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  • Page 1 Business Mobility (IP) DECT DECT G355 and G955 Handsets User Guide...

  • Page 3: Revision History

    Revision history Revision history June, 2008 Creation of the Manual for the G355 and G955 DECT Handsets. User Manual based on software version 1.30 July, 2008 New features of software version 1.56 added: • Possible to select sending a message to a Central directory contact.
  • Page 4 Revision history...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Contents ......... . 1 Introduction .
  • Page 6 Contents Key functions in Idle mode ......30 Key functions in Call mode ......32 Key functions in Dialogue mode .
  • Page 7 Contents Using mute during a call ......54 Transferring a call ........54 Voice mail .
  • Page 8 Contents Checking the details of a missed call ....76 Dialling a number ....... 77 Transferring a number to your contacts list.
  • Page 9 Contents Forwarding an incoming message ....100 Saving to the contacts list ......101 Deleting an incoming message .
  • Page 10 Contents Using the Calculator ....... 122 Using the Stopwatch ....... 124 Alarms .
  • Page 11 Contents Defining the ring unknown call melody ....154 Defining the normal message melody....155 Defining the urgent message melody .
  • Page 12 Contents Register........183 Deregister .

  • Page 13: Introduction

    NEC Philips G355 and G955 DECT Handsets are compatible both with traditional DECT and IP DECT systems. Feature overview You can use the features of the NEC Philips G355 and G955 DECT Handsets to perform the following tasks: • send and receive messages (only for G955 DECT Handset) •...

  • Page 14: Regulatory And Safety Information

    Introduction Regulatory and safety information Read the following information before you use the NEC Philips G355 and G955 DECT Handsets. CAUTION Like all cordless telephones, this handset uses radio signals, which do not guarantee a connection under all circumstances. Do not rely exclusively on cordless telephones when making indispensable calls (such as medical emergencies).

  • Page 15: For Countries Outside The European Union

    This product uses Lithium-Ion batteries 3.7V, 650mAh. Only use the batteries that come with the handset or dedicated spare batteries marked with “Battery Pack for G355/G955”. Do not use any other type For battery replacement or removal instructions please refer to the related chapter in this manual: “Installing the battery pack”...

  • Page 16: Equipment Interference

    CAUTION Modifications to this equipment not approved by NEC Philips can make this equipment noncompliant with the applied requirements. NEC Philips recommends that you use only compatible headsets. WARNING Do not open the handset when it is switched on or connected to the charger;...
  • Page 17 Introduction CAUTION The handset product contains a magnet. Do not allow metallic objects to come in contact with the magnet, because that can deteriorate audio quality and damage the handset. Do not allow the charger and the battery to come into contact with conductive objects, such as keys, paper clips, rings, or bracelets.

  • Page 18: Getting Started

    Getting started Getting started This section describes the tasks you must complete before you use your handset. Install the accessories as described in the following sections: • “Installing the MEM card and Bluetooth module” (page 14) • “Installing the battery pack” (page 14) •...
  • Page 19 Getting started Figure 1: Battery pack Handset Battery BATTER Y P AC K pack To install a battery pack in your handset, perform the following steps: 1. Place the handset facedown on a flat surface. 2. Remove the battery compartment cover. 3.

  • Page 20: Installing The Charger

    Getting started Figure 2: Installing the battery pack Handset Battery pack Attention: When your DECT handset doesn’t work (including not charging the battery pack when the DECT handset is put on the charger) after installation of a new battery pack the possible cause could be that no good contact is made between battery pack and the DECT handset.
  • Page 21 4. Place the handset on the charger as shown in Figure 4 CAUTION Use the G355/955 Desktop Charger only in combination with the supplied SALOM SWW-144 AC/DC adapter. Ensure the mains voltage of the adapter matches the local mains voltage.

  • Page 22: Charging The Batteries

    Getting started Charging the batteries Place the handset in the charger as shown in the following figure. Figure 4: Installed charger Handset Charger CAUTION The battery pack might become hot during the first charge cycle. The handset, if switched off, automatically switches on Attention: when placed in the charger.

  • Page 23: Charging And Operating Times

    Getting started • Charge the battery for at least 6 hours before you use the handset for the first time. This protective measure extends the service life of the batteries. • The batteries attain maximum power output only after several charging and discharging cycles.

  • Page 24: Charge Display

    Getting started CAUTION Do not install the charger, handset, and accessories near the following: • water, moisture, sources of heat, or direct sunlight • devices that generate strong magnetic fields, electrical appliances, fluorescent lamps, computers, radios, televisions, and fax or telephone terminals •...

  • Page 25: Switching The Handset On Or Off

    The G355 DECT Handset includes a 64K Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) of 128 x 128 pixels. The G955 DECT Handset includes a 262K Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) of 128 x 160 pixels. Both the G355 and G955 DECT Hansets have a dialpad backlight display.

  • Page 26: Icon Line

    Getting started The following figure shows the display screen. Figure 5: Display screen Icon line Dialogue area Soft key line Icon line The icon line displays the status of the handset. The icons for the level of radio signal and battery charge status always appear in the icon line. The other icons appear only when the corresponding functions are active.

  • Page 27: Dialogue Area

    Getting started Table 2: Icon line icons Icon Description Voice message waiting indication Dialpad locked Activated alarm Attention: This icon, if active, replaces the Dialpad locked icon. Missed calls Ringer deactivated Caller filter (only for G955 DECT Handset) Attention: This icon, if active, replaces the Ringer deactivated icon.

  • Page 28: Call Mode

    Getting started • the name of the DECT system • the Directory Number (DNR) of the handset • the handset name (if configured) • the name of the active profile • the time and date If you leave the range of the DECT system, a “No Network” message appears on the display screen.

  • Page 29: Dialogue Mode

    Getting started The following table shows the icons in the dialogue area when in Call mode. Table 3: Dialogue area icons Icon Description Incoming call Outgoing call Loudspeaker on Microphone muted while loudspeaker on Microphone muted while loudspeaker off For more information about key functions, see “Key functions in Call mode”...

  • Page 30: Menu Mode

    Getting started Figure 7: Missed call(s) screen For more information about key functions, see “Key functions in Dialogue mode” (page 33). Menu mode In Menu mode, the dialogue area displays the menu items (entries) or menu sections. The following figure shows the Main menu screen. Figure 8: Main menu screen...

