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SkyATA-101 User Manual
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................2
1.1 Package Contents ...................................................................................3
1.2 Product Specification ...............................................................................3
1.3 Main Features..........................................................................................3
1.4 Minimum System Requirements ..............................................................4
1.5 SkyATA-101 LED.....................................................................................5
2. Install Skype Software ......................................................................................6
2.1 Install Skype and Quick Start...................................................................6
2.2 Set a Speed-Dial Number ......................................................................18
3. Setup SkyATA-101 .........................................................................................19
3.1 SkyATA-101 Hardware Setup................................................................19
3.2 SkyATA-101 Software Setup .................................................................21
4. Use SkyATA-101 ............................................................................................29
4.1 Before Making a Call .............................................................................29
4.2 SkyATA-101 Icons .................................................................................30
4.3 SkyATA-101 GUI ...................................................................................30
4.3.1 Option............................................................................................31
4.3.2 General Setting Page ....................................................................32
4.3.3 Phone Setting Page.......................................................................36
4.3.4 Multi-Call and Conference Page....................................................39
4.3.5 Speed Dial Setting Page ...............................................................40
4.4 Make a Skype Call.................................................................................41
4.5 Make a SkypeOut™ Call........................................................................42
4.6 Answer a Skype/SkypeIn™ Call ............................................................43
4.7 End a Skype Call ...................................................................................44
4.8 Use Skype Voicemail .............................................................................44
4.9 Skype Caller ID......................................................................................45
4.10 Make a Skype Multi-Call ......................................................................46
4.10.1 Make a Multi-Call.........................................................................46
4.10.2 Switch calls in a Multi-Call ...........................................................47
4.10.3 Hang up a Multi-Call ....................................................................47
4.11 Make a Skype Conference Call ...........................................................48
4.11.1 Make a Conference Call ..............................................................48
4.11.2 Hang up a Conference Call .........................................................49
4.12 Skype Remote Monitor ........................................................................49
4.13 Skype Recording .................................................................................55
4.14 Other IM Mode.....................................................................................57
5. FAQs...............................................................................................................59
6. Regulation.......................................................................................................76
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
2.1 Install Skype and Quick Start..............6 2.2 Set a Speed-Dial Number ..............18 3. Setup SkyATA-101 ..................19 3.1 SkyATA-101 Hardware Setup..............19 3.2 SkyATA-101 Software Setup ..............21 4. Use SkyATA-101 ....................29 4.1 Before Making a Call ................29 4.2 SkyATA-101 Icons .................30 4.3 SkyATA-101 GUI ...................30 ... -
Page 2: Introduction
1. Introduction Thank you for choosing SkyATA-101, the compact analog telephone adapter for Skype™ application. SkyATA-101 allows you to make PC to PC free calls or PC to Phone calls through SkypeOut™ at very low rates over the Internet anytime, anywhere. -
Page 3: Package Contents
1.1 Package Contents SkyATA-101 VoIP USB Adapter Installation CD including SkyATA-101 AP setup program, quick installation guide and user manual 1.2 Product Specification Model Number SkyATA-101 Dimensions L x W X H: 67.4 X 36.2 X 17.8 mm... -
Page 4: Minimum System Requirements
Support other IM/Softphone as an audio device ■ 1.4 Minimum System Requirements To keep normal functions of SkyATA-101, user needs to make sure his/her system to meet the following minimum requirements: One Computer running at 400 MHz or better, 128 MB RAM with a USB port, and a CD-ROM drive ... -
Page 5: Skyata-101 Led
1.5 SkyATA-101 LED RJ11 Jack USB Connector LED Indicator: 1. Standby (Slow on/off) 2. Ringing (Fast on/off) 3. Call active (Always on) 4. Error (Always off) -
Page 6: Install Skype Software
2. Install Skype Software The first step of setting up SkyATA-101 is to install Skype on the computer. This chapter describes Skype version 2.5 installation procedures in two sections: Install Skype and Quick Start and Set a Speed-Dial Number. 2.1 Install Skype and Quick Start If Skype has been installed, check if it is the version which SkyATA-101 claims to support as SkyATA-101 user manual section 1.4... - Page 7 The Skype welcome window as below will appear. Follow blue circles 1~3 to select a language by scrolling the bar, accept Skype End User License Agreement and click Install.
