Freecom Technologies Skype Phone manual

User manual INTER NE T p HON E SK YPE P HON E / USB WIN & MAC INTER NE T p HON E Rev. 622[...]

2 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB Dea r user! Thank s Y ou For Purchasing Freecom I n ternet P hone. Freecom Internet Phone is cer tied by Sky pe. Freecom Internet Phone supp ort s m ost of the features in Skyp e. All you nee d is a comp uter with high -sp ee d internet connec tion and a USB por t to g et you star te d to answer and r eceive Sky pe [...]

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4 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB Ge ne ral In for mat io n The follow ing hardware and sof t ware require ment s must be full led to ensure troubl e - fre e ope ratio n. Syste m Re qu ir e me nt s In orde r to use the Free com Interne t Phone, fo llowi ng comp onent s are ne ed ed: PC: • Intel Pentium II 4 0 0 MHz or hi gher • 1 28 MB RA M or h[...]

5 GB General I nformation Pre ca ut io na r y me as ur es T o ensure that your F reeco m Internet Phone fun c tions prop erl y , please take note of the foll owing pr ecau tions . If th ese are n ot foll owed, yo u may void your w arrant y and dam - age the Free com Interne t Phone. • Do not d rop th e Freecom Inte rnet Pho ne or exp ose i t to o[...]

6 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB Freec om I nte rne t Phon e Why Free co m I nte rn et Ph on e? Freecom Internet Phone func ti ons almost just like a traditi onal one. The only die rence lies whe re that Freecom I nternet Pho ne mus t be use d in conjunc ti on with com puter s via USB inter f ace and VOIP sof t war e. M ost peop le use Sk y pe phon[...]

7 GB 1 Install Sk yp e Sof t ware Chapter 1 : Install Sk ype Soft ware Freecom Internet Phone must be used with Sky pe. Please install Sk yp e and F reecom Interne t Pho ne Driver bef ore insta lling Freecom Internet Phone. If you have already insta lle d Sk y pe to you r compu ter , pleas e sk ip So f t ware Installati on, a nd move o n to Freecom[...]

8 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 1 2. P le as e se le ct "Y es , I ac c e pt th e E U LA an d I h a v e re ad th e Pr iv ac y S ta t e me n t" a ft er re ad in g t h e L i ce ns e Ag re em en t. Click on O ptions . 3. If you would like to ha ve th e s hor tcut s insta lled , please leave the green check s in th e sele c tion b oxes, choo se [...]

9 GB 1 Install Sk yp e Sof t ware Inst allatio n prog ram will automatica lly create a Sk ype direc tor y and install the sof t- ware into this dir ec tor y . Y o u c an desig nate oth er fold er by s ele c ting "B rowse" and insta ll the so f t ware into th e design ated fol der. Once you have sel ec ted th e desire d opti ons pl ease se[...]

1 0 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 2 Chapter 2: Freecom Internet Phone Driver Install ation Y ou can en hance your Sk yp e e xpe rie nce with Free com Inter net Pho ne of which is just like any handhe ld tele pho ne or cel lular ph one. Please inst all Freecom Inter net Phone dr iver be fore conn ec ting you r Free com Interne t Phone to your com pute[...]

11 GB 2 F reecom Internet Phone Driver Installation 3. Inst allatio n pro gram wi ll automati cally create a Free com Interne t Phone d irec tor y and install the sof t wa re into this direc tor y . Y ou can design ate other folder by sele c t- ing "Brows e" and install the sof t w are into the d esignate d folde r . S ele c t "Ne x [...]

1 2 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 2 5. The sof t ware ins tallati on will take app roximate ly 1 0 seconds. T hen se lec t "Clos e" to end the ins tal lation .[...]

13 GB 3 Hardware installation and set ting Chapter 3: Hardware install ation and set t ing A ft er i ns ta ll i ng S kype and F re ec om I nt ern et Ph one d riv er , pl ea se plu g in Fr eec om I n t ern et Ph on e in t o the U SB port o f y our com pu te r . Y ou ha ve the o pt ion t o cust omiz e p ers on al sett in g. Freec om I nte rne t Phon [...]

1 4 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 3 2. Please conne c t Freecom Inter net Phon e to t he USB ja ck of your comp uter like the pic ture s hown b elow. 3. Af ter few s econ ds, your computer will recogn ize this n ew hardware title as Freecom Interne t Phone. Ins tall ation fo r Freecom Inter net Phon e is there fore com plete.[...]

15 GB 4 But tons and F unctio ns Chapter 4: But tons and Functio ns Volum e Cont r ol This set o f but ton is desig ned for volume level a djustm ent. The top but ton is for volume up; the bot tom b ut ton is fo r volume d own. Acce pt /D ia l 1 . When yo u receive a c all, pre ss this but ton to ans wer the c all. 2. When you have sele c ted your [...]