  • Page 31: Edit Mode

    Getting started The following figure shows the General settings screen. Figure 9: General settings screen Menu sections Menu items For more information about key functions see “Key functions in Menu mode” (page 34). Edit mode In Edit mode, you can use the dialogue area to enter and edit digits (numbers, date, time, or PIN) and text.

  • Page 32: Soft Key Line

    Getting started The following figure shows the Contact number editing screen. Figure 11: Contacts number editing screen The following figure shows the appointment Start date editing screen. Figure 12: Appointment Start date editing screen For more information about key functions, see “Key functions in Edit mode”...

  • Page 33: Handset Controls

    Dialpad Left) Headset connector Microphone This section describes the following components and functions of your G355 or G955 DECT Handsets: • “Key functions in Idle mode” (page 30) • “Key functions in Call mode” (page 32) • “Key functions in Dialogue mode” (page 33) •...

  • Page 34: Key Functions In Idle Mode

    Getting started • “Key functions in Edit mode” (page 35) • “Locking or unlocking the dialpad” (page 38) Key functions in Idle mode The following table describes the handset key functions in Idle mode. Table 4: Keys functions in Idle mode Description Left soft Press the...
  • Page 35 Getting started Table 4: Keys functions in Idle mode (Continued) Description Call key Press the Call key to initiate or answer a call. Clear key Long press the key to switch your handset on or off. SOS key Long press the key to make an emergency call (if configured).

  • Page 36: Key Functions In Call Mode

    Getting started Key functions in Call mode The following table describes the handset key functions in Call mode. Table 5: Key functions in Call mode Description Left soft • Press the Left soft key to select the item marked in the display. •...

  • Page 37: Key Functions In Dialogue Mode

    Getting started Table 5: Key functions in Call mode (Continued) Description 0–9,*,# Press the 0–9,*, or key to enter digits,*, or #. For more information about Call mode, see “Call mode” (page 24). Key functions in Dialogue mode The following table describes the handset key functions in Dialogue mode.

  • Page 38: Key Functions In Menu Mode

    Getting started Key functions in Menu mode The following table describes the handset key functions in Menu mode. Table 7: Key functions in Menu mode Description Left soft Press the Left soft key to select the item marked in the display. Right soft Press the Right...

  • Page 39: Key Functions In Edit Mode

    Getting started Key functions in Edit mode The following table describes the handset key functions in Edit mode. Table 8: Key functions in Edit mode Description Left soft Press the Left soft key to select the item marked in the display. Right soft Press the Right...
  • Page 40 Getting started Table 8: Key functions in Edit mode (Continued) Description • Press the key one or more times to enter the digit (for example, to enter a number, date, time, or PIN). • Press the key one or more times to enter a special character.
  • Page 41 Getting started Table 8: Key functions in Edit mode (Continued) Description Press the key to switch between modes: • mode "abc": enter lowercase characters • mode "Abc": enter an uppercase character followed by lowercase characters • mode "ABC": enter uppercase characters •...

  • Page 42: Locking Or Unlocking The Dialpad

    Getting started Uppercase Lowercase (space) . , ? ! 0 : ¿ ¡ “ ‘ ; _ ~ (space) . , ? ! 0 : ¿ ¡ “ ‘ ; _ ~ * / + - = ( ) < > { } [ ] | \ * / + - = ( ) <...

  • Page 43: Dect System Configuration

    DECT system configuration DECT system configuration Use the information in this section to configure your DECT handset to work with a DECT system. This section describes the following tasks: • “Accessing the Connectivity menu” (page 39) • “Subscribing the handset to a DECT system” (page 40) •...

  • Page 44: Subscribing The Handset To A Dect System

    DECT system configuration Subscribing the handset to a DECT system You must subscribe the handset to at least one DECT system before you can use the handset to make a call. The handset can operate with a maximum of four DECT systems, for which the handset stores the name of the system in a subscription record.
  • Page 45 DECT system configuration 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Register option. Register 3. Press the Select soft key to start the registration Select process. 4. Press the Down key to choose Empty there are less than four subscriptions to the system on the handset, or choose the name of the system Empty you would like to overwrite.

  • Page 46: Manually Selecting The Dect System

    DECT system configuration 10. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. You can now use the handset to dial and receive calls. Manually selecting the DECT system If you subscribe the handset to more than one DECT system, you can manually select which system the handset uses.

  • Page 47: Terminating A Subscription

    DECT system configuration available DECT system automatically, independently from the manually selected system. To automatically subscribe to a DECT system, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Connectivity menu as shown in “Accessing the Connectivity menu” (page 39). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Network...

  • Page 48: Editing The System Name And Phone Number

    DECT system configuration Select 3. Press the Select soft key. 4. Press the Down key to highlight the system to delete and press the Select soft key. Select 5. Press the soft key to delete the selected DECT system or press the soft key to cancel the deletion.
  • Page 49 DECT system configuration 4. Press the Down key to highlight the system to edit and press the Select soft key. Select 5. Choose the name of the system from the list and press the Edit soft key. Edit The name of the currently active system is highlighted.

  • Page 50: Call Features

    Make a call This section describes the features associated with making a call. You can make a call from your G355 and G955 DECT Handsets using any of the following methods: • “Dialling a number” (page 46) •...

  • Page 51: Using Predial Mode

    Call features Using Predial mode To predial a number, perform the following steps: 1. Use the Dialpad to enter the phone number. 2. Press the Call key. You can add additional digits to the number you dial. For example, in some offices you must add a digit at the beginning of the number to place a call to an outside line.

  • Page 52: Using Speed Dial

    Call features Using Speed dial Use the Speed dial feature to make calls by dialling a one-digit code. To use speed dial, perform the following step: 1. Long press the number key assigned to the phone number. You can use speed dial only after it is configured. For more information, see “Assigning a speed dial number”...

  • Page 53: Using The Telephone Book To Dial A Number

    Call features 3. Press the Volume up Volume down key to configure the volume. Spk. off 4. Press the Spk. off soft key to disable the feature. Using the telephone book to dial a number Your handset allows you to use the private telephone book to dial a number.

  • Page 54: Using The Central Directory To Dial A Number

    Call features 5. Press the Call key to make a call. Using the Central Directory to dial a number Your handset allows you to use the Central Directory to dial a number. The Central Directory is a database that contains user names and Directory Numbers (DNR).

