geemarc Amplidect 959 Photo Cordless Telephone User Guide

: October 27, 2023
: geemarc

geemarc Amplidect 959 Photo Cordless Telephone

geemarc Amplidect 959 Photo Cordless Telephone product

QUICK USER GUIDE

Please refer to our website: www.geemarc.com for an up to date user guide, as there may be important updates and changes you need to be aware of !!!
CAUTION:
Use only the battery provided. There may be a risk of explosion if a wrong type of battery is used for the parent unit. The battery cannot be subjected to high or low extreme temperature and low air pressure at high altitude during use, storage or transportation. Disposal of battery into fire or a hot oven, or mechanically crushing or cutting or the battery can result in an explosion. Leaving the battery in an extremely high temperature surrounding environment can result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid of gas. Battery subjected to extremely low air pressure may result in an explosion or the leakage of flammable liquid or gas. Dispose of used battery according to the instructions.

Normal operating temperature for the product (e.g. 0°C ~ 40°C).
Use only the adapters and battery listed below.
Power adapter information: (Base) output: 6V DC 0.6A, 3.6W. Ten Pao. Model: S005BNV0600060(EU), S005BNB0600060(UK)
(Charger) output: 6V DC 0.45A, 2.7W. Vtech Telecommunications Limited. Model: VT05EEU06045 (EU), VT05EUK06045 (UK)
Rechargeable Battery: Model: KH-AAAJ600-D x 3pcs. 1.2V DC, 600mAh. Corun.

PACKAGE CONTENTS

1 Telephone base,
1 cordless Handset,
1 power adapter,
1 Telephone line cord,
3 NiMh batteries,
1 Quick user guide.

INSTALLATION

Connecting the telephone

Connect the telephone cable to the telephone line socket (A) and to the telephone wall socket (B).
Connect the power adapter jack to the base (and DC charger) (C) then connect the power adapter plug in mains power (D).
Note: Use only the power adapters supplied with the phone.

Connecting the battery

Slide the battery cover downwards.
Install the 3 batteries into the socket as indicated, matching correct polarity(+,-).
Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, and then slide it upwards until it clicks into place.

Charging the batteries

Charge the batteries for at least 16 hours when charging for the first time.

OVERVIEW

Base

HANDSET LOCATOR
While the phone is idle, press to page all handsets.
IN USE
ON when handsets or the base are in use, or when the answering system is answering an incoming call.
ON when a handset is being registered.
Flashes when there is an incoming call or in page mode.
PICTURE BUTTONS
10 big picture memory buttons or to dial a phone number from the base.
FLASH / PROG
On line: Press the key to make a recall.
In idle mode: Press this key to program the picture memory buttons.
MICROPHONE
SPEAKER MODE INDICATOR
On when the speaker is on.
SPEAKERPHONE KEY
NOTE: wait 2 seconds before to dialing the phone number with the picture memory buttons.
VOL Down
During speaker mode, press to decrease the speaker volume. While in idle mode, press to decrease the base ringer volume.
VOL Up
While in idle mode, press to increase the base ringer volume. During speaker mode, press to increase the speaker volume. Handset
EARPIECE
LCD DISPLAY
CHARGE LIGHT
Steadily on when the handset is charging in the charger.
MENU/OK
In idle mode: Press to access the main menu.
In sub-menu mode: Press to confirm the selection.
During a call: Press to access Intercom / Phonebook / Redial list / Call log.
UP/CALL LIST
In idle mode: Press to access the redial list.
In menu mode: Press to scroll up the menu items.
In phonebook list/redial list/call list: Press to scroll up the list.
In editing mode: Press to move the cursor one character to the left. During a call: Press to increase the listening volume.
During ringing: Press to increase the ringer volume.
TALK ON SPEAKERPHONE
In idle/pre-dial mode: Press to make a call in earpiece mode.
In phonebook/redial list /call list: Press to make a call to the selected entry in the list in earpiece mode.
During ringing: Press to answer a call in earpiece mode.
On line: Press again to pass in speakerphone mode. Press again to switch to earpiece mode.
DOWN/PHONEBOOK
In idle mode: Press to access the phonebook.
In menu mode: Press to scroll down the menu items.
In phonebook list/redial list/call list: Press to scroll down the list. In editing mode: Press to move the cursor one character to the right. During a call: Press to decrease the listening volume.
During ringing: Press to decrease the ringer volume.
MICROPHONE
VOLUME BOOST/SOS ( /SOS )
During a call: Press to activate/deactivate the VOLUME BOOST function.
In idle mode: Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter the emergency calling sequence set in your handset.
In call mode: press and hold for 2 seconds to stop the emergency call.
TONE
During a call: press this key to increase the high frequency or the low frequencies.
CANCEL/MUTE
In main menu mode: Press to go back to idle screen.
In sub-menu mode: Press to go back to previous menu.
In editing/pre-dial mode: Press to delete a character/digit.
In editing/pre-dial mode: Press and hold to delete all the characters /digits.
During a call: Press to mute/resume the microphone.
During ringing: Press to silence the handset ringer.
In idle mode: Press to intercom another handset.
TALK OFF
During a call: Press to end a call and go back to idle screen.
In menu/editing mode: Press to go back to idle screen.
ALPHANUMERIC KEYPAD, STAR (0), HASH (#R)
In predial or editing mode: Press to insert a digit / character / */#R during a call: Press and hold to make a Flash (Recall).
0 key in idle/pre-dial mode/number editing mode: Press and hold to insert a pause.

