Getting Started
Read this first
Before you use your phone, you must first set it up. Here’s a quick way to set up your phone: Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Step 1
(page 5)
First, unpack the phone and the supplied accessories.
Step 2
(pages 6 to 8)
Next, you need to do three things to set up the base phone, including finding the best location for the base phone.
Base phone
Handset
Step 3
(pages 9 to 10)
Then, insert the battery pack into the handset and charge it for more than 12 hours.
Step 4
(pages 12 to 14)
Finally, enter the area code to use the
Caller ID service.
That’s it!
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Step 1
Checking the package contents
Make sure you have received the following items in the package.
If anything is missing, contact your local Sony dealer.
AC power adaptor (AC-T122) Base phone Handset
Telephone line cords (2) Wall bracket for base phone Rechargeable battery pack (BP-T23)
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Step 2
Setting up the base phone
Do the following steps:
• Choose the best location
• Connect the base phone
• Choose the dialing mode
Choose the best location
Where you place the base phone affects the reception quality of the handset.
Away from noise sources such as a window by a street with heavy traffic
Away from television sets and other electronic equipment
Away from heat sources, such as radiators, airducts, and sunlight
Away from a microwave oven
Away from excessive moisture, extremely low temperatures, dust, mechanical vibration, or shock
Away from a personal computer
Near a central location and on a level surface
Away from another cordless telephone
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CAUTION: • Should you experience intermittent loss of audio during a conversation, try moving closer to the base or move base phone away from other noise sources.
• The cordless telephone operates at a frequency that may cause interference to nearby TVs and VCRs; the base phone should not be placed near or on the top of a TV or VCR; and, if interference is experienced, moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce or eliminate the interference.
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Connect the base phone
If you want to hang the base phone on the wall, see page 49.
3
Hook the cord.
To an AC outlet
To DC IN 9V
2
AC power adaptor
(supplied AC-T122)
To the telephone outlet
1
Telephone line cord
(supplied)
To LINE
1
Connect the telephone line cord to the LINE jack and to a telephone outlet.
2
Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN 9V jack and to an
AC outlet.
3
Raise the antenna. Make sure it points towards the ceiling.
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Step 2: Setting up the base phone (continued)
Notes
• Use only the supplied AC-T122 AC power adaptor.
Do not use any other AC power adaptor.
• Connect the AC power adaptor to a continuous power supply.
• Place the base phone close to the AC outlet so that you can unplug the AC power adaptor easily.
Tip
If your telephone outlet is not modular, contact your telephone service company for assistance.
Polarity of the plug
–
+
Modular
Choose the dialing mode
For the telephone to work properly, select an appropriate dialing mode
(tone or pulse).
DIAL MODE switch
Depending on your dialing system, set the DIAL MODE switch as follows:
If your dialing system is
Tone
Pulse
Set the switch to
TONE
PULSE
If you aren't sure of your dialing system
Make a trial call with the DIAL MODE switch set to TONE.
If the call connects, leave the switch as is; otherwise, set to PULSE.
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Step 3
Preparing the battery pack
Charge the battery pack for more than 12 hours before you start using your phone.
1
Slide open the battery compartment lid of the handset.
BP-T23
2
Insert the battery pack (with contacts facing down) into the battery compartment.
CHARGE lamp
3
Close the battery compartment lid.
4
Place the handset on the base phone.
You can place it with either side facing up.
The CHARGE lamp lights up when the handset is properly seated on the charge terminals of the base phone. Charge the battery pack for more than 12
hours so that the battery is fully charged. The CHARGE lamp remains lit even after charging is completed.
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Step 3: Preparing the battery pack (continued)
Battery duration
A fully charged battery pack lasts for about:
• Approx. 6 hours when you use the handset continuously
• Approx. 7 days when the handset is in standby mode.
Notes
• The battery pack will gradually discharge over a long period of time, even when not in use.
• If you leave the battery pack in the handset without charging it, the battery pack will be completely discharged.