  • Page 55: Making An Sos Call

    Call features 5. Press the key, and then press the Down key to select the name of the person you want to call. 6. Press the Call key to make a call. Making an SOS call Use this option to make emergency calls to a specific telephone number. When you press the key, the phone sends a text message or initiates a voice call.

  • Page 56: Answering A Call In Normal Mode

    Call features • “Rejecting a call” (page 53) Attention: During a call, the display light switches off to prevent a rapid battery discharge. Press the key to highlight the display. Answering a call in Normal mode To answer a call in Normal mode, perform the following step: 1.

  • Page 57: Muting The Ringer

    Call features Muting the ringer To mute the ringer, perform the following step: Silence 1. Press the Silence soft key to mute the ringer during a call alert. Rejecting a call To reject an incoming call, perform the following step: Reject 1.

  • Page 58: Adjusting The Headset Or Loudspeaker Volume

    Call features Adjusting the headset or loudspeaker volume During a call, you can change the headset or loudspeaker volume using the volume keys. A bar in the display increases or decreases to indicate the volume setting. A beep sounds at the minimum or maximum volume. To adjust the headset or loudspeaker volume, perform the following step: 1.

  • Page 59: Voice Mail

    Call features 3. Press the Call key to alternate between the two callers. 4. Press the key to transfer the call. Voice mail Use the Voice mail feature to listen to voice messages left by calling parties. You receive a voice mail in the following situations: •...

  • Page 60: Accessing Voice Mail

    Call features more information, see “Normal, urgent and emergency messages” (page 110). Accessing voice mail To access voice mail, perform the following steps: Menu 1. Press the Menu soft key to access the Main menu. 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Messaging icon, and then press the Select...

  • Page 61: Defining A Voice Mail Number

    Call features Defining a Voice mail number Use this option to define a voice mail access number. To define a voice mail access number, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Message Settings menu as shown in “Accessing the Message settings menu” (page 108).

  • Page 62: Calls List

    Calls list Calls list The Calls list stores information about dialled, answered, or missed calls (maximum 50 entries for all lists). The actual maximum number of entries can be smaller Attention: depending on the usage of the available memory for other features.
  • Page 63 Calls list Figure 16: Calls list with small text size Attention: Depending on the selected Time and Date format, the font size differs (increases or decreases) as shown in Figure If you change the time format to am/pm mode and the date format is dd/ mm/yyyy (for example 06/12/2007), or mm/dd/yyyy (for example 12/06/ 2007), or dd-mmm-yyyy (06-Dec-2007), only date is displayed in the lists.

  • Page 64: All Calls List

    Calls list Symbol Description Dialled call Missed call All calls list The All calls list shows all entries from the Answered, Dialled, and Missed calls lists, with the most recent entry at the top of the list. This section describes the following tasks: •...

  • Page 65: Checking The Details Of Calls

    Calls list Checking the details of calls To view the details of All calls, such as time and date, perform the following steps: 1. Open the All calls list as shown in “Accessing the All calls list” (page 60). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the required entry.

  • Page 66: Transferring A Number To Your Contacts List

    Calls list 3. Press the Call key to dial the number. Transferring a number to your contacts list To transfer a number from the All calls list to your contacts list, where the handset treats the number as a new entry, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 67: Transferring A Number To The Caller Filter List

    Calls list Transferring a number to the caller filter list The Caller filter feature is available only on the G955 DECT Attention: Handset. To transfer a number from the All calls list to the caller filter list, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 68: Deleting An Entry

    Calls list Deleting an entry To delete an entry from the All calls list, perform the following steps: 1. Open the All calls list as shown in “Accessing the All calls list” (page 60). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the required entry.

  • Page 69: Answered Calls List

    Calls list 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Answered calls list The Answered calls list stores the details of the answered calls, with the most recent entry at the top of the list. This section describes the following tasks: •...

  • Page 70: Checking The Details Of An Answered Call

    Calls list Checking the details of an answered call To view the details of an answered call, such as time and date, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Answered calls list as shown in “Accessing the Answered calls list” (page 65).

  • Page 71: Transferring A Number To Your Contacts List

    Calls list Transferring a number to your contacts list To transfer a number from the Answered calls list to your contacts list, where the handset treats the number as a new entry, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Answered calls list as shown in “Accessing the Answered calls list”...

  • Page 72: Transferring A Number To The Caller Filter List

    Calls list Transferring a number to the caller filter list The Caller filter feature is available only on the G955 DECT Attention: Handset. To transfer a number from the Answered calls list to the caller filter list, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 73: Deleting An Entry

    Calls list Deleting an entry To delete an entry from the Answered calls list, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Answered calls list as shown in “Accessing the Answered calls list” (page 65). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the required entry.

  • Page 74: Dialled Calls List

    Calls list 4. Press the soft key to confirm the changes. 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Dialled calls list The dialled calls list stores the details of the Dialled calls, with the most recent entry at the top of the list.

  • Page 75: Checking The Details Of A Dialled Call

    Calls list Checking the details of a dialled call To view the details of a dialled call, such as time and date, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Dialled calls list as shown in “Accessing the Dialled calls list” (page 70).

  • Page 76: Transferring A Number To Your Contacts List

    Calls list Transferring a number to your contacts list To transfer a number from the Dialled calls list to your contacts list, where the handset treats the number as a new entry, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Dialled calls list as shown in “Accessing the Dialled calls list”...

  • Page 77: Transferring A Number To The Caller Filter List

    Calls list Transferring a number to the caller filter list The Caller filter feature is available only on the G955 DECT Attention: Handset. To transfer a number from the Dialled calls list to the caller filter list, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 78: Deleting An Entry

    Calls list Deleting an entry To delete an entry from the Dialled calls list, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Dialled calls list as shown in “Accessing the Dialled calls list” (page 70). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the required entry.

  • Page 79: Missed Calls List

    Calls list 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Missed calls list The Missed calls list stores the details of unanswered calls, with the most recent entry at the top of the list. The Missed calls list includes the following features: •...

  • Page 80: Accessing The Missed Calls List

    Calls list The following table shows the missed call icons. Table 11: Missed calls icon Icon Description Unanswered or rejected call Blocked call by Caller filter (only for G955) Accessing the Missed calls list To access the Missed calls list, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 81: Dialling A Number

    Calls list 4. Press the Down key to highlight the View option and press the Select soft key. View Select 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Dialling a number To dial a number from the Missed calls list, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 82: Transferring A Number To The Caller Filter List

    Calls list More 3. Press the More soft key. 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Save option and press the Select soft key. Save Select 5. Press the Down key to highlight the Contacts option and press the Select soft key.

