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Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide iii Contents Environment and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Important Safety Instructions ............. ........... .............. ........... ........... ............. ........... . 7 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide U.S. Robotics Corporation 935 National Parkway Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-5157 USA No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as a tran slation, transformation, or adaptation) wi thout written permission from U.S. Robotics Corporation. U.[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 7 Environment and Safety Power Requirements: The product requires an el ectrical supply of 1 10–120 volts in North America and 220–240 volt s outside North America, single pha se alternating current, excluding IT inst allations defined in standard EN/IEC 609 50. Battery Requirements: The handset requires p[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 8 to persons, including the following: 1. Read and underst and all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instru ctions marked on the product. 3. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before clean i ng. Do n ot use liquid c leaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cl eaning. 4. T elephones should n[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 9 E. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance 17. Do not use the telephone to r e port a gas le ak in the vicinity of the leak. 18. Do not place this pro duct on an unst able cart, stand, or t able. The product may fall, ca using serious damage to th e product. 19. Do not allow the charg ing co[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 10 Because the phone works by sending radio signals betw een the base st ation and the handset, wear ers of hearing aids may experience inter ference in the form of a humming noise. Y our phone can interfere with electrical equip ment such as answering machine s , TV and radio set s if placed too close. It is re[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 11 Introduction Call around the world—no cords att ached—with the USRo botics Cordless Skyp e Dual Phone. The base st ation connects to a USB port on your computer and to your existing phone line, so you can switch seamlessly between using the powerful Skype Internet voice ap plication and making tr aditio[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 12 Handset and Charger ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 INT CONF EXIT MENU R Menu/OK T alk/Recall(Flash) Ke y l o c k Skype Ringer off/Pause Intercom/conference Red ia l /M u te / Ba ck Off/Exit Phonebook/Scroll do wn Caller ID/Scroll up Speaker LC D Display Icons Battery status Ringer off Land[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 13 S ystem Requirements T o insta ll and use the Cordless Skype Dual Pho ne and Sk ype™ Internet telephony serv ic e, your com puter must meet the following minimum requir e ments: • Windows® XP or 2000 • 400 MHz processor • 128 MB RAM • USB port (USB 2.0 or USB 1.1) • Internet Connection (broadba[...]

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Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 15 Installation This section covers bo th the initial installation of your Cordless Skyp e Dual Phone and expanding you r system with additional handset s. Initial Installation Step One: Installing the Phone 1. Insert the US Robotics Installation CD-ROM into your computer ’ s CD-ROM or DVD drive. If the CD d[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 16 • Y our hardware setup should look similar to this: Step Two: Select Your Countr y 1. T urn on the handset by pressing until text appears on the scre en. 2. When the handset indicates that it has est ablishe d a link with the base station , press any key on the handset. 3. Select your country and press OK ([...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 17 When you right-click the icon, the application me nu appears: • About displays text describing the connection st atus of the base station and the application version number . • PC Inititated Calls lets you use Skype on your computer to make a call and th en pick up the handset. For mo re information, se[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 18 Register the Handset If the handset displays UNREGISTERED, you need to regi ster the handset with the base station as follows: 1. Press MENU . The handset displa ys ADV ANCED SET > REGISTRA TION. 2. Press and hold the pag ing key on the base statio n until the In Use LED star ts blinking. 3. The base stati[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 19 Basic Operations Once you have installed the Cordless Skype Du al Phone, you will to make and receive calls. • Navigating the Menus • Entering T ext • Basic Call Functions Navigating the Menus The phone’ s menus provide options that let you change setti ngs and review call history; th ey also provid[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 20 Menu Options Menu Option Skype Contacts User S tatus Vo i c e m a i l Credits Phonebook Private View Add Edit Quick Dial T o Shared Delete Delete All S tatus Shared View Add Edit To P r i v a t e Delete Delete All S tatus Clock/Alarm Set Clock Set Alarm Alarm T one Personal Set Handset T one Handset Name Cont[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 21 Entering T ext Some functions, such as adding an entry to your phonebook, requir e that you enter text. T o enter text, repeated ly press the key labelled with the lett er that you want until the letter appears in the phone’s display . Fo r example, the 2 key a lso enters th e letters A, B, and C; to ente[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 22 below shows the mean ing of each icon. 3. Press OR Press Making a Skype- to-Landline Call T o call a landline phone via Skype, you must subscr ibe to SkypeOut™. Y ou can subscribe as follows: 1. In the system tray , doub le-clic k the Skype icon. 2. From th e To o l s menu, se lect SkypeOut and follow the o[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 23 If you add the landline number to your Skype Contact s list, you can call the landline by scrolling your contact s list and pressing the Skype key . Making a Call thro ugh Your Landline Direct Dialling 1. Enter the number that you want to call, u p to 20 digits. The number appea rs on the display . 2. Press[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 24 1. Right-click the phone application’ s icon in the sytem tray . 2. Select PC Initiated Calls as illustrated below: When you use the Skype program on your compu ter to pl ac e a call, th e handset rings. Y ou have t wo minute s to pick up the call on the handset by pressing . If you do not pick up the call [...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 25 Y ou can increase or decrea se the volume of the other p arty’s voice during a ca ll. There are 5 volume levels for selection. T o adjust the volume, during a call: 1. While the phone is of f hook (i.e. dial tone is heard), press or . The display shows the cu rrent volume level. 2. Press press or again to[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 26 1. Press . The phone displays MUTE. The ca ller cannot hear you, but you can hea r the caller . 2. Press again to speak with the caller .[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 27 Skype Features Emergency Calling Although you cannot use Skype to make emer gency calls, the Cord less Skype Dual Phone recognises emergency phone num bers for some countries. If you dia l the emergency number and accident ally press instead of , the phone overrides your choice of lines and uses the landlin[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 28 Making a Skype Conference Call T o start a Skype conference call: 1. Make a Skype call to the first party . 2. After the first party an swers the ca ll, press . 3. Make a Skype call to the second party . 4. When the second party answers the call, press and ho ld to join the two parties. Changing Y our Skype P[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 29 Retrieving Voicemail If you see on the handset display , you have a message waiting. T o retrieve it: 1. Press MENU . 2. Select SKYPE and press OK . 3. Select VOICEMAIL and press OK . 4. Scroll to the mess age you want to hea r and press MENU . An asterisk (*) indicate s that the message is ne w . 5. Select[...]

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Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 31 Phonebook The phonebook stores number s that you call from your landline. It does not store Skype numbers; those ar e stored in the Skype contact s list. Y our phone has one or more priva t e phonebooks a nd one shared phonebook. A private phonebook is stored in the handset. If you have more than one handse[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 32 6. Enter the phone num ber and press OK . If you need a dialling pau s e in the number , enter the pause by pressing and holding # until the handset dis- plays P . If you ente red a duplic ate name, the display a sks whether to replace the entry . T o replace the entry , press OK ; to change the name of the n[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 33 Search by letter: to displa y names starting w ith a specific le tter , pr ess the key that has that letter on it. 3. Press TA L K . Editing Phonebook Entries 1. Press MENU . 2. Select PHONEBOOK and press OK . 3. Select the phonebook, PRIV A TE or SHARED , and press OK . 4. Select EDIT an d press OK . 5. Sc[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 34 Delete All E n tries 1. Press MENU . 1. Select PHONEBOOK and press OK . 2. Select the phonebook, PRIV A TE or SHARED , and press OK . 3. Select DE LETE ALL and press OK . The phone displays CONFIRM? 4. Press OK to confirm that you want to delete all entries. Copying Phonebook Entries Y ou can copy your shared[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 35 2. Select PHONEBOOK and press OK . 3. Select the phonebook, PRIV A TE or SHARED , and press OK . 4. Select ST A TUS and pre ss OK . The phone displays the num ber of free and used phoneboo k entries. Using Quick Dial The quick dial feature lets you di al private phonebo ok entries by p ressing and holding o[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 36 4. Select QUICK DIAL and press OK . 5. Scroll to the key entry that you want to change and press OK . 6. Select EDIT an d press OK . 7. Scroll to the phonebook entr y that you want to assign to the selected key and press OK . Deleting a Qu ick Dial Key 1. Press MENU . 2. Select PHONEBOOK and press OK . 3. Sel[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 37 Advanced Operations Adv anced Call Functions Redialling From a List Y our phone records the last 10 numbers or cont acts that you have called, storing the fir st 32 characters of each name and phone numbe r . T o redial one of those numbers or contact s: 1. Press . The most recently dialled number appears. [...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 38 Make a Second Ou tgoing Call While on a Skype Call T o make a second Skype call: 1. While on a call, press . The first call is put on hold and you hear a dial tone. 2. T o call a Skype user , press , select the contact to call and press . OR T o make a SkypeOut call, enter the n u mber to call an d press . 3.[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 39 Chain Diall ing Chain dialling lets you link the number s in multiple phonebook en tries to form a single dialled number . T o use chain dialling: 1. Enter the first number as follows: A. Press . B. Select the first number that you want to dial. C. Press . 2. Enter the second number as foll ows: A. Press an[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 40 2. Plug the headset into the headse t jack. Y ou can hear the caller from the earpiece of th e he adset, and you can speak via the headset’ s microphone. Speaker T o use the built-in spe aker: 1. While on a call, press . Y ou can hear the caller over the speaker and you can speak via the microphone; appears[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 41 On, Off, and Time 1. Press MENU . 2. Select CLOCK/ALARM and press OK . 3. Select SET AL ARM and press OK . 4. Select ON or OFF and press OK . If you select ON, the a larm time is displayed. Use the nu meric keys to enter the alarm time in 24-hour format. 5. Press OK to save your alar m settings. Melody 1. P[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 42 1. Press MENU . 2. Select PERSONAL SET and press OK . 3. Select HANDSET NAME and press OK . The handset na me is displayed. 4. Edit the handset n ame. The name can be up to 10 characters long and can contain letters, nu mbers, and sp aces. 5. Press OK to save y our changes. Adjust the Contrast 1. Press MENU .[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 43 4. Select your preferred lang uage and press OK . Sounds Select your handset’s ringing melody 1. Press MENU . 2. Select PERSONAL SET and press OK . 3. Select HANDSET TONE an d press OK . 4. Select the line for which you want to set the ri ngtone. Choose from telephone, Skype, or internal. Internal is the [...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 44 phone comes with two recall du ration values. If the recall or flash function is not working, switch to the other . T o change the recall dur ation: 1. Press MENU . 2. Select ADV ANCED SET and press OK . 3. Select RE CALL TIME or FLASH TIME and press OK . 4. Select your preferred re call duration and press OK[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 45 4. Use the number keys to enter the P ABX number . 5. Press OK . Area Code (On North American mo dels only) If you do not have to d ial the area code for number s within yo ur area code, use this settin g. With this sett ing, the handset ignores your area code on incoming calls so that when you save the num[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 46 Voicemail Waiting Indicator If you have voice mail on your landline, the phone displays a voicemail waiting indicato r . T o clear the indicator: 1. Press MENU . 2. Select ADV ANCED SET and press OK . 3. Select VMWI and press OK . The phone displays DELETE. 4. Press OK . Additional Handset F eatures Keypad Lo[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 47 Caller ID First Ring Suppression If you subscribe to caller ID service, your phone suppresses the first ring on your land line ensuring that you can see who is calling as soon as you hear the phone ring. If you reset your phone to its defaul t settings, first ring suppression is deactivated. When you receiv[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 48 3. Scroll to a record and press to view the number . Call from a Call Record When you are vie wing a call record, you can r eturn the call by pres sing . If the call comes in from the landline, the return call uses the landline; if the call comes in from Skype, the return call uses Skype. Save a Call Record t[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 49 The phone displays your most recent outg oing call record. 2. Scroll to see the records of yo ur last 10 outgoing calls. Save a Dial Record to Your Phonebook Y ou can save dialled numbers to your phonebook. 1. View the dial rec ord that yo u want to sa ve and press MENU . 2. Select the phonebook, private or[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 50 Call Someone in the House Make an Intercom Call 1. Press . 2. Press the num ber of the handset th at you want to call. OR Select the handse t you want to call and press OK . Answer an Intercom Call When you receive an intercom call, your handset plays the internal r ingtone and displays the number of the call[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 51 3. W ait for the other hand set to answer the call. Use to toggle between the intercom and external ca lls. Transfer a Call to Another Handset 1. While on an external call, p ress . 2. Press the num ber of the handset th at you want to call. OR Select the handse t you want to call and press OK . 3. When the[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 52 Selecting a Base Station If your handset is registered to more than 1 base station, you can select the base st ation that the handset will use. 1. Press MENU . 2. Select ADV ANCED SET and press OK . 3. Select BASE SE LECT and press OK . 4. Select the base station to us e and press OK . Deleting a Handset Y ou[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 53 Resetting to Default Values Y ou can reset the display , sounds, and other se ttings of your phone to their default value s. 1. Press MENU . 2. Select ADV ANCED SET and press OK . 3. Select RESET an d press OK . 4. If the handset prompts you for a PIN, enter the PIN and press OK . Selecting Country The corr[...]

