Motorola SD4581 User Guide

Motorola SD4581 - C50 Advanced Digital Cordless Phone Manual

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    For a large-print version of this guide, or for product-related questions, please contact: • 1-800-353-2729 U.S.A. • 1-800-461-4575 Canada • 1-888-390-6456 TTY (Text Telephone) Or visit us online at www.motorola.com/cordless Copyright © 2005 Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this
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    is not required for warranty coverage. To register your product online, visit: www.motorola.com/warranty/cordless Please retain your original dated sales receipt for your records. For warranty service of your Motorola Product, you will need to provide a copy of your dated sales receipt to
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    Controls 2 LCD Display 3 Left and Right Soft Keys 4 Up and Down Scroll 1 5 Phone On/Switch Lines 6 Redial list of the last 5 numbers dialed 2 7 Switch from upper to lower case letters 3 8 Use handset as intercom 9 Microphone 4 5 10 Connect to other registered devices 11 Removes Last
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    Welcome Base Unit Page Handsets Play/Stop message Skip backwards Skip forwards Delete message Phone On/ Switch lines Left soft key Record a memo Speakerphone Scroll up or down on display Right soft key End call/ Cancel function Deletes: Last Number entered/ Entries in Phonebook/ Caller ID List
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    xi Getting Started 1 Battery Safety Instructions 1 Installing the Batteries 2 Installing the Base Unit 4 Removing the Wall Mount Bracket 4 Setting Up Your Phone 5 Removing the Wall Mount and Base Unit . . . . . 6 Removing the Base Unit from the Wall Bracket 6 Handset Overview 7 Standby Screen
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    Setting the Ring Tone and Ring Volume 12 Setting Key Beeps On or Off 13 Naming a Handset or Base Station 14 Setting Date and Time 16 Setting the Language Option 17 Setting Touch Tone or Pulse Dialing 18 Using Your SD4580 19 Making a Call from the Handset or Base Unit . . . 19 Answering/Ending
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    Adjusting the Volume During a Call 20 Making a Call Using the Speakerphone 21 Switching Between the Handset and Speakerphone 21 Muting a Call 21 Placing a Call on Hold 22 Redialing a Number 22 Finding a Lost or Misplaced Handset 23 vi
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    Phonebook Entry 28 Deleting a Phonebook Entry 29 Inserting Pauses in a Number 29 Using Caller ID 29 Reviewing Caller ID Call List 30 Using Automated Dialing 31 Answering Machine 33 Turning the Answering Machine On or Off . . . . 33 Recording an Outgoing Message (OGM 34 Changing the Outgoing
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    39 Checking Messages from the Base Station . . 39 Checking Messages from the Handset 40 Recording a Memo 41 Advanced Features 43 Conference Calling 44 Using the Intercom 45 Intercom Setup 45 Handset to Handset Intercom 46 Transferring a Call from One Handset to Another 47 Unannounced Transfer
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    Monitoring a Room 50 openLCR™ Option 51 Warranty 57 ix
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    . If service or repair work is required, contact the Motorola address found in the back of this user's guide. • Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords. • Avoid using during an electrical storm. Use a surge protector to protect the equipment. • Do not use this cordless phone to report
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    Unplug this cordless phone immediately from an outlet if: • The power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. • Liquid has been spilled into the product. • The product has been exposed to rain or water. Do not retrieve the handset or base until after you have unplugged the power and phone from the wall.