  • Page 83: Deleting An Entry

    Calls list More 3. Press the More soft key. 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Save option and press the Select soft key. Save Select 5. Press the Down key to highlight the Caller Filter option and press the Select soft key.

  • Page 84: Deleting All Entries

    Calls list 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Delete entry option and press the Select soft key. Delete entry Select 5. Press the soft key to confirm the changes. 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 85: Contacts

    Contacts Contacts You can use your handset to store contact numbers and names. The Contacts menu allows you to store a maximum of 50 (without the MEM card) and a maximum of 200 (with the MEM card) phone numbers and names, which you can search alphabetically. Attention: The actual maximum number of entries can be smaller depending on the usage of the available memory for other...

  • Page 86: Accessing The Contacts Menu

    Contacts • “Transferring phone numbers to the caller filter list” (page 91) Accessing the Contacts menu To access the Contacts menu, perform the following steps: Menu 1. Press the Menu soft key. 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Contacts icon, and then press the Select...

  • Page 87: Adding A Contact Number

    Contacts 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Adding a contact number To add a contact number, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Contacts menu as shown in “Accessing the Contacts menu” (page 82).

  • Page 88: Editing A Contact Number

    Contacts 8. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Editing a contact number To edit a contact number, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Contacts menu as shown in “Accessing the Contacts menu” (page 82).

  • Page 89: Deleting A Contact Number

    Contacts 8. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Deleting a contact number To delete a contact number, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Contacts menu as shown in “Accessing the Contacts menu” (page 82).

  • Page 90: Editing A Contact Name

    Contacts Editing a contact name To edit a contact name, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Contacts menu as shown in “Accessing the Contacts menu” (page 82). 2. Press the Down key to choose the contact to edit and press the More soft key.

  • Page 91: Deleting Contacts

    Contacts 2. Press the Down key to choose the contact to edit and press the More soft key. More 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Edit contact option and press the Select soft key. Edit contact Select 4. Press the Right Left key to choose the...

  • Page 92: Speed Dial Feature

    Contacts 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Delete contact option and press the Select soft key. Delete contact Press the Down key to highlight the Delete Delete all contacts all contacts option to delete all contacts and press Select soft key.

  • Page 93: Reassigning The Speed Dial Number

    Contacts 3. Press the More soft key. More 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Speed dial option. Speed dial 5. Press the Down key to choose a digit for the speed dial and press the soft key. 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 94: Deleting The Speed Dial Number

    Contacts Deleting the speed dial number To delete a speed dial assignment, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Contacts menu as shown in “Accessing the Contacts menu” (page 82). 2. Press the Down key to choose a contact and press the More soft key.

  • Page 95: Transferring Phone Numbers To The Caller Filter List

    Contacts Transferring phone numbers to the caller filter list The Caller filter feature is available only on the G955 DECT Attention: Handset. To transfer numbers to the Caller filter list from the contacts list, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Contacts menu as shown in “Accessing...

  • Page 96: Messaging

    Messaging Messaging You can send and receive text messages using the G955 DECT Handset. The Messaging feature is not available on the G355 Attention: Handset. This section describes the following tasks: • “Message limitations” (page 92) • “New messages and drafts” (page 93) •...

  • Page 97: New Messages And Drafts

    Messaging • If you receive a message while you are making changes in a menu, the phone exits from the menu, and any entries that you have not yet saved are lost. Similarly, if you receive a message while you are dialing, the phone number you are dialing is lost, and if you receive a message while you are writing a text message, the text of the message you are writing is lost.

  • Page 98: Saving A New Message Or Editing A Draft

    Messaging The following table describes the message icons on the display screen. Table 12: Menu section icons Icon Description Draft message Inbox message Outbox message Message settings Saving a new message or editing a draft To save a new message or edit a draft, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 99: Sending A New Message Or Draft

    Messaging Sending a new message or draft To send a new message or draft, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Messaging menu as shown in “Accessing the Messaging menu” (page 93). 2. Press the Left Right key to choose the New and draft option.

  • Page 100: Deleting A Draft

    Messaging Select 6. Press the Select soft key, and then the Down key to choose any of the following options: • Lookup contact to choose the number from your contacts list. Lookup contact • Enter number to use the Dialpad to enter the Enter number number of the addressee.

  • Page 101: Deleting All Drafts

    Messaging More 4. Press the More soft key, and then press the Down key to select the Delete message option. Delete message Select 5. Press the Select soft key, and then press the soft key to confirm the changes. 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 102: Inbox

    Messaging 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Inbox This section describes the following tasks: • “Accessing the Inbox Messaging menu” (page 98) • “Reading an incoming message” (page 99) • “Replying to an incoming message” (page 99) •...

  • Page 103: Reading An Incoming Message

    Messaging Reading an incoming message To read an incoming message, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Inbox menu as shown in “Accessing the Inbox Messaging menu” (page 98). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the incoming message. Select 3.

  • Page 104: Forwarding An Incoming Message

    Messaging Send 5. Press the Send soft key and press the Down key to select Normal or Urgent, and then press the Select soft key. Normal Attention: For more information, see “Normal, urgent and emergency messages” (page 110). Urgent Select Forwarding an incoming message To forward an incoming message, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 105: Saving To The Contacts List

    Messaging Select 7. Press the Select soft key and then the Down key to choose any of the following options: • Lookup contact to choose the number from your contacts list. Lookup contact • Enter number to use the Dialpad to enter the Enter number number of the addressee.

  • Page 106: Deleting An Incoming Message

    Messaging 6. If necessary use the Dialpad to edit the number and press the Save soft key. 7. If necessary use the Dialpad to edit the name and and press the Save soft key. Save 8. Press the soft key to confirm the changes. 9.

  • Page 107: Deleting All Incoming Messages

    Messaging Deleting all incoming messages To delete all incoming messages, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Inbox menu as shown in “Accessing the Inbox Messaging menu” (page 98). 2. Press the Down key to highlight any incoming message. More 3.

  • Page 108: Sent Messages

    Messaging Sent messages This section describes the following tasks: • “Accessing the Sent Messaging menu” (page 104) • “Reading a sent message” (page 104) • “Forwarding a sent message” (page 105) • “Deleting a sent message” (page 106) • “Deleting all sent messages” (page 107) Accessing the Sent Messaging menu To access the Sent Messaging menu, perform the following steps: Menu...

