Comtech EF Data VA182 User manual

Brand: Comtech EF Data

Model: VA182

Type: User manual

Comtech EF Data VA182 announces and displays incoming caller’s details as your phone starts to ring. It requires Caller Display service from British Telecom or your Cable telephone company and offers several features: caller ID, 20-name/number phone book directory, 99-call incoming call log, adjustable speaker volume, and more. The device even indicates incoming caller’s details like withheld, unknown, payphone, international, and new or repeat calls.

TALKING CALLER ID

VA182

USER GUIDE

ANNOUNCES AND DISPLAYS THE INCOMING

CALLER’S DETAILS AS THE PHONE

STARTS TO RING

For use with Caller Display Service.

Caller Display Service requires set-up

by BT or your Cable Telephone Company.

IMPORTANT

In order to function, this product requires Caller Display service

from British Telecom or your Cable telephone company. If you are

unsure, please call BT on Freefone 0800 800 150 (Residential) or

Freefone 0800 800 152 (Business). This service may take up to

two days to activate.

Inside the package you will find:

! The VA182 Announcing Caller ID unit.

! A power supply 230V AC to 9V DC out.

! 1 x Telephone line cord - to connect the VA182 to the

telephone wall socket.

! User guide.

FEATURES

! Type 1 Caller Display.

! Displays/Announces the caller’s details as the phone starts

to ring.

! Phone book directory- 20 recordings can be stored

- 30 Names & Numbers can be stored

(13 Digit, 15 characters)

! Incoming call log - 99 calls can be logged.

Time/Date/Name/Number. x

! Multi-Coloured LED indicating status.

! 3 Line LCD.

! Displays current Time & Date.

! Dial back from call log.

! Non volatile memory. Call log and directory back up

if power lost.

! Indicates incoming caller’s details.

Withheld, Unknown, Payphone, International, ETC.

! New call / repeat call indicator.

! Adjustable speaker volume control (hi - lo - off)

! 0.0B REN value

1. INSTALLATION

! Plug the double adapter end of the phone cable into the

telephone line wall socket and the other end into the "LINE"

socket at the back of the unit.

! Connect the telephone line cord into the double adapter on the

phone cable as supplied.

! Plug one end of the AC adapter into the electric socket and

the other end into the back of the unit.

Note: Batteries cannot be used.

REAR VIEW

POWER “PHONE”“LINE”

2. DESCRIPTION

1. Record button (“REC.”)

2. Mode/ Dial Back button (“MODE”)

3. Cancel button (“C”)

4. Forward button

5. Backward button

6. Multifunctional LED Indicator

7. LCD Display

8. Microphone

9. Speaker

10. Volume switch (Hi - Lo - Off)

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3. SETTINGS

3.1 Entering the setting menu

All the settings of the unit with the exception of the volume level,

can be set in the setting menu.

! Press and hold the “MODE” button and then press the

“REC.” button at the same time. The display will show

“RESET VXXX”.

3.2 Resetting the unit

This operation will reset all the settings to the factory default

settings, and also clear all the memories at the same time.

! Enter the setting menu.

! Press “C” twice. “OK” will be displayed, and the

unit resets.

3.3 Select Language

This Caller ID unit supports 11 languages.

! Enter the setting menu.

! Press “MODE” once, the display will show the language

in use (default language is ENGLISH). To change the

language, press “REC.”. To confirm the change, press

“C” or “MODE”.

3.4 Setting the volume

You can adjust the volume level at any time by using the

volume switch. Three different volume levels are available

(Hi, Lo and Off).

4. OPERATION

4.1 Incoming calls

When you subscribe to Caller Display service from BT /

Cable, the caller's phone number will appear on the display.

The caller's name will also be shown on the display if you

add this to the directory. The date and time of the incoming

call will also be shown and recorded, which can be reviewed

from the Call Log.

Indications:

a. "NEW"

It is a new incoming call.

b. "RPT"

It is a repeated incoming call.

c. "NUMBER UNKNOWN"

The incoming call being sent by a telephone provider that

doesn't offer the Caller ID service or their service is not

compatible with yours.

d. "NUMBER WITHHELD”

The caller's number cannot be displayed because the

calling party have restricted their number from being

sent to the receiving party.

e. “INTERNATIONAL”

Caller is from overseas.

f. “PAYPHONE”

Caller is using a payphone.

4. THE CALL LOG

4.2.1 To browse the Call Log

! In the standby mode, press FORWARD button [No.4] or

BACKWARD button [No.5] to scroll through the Call Log.

