geemarc CL595 Corded Big Button Answerphone User Guide

CL595Quick 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!
Normal operating temperature for the product (e.g.0o C~40 o C).
Use only the adapters listed below.
Power adapter information: output: 6V DC 0.8A, 4.8W.
Vtech Telecommunications Limited.
Model:
CS6F060080FG (EU),
CS6F060080FBF (UK)

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations on purchasing your Geemarc CL595 telephone.
This telephone offers all the advantages of an easy-to-see big button keypad, ideal for those who suffer from poor sight. This telephone is also hearing aid compatible.
It is important that you read the instructions below in order to use your Geemarc telephone to its full potential.

PACKAGE CONTENTS

• 1 Telephone base,
• 1 Corded handset,
• 1 power adapter,
• 1 Telephone line cord,
• 1 Quick user guide.

CONNECTING THE TELEPHONE

Connect the telephone cable to the telephone line socket (A) and the telephone wall socket (B).
Connect the handset curly cord to the base(E).
Connect the power adapter jack to base (C) then connect the power adapter plug-in mains power (D).
NOTE: Use only the power adapter supplied with the phone.

OVERVIEW

Base overview

1	LCD DISPLAY
2	IN USE: ON during a call.
3	RING light Flashes when there is an incoming call. Steadily on when the answering machine is turned on. Flashes when there are new memos or messages on the answering machine.
4	MENU/OK In idle mode: Press to access the main menu. In sub-menu mode: Press to confirm the selection. In Redial list/Call list: Press to store the number into
5	PHONEBOOK: In idle: Press to access the phonebook.
6	CALLS (CALL LIST) In idle mode: Press to access the call list.
7	INT / MUTE / CLEAR In main menu mode: Press to go back to the idle screen. In sub-menu mode: Press to go back to the previous level. In sub-menu mode: Press and hold to go back to the idle screen. In editing / predialing mode: Press to clear a character/digit. In editing / predialing mode: Press and hold to delete all the characters/digits. During a call: Press to mute/unmute the microphone. In ringing: Press to silence the base ringer. In idle mode: Press to intercom another system handset.
8	MEMORY KEYS (3 PHOTO SPEED DIAL KEYS; 1 TONE KEY – M4 In idle mode: Press to dial out to the number stored in the memory key. During a call: press M4 to increase the high frequency or the low frequencies.
9	VOLUME BOOST / SOS During a call: Press to activate/deactivate the VOLUME BOOST In idle mode: Press and hold for 2 seconds to launch the emergency calling sequence set in your phone. In SOS mode: press and hold for 2 seconds to stop the emergency call.
10	SPEAKER In Idle mode or Phonebook/ Call list/ Redial list view mode: Press to make a call with speakerphone.
11	ALPHANUMERIC KEYPAD, STAR (*), HASH/RECALL (#/R) In predial or editing mode: Press to insert a digit. 0 key in predial or editing mode: Press and hold to insert a On line: Press the key R/# to make a recall.
12	NAVIGATION KEYS ▲UP 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 right. During a call or TAM message playback: Press to increase the volume. REPEAT / OGM In Idle mode: Press and hold 2 sec until beep to record OGM. Press to stop the recording. In TAM message playback mode: Press to go back to the previous message. MEMO / SKIP FORWARD In Idle mode: Press and hold 2 sec until beep to record a memo and press to stop the recording. In TAM message playback mode: Press to skip to next DOWN / REDIAL LIST In Idle mode: Press to access the redial list. In menu mode: Press to scroll down the menu items. In Phonebook list / Redial list / Call list view mode: Press to scroll down the list. In editing mode: Press to move the cursor one character to the left. During a call or TAM message playback: Press to decrease the volume.
13	PLAY / STOP In Idle mode: Press to playback messages. During TAM message playback: Press to stop playing messages.
14	SLOW During TAM MSG playback: Press to playback messages at a slow speed.
15	DELETE In TAM message playback mode: Press to delete the current TAM message playback. In idle mode: Press and hold to delete all old messages.
16	ANS ON / OFF In Idle: Press to switch the answering machine ON or The cassette tape icon is displayed on the screen if activate.

FIRST USE OF YOUR TELEPHONE

After you have connected the power adaptor, the display asks you to select your text language with the keys ▼/▲, Press to valid.
Then enter the date with the keypad and validate by pressing
Then enter the correct hour with the keypad and validate by pressing
Then select your talking language with the keys ▼/▲, press to valid.