  • Page 109: Forwarding A Sent Message

    Messaging 2. Press the Down key to highlight the sent message. View 3. Press the View soft key to read the message. 4. Use the Down key to scroll the text of the message in case the message doesn’t completely fit on the display.

  • Page 110: Deleting A Sent Message

    Messaging 6. Press the Down key to select Normal Urgent. Normal Attention: For more information, see “Normal, urgent and emergency messages” (page 110). Urgent Select 7. Press the Select soft key and press the Down key to choose any of the following options: •...

  • Page 111: Deleting All Sent Messages

    Messaging More 3. Press the More soft key and press the Down key to select the Delete message option. Delete message Select 4. Press the Select soft key and then press the soft key to confirm the changes. 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 112: Accessing The Message Settings Menu

    Messaging • “Accessing the Message settings menu” (page 108) • “Configuring the Overwrite option” (page 108) • “Configuring the Sent message option” (page 109) • “Normal, urgent and emergency messages” (page 110) • “Configuring the display normal messages option” (page 111) •...

  • Page 113: Configuring The Sent Message Option

    Messaging To configure the overwrite option, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Message Settings menu as shown in “Accessing the Message settings menu” (page 108). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Overwrite old option. Overwrite old Select 3.

  • Page 114: Normal, Urgent And Emergency Messages

    Messaging Select 3. Press the Select soft key and press the Down key to choose the required option. Select 4. Press the Select soft key. 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Normal, urgent and emergency messages The system differentiates between normal and urgent messages, which the handset signals with different ringer melodies.

  • Page 115: Emergency Messages

    Messaging Emergency messages Emergency messages require receipt confirmation - see “Confirming receipts” (page 112). An activated dialpad lock temporarily deactivates after you receive an emergency message so you can acknowledge the receipt. The handset shows emergency messages immediately on the display.

  • Page 116: Confirming Receipts

    Messaging 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Confirming receipts You must confirm the receipt of an urgent message. If you do not confirm an urgent message within 60 seconds, the initiator receives a message that indicates the message was not delivered.

  • Page 117: Calendar

    Calendar Calendar View the calendar in weekly or monthly format. You can also set up reminders, appointments, and meeting alerts. The Calendar allows you to store a maximum of 80 (without the MEM card) and a maximum of 100 (with the MEM card) appointments. Attention: The actual maximum number of appointments can be smaller depending on the usage of the available memory for...

  • Page 118: Accessing The Calendar Feature

    Calendar Accessing the Calendar feature To access the Calendar feature, perform the following steps: Menu 1. Press the Menu soft key to access the Main menu. 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Calendar icon, and then press the Select soft key.

  • Page 119: Adding An Appointment

    Calendar More 2. Press the More soft key to highlight the Go to date option, and press the Select soft key. Go to date Select 3. Use the Dialpad to enter the required date and press the Select soft key. Select More 4.

  • Page 120: Viewing An Appointment

    Calendar 5. Use the Dialpad to enter the start date and press Continue soft key. Continue 6. Use the Dialpad to enter the start time and press Continue soft key. Continue 7. Press the Down key to highlight the required duration, and then press the Select soft key.

  • Page 121: Editing An Appointment

    Calendar More 2. Press the More soft key, to highlight the Go to date option, and then press the Select soft key. Go to date Select 3. Use the Dialpad to enter the date of the appointment and press the Select soft key.
  • Page 122 Calendar 4. Press the Select soft key and then press the Select Down key to highlight the appointment to edit, and press the More soft key. More 5. Press the Down key to highlight the Edit option and press the Select soft key.

  • Page 123: Copying An Appointment

    Calendar Copying an appointment To copy an appointment, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Calendar menu, as shown in “Accessing the Calendar feature” (page 114). More 2. Press the More soft key to highlight the Go to date option, and then press the Select soft key.

  • Page 124: Deleting An Appointment

    Calendar 8. Press the Down key to highlight the required duration and press the Select soft key. Select 9. Use the Dialpad to enter the subject of the appointment (if required) and press the Continue soft key. Continue 10. Use the Dialpad to enter the location of the appointment (if required) and press the...
  • Page 125 Calendar Select 4. Press the Select soft key and then press the Down key to highlight the appointment to delete, and press the More soft key. More 5. Press the Down key to highlight the Delete option and press the Select soft key.

  • Page 126: Accessories

    Accessories Accessories This section explains the additional features available on your G355 and G955 DECT Handsets: • “Using the Calculator” (page 122) • “Using the Stopwatch” (page 124) • “Alarms” (page 125) Using the Calculator Use the calculator to perform basic mathematical calculations.
  • Page 127 Accessories 5. Press the Right Left key to choose the required operation icon and press the Select soft key. Select Attention: You can also press the key to choose the required operation and then press the Select soft key. Press the key to enter a period (if necessary).

  • Page 128: Using The Stopwatch

    Accessories Table 13: Calculator icons (Continued) Symbol Description Division sign Decimal point sign Note: In all languages the point is used as the decimal separator. Equal sign Multiplication sign Percentage sign Subtraction sign Attention: When you answer an incoming call while using the calculator you will automatically leave the calculator function.

  • Page 129: Alarms

    Accessories 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Stopwatch option and press the Select soft key. Stopwatch Select Start 4. Press the Start soft key to start timing. Stop Continue key replaces the Start soft key after you begin the timer. 5.

  • Page 130: Assigning A Daily Alarm

    Accessories This section describes the following tasks: • “Assigning a daily alarm” (page 126) • “Editing a daily alarm” (page 127) • “Turning off a daily alarm” (page 128) • “Assigning a recurrent alarm” (page 129) • “Editing a recurrent alarm” (page 130) •...

  • Page 131: Editing A Daily Alarm

    Accessories 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Alarms option and press the Select soft key. Alarms Select 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Alarm option and press the Select soft key. Alarm Select 5. Use the Dialpad to enter the alarm time.

  • Page 132: Turning Off A Daily Alarm

    Accessories 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Alarms option and press the Select soft key. Alarms Select 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Alarm option and press the Select soft key. Alarm Select 5. Use the Dialpad to enter the alarm time.

