Page 2 - CONTENTS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ........................3 Glossary ................................................4Features List..........................................6Audible Signals .....................................7 INSTALLATION .................................8 Table/Desk Installation ...................
Page 3 - BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Check to be sure your box contains: 1 Telephone1 Handset1 Handset cord1 Mounting base2 Seven-foot line cords1 Eight-inch line cord1 Power adapter1 Warranty insert1 9V battery1 User’s Manual • You must have a modular telephone jack and an electrical outletnot controlled by a wall switch near where ...
Page 4 - Glossary
You may, however, live in a region where for calls within your own areacode, you must dial 10 digits (that is, the three-digit area code and phonenumber). If this applies to you, enter "000" for the Home Area Code andenter your area code as a Local Area Code. After programming, if youreceive...
Page 5 - Features List; Audible Signals
Program one Home and up to fiveLocal Area Codes for use withCaller ID features Specify whether your phone isthe Centrex Console phone foryour system Set time to delay ring for CentrexConsole phone Return all settings to defaultsettings 1-3 digits, Empty* On or Off * Off *, 2, 4, 6, ... 30 seconds (D...
Page 6 - Table/Desk Installation
9 INSTALLATION 8 INSTALLATION NOTE: If you are installing multiple phones in your 955 system, you must install and program one set at a time. If more than oneextension is assigned the same extension number, a repeating short ring(error ring) will sound at all extensions. Reassign extension numbers,b...
Page 7 - INSTALLATION; Wall Installation
11 INSTALLATION 2 Install one 9V battery. • Press in on the tabs and remove the telephone base. • Use a small Phillips head screwdriver to remove the screwand open the battery door. • Insert the 9V battery (included), and replace the screw toclose the battery door. • Replace the telephone base. NOTE...
Page 9 - Convenience Ports
SET UP SYSTEM FEATURES 15 INSTALLATION 14 • Two Two-Line Jacks Use the Navigation buttons to program or change the system features setup. Convenience Ports If you want to connect another device (such as a modem or fax machine) tothe wall jack, you can use the jacks on the phone labeled AUX. Thesecon...
Page 10 - Change Display Language; Assign an Extension Number to Your Phone; Turn COVM Indicator On or Off for Each Line
SET UP SYSTEM FEATURES 17 SET UP SYSTEM FEATURES 16 Change Display Language 1 Press G . 2 Press - until the screen displays LANGUAGE , then press > . 3 Press - or + until the screen displays your language selection. 4 Press S to store your selection. Set the Time/Date NOTE: The time and date are ...
Page 12 - Turn Hold Reminder On or Off; Program Home and Local Area Codes; Set Your Phone to be the Centrex Console Phone; Program the Centrex Console Delayed Ring Time
SET UP SYSTEM FEATURES 21 SET UP SYSTEM FEATURES 20 Turn Hold Reminder On or Off 1 Press G . 2 Press - until the screen displays HOLD REMINDER , then press > . 3 Press - or + to select the desired setting. 4 Press S to store your selection. Program Home and Local Area Codes One Home and up to fiv...
Page 13 - Making or Answering a Call; Handset; Speakerphone; Headset; TELEPHONE OPERATION
NOTE: When you make a call, the phone selects the Prime Line you programmed. When you answer a call, the phone automatically selectsthe ringing line. If you have a private line, the phone automaticallyselects that line. Making or Answering a Call NOTE: This phone will automatically make and answer c...
Page 14 - Timer; Canceling Call Privacy; Do Not Disturb; Volume; Handset/Speakerphone/Headset Volume Control
TELEPHONE OPERATION 25 TELEPHONE OPERATION 24 To answer a call, press h . Press h again to end the call. To switch from handset to headset or speakerphone, press h or K , then replace the handset (for headset, headset must be plugged in). To switch from speakerphone to handset, lift the handset. (Do...
Page 15 - Ringer Volume
TELEPHONE OPERATION 27 TELEPHONE OPERATION 26 Ringer Volume You can adjust the ringer volume while the phone is ringing. While theline is ringing, press Volume + or Volume - to reach the desired level. This phone has four ringer volume levels. Each time you adjust the ringer,you will hear a sample i...
Page 16 - Temporary Tone Dialing; Transfer a Call; Low Battery Indicator
TELEPHONE OPERATION 29 TELEPHONE OPERATION 28 Temporary Tone Dialing If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you can change from dial pulse totouch tone dialing during a call by pressing t . This is useful if you need to send touch tone signals for access to telephone banking or long-distance servi...
Page 18 - Removing Information from a Speed Dial Location; DIRECTORY OPERATION
6 Press the SPD button where you wish to store this entry. Aconfirmation tone sounds and the screen displays: Reviewing Information Stored in a Speed Dial Location Press the SPD button for the location you wish to review. The screendisplays any information stored in that location. Editing Informatio...