FIRST USE OF YOUR HANDSET

After you have inserted the batteries, the display asks you to select your language with the keys ▼/▲, press MENU/OK to valid.
Then enter the date with the keypad and validate by pressing MENU/OK
Enter the correct hour with the keypad and validate by pressing MENU/OK.

The phone settings are always set in the same manner:
Press Menu/OK button to open the main menu. Then use the ▲buttons to select an entry and confirm it by pressing the Menu/OK button.

Handset

CALL LOG

VIEW LIST under an entry: DETAILS
ADD TO PB
ADD TO BL
DELETE
DELETE ALL

PHOTO MEM: M1 to M0
PHONEBOOK

ALL
SPEED DIA
VIP under an entry:
ADD
VIEW
EDIT
DELETE
DELETE ALL
DEL VIP
ADD TO SD
STATUS
SETTING (BLOCK MODE
W/O NUM)

INTERCOM:

HANDSET*
BASE
ALL

BS SETTINGS

BS RINGER
RING VOLUME
FLASH TIME
FIRST RING

HS SETTINGS

RING SETUP
TONE SETUP
TEXT LANG
DATE & TIME
REGISTER
DEFAULT

SET SOS: SOS NUMBER

SOS MSG
SOS LANGUAGE

REMINDER

ON/OFF (ALARM 1 TO 10)
(ONCE /DAILY /MON-FRI /SAT-SUN)

TLK DIGITS:

ON
OFF

ANS. SYS.

PLAYBACK
DEL OLD
MEMO
TAM ON/OFF
SET TAM (TAM LANG CALLSCREEN, TAM MSG, ANS. DELAY, RECORD TIME, REMOTE ACC, CHANGE PIN MSG ALERT)

HANDSET REGISTRATION

Note: Handset and base station are pre-registered.
Up to five handsets can be registered to a single base station.
Registering a handset

On Base: press and hold /HANDSET LOCATOR on the base until you hear a beep to enter the registration mode. At the same time On Handset: Press MENU/OK
Use ▼▲to select HS SETTING and press MENU/OK
Use▼▲ to select REGISTER, Press MENU/OK and REGISTERING is display.
After a short delay, if the registration is successful, there will be a confirmation beep, and the handset display will go back to idle mode with the new handset number shown.
The base display will also go back to idle mode.

INTERCOM

Internal Call

Press MENU/OK , and ▼▲ to select INTERCOM, Press MENU/OK
Choose the desired handset number, Base or ALL and press MENU/OK .

If you receive a call on the base in speaker mode, the call is automatically transferred to the handset if the handset is removed from the charger.

Call All Handsets
Make point 1 in chapter internal call and choose ALL.

Transfer an External Call
Make point 1 in chapter internal call and choose the desired handset number with the key UP/DOWN.
After connection quit the call on handset by pressing

Conference Call
Make point 1 in chapter internal call and choose the desired handset number with the keys ▼/▲.
After connection press and hold until CONFERENCE is shown. NOTE: Any party that hangs up during a conference call will leave the other party still connected with the external call.

