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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 1 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome ID555 EN Telephone Answering Machine Warning Use only rechargeable batteries. Charge the handset for 24 hours before use.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 1 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Table of contents Safety information Equipment Approval Information Interference Information Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement Important Power requirements Safety Information Conformity Electric, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Fields (“EMF”) Recycle your batteries Service Centers Your phone...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 2 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Activate/Deactivate Auto 10.2 Hang-up 10.3 Clock and Alarm 10.4 settings Set date and time 10.5 Set date/time format Set alarm 10.6 Set alarm tone 10.7 Advanced settings Easy Call Activate/Deactivate Conference mode Call Barring Change master PIN Registration...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 3 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and Safety telephone network must comply with information the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA. A compliant telephone cord and Equipment Approval modular plug is provided with this...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 4 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 1.1.2 Rights of the Telephone Company This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy which may Should your equipment cause trouble interfere with residential radio and on your line which may harm the television reception if not properly telephone network, the telephone installed and used in accordance with...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 5 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM to the following two conditions: and receiving antenna. (1) This device may not cause harmful • Connect the telecommunications interference; and (2) This device must equipment into an outlet on a accept any interference received, circuit different from that to which including interference that may cause...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 6 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used...
This precaution product or recommended by may be particularly important in rural Philips: risk of explosion. areas. CAUTION: Users should not • Always use the cables provided with the product.
Safety Information • Handsfree activation could suddenly increase the volume in the earpiece to a very high level: We, Philips declare that the product is make sure the handset is not too in compliance with the essential close to your ear.
ID555_IFU_03_product_presentation.fm Page 10 Friday, November 28, 2008 10:50 AM 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. What’s in the box Handset Base station...
ID555_IFU_03_product_presentation.fm Page 11 Friday, November 28, 2008 10:50 AM Navigation keys Overview of your phone In idle mode: Scroll up to access the Call log and scroll down to access the Phonebook. During a call: Scroll up/down to increase or decrease earpiece and speaker volume.
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ID555_IFU_03_product_presentation.fm Page 12 Friday, November 28, 2008 10:50 AM Ringer on/off key & Keypad lock/Format key Pause key In idle mode: Insert *. Long press to lock/unlock the keypad. In idle mode: Insert #. Long press to During a call: Insert *. turn the ringer on/off.
ID555_IFU_03_product_presentation.fm Page 13 Friday, November 28, 2008 10:50 AM Display icons Indicates that the battery is fully charged. Icon blinks during charge and when the battery is low. Indicates that the battery is fully discharged. Indicates that an external call is connected or held. Icon blinks when receiving an incoming call.
ID555_IFU_03_product_presentation.fm Page 14 Friday, November 28, 2008 10:50 AM Overview of the base station Message Counter Erase key Blinking : Indicates number of new Delete current message during messages. message playback. Steady : Indicates number of old Long press to delete all messages messages.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 15 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Note The line adaptor may not be attached Getting started to the line cord. In this case, you have to connect the line adaptor to the line cord first before plugging the line Connect the base station cord to the line socket.
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 16 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Place the handset on the charging 4.2.1 Install battery cradle of the base station. A melody is emitted if the handset is Warning placed correctly. Always use Li-ion rechargeable The battery icon battery supplied with your unit.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 17 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Menu structure The table below describes the menu tree of your phone. Press mode to enter the main menu. Use navigation keys menus and press left softkey to enter each option. PHONEBOOK NEW ENTRY LIST...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 18 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM ADVANCED SET EASY CALL MODE NUMBER CONFERENCE ON/OFF CALL BARRING MODE NUMBER CHANGE PIN REGISTRATION UNREGISTER COUNTRY RESET AUTO PREFIX DETECT DIGIT PREFIX RECALL TIME SHORT/MEDIUM/LONG DIAL MODE TONE/PULSE AREA CODE FIRST RING ON/OFF ON/OFF...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 19 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM ANSWER MACHINE PLAY During playback DELETE ALL ANSWER ON/OFF RECORD OGM ANSWER & REC. ANSWER ONLY ANSWER MODE ANSWER & REC. ANSWER ONLY SETTINGS RING DELAY REMOTE ACCESS HS SCREENING VOICE LANGUAGE Getting started REPEAT/PREVIOUS/NEXT/ DELETE...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 20 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 5.1.4 Using your phone Press Scroll ANSWER MACHINE Make a call respective sub-menus. 5.1.1 Predialing Scroll Dial the number (maximum 24 Press digits). • The call is initiated. Press key. Note •...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 21 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM • Press 4 times to display “1-234-567-8900” again. When the phone rings, press To dial the current displayed • The call is established. number, press key. Note • The call is initiated. Incoming call has priority over other Note events.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 22 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Use more of your phone Switch the handset on/off Press and hold key for 3 seconds to switch on/off the handset in idle mode. Keypad lock/unlock Press and hold key for 2 seconds to lock/unlock the keypad in idle mode.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 23 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM name of the second caller will also be 6.4.3 Activate/Deactivate displayed on your phone if you have loudspeaker mode subscribed to Caller Line Identification service (CLI). Please contact your Danger network provider for more Handsfree activation can suddenly information on this service.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 24 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM your network provider for more 6.7.2 information on this service. Press Using your Phonebook Your phone can store up to 200 PHONEBOOK phonebook memories, including 10 direct access memories NEW ENTRY .
