Table of Contents Features Introduction Important Safety Instructions Battery Cautionary Instructions Installation Basic Installation Battery Installation Optional Wall Mount Setting the Time and Date Incoming Calls Audio Identification Visual Identification Out of Area Calls Line Error Private Calls Repeat Calls Low Battery Indication Reviewing Caller ID Information in the Call Log Audio Review...
Features • Audio Announcement of Incoming Calls. • Audio Announcement of Voice VIP Messages. • Volume Control. • Speaker On/Off. • Extra large three-line high resolution LCD display. • Multi-Function LED. • Stores a maximum of 50 calls. • Display indicates private calls, when no data is sent and when line errors occur.
Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new Voice 6090 Caller- ID. The Voice 6090 is a device that works with your local tele- phone company’s Caller ID service. Important: Your Caller ID unit will not function unless you have Caller ID Name and Number Service installed. The Voice 6090 displays Caller ID information when it is received and also stores it in the Call Log for later review.
Important Safety Instructions When using your telephone equipment, these basic safety precau- tions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury to persons; 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3.
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10. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabi- net slots, as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electrical shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. 11.
Battery Cautionary Instructions BATTERIES: CAUTION 1. Use only two AAA batteries, preferably alkaline. (battery not included.) 2. Do not dispose of the batteries in a fire. The cells may ex- plode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions. 3.
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since during this time the battery could leak in the product. 10. Discard “dead” batteries as soon as possible since “dead” bat- teries are more likely to leak in a product. 11. Do not store this product, or the batteries identified for use with this product, in high temperature areas.
6090 • Desk Mount Plate • Power Adapter • Line Cord POWER • Owner’s Manual OUTLET TELEPHONE WALL JACK Installation Basic Installa- TO PHONE tion To install the Voice 6090, follow these directions. 1. Temporarily disconnect your telephone by removing the line cord from the telephone wall jack.
Note: This Caller ID device must be directly connected to the telephone line. Do not connect it to the line through a Fax, Modem, or Telephone Answering Machine, sometimes called daisy chaining. Although these devices provide an extra jack, it is often not a true duplex connection. Use a duplex adapter, sold in most retail phone stores, to split a wall jack so it can feed this unit directly along with the other device sharing the same wall jack.
screw. Optional Wall Mounting Your Voice 6090 can be wall mounted to any wall surface using two Pan head type self-tapping screws (not supplied). 1. Install two self tapping screws at a distance of 3 inches (79.0 mm) from each other and located on a horizontal center line.
The Time and Date can be changed at any time after the initial set up of your Voice 6090. 1. Press and hold the right REVIEW q button and the left RE- VIEW p button at the same time for about six seconds until the display flashes the HOUR segment, requesting the correct time and date to be entered.
Note: When the unit is announcing one of the above messages, if a phone is connected to the unit, its ring will be suppressed during the announce- ment. Visual Identification of Incoming Calls When a new call is received, the caller’s name and phone number as well as the time and date of the call will be displayed.
reception, “ERROR” will be indicated on the display. PRIVATE CALLS When callers, for privacy reasons, block their number, “PRIVATE CALL” will be indicated on the display. The message “PRIVATE CALL” will also be announced. REPEAT CALLS New calls received more than once from same number are indi- cated with the “RPT#”...
call in the Call Log. It can store 50 calls in the Log. If the Call Log is full when a new call is received, the oldest call is automatically removed from the Call Log to make room for the new call. You can review the Call Log at any time, with or without audio play- back of the number.
oldest call. The number, name, date and time of each call are displayed. 4 When the end of the Log is reached in either direction, the screen displays "END OF RCV". END OF RCV 5. When press PLAY during this re- view process, the unit will announce the displayed telephone number or its associated VIP Message,...
Messages are kept in the VIP List. To review the VIP List, press VIP and REVIEW buttons. Recording a New Voice VIP Message The procedure for recording a Voice VIP Message starts with the unit in standby mode showing the date and time, the total number of calls, and the number of new calls.
in the Voice VIP List”. Reviewing Messages in the Voice VIP List You can play back, delete or re-record tag messages in the Voice VIP Message List at any time. To access the VIP List, press VOICE VIP. The display will show “VIP LIST”.
The next number in the VIP List is then displayed. If there are no more numbers, the display shows “VIP LIST”. Note: To abort the deletion when “DELETE MSG?” appears, press either REVIEW button. You can continue selecting other numbers to delete, or press VOICE VIP to return to standby mode, or do nothing.
Volume Control The speaker volume can be adjusted when the unit is announcing an incoming call, playing back a number or VIP Message, or when the unit is in standby mode. 1. When the unit is announcing an incoming call, or playing back a number or VIP Message, press VOLUME to adjust the vol- ume.
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Do not connect the unit to the line through a Fax, Modem or answering machine, sometimes called daisy chaining. Al- though these devices provide an extra jack, it is often not a true duplex connection. Use a duplex adapter, sold in most retail phone stores, to split a wall jack so it can feed this unit directly along with the other device sharing the same wall jack.
sure that both numbers match, including the area code if deliv- ered. Check your VIP List to be sure the number is included, and play back the recorded VIP Message to be sure it is working. Re- record the message if necessary. Care and Maintenance 1.
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Equivalence Number (REN) for this equipment. Upon request, you must provide this information to your telephone company. The REN is useful to determine the quantity of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have all devices ring when your telephone number is called.
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a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turn- ing the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to cor- rect the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...