GENERAL MENU SETTING

The phone settings are always set in the same manner:
Press the button to open the main menu.
Then use ▼/▲buttons to select an entry and confirm it by pressing the button.
The factory preset PIN code is 0000. Example:
Set the display language on the base
Press MENU/OK, then select ▼/▲ language, press then select ▼/▲ the desired language, and then press to confirm.

MENU SETTING

CALL LOG: ► Incoming call list
Under one incoming call: DETAILS – ADD TO PB – ADD TO BL – ADD TO PM – DELETE – DELETE ALL
PHOTO MEM: ►M1 ►M2 ►M3 ►M4
Under one memory: EDIT – VOICE TAG – DELETE
PHONEBOOK: ►ALL ►SPEED DIAL ►VIP
CALL BLOCK: ►BLACK LIST ►SETTINGS (BLOCK MODE-W/O NUM)
INTERCOM: HANDSET 1-2-3 or ALL
DATE & TIME: ►DATE FORM ►TIME FORM ►SET DATE
TEXT LANG: ►ENGLISH ►FRANÇAIS ►DEUTCH ►ITALIANO ►NEDERLANDS ►ESPANOL ►PORTUGUES…
BS SETTING: ►RING SETUP ►KEY TONE ►FLASH TIME ►FIRST RING ►DEFAULT PAGE ALL HS REGISTER
SET SOS: ►SOS NUMBER ►SOS MSG ►SOS LANG
REMINDER: ►ALARM 1 ►ALARM 2 ►ALARM 3 ►ALARM 4 ►ALARM 5 ►ALARM 6 ►ALARM 7 ►ALARM 8 ►ALARM 9 ►ALARM 10
Under one alarm: ON/OFF – MELODY – RENAME – VOICE MEMO
TLK DIGITS: ►OFF ►ON
ANS. SYS: ►PLAYBACK ►DEL OLD ►MEMO ►TAM ON/OFF ►SET TAM (TAM LANG, CALL SCREEN, TAM MSG, ANS. DELAY, REC. TIME, REMOTE ACC, CHANGE PIN, MSG ALERT)

REGISTRATION

NOTE: Up to four handsets can be registered to a single base station in option. The reference is the AMPLIDECT595 U.L.E handset.
Registration a handset
On Base: Press select ▼/▲ REGISTER.
Press to see REGISTERING… (If the registration is successful, there will be a confirmation beep).
On Handset: Press Use ▼/▲ to select HS SETTING.
Press Use ▼/▲ to select REGISTER.
Press and REGISTERING are displayed.
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.

PHONEBOOK

Your phone can store up to 50 private phonebooks 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 and are identical in the base and handset.
To add a new entry
In idle mode:

1. Press and ▼/▲ to select PHONEBOOK and press twice to access the phonebook list (or empty).
2. Press and select ADD.
3. Press then enter a phone number.
4. Press and enter the name.
5. Press to save.

SET SPEED DIAL KEY

1. Press and ▲/▼ to select PHONEBOOK.
2. Press and ▲/▼ to select SPEED DIAL.
3. Press use. ▲/▼ to select the speed dial key.
4. Press select ADD or EDIT.
5. Press then enter the phone number.
6. Press then enter the NAME.
7. Press to confirm.

To use the 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). It is the same speed dial keys for the base and for the handsets cordless.

SOS EMERGENCY CALL

SOS settings
You need to set the SOS numbers before you can make SOS
emergency calls.

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

Make SOS emergency calls
Press and hold 2 seconds on the base to launch 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 1number does not answer in 60 seconds, the call be will made to the SOS 2 number, and so on. See note.
NOTE:

• The other party receiving the SOS message must press any number on their phone to open the SOS call. Thereafter pressing any number on their phone, every two minutes will keep the emergency call open else the phone stops the call 10 seconds after.
• To stop the procedure launch by error, press and hold the SOS key until the alarm SOS stop.

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.

1. Press and ▼/▲ to select SET SOS.
2. Press and ▼/▲ to select SOS MSG.
3. Press and ▼/▲ to select RECORD.
4. Press to start SOS message recording and “RECORDING ANNC...” will be displayed.
5. Press to save your SOS message.

Play SOS messages On the base

1. Press and ▼/▲ to select SET SOS.
2. Press and ▼/▲ to select SOS MSG.
3. Press and ▼/▲ to select PLAY.
4. Press to start SOS message playback.
5. Press PLAY/STOP to stop SOS message playback.

You have the choice to store 3 picture memories and one direct memory on the base.