1 6 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 4 " + " but t on (Sk yp eO u t bu t to n) Use this b ut ton to dial to teleph one or cell ular p hon e. Press " + " b ut ton, then e nter countr y code, area co de, and p hone nu mbe r . (Require Sk yp eO ut cred its) Sta tu s LE D: Five m od es 1 . When Freeco m Internet Phon e is connec ted to y[...]

17 GB 5 How to use F reecom Internet Phone Chapter 5: How to use F reecom Internet Phone Using Free com I nternet Phon e is as easy as us ing any tra ditio nal telep hone or cellu lar phon e. Y ou wi ll discover how quick ly you can be come f amiliar wit h oper ating Freecom Interne t Phone. 5. 1 How T o M ake A Cal l Y ou can make t wo t ype s of [...]

1 8 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 5 2. Sk yp e has Contac t s as the de faul t tab. 3. T og gle the Bu ddy Sees aw u p and down to sel ec t your cont ac t, then press Accept / Dial but ton to make a ca ll.[...]

19 GB 5 How to use F reecom Internet Phone 4. Sk yp e st ar t s dialing , a new ta b page w ill displ ay the status o f the cal l place d. 5. When the other pa r t y a nswer s th e c all, a C all D urin g tim er will st ar t to disp lay your current conver satio n time.[...]

2 0 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 5 5. 3 How T o M ake A Sk y pe Ou t Cal l (Di al to te l ep hon e or cel lu la r ph one num be rs) Sk yp e is fre e intern et tele pho ny , w hen b oth par t y us es Sk y pe to chat onl ine it is eas y and fre e. Unfor tunate ly not ever yon e has Sky pe yet. That ’s why there is Sky pe Out , a l ow cost way to mak[...]

21 GB 5 How to use F reecom Internet Phone 3. When yo u have sele cte d your de sired cont ac t, pr ess Accept /Dia l. 4. The status t ab updates the cu rrent c onversatio n status, including connec ti ng condi- tion, re ceiv ing par t y , and call d uratio n.[...]

2 2 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 5 5. 3. 1 Di al in g Pro ce du re fo r Sk yp eO u t Y ou nee d to acti vate the Sk yp e Out ser vi ce and make sure you have at least enou gh Sk yp e Credit f or a 1 m in call to the countr y you want to c all. Y ou can t hen sim ply d ial a ph one numbe r into t he addre ss eld and p ress Ac cept/ Dial . T o make[...]

23 GB 5 How to use F reecom Internet Phone 5.4 H ow T o Use Sp ee d - D ial This fe ature is o ne of t he mos t convenient di aling f eatures o n Freecom Interne t Phone. It is just like set tin g spee d - dial on your cellu lar pho ne; you will be ab le to call your fam - ily and fri ends wi th ease th rough the pre set sp ee d- dial. All you have[...]

2 4 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 5 3. When the Sk yp e ™ S et Sp ee d Dia l Key wi ndow ap pea rs, enter a 2 di git nu mber you desire. 4. Af ter th e Spe ed - Dia l has b ee n se t, wh en yo u have the co ntac t s ele c ted yo u sho uld be ab le to se e the Spe ed - Dial nu mbe r on the ri ght. 5. 4. 2 Usi ng S pe e d - Di al W it h Fre e com I n[...]

25 GB 5 How to use F reecom Internet Phone 5. 5 How T o Answe r A Cal l When ther e is a n incom ing c all, Free com I nternet Phone will ring and at the sam e tim e the gre en LED will a sh. Press Accept /D ial to answe r the call . 5.6 H ow T o Adju st O ut pu t V olu me of Fre ec om I nte rne t Phon e By us ing the volum e b ut tons on the si[...]

2 6 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 5 5.7 H ow T o Mu te The M ic ro ph one D uri ng A Convers at io n Press the Mute b ut ton l oc ated o n the side of the pho ne d uring a convers ation to tur n o micr oph one. Press Mute bu t ton agai n to turn on the micro pho ne. Or, you can g o to Freecom Internet Phone Control Panel, selec t Sound Devices tab[...]

27 GB 6 How T o Do A Quick Search On Y our Contac ts Chapter 6: How T o Do A Q uic k Search O n Y our Contact s Sure you ha ve had exp erie nces in lookin g for someon e's phone number in your cellular phon e an d t ake yo u fo rever to nd it. When your co ntac t list i ncrease s to a cer t ain degre e, it is hard to avoid this t yp e o f p[...]

2 8 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 6 3. When you have lo cate d the per son you woul d li ke to cont ac t, th en press Accept /D ial to make the call .[...]

29 GB 7 Preset F unctio n For Function Keys Chapter 7 : Preset F unct ion For F uncti on K ey s The re are thre e fun c tion keys , which is p reset f or Star t Chat , Sen d a Voicemail, and Ri nger Sty le Set ting. Y ou may custo mize the thre e f unc tio n keys to your desire d f unc tio ns, su ch as redial, hold, or listen to voice messages . Y [...]

