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CL915.book Page 2 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM Copyright © 2001 by CIDCO Communications, LLC. All rights reserved. CL915 105292-01 Rev. A No part of this publication may be reproduced, copied, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of CIDCO Communications,LLC.
CL915.book Page iii Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM TABLE OF CONTENTS ❏ IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Telephone Wiring and Jack Installation........................................................................ 2 Batteries.................................................................................................................................... 3 FCC Requirements ................................................................................................................ 4 Warranty.............
CL915.book Page 1 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ❑ Read and understand all instructions. ❑ Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the phone. ❑ Use only the battery type recommended in this manual. ❑ Unplug this telephone from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners, just use a damp cloth for cleaning. ❑ Do not use this telephone near water.
CL915.book Page 2 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM WARNING Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. ! CAUTION CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
CL915.book Page 3 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS BATTERIES ❑ Disconnect the telephone when replacing the battery pack. ❑ Use only 3.6V 600mAh Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd) cordless telephone replacement battery pack (one included with phone). ❑ Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire as it will explode. Check with local codes for proper battery disposal regulations. ❑ Do not open or mutilate the battery pack.
CL915.book Page 4 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM FCC REQUIREMENTS This product complies with Part 68 of FCC rules. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has established these rules that permit this device to be directly connected to the telephone network. Standardized jacks are used for these connections. This equipment should not be used on party lines or coin phones.
CL915.book Page 5 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARRANTY If your telephone is defective in material or workmanship and you return it within one year from the date of purchase, we will repair it, or, at our option, we will replace it. If we repair it, we might use reconditioned replacement parts or materials. If we choose to replace it, we might substitute an identical reconditioned unit.
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CL915.book Page 7 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM INSTALLATION ! Caution: You must use a Class 2 power adapter that supplies 9 Volts DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the phone’s DC 9V jack. The supplied adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the phone or the adapter.
CL915.book Page 8 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. Slide open the battery compartment door on the back of the handset. 2. Securely plug in the wire and then lay the battery pack into the battery compartment. 3. Close the battery compartment door. 4. Place the handset on the base unit cradle. NOTE Once you have installed the battery pack and placed the handset on the base, you will hear a tone indicating the handset has connected with the base and will charge successfully.
CL915.book Page 9 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM INSTALLATION HEADSET The headset jack is located on the side of the handset and is a standard 2.5mm plug. Simply plug the headset into the jack and the headset will be active. NOTE When the headset is plugged into the telephone, the microphone and earpiece on the handset are not active. BELT CLIP You can use the belt clip to hang the handset from your belt. 1. Place the belt clip on the back of the handset. 2.
CL915.book Page 10 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM FEATURES AND CONTROLS BASE New Call/ Voice Mail Indicator Light Antenna Note: Handset may be placed face up or face down on the base.
CL915.book Page 11 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM FEATURES AND CONTROLS LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND FEATURES ❑ Talk - The TALK key is used to access the telephone line. ❑ Delete/Mute - The DELETE key is used to erase digits on the display. It can also delete single or multiple entries from the Speed Dial and Caller ID Directories. The DELETE key also works as a MUTE key when pressed during a call. ❑ Caller ID - The CALLER ID key is used to access Caller ID information stored in memory.
CL915.book Page 12 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM ❑ Ringer Switch - The RINGER switch is used to turn the handset ringer ON and OFF. ❑ Headset Jack - The headset jack allows for the hands-free use of your phone. You can use any standard headset with an 2.5mm connector. ❑ Page - Located on the base, this key is used to initiate a handset page. ❑ In Use LED - This light is located on the base. It will be on when the handset is in use.
CL915.book Page 13 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM FEATURES AND CONTROLS PROGRAMMABLE PHONE FEATURES You can change the settings on the handset in the Setup mode. To program the settings see Handset Settings on page 14. The settings that can be changed are: ❑ Language - Choose English or Spanish. ❑ Voice Mail On/Off - Activates one-touch Voice Mail access. ❑ Ringer Tone - Change the way the ringer sounds on the handset.
CL915.book Page 14 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM PROGRAMMING THE PHONE’S FEATURES Press and hold the SETUP/HOLD key until the phone displays ENGLISH. At any time during programming you can quit and the settings that you have already selected will be saved. Quit programming by pressing and holding the SETUP/HOLD key or let the programming time out by not pressing any key for 20 seconds.
CL915.book Page 15 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM FEATURES AND CONTROLS TABLE 1: HANDSET SETTINGS DISPLAY SHOWS ENGLISH TO CHANGE SETTING SETTINGS LOCL AREA CODE Use the key to go to the first local area code and each subsequent local area code (if applicable). Local Area Code Push SETUP/ HOLD ALL CALLS NO CALLS UNANS CALLS Push SETUP/ HOLD SEPARATE COMBINED Push SETUP/ HOLD 1ST LOCL CODE 2ND LOCL CODE YOU CAN ADD UP TO 8 TOTAL LOCAL CODES TO SELECT 1.
CL915.book Page 16 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM PROGRAMMING THE SPEED DIAL DIRECTORY Your new phone will store up to 20 Speed Dial numbers. Up to 10 can be programmed for 1-touch dialing. To program your Speed Dial selections: 1. With the handset in the idle state, press DIRECTORY. DIRECTORY will show on screen. 2. Dial the number you wish to store (up to 15 digits) and press the DIRECTORY key. 3. Enter the name you wish to store with this number by using the dial pad.
