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Cordless Phone Features ....................6 Caller ID Features ......................6 Set Up ..........................6 Olympia OL5815 – Quick Programming Guide ..............7 Installation and Charging of the Battery Pack ..............8 Layout of Keys and Indicators ..................10 Power Up ......................... 11 Answering Calls on Either Handset .................
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING YOUR TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT, BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK AND INJURY TO PERSONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR BATTERY PACK CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Use only an Olympia Phone approved battery pack in the handset of your OL5815 Cordless Telephone. To reduce the risk of fire or injury, always do the following when replacing, discarding, or charging the battery.
Part 1 Cordless Phone Operation Cordless Phone Features 5.8GHz/900MHz, 40 channel auto scanning operation Manual channel selection 65536 random security codes Last number redial (32 digits max.) Page in base unit to locate the handset (short and long page) Temporary touch tone (pulse to tone dialing) Tone / Pulse dialing mode selection in handset Ringer ON / OFF selection in handset 10 number speed dial memory in handset (up to 16 digits per phone no.)
Olympia OL5815 – Quick Programming Guide Initial Setup (or any time the phone is powered up) Program each handset separately!!! SET LANGUAGE will appear on the display. Press #. ENGLISH or SPANISH or FRENCH is displayed. Press ▲/* or ▼/# to set the desired language, then press MEM.
Installation and Charging of the Battery Pack 1. Open the battery compartment by sliding the cover down. 2. Plug the Battery Pack connector into the Handset battery socket. Place the battery pack and wires in the compartment. 3. Close the battery compartment. 4.
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Connect the telephone line cord to the telephone jack, and the power supply to a live power outlet. Make sure you are not using an outlet controlled by a switch. The outlet should be installed near the equipment and easily accessible. 8.
1 0/3 0 10:00 CALL CALL Answering Calls on Either Handset The incoming call is signaled by a ringing sound from the Handset and by the blinking of the Base Unit’s ‘In Use/Charge’ LED. The Handset’s ‘New Call’ LED also blinks during ringing. When the Handset is in the cradle, simply pick it up to talk.
PROGRAMMING Note: program each Handset separately. 13 Selecting System Language S E T L A N G U A G E There are 2 ways to access ‘SET LANGUAGE’ mode: 1) ‘SET LANGUAGE’ will appear on the LCD when your phone is charged for the first time or powered up after it has been without power for an extended period;...
16 Setting RINGER ON/OFF R I N G E R O N The current RINGER ON/OFF setting is displayed. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to select the desired setting, and the display will update to the current setting: ‘RINGER ON’ ‘RINGER OFF’ ‘RINGER ON’……..
19 Setting Display Contrast C O N T R A S T 5 6 1. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to set the desired contrast. 2. Press ‘MEM.’ key to confirm. After confirmation, the display returns to standby. During programming, Press ‘CHAN’ to return to idle mode. Or, if no key is pressed for 20 seconds, you will be returned to idle mode.
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CID related button Description 1) Erase a single CID record in CID browser. 2) Erase all CID records in standby mode. ‘▼/#’ and ‘▲/*’ Scroll up and down through your CID records. CHAN When on hook, returns screen to idle mode. CALLS Redial CID number in CID browser.
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1 0/3 0 10:00 CALL Repeatedly press ‘▲/*’ or ‘▼/#’ to review all new call information in the order of receipt until the LCD displays ‘END NEW CALL’ and the ‘NEW CALL’ indicator stops blinking. iii. If the received call information is the same as any of the existing new calls, the ‘RPT’ icon will be on to indicate REPEAT CALL.
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iii. If there are no records in memory, ‘NO CALLS’ is displayed. Press ‘CHAN.’ to return to standby (idle) mode. No activity for 20 seconds will return the display to standby mode. DELETE INDIVIDUAL CALL When you review Caller ID information, you can delete it from memory. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ until you see the call record you want to delete.