- Page 8 If user choose Options button in the previous step. An Options window will pop up and user can choose preferred installation folder by Browse. User can choose to check boxes for Create a desktop icon, Launch Skype after installation, or Start Skype when the computer starts. Then click Install. Note: user can always click Back to go back to the previous step.
- Page 9 6. After installation, Skype will ask for Create Account. Then click Next.
- Page 10 7. User can provide e–mail address and country information and then click Sign...
- Page 11 8. A Getting Started window comes up. Press Start button to get a simple guide for setting up Skype.
- Page 12 9. The next window will help user to check your sound settings by making a Skype test call. Click Next.
- Page 13 10. The next window will guide user to add friends to user’s Skype contact list. Click Next.
- Page 14 11. Then user can try to call friends. Click Next.
- Page 15 12. Next window will guide user to call ordinary phones with Skype(SkypeOut) and click Finish. 13. Next, Skype main window will pop up and user can start to enjoy Skype.
- Page 17 14. When a new Skype contact calls you, Skype will ask for your authorization. User can make own decisions and click OK.
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Page 18: Set A Speed-Dial Number
2.2 Set a Speed-Dial Number From the main Skype window, select the “Contacts” tab, choose a contact name and right-click on the contact name and select “Set Speed-Dial” in the appearing menu. In the next window, enter a one or two digits speed-dial number. Then click... -
Page 19: Setup Skyata-101
The speed-dial number is set to the contact. Follow the same procedure to set a Speed-Dial Number to the other contacts. 3. Setup SkyATA-101 3.1 SkyATA-101 Hardware Setup Get the SkyATA-101 dongle from SkyATA-101 package and take off the USB connector cover. RJ11 Jack USB Connector LED Indicator: 1. - Page 20 Connect to a standard analog or cordless phone set Connect to PBX Important Notes: Don’t connect SkyATA-101 phone port to PSTN line, otherwise it might be damaged.
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Page 21: Skyata-101 Software Setup
To install the SkyATA-101 AP software: After the SkyATA-101 dongle is connected to the computer, it will take up to 15 seconds for the “Found New Hardware” window to appear. Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of the computer. Double click the setup.exe file. - Page 22 In Windows 2000, user might get below “Digital Signature Not Found” window. Click Yes to continue installation.
- Page 23 After other applications are closed, click Next. The “Select Setup Language” window pops up. Choose a preferred language by scrolling down the selection bar. After choosing the language, click OK. The “Welcome to the SkyATA-101 Setup Wizard” appears. Read the on-screen instructions and click Next.
- Page 24 In the next window, check the box of “I accept the agreement” after reading the agreement carefully. Then Click Next. Note: User can click Back to go back to the previous step anytime during installation.
- Page 25 If this is not a preferred folder for user, click Browse and choose a folder from the list. After deciding folder for the installation, click Next. In the next window, choose a preferred folder for SkyATA-101 program’s shortcuts in Start Menu folder. A default folder will appear. If this is not a preferred folder, click Browse and choose a folder from the list.
- Page 26 10. The next window is to create the Desktop icon or the Quick Launch icon. Check the appropriate box as desired. After SkyATA-101 AP is launched, the Desktop icon will appear on the computer desktop and the Quick Launch icon will appear in the left bottom corner of the Windows screen.
- Page 27 12. In the next window, user can choose to launch SkyATA-101. Check the “Launch SkyATA” box (default is enable). Click Finish to finish the setup. 13. If user chooses to launch SkyATA-101 in previous step, Skype will invoke one warning window “Another program wants to use Skype”. Choose “Allow this program to use Skype”...
