ClearSounds CSC600 User Manual

ClearSounds CSC600 User Manual

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CSC600 Amplified
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User's Guide

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  • Page 1 CSC600 Amplified Freedom Telephone User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the ClearSounds CSC600 Amplified Freedom telephone. We hope that you enjoy using these friendly features of your new phone. • Large, backlit keys • Large, backlit display of date, time, total number of stored inbound calls, messages, and the name and number being called •...
  • Page 3: Contact Information

    We are happy to assist you! pools, bathtubs, sinks and damp basements. ClearSounds Communications, Inc. WARNING: Do not overload extension cords or power strips. This can result in electric 1743 Quincy Avenue, Suite 155 shock.
  • Page 4 Safety precautions • The phone does not operate according to WARNING: Do not push any type of object descriptions in this manual, or performance into the telephone. Contact with dangerous of the phone distinctly changes. voltage points can occur, resulting in fire, •...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Flashing strobe light ........38 Setup ..............9 Unpack ............9 Vibrating pad (add-on purchase) ....38 Install batteries (optional) ......10 Set one-touch numbers ........40 One-touch keys ...........40 Connect ............12 Connect the phone from a flat surface ..12 Record names for the memory keys ...40 Hang and connect the phone ......
  • Page 6 Ensure that all of these parts are included in your Answer a call ..........59 packing box. If any parts are missing or damaged, Check messages ..........60 please contact your vendor or ClearSounds. Messages light ..........60 Check messages......... 60 Check missed calls ........... 62 Maintain the calls list ........
  • Page 7: Setup

    Setup Install batteries (optional) To install the batteries If a power outage occurs, charged batteries ensure that amplification and tone control continue to function. on the screen indicates that the phone is not connected to AC power and the battery is low. Battery safety Follow these warnings to avoid explosive or caustic reactions.
  • Page 8: Connect

    To hang the phone over a phone jack properly. If a phone jack wall plate with mounts is installed on your wall, you can use the ClearSounds wall mount Hang and connect the phone bracket to hang the phone over the jack on the wall.
  • Page 9: If You Subscribe To Dsl Phone Service

    Connect Hold the ClearSounds wall mount bracket ( the screws, and slide the phone downward until it is securely seated. with the raised mounting pins facing you. Orient the bracket so that the opening is at the bottom. Connect on the back of the...
  • Page 10: Let's Begin

    Let’s begin Screen Place a call Home screen Enter a phone number by pressing keys on the keypad. If you make a mistake, press Take one of these steps: • To use the handset, lift the handset • To use the speakerphone, press End the call in one of these ways: •...
  • Page 11: Keys

    Keys Medical number: Store a hospital or doctor number, and then call it with one touch. Voicemail: Store your voice- mail access number, and then call it with one touch. Memory keys: Dial stored numbers with one press. C a l l w a i t i n g : W h i l e conversing, switch to an A m p l i f y : A m p l i f y...
  • Page 12: Menus On The Screen

    Menus on the screen Area settings Menu navigation Language You can change the displayed language of the From the Home screen... phone. Select from English, French, German and Spanish. Open the menus Press beneath Menu on the screen. To change the displayed language Scroll through menus to high-...
  • Page 13: Dialing Mode (Tone Or Pulse)

    Area settings Adjust the display Dialing mode (tone or pulse) Display backlight The orange backlight on your screen automatically When you place a call, the phone generates turns off after 15 seconds of inactivity. numbers by tone or by pulse. By default, your phone is set to the tone dialing mode.
  • Page 14: Time, Day And Date

    Adjust the display Time, day and date To set the hour format You can select 12-hour format or 24-hour format. You can manually set the time, day and date that appear on the screen. Press beneath Menu on the screen. However, if you subscribe to caller ID service with your telephone service provider, your phone automatically Press...
  • Page 15: Digit Size

    Adjust the display Adjust audio Digit size WARNING: Excessive volume and amplification can cause hearing loss. By default, if you dial more than eight digits, the digit size decreases so that more digits show on Handset tone and volume the screen. To adjust handset earpiece tone and volume If you prefer to always see the largest sized digits, •...
  • Page 16: Speakerphone Volume

    Adjust audio Speakerphone volume Press and scroll to ON or OFF, and then press Note: For optimal speakerphone sound, do not place the phone in noisy or recessed areas or on Press until you arrive at the home surfaces affected by vibration. screen.
  • Page 17 Adjust audio To turn on or off the talking keypad feature Press beneath Phonebk on the screen. By default, when you press keys to place a call, the Press and scroll to the desired entry, and numbers appear on the screen. then press beneath View.
  • Page 18 Adjust audio To turn on or off the talking caller ID feature To turn on or off the talking list review feature If you subscribe to caller ID service, you can set the You can set the base to “speak” phone numbers as base to “announce”...
  • Page 19: Assisted Listening

    Assisted listening The ClearSounds CSC600 is compatible with these To use the phone with a neckloop that includes assistive listening devices: a built-in microphone • Hearing aids that are equipped with telecoil Before or during a call, connect the neckloop (T-coil) •...
  • Page 20: Adjust Call Notification

    Adjust call notification Your phone can notify you of incoming calls in Take one of these steps: several ways. • To return to the home screen without setting • Ringer (selectable on/off, tones and volume) an additional VIP ringtone, press until you arrive at the home screen.
  • Page 21: Flashing Strobe Light