PHONEBOOK

Your phone can store up to 50 private phonebooks in the cordless handset with names and numbers. Each phonebook entry can have a maximum of 20 digits for the phone number and 10 characters for the name.
Phonebook entries are stored alphabetically by name.
To Add new entry
In idle mode:

Press MENU/OK , and ▼/▲to select PHONEBOOK and press to MENU/OK access the phonebook list ( or empty).
Press MENU/OK 2 times to select ADD.
Press MENU/OK to select NUMBER, enter numb
Press MENU/OK to select NAME ,enter the name.
Press MENU/OK to save.

SOS EMERGENCY CALL

SOS Settings

You need to set the SOS numbers before you can make SOS emergency calls.
Using the handset :

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼ to select SET SOS.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼ to select SOS NUMBER.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼ to select the SOS number to edit (SOS 1, SOS 2, SOS 3 or SOS 4).
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and select ADD to enter a new number or EDIT to modify the number stored already.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and enter a new name or edit the name stored already.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to confirm or RIGHT SOFTKEY to delete.

Make SOS Emergency Calls

Press and hold 3 seconds SOS key on the handset to enter the emergency calling sequence from the SOS 1 number to SOS 4 number. A call will be first dialed to the SOS 1 number. If the SOS 1 number does not answer in 60 seconds, the call be will made to the SOS 2 number, and so on.
Note: The other party receiving the SOS message must press any number on their phone to open the SOS call. Thereafter by pressing any number on their phone every two minutes will keep the emergency call open else the phone stops the call 10 seconds after.
Record SOS Messages
You can record your customized SOS message to be played when you dial out an SOS emergency call otherwise the default message will be played.

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲to select SET SOS.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼to select SOS MSG.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select RECORD.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to start SOS message recording and “RECORDING” will be displayed.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to save your SOS message.

Play SOS Messages

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼ to select SET SOS
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼ to select SOS MSG.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to show PLAY.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to start SOS message playback.
Press 5 key to stop SOS message playback.

SET SPEED DIAL KEYS IN HANDSET

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼ to select PHONEBOOK.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▲/▼ to select SPEED DIAL.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY, use. ▲/▼ to select the speed dial key.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY , select ADD or EDIT.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and enter the phone number.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to enter the NAME.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY .to confirm.

To use one speed dial key, press and hold in idle mode the key between 1 to 9 for 3 seconds (you hear a beep of confirmation).

PICTURE BIG BUTTON MEMORIES

On the base

You have the choice to store 10 picture memories.
In idle mode: Press , enter the phone number with the key
M0 to M9 of the base, and press the picture memory Press button that you have chosen.

Using the handset:

Press MENU/OK , select ▼▲ PHOTO MEM,
Press MENU/OK , select ▼▲ M1 to M0,
Press MENU/OK , select ADD or EDIT.
Press MENU/OK , enter number
Press MENU/OK , enter name then OK to save

You have the option to enter a voice name in choose VOICE TAG and RECORD at the point 3.
If you receive a call with the number registered with a voice tag, you can hear the voice name on the base and on the handset.

NOTE: To use a picture big button memory in idle mode, press and hold the picture until the LED turns on, on the base.
If you want to pass the number from the base to the handset, lift the handset off the base to take the call.
If the handset is not placed on the base, press to take the line and press on the base to stop the call.

ANSWERING MACHINE

Your telephone base includes a telephone answering machine that records unanswered calls when it is on. The answering machine can store up to 59 messages within the maximum recording time of approximately 30 minutes. As well as recording incoming messages, you can record memos for other users of your phone.

Switching Answering Machine On/Off

Using the handset:

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select ANS.SYS.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select TAM ON / OFF.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select ON or OFF.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to confirm.

