User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Important
- 2 Your VOIP251 Cordless Telephone
- 3 Getting Started
- 3.1 Requirements
- 3.2 Connecting your charger
- 3.3 Charging your handset
- 3.4 Positioning the base station
- 3.5 Checking the signal strength
- 3.6 Checking the battery level
- 3.7 Installing software
- 3.8 Setting up for the first time
- 3.9 Checking Skype connection status
- 3.10 Auto power off
- 3.11 What is standby mode?
- 3.12 Switching your handset on/off
- 4 Contact List
- 5 Call
- 6 Call Log
- 7 Conference Calls
- 8 Intercom
- 9 Call Transfer
- 10 Skype Tools
- 11 Setting Options
- 12 Advanced Settings
- 13 Emergency Management
- 14 Extra Features
- 15 Phone Settings
- 16 Text and Numbers
- 17 Appendix
- 18 Troubleshooting
- 21 Index
14
Getting Started
Tip
If you don’t have a Skype account, you can find
details on how to create one at
http://www.skype.com.
Tip
Quit software.
Right click the tray icon, and
select Quit. Note that you cannot make or
receive any calls if the software is not running.
Mac OS X
Make sure that the phone is directly
connected to a USB slot on your computer.
Click
Go
in the menu bar and select
Computer
. Select the
Applications
folder and
double-click
VOIP251
.
Note
Connection status.
When the software is
running, a VOIP251 icon appears in your dock.
Start Skype if the VOIP251 software has not
started Skype for you.
Log in to your Skype account.
If this is your first time running the VOIP251
software, you will see the pop-up message
Another application wants to use Skype
.
Select
Allow this application to use Skype
and
click
OK
.
Tip
If you don’t have a Skype account, you can find details
on how to create one at http://www.skype.com.
Tip
Quit software.
Click
VOIP251
in the menu bar.
Select
Quit VOIP251
. Note that you cannot make
or receive any calls if the software is not running.
3.9 Checking Skype connection status
This option allows you to check if Skype is
running properly.
3.9.1 From your computer
Windows
Double-click the tray icon.
In the VOIP251 Phone Settings window,
select
About
.
If
VOIP251 - OK
is displayed in the VOIP251
Phone textbox, the connection is normal.
Otherwise, correct the problem according to
the displayed status.
Tip
You can also check your connection status by
looking at the colour of the tray icon:
• = Skype is online and you are logged in.
• = The base is connected but Skype is offline
or you are not logged in.
• = The base is disconnected.
• No icon = VOIP251 software is not running.
Mac OS X
Click the VOIP251 icon in the dock.
Click VOIP251 in the menu bar. Select
About
.
If
VOIP251 - OK
is displayed in the VOIP251
Phone textbox, the connection is normal.
Otherwise, correct the problem according to
the displayed status.
3.9.2 From your handset
Your handset gives you a visual indication if Skype
or the VOIP251 software is not running properly.
• The handset is linked with the base station and
the VOIP251 software is running, but Skype is
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