  • Page 133: Assigning A Recurrent Alarm

    Accessories 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Alarms option and press the Select soft key. Alarms Select 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Alarm option and press the Select soft key. Alarm Select Turn off 5. Press the Turn off soft key.

  • Page 134: Editing A Recurrent Alarm

    Accessories 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Recurrent alarm option and press the Select soft key. Recurrent alarm Select 5. Use the Dialpad to enter the alarm time. Alternatively you can use the Left Right key to toggle between hours and minutes and then use Down key to change the alarm time.
  • Page 135 Accessories 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Alarms option and press the Select soft key. Alarms Select 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Recurrent alarm option and press the Select soft key. Recurrent alarm Select 5. Use the Dialpad to enter the alarm time.

  • Page 136: Turning Off A Recurrent Alarm

    Accessories Turning off a recurrent alarm To turn off a recurrent alarm, perform the following steps: Menu 1. Press the Menu soft key to access the Main menu. 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Accessories icon and press the Select soft key.

  • Page 137: Telephone Settings

    Telephone settings Telephone settings You can configure the following settings on your handset: • “General settings” (page 133) • “Sounds & Alerts settings” (page 151) • “Display settings” (page 164) • “Calls settings” (page 170) • “Connectivity settings” (page 183) The following table describes the telephone setting icons on the display.

  • Page 138: Accessing The General Settings Menu

    Telephone settings • “Choosing a language” (page 141) • “Configuring shortcuts” (page 142) • “Security options” (page 143) • “Defining the handset name” (page 148) • “Resetting settings” (page 148) • “Resetting the memory card” (page 149) • “Viewing status information” (page 150) Accessing the General settings menu To access the General settings menu, perform the following steps: Menu...
  • Page 139 Telephone settings • Home • Silent • Handsfree The default profile is Normal. You can configure the following features for each profile: • Ring volume • Ring melody for external calls • Ring melody for internal calls • Ring melody for unknown calls •...

  • Page 140: Selecting An Active Profile

    Telephone settings Selecting an active profile To select an active profile, perform the following steps: 1. Open the General settings menu as shown in “Accessing the General settings menu” (page 134). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Profiles option and press the Select soft key.

  • Page 141: Editing A Profile

    Telephone settings Editing a profile Only the active profile can be edited. To edit the active profile, perform the following steps: 1. Open the General settings menu as shown in “Accessing the General settings menu” (page 134). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Profiles...

  • Page 142: Assigning The Time And Date

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Profiles option and press the Select soft key. Profiles Select 3. Press the Down key to highlight Reset profiles and press the Select soft key. Reset profiles Select 4. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.
  • Page 143 Telephone settings 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Time option and press the Select soft key. Time Select 4. Use the Dialpad to edit the time. Alternatively you can use the Left Right key to toggle between hours and minutes and then use Down key to change the time.
  • Page 144 Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Time & Date option and press the Select soft key. Time & Date Select 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Date option and press the Select soft key. Date Select 4.

  • Page 145: Choosing A Language

    Telephone settings Choosing a language Use the Language feature to assign the phone and writing language. The handset supports the following 13 languages: • English • Spanish • German • French • Italian • Dutch • Portuguese • Danish • Swedish •...

  • Page 146: Configuring Shortcuts

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Language option and press the Select soft key. Language Select 3. Press the Down key to highlight the required language and press the Select soft key. Select 4. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 147: Security Options

    Security options The G355 and G955 DECT Handsets support the following security settings: phone lock, automatic key lock, PIN code and proxy password. This section describes the following tasks: •...

  • Page 148: Using The Automatic Dialpad Lock Feature

    Telephone settings 4. Use the Dialpad to enter your PIN code and press soft key. 5. Press the Down key to choose the required option and press the Select soft key. Select 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.
  • Page 149 Telephone settings 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. To unlock the dialpad, perform the following steps: 1. Press the key. Unlock 2. Press the Unlock soft key. Attention: You can answer calls with the key lock active. The dialpad lock temporarily suspends and you can use all keys.

  • Page 150: Changing The Pin Code

    Telephone settings Changing the PIN code Use the Change PIN code feature to change the PIN code on the handset. To change the PIN code, perform the following steps: 1. Open the General settings menu as shown in “Accessing the General settings menu” (page 134).

  • Page 151: Changing The Proxy Password

    Telephone settings Changing the Proxy password Use the Change Proxy password feature to change the Proxy password used at SIP authentication. To change the Proxy password, perform the following steps: 1. Open the General settings menu as shown in “Accessing the General settings menu” (page 134).

  • Page 152: Defining The Handset Name

    Telephone settings Defining the handset name You can define a handset name (maximum of 16 characters) to appear on the idle display. To define the handset name, perform the following steps: 1. Open the General settings menu as shown in “Accessing the General settings menu”...

  • Page 153: Resetting The Memory Card

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Reset settings option and press the Select soft key. Reset settings Select 3. Press the soft key. 4. If so required, use the Dialpad to enter the current PIN code and press the soft key.

  • Page 154: Viewing Status Information

    Telephone settings 4. Use the Dialpad to enter the current PIN code and press the soft key. 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. 6. Switch off and then switch on the handset. Viewing status information Use the status option to view information about the software release installed on the handset, hardware version of the handset, battery charge...

  • Page 155: Sounds & Alerts Settings

    Telephone settings Sounds & Alerts settings You can use your handset to configure audio settings and preferences. Use the Sounds & Alerts settings menu to configure audio preferences with the following options: • “Accessing the Sounds and alerts menu” (page 151) •...

  • Page 156: Configuring The Ring Volume

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Settings icon and press the Select soft key. Select 3. Press the Left Right key to choose the Sounds and alerts menu. Configuring the ring volume Use this function to change the ringer volume. To change the ringer volume, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 157: Defining The Ring External Melody

    Telephone settings Defining the ring external melody The G955 DECT Handset contains 20 available melodies and the G355 DECT Handset contains 10 available melodies. To define a melody for external calls, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Sounds and alerts menu as shown in “Accessing the Sounds and alerts menu”...

  • Page 158: Defining The Ring Unknown Call Melody

    Telephone settings 3. Press the Down key to select a melody. Play 4. Press the Play soft key to listen to the melody or Select soft key to apply it. Select 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 159: Defining The Normal Message Melody

    Telephone settings Defining the normal message melody The normal message alert melody feature is available only Attention: on the G955 DECT Handset. To define a melody for normal message alerts, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Sounds and alerts menu as shown in “Accessing the Sounds and alerts menu”...

