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Alcatel F890 Voice USER’S GUIDE For more information, you can download full user guide or get on-line assistance: www.alcatel-home.com...
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1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (XP1050) When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury, including the following: 1) Read and understand all the instructions. 2) Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3) Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
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1.1. Package Contents The package contains the following items: • Alcatel F890 Voice handset • Alcatel F890 Voice base unit • AC power adaptor • Telephone line cord (with T plug for France) • 2 NiMH rechargeable battery cells • 6 User Guides...
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2. INSTALLING YOUR PHONE 2.1. Installing and Charging the Batteries 1) Slide down to open the battery compartment cover. 2) Place the 2 supplied rechargeable batteries as indicated. Pay extra attention to direction of polarity. 3) Slide the battery compartment cover back. 4) Put the handset on the base and charge for 15 hours before using the handset for the first time.
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2.2. Connecting the Base Station 1) Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the telephone jack on base bottom. 2) Plug the small end of power adapter into a power jack on base bottom. 3) Plug the large end of power adapter into a wall power outlet. 4) Plug the other end of the telephone line cord into the telephone jack or micro-filter.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PHONE 2.4. Handset Overview 1. <-> (Right option) Press to confirm the option displayed on the screen above the button, delete ◼ or go back to the previous screen. In answer machine mode: Delete the current message playing. ◼...
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6.<6> In idle mode: Press to enter call lists (incoming and outgoing) In menu mode: Press to scroll down the menu items During a call: Press to decrease the volume. 7.<7> In editing name: Press to switch different input text modes (Abc, abc, ABC, 123). 8.<8>...
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<TAM ON/OFF> Press to turn on the answering machine. Press again to turn off the answering machine. <PLAY / STOP> Press to play the message Press again to stop message playback <VOLUME UP (+)> Increase (+) speaker volume during message playback <VOLUME DOWN (-)>...
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2.5. There are 2 modes of LCD screen in standby mode: 2.5.1. Clock mode (appears when idle mode is kept idle over 30 seconds) 2.5.2. Idle mode (Idle screen) Show how much battery level. Scrolls when charging. Flashes when battery needs recharging. On: missed call(s) in the Calls list with number of calls displayed.
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The keypad is locked. Handset ringer is switched off. = outgoing call made = incoming call received = missed call = voice message = New voice mail = for a number in the call list, indicates that this number is blocked USING YOUR PHONE 4.1.
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4.2.2 Direct Dialing <phone on> Press to take the line and enter the phone number. 4.3. Answer a Call When you receive a call, the phone rings and the display show Incoming call and “incoming call’. If you’ve got a caller display service, the display shows the caller’s number if it’s available or the caller’s name if it matches an entry stored in your contacts list.
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Press <phone off>key to exit. 4.8.3. Dial a redial entry Repeat the step 1 to 2 in section 4.8.1. Press <phone on> (or press the key twice in handsfree mode) to dial the selected number. 4.8.4. Delete a redial entry 1.
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Press <Calls> to highlight De-register and press Select. Press <Up> or <Calls> to highlight the handset you wish to de-register and press Select. If the system PIN is not 0000 then you will be prompted to enter it, then select OK. If it is 0000, you will continue straight to point 6.
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2. Press <Up> or <Calls> to scroll to the entry you want to edit and select Options. 3. Press <Calls> to highlight Edit contact and press Select. 4. Edit the name by pressing Left or Right button to move cursor left or right and Clear to delete characters and use the keypad to enter new ones, then press <Calls>...
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1. Select Menu, scroll down using <Calls> to display Speed Dial List and press Select. 2. Press <Up> or <Calls> to highlight the entry you want to delete and select Options. 3. Scroll down to highlight Delete and press Select. 4.
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7.2.1. Set an alarm 1. Select Menu, scroll down using <Calls> to display Clock/ Alarm and press Select. 2. Alarm is highlighted, press Select. 3. Press <Left> or <Right> to display the alarm frequency you want: Off, On once, On daily, Mon to Fri or Sat &Sun.