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Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 55 Troubleshooting Basic Procedure This procedure ad dresses a number of symptom s that you might experience with your handset: 1. V erify that the batteries are properly inst alled. The in side of the battery case has a picture showing the proper positions for the batte r ies. 2. Check th e battery in dicator[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 56 1. Reseat the handset in the charger to make su re that the chargi ng cont acts are properly aligned. 2. T ake the handset off the charger and clean the charging contact s with a clean, dry cloth. The handset has poor audio qualit y (such as crackling or echo). 1. If prac tical, move the computer to a differe[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 57 G . Click OK . My system sounds are pl aying through th e wrong device. If your computer has multiple sound cards, you may need to reset the p referred sound device as follows: Windows XP 1. Click Windows Start and select Control P anel . 2. Click Sound and Audio Devices . 3. In the Au dio tab ’s Sound pl[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 58 I cannot switch between two calls. 1. T o switch between calls while the l andline, you must s ubscribe to the call waiting service from your local serv- ice provider . 2. Instead of pressing only , try presssing +1 or +2. The key sequence that you use to handle multiple calls dep ends on the requirements of [...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 59 Support Information If you are having trouble with the configuration or operation of your Cordless Skype Dual Phone: 1. Refer to the “T roubleshooting” section in this guide. 2. Go to the Support section of the USRobotics Web site at www .usr .com/support/ . Many of the most common difficulties th at us[...]

