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3-867-419-11 (1)
Cordless
Telephone
US
Operating Instructions
ES
Manual de instrucciones
SPP-SS966
©1999 by Sony Corporation
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Owner’s Record 6. Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for The model and the serial numbers are ventilation. To protect it from located at the bottom of the unit. Record overheating, these openings must not the serial number in the space provided be blocked or covered. The openings below. Refer to these numbers should never be blocked by placing whenever you call upon your Sony the product on the bed, sofa, rug, or dealer regarding this product. other similar
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4. Exercise care in handling battery pack in 12. Unplug this product from the wall order not to short the battery with conducting outlet and refer servicing to qualified materials such as rings, bracelets, and keys. service personnel under the following The battery or conductor may overheat and conditions: cause burns. A. When the power cord or plug is 5. Charge the battery pack provided with or identified for use with this product only in damaged or frayed. accordance with the instructions and
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6. The telephone company may make changes in Note its facilities, equipment, operations or This equipment has been tested and found to procedures that could affect the operation of comply with the limits for a Class B digital the equipment. If this happens the telephone device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. company will provide advance notice in order These limits are designed to provide reasonable for you to make necessary modifications to protection against harmful interference in a
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Table of contents 28 To talk from the handset to Getting Started the base phone 6 Read this first 28 To talk from the base phone 7 Step 1: Checking the package to the handset contents 29 Voice paging 8 Step 2: Setting up the base phone 29 To page with voice 11 Step 3: Preparing the battery 30 Transferring a call pack 30 To transfer from the base 13 Step 4: Entering your area code phone to the handset 31 To transfer from the handset Basics to the base phone 14 Making calls Caller ID Feature
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Getting Started Read this first Before you use your phone, you must first set it up. Here’s a quick way to set up your phone: Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4. Step 1 (page 7) First, unpack the phone and the supplied accessories. Step 2 (pages 8 to 10) Next, you need to do three things to set up the base phone, including finding the best location for the base phone. Base phone Step 3 (pages 11 to 12) Then, insert the battery pack into the handset and charge it for more than 12 hours. Step 4 (page 13) F
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Getting Started Step 1 Checking the package contents Make sure you have received the following items in the package. If anything is missing, contact your local Sony dealer. Base phone AC power adaptor (AC-T46) Handset Telephone line cords (2) Wall bracket/stand for base Rechargeable battery phone pack (BP-T24) SPEED DIALING SPEED DIALING 1 6 1 6 2 7 2 7 3 8 3 8 4 9 4 9 5 0 5 0 Directories US Getting Started 7
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Step 2 Setting up the base phone Do the following steps: • Choose the best location • Connect the base phone • Choose the dialing mode Choose the best location Where you place the base phone affects the reception quality of the handset. Away from noise sources such as a window by a street with heavy traffic Away from television sets and other Away from heat sources, such as radiators, electronic equipment airducts, and sunlight Away from a microwave oven Away from excessive moisture, extremel
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Getting Started Connect the base phone If you want to hang the base phone on the wall, see page 40. 4 Hook the cord. 3 To an AC outlet To DC IN 9V AC power adaptor (supplied) 1 2 Align the f 2 marks. To LINE Telephone line cord 1 To the (supplied) telephone outlet 1 Attach the wall bracket to the bottom of the base phone as illustrated to use it as a stand. 2 Connect the telephone line cord to the LINE jack and to a telephone outlet. 3 Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN 9V jack and to an
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Step 2: Setting up the base phone (continued) Notes • Use only the supplied AC-T46 AC power adaptor. Polarity of the plug Do not use any other AC power adaptor. • Connect the AC power adaptor to a continuous power supply. • Place the base phone close to the AC outlet so that you can unplug the AC power adaptor easily. Tips Modular • If your telephone outlet isn’t modular, contact your telephone service company for assistance. • To remove the wall bracket, press in the upper tab. Choose the dial