! Pressing FORWARD button [No.4] lets you view the oldest

call first; pressing BACKWARD button [No.5] lets you view

the most recent call first.

! You can listen to the recorded name at any time by

pressing "REC." [No.1].

4.2.2 To erase calls in the Call Log

You can erase the calls in the Call Log.

a. Erase one by one

When the desired number is shown on the display, press "C"

[No.3] twice, then the entry will be deleted.

b. Erase all

In standby mode, press and hold "C" [No.3] for 2 seconds,

"CLEAR ALL?" will be shown on the display. Now press "C"

[No.3] again to delete all the call logs in the log.

4.3 Phone book operations

4.3.1 To save an entry into the phone book

You can store up to 30 phone numbers and names into the phone

directory. (Max 15 characters per entry)

When recording a name to a call in the Call Log, the call will

automatically be stored into the phone book. (refer to 4.4.1 (a))

NOTE: When the memory is already full a “beep - beep” sound will

be heard when you try to save a new entry.

There are two other ways to store a number into the phone

directory.

a. Manually enter a number and name into the phone book

In standby mode, press “MODE” until “ENTER NUMBER” is

displayed.

! Press the FORWARD/BACKWARD button to select digits.

Use “REC.” to move the cursor to the right, and “C” to

delete the last number and move the cursor to the left.

! Press “MODE” to confirm the number.

! “ENTER NAME” will appear on the display. Press “REC.” to

start editing the name.

! Press the FORWARD/BACKWARD button to select the

desired character/ symbol. Use “REC.” to move the cursor

to the right, and “C” to delete the last character/ symbol

and move the cursor to the left.

! Press “MODE” to confirm the entered name, and then

press “MODE” to go back to the standby mode.

b. Copy from the Call Log into the Phone directory

! Select the desired call from the Call Log.

! Press “MODE” until “ENTER NUMBER” is displayed.

The number will also be shown.

! Edit the number if necessary, press “MODE” to confirm the

number. Then “ENTER NAME” will appear on the display.

! Edit the name if necessary.

! Press “MODE” to confirm thee entered name, and then

press “MODE” again to back to the standby mode.

4.3.2 To browse the Phone book

! In standby mode, press “MODE” once.

! “PHONE BOOK” will appear on the display. By pressing the

FORWARD/BACKWARD button. you can scroll through the

phone book.

! If there is recorded name linked with the phone number, it

will be announced automatically.

! You can listen to the recorded name at any time by

pressing "REC.”

4.3.3 To edit phone directory entries

! In standby mode, press “MODE” once.

! “PHONE BOOK” will appear on the display. Press the

FORWARD/BACKWARD button to look for the number that

you want to edit.

! When the desired record is reached, press “MODE” to start

editing the record. The display will show “ENTER NUMBER”.

! Edit the number if necessary.

! Press “MODE” to confirm the number. “ENTER NAME” will

appear on the display.

! Edit the name, then press “MODE” to confirm the entered

name.

! “RECORD NAME” will appear on the display. Press and hold

“REC.” for 2 seconds to re-record the name, or press

“MODE” to go back to standby mode.

4.3.4 To erase Phone directory entries

! In standby mode, press “MODE” once.

! “PHONE BOOK” will appear on the display. Use the

FORWARD/BACKWARD button to look for the number that

you want to erase from the phone book.

! Press “C” twice to delete the call shown on the display.

4.4 Name Announcement

You can link name recordings to 20 phone numbers, each recording

has a maximum duration of 2 seconds. When the number calls in

again, the recorded name will be announced. If the memory for the

name recording is already full, a “beep-beep” sound will be heard.

4.4.1 To record a name announcment.

There are three ways to record an announcment:

a. Record a name to an entry in the Call Log or Phone directory.

! Browse the Call Log of the phone directory until the

display shows a caller’s telephone number.

! Press and hold “REC.” for 2 seconds until the unit plays a

“Beep” sound, then you can begin to record 2 seconds of

name announcement.

! After a recording is finished, the unit plays back the

recording you have made.

! To re-record the name, repeat the last 2 steps.

b. Record a name when manually entering an entry into the Phone

directory.

! Enter the phone number and the name into the phone

directory see section 4.3.1.

! “RECORD NAME” will appear on the display after both the

phone number and name are entered.

! Press and hold “REC.” for 2 seconds until the unit plays a

“Beep” sound, then you can begin to record 2 seconds of

name announcement.

! After a recording is finished, the unit plays the recording

you have made.

! To re-record the name, repeat the last 2 steps.

c. Record a name to an entry in Phone directory.