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 25 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 6.7.4 Set melody 6.7.6 With this function you can Press personalize the melody played when someone in the phonebook calls you. PHONEBOOK DELETE ALL Note You need to subscribe to Caller Line DELETE ALL? Identification service to be able to screen.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 26 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Scroll to the entry you wish Note to store as direct access To return to idle mode, press memory and press SELECT to view the details. 6.8.2 Press SELECT to confirm. •...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 27 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM DELETE ALL? is displayed on the 6.9.2 screen. Press again to confirm deletion. Press • A validation tone is emitted. Press Using the Call log The call log offers quick access to the SAVE NUMBER CALL LIST ANSWER MACHINE...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 28 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM • Intercom is established 6.10 Using the Intercom Warning If there are more than 2 Intercom and call transfer is only registered handsets, the handset possible with handsets registered to numbers which are available for the same base station.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 29 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Press and hold seconds on the first handset to To put the internal call on hold and start the three-party answer the incoming external call, conference. press key. • 6.10.4 Switch between an internal and external call To switch between an internal or external call, press...
You can name the handset and display the handset name in idle mode. The default handset name of your handset Note PHILIPS When the volume is set to off, the icon Press in idle mode, scroll will be displayed on the screen.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 32 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Please check the date & time settings in your ISDN system or contact your Clock and Alarm network provider. settings This feature allows you to set the You can set your preferred date/time format for your phone.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 33 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Set alarm Press in idle mode, scroll CLOCK & ALARM press , scroll and press ALARM SELECT Scroll ON ONCE ON DAILY and press SELECT If you select ON ONCE , enter the time (hh-mm) DAILY for the alarm and press select...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 34 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 9.1.3 Advanced settings Press press Easy Call When activated, the Easy Call feature CALL enables you to dial a number by Scroll pressing any key on your handset. This feature is very useful for direct •...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 35 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Note Call Barring By default, the master PIN is 0000. Call barring enables you to restrict Scroll selected handsets from dialing a phone number beginning with certain digits. Scroll You can set up to 4 different barring NUMBER 2 numbers, with each number containing NUMBER 4...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 36 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM press SELECT , scroll Note and press CHANGE PIN By default, the master PIN is 0000. SELECT To register your handset Enter the current master PIN manually: when prompted and press The Master PIN is required before you to confirm.
Advanced settings in idle mode, scroll ADVANCED SET SELECT , scroll and press SELECT is displayed on the settings (see “Default settings” on page 37). Default settings LEVEL 2 FLICK VOLUME 3 VOLUME 3 LEVEL 2 PHILIPS 01/01/2008; 00:00 0000...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 38 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM service to be able to see the caller’s Answering Machine number or name in the call log. See Answer Mode ANSWER & “Using the call log” on chapter 6.9 for REC. details.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 39 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM • The last stored detect string is FLASH TIME displayed (if any). Enter a detect string number Scroll (maximum 5 digits) and press to confirm. to confirm. PREFIX is displayed on the •...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 40 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM FIRST RING and press SELECT Scroll press to confirm. • A validation tone is emitted and the screen returns to previous menu. Advanced settings...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 41 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 10 Telephone answering machine (TAM) Your phone features an answering machine that records unanswered calls when it is activated. The answering machine can store up to 99 messages. The maximum recording time is 30 minutes (including all your personalized outgoing messages).
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 42 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Decrease (-) or increase (+) speaker volume during message playback Press to page the handset Press and hold for more than three seconds to start registration procedure 10.1.2 Playback of new messages via handset The last recorded message is played first via the loudspeaker.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 43 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Press in idle mode, scroll By default, the answer mode is ANSWER MACHINE ANSWER & REC. press , press correspondent can leave a message SELECT again to enter on the answering machine. SELECT PLAY menu.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 44 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM ANSWER MACHINE 10.4.3 Delete your press , scroll SELECT and press RECORD OGM SELECT Scroll ANSWER & REC. Press ANSWER ONLY and press SELECT press Scroll RECORD OGM RECORD OGM press SELECT •...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 45 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM You can set the answering machine to from any other phone and enter the start playing your greeting message remote access code*, you will be able after rings or . The to obtain the messages on your ECONOMY default ring delay is...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 46 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM The following table indicates how to 10.6.2.2 Controlling the access the below features during Answering Machine remote access procedure: from an external call Press From another phone, dial home. • The answering machine answers and starts playing your greeting message.
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 47 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Press in idle mode, scroll Scroll language and press ANSWER MACHINE press , scroll to confirm. SELECT and press • A validation tone is emitted and SETTINGS SELECT , scroll SCREENING and press SELECT Scroll...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 48 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 11 Technical data Display Relative humidity • Progressive LCD backlight • Operation: Up to 95% at 40°C • Storage: Up to 95% at 40°C General telephone features • Dual mode caller name & number identification •...
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 49 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 12 Frequently asked questions www.philips.com/support In this chapter, you will find the most frequently asked questions and answers about your phone. Connection The phone is "Out of range"! The handset does not switch on! •...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 50 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM not displayed on the screen (see “Set The handset cannot be the Ring Volume” in chapter 7.2.1). registered to the base station! • Maximum number of handsets (5) Caller cannot hear me at all! has been reached.
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 51 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM My handset keeps going into idle The phone hangs up during mode! remote access! • If there are no key presses for 30 • You have taken more than 8 seconds, the handset will seconds to enter the Master PIN automatically return to idle mode.
ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 52 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM 13 Index First ring 39 Accessories 10 Alarm 33 Alarm tone 33 Answer a call 21 Handset Name 30 Answer an external call 28 Handset Tones 30 Answering Machine mode 43 Handsfree answering 21 Auto Answer 31 Install battery 16...
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ID555_IFU_US_EN.book Page 53 Thursday, November 27, 2008 11:00 AM Personalized Outgoing Message 43 Phonebook 21 Predialing 20 Recall time 39 Recycling and disposal 5 Redial list 20 Registration 36 Remote Control Access 45 Reset Unit 37 Ring Delay 44 Ring Melody 30 Ring Volume 30 Save a redial number 26 Set area code 38...