Philips VOIP151 manual

Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome EN USB Corded Phone VOIP151[...]

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1 Table of con tents Table of contents 1I m p o r t a n t 2 1.1 Power r equir ement s 2 1.2 Safety Information 2 1.3 Terms and Conditio ns of use 2 1.4 Environmental Care 2 1.5 Install ation requirements 2 1.6 Conformit y 2 1.7 Recycling and disposal 2 1.8 Warra nty 3 1.9 Ele ctric, Magnetic and Elect romagnetic Fields (“EMF”) 3 2 Your phone 4 [...]

2 Important 1I m p o r t a n t Take time to read this user manual before you use your phone. It contains important information and notes regarding your phone. 1.1 Power requirem ents The computer will provide power through the USB cable. 1.2 Safety Informa tion This telephone is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails[...]

3 Important Use one of the followin g disposal options: • Dispose of the com plete product (including its cables, plugs and accessories) in the designated WEEE collection facilities. • If you purchase a replace ment product, return your complete old product back to the retailer. He should accept it as required by the WEEE directive. Packaging i[...]

4 Your phone 2Y o u r p h o n e Congratulations on y our purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/we lcome . 2.1 What’s in the box? Note *Only the Skype version printed on the Installation CD is guaranteed fo r full compatibili ty. New features in upgraded Sky[...]

5 Your phone 2.3 Overview of your phone AE a r p i e c e B LED Stay on during a call . The LED will blink continuous ly during the following events: Flash quickly during an incoming call . 1 Blink slowly when pho ne is muted. 2 Blink slowly when v oicemail(s) waiting. 2 CD i s p l a y See page 7 for an overview of the displ ay icons. D Scroll Up Ke[...]

6 Your phone M USB connector grove Use to contain the USB connector. N USB connector Connect the 1.2m long cable to the USB slot on the computer.[...]

7 Your phone 2.4 Handset display Skype User and Contact status display: Online / SkypeMe Away Not Available / Do Not Disturb (DND) Offline / Invisible Specific Handset ico ns: Blinking: Mute On Blinking: Incoming call Fix: On-going call Call on hold On-going Conference call Ringer Off 2.5 Idle screen In idle mode, your Sk ype status and time will b[...]

8 Getting started 3 Getting started 3.1 Install the software Note Please make sure that the USB connector is NOT plugged in before installation starts. VOIP151 driver is provided in the e nclosed CD. Unwind the USB cable from your phone. Insert the installation CD into the computer's CD ROM (or DVD ROM) drive. The installation program w ill st[...]

9 Getting started Note If you don't have a Skype account, you can find more details about how to create one on http://www.skype.com . Tip When VOIP151 driver is running, a tray icon will appear at the bottom right corner of your computer screen. 3.3 Connection status When the mouse curso r is placed over the VOIP151 tray icon, the current st a[...]

10 Call 4C a l l 4.1 Make a Call Warning Skype does not supp ort emergency calls. Pl ease use the normal telepho ne line in case of emergency. For more information, see “Emergency Call Management” on page 11. 4.1.1 Call from the contact list Press s : Your Skype contact lis t is displayed on the handset and on the computer. Press u / d to selec[...]

11 Call Note Make a short press on e to exit and return to idle mod e. 4.1.4 Contact list TIPS • E.g. to search a contact “Sam”, press 7 four times. The first contact that begins with letter S will be selected. E.g. to search a SkypeOut contact “+1233456789”, press 0 once. The first contact that begins with + will be selected. • Press a[...]

12 Features during a Call 5 Features during a Call 5.1 Adjust Earpiece Volume You can increase or decrease the volume of the caller's voice during a call. There are 8 volume levels for selection. Press u to increase the volume or d to decrease the volume. Tip The microphone volume and the earpiece volume can also be adjusted through the VOIP15[...]

13 Features during a Call Once the call is co nnected, press and hol d r or s to start the conference call. • CONFERENCE stays on the screen for 10 seconds and then the call duration is displayed. The icons will be displayed. Press e to end the conference call. • If you are the initiator of the conference, all calls will be stopped. Otherwise, [...]

14 Voicemail 6V o i c e m a i l 6.1 Listen to Voicemail When ther e are voi cemails waitin g to be retrieved, the LED on the phone w ill blink slowly. Note For details on how t o get a voicemail ac count, please visit: http://www.skype.com /products/skypevoic email/ . Press and hold 1 to open the voice mail list. • On your computer, you will see:[...]

15 Phone Settin gs 7P h o n e S e t t i n g s The VOIP151 driver allows you to customize your phone to a setting that best suits you. To start configuring your phone: Double click the tray icon at the bottom right corner of your computer screen to open the “VOIP151 Phone Settings” window. OR Right-click the tray icon and select one of the four [...]

16 Phone Setti ngs 7.1.4 Ring Computer Speaker When the box is ticked, it enables the computer speaker to ring when there is an incoming Skype call. Note This option is available only when Skype is connected. 7.1.5 Auto Away When the box is ticked, it disables the Skype “auto away” function and your Skype status will always appear as ”Online?[...]

17 Phone Settin gs Make sure that Use only defaul t devices is ticked and click OK . 7.2.4.2 For Windows 2000 user Click Advanced... to open Sounds and Multimed ia Properties window. Select an audio o utput device under Sound playback . Select an audio in put device under Sound recording . Make sure that Use only pref erred devices is ticked and cl[...]

18 Phone Setti ngs 7.4 Shortcut Configuration Open the “VOIP151 Phone Settings” window. Select the Shortcut Configuration tab. You can set your phone keys 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , * and # as shortcuts to access the following functions: • Making quick calls. When you enable this feature, it ope ns the contact list wi ndow to choose a co[...]

19 Default Settings 8 Default Settings * For Vista users, the default audio output device is “USB VOIP Device/Philips VOIP151 for Skype”. Auto Start Computer application Ticked Auto Start Skype Ticked Language English Ring Computer Speaker OFF Always Online O N Earpiece Device Philips VOIP151 for Skype* Microphone Device Philips VOIP151 for Sky[...]

20 Frequently asked questions 9F r e q u e n t l y a s ked questions see www.philips.com/support In this chapter, you will find the most frequent ly asked questions and answe rs about your phone. Set-up Selected “Do not allow th is program to use Skype” by mistake. • In Skype, go to Tools > Options > Advanced > Advanced Settings >[...]

21 Frequently asked questions Product behaviour The handset warms up wh en making a long call! • This is a normal behavior. The handset consumes energy while calling. Cannot make or receive Skype calls. • Make sure that your Skype status is not offline. • Check if the USB cable is c onnected properly. • Check if the VOIP151 driver is runnin[...]

22 Index 10 Index A Accessories 4 Adjust earpiece volume 12 Answer a call 11 Audio Settings 16 Auto Away 16 Auto Start Application 15 Auto Start Skype 15 C Call 10 Call from the call history list 10 Call from the Skyp e contact list 10 Call Waiting 12 Change ringer melody 17 Change ringer volume 17 Computer Handsfree 13 Conference 12 Configure your[...]

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Printed in Ch ina Copyright © 2008 Koninklijke Phi lips Electronics N.V. All rights reser ved. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Document number: 3111 285 42981[...]