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Page 29: Use Skyata-101
The computer is connected to the Internet SkyATA-101 dongle is connected to the computer USB port A telephone is connected to the SkyATA-101 dongle RJ11 port via the phone cable A Skype program version 2.5 or above is installed and launched in the computer ... -
Page 30: Skyata-101 Icons
There are five choices (Option, About, Help, IM Mode, and Exit) when user clicks SkyATA-101 system tray icon at the right-bottom corner of Windows desktop. Option has all settings for SkyATA-101. About will tell user SkyATA-101 AP software version. The on-line help will be launched when user chooses Help from SkyATA-101 system tray icon. -
Page 31: Option
User chooses either OK or Apply button, then the new setting will be saved and user has the updated setting when user launches SkyATA-101 again. User can use Cancel button to cancel the changes and Option dialogue closes immediately. Besides, user can click Default button to refresh settings to default settings in every pages. -
Page 32: General Setting Page
4.3.2 General Setting Page This option dialogue provides the basic operation settings, including Language selection, SkyATA-101 device volume control of speaker and microphone, Auto start up, Initial ring, Skype window pop-out, call delay, Route, SkypeOut country code and area code. - Page 33 ■ User can individually adjust the speaker and the microphone volume of SkyATA-101 and dynamically adjust both volumes when user is making or answering a phone call. To adjust the audio wave output volume, drag the speaker volume scroll bar.
- Page 34 Initial ring ■ If this setting is enabled, an initial ring from the connected phone will be activated to inform user SkyATA-101 is now ready for use, once the device initialization is successfully completed. The default setting is disable. Skype window pop-out ■...
- Page 35 Route ■ User can use this function to add fixed pre-dial digits for certain application. SkyATA-101 software will send out the pre-dialing digits following your dialing numbers from keypad once this function is enabled. There is no default setting. SkypeOut country code ■...
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Page 36: Phone Setting Page
4.3.3 Phone Setting Page This page provides the related configurations about phone settings, such as Ring signal frequency selection, Busy tone setting, and the Advanced setting of busy tone will cover country selection for International Busy tone and Busy tone parameter. - Page 37 Ring signal frequency selection ■ Here supports four types of ring signal frequency, 20Hz, 25Hz, 30Hz & 50Hz. User can choose a proper ring signal frequency according to the ring frequency of the phone user adopts. Usually the ring signal frequency adopted in the U.S.A. is 20Hz. The ring signal frequency in Europe is 25Hz.
- Page 38 OK. It is not necessary for user to change this setting for general application. This feature also allows user to set the appropriate settings of busy tone when SkyATA-101 is connected with one PBX for different application. By selecting a country, the device will activate the specific busy tone frequency and cycle adopted by local Public Switched Telephone Networks in that country.
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Page 39: Multi-Call And Conference Page
4.3.4 Multi-Call and Conference Page User can select to enable the functions of Multi-Call and Conference individually. The page includes settings for Multi-Call setting & Function key and Conference setting & Function key. After Multi-Call or Conference function is enabled, the corresponding function key is selected. -
Page 40: Speed Dial Setting Page
5 digits for setting. If user's Skype version is earlier than Skype 4.0 and user has set some speed dial numbers in Skype GUI, these settings still work unless they conflict with the settings in SkyATA-101 Speed Dial setting page. If there is a speed dial setting conflict between both settings, SkyATA-101 will choose... -
Page 41: Make A Skype Call
4.4 Make a Skype Call To make an internet phone call using SkyATA-101： Pick up the phone receiver. Wait for a dial tone. Then dial the two-digit speed dial number of the Skype contact. Wait for 5 seconds for the call to be dialed out. -
Page 42: Make A Skypeout™ Call
00-1-408-888-8888. User can omit 00 + country code when making a SkypeOut call by selecting SkypeOut country code from General page after choosing "Option" of SkyATA-101 system tray icon. The delay time between two dialing digits of the SkypeOut number can't exceed call delay time 5 seconds, or an incomplete number will be dialed out. -