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7.3.5. Reset the handset or base settings 1. Select Menu, press <up> or <calls> to select Settings, 2. Press Select, press <Calls> to highlight Reset and press Select. 3. H/set settings is highlighted, press Select or press <Calls> to highlight Base settings and then press Select.
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CALLER DISPLAY (Network dependent) This feature is available if you have subscribed the Caller Line Identification service with your telephone service provider. If your caller’s name is stored in your contacts list and it matches the number calling, you’ll see the caller’s name and where they are calling from (i.e.
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3. Press <Calls> to display either Delete call or Delete all and press Select. Call deleted will be displayed if you have deleted one entry. 4. if you chose to delete all then you will need to confirm by selecting Yes. 9.
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11. Call Control Settings Under the Call control menu, it has 4 sub-menus: 1. Call Blocking, 2. Do Not Disturb, 3. VIP list. 4. Change PIN 1. Call Blocking* It allows you to block calls in three different ways (Announce, Ans.Phone, Custom) 2.
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2) Answering Phone All calls not in your Contacts, Allowed list or VIP list are sent straight to the Answer Phone including those on your Blocked list. 3) Custom You choose how you’d like to handle all your calls. In Announce mode (default setting), your phone will filter all first time calls from numbers that are not yet saved in your Contacts, or not on your allowed list.
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The number will be blocked and added to the blocked calls list if Caller number is displayed. If the number calls again, the caller will hear, “Callers to this number are being screened by Call Blocking, the person you are calling is not accepting your call. Please hang up”. 3.
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• You’ll see the caller’s number (if available) in the Calls list with "Call block" . Remember: if you’ve blocked a contact, all the numbers in the same contact will also be blocked. 11.1.10. How to add numbers straight to your Blocked and Allow lists Aside from adding numbers to your Block and Allow list as calls come through, you can also add numbers directly to the lists via your Call Control menu.
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If you’ve already added contacts to your VIP’s, the list will be displayed when you enter the VIP list menu. You can then select Options to add VIPs, remove VIPs or assign a VIP ringtone. Press <Calls> to select 1 of items, press Select or OK. 12.
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12.2.2. Play the current outgoing message Follow the instructions above from 1 to 3 and then: Press <Calls> to highlight Play message and press Select to hear the outgoing message. You can delete it if you want to by selecting Delete. 12.2.3.
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To adjust the base call screening volume, go to the Call screening menu as above, choose Base and scroll through to find Volume. Scroll left or right to choose between different volumes and press the Left option button to Save 12.6.2.
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A confirmation question will be displayed, select Yes to confirm deletion Note: In idle mode, press <Delete>. The base will announce, “To delete all old messages, press Delete”, press <Delete> again within 3 seconds to delete all old messages. You will hear, “All old messages deleted.”...
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3 To delete during messages 4 To skip back during messages 5 To set Answer machine OFF, or ON 6 To skip forward during messages To play your outgoing message 9 To record a new outgoing message # To set to Answer Only, or Answer &...
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No dial tone Is the telephone cord plugged into the phone socket? ◼ • Check that the mains power is switched on. • Only use the telephone cord supplied with the phone. • The telephone line cord might be malfunctioning. Install a new telephone line cord. •...
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15. Guarantee 16. Safety In the event of an electrical hazard, the mains adapter acts as 230V power isolating device. It should therefore, as a precaution, be installed close to the appliance and be easily accessible. To disconnect the device from the primary power source, the mains adapter must be removed from the 230V AC/50 Hz socket.
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ATLINKS Europe 147 avenue Paul Dourmer 92500 REUIEL-MALMAISON France www.alcatel-home.com Alcatel is a trademark of Nokia, used under license by ATLINKS. Includes licensed Qaltel technology. Qaltel is a trademark of Truecall Group Limited. Alcatel F890 Voice A/W No.: 10002279 Rev.0 (EN)
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