It may require several times of charging to recover to its full capacity.
To obtain the best performance from the battery
Do not place the handset on the base phone after each call. The battery works best if the handset is returned to the base phone after two or three calls. However, do not leave the handset off the base phone for a long period of time as this will completely discharge the battery pack.
When to purchase a new battery pack
If the battery lasts only a few minutes even after 12 hours of charging, the usable life of the battery has expired and needs replacement.
Contact your local Sony authorized dealer or service center, and ask for a Sony BP-T23 rechargeable battery pack.
Note
Battery life may vary depending on usage condition and ambient temperature.
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Handset spare battery usage
As only one battery pack is supplied with this unit, it is necessary to purchase an additional battery pack (optional) for use as a handset spare battery pack.
1
Open the battery compartment lid of the base phone.
2
Insert the battery pack (with contacts facing down) into the battery compartment.
BP-T23
SPARE BATTERY lamp
3
Close the battery compartment lid.
The SPARE BATTERY lamp lights up. Charge the battery pack for more than 24 hours so that the battery is fully charged.
The SPARE BATTERY lamp remains lit even after charging is completed.
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Step 4
Entering the area code
When you use this phone for the first time, or move to an area that has a different area code, you must enter your home area code. Otherwise, you cannot use some functions of this phone and the Caller ID functions.
This is also necessary because the phone must be able to select an area code to properly dial call from the Caller ID list.
Depending on your region, enter 3-digit area code as follows:
Case 1.
If 7-digit dialing (no area code) is accepted for local calls in your area, see “To enter your home area code” below.
If you live in an area where calls from or to other local areas can also be made by 10-digit dialing
(area code + number), you can register up to 5 local area codes with this telephone to take advantage of this system. See “To enter the local area code (For 10 digits phone number users)” on page 13.
Case 2.
If 10-digit dialing (area code + number) is required for all local calls in your area, at first, enter “000” in your home area code. See “To enter your home area code” below.
Then see “To enter the local area code (For 10 digits phone number users)” on page
13.
To enter your home area code
1
Press (PGM).
Turn Press
2
Turn Jog Dial up to make “AREA” flash.
DIRECTORY AREA
RINGER
3
Press Jog Dial.
HOME LOCAL
4
Press Jog Dial again.
“ENTER AREA CODE” appears on the display.
5
Enter three digits of your home area code using the dialing keys.
6
Press (PGM).
You will hear a long confirmation beep.
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Notes
• If the home area code is already entered, it appears on the display in step 4.
To enter a different home area code, see “To change the home area code” below.
• Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure.
Tips
• You may press Jog Dial instead of (PGM) in step 6.
• To check the current home area code, perform steps 1 to 4. The home area code appears on the display for about 20 seconds.
To change the home area code
1
Perform steps 1 to 4 on page 12.
The current home area code appears on the display.
2
Turn Jog Dial down to erase the current home area code.
3
Enter a new home area code using the dialing keys.
4
Press (PGM).
You will hear a long confirmation beep.
To enter the local area code (For 10 digits phone numbers users)
If a call matches one of the local area codes you entered, the phone number will be registered with 10 digits in the Caller ID list (area code
+ number). If a call does not match one of the local area codes you entered, the phone number will be registered with 11 digits in the
Caller ID list (1 + area code + number). Some regions of the country allow you to have more than one local area code. (Up to five local area codes can be entered in this phone.)
1
Perform steps 1 to 3 on page 12.
2
Turn Jog Dial up to make ”LOCAL“ flash.
HOME LOCAL
3
Press Jog Dial.
4
Select the number (”#1“ to ”#5“) to enter the local area code by turning Jog Dial.
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5
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Step 4: Entering the area code (continued)
5
Press Jog Dial.
”ENTER AREA CODE“ appears on the display.
6
Enter three digits of the local area code using the dialing keys.
7
Press (PGM).
You will hear a long confirmation beep.