Page 43: Answer A Skype/Skypein™ Call
User might hear a busy tone if the SkypeOut contact doesn’t answer the call. Please refer to Busy tone setting section of Phone Setting page in section 4.3.3 for more possible cases. 4.6 Answer a Skype/SkypeIn™ Call Pick up the phone receiver and proceed with the call when there is an incoming call. -
Page 44: End A Skype Call
4.7 End a Skype Call Put the phone receiver back onto the telephone. Use the Skype window interface to end a call. Click the Hang Up/Reject button at the bottom of the Skype window and put the phone receiver back onto the telephone. -
Page 45: Skype Caller Id
Voicemail or make another call. 4.9 Skype Caller ID SkyATA-101 can support Type I FSK Caller ID for Skype call. If SkyATA-101 is connected to one phone with FSK Caller ID support, then user can see the caller's Skype account from display screen when there is a Skype incoming call and the phone is on-hook. -
Page 46: Make A Skype Multi-Call
There are two ways to set Skype speed dial number: One is to set from Skype GUI for Skype version earlier than 4.0. For Skype version after 4.0, Skype doesn't support Skype speed dial and user can use SkyATA-101 GUI to set speed dial number by following Speed Dial Setting Page. -
Page 47: Switch Calls In A Multi-Call
1. 4.10.3 Hang up a Multi-Call In the SkyATA-101 Multi-Call operation mode, press the “*”key to hang up the current Skype contact. Then a dial tone comes up and user needs to press the Multi-Call function key “#” to switch call to the next reserved Skype contact. -
Page 48: Make A Skype Conference Call
pressing Multi-Call function key “#”. If user wants to hang up all contacts, on-hook the phone. 4.11 Make a Skype Conference Call To make a Skype Conference call, the Conference Call function needs to be enabled, and the Conference function key is “*”. The one-on-many talk (maximum of 4 Skype contacts simultaneously) can be done when user is making or answering a Skype call. -
Page 49: Hang Up A Conference Call
User can hang up the phone to close the Conference call. 4.12 Skype Remote Monitor SkyATA-101 can integrate Skype video function and Web CAM to let user monitor home remotely. And it is easy and free. With Remote Monitor function enabled, user can make a Skype call to home’s Skype account which is running with... - Page 50 Skype calls will be picked up automatically by SkyATA-101 and there is no ring for the phone connected with SkyATA-101 until two beeps are heard by caller and caller doesn’t press any key within 5 seconds. If SkyATA-101 doesn’t...
- Page 51 It is strongly recommended to check if Skype can find the camera which user will use for Skype remote monitor and test it before using it. From Skype main window, choose Tools->Options->Video Settings as below figure. User can adjust camera angle for the space which user wants to monitor.
- Page 52 Skype Microphone and Speakers as the built-in microphone and speaker of camera. When remote monitor function is disabled, SkyATA-101 will automatically change Skype Microphone and Speakers back to SkyATA-101 and user needs to make the change again when he/she wants to use this feature.
- Page 53 + "＊" key within 5 seconds through Skype keypad, PC keyboard or Skype device. If the input is correct, SkyATA-101 will enable Skype video. If the input is incorrect, the call will be disconnected. User can still use the assigned Skype account to make a call to the Skype account running with SkyATA-101 for general voice talk if user doesn’t press any phone key within 5 seconds or press “#”...
- Page 54 PC keep running, user can disable “When Remote Monitor function is enabled, PC won’t enter into power saving mode“ setting. But user needs to wake up the PC remotely (like sending Magic Packets) or turn on PC automatically via software program when user wants to use this function.
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Page 55: Skype Recording
The recording files will be saved under My document/Skype record folder. User can manually delete it. User can click SkyATA-101 tray icon at the right-bottom corner of Windows desktop with right mouse and choose Skype Recording, then Skype Recording window will pop out. When there is a Skype/SkypeOut call in progress, user can... - Page 56 If user clicks “Setting” button, below Skype recording setting page will pop out. After finishing setting changes, please press OK button to save the changes. Record file path: The default folder is My document/Skype record. User can choose own preferred folder. Record source option: User can choose to record voices from caller &...