3 0 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 7 7 . 2 K ey B: Send A Voice ma il Press , key to s end a voice m essag e to yo ur des ignated contac t 's vo ice mailb ox ( T his feature will on ly wo rk i f you o r you r contac t has an acti ve voicemai l se r vice; oth er wis e,this but ton wi ll not work .) 1 . Press LIST on Freeco m Internet Phone, then t[...]

31 GB 7 Preset F unctio n For Function Keys 3. Af ter you comp lete re cordin g, press End /Cancel to upl oad th e mess age. 7 . 3 R ing er St y le Se tt i ng Press , key to toggle throug h dierent ring tones. Press and hold the button each time for dierent ring tones until you h ear the m ost approp riate ring t one for y our surround - ing.[...]

3 2 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 8 Chapter 8: Freecom Inte rnet Phone Sett ings Freecom Internet Phone not only has the fundament al features of making a call, it has a control p anel to custom ize S ound D evices , Func tion Keys, Ri nger Sty le, L angu age an d etc. 8. 1 How to o pe n Free com I nte rne t Pho ne Cont ro l Pane l Please  n d Fre[...]

33 GB 8 F reecom Internet Phone Set tings Freeco m Inte rne t Phon e's V olum e Set t ing s: Move the slide bar to adjust pho ne volume and micro pho ne se nsitivi t y . Sou nd Dev ice f or Sk yp e: Y o u can de signate Sk y pe s ound i nput an d outpu t device in this se c tion . Wh en you are usin g Freecom Internet Phone, p lease set th e i[...]

3 4 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 8 8. 3 Rin ger S ty le The re are tot al of 10 ring tone s for you to se lec t fro m for i ncoming calls . Y ou many also sele c t Sile nt from th e sel ec tio ns. 8. 4 Lang uag e As inter face lang uage you c an sel ec t your r espe c tive lang uage.[...]

35 GB 9 F AQ Chapter 9: F A Q If I acc id ent al ly se le c t Do no t allow t hi s pro gra m to use S k yp e, how s hou ld I ch ang e thi s se tt in g? The bu t tons and featur es for Freecom I nternet Pho ne will not wo rk if you se lec t D o not allow this p rogr am to use Sk y pe. H owever , you can chang e the set ti ng via Sk ype. 1 . Ope n Sk[...]

3 6 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 9 3. Sel ec t F reecom Internet Phone.exe in Manage API Access Control window, and then click Chang e. 4. In Mana ge API Access Control w indow, pleas e rs t se le ct Allow this pro gram to us e Sk yp e and the n click OK . The cha nge of s et ting is th en compl ete.[...]

37 GB 9 F AQ What s ha ll I d o whe n t he ot he r pa r t y ca nnot hear m e whe n I c all him/h er w it h Freec om In ter net Ph one? Please go to F reecom Internet Phone Control Panel and ensure Audio In is s et with Free - com Intern et Pho ne un der Sound Device fo r Sk y pe in Sou nd D evices t ab. T hen move the slide b ar for Audi o In towar[...]

3 8 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 9 No soun d comes out of the handse t but only the spe aker s aft er I p lug Freec om Inte rn et Pho ne int o th e com put er. Please go to So und D evices ta b in Freecom Inter net Pho ne Control Pan el. T hen ensu re Au- dio Ou t is set to Freecom I nternet Pho ne und er So und Dev ice for Sk ype a nd click O K . H[...]

39 GB 9 F AQ How do I m ute Fre eco m Int ern et Ph one key to ne? Please go to Functio n Keys t ab in F ree com Internet Phone C ontrol Panel. Move the slide bar for Key T one to Mute and th en click O K . How to c ust omi ze t he Func t io n Keys ? Please us e the d rop - d own me nus to se le ct the f unc tio ns for each of the thr ee f unc tio [...]

4 0 Fr eecom In ternet Phone GB 9 How do I u se fu nc t ion keys t o re dia l? Please go to Func tion Keys tab in Freecom Internet Phone Contro l Pan el. Se lec t any o f the three sets o f Keys, f or ins tan ce, Key C, and sel ec t R edial and the n click O K . O nce this is s et, you will o nly ne ed to pre ss Key C for re dialing th e previ ous [...]

41 GB 9 F AQ How to u se fu nc t ion keys t o dir ec t ly c han ge t he on lin e st atu s at Sk ype? Please go to Func tion Keys tab in Freecom Internet Phone Contro l Pan el. Se lec t any o f the three set s of Keys, for instance, Key C, and sele c t Change Status and then click OK . After this is done, yo u will on ly ne ed to pre ss Key C for ch[...]

WARRANTY (valid in Europe/Turkey only): We thank you for purchasing this Freecom product and hope you will enjoy using it. In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on your part, we suggest reading the quick install guide, instruction manual and any additional electronic and or printed manuals. When problems occur we have a database with Frequent[...]