User guide

Model 299 Ring Start version 9.09 page 12
Installation procedure
Please make sure you follow these steps in the correct order, and that you have read the safety information.
1. Carefully remove the unit from its plastic bag.
2. Plug the handset in to the rear socket marked ‘HANDSET’
5. Plug the telephone line cords into the sockets marked ‘PORT’ on the rear of the unit. .
4. Plug the power unit lead into the socket marked ‘9 Volts’ at the rear of the unit.
5. With the switch on the mains socket set to OFF, plug the power unit into the socket. Switch on at the
socket.
6. Watch the display and check that it shows the correct information as follows -
The unit checks the size of installed memory and displays something like this:
The display shows the total recording time on your unit and then after about 10 seconds changes to:
Port status default display
Port 1 2 3 4 5
Status r t t t t
Switch the battery switch to the on position.
If the announcer is ever taken out of service for more than 24 hours this switch must remain in the off
position.
You are now ready to set the system up to answer your callers. Go to Read this First on page 3.
Free memory size
523 seconds #→
Ring Start V9.09
M299 1..5 Ports #→
The display shows software type and version loaded on your unit and then after about 5 seconds changes to:
The ‘pip pip’ tone indicates that you
have the initial menu
1-Rec 2-Play
3 Assign to port #
The 1 second tone is played when the an-
nouncement for this port is not recorded.
Press any button, 1 second tone followed by ‘pip pip’ tone is played. The display now shows: