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  • Page 1 CT250 TELEPHONE...
  • Page 2 © Copyright 1999 by CIDCO Corporation. All rights reserved. 101911-01 Rev. A ©1998-1999 CIDCO Incorporated. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the written permission of CIDCO Incorporated.One-Time Viewing (OTV) is a registered trade- mark of CIDCO Incorporated.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ABLE ONTENTS CT250 T ELEPHONE CT250 NSTALLING OOKING HONE ERSONALIZING HONE CT250 PERATING SING RADITIONAL IALING SING HORT IALING SING THE PEAKERPHONE DJUSTING OLUME SING SING ETTING EMPORARY ERVICE DJUSTING THE ONTRAST EADING THE IMER NTERPRETING THE NDICATOR IGHTS ID O...

  • Page 5: Installing Your Ct250

    Installing Your CT250 CT250 NSTALLING Before you begin using your CT250, you need to install it properly. There are three steps to install your phone: Checking the Contents. Hooking Up Your Phone. Personalizing Your Phone. HECKING ONTENTS Make sure that you have the following:...

  • Page 6: Hooking U P Your Phone

    Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet. C. A TTACH THE ORDS The CT250 comes with a handset and a telephone line cord. Attach the Handset Take the end of the handset cord with the long straight end and plug it into the jack labeled HANDSET CORD.
  • Page 7 Installing Your CT250 Attaching the Line Cords Take the line cord (the six-foot cord for desk mounting or the four-inch cord for wall mounting) and plug it into the phone jack marked LINE CORD. If you are using the six-foot line cord, thread the cord through the channel above the LINE CORD jack to prevent it from coming loose.

  • Page 8: Personalizing Your Phone

    Personalizing Your Phone ERSONALIZING HONE To ensure your Caller ID Telephone works properly, you must set your options cor- rectly. 1. B EGINNING THE ROGRAMMING EQUENCE Most of the programming options appear in two screens. The programming option appears in Screen 1, and your choices appear in Screen 2. The two screens flash back and forth until you make a selection.
  • Page 9 If you set CALLER ID to OFF, these screens do not appear. Many regions are changing how customers use their area codes. In order to dial from your call records and directory records, the CT250 needs to distinguish between local and long distance numbers.
  • Page 10 Personalizing Your Phone To Set Other Local Area Codes These area codes also allow the CT250 to distinguish between local and long-dis- tance calls. If you live in an area where you dial ten digits for telephone numbers in other local area codes (without dialing a “1”), you can program your other local area codes in this section.
  • Page 11 6. S OICE If you subscribe to Voice Mail service from your local telephone company, the CT250 can automatically alert you whenever you have new voice mail messages in your mailbox.
  • Page 12 Personalizing Your Phone 8. A DVANCED ETUP Use ADVANCED SETUP: PRGM to turn on Call Waiting ID, OR to reset your blue keys ADVANCED SETUP? Press to select YES. REVIEW Press to select NO. REVIEW PRGM A. Turning on Call Waiting ID If you choose not to do ADVANCED SETUP PRGM or if you set CALLER ID to OFF, this screen...
  • Page 13 YES. REVIEW Press to select NO. REVIEW 9. C OMPLETED ETUP Once you have finished installing your CT250, the screen remains blank until you receive your first call record. We hope that you enjoy your new phone. SETUP COMPLETE...

  • Page 14: Operating Your Ct250

    Using Traditional Dialing CT250 PERATING The CT250 is as easy to use as your basic telephone except that it also handles Caller ID and Call Waiting ID information. You can make calls using traditional dial- ing or using short-cut dialing.

  • Page 15: Using Short -Cut Dialing

    Operating Your CT250 SING HORT IALING There are several types of short-cut dialing. You can dial using: Your call records. Your directory records. key. REDIAL Your speed dial keys. DIAL SING WITH ECORDS You can use to call any number in your Caller ID list.
  • Page 16 Using Short-Cut Dialing SING PEED If you are not subscribing to a particular service from your local telephone company, you can change your blue key into a speed dial key. CALL WAITING However, you cannot change the first blue key ( ) or the Directory key DIRECTORY ), into a speed dial key.

  • Page 17: Using The Speakerphone

    Operating Your CT250 SING THE PEAKERPHONE You can hold a conversation without using a handset. Press to turn on or off the speakerphone. The Speakerphone light comes on SPEAKER when the speakerphone is in use. DJUSTING OLUME You can adjust the volume for the speakerphone, handset, and ringer to a louder or quieter sound for specific calls.

