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Table of contents 1 Important 2 4.3 End or Reject a Call 11 1.1 Power requirements 2 4.4 Emergency Call Management 11 1.2 Safety Information 2 5 Features during a Call 12 1.3 Terms and Conditions of use 2 5.1 Adjust Earpiece Volume 12 1.4 Environmental Care 2 5.2 Mute Microphone 12 1.5 Installation requirements 2 5.3 Put a Call on Hold 12 1.6 Conformity 2 5.4 Call Waiting 12 1.7 Recycling and disposal 2 5.5 Manage a second call 12 1.8 Warranty 3 5.
1 Important Take time to read this user manual before you use your phone. It contains important information and notes regarding your phone. 1.1 Power requirements The computer will provide power through the USB cable. 1.2 Safety Information This telephone is not designed for making emergency telephone calls when the power fails. Skype does not support emergency calls. An alternative should be made available for access to emergency calls.
Use one of the following disposal options: • Dispose of the complete product (including its cables, plugs and accessories) in the designated WEEE collection facilities. • If you purchase a replacement product, return your complete old product back to the retailer. He should accept it as required by the WEEE directive. Packaging information: Philips has marked the packaging with standard symbols designed to promote the recycling and appropriate disposal of your eventual waste.
2 Your phone Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. 2.1 What’s in the box? Handset with 1.2m cable Installation CD* (contains also the User Manual) Travel case Quick Start Guide Note *Only the Skype version printed on the Installation CD is guaranteed for full compatibility. New features in upgraded Skype versions may not be available on VOIP151. 2.
2.3 Overview of your phone A Earpiece B LED Stay on during a call. The LED will blink continuously during the following events: Flash quickly during an incoming call.1 Blink slowly when phone is muted.2 Blink slowly when voicemail(s) waiting.2 C Display See page 7 for an overview of the display icons. D Scroll Up Key Scroll up an item or contact. Increase earpiece volume. Clear the last digit or character entered. Press and hold to automatically browse the contact list.
M USB connector grove Use to contain the USB connector. N USB connector Connect the 1.2m long cable to the USB slot on the computer.
2.4 Handset display 2.
3 Getting started 3.1 Install the software Note Please make sure that the USB connector is NOT plugged in before installation starts. VOIP151 driver is provided in the enclosed CD. 1 Unwind the USB cable from your phone. 2 Insert the installation CD into the computer's CD ROM (or DVD ROM) drive. Note The VOIP151 driver should start automatically if Autorun VOIP151 driver at Windows startup option is ticked during installation.
Note If you don't have a Skype account, you can find more details about how to create one on http://www.skype.com. Tip When VOIP151 driver is running, a tray icon will appear at the bottom right corner of your computer screen. 3.3 Connection status When the mouse cursor is placed over the VOIP151 tray icon, the current status of your phone will be displayed. When your phone is ready to be used, the tray icon is blue and the status will show VOIP151 Phone - USB connected.
4 Call 4.1 Make a Call Warning Skype does not support emergency calls. Please use the normal telephone line in case of emergency. For more information, see “Emergency Call Management” on page 11. ! 4.1.1 Call from the contact list s: Your Skype contact list is displayed on the handset and on the computer. 2 Press u/d to select the contact you wish to call. 1 Press Note Press and hold e to minimize Skype. 4.1.2 Call SkypeOut Number 1 Use the keypad to dial the number you wish to call.
Note Make a short press on e to exit and return to idle mode. 4.1.4 Contact list TIPS • E.g. to search a contact “Sam”, press four times. The first contact that begins with letter S will be selected. E.g. to search a SkypeOut contact once. The first “+1233456789”, press contact that begins with + will be selected. • Press and hold u/d to start auto-scroll. Release to stop scrolling. 7 0 4.
5 Features during a Call 5.1 Adjust Earpiece Volume You can increase or decrease the volume of the caller's voice during a call. There are 8 volume levels for selection. Press u to increase the volume or d to decrease the volume. 5.4 Call Waiting When you are on the line and there is a second incoming call, you will hear a waiting tone on the earpiece and the LED on the phone will flash quickly. 5.5 Manage a second call 5.5.1 Answer a second incoming call to answer the call.
