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D1685 Series User's Guide
What's in the box? You will also find:
Accessory handset
and charger
D1685 base with
answering system and
Not pictured:
cordless handset
x Rechargeable battery
(BT-1021)
x Battery cover
x AC adapter (PS-0035)
You should
If you purchased
model number:* have:
D1685 None
D1685-2 1 of each
D1685-11 10 of each
Battery
Not pictured:
D1685-12 11 of each
cover
x Rechargeable battery
* If the model number ends in R, your
(BT-1021)
package includes a DRX100 range
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What’s in the manual? Getting Started .................................... 3 Using the Answering System ........... 15 Installing Your Phone .................................3 Answering System Options Getting to Know Your Phone ...................4 (Ans. Setup) ..............................................15 Recording the Outgoing Message ..... 16 Using the Menus................................... 8 Accessing the Answering System ....... 16 Basic Menu Operation ..............................
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Connect the Telephone Cord GETTING STARTED Use the telephone cord to connect Installing Your Phone the TEL LINE jack on the base to a standard telephone wall jack. Charge the Battery 1. Unpack all handsets, Test the Connection battery Talk/ 1. Pick up the handset and press packs, and Flash . The handset sounds a dial battery tone, and the display shows Talk. covers. If – If you don't hear a dial tone or you need to the display says Check Tel Line, remove a check the connection betw
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Getting to Know Your Phone Parts of the Base PLAY/STOP UP CID PHONEBOOK FIND HS/ MENU/ INTERCOM SELECT CLEAR DOWN DELETE DELETE ANS ON/OFF REDIAL/ PAUSE SILENT MUTE FLASH SPEAKER 12-Key dial pad Key (icon) What it does x In standby: page a handset or start an intercom call (see page FI nd hs/ 14). InTErcoM x During a call: put the call on hold and start a call transfer. x In standby: open the menu. MEnu/sEE l cT x In any menu or list: select the highlighted item. x While entering text or numbe
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Key (icon) What it does x In any menu or list, or while a message is playing: stop the current operation and exit completely. PlaY/sToP x In standby: begin message playback. x While screening calls: mute Call Screen. x In standby: increase the ringer volume. uP x During a call or while a message is playing: increase the volume. ( ) x In any menu or list: move the cursor up one line. x In standby or during a call: open the Caller ID list. cId x When entering text: move the cursor to the right.
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Parts of the Handset UP PHONEBOOK MENU/SELECT SPEAKER TALK/FLASH END CID DOWN Twelve-key dial pad REDIAL/PAUSE INTERCOM/CLEAR Microphone MESSAGE/MUTE Charging contacts Key (icon) What it does x In standby or during a call: open the phonebook. PhonE book x In the menu: go back to the previous screen. ( ) x When entering text: move the cursor to the left. sPEakEr x Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (and back). ( ) x In standby: start a telephone call (get a dial tone). Talk/Flash x Duri
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Key (icon) What it does x In standby: start an intercom call. InTErcoM/ x During a call: put the call on hold and start a call transfer. clEar x When entering text or numbers: erase the character at the cursor (press & hold to erase all characters). x In standby: access your answering system. MEE ssag /MuTE x During a call: mute the microphone. ( ) x While the phone is ringing: ignore this call (mute the ringer). Reading the Display On the Base On the Handset Answering system status Current c
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USING THE MENUS Basic Menu Operation MENU/SELECT Press to open the menu. ♦ The phone exits the menu after 30 MENU/SELECT Press to choose the Handset Setup current option. seconds if no keys Ans. Setup are pressed. Handset Setup Press Phon Ebook ♦ Use T-coil PHONEBOOK Handset Setup to Use UP and DOWN to during a call to go back a screen Ringer Tones rotate through the Handset Setup back out of a menu options. OR Personal Ring without hanging up. END PLAY/STOP press on the h
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Date & Time Menu This menu sets the clock (if you have Caller ID, the phone sets the date and time automatically). Enter the date and time; select AM or PM. Use c Id to move the cursor past a digit without changing it. Global Setup Menu The settings on this menu affect all handsets and the base. Select Dial Mode to choose between tone or pulse dialing (see page 3). Select VMWI Reset to reset the Voice Message Waiting Indicator (see page 15). Register Accy. Menu (Base Only) Use this setting
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Changing the Volume To change the... When... Press... earpiece or speaker volume you are listening to that earpiece uP to increase for each handset or speaker (playing messages, the volume. etc.) base speaker volume d own to ringer volume for each the phone is in standby decrease it. handset or the base* * If you turn the ringer all the way down, that particular ringer turns off. Using the Caller ID and Redial Lists Caller ID (CID) is a service available from your telephone provider tha
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Using Call Waiting ♦ Call Waiting, a service available from your telephone provider, lets you receive calls while you are on another call. Caller ID on Call Waiting (CIDCW) service displays Caller ID information for a waiting call. ♦ If you get a Call Waiting call, the phone sounds a tone and displays any Flash CID information received from the waiting call. Press on the base or Talk/ Flash on the handset to switch between the current call and the waiting call; each time you switch, the
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3. When the screen prompts you to confirm, select Yes. USING SPECIAL FEATURES Silent Mode You can silence the ringers on the base and all handsets for a specific period of time (1 to 9 hours) or set the ringers to be off all the time; the answering system answers any incoming calls without playing anything through the speaker. sI l En T 1. With the phone in standby, press and hold on any handset or on the base. The phone prompts you to select the number of hours (1 - 9 or Always On) that y
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Call Transfer To... From the base... From a cordless handset... 1. Press FInd / hs InTM co to put 1. Press InTErcoM/E cl ar to put the call on hold. the call on hold. 2. Select the station you want to transfer the call to, or select transfer a call All to page all the stations at the same time. When the other station accepts the call, you’ll be disconnected but you can join the call again. Press PE s akEr to return to Press Talk/Flash to return to cancel a transfer the call. the call. 1. To
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From the base, press... From a cordless handset, To... press... FInd hs/InTErcoM. InTErcoM/lE c ar. make an intercom page Select the station you want to talk with or All to page all stations at the same time. FInd hs /InTEM rco End. cancel a page . FInd hs /InTErcoM sPEakEr InTErcoM/clEar Talk/Flash. answer a page or . or FInd hs/InTErcoM End. end an intercom . call Finding a Lost Handset You can use the intercom to page a lost handset. When the intercom tone sounds, you can track the ton
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reset it: With the phone in standby, open the menu and select Global Setup; select VMWI Reset, then select Yes. USING THE ANSWERING SYSTEM Answering System Options (Ans. Setup) You can set or change the answering system options from any station. Just open the menu and select Ans. Setup. Select one of the menu options: Menu Option What it does Enter a 2-digit PIN so you can access your answering system Security Code from any touch-tone phone (see page 18). Set the number of rings (2, 4, or 6)
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To... Follow these steps from the base or a handset: 1. Open the menu with the phone in standby. Select Ans. Setup, then select Record Greeting. MEnu/E s E l T c 2. Press to start recording. Wait until the system says Record a "Record greeting" before speaking. personal MEnu/sElEcT 3. Press to stop recording. The system plays back your greeting new greeting. 4. To keep the greeting, press PlaY/sToP on the base or press End MEnu/sElEcT on the handset. To re-record it, press . 1. Open the
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To... From the base From a handset replay an earlier During the first 2 seconds of a message, PhonEbook. message press select 1:Repeat. cId skip a message Press . Select 3:Skip. While a message is playing, delete a message dElETE press . select 4:Delete. delete all With the phone in standby, press Not available. dElETE dEETE l messages ; press again to confirm. play old After the system plays all new messages, messages press PlaY/sToP again. select 2:Play. PlaY/sToP stop playback Press .
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2. During the greeting or beeps, press 0 and immediately enter your security code. If you enter it incorrectly 3 times, the system hangs up and returns to standby. 01 Repeat message 3. The system announces the time, number of 02 Play message messages in memory, and a help prompt. It beeps to indicate it's waiting for a command. 03 Skip message 4. When you hear beeping, enter a 2-digit 04 Delete message command from the chart. Enter both digits 05 Stop playback within 2 seconds or the ent
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Audio issues Possible solutions x Check for interference from appliances (microwave ovens, TVs, etc.) or wireless devices (baby monitors, WiFi equipment, etc.). Move the handset or base away from the There’s a lot of interference source. noise or static on x If you use a telecoil hearing aid, turn on T-coil mode (see the line page 8). x If you have any service that uses the phone line, add a DSL or telephone line filter (see page 20). Caller ID problems Possible solutions Caller ID infor
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Installing a Line Filter or DSL Filter A telephone line filter or DSL filter prevents services that use the phone line from causing interference on your phone. To get a line filter, contact your service provider or look in an electronics store. Plug the filter into the telephone wall jack and plug the base into the filter. Make a test call to make sure the noise is gone. Liquid Damage CAUTION: If the base is covered in liquid, disconnect the adapter & phone cord from the wall before touchin