Page 19 - Storing Names and Numbers in the Directory; Storing a Pause in a Directory Number
DIRECTORY OPERATION 35 DIRECTORY OPERATION 34 This phone can store up to 200 names and phone numbers in the directory.Names can be up to 16 characters long and numbers can be 32 digits long.Because directory entries are stored in alphabetical order, you may wish toenter names with the last name firs...
Page 20 - Reviewing Information Stored in the Directory; Changing Directory Entries
DIRECTORY OPERATION 37 DIRECTORY OPERATION 36 Reviewing Information Stored in the Directory 1 Enter the Directory mode. 2 Press + or - to scroll through the directory entries — OR — Repeatedly press the dial pad key that has the first character ofthe entries you wish to review until the character yo...
Page 21 - INTERCOM OPERATION; Removing a Name and Number from the Directory
INTERCOM OPERATION 39 38 Use with p to announce to all 955 phones Activate speakerphone or headset Ring another 955 phoneconnected to Line 1 Announceover thespeaker to thephone youare calling– OR -–Activate RoomMonitor DeactivateAuto-Mute toanswer a page– OR -–Mute thisphone whileusing RoomMonitor A...
Page 22 - Answering an Intercom Call; Making a Single-phone Page; Making an Intercom Call with the Handset
INTERCOM OPERATION 41 INTERCOM OPERATION 40 Making an Intercom Call with the Speakerphoneor Headset 1 Press I . 2 Refer to the screen display and follow Step 2 under “Making an Intercom Call with the Handset.” Answering an Intercom Call When you receive an intercom call you will hear a repeating dou...
Page 23 - Making an Intercom Conference Call; Room Monitor; Ending an Intercom or Page Call; Answering a System-wide Page
43 INTERCOM OPERATION 42 Making an Intercom Conference Call 1 Make or answer a call. 2 Press and release I and enter the extension number of the third party. The line is automatically put on hold. 3 After the third party answers, press and release C . 4 To end an intercom conference call, hang up. N...
Page 25 - Message Waiting and NEW CALL Light; CALLER ID OPERATION; Call Waiting; Calls Received on Two or More Lines Simultaneously
Press C to review the Caller ID information for the first call and the screen displays: Pressing C repeatedly will allow you to go back and forth between the general screen display and the Caller ID screens for each of the ringing lines. Message Waiting and NEW CALL Light This light stays on steadil...
Page 26 - Display Messages; Removing a Specific Call Record from Call List; Call List; View Call List Summary
CALLER ID OPERATION 49 CALLER ID OPERATION 48 Display Messages Private Name The other party is blocking name information. Private Number The other party is blocking telephone numberinformation. Unknown Name Your phone company is unable to receive informationabout this caller’s name. Unknown Number Y...
Page 27 - Saving a Number from Call List to the Directory; Reset COVM Indicator; Removing All Calls from Call List; Dialing a Number from Call List
CALLER ID OPERATION 51 CALLER ID OPERATION 50 Saving a Number from Call List to the Directory 1 Locate the number you wish to store in call history. 2 Press E . 3 Press D . The screen displays DIRECTORY . 4 Press S . The screen prompts (Enter name) . 5 Press c to copy the name and phone number from ...
Page 28 - Using a Fax Switch; Telephone Does Not Ring; Intercom Paging Signal Not Received
IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY 53 ADDING A FAX MACHINE 52 NOTE: Do not connect a fax machine to Line 1. Doing so will interrupt the system’s intercom data channel. You may wish to use a fax machine with your phone. Choose Line 2, 3 or4 for the fax machine, and connect it according to the manufacturer’sinstru...
Page 30 - Line Groups; Private Lines; Lines in System
EXPANDING THE 955 SYSTEM 57 EXPANDING THE 955 SYSTEM 56 When you combine two or more 955 phones you create an interactingsystem where phones share lines. You can have up to twelve phones andup to 15 telephone lines. The 955 can be expanded with or withoutCentrex service. NOTE: All 955 features work ...
Page 33 - INDEX
INDEX 62 TIME/DATE 6, 16, 51 Timer 24 TONE/PULSE 6, 19 t 29 Transfer 29 Transferred call 7, 29 Unknown Name 49 Unknown Number 49 Voice Mail (see also COVM) 4, 6, 17, 44, 47, 55 Volume + 25, 26 Volume - 25, 26
Page 35 - Quick Reference Card
1 Four-Line IntercomSpeakerphone 955 Quick Reference Card TELEPHONE OPERATION (pages 22-29) Make/Answer a Call Lift handset or press K or h . Handset/Headset/Speakerphone Volume Press VOLUME + or - while on a call. Adjust Ringer Volume Press VOLUME + or - while line is ringing. Redial Lift the hands...