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Getting Started Step 3 Preparing the battery pack Charge the battery pack for more than 12 hours before you start using your phone. 1 Slide open the battery compartment lid of the handset. 2 Connect the battery connector Red Black with correct polarity (black and red cords). BP-T24 3 Hook the cords and insert the battery pack. Then close the lid. Hook 4 Place the handset on the base phone. You can place it with either side facing up. The CHARGE lamp lights up when the handset is properly seated
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Step 3: Preparing the battery pack (continued) Battery duration A fully charged battery pack lasts for about: • Approx. 6 hours when you use the handset continuously • Approx. 10 days (RING ON mode) or a month (RING OFF mode) when the handset is in standby mode. Notes • The battery pack will gradually discharge over a long period of time, even when not in use. • If you leave the battery pack in the handset without charging it, the battery pack will be completely discharged. It may require severa
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Getting Started Step 4 Entering your area code When you use this phone for the first time, or move to an area that has a different area code, you must enter your area code. This is necessary because the phone must be able to distinguish between local or long distance calls to properly dial calls from the Caller ID list. 1 Press (VOL/PGM). Turn Press 2 Turn Jog Dial up to make “AREA” flash. DIRECTORY AREA
3 Press Jog Dial. “ENTER AREA CODE” appears on the display. 4 Enter your three digits ar
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Basics Making calls 1 Pick up the handset from the base phone. 2 Press (TALK/ CALL WAITING/ FLASH) and wait until “TALK” appears on the display and the display also shows the operation duration in hours, minutes and seconds. You’ll then hear a dial tone. “HANDSET IN USE” appears (REDIAL/PAUSE) on the display of the base phone (VOL/PGM) and the LINE lamp on the base phone lights up. If you hear five short error (*TONE) beeps and “OUT OF RANGE” appears on the display, move closer to the base phone
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Basics Notes • When you increase the sound volume, in some cases the back ground noise may be increased as well. You should adjust the volume accordingly. • If the handset beeps every second during a conversation and “OUT OF RANGE” appears on the display, move closer to the base phone; otherwise, the call will be disconnected after one minute. • While conversing with an outside caller via the base phone, you can’t make a call with the handset and “BASEPHONE IN USE” appears on the display. If you
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Making calls (continued) To obtain the best speakerphone performance • You may not be able to hear the other party’s voice in a noisy place. Therefore, use the speakerphone in a quiet room. • Do not bring your hand or other object too close to the microphone or you will hear a shrill noise (“feedback”). • When the speaker volume is loud, or the base phone has been placed close to a wall, you may find that the volume drops suddenly. This is due to a circuit in the telephone designed to protect a
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Basics Receiving calls 1 When you hear the phone ring: • Press (TALK/ CALL WAITING/ FLASH). or • Pick up the handset from the base phone when the handset is placed on the base phone. “TALK” appears on the display and the display also shows the operation (HOLD) duration in hours, minutes and seconds. “HANDSET IN USE” appears on the (VOL/PGM) display of the base phone and the LINE lamp on the base phone lights up. During a conversation, you can adjust the handset volume. Follow the procedure descr
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Receiving calls (continued) To turn the ringer off Set the RING switch on the bottom to OFF. You can save battery power. The handset won’t ring. You can still make calls, and also receive calls if another telephone connected to the same line rings to inform you on incoming calls, but you cannot receive an intercom call. RING switch Note You cannot receive Caller ID data when the handset is off the base phone in RING OFF mode. See page 32 for details. Receiving calls through the speakerphone (CAL
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Telephone Features Telephone Features One-touch dialing You can dial with one touch of a key by storing a phone number on a one-touch dial button. Storing phone numbers 1 Press (VOL/PGM). DIRECTORY AREA
(REDIAL/PAUSE) 2 Press one of the three Jog Dial ONE-TOUCH DIAL buttons ((A) to (C)). You’ll hear a confirmation beep. A= ENTER NUMBER If a number is stored, it appears on the display. To store a new number, turn Jog Dial to erase it. 3 Enter the phone number you want to store. You can enter up
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One-touch dialing (continued) Note Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure. Tips • If you have entered a wrong number in step 3 and have not pressed (VOL/PGM) (step 4) yet, just turn Jog Dial down to erase it. Then, enter the correct number. • You may press Jog Dial instead of (VOL/PGM) in step 4. To store a number to be dialed via Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Before entering a phone number in step 3 on page 19, do as follows: 1 Enter the outside line acce
