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MODEL: IBM-4900
ADVANCED HOME/OFFICE
4 LINE CORDLESS TELEPHONE
WITH CALLER ID
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION GUIDE
Please read this manual carefully prior to installing your telephone.
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FCC INFORMATION.. ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................................... .6 BATTERY CAUTIONARY INSTRUCTIONS.. ............................................................................................................. .7 GETTING STARTED ..............
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28 Automatic Redial............................................................................................................................................................ HEADSET OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Connecting a Headset ........................................................................................................................................
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Equipment Notes: Your IBM-4900 telephone is registered with the Federal Communications Commission and is in compliance with Part I5J and Part 68 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating among other infor- mation, the FCC Registration Number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon re- quest, provide this information to your telephone company. The REN is useful to determine the number of devices you may connect to your te
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Before using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury to persons, including the following: Read and understand all instructions. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. Unplug this product from the wall telephone jack and power outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a b
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BATTERIES: CAUTION For the base of the telephone, use only I .5 volt, AA-size batteries, (I 5a) carbon or alkaline. batter- ies. (batteries not included.) For the cordless handset, use only 3.6V 600 mAh Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) GP T143 cordless tele- phone replacement battery packs. Do not dispose of the batteries in a fire. The cells may explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions. Do not open or mutilate the batteries. Released electrolyte is corrosive and may caus
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PACKAGE CONTENTS I. Check to be sure that you have all the following components in the package: 2. Telephone base. 3. Cordless Handset. 4. Headset for Cordless Handset. 5. Handset Battery Pack. 6. Handset Belt Clip. 7. Handset Antenna. 8. Normal length telephone line cord (2 PC ’S). 9. Short length telephone line cord (I PC). IO. AC power adapter. I I. Quick Reference Guide 12. This instruction manual. (AA size batteries not included) COMPATIBILITY Your IBM-4900 is a four line cordless system te
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Model IBM-4900 Top View Do Not Disturb Key Call Timer Clock and Calendar Set , \ Disp’ ay \ / /“ :“ I From Disp’ ay Page All Extensions New Call/Message Handset Cradle Handset Catch P__I______ I/_.. Mute Key / Speaker Volume I Hold Key Model IBM-4900 Rear View L3/L4 Jack Ll/L2 Jack DATA Jack ADAPTER Jack
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Model IBM-4900 Display Dial from Caller ID Dis- LCD play r Call Timer / Page All Extensions \ Clock and Calendar Set \ New Calls and Message / \ ’ /d SET TIMER y Waiting LED G 5&r, =/ 4-I Caller ID Mode Select & Scroll Keys for Erase Caller ID Line Toggle Caller ID Records Caller ID Records Erase Caller ID Records Model IBM-4900 Cordless Handset Headset Jack \ n H Handset Antenna Speaker Flash Battery Low Indicator Redial Lines 1-4 Keys Talk Intercom End Hold Dial Keypad cF& Microphon ----- e IO
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as call waiting. USEFUL FEATURES AND TERMS Headset Integration - The included headset Auto Line Selection - Automatically selects may be used as a substitute to the handset, first available line for outgoing calls. Automati- allowing hands free conversation. cally selects ringing line for incoming calls. Hold - Permits user to place a call on hold. Al- Auto Redial - Redials the last number dialed lows access by that user or by any other ex- approximately every 60 seconds. tension in the system.
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LED Status Indication Lines l-4 Off Line is not in use Flashing Slowly Incoming outside call is ringing On Steady Line is in use by another extension or phone line is not connected To that Line. Flashing Rapidly Line is on hold by your extension Blink I Line in use by you Line on hold by another extension Blink 2 Blink 3 Call being transferred to your extension Intercom Off Not in use Flashing Slowly You are making an intercom call or paging You are receiving an intercom call Flashing Rapidly Sp
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Idle Display Low Battery Display The telephone will indicate that the batteries are low (or not installed) by displaying a low battery indi- cator, “BAlT”, on the display. F ..*. : I .I i:q :j [::I ,::. !:..I . ! I...! pi gj i Si! _ . ../ .I. . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . i / v- t L “I. Ei;i i:-i “ r ..; :i 2 t:. F, 1 Dialing Display As you dial 12345, the display shows the numbers dialed and begins the call timer. If you dial more than I5 digits, then all the digits will shift to the left: 1 Progr
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First time The phone is idle i 2A 2B 1 1 3A 3B t t 4 1 Press [CALL ID] Display Priority When the phone is handling simultaneous functions, messages are displayed according to the following precedence: I. Dialed digits 5. Caller ID data 2. Intercom operations 4. Programming functions I4
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SELECTING A LOCATION TO INSTALL YOUR TELEPHONE The telephone may be used on a desk or mounted on a wall. Locate the base for optimal performance. Where you place the telephone base unit affects the reception quality of the handset. Choose the best location by following these suggestions: I. Place the base in a central location for optimal coverage. 2. Place the base near an AC electrical outlet and near telephone line jacks. 3. Place the base away from metal walls and metal file cabinets. 4. Do
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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES The telephone base requires three 1.5 volt, AA-size batteries, preferably alkaline, (batteries not in- cluded). These batteries are required for the retention of user programmed settings and Caller ID data during a power outage. The BE-4900 does not require the AA batteries to be installed for normal op- eration. NOTE: In the event ofo power outage, your IBM-4900 telephone will not operate until power is restored. To install the AA batteries: I. Turn the unit over (if un
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CONNECTING YOUR TELEPHONE LINES Wherever you intend to locate each phone, have your local telephone company install as many tele- phone lines and wall jacks as necessary to enable you to connect each telephone. If possible, have 2 two-line (RJ 14) wall jacks installed instead of 4 single-line (RJ I I) wall jacks (see illustrations on pages I8 and 19). Each telephone must be connected to each telephone line in order for it to access every line in the system. I. If you have 4 single-line wall jack
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SINGLE LINE JACKS TWO LINE JACKS RJ 11 JACK RJ 11 JACK RJ 14 JACK RJ 14 JACK LINE 1 LINE 2 CAUTION: Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet loca- tions. Never touch un-insulated telephone wires or terminals unless the incoming telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface. Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. I8
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FOUR SINGLE LINE JACKS RJ 11 JACK RJ 11 JACK RJ 11 JACK RJ 11 JACK TWO LINE COUPLER TWO LINE COUPLER DESK OR TABLE TOP INSTALLATION I. For lines I and 2, plug a telephone line cord (provided with the phone) into the port L I/L2 as indi- cated on the rear base of the phone. 2. For lines 3 and 4, plug the other telephone line cord (provided with the phone) into the port L3/ L4 as indicated on the rear base of the phone. Insert the AC adapter cable into the port labeled ADAPTER in the rear of the p
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ADJUSTING THE VIEWING ANGLE BRACKETS Adjust the viewing angle brackets (one on each side of the phone) to position the phone to the desired viewing angle. Take care to keep the right side bracket on the right side of the phone and the left bracket on the left side of the phone. These brackets are not interchangeable. The character R or L appears on the inside of each bracket to indicate proper installation. The brackets are adjusted by removing them from the base and reattaching them at desired
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WALL MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS: I. Remove up the remote handset from the base. 2. Turn the phone upside down so the underside of the phone faces you. 3. Press down and out on the two tabs located on top of the wall/desk adapter and remove. 4. Rotate the wall/desk adapter a half turn and snap it into the wall mount position as shown below. 5. If mounting over a telephone wall jack, plug the supplied short 7 inch length telephone cord into the LI/L2 jack on the telephone. Thread the LI/L2 line cord th