    Vibrating pad (add-on purchase) If you purchased the vibrating pad that is compatible switch to with your ClearSounds CSC600 phone, you can b. Disconnect the vibration pad cable from enable vibration notification of incoming calls. on the back side of the phone base.
  • Page 22: Set One-Touch Numbers

    Set one-touch numbers One-touch keys Store a one-touch number You can store frequently called or important Tip: When storing your voicemail access number, numbers and associate them with one-touch keys. you can insert pauses. For further information, see When you press a one-touch key, the phone calls page the number.
  • Page 23: Keypad Tips

    Keypad tips • Corrections: a. Press to erase the last character that you entered. b. Press the replacement number or letter. • Special characters: Press one of these keys Using the keypad repeatedly until you find the special character that you want. When you press an alphanumeric key on the keypad, the number is selected (for tasks where Special characters...
  • Page 24: Insert A Pause

    Call the number, and jot down the dialing instructions. In the CSC600 phone, a pause is three seconds long. To insert a pause while storing a number, you Using your notes, follow the instructions for press...
  • Page 25: Phonebook

    Phonebook You can build a personal phonebook so that you Personal identifier: can easily make calls with a few key presses. You • To return to the home screen without recording can store up to 30 entries. a personal identifier: You can store phonebook entries in these ways: a. Press beneath NO on the screen.
  • Page 26: Edit A Phonebook Entry

    Phonebook Press beneath Options. c. Press beneath End. and scroll to Store, and then press Press Your recording plays back, and you can re- record if you wish. Name: appears. d. Press until you arrive at the home screen. Confirm, change or add the name: The phonebook entry appears with •...
  • Page 27 Phonebook Personal identifier: and scroll to Edit, and then press Press • To return to the home screen without recording a personal identifier: Name: appears. a. Press beneath NO on the screen. Save or correct the name. b. Press until you arrive at the home •...
  • Page 28: Delete A Phonebook Entry

    Phonebook Call Delete a phonebook entry Place a call To use the handset Press beneath PhoneBk on the screen. Press the alphanumeric keys. Press and scroll to the number that you If you make a mistake, press wish to delete. Lift the handset.
  • Page 29: Place A One-Touch Call

    Call Place a one-touch call Redial the last-dialed number Lift the handset or press If you have stored numbers for the one-touch keys, you can call these numbers with one touch. Press If you need instructions for storing one-touch numbers, see page Call from the inbound calls list If you subscribe to Caller ID service with your...
  • Page 30: During A Call

    During a call Mute the microphone To turn on the speakerphone during a call You can mute a call so that the other party cannot Press hear any noise or conversation on your end of the Place the handset on the base. line.
  • Page 31: Answer A Second Call (Call Waiting)

    During a call Answer a call Answer a second call (Call waiting) Caller ID display If you subscribe to call waiting service with your If you subscribe to Caller ID service with your telephone service provider, and a new call comes telephone service provider, incoming call information in during a phone conversation, the phone notifies displays on the screen.
  • Page 32: Check Messages

    Check messages Messages light To check who left a message Each message screen is numbered to indicate the order in which the call arrived. Press to scroll through missed calls, until you reach a MSG WAITING screen. Press to scroll to the screen that precedes the message screen.
  • Page 33: Check Missed Calls

    Check missed calls Maintain the calls list Delete entries from the inbound calls list If you subscribe to Caller ID services, NEW appears on the screen when one or more calls are received by the phone. If you subscribe to Caller ID service, an inbound calls list contains a record of the last 30 callers who The XX represents the number of unreviewed calls called your phone.
  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting General operation Voicemail and call waiting services Symptom Solutions Symptom Solutions • • The phone is Secure the power adapter Call waiting does Confirm that you subscribe non-operational. connection in the wall outlet. not work. to Call waiting service. No Caller ID •...
  • Page 35 Troubleshooting Call notification Dialing • Symptom Solutions There Turn on the ringer and turn audible ringer up the ringer volume (page • Pick up the handset or press 37). d o e s n ’ t first. • Plug in the power adapter to a redial last- working wall outlet and securely...
  • Page 36 Troubleshooting Audio Display Symptom Solutions Symptom Solutions • • Volume Plug in the power adapter to a The display is faint Plug in the power adapter to amplification working wall outlet and securely or not functioning the wall outlet and securely low for the earpiece, connect it to the phone.
  • Page 37: Specifications

    Pendant: 0.06 lb purchase date should you need warranty service. Base dimensions 7.75 x 7.5 x 1.75 Your CSC600 Phone comes with a (1) year limited (in) warranty from the date of purchase. This product is Jacks AUDIO NECKLOOP (Output): 3.5 mm...
  • Page 38: Warranty

    Accessories God or failure in your phone service carrier’s line Please visit the ClearSounds website or call service. The product must not be tampered with ClearSounds for additional accessories. or taken apart by anyone who is not an authorized ClearSounds Communications®...
  • Page 39: Compliance

    If the phone company requests information If the ClearSounds® CSC600 Amplified Freedom on what equipment is connected to their lines, Phone with Full Digital Power causes harm to the inform them of: phone network, the phone company will notify a. The phone number that this unit is connected...
  • Page 40 Company or to one of our authorized agents. malfunctions, may give the telecommunication Service can be facilitated through our office at: company cause to request the user to disconnect ClearSounds Communications, Inc. the equipment. 1743 Quincy Avenue, Suite 155 WARNING: Users should not attempt to make...
  • Page 41 If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the phone line, ensure the installation of the CSC600 does not disable alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, consult your phone provider or a qualified installer.
  • Page 42 © 2011 ClearSounds CSC600MAN Ver 1...

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