  • Page 160: Defining The Urgent Message Melody

    Telephone settings Defining the urgent message melody The urgent message alert melody feature is available only Attention: on the G955 DECT Handset. To define a melody for urgent message alerts, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Sounds and alerts menu as shown in “Accessing the Sounds and alerts menu”...

  • Page 161: Defining The Ring Emergency Melody

    Telephone settings Defining the ring emergency melody The urgent message alert melody feature is available only Attention: on the G955 DECT Handset. To define a melody for emergency messages, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Sounds and alerts menu as shown in “Accessing the Sounds and alerts menu”...

  • Page 162: Configuring Alert Volume

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Increasing ring option and press the Select soft key. Increasing ring Select 3. Press the Down key to select or Off. Select 4. Press the Select soft key to apply the changes. 5.

  • Page 163: Defining The Alert Tone Melody

    Telephone settings 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Defining the alert tone melody To define a melody for alerts, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Sounds and alerts menu as shown in “Accessing the Sounds and alerts menu”...

  • Page 164: Enabling The Vibrator Feature

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Increasing alert option and press the Select soft key. Increasing alert Select 3. Press the Down key to select or Off. Select 4. Press the Select soft key to apply the changes. 5.

  • Page 165: Enabling The Key Sound Feature

    Telephone settings 3. Press the Down key to select (disabled), Vibrate then ring (first 4 times vibrator and thereafter the required ring melody is given), Vibrate only Vibrate and ring (vibrator and ring melody are given alternately). Vibrate then ring Vibrate only Vibrate and ring Select...

  • Page 166: Assigning Confirmation Sound

    Telephone settings Select 4. Press the Select soft key to apply the changes. 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Assigning confirmation sound You can assign confirmation sound to indicate if you successfully perform a specific action.

  • Page 167: Enabling The Coverage Warning Feature

    Telephone settings Enabling the coverage warning feature If you enable the coverage warning feature, a sound occurs when the handset is out of base station coverage. To enable the coverage warning feature, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Sounds and alerts menu as shown in “Accessing the Sounds and alerts menu”...

  • Page 168: Display Settings

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Charger warning option and press the Select soft key. Charger warning Select 3. Press the Down key to select or Off. Select 4. Press the Select soft key to apply the changes. 5.

  • Page 169: Selecting Wallpaper

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Settings icon and press the Select soft key. Select 3. Press the Left Right key to choose the Display menu. Selecting wallpaper Wallpaper is the image displayed on the screen of your handset in the idle state.
  • Page 170 Telephone settings To assign wallpaper other than the selected theme, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Display menu as shown in “Accessing the Display settings menu” (page 164). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Wallpaper option and press the Select soft key.

  • Page 171: Selecting A Theme

    Telephone settings 3. Press the Down key to select None. None 4. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Selecting a theme A theme is a combination of images and colour gradations for the wallpaper, startup screen, and menu of your handset.
  • Page 172 Telephone settings To assign a startup screen image according to the selected theme, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Display menu as shown in “Accessing the Display settings menu” (page 164). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Startup screen option and press the...

  • Page 173: Configuring Power Save

    Telephone settings 4. Press the Down key to select a picture from the list. 5. Press the Show soft key to see the picture or press Show Select soft key to use it as your startup screen Select image. 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 174: Calls Settings

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Power save option and press the Select soft key. Power save Select 3. Use the Dialpad to enter the time period: • the first value (from 1 to 59 seconds) defines the time before the display becomes dim.

  • Page 175: Accessing The Calls Settings Menu

    Telephone settings • “Caller filter configuration” (page 174) • “Configuring Emergency calls” (page 180) • “Assigning the Silent charging feature” (page 182) Accessing the Calls settings menu To access the Calls settings menu, perform the following steps: Menu 1. Press the Menu soft key to access the Main menu.

  • Page 176: Answer Mode Configuration

    Telephone settings 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Call time option or the Message count option. Call time Attention: The message count option is available only on the G955 DECT Handset. Message count Call time Message count options reflect the statistics only for outgoing calls and messages.

  • Page 177: Configuring Auto Answer Mode

    Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Answer mode option and press the Select soft key. Answer mode Select 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Any key option. Any key Select 4. Press the Select soft key.

  • Page 178: Configuring Normal Answer Mode

    Telephone settings Configuring Normal answer mode To return to Normal answer mode, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Calls menu as shown in “Accessing the Calls settings menu” (page 171). 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Answer mode option and press the Select...

  • Page 179: Accessing The Caller Filter Menu

    Telephone settings • “Deleting entries in the Caller filter list” (page 177) • “Deleting all entries in the Caller filter list” (page 178) • “Activating Caller filter” (page 179) Accessing the Caller filter menu To open the Caller filter menu, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 180: Editing Entries In The Caller Filter List

    Telephone settings 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Enter number option, press the Select soft key and use Dialpad to enter the telephone number and the name, and then press the Save soft key. Press the Down key to highlight the Lookup contact option, press the...

  • Page 181: Deleting Entries In The Caller Filter List

    Telephone settings 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Edit option and press the Select soft key. Edit Select 5. Use the Dialpad to edit the telephone number and name and press the Save soft key. Save 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 182: Deleting All Entries In The Caller Filter List

    Telephone settings 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display. Deleting all entries in the Caller filter list To delete all entries in the Caller filter list, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Caller filter menu as shown in Caller filter...

  • Page 183: Activating Caller Filter

    Telephone settings Activating Caller filter If you activate the Caller filter and configure the accept list, Attention: the handset accepts calls only from the numbers in the caller filter list. If you configure the block list, the handset blocks all calls from the numbers in the caller filter list. To activate an accept or block list, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 184: Configuring Emergency Calls

    Attention: The Emergency call feature is available on both DECT G355 and G955 Handset, but the message can only be sent from G955 DECT Handset. You can send text messages only if your system supports this feature.
  • Page 185 Telephone settings 2. Press the Down key to highlight the Emergency call option and press the Select soft key. Emergency call Select 3. Press the Down key to highlight the Number option and press the Select soft key. Select Lookup contact and press the Select soft key,...

  • Page 186: Assigning The Silent Charging Feature

    Telephone settings 4. Use the Dialpad to enter the text of the emergency message and press the Save soft key. Save 5. Configure the emergency call number to which to send the message. 6. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.

