Contents Safety First ......................5 Unpacking .......................7 Installing Your Phone ..................8 Connecting the Base Unit ...................8 Installing and Charging the Batteries ..............8 Handling the Batteries ....................9 Getting to Know Your Phone ..............10 Handset Overview .......................10 Base Unit Overview .....................11 Display Icons and Symbols ..................12 Menu Structure ......................13 Operations ....................
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Caller Display (Network Dependent) ............23 Access Call Log ......................23 Delete a Call Log Entry ....................23 Delete All Entries in the Call Log ................24 Phone Settings (Handset Tone) ..............25 Set the Ring Volume ....................25 Set the Ring Melody....................25 Activate/Deactivate Key Tone .................25 Activate/Deactivate Auto Hang-up ...............26 Set Date/Time Format ....................26 Set Time Format ......................26...
Safety First For your continued safety and to reduce the risk of injury or electric shock, please follow all the safety precautions listed below. • Read all instructions carefully before using the telephone and keep them for future reference. • Retain the manual.
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• Otherwise a short circuit may cause the battery(ies) and/or the conductive material to overheat and cause burns. • Environment - Place the unit in a room where the temperature is between 0°C and 40°C. Allow 5cm clearance around the unit for proper ventilation. •...
Thank you for purchasing your new Currys Essentials Cordless Telephone. We recommend that you spend some time to read this instruction manual in order to fully understand how to install and operate it. Read all the safety instructions carefully before use and keep this instruction manual for future reference.
Installing Your Phone Connecting the Base Unit Plug the mains adaptor & telephone line cable into the base unit. Plug the mains adaptor & telephone line cord into the wall socket. Always use the cables provided in the box. Installing and Charging the Batteries Slide open the battery compartment cover.
Handling the Batteries • Improper or incorrect use of batteries may cause corrosion or battery leakage, which could cause personal injury or damage to property. • Install the batteries correctly by following the polarity (+ and -) indications in the battery compartment. •...
Getting to Know Your Phone Handset Overview Earpiece Display (Up) / Calls Button • Press to increase volume and view CID. (Down) / (Phonebook) Button • Press to decrease volume and access Phonebook. OK Button Button • Press to make a call and to receive a call. • Press to activate the speakerphone.
Display Icons and Symbols Displays when the battery is fully charged. Battery Charge Level Flashes when the battery is fully discharged. Indicates that an external call is connected or held. Call Icon flashes when receiving an incoming call. Message Indicates you have a new voice mail message. Indicates you have new missed calls, or the call log Caller display is being viewed.
Menu Structure In idle mode, press the MENU button to access the main menu. Refer to the following for the menu structure. Menu Map Press the buttons to scroll through the menu items. PHONEBOOK PERSONAL SET CLOCK&ALARM ADVANCED SET NEW ENTRY HANDSET NAME DATE/TIME CHANGE PIN...
Operations Switching ON/OFF Press and hold the C button for more than 2 seconds to switch on/off the handset in idle mode. When the handset is OFF, it cannot be used for making calls including emergency calls. There will be no ringing during an incoming call. To answer a call, you will need to switch it back on.
Change your Handset’s Name 1. Press the Menu button to enter menu selection. buttons to select PERSONAL SET and then press the OK 2. Press the button to select. 3. Press the buttons to select HANDSET NAME and then press the OK button to select.
Using Your Phone Make a Call Pre-dialing Dial the number (maximum 24 digits) and then press the button. Direct Dialing Press the button to take the line and then dial the number (maximum 24 digits). Call from Redial List 1. Press the button in idle mode.
Adjust the Earpiece Volume During a call, press the buttons to select from VOLUME 1 to VOLUME 3. Mute/Unmute Microphone 1. When the microphone is muted, the handset displays MUTE ON, and your caller cannot hear you. 2. During a call, press the Mute button to turn on/off the microphone. Paging 1.
Private Phonebook Your phone can store up to 50 phonebook memories. Each phonebook entry can have a maximum of 24 digits for the phone number and 12 characters for the name. Enter Characters When you select a field in which you can enter text, you can enter the letters that are printed on the keys by pressing the relevant key once or several times.
Access Phonebook 1. Press the button in idle mode to browse the phonebook entries. Alternatively, you can press the Menu button, to display PHONEBOOK and then press the OK button to select. buttons to select LIST and then press the OK button to 2.
Delete all Entries from the Phonebook List 1. Press the Menu button to enter menu selection. buttons to select PHONEBOOK and then press the OK 2. Press the button to select. buttons to select DELETE ALL and then press the OK 3.