  • Page 18: Using Hold

    ETTING EMPORARY ERVICE If you have Rotary/Pulse service, you can temporarily set your CT250 phone to tone service for banking and other automated telephone services. Press after the service prompt and proceed. The phone automatically returns to Rotary/Pulse after you hang up.

  • Page 19: Interpreting The Indicator Lights

    AC adapter. Line in Use Light—becomes lit whenever the CT250 or another phone on the same telephone line is being used. The light remains lit until the line is no longer in use.

  • Page 20: Using Caller Id And Call Waiting Id Options

    Call Waiting ID lets you know who is calling when you hear the Call Waiting beep. After you receive a new call, the indicator light flashes and the CT250 displays the call record information. A call record consists of the following: The caller’s name (if available)

  • Page 21: Records

    AVING ECORDS Your CT250 saves up to 50 call records. When the memory is full and you receive a new call record (#51st), the oldest record (#1st) is deleted to make room for the new- est call record. To save specific calls, transfer call records to the directory or delete old and unnecessary call records.
  • Page 22 Reading Display Messages EADING ISPLAY ESSAGES Display messages provide additional information about your Caller ID records. ESSAGE ISPLAY You reached the end of call records or the end of the Directory. Press either key to continue. REVIEW END OF LIST The call record information was distorted before reaching the phone.
  • Page 23 ESSAGE ISPLAY The caller chose to block transmission of his/her name and phone number. 5 : 4 5 5 / 3 1 CALL -PRIVATE- Caller ID number or name service is not available in the caller’s area. 5 / 3 1 5 : 4 5 CALL UNAVAILABLE...

  • Page 24: Using Your Custom Calling Services

    3-Way Calling SING USTOM ALLING ERVICES The Caller ID Telephone is programmed so that you have all the convenience of your local telephone company’s Custom Calling Services at the touch of a button. You must subscribe to each service in order for all of the features of your Caller ID Tele- phone to work.

  • Page 25: Auto Call Return

    Using Your Custom Calling Services ETURN Auto Call Return remembers the number of the person who called you last and auto- matically dials that number. While Auto Call Return works, you can place and receive calls. For all calls placed using this service, local and long-distance charges might ap- ply.

  • Page 26: Call Block

    Call Block other phone ringing. If you don’t answer the special ring immediately, it repeats every few minutes for up to 30 minutes. To Cancel Busy Redial Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. Press If you have Rotary/Pulse service, use instead of LOCK Call Block blocks calls from a specified list of numbers that you create.

  • Page 27: Call Waiting

    Using Your Custom Calling Services To Turn Call Forwarding Off : CALL FORWARDING Press Listen for two short tones, followed by the dial tone. These tones confirm that Call Forwarding is off. AITING Call Waiting Service from your local telephone company tells you when you have a call while you are on the phone.

  • Page 28: Voice Mail

    Voice Mail OICE Voice Mail Service takes your calls when you are away from your phone or even while you are on the phone. The Indicator Light flashes whenever you have messages in your mailbox. And once you have programmed your Voice Mail key with your per- sonal access codes, you can get your messages at the touch of a button.

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting ROUBLESHOOTING Are you having trouble with your phone? Here are some of the most common prob- lem areas and tips on how to resolve them. YMPTOM ORRECTIVE CTION Caller ID does not Check that you have turned on Caller ID as a setting. See work properly Step A.
  • Page 30 Troubleshooting YMPTOM ORRECTIVE CTION Lights do not work Check the AC adapter. Be sure that the adapter is not dam- aged and that it is securely plugged into a working outlet and the phone. Also check that the wall plug is not controlled by a wall switch or a power strip.

  • Page 31: Index

    Index – creating installation 2 NDEX a directory record 22 a speed dial key 13 Symbols keys Custom Calling services 1+ dialing 7 clear 22 – 12 hour time 8 delay 23 3-Way Calling 25 1ST CWID UNIT? 9 dial 11 Auto Call Return 26 24 hour time 8 directory 21...
  • Page 32 Index tone pulse 7 Caller ID 5 set the time 8 unavailable 20 complete 10 SETUP COMPLETE 10 voice mail 8 language 5 space key 23 military time 8 local area code 6 Spanish 5 mute 14 pulse 7 speakerphone 14 ring sound 8 special symbols 23 time 8...

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