Play Messages on TAM

If you have new messages, the display will show e.g. 2 NEW MESSAGE, which means you have 2 new messages. The new messages are played first, and then are saved as old messages, until they are deleted. Old messages are played again after all new messages are played completely.
Using the handset:

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select ANS. SYS.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to show PLAYBACK.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY again to start message playback and the screen displays the date and hour of the message received.
During message playback, press ▼/▲ to adjust the message playback volume respectively.
NOTE : After new message is played, the new message will be saved as an old message automatically unless it is deleted.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select STOP, FORWARD, PREVIOUS or DELETE to perform the following functions during message playback.
- STOP: Stop the current message playback and return to the ANS. MACHINE menu.
- FORWARD: Skip to play the next message. The date and hour information of the next message will display if there is next message.
- PREVIOUS: Skip to repeat playing the current message from the beginning. The date and hour information of the current message will display.
- DELETE: Delete the current message and the next message will be played.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to confirm the setting.

Set the Answer Delay

You can set the number of rings before the answering machine answers and starts playing your OGM. You can set the answering machine to answer after two to eight rings or

TIME SAVER

The TIME SAVER function answers calls after 6 ring signals, until the first new message has been registered – then the answering machine switches to answering after approximately 2 signals. This is useful when using remote access; if you call up the answering machine and there is no reply after four rings it means there are no messages recorded and you can hang up before you are charged for the call.
Using the handset:

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select ANS. SYS.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select SET TAM.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select ANSWER DELAY
(Available options: 2 RINGS, 4 RINGS, 6 RINGS, 8 RINGS, 10 RINGS or TOLL SAVE).
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to confirm.

REMOTE OPERATIONS

If you are away from your home, you can call your answering machine to switch on or off the answering machine and listen to your messages remotely using another tone-dialing phone.

Place a call from a tone-dialing phone.
When the answering machine answers the call and starts playing OGM, press .
Enter the 4-digit Remote Access PIN (default PIN is 0000).
Press the following keys to carry out your desired function.

NOTE: When your answering machine memory is full , the answer mode will change to ANSWER ONLY automatically.
It will change to ANS & RECORD mode automatically after some messages have been deleted.
You cannot delete new messages until they have been listened to.

ALARM function

You have the choice to enter 10 Alarms.

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select REMINDER.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select your alarm.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ON/OFF to select ON.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and enter the time.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and choose the frequency.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to save.

TALKING function

You have the can choose to activate or deactivate the function Talking Digits.
Activate: this function announces the digit dial.

Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select TLK DIGITS.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY and ▼/▲ to select ON or OFF.
Press LEFT SOFTKEY to save.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

MAINTENANCE

Clean the surface of the housing with a soft, fluff-free cloth. Do not use any cleaning agents or solvents.

GUARANTEE

From the moment your Geemarc AMPLIDECT595 Photo is purchased, Geemarc guarantee is for the period of two years. During this time, all repairs or replacements (at our discretion) are free of charge. Should you experience a problem then contact our help line or visit our website at www.geemarc.com.
The guarantee does not cover accidents, negligence or breakages to any parts. The product must not be tampered with or taken apart by anyone who is not an authorized Geemarc representative.
The Geemarc guarantee in no way limits your legal rights.
IMPORTANT: YOUR RECEIPT IS PART OF YOUR GUARANTEE AND MUST BE RETAINED AND PRODUCED IN THE EVENT OF A WARRANTY CLAIM.
Please note: The guarantee applies to the United Kingdom only.

DECLARATIONS:

UKCA Directives
Geemarc Telecom SA hereby declares that AMPLIDECT595 Photo is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/UE.
The UKCA declaration of conformity may be consulted at www.geemarc.com
Electrical connection: The apparatus is designed to operate from a 230V 50Hz supply only. (Classified as hazardous voltage according to EN62368-1 standard). The apparatus does not incorporate an integral power on/off switch. To switch off the apparatus, disconnect the power adaptor.
When installing the apparatus, ensure that the mains power socket is readily accessible.
Telephone connection : Voltages present on the telecommunication network are classified TNV-3 (Telecommunication Network Voltage) according to the EN62368-1 standard.
Recycling Directives
The WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) has been put in place for the products at the end of their useful life are recycled in the best way.
When this product is finished with, please do not put it in your domestic waste bin. Please use one of the following disposal options:

Remove the batteries and deposit them in an appropriate WEEE skip.
Deposit the product in an appropriate WEEE skip.
Or, hand the old product to the retailer. If you purchase a new one, they should accept it.
Thus if you respect these instructions you ensure human health and environmental protection.