The following items are included in your package. If you find anything missing, contact your system administrator.
W56H Handset
USB Charger Cradle
Rechargeable Battery
Power Adaptor
Belt Clip
Base Station inclusions (W60B & W60P)
W60B Base Station
Base Stand
Power Adapter
Ethernet Cable
Connecting & Assembling the Base Station
If you don't yet have a base station, follow these steps. If you are adding an additional handset to an existing setup, go to Assembling the Phone.
Connect to Power
Connect the Base Station to the power using the cable provided. If you are using Power over Ethernet, you can skip this step.
Connect to the internet
Connect the supplied Ethernet Cable to the port on the bottom of the Base Station marked Internet.
Plug the other end into a spare LAN port on your modem or live ethernet port at your desk.
Install on desk or wall
Clip the Base Stand onto the Base Station to allow it to stand up, or use screws drilled 59mm apart to mount onto a wall.
Desktop installation
Wall-mount installation
Assembling the Phone
Insert the battery
Insert the battery into the handset:
Connect the Handset Cradle to Power
Attach one end of the provided USB power cable to the UBS port on the provided Power Adapter, then connect the other end of the back of the cradle.
Place the handset in the cradle to charge.
Note: The handset should be used with an original power adapter only. The use of a third-party power adapter may cause the damage to the handset. The charging status of the handset is indicated in the top right-hand corner of the LCD screen.
Attach the belt clip
Attach the Belt Clip, as shown on the right, if required:
First Time Setup
Once the Base Station and Handset have power, they should find eachother and automatically register. The handset will download a configuration and may do a firmware upgrade. Allow it time to do these steps.
Once the handset displays the time and handset number, it is connected. To test that it's connected, press the Hands Free Speak button. If you hear dial tone, the phone is connected.
Adding Handsets
Please follow the steps below:
If the handset LCD screen prompts "Search for Base", long press on thebase station until the first LED flashes. Then press the OK key to enter the main menu, and select Settings > Registration > Register Handset to register the handset.
If the handset LCD screen prompts "Press base page 2s then press OK", long press on the base station until the first LED flashes. Then press OK soft key on the handset.
Select the desired base (Most likely Base 1) and once search is complete, press OK to subscribe to the base.
When prompted for a password, enter '0000' or '1234' depending on the configuration of the base station.
If you require assistance, please call the Commander Phone team on 1300 638 208, or email us at onboarding@commander.com
Quick Reference Key
Control buttons
Press the left soft key to access the call history.
Press the right soft key to check the line status.
Press ▲ to place an internal call.
Press ◄ to decrease the ringer or call volume.
Press ► to increase the ringer or call volume.
Press ▼ to access the directory.
BASIC OPERATIONS
Turning Handset On/Off
Press , then the LCD screen lights up or place the handset in the charging cradle to turn the handset on.
Long press to turn the handset off.
Locking/Unlocking Keypad
Long press when the handset is idle to lock the keypad.
Long press again to unlock the keypad.
Silent Mode
Long press when the handset is idle to switch the silent mode to On.
Long press again to switch the silent mode to Off.
HOW TO ANSWER/END A CALL
Answering Calls
Press the Accept or press or press or press .
Note: You can ignore an incoming call by pressing the Silence soft key or reject an incoming call by pressing .
Ending Calls
Press .
HOW TO MUTE A CALL
Press during a call to mute the call.
Press again to un-mute the call.
HOW TO PLACE A CALL
To place a call directly
Do one of the following:
Enter the desired number when the handset is idle, OR
Press to enter the pre-dialing screen and enter the desired number using the keypad.
Press , or to dial out.
If there are multiple lines assigned to your handset as outgoing lines, press the Line soft key to select the desired line. If a line is not selected, the handset uses the default outgoing line to dial out.
To place a call from the directory
Press ▼ when the handset is idle.
Press the up or down keys to select which directory to use.
Search for an entry by using the keypad to type letters, or press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the desired entry, and then press or to dial out using the default line.
If multiple numbers for the contact are stored, press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the desired number, then press or again to dial out using the default line.
CONTACT DIRECTORY
To add a contact
Press the OK key to enter the main menu, select Directory and then the directory you require.
Press the Options soft key, and then select New Contact.
Enter the person's name and number in the relevant fields.
Press the Save soft key to accept the change.
HOW TO HOLD & RESUME A CALL
To place a call on hold
Press the Options soft key during a call, and then select Hold.
To resume a call, do one of the following
If there is only one call on hold, press the Resume soft key.
If there are two calls on hold, press Resume soft key to resume the current call. Press the Swap soft key to swap between calls.
HOW TO TRANSFER A CALL
You can transfer a call in the following ways:
Blind Transfer
Press the Options soft key during a call, then select Transfer.
Enter the number you want to transfer the call to.
Press the Transfer soft key when you hear the ring-back tone.
Attended Transfer
Press the Options soft key during a call, then select Transfer.
Enter the number you want to transfer the call to.
Press , or to dial out.
When the call is answered, introduce the call and then press the Transfer soft key.
HOW TO ACTIVATE CALL FORWARDING
To enable the call forward feature on a specific line
Press the OK key to enter the main menu, and then select Call Features > Call Forward.
Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the desired line, and then press the OK soft key.
Press ▲ or ▼ to highlight the desired forwarding type (Always, Busy or No Answer) and then press the OK soft key.
Always - Incoming calls are forwarded immediately.
Busy - Incoming calls are forwarded when the line is busy.
No Answer - Incoming calls are forwarded if not answered after a period of time.
Use ◄ or ► keys to select Enabled from the Status field. Then press ▼ to edit the target number.
Enter the number you want to forward the incoming calls to in the Target field.
For No Answer Forward, press ▼ to edit the After Ring Time duration using the ◄ or ► buttons.
Press the Save soft key to accept the change.
To Disable Call Forwarding
Follow the first 4 steps above but this time, change the status to Disabled.
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