote acc[...]

39 Security ID The Security ID is to access the Answering Machine from a Remote Location. The ID is defaulted as 1 2 3. T o change the Security ID , select Security ID and enter the three (3) digit code y ou wish to set as your ne w Security ID number . • First select Initial Setup on the main menu. • Select Answer Setup . • Select Security I[...]

40 Access fr om a Remote Location The answ ering machine can be accessed from an y touch-tone telephone by entering the thr ee (3) digit security code after hearing the outgoing message. Access Pr ocedure: 1. Dial y our phone number 2. W ait for the Answ ering Machine to pick up and issue the tone. Enter the security code . The DEF A UL T CODE is 1[...]

41 Memor y is full If the answ ering machine memor y is full, the answ ering machine will answ er on the 10th ring and announce “Memor y Full. ” W ait seven (7) seconds to enter the security code. Recording and pla ying memos Memos are self-r ecorded messages. For example , a reminder to y ourself or a message for someone else in your household[...]

42 The u nit wil l not ope rate / n o dial t one : • V erify the AC Adapter is securely plugged into A C outlet, the base and the telephone. • V erify the telephone line cord is secur ely plugged into the wall jack and the telephone. • Mak e sure the battery has been placed in the batter y compart- ment cor rectly . (The circular metal contac[...]

43 TROUBLESHOO TING Phone W ill N ot Hold C har ge : • Mak e sure the charging contacts on the handset and base ar e free of dust and dirt. While unplugged, clean the contacts with a soft cloth. • Mak e sure CHARGE LED on the base is lit when the handset is in the cradle. • Handset batter y ma y ha ve de veloped a memory , due to user impr op[...]

44 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS General Model Number : C4230 Frequency: 5.8 GHz Amplification: 50 dB Handset Unit Product in Inches: (L x W x H): 7.25 x 2 x 1.25 W eight in Pounds: 0.5 lb. Base Product in Inches: (L x W x H): 7 x 7 .75 x 4.75 W eight in Pounds: 1.0 lb. Po wer Supply: A C Adaptor (Input: 120V A C , 60 Hz; Output: 9V DC , 500mA) Handse[...]

45 REGULA T OR Y COMPLIANCE P ar t 68 of FCC Rules Information a) This equipment complies with Par t 68 of the FCC rules and the requir e - ments adopted by the A CT A. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, a product identifier in the f ormat US: AAAEQ##TXXXX. If requested, this number must be pr ovided[...]

46 i) If your home has speciall y wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation of this tele- phone equipment does not disable your alarm equipment. If you ha v e questions about what will disable alarm equipment, consult your telephone compan y or a qualified installer . j) This telephone equipment is hearing aid [...]

47 Privacy of communications ma y not be ensured when using this phone. C AUTI O N : T o maintain the compli- ance with the FCC’ s RF exposure guideline, place the base unit at least 20 cm fr om nearby persons. For body w orn operation, this handset has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with the (Plantronics) accessor[...]