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Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 61 Regulatory Information Declar ation of Conformity U.S. Robotics Corporation 935 National Parkway Schaumburg, IL 60173 U.S.A. Declares that this product conforms to the FCC Part15 , Class B specifications. This equipment complies with FCC Part 15 for Home and Of fice use. FCC Equipment Approv al Information [...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 62 temporarily discontinue se rvice immediat ely . In case of such temporary d iscontinuance, the telephone comp any must: (1) promptly notify you of such temporary discontinuance; (2) affor d you the opportunity to correct the situa t ion; and (3) inform you of your right to bring a comp laint to the Co mmissio[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 63 Noise Electrical pulse noise is presen t at one time or another . This is most intense during electrical storms. Certain kinds of electrical equipment, such as light dimmers, fl uorescent bulbs, motors, fans, etc., also gener ate pulse noise. Because radio frequencies are su sceptible to this, you may on oc[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 64 Notice: This equipment meet s the applicable Industry Ca nada T erminal Equipment T echnical S pecifications. This is confirmed by the registration nu mber . The abbreviati on, IC, before the registrati on number signifies that registration was performed based on a Declaration of Co nformity indicating that I[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 65 CE Compliance Declaration of Conformity We, U.S. Robotics Corporation of 935 National Parkway , Schaumburg, Illin ois, 60173-5157 USA, declare under our sole responsibility that the product, USRobotics Cordless Skyp e Dual Phone, Model s 9630 and 9631, to which this declaration relates, is in conformity wit[...]

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Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 67 U.S. Robotics Corporation Two (2) Year Limited Warranty 1.0 GENERAL TERMS: 1.1 This Limite d W arra nty is exten ded only to the original end-user purchaser (CUST OMER) and is not transferable. 1.2 No agent, reseller , or business par tner of U.S. Ro botics Corporation (U.S. ROBOTICS) is authorised to modif[...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 68 2.3 CUSTOMER assumes full responsibilit y to properly install and configure this product and to ensure proper installation, configurat ion, operation and comp atibility with the operating environm ent in which this product is to function. 2.4 CUSTOMER must furnish U.S. ROBO TICS a dated Proof of Purcha se (co[...]

Cordless Sk ype Dual Phon e User Guide 69 received as an authorised retu rn at an authorised U.S. ROBO TICS Return Centre. 4.5 Authorised CUSTOMER returns w ill be unpacked, visually inspected, and matched to the Product Model Number and Produc t Serial Number for which the RMA was author ised. The enclosed Proo f of Purchase will be inspected for [...]

Cordless Skype Dual Phone User Guide 70 EXCLUDES FOR ITSELF AND ITS SUPPLIERS ANY LIABI LITY , WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TOR T (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), FOR INCIDENT AL, CON SEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT , SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR FOR LOSS OF REVEN UE OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF INFORMA TION OR DA T A, OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS [...]