! Select the desired name / number in the phone directory.

! Press and hold “REC.” for 2 seconds until the unit plays a

“Beep” sound, then you can begin to record 2 seconds of

name announcement.

! After a recording is finished, the unit plays back the

recording you have made.

! To re-record the name, repeat the last 2 steps.

4.4.2 To delete a name announcement

! Browse the phone directory until the desired record is

displayed.

! Press “MODE” until “RECORD NAME” is shown in the

display.

! Press “C” twice. There will be a “Beep” sound after the

name announcement is deleted. The name and number of

the entry will be retained.

4.5 Call back

You can directly call back numbers that are saved in the memory,

either in the call log or in the phone directory without dialing the

number yourself.

! Make sure that the local area code and the area prefix are

correctly programmed before you use this function.

! When the number is displayed in the Call Log or in the

phone directory, press the "MODE" button for 2 seconds

until “DIALING” appears on the display, then the desired

number will then be dialed automatically.

! Pick up the handset of the connected phone when

“PICK UP HANDSET” is displayed.

4.6 Multi-Function LED

The LED indicates as the following status:-

Description

Line in use

Ringing

New calls received

Effect

Steady ON

Flashing ON / OFF

Candence of ringing

5. WARRANTY

Manufacturers One Year Limited Warranty

You must have proof of purchase to exchange the product. A sales

receipt or other document showing the date that you purchased

the product is considered proof of purchase.

What is Covered?

Coverage begins the day you buy your product. For one year

thereafter, a defective or inoperative product will be replaced with a

new, renewed or comparable product at no charge to you. A

replacement product is covered only for the original warranty

period. When the warranty on the original product expires, the

warranty on the replacement product also expires.

What is Excluded?

Your warranty does not cover:

! Labour charges for installation or setup of the product and

adjustment of customer controls on the product.

! Product replacement because of misuse, accident,

unauthorised repair or other cause not within the control

of Comtech.

! A product that requires modification or adaptation to

enable it to operate in any country other than that for

which it was designed, manufactured, approved and/or

authorised, or repair of products damaged by these

modifications.

! Incidental or consequential damages resulting from the

product.

Specifications

Dimensions: Approximately 135mm X 110mm X 45mm

Power Supply: 230V AC to 9V 300mA power adaptor

Emissions / Safety: CE Approved

REN Value: 0.0B

Operating Temperature: 0C to +40C

(Specifications subject to change without notice)

For additional help contact:

Complementary Technologies Ltd (Comtech)

Comtech House, 28 Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton,

Lancashire, UK. BL5 3QJ

TEL: 01942 851800 FAX: 01942 851808

Email: [email protected]

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Important Safety Instructions

When 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:

! Read and understand all instructions.

! Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product

and in the User Guide.

! Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.

Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners; use a damp

cloth for cleaning.

! Do not use this product near water for example, near a

bath, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or swimming pool, or in a

wet basement.

! Do not place this product on an unstable object, stand or

table, as the product may fall, causing serious damage to

the product.

! Slots and openings in the cabinet of this product are

provided for ventilation (to protect it from overheating)

and should not be blocked or covered. The openings

should never be blocked by placing this product on a bed,

sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product should

never be placed near or over a radiator or heater. This

product should never be placed in a built-in installation

unless proper ventilation is provided.

! This product should be operated only from the type of

power source indicated on the marking label. (Power

source supplied).

! Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not

place this product where the cord will be abused by people

walking on it.

! Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords, as this

can result in the risk of fire or electric shock.

! Never push objects of any kind into this product through

cabinet slots, as they may touch dangerous voltage points

or short out parts, resulting in the risk of fire or electric

shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

! To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble

this product, but take it to a qualified serviceman, when

service or repair work is required. Opening or removing

covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other

risks. Incorrect re-assembly can cause electric shock when

this product is subsequently used.

! Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer

servicing to a qualified service personnel under the

following conditions: a) when the power supply cord or

plug is damaged or frayed; b) if liquid has spilled into the

product; c) if the product has been exposed to rain or

water; d) if the product does not operate normally when

you follow the operating instructions (adjust only those

controls that are discussed in the operating instructions, as

improper adjustment of other controls may result in

damage, often requiring extensive work by a qualified

technician to restore the product to normal performance);

e) if the product has been dropped or the cabinet has

been damaged; f) if the product exhibits a distinct change

in performance.

! Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type)

during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of

electric shock from lightning.

! Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the

vicinity of the leak.

Comtech EF Data VA182 User manual

Comtech EF Data VA182 User manual

Comtech EF Data VA182 User manual

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