4 Once the call is connected, press and hold r or s to start the conference call. • CONFERENCE stays on the screen for 10 seconds and then the call duration is displayed. The icons will be displayed. e to end the conference call. • If you are the initiator of the conference, all calls will be stopped. Otherwise, the conference will continue after you or any other participants end the call.
6 Voicemail 6.1 Listen to Voicemail When there are voicemails waiting to be retrieved, the LED on the phone will blink slowly. Note For details on how to get a voicemail account, please visit: http://www.skype.com/products/skypevoicemail/. 1 Press and hold 1 to open the voicemail list. • On your computer, you will see: 6.2 Voicemail Status on computer The following icons show the status of your voicemails. Indicates a new voicemail. Indicates an old voicemail.
7 Phone Settings The VOIP151 driver allows you to customize your phone to a setting that best suits you. 7.1 General Options Open the “VOIP151 Phone Settings” window and select the General Options tab. To start configuring your phone: 1 Double click the tray icon at the bottom right corner of your computer screen to open the “VOIP151 Phone Settings” window.
7.1.4 Ring Computer Speaker When the box is ticked, it enables the computer speaker to ring when there is an incoming Skype call. Note This option is available only when Skype is connected. 7.2.2 Set the audio input device for Skype Select a device under Microphone Device for Skype’s audio input. Philips VOIP151 for Skype is automatically set as the default audio input device after VOIP151 installation. (For Vista users, default audio input device is USB VOIP Device/ Philips VOIP151 for Skype) 7.1.
4 Make sure that Use only default devices is ticked and click OK. 7.3 Tone Settings Open the “VOIP151 Phone Settings” window and select the Tone Settings tab. 7.2.4.2 For Windows 2000 user 1 Click Advanced... to open Sounds and Multimedia Properties window. The following settings are available: 2 Select an audio output device under Sound playback. 3 Select an audio input device under Sound recording. 7.3.1 Change ringer melody Select a melody under Default Melody and click OK to apply the change.
7.4 Shortcut Configuration Open the “VOIP151 Phone Settings” window. Select the Shortcut Configuration tab. Tip When a shortcut has been validated, press and hold the key for more than 2 seconds to access the function. 7.5 Product Information Open the “VOIP151 Phone Settings” window and select the About tab. You can set your phone keys 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, * and # as shortcuts to access the following functions: • Making quick calls.
8 Default Settings Auto Start Computer application Auto Start Skype Language Ring Computer Speaker Always Online Earpiece Device Microphone Device Earpiece Volume Default Melody Default Volume Disable Key Tone Shortcuts Ticked Ticked English OFF ON Philips VOIP151 for Skype* Philips VOIP151 for Skype* Medium Melody 1 Low Unticked 1 - Voicemail 4 - Computer handsfree - Ticked * For Vista users, the default audio output device is “USB VOIP Device/Philips VOIP151 for Skype”.
9 Frequently asked questions see www.philips.com/support Set-up It is recommended to choose Philips VOIP151 for Skype for 2K and Windows XP, or USB VOIP Device/Philips VOIP151 for Skype for Windows Vista user. • Turn up the earpiece volume. Selected “Do not allow this program to use Skype” by mistake. • In Skype, go to Tools > Options > Advanced > Advanced Settings > Manage other programs’ access to Skype, select VOIP151.EXE, click CHANGE, select Allow this program to use Skype, and then click OK.
Product behaviour The handset warms up when making a long call! • This is a normal behavior. The handset consumes energy while calling. Cannot make or receive Skype calls. • Make sure that your Skype status is not offline. • Check if the USB cable is connected properly. • Check if the VOIP151 driver is running (see page 18). Cannot make SkypeOut calls. • Enter 00 (& country code), 011 (& country code) or + (& country code) before the number you wish to dial.
10 Index A M Accessories 4 Adjust earpiece volume 12 Answer a call 11 Audio Settings 16 Auto Away 16 Auto Start Application 15 Auto Start Skype 15 Make a call 10 Make a SkypeOut call 10 Manage a second call 12 Mute Microphone 12 C P Call 10 Call from the call history list 10 Call from the Skype contact list 10 Call Waiting 12 Change ringer melody 17 Change ringer volume 17 Computer Handsfree 13 Conference 12 Configure your phone 15 Call forward 18 Chat alert 18 Quick call 18 Webcam 18 Connection sta
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