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    : There is a risk of explosion if you replace the battery with an incorrect battery type. Use only the battery that came with your phone or an authorized replacement recommended by the manufacturer. • Keep batteries out of the reach of children. • Remove batteries if storing over 30 days. • Do not
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    the Batteries Handset 1 Press the indentation on the battery door, and slide downwards to remove. 2 Plug connector into receptacle, and insert the battery into the battery compartment. Note: The battery cable is correctly installed when the red wire is on the left hand side. 3 Replace the battery
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    Getting Started Base Unit The base station uses 4 AAA alkaline batteries (not included) for optional backup power. 1 Press the cover latch with a screwdriver to lift and remove the battery cover. 2 Insert 4 AAA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment. 3 Insert the tabs of the cover into the
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    the Wall Mount Bracket 1 Push on the release button on the bottom of the base unit to release the wall mount. Mounting bracket Release button 2 Slide the bracket from the base unit. 3 Slide the short end of the bracket back into the base unit until it clicks into place. (See second image) 4
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    Getting Started Setting Up Your Phone 1 Select location convenient to both an electrical outlet, and phone jack. 5
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    jack. 3 Plug other end of phone cord into back of base unit. 4 Hang wall mount bracket on phone wall plate. 5 Plug power cord into power outlet. Removing the Wall Mount and Base Unit Push up on the wall mount to remove it from the phone wall plate. Removing the Base Unit from the Wall Bracket Press
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    information 4 7 5 6 5 Left soft key options 6 Right soft key options 7 Mute call symbol 8 Battery strength meter Note: Caller ID information is supplied only if you subscribe to the service with your telephone company. When the handset or base station speakerphone is on, V displays. 7
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    the up and down scroll keys to navigate through soft key menu items, settings, phonebook entries, Caller ID and redial lists. The handset display uses an arrowhead to indicate the Scroll current selection. The up and down b arrowhead indicates additional options above and below the selected
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    You can register up to 8 devices (handsets, cameras, or Cell Dock) to a base unit. To register your new handset: 1 Press the right soft key to select menu. 2 Scroll to Register. 3 Press SELECT. 4 Press and hold PAGE button on base unit until the base beeps. Left soft key Scroll Note: If you
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    deregister all handsets from the base unit and render your cordless telephone system inoperable until at least one handset is reregistered to the base unit. 1 Delete or listen to all voice mail messages, if necessary, to clear the IN USE/Voice Mail indicator. 2 Press OFF on the base unit and all
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    and assigning a name to distinguish one handset from another. Ringer Options Follow the steps listed to set one ring tones for incoming calls, and another ring tone for numbers stored in your phonebook. (You must have Caller ID service to use this feature) The Ringer option has five submenus: • Day
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    Setting the Ring Tone and Ring Volume 1 Press Menu. 2 Scroll to Ringer. 3 Press Select. 4 Scroll through list of options. (Day Volume, Night Volume, Ringer Tone, etc.) 5 Select desired option. 6 Press Change. Each tone/volume plays as you press Change. 7 Stop at desired tone/volume to set. 8 Press
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    Setting Key Beeps On or Off 1 Press Menu. 2 Scroll to Ringer. 3 Press Select. 4 Scroll to Key beeps. 5 Press Change to view options. (Off, On, Link to Ringer) Stop at the desired option. 6 Press Done to save changes. 7 Press Exit to return to Standby Screen. 13 Setting Up
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    Naming a Handset or Base Station When you register a handset, it is assigned a default name of Handsets(X). The X represent the list of devices registered to the base unit. (e.g., Handset(1), Camera(2), etc.) The number assigned at registration remains part of the name (e.g., Handset(1)). 1 Press
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    The chart below shows how many times to press each button on the handset to enter letters and special characters (e.g., Press 7 three times to enter R). Use the up and down scroll keys to backspace to make corrections. Note: To
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    and Time If you subscribe to Caller ID service, the date and time set automatically with the next incoming call. Use the following steps to manually set the date and time. 1 Press Menu. 2 Scroll to Date/Time. 3 Press Select. 4 Enter the time. (2 digits required for both hour and minutes, use leading
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    8 Scroll to next field. 9 Press Change to select date format (MM/DD, DD/MM) 10 Scroll to next field. 11 Enter the current date. 12 Press Done. 13 Press Exit to return to Standby Screen. Setting the Language Option 1 Press Menu. 2 Scroll to Language. 3 Press Select. 4 Press Change until desired
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    Setting Touch Tone or Pulse Dialing Your phone is set for touch tone dialing. Do not change the setting unless touch tone service is not available in your area. 1 Press Menu. 2 Scroll to Tone/Pulse. 3 Press Select. 4 Press Change to switch between Tone and Pulse. 5 Press Done. 6 Press
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    Using Your SD4580 Making a Call from the Handset or Base Unit Press . When you hear the dial tone, dial the number. OR Enter the phone number, then press . The phone number appears on the display before it is dialed. Use the DELETE to make corrections. During a call, a timer on the display
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    Handsfree to answer using the speakerphone.If you have call waiting service, press to answer the second call. Press to end the call. OR Place the handset on the base unit end the call. Audio volume up Adjusting the Volume During a Call Audio volume down Press the top button to make caller
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    on the back of the handset). Pressing Handsfree while in the Phonebook, Caller ID Redial lists, automatically turns on the speakerphone and dials the number. Switching Between the Handset and Speakerphone Press HANDSFREE to toggle between handset and speakerphone. Muting a Call Press MUTE. To unmute
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    on Hold 1 Press HOLD. 2 To return to the call, press UNHOLD or . When a call is on hold, the intercom features are available. Redialing a Number To redial the most recently dialed number: 1 Press . 2 Press REDIAL. To redial one of the last 5 numbers you dialed: 1 Press Redial. 2
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    Finding a Lost or Misplaced Handset Press PAGE on the base unit. All handsets registered to the base unit beep. Press , EXIT or OK on a handset to stop paging that handset, or press PAGE on the base unit to stop paging all handsets. Using Your SD4580 23
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    redial list. Storing numbers in the phonebook makes it easy to dial numbers you call frequently. Enter numbers directly into the phonebook or add them from the Caller ID is unique to each handset and is not accessible by other handsets. Each private phonebook stores up to 50 names and numbers.