  • Page 187: Connectivity Settings

    Telephone settings 3. Press the Down key to select the required option: • to disable silent charging • Discon. to disconnect from the communication Discon. system while in the charger (incoming calls will be redirected to an alternative destination if that Silent feature is supported by the communication system) •...

  • Page 188: Selecting A Network

    Telephone settings Selecting a network For information about selecting a network, see “Manually selecting the DECT system” (page 42). Bluetooth Attention: The Bluetooth feature is available only on the G955 DECT Handset. The following sections describe the procedures you can use to configure Bluetooth: •...

  • Page 189: Handset Accessories

    Handset accessories Handset accessories NEC Philips provides accessories with your handset. The following table lists the accessories available for the G355 and G955 DECT Handsets. Table 15: List of accessories Item Description Multi Charger Rack The Multi Charger Rack allows you to charge up to eight G355 and G955 DECT Handsets.

  • Page 190: Installing The Belt Clip

    Handset accessories Item Description MEM Card Memory card for G355 and G955 Handsets. Headset Corded headset for G355 and G955 Handsets. Bluetooth Module Bluetooth module for the G955 DECT Handset (for support of Bluetooth headset) Installing the belt clip You can use the belt clip to fasten the handset on a belt (swivel belt clip), shirt or coat pocket (executive clip).
  • Page 191 Handset accessories Figure 17: Using plastic tool Plastic tool Belt clip compartment cover Handset...
  • Page 192 Handset accessories Figure 18: Installed swivel belt clip Swivel belt clip Handset Figure 19: Installed executive belt clip Executive clip Handset...

  • Page 193: Connecting The Headset

    6. Install the belt clip compartment cover as shown in Figure Figure 20: Belt clip compartment cover Belt clip compartment cover Handset Connecting the headset To use the optional headset with your G355 and G955 DECT Handsets, insert the headset plug in the headset connector install (Figure 21).

  • Page 194: Installing Or Removing The Memory (Mem) Card

    Headset Installing or removing the memory (MEM) card The G355 and G955 DECT Handsets can be equipped with a removable memory (MEM) card used to personalise your handset. When an empty MEM card is inserted, the configuration of the handset is copied to the MEM card.Note that the DECT subscriptions of the handset...

  • Page 195: Extracting The Mem Card From The Frame

    Handset accessories When inserting a MEM card with the configuration of some other G355 or G955 handset that configuration will be used. Any configuration changes or new contacts, messages, calendar items and call filter items added after installing a MEM card are stored on the MEM card and not in the handset memory.

  • Page 196: Installing The Mem Card

    Handset accessories 1. Remove the MEM card from the frame as shown in the following figure. Figure 22: Extracting the MEM card from the frame When you remove the MEM card from the frame, do not Attention: touch the metal contacts. Installing the MEM card To install the MEM card in the handset, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 197: Removing The Mem Card

    Handset accessories Figure 23: Installing the MEM card Handset Insert Memory card Removing the MEM card To remove the MEM card from the handset, perform the following steps: 1. Place the handset facedown on a flat surface. 2. Remove the battery compartment cover and the battery. 3.

  • Page 198: Bluetooth Module Installation

    Handset accessories Figure 24: Removing the MEM card Handset Memory card Pull Bluetooth module installation Your G955 DECT Handset is equipped with a radio system to support Bluetooth wireless technology enabled headsets. Ensure you are familiar with the operation of the navigation keys to use the Bluetooth feature. For more information about handset controls, see “Handset controls”...

  • Page 199: Removing The Bluetooth Module From Your G955 Dect Handset

    Handset accessories The Bluetooth module is supplied in an ESD bag and comes complete with a Quick (Installation) Guide. To install the Bluetooth module on your G955 DECT Handset, perform the following steps: 1. Place the handset facedown on a flat surface. 2.

  • Page 200: Bluetooth Headset Installation

    Handset accessories 1. Place the handset facedown on a flat surface. 2. Remove the battery compartment cover and the battery pack. 3. Pull the Bluetooth module from the compartment as shown in Figure 26. 4. Replace the battery cover after you reinstall the battery pack as shown in Figure 2.
  • Page 201 Handset accessories The following table describes the Bluetooth headset status icons. Table 16: Bluetooth headset status Icon Description Connected Disconnected In conversation This section describes the following tasks: • “Accessing the Bluetooth configuration menu” (page 197) • “Enabling and disabling Bluetooth connectivity” (page 199) •...
  • Page 202 Handset accessories 4. Press the Left Right key to choose the Connectivity option. 5. Press the Down key to highlight the Bluetooth option. Bluetooth Select 6. Press the Select soft key.

  • Page 203: Enabling And Disabling Bluetooth Connectivity

    Handset accessories Enabling and disabling Bluetooth connectivity To enable and disable Bluetooth connectivity, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Bluetooth configuration menu as shown Bluetooth “Accessing the Bluetooth configuration menu” (page 197). 2. If the first menu option is Disabled, press the Disabled Select soft key, and then press the...

  • Page 204: Connecting And Disconnecting A Paired Bluetooth Headset

    Handset accessories 4. Press the Down key to highlight the Search for devices option. Search for devices Attention: If the search process is successful, perform steps 5 to 9. If the search is unsuccessful, repeat steps 3 to 4. 5. Press the Pair soft key and add the headset.

  • Page 205: Deleting A Bluetooth Headset

    Handset accessories 3. Press the Down key to highlight the required device. Connect 4. Press the Connect or Discon. soft key to connect or disconnect the headset. Discon. 5. Press the key one or more times to return to the idle display.
  • Page 206 Handset accessories...

  • Page 207: Terms You Should Know

    Terms you should know Terms you should know Communication System Your office Private Branch Exchange system or SIP Server. DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications Directory Number (DNR) A number that consists of one to seven digits for a telephone. Also known as an extension number. Fixed key The hard-labelled keys on your telephone.
  • Page 208 Terms you should know Soft keys Two keys located below the display, that have different functions and labels depending on the current operational mode of the handset System or Switch Your office communication system. Traditional DECT DECT system based on DCC cards. Voice mail A system that allows you to exchange spoken messages with other users.

  • Page 210: User Guide

    1200 JD HILVERSUM THE NETHERLANDS © 2008 NEC PHILIPS Unified Solutions Nederland B.V. All right are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written consent of the copyright owner. All brand names and product names in this...

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