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SET VIP CALLS (assigning VIP designations to CID records) The user can create VIP call records. When a VIP call is received, 4 beeps will be heard between rings, and the VIP icon will be displayed. Press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to select the call which you want to designate ‘VIP’. Press and hold ‘CALLS’...
Save CID to Speed Dial memory In idle mode, press ‘▼/#’ or ‘▲/*’ to select the Caller ID number that you want to save. Press ‘CALLS’ to select the number format that you want to save. iii. Press ‘MEM.’ The screen will display ‘LOCATION ? X’, where X is a digit (0-9). Note: only the phone number can be saved to speed dial memory.
22 Speed Dial Memory (0…9) Memory Programming **NOTE: Each handset has its own speed dial memory** With the Handset in the idle (on hook) mode, enter the desired phone number. (NOTE: to insert a 4-second Pause in the dialing sequence, press REDIAL.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 LOCATION? Press ‘MEM’.
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iii. If you make a mistake, press ‘DELETE’ to delete the last digit entered. The display will shift entered digits from left to right-hand side. Press ‘FLASH’ to clear all entered digits (including any pre-existing digits). Press ‘MEM.’ to save the entered number. The display will show ‘LOCATION? X’, where X is a digit (0-9) 10:00 10/19...
Speed Dialing with Handset ON Press ‘TALK’ to turn the phone On. The display will show ‘TALK 0:00’. 10:0 1 0/3 0 First, press ‘MEM.’. Second, press the desired memory location. The phone number will scroll across the screen from right to left as it is dialed. If memory is empty, an error tone will be generated. You’ll need to repeat this step in order to speed dial.
Press ‘TALK’. The unit will enter TALK mode automatically. The phone number will scroll across the screen from right to left as it is dialed. Saving a number in Speed Dial memory From the idle mode, enter the phone number (up to 16 digits), and then press ‘MEM.’. The display will show ‘LOCATION ? X’.
26 Call Timer The call timer comes up automatically when you are in TALK mode, on the 3 line of the display. After 10 seconds, the call timer will appear as dialing activities are completed. 1 0/3 0 10:00 The call timer counts up to 999 minutes and 59 seconds. After that, the timer will show ‘0:00’ When handset goes idle (on hook), the call timer will remain on the display for 5 seconds.
30 Transferring a Call from One Handset to the Other In talk mode, press and hold FLASH until TRANSFER is displayed. 1 0/3 0 10:00 Press the number of the destination handset ( 1 – 4 ). Press FLASH to confirm. After confirmation, the sending handset will return to standby, and the destination handset will ring.
Part II Digital Answering System Operation Setup 1. In the idle (standby) mode, press MENU to program each of the following options: Turn Answering System On / Off Set the Day and Time Record your outgoing Announcement Set your Remote Access code Set ‘Announce Only’...
How to Record Your Announcement If you have assigned different mailboxes to different people, be sure to tell callers in your announcement to press *1 (‘Star 1’), *2 (‘Star 2’) or *3 (‘Star 3’). Otherwise, messages will be stored in Mailbox 1. For example: “Hello.
Set Number of Rings to Answer Your Answering System can answer after 4 rings, 6 rings; or you can choose the Toll Saver option. The Toll saver option instructs the Answering System to answer after 2 rings only if there are new, unplayed messages; otherwise, it will answer after 4 rings.
After the oldest message is played, 'End of Messages' is heard. If there is less than 4 minutes of recording time remaining, the voice prompt will announce the remaining time. To listen to your messages from a remote location, follow the instructions in Remote Operation. Deleting Messages To delete the message or memo currently playing, press DEL.
What the Message Window is saying If the Window Says: It means: No new messages 1-50, flashing Total number of new messages 1-50 and F, alternating Memory is full 0 – 59, counting Duration of recording 1- 50 Current message number during playback 1 –...
Part III Consumer Information This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA. On the back of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, a product identifier in the format US: DDKW900BOL5815. If requested, this number must be provided to the telephone company.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help. Should you experience trouble with this equipment, please contact US Returns Center, Wave Industries, for assistance. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may request that you disconnect the equipment until the problem is resolved.
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