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43-5809.fm Page 1 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM
OWNER’S MANUAL
Digital Phone
Answering System
SP-809
Cat. No. 43-5809
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43-5809.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that might be of sufficie
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43-5809.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Features n Your Sprint SP-809 Digital Phone Answering System offers the lat- est advances in answering machine and cordless phone technolo- gy. Its cordless operation lets you handle calls just about anywhere in your home or office. The telephone answering device (TAD) stores all messages on a computer chip. This gives you advanced capabilities over tape- based answering machines. For example, you can save individual messages while the res
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43-5809.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Priority Calling Code — lets select callers alert you of a priority call. 25 Channels — automatically selects a clear channel when you make or answer a call. You can also manually change channels during a call. 20-Number Memory Dialing — lets you store 20 numbers in memory for easy dialing. Security Access-Protection Code — changes each time you un- plug the phone from AC power, to help prevent other cordless phone users from using you
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43-5809.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM This telephone has been tested and found to comply with all appli- cable UL and FCC standards. We recommend you record your phone’s serial number here. The number is on the bottom of the base. Serial Number: __________________ READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION Each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom
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43-5809.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM CONTENTS n Installation .................................................................................. 8 Selecting a Location .............................................................. 8 Placing the Base on a Desk Top ........................................... 9 Mounting the Base on a Wall .............................................. 10 Installing and Charging the Battery Pack ............................ 12 Charging a Spare batt
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43-5809.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Using Page/Intercom .......................................................... 27 Memory Dialing ................................................................... 29 Storing a Number in Memory ....................................... 29 Entering a Pause .......................................................... 30 Dialing a Memory Number ............................................ 31 Chain-Dialing Service Numbers .........................
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43-5809.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Installation Installation n SELECTING A LOCATION You can place the phone on a desk top or table, mount it on a stan- dard wall plate, or mount it directly on the wall. Select a location that is: ² near an AC outlet not controlled by a wall switch ² near a telephone line jack ² out of the way of normal activities ² away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls or filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, alarms, and room mo
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43-5809.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Installation PLACING THE BASE ON A DESK TOP Follow these steps when you place the base on a desk, shelf, or table. Antenna POWER Jack LINE Jack Strain Relief Slots (bottom of base) 1 Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the LINE jack on the back of the base. 2 Route the modular cord through one of the strain relief slots on the bottom of the base. 3 Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the POWER jack on the b
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43-5809.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Installation MOUNTING THE BASE ON A WALL Note: To mount the base directly on the wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the bot- 15 tom of the base. Drill two holes 3 /16 inches (100 mm) apart, one above the other. Then thread a screw into each hole, letting the 5 heads extend about /16 inch (7 mm) from the wall. 1 Press and lift out the handset holder, turn it over and rotate it 180°, t
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43-5809.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Installation 4 Insert the tabs on the Upper Slots narrow end of the bracket into the upper slots on the bottom of the base and route the adapter cord through the slot on the bracket’s narrow end. Adapter Insert the loose end of the Cord modular cord through the center of the bracket. Route the end of the adapter cord through the opening on the Lower Slots wide end of the bracket. Then push the tabs on the wide end of the brack
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43-5809.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Installation INSTALLING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The SP-809 is packaged with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium bat- tery pack. Before using your phone, you must install the battery pack and then charge it for 12–15 hours. Press down and slide off the compartment cover. Place the battery pack into the com- partment aligning the battery pack with the polarity marks (+ and –) inside. Replace the cover. To charge the battery pack, sim
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43-5809.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Installation ² If the CHARGING indicator does not light when you place the handset on the base, be sure the battery pack and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected. Also, check the charging contacts on the handset and the base. If the contacts are dirty or tarnished, clean them with a pencil eraser. Charging Charging Contacts Contacts If the battery pack gets completely discharged or the base loses ² power while the handse
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43-5809.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Preparation CHARGING A SPARE BATTERY PACK You can also charge and store a spare battery pack in the base. The spare battery pack fully charges in 15 hours. 1 Press the tab on the spare battery pack compart- ment and lift off the cover. Tab 2 Place the battery pack in SPARE BATT/ the compartment as indicated CHARGING by the polarity symbols (+ and Indicator –) marked inside. The SPARE BATT/CHARGING indicator on the base lights. 3 Repl
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43-5809.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Preparation If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. Since the phone is preset to touch-tone service, you do not need to make any change to the dialing mode. If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Press PHONE PROG/MEM # # # 3. If your phone is set for pulse service and you want to change the dialing mode to touch-tone service, press PHONE PROG/MEM # # # 8. SETTING THE DAY AND TIME You can use the handset as we
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43-5809.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Preparation 2 Press REPEAT/SCAN REPEAT/ SKIP/ or SKIP/SCAN as instruct- SCAN SCAN ed by the voice prompts, to set the date and time. 3 When you complete setting the day and time, the TAD an- nounces the day and time then beeps twice. To check the current day/time at any time, press CLOCK. ABOUT THE MAILBOXES The SP-809 has four voice mailboxes, providing a convenient way to share the system with other members of your household or busi-
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43-5809.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Preparation ² Announcement AO (announce-only) — The TAD plays your outgoing message, but does not record a message. If you plan to use the TAD’s announce-only feature, Announcement AO should clearly state that the caller cannot leave a message. When you record your announcement, make sure you indicate who has been assigned to each mailbox and what callers should do to access the appropriate mailbox. For example, You have reached the J
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43-5809.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Preparation 2 The TAD prompts you to press REPEAT/SCAN or SKIP/ SCAN to select announcement A, B, or AO. The selected an- nouncement name appears (A, b, or AO). 3 Press CHANGE then ANNC. ANNC CHANGE 4 Speak your message from about 8 inches in front of the TAD. 5 When you finish, press STOP. The TAD beeps and plays back the announcement. Checking the Announcement To hear the currently-selected announcement, press ANNC at any time. AP (ann
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43-5809.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Preparation To return to the prerecorded announcement, press DE- LETE while the announce- DELETE dE ment is playing. appears briefly. REVIEWING THE TAD SETTINGS To hear all feature settings, press SET UP once. SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS The TAD is preset to sound four rings before it answers the first call (assuming that caller leaves a message). Use ring select to set how many times the phone rings before the system answers. You c
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43-5809.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 1:43 PM Preparation SETTING MESSAGE ALERT If you want the base to beep every 15 seconds to notify you that new messages have been received, turn the Message Alert fea- ture on. To change the message alert setting, press CHANGE then repeat- edly press SET UP until you hear “Message Alert is …” and follow the voice prompt instructions. Press STOP when you are done. CHANGING THE REMOTE ACCESS CODE The remote access feature allows you to access the