Delete Direct Access Memory 1. Press the Menu button to enter menu selection. 2. Press the buttons to select PHONEBOOK and then press the OK button to select. 3. Press the buttons to select DIRECT MEM. and then press the OK button to select.
Delete a Redial Number 1. Press the Redial button in idle mode to go to the redial list. 2. Press the buttons to select an entry and then press the MENU button. 3. Press the buttons to select DELETE and then press the OK button to select.
Caller Display (Network Dependent) To receive Caller ID you may need to contact your telephone service provider, and they will inform you also of any charges for it. Caller ID lets you see the phone numbers of your callers on the handset display, before you answer and in your Call Log afterwards.
Delete All Entries in the Call Log 1. Press the Calls button in idle mode to go to the call list. 2. Press the Menu button. buttons to select DELETE ALL and then press the OK 3. Press the button to select. Press the OK button again to confirm. The unit will make an audible tone to confirm.
Phone Settings (Handset Tone) Set the Ring Volume There are 5 ringer volume options (OFF, LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2, LEVEL 3 and LEVEL 4). The default level is LEVEL 3. 1. Press the Menu button to enter menu selection. buttons to select PERSONAL SET and then press the OK 2.
Activate/Deactivate Auto Hang-up This function enables you to end a call automatically by simply placing the handset on the base unit. By default, the Auto Hang up feature is ON. 1. Press the Menu button to enter menu selection. buttons to select PERSONAL SET and then press the OK 2.
Set Alarm The handset has an alarm clock feature, and when the alarm is set, it is shown on the handset display. When the alarm time is reached, the display flashes --ALARM-- and the alarm melody is played for 1 minute or until any handset key is pressed. If the alarm is set for ON DAILY, the alarm will sound again on the next day.
Advanced Use of your Telephone Change Master PIN The Master PIN is used for registration/un-registration of handsets. The default Master PIN number is 0000. The maximum length of the Master PIN is 8 digits. If you forget your PIN code, you can reset it to its default 0000 using a handset Reset.
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Register your handset When you purchase a telephone, all handsets are already registered to the base unit, so you do not need to register them. Handset registration is only necessary when you buy extra handsets or if a handset has become faulty. They may be different if you want to register another handset model, in which case you should refer to its user guide.
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Un-register your Handset 1. Press the Menu button to enter menu selection. 2. Press the buttons to select ADVANCED SET and then press the OK button to select. buttons to select UNREGISTER and then press the OK 3. Press the button to select.
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Set Prefix This allows you to define a prefix number to be added to the beginning of any pre-dialed number, and to define a detect string to prevent the prefix number being added unless the detect string matches the first digits of the pre-dialed number, in which case the prefix number will replace the detect string digits.
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Change recall time You may need the R button to send a Recall signal (also called Flash or Timed Break Recall) if you are connected to a PBX. You should normally leave the Recall Time at its default setting of Short (100ms), as this is the standard recall required in the telephone network, but it can be changed to Medium (270ms) or Long (600ms) if your telephone is connected to a PBX that requires a different recall time.
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Set First Ring When this function is set to Off, the first ring from an incoming call will not sound. This is useful on exchanges where calling line identity is sent after the first ring. 1. Press the Menu button to enter menu selection. 2.
Text and Digit Entry Table The following tables show you where each letter and punctuation character can be found. Respective character table will be used when the corresponding menu language is selected. This will be helpful when storing a name in the contacts and renaming your handset. In editing mode, a cursor is displayed to indicate the current text entry position.
Hints and Tips ALWAYS check first that: • You have followed all the steps listed in the user manual to install and set up your telephone. • All connectors are firmly inserted in their mains sockets. • Mains power to the base unit and charging cradle are switched on at the socket.
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When I key in a number, it appears on the display, but I cannot make an outside call Try a different position for the base unit – somewhere higher if possible, or further from other electrical equipment. The phone does not ring •...
Intercom and transfer I can’t transfer a call • Make sure the other handset is in range of the base unit. • Make sure you are dialing the correct number for the other handset. Batteries The handset’s battery cells are running low within an hour or two Befo re you first use the handset, you should have left it on the base unit •...
Specification C1DECT11 / C2DECT11 Model Mains Adapter (Use only mains adapter listed below) Manufacturer Ten Pao Industrial Co., Ltd. Model S003IB600050 (for base unit) S003IB600015 (for charger) Input AC 100-240 V ~50/60 Hz (for S003IB600050 base unit adapter and S003IB60015 charger unit adapter) Output DC 6V...
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Single wireless network connection for intended use and have no wired network connection Possibility of deactivation of wireless network connection Number of network ports 1 wired port Type of network ports PSTN (wired) Where these ports are located? (except Base unit for wireless network ports) Whether all network ports are Cannot be deactivated...
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