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Page 57: Other Im Mode
Messenger/AIM, Windows Live Messenger/MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, ... , etc as an audio device by choosing IM mode from SkyATA-101 system tray icon at the right bottom corner of Windows desktop. But user can’t press phone keypad to make or answer a call. - Page 58 Some IMs have their own audio device selection GUI like Skype and Yahoo. User can choose SkyATA-101 as the audio device from IM’s audio device setting when SkyATA-101 is connected to a PC. After making/receiving a call from a PC, user can pick up the phone connected with SkyATA-101 for conversation. For IMs without audio device setting GUI, user can set PC system audio device as SkyATA-101.
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Page 59: Faqs
PC USB port? A: SkyATA-101 is quite different with regular USB devices like USB keyboard or mouse. It needs 5V, 500mA power from the USB port. If SkyATA-101 can't work properly after this device is successfully installed, please unplug this device and... - Page 60 SkyATA-101 to access Skype. The pop up window just shows up for around 3 seconds. If user clicks the pop up window, there will be one new event and possible one plugin authorization for SkyATA-101.exe shown in Skype main...
- Page 61 Q3: Why SkyATA-101 doesn't work after SkyATA-101 setup program is installed in Windows Vista? A: For Windows Vista, user needs to manually launch SkyATA-101 again after SkyATA-101 setup program is installed. From "All Programs" of Windows start menu or SkyATA-101 icon in Windows desk, user can launch SkyATA-101 program.
- Page 62 Q4: How do I know that SkyATA-101 is successfully installed? A: The easy way is to check the status of SkyATA-101 system tray icon at the right-bottom corner of Windows desktop. If you can see the SkyATA-101 system tray icon presented as or system tray icon shows SkyATA-101 when mouse cursor is put on SkyATA-101 system tray icon.
- Page 66 Q6: In some computers, user might get Windows pop-out message to ask for Windows to restart after user 1st time plugged in SkyATA-101 dongle into one USB port. Should user restart Windows to make the new setting valid? A: It is not necessary to restart Windows as the pop-out message. Just ignore it and continue to install SkyATA-101 AP program, then enjoy SkyATA-101 without restarting Windows.
- Page 67 "Another program wants to use Skype". If you choose "Do not allow this program to use Skype", but still want to use SkyATA-101, please go to the Skype window main menu Tools and choose Options. In the next window, choose Privacy tab in the left.
- Page 69 Q8: Why does SkyATA-101 fail to initialize?
- Page 70 A: The phone receiver is not on-hook properly. Q9: Why doesn’t SkyATA-101 work properly in some USB ports of Windows 2000 system? A: We strongly recommend user to install SkyATA-101 AP program when user 1 time plugs SkyATA-101 dongle into one certain USB port of any Windows 2000 system.
- Page 71 A: a. Please make sure whether SkyATA-101 is successfully installed or not as description in FAQ 4. b. Make sure SkyATA-101 has been chosen as the Skype sound device for Audio In/Out, please refer to FAQ 12. c. Please check whether your computer has entered into power saving mode or not.
- Page 72 Then you should be able to listen to music from your original sound device like speaker. Q14: Do I need to restart my computer whenever I re-plug the SkyATA-101 dongle? A: There is no need to restart the computer, but we suggest that you re-open your Skype software, then launch SkyATA-101.
- Page 73 Q16: How can I dial "+" sign when making a SkypeOut call? A: You can use "00" to stand for "+". Q17: Why can't I start my computer after I plug in SkyATA-101 dongle? A: Please check your computer's system BIOS Boot up device option setting.
- Page 74 A: Please make sure Skype is launched and on-line. User can refer to the following possible cases. a. Skype is not active owing to no internet access and SkyATA-101 program is launched. b. Skype program is closed after SkyATA-101 program is launched.
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Page 76: Regulation
6. Regulation Regulatory Compliance Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested to comply with the limits for a Class B device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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