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    Using Your SD4580 Shared Phonebooks The shared phonebook is accessible by all handsets and stores up to 49 names and numbers. Each handset has its own phonebook. The phonebook can hold 50 names and numbers. Adding a New Entry 1 Press PHONEBK. 2 Press select at NEW ENTRY option. 3 Enter the
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    phonebook. Enter the name up to 11 characters. Press DELETE to backspace and erase characters to the left of the blinking cursor. 4 Scroll down. The phone number displays in the Number field. 5 Press DONE. 6 Press EXIT once to return to the redial list, or press EXIT twice to return to the
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    a number in the phonebook from the Caller ID list. Sorting the Phonebook Private phonebook can be sorted alphabetically and independently in each handset. Once sorted, a phonebook cannot be unsorted or reset to its previous list order. 1 Press Phonebk, and scroll to any phonebook entry. 2 Select
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    a Number from the Phonebook 1 Press Phonebk. 2 Scroll to entry you want to call. 3 Press or Handsfree. Editing a Phonebook Entry 1 Press Phonebk. 2 Scroll to entry you want to to the left of the blinking cursor. 6 Scroll down to move to phone number field. 7 Modify number. 8 Press Done. 28
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    the next digits in the dialing sequence. This is useful, for example, when you have to dial 9 to get a dial tone or for going into a voicemail system. Using Caller ID Note: You must subscribe to caller ID service from your local telephone company to use the caller ID features of your phone. 29
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    name and/or number are displayed when you receive an incoming call. If no Caller ID information was sent from the phone company, or you do not subscribe to Caller ID service, the display shows Incoming Call. Reviewing Caller ID Call List The handset can hold up to 40 caller ID records. 1 Scroll to
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    during a phone call without have to re-enter additional numbers. 1 While on a call, scroll the entry that you want to recall. 2 Press DIAL. 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 as many times as necessary to complete your transaction. Note: This function is useful when using automated response systems. For example
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    to your messages from the base unit, the handset, or remotely. Use the base unit or a handset to setup the answering machine. All of the features of the answer machine are located in the SETUP DEVICE menu. 1 Press MENU. 2 Scroll to SETUP DEVICE. 3 Press SELECT. Turning the Answering Machine On or
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    (OGM) You can record a personal outgoing message greeting that plays when you receive a call and you do not answer the phone. If you do not record a personal greeting, a prerecorded greeting plays when you receive a call. 1 Go to the SETUP DEVICE menu.. 2 Scroll to OUTGOING MSG. 3 Scroll to RECORD
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    Answering Machine Changing the Outgoing Message 1 Go to the SETUP DEVICE menu. 2 Scroll to OUTGOING MSG. 3 Press SELECT. 4 Scroll to CHANGE OGM. 5 Press SELECT. 6 Select DEFAULT OGM or RECORDED OGM. 7 Press SELECT. 8 Press EXIT to return to the OUTGOING MSG menu. Press EXIT again to return to the
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    Erasing the Outgoing Message Note: You cannot erase the default message. 1 Go to the SETUP DEVICE menu. 2 Scroll to OUTGOING MSG. 3 Press SELECT. 4 Scroll to erase ogm 5 Press SELECT. 6 Press YES to ERASE RECORDED OGM. 7 Press EXIT to return to the OUTGOING MSG menu. Press EXIT again to return to
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    DONE. 6 Press EXIT to return to the SETUP DEVICE menu. Press EXIT again to return to the standby screen. Using Call Screening 1 Press SCREEN when display reads RECORDING INCOMING MESSAGE to listen to the caller without answering. 2 Press flash button to answer the call, or press cancel button to end
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    Security ID Number Use you security ID number to remotely access your messages from any touch-tone phone. 1 Go to the SETUP DEVICE menu. 2 Scroll to SECURITY ID. 3 Press SELECT. 4 Enter desired three digit security code 5 Press DONE. 6 Press EXIT to return to the previous menu. Press EXIT again to
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    Answering Machine Using the Answer Machine Checking Messages from the Base Station Press i to play and stop messages Press g to skip forward Press h to skip backward Press f to delete message 39
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    Checking Messages from the Handset 1 Press MENU. 2 Scroll to MESSAGES. 3 Press SELECT. 4 Scroll desired function. 2:Play/Stop 3:Skip 4:Answer On/Off 5:Memo 7:Repeat menu 0:Erase 40
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    this page to write down notes and phone numbers. Call your base unit. When the machine answers, press * and enter your three digit security ID number. Press 2 to play/stop messages Press 3 to skip forwards Press 1 to skip backwards Press 4 to answer (turns the answering machine on/off) Press 5 to
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    Advanced Features Advanced Features Many of the advance features require at least 2 registered handsets to the base unit. You can expand your phone system by adding Motorola MD Series expansion accessories (up to a total of 8 devices). Expansion handsets do not require connection to a phone line.
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    on other handsets registered to the same base unit shows Line in use. Once a second handset is added to the call, the display on all handsets shows On conference. To connect a second handset to a call: 1 Press or DELETE on the second handset. 2 To join a conference call, press base unit. from
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    Features Using the Intercom Intercom Setup Set up a handset or base unit to automatically answers an intercom page after 1 or 3 rings. All handsets are set to No Auto Answer at the factory. Change the factory setting using the steps below. OPTIONS 1 Press MENU No Auto Answer - the handset
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    Intercom 1 Press Connect to. 2 Scroll to the desired handset. Note: The Connect to button automatically pages the base unit if there is only one handset registered. 3 Press PAGE. 4 Press OK answer the page. The first handset to respond is connected. 5 Press EXIT or to stop the page. The
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    Transferring a Call from One Handset to Another Unannounced Transfer 1 Press HOLD. 2 Press Handsfree. 3 Scroll to the handset you want to transfer the call to and press PAGE. 4 Press to hang up. The call is transferred to the other handset Advanced Features 47
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    Announced Transfer 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 above. 2 Press OK to answer the page. You can now speak with the person on the other handset. 3 Press UNHOLD. The call is transferred to the other handset and all three individuals are on the call. 4 Press to hang up the second handset. 48
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    as a Walkie Talkie The walkie talkie feature lets you talk handset to handset even when the handsets are out of range from the base unit. When a handset is in walkie talkie mode, you cannot make or receive phone calls. You must complete steps 1 and 2 for both handsets to use walkie-talkie mode
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    handset, press MENU 7 Scroll to Monitor Room and press SELECT (a). The display shows Ready to monitor room. 8 On the handset you want to listen from, press Handsfree. The display lists the handsets registered to the base unit. Note: If you answer an incoming call, the monitoring feature is turned
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    name). You can also use the base unit for monitoring by following the instructions above from the base unit. To turn off monitoring, press CANCEL or OFF on either handset. openLCR™ Option You can download additional ring tones and purchase services with openLCR. 1 Go to the openLCR website at
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    . The digits represented by ## in the product identifier indicate the Ringer Equivalency Number (REN) for this equipment. The REN is useful in determining the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have all of these devices ring when your telephone number is called. In
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    tariffs. Contact the state public utility commission, public service commission or corporation commission for information. • If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation of this cordless phone does not disable your alarm equipment. If you
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    telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make necessary modifications to maintain uninterrupted service comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
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    to be serviced only by Motorola or its authorized service agents. CAUTION / WARNING: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Motorola could void not only the user's authority to operate the equipment, but also the limited warranty. Hearing Aid Compatibility This telephone system meets the
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    Warranty for Consumer Products, Accessories, and Software Purchased in the United States or Canada What Does this Warranty Cover? Subject to the exclusions contained below, Motorola, Inc. warrants its cordless telephones ("Products"), Motorolabranded or certified accessories sold for use with these
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    someone other than Motorola, or its authorized service centers, are excluded from coverage. Altered Products. Products or Accessories with (a) serial that is not embodied in physical media (e.g. software that is downloaded from the internet), is provided "as is" and without warranty. Who
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    390-6456 For accessories and software, please call the telephone number designated above for the product with which they are used. You will receive instructions on how to ship the Products, Accessories or Software, at your expense, to a Motorola Authorized Repair Center. To obtain service, you must
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    IN CONNECTION WITH THE ABILITY OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCTS, ACCESSORIES OR SOFTWARE TO THE FULL EXTENT THESE DAMAGES MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY another. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted Motorola software such as the exclusive
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