PICTURE BIG BUTTON MEMORIES

1. Press and ▼/▲ to select PHOTO MEM.
2. Press and ▼/▲ to select M1 to M4.
3. Press and ▼/▲ to select ADD or EDIT and VOICE TAG.
4. Press then enter a number.
5. Press then enter your name.
6. Press to save.

You have the option to enter a voice name in choose VOICE TAG and RECORD at 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.

NOTES:

• To use a picture big button memory in idle mode, press the picture on the base.
• If you want to pass the call from the speakerphone to the handset, lift the handset off the base to make the call.
• If the handset is not placed on the base, press SPEAKER to take the line in speakerphone mode and place the handset on the base.

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 15 minutes. As well as recording incoming messages, you can record memos for other users of your phone.

Switching Answering Machine On/Off
PressANS ON/OFF to switch the answering machine ON or OFF.
Play Messages on TAM

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

Press / PLAY/STOP to start the playback.

NOTES: After the new message is played, the new message will be saved as an old message automatically unless it is deleted. During the playback:

1. Press 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.
   ● SLOW ON: to reduce the speed of the playback.
   ● FORWARD: Skip to play the next message.
   The date and hour information of the next message will display if there is a text 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.
2. Press 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 ten rings or  TIME SAVER.
The TIME SAVER function answers call 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 which means there are no messages
recorded and you can hang up before you are charged for the call.

1. Press and ▼/▲ to select ANS.SYS.
2. Press and ▼/▲ to show SET TAM.
3. Press and ▼/▲ to select ANSWER DELAY.
4. Press and ▼/▲ to choose: 2 RINGS, 4 RINGS, 6 RINGS, 8 RINGS, 10 RINGS, or TOLL SAVE.
5. Press to confirm the setting.

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.

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

KEY	FUNCTION
	While the message is not playing	While the message is playing
2		Delete the current message playback
4		Repeat playing the current message from the beginning. Press twice to skip backward to the previous message.
5		Stop the current message playback
6		Skip forward to play the next message
7	Turn on the answering machine
9	Turn off the answering machine
*	Enter the 4-digit remote access PIN

NOTES:

• 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.

FUNCTION MESSAGE ALERT
When you have a new message, you can hear a beep every 10 seconds.
If you want to deactivate this beep, follow the procedure.

1. Press and ▼/▲ to select ANS.SYS.
2.  Press MENU/OK and ▼/▲ to show SET TAM.
3.  Press and ▼/▲ to select MSG ALERT.
4. Press and ▼/▲ to select OFF.
5. Press to confirm.

ALARM FUNCTION

You have the choice to enter 10 Alarms.

1. Press and ▼/▲ to select REMINDER.
2. Press and ▼/▲ to select your alarm.
3. Press and ▼/▲ to select ON/OFF.
4. Press and select ON.
5. Press and enter the time.
6. Press and choose the frequency.
7. Press to confirm.

TALKING FUNCTION

You have the choice to activate or deactivate the function Talking Digits.
Activate: this function announces the digit dial or the CID number when you receive a call and that you have subscribed to the service.
1. Press , and ▼/▲ to select TLK DIGITS.
2. Press , and ▼/▲ to select ON to OFF.
3. Press MENU/OK to confirm.

FUNCTION FIRST RING

Sometimes, our phone rings one time to inform us that we have a voice message on the line. To remove this ringer, you must activate the function.

1. Press , and ▼/▲to select BS SETTING.
2. Press and ▼/▲to select FIRST RING.
3. Press and select ON.
4. Press  to save.

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 CL595 is purchased, Geemarc guarantees it for a 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 helpline 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 CL595 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the Radio Equipment Directive RED  014/30/UE. The UKCA declaration of conformity may be consulted at www.geemarc.com

Recycling Directives
The WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) has been put in place for the products at the end of their useful life to be recycled in the best way.
When this product is finished, 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.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Basic Information
Valid Range:	Indoor: 50m, Outdoor:300m
RF Parameter
Frequency:	1.88 GHz to 1.9GHz
Nb Channels:	10
RF power	< 250mW
Power Supply
Input:	Input: 100-240V 50/60Hz; Output DC6V 0.8A, 4.8W adapter

For product support and help visit our website at www.geemarc.com
E-mail : [email protected] telephone 01707 387602
lines are open 09h00 to 16h00 Mon to Fri
2 rue Galilée, Parc de l’étoile, 59791 Grande-Synthe Cedex, France
Manufacturer: Vtech (Dongguan) Telecommunications Limited.
Vtech Science Park, Xia Ling Bei Management Zone, Liaobu, Dongguan,
Guangdong.
This product is made in China To Geemarc Telecom