Notes
• If the local area code is already entered, it appears on the display in step 5. To enter a different local area code, see “To change the local area code” below.
• Do not allow more than 20 seconds to elapse between each step of the procedure.
Tips
• You may press Jog Dial instead of (PGM) in step 7.
• To check the current local area code, perform steps 1 to 5. The local area code appears on the display for about 20 seconds.
To change the local area code
1
Perform steps 1 to 5 on page 13.
The current local area code appears on the display.
2
Turn Jog Dial down to erase the current local area code.
3
Enter a new local area code using the dialing keys.
4
Press (PGM).
You will hear a long confirmation beep.
To erase the local area code
You can erase the local area code. Perform steps 1 and 2 above, then press (PGM).
The local area code will be erased, and you will hear a long confirmation beep.
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Identifying the parts
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.
Handset
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0 qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk
1
Antenna
2
Speaker
3 Jog dial (p. 12, 27, 39)
4 TALK button (p. 18, 22)
Lets you make or receive a call.
5
INTERCOM button (p. 34)
Lets you talk by using the base phone and handset.
6 HOLD button (p. 18)
Puts a call on hold.
7 Battery compartment (p. 9)
8 TONE button (p. 18)
Allows you to switch temporarily to tone dialing.
9
PGM (Program) button
(p. 12, 27)
Used to store numbers in Phone
Directory.
q; Display window (p. 38) qa VOL (volume) switch (p. 18)
Adjusts the handset volume.
qs
CALL WAITING/FLASH button
(p. 22, 46)
Switches to a second call if you have “call waiting” service, or lets you make a new call.
qd
OFF button (p. 18)
Allows you to disconnect the call.
qf REDIAL button (p. 21)
Redials the last number called.
qg Dialing keys (p. 18) qh PAUSE button (p. 28)
Inserts a pause in the dialing sequence.
qj
MUTING button (p. 18)
Mutes your voice during a conversation.
qk
Microphone continued
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Identifying the parts (continued)
Base Phone
8
9
0 qa
1
2
3
4
5
6
7 wd qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa ws
1
Display window (p. 18, 24)
2 LINE lamp (p. 18, 22)
Lights when the cordless handset is in use.
3 MESSAGES lamp (p. 47)
Flashes when you have messages.
4
NEW CALL lamp (p. 39)
Flashes when there is a “NEW” data in the Caller ID list.
5 Dialing keys (p. 20)
6 Battery compartment (p. 11)
7 TONE button (p. 18)
Allows you to switch temporarily to tone dialing.
8
SPARE BATTERY lamp (p. 11)
Lights while the spare battery is being charged.
9
CHARGE lamp (p. 9)
Lights while the battery is being charged.
0
MIC (microphone)
qa HOLD button (p. 18)
Puts a call on hold.
qs
Antenna (p. 7, 49) qd
Speaker
qf
VOLUME +/– buttons
(p. 20, 24)
Adjusts the speaker volume or press to move the cursor on the display.
qg PGM (Program) button (p. 24)
Used to store numbers for speed dialing.
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wf wg wh qh
REDIAL/PAUSE button
(p. 21, 25)
Redials the last number called/ inserts a pause in the dialing sequence.
qj
SPEED DIAL button (p. 24)
Automatically dials the numbers programmed.
qk DIAL MODE switch (p. 8)
Selects pulse or tone dialing.
ql RINGER LEVEL switch (p. 23)
Adjusts the ringer volume.
w; FLASH button (p. 23, 46)
Switches to a second call if you have “call waiting” service, or lets you make a new call.
wa INTERCOM button (p. 34)
Lets you talk by using the base phone and handset.
ws
SPEAKERPHONE button
(p. 20)
Lets you make or receive a call.
wd
SPEAKERPHONE lamp
(p. 20)
Lights while talking through the speakerphone.
wf
Hook for AC power adaptor
cord (p. 7) wg DC IN 9V jack (p. 7, 49) wh
LINE (telephone line) jack
(p. 7,49)
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