CL915.book Page 17 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM FEATURES AND CONTROLS TABLE 3: ENTERING “JOHN SMITH” INTO YOUR SPEED DIAL DIRECTORY 5 J O O 44 H 66 N 1 SPACE 777 S 6 M 444 I 8 T 44 H 4. As indicated in Table 3 above, press each key the number of times shown in Table 2 to get the desired letter. After entering the correct sequence for the letter, wait 2 seconds and the cursor will move forward one space. It is not necessary to wait to select a letter on a different key. 5.
CL915.book Page 18 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM PROGRAMMING VOICE MAIL If you subscribe to Voice Mail from your local telephone company, this feature will access your Voice Mail messages by pressing one key. 1. With the handset not in use, dial your voice mail access number. 2. Press the REDIAL/PAUSE key to insert 3 second pauses (2 pauses should be enough). 3. Enter your password. 4. Press and hold the VOICE MAIL key. 5. You will see STORED appear on the screen.
CL915.book Page 19 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM FEATURES AND CONTROLS NEW CALL LIGHT The NEW CALL light will flash for the following reasons. 1. When the phone is ringing the light will flash rapidly. 2. When you receive a Caller ID call the light will flash. The phone will store a record of this call. 3. When you have a new Voice Mail message the light will flash to alert you and the screen will display the message MESSAGE WAITING.
CL915.book Page 20 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM OUT-OF-RANGE WARNING If you are too far from the base, the handset will beep and the display will read OUT OF RANGE. Walk back in the direction of the base to re-establish connection. When the base detects that the handset has been out of range for 15 continuous seconds, it will release the call. CHANNEL CHANGING If you are experiencing interference during a telephone call, press the CHANNEL key.
CL915.book Page 21 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM BASIC OPERATION BASIC OPERATION MAKING A CALL 1. Pick up the handset from the base. 2. Press the TALK key. The display will show CONNECTING. Once the phone has acquired a line, the display will show the channel that it is using (e.g. CHANNEL 15). Wait until you hear a dial tone. 3. Dial the number you wish to call. NOTE You can predial the number before you press the TALK key. The number displayed will be dialed once the TALK key is pressed. 4.
CL915.book Page 22 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as bank-by-phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use these special tone services by following these steps. 1. Dial the service’s main number. When the service answers, press the * key. (A is displayed for the asterisk.) Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. 2. After you complete the call, return the handset to the base or press TALK.
CL915.book Page 23 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM CALLER ID OPERATION CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Caller ID service from your phone company, the CL915 automatically displays the information the phone company sends between the first and second rings of every call you receive. It stores up to 30 call records in its Caller ID memory.
CL915.book Page 24 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM RETURNING A CALL FROM THE CALLER ID RECORDS You can return calls by using the Caller ID recall feature. 1. Press CALLER ID. 2. Use the and keys to scroll to the call record you wish to call back. 3. Press TALK. 4. The display will show DIAL NUMBER? 5. Press TALK to dial the displayed number. 6. To end the call, press TALK. 7.
CL915.book Page 25 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM CALLER ID OPERATION DELETING CALLER ID RECORDS Deleting Individual Records 1. Press CALLER ID, then repeatedly press REVIEW/VOLUME or until the Caller ID record you want to delete appears. 2. Press DELETE. DELETE? appears. 3. Press DELETE again. Deleting All Records 1. Press CALLER ID then press and hold DELETE. DELETE ALL? appears. 2. Press DELETE. NO CALLS appears.
CL915.book Page 26 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM CALLER ID DISPLAYS TABLE 4: CALLER ID DISPLAYS DISPLAY SMITH JOHN 888-555-1212 12/08 11:46AM RPT 20 888-555-1212 12/08 11:46AM RPT 20 UNAVAILABLE 12/08 11:46AM RPT 20 PRIVATE 12/08 11:46AM RPT 20 DESCRIPTION Display shows name, telephone number, time, date and the number of the call in your call records. It will also indicate if it’s a new number or a repeat call. Display shows number-only service. The originating service does not provide names.
CL915.book Page 27 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM CALLER ID OPERATION TABLE 4: CALLER ID DISPLAYS DISPLAY RPT 27 DESCRIPTION Appears when you review a Caller ID record from someone who has called more than one time from the same number. This only appears when REPEAT CALLS is set to COMBINED.
CL915.book Page 28 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM SUGGESTION No dial tone or phone will not dial out Check that you have plugged the AC power adapter into a working outlet. Check all telephone cord connections or try another jack. Check to be sure that the phone is set to the correct type of service (Tone or Pulse). Cannot hear the telephone ringing Check the ringer volume controls (at the lowest level the ring may not be heard).
CL915.book Page 29 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM TROUBLESHOOTING 29 PROBLEM SUGGESTION Static Interference (crackling sound during call) Do not place the base near appliances or large metal objects. Keep the handset away from interference sources such as computers, remote control toys, wireless alarm systems, wireless intercoms, room monitors, fluorescent lights, and electrical appliances. Press CHANNEL to switch to another channel. If the interference is severe, turn off the interfering device.
CL915.book Page 30 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE You new CL915 telephone is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids may contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the phone only in normal temperature environments.
CL915.book Page 31 Friday, May 4, 2001 11:35 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the instructions in “Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack”, the battery pack should last approximately one year. If the battery does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace the battery with a new 3.6 volt, 600 milliampere battery with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment.
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