SOYO U201 User manual

Brand: SOYO

Model: U201

Type: User manual

Contents

INSTALLING THE DEVICE 2

Headset Plug Notes 3

GETTING TO KNOW THE DEVICE 4

Idle Mode 5

Skype Tabs 5

Info Mode 5

Options Menu 6

USING THE DEVICE 8

Making Calls 8

Adjusting Ring Volume 8

Adjusting Voice Volume 8

Changing Ringtones 9

Double Ringing 9

Solving Echo Problems 9

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

Installing the Device

Before you can use the SOYO U201 USB Phone, connect the device to the

computer and install the software included on the CD.

1 Start up the computer.

2 Attach the USB cable connector of the U201 to an available USB port

on your computer. This USB port can usually be found on the back of

the computer case.

3 Insert the Installation CD into the CD-ROM Drive.

4 Locate the installation file on the CD and double-click on it to install the

U201 software. The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through the

installation process.

5 Click on the Finish button after the installation is over.

6 (make sure that the Skype software is running before proceeding) Run

the USB phone software by clicking on the “

SOYO USB Phone”

icon in the Windows Start Menu.

When Skype alerts you that the SOYO USB Phone software is trying to use it,

choose the “Allow this program to use Skype” option and click on the OK button.

BEFORE YOU

BEGIN

Computer Requirements

Windows XP

CD-ROM Drive

e Software

PACKAGE

CONTENTS

U201 USB Phone

Installation CD

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

The USB Phone Status icon will appear in the System Tray, located on the bottom

right corner of the screen. If you hover the mouse pointer over the icon, you should

be able to see the following:

The “Disconnected” message appears when the USB Phone fails to connect to

Skype, or an Internet connection is not available. Check Skype’s status and your

Internet connection to make sure they are online.

“Connected” means the USB Phone is set up correctly and is good to go.

Headset Plug Notes

A headset unit consisting of a pair of earphones and a microphone can be plugged

into the USB Phone’s Stereo Headset Jack. The jack is a 2.5mm one, and the

headset unit’s plug should have three stripes, as shown in the following image.

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

Getting to Know the Device

TABS Switches between Tabs in the Skype window

INFO Lists your Skype contacts, Missed Calls, Dialed Calls, Calls Received, and

SkypeOut Credits

CALL Dials and answer calls

HANG UP Hang up, exit menus, or return to idle mode

UP/DOWN Scroll through lists, or adjust volume during a call

CLEAR Deletes the last digit dialed

RINGTONE Changes ringtones

NUMBERS KEYS SkypeOut functionality at your fingertips

MUTE Puts the speaker and microphone on mute

SPEAKER Puts the USB Phone in hands-free mode

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

Idle Mode

In Idle Mode, the LCD displays the Skype logo. While in Idle

Mode, press the

CALL button to see the last dialed number,

pressing

UP/DOWN to scroll through the list. To make a call,

press the

CALL button.

Also in Idle Mode, pressing any

NUMBERS KEYS (0~9, *, #) allows you to dial a

Speed-Dial number (must be set in the Skype software beforehand) or Skypeout

number.

Skype Tabs

Press the TABS key to pull up the Skype program window on your computer

display. Hitting the

TABS key again will scroll through the Tabs pages

(Contacts/Dial/History) in the Skype program window.

The

UP/DOWN buttons scroll inside the Tabs page, and hitting the CALL button will

dial the Skype Contact associated with the selected item in the Tabs page.

Info Mode

Press the INFO key to pull up the Info Mode on the USB Phone’s LCD display. Use

the

UP/DOWN buttons to scroll through the categories, then press the INFO key to

select it. Again, the

UP/DOWN buttons scroll inside the page, and hitting the CALL

button will dial the Skype Contact associated with the selected item.

This mode allows you to see…

Contacts – Contacts in your Skype Contacts Tab

Missed – Calls that went unanswered

Dialed – Calls that were made on the USB Phone

Received – Calls that were received

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

Balance – The amount of SkypeOut credits available

Options Menu

Right-clicking on the USB Phone icon (located in the Windows Task Bar’s System

Tray) brings up the device’s Options Menu. This Options Menu contains a few

selections that will allow you to change the settings on the USB Phone.

The Advanced Settings menu allows you to:

Auto Switch Skype Audio Device – Allow the USB Phone to automatically

configure the audio settings for Skype

Auto-Run Skype when USB Phone is connected – Automatically start-up the

Skype software when the USB Phone is plugged into the USB Port

Silent Ringtone – Disable the USB Phone’s ringtone

Ring Selection – Select one of four available ringtones

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

The Volume Control box allows you to adjust the volume levels for the USB

Phone’s Speaker and Microphone components.

The Audio Device Settings box provides a shortcut to changing the primary audio

driver on your computer. This setting is system-wide, meaning that all sounds

coming from any programs running on your computer (including your media player

and web browser) will be streamed to the selected setting. It is recommended that

this setting be left at its default setting, which usually is the primary soundcard

installed in your computer.

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

Using the Device

Making Calls

Directions on making calls with the USB Phone can be found on page 5 of this

User Manual, within the descriptions of the various operating modes of the USB

Phone.

Adjusting Ring Volume

Ring tone loudness can be adjusted by changing the Volume setting in the System

Tray. Look for the Speaker icon in the bottom right corner of the screen where the

System Tray is.

Adjusting Voice Volume

You can adjust the loudness levels of the USB Phone’s speaker and microphone.

Right-click the USB Phone icon in the System Tray on the bottom right corner of the

screen, then left-click on “Volume Control”. A window will pop up allowing you to

adjust the Speaker and MIC volume levels.

You can also change the speaker volume during a call with the “Up” and “Down”

keys on the USB Phone’s keypad.

SOYO U201 USB PHONE USER MANUAL

Changing Ringtones

The ringtone files are stored in the USB Phone software folder, which by default is

at C:\Program Files\SOYO USB Phone. The 4 ringtone files are music1.wav,

music2.wav, music3.wav and music4.wav, and can be replaced by renaming

personal sound files (in .wav format) to the music[1-4].wav filenames.

For example, rename a .wav format file to music1.wav and place the file in

C:\Program Files\ SOYO USB Phone. Then, press the RINGTONE button on the

USB Phone’s keypad to select your choice of the ringtone.

To put the USB Phone in ‘silent mode’, bring up the Advanced Settings menu and

check the “Silent Ringtone” box.

Double Ringing

If you don’t want both the USB Phone and your computer speakers blaring the

ringtone when a call comes in, you can configure Skype to not play the ringtone.

To do this, in Skype click on Tools, Options, Sounds, choose ‘ringtone’ in the

‘When’ pull down menu, and then uncheck the “Play sound’ checkbox.

Solving Echo Problems

When the hands free function is used and the MIC input volume is set too high,

echo can be heard on the other side of the call. To fix this, right click the USB

phone icon in the system tray and reduce the MIC value in the volume control

setting.

Uncheck this

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