Comdial Scout 900MXS Cordless Instruction Manual

1.3.2 Reviewing The Technical Specifications
General Specifications
Frequency Control: Crystal controlled transmission
Modulation Minimum Shift Keying (MSK)
Operating Temperature: 0° to 50° C
32° to 122° F
Base Unit Specifications
Receive/Transmit Frequency: 903.20 to 924.95 MHz (9 Channels*)
Power Requirements: 12V DC from supplied AC Adapter
Dimensions (without antenna): 7
3
4in.L, 5 in. W, 35
32in. D
Weight: Approx. 16 oz. (less AC Adapter)
Handset Specifications
Receive/Transmit Frequency: 903.20 to...

1.4 Knowing Your Telephone’s Functions
Your digital wireless telephone provides many versatile fea
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tures for your use. The discussions that follow explain these
features in terms of what they allow you to do.
1.4.1 Knowing The Handset
Antenna
–allows the handset to communicate with the base unit
Battery Pack—standard and optional extended life
–powers the handset
Belt Clip
–allows you to clip the handset to your belt
Display
–two line, 10 character LCD with word wrap-around for
single messages...

Talk Button
–serves as an on/off hookswitch
TAP Button
–retrieves last call placed on hold (when telephone is
idle)
–generates hookflash or recalls dial tone (when you are
on a line)
Transfer/Conference (T/C) Button
–transfers call and sets up conference calls
Volume Button
–sets the loudness of the calling party’s voice
to low or high
–sets ringer volume to low, high or off
Vibrator
–optional non-audible ring indication
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Introducing The Digital Wireless Telephone
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F4
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1.4.2 Knowing The Base Unit
Antenna
–allows the base unit to communicate with the handset
Charge LED
–indicates that the installed handset battery pack is re
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charging
Power On LED
–indicates that base unit has AC power supplied
Spare Battery Charge LED
–indicates that the optional extra handset battery pack
is recharging
Spare Battery Charging Bay
–provides a trickle-charge for spare battery packs
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Introducing The Digital Wireless Telephone
CHARGEPOWER BATT
CHARGE
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Base Unit...

1.5 Interpreting The Low Battery Indication
1.5.1 When You Are Not On A Call,
When the battery pack in the handset is very low and needs to
be charged, you will see the messageLOW BATTon the dis
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play, and the handset will beep. If you are not on a call, you
will not be able to use the telephone without first recharging
the battery pack. None of the buttons will operate.
Return the handset to the base unit for charging. Allow 8–10
hours without interruption for the battery pack to fully re
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charge....

Answering Calls
2.1 Using Chapter Two
Answer a call by pressing the function button for the ringing
line. As a convenience, your system installer may assign ring
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ing line preference to your station. If he or she does so, you
will have access to the ringing line or intercom as soon as you
take the handset off hook and you will not have to press a func
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tion button to select the ringing prime line or intercom. With
ringing line preference, there are two ways that you can take
the handset off hook to...

2.2 Answering Outside And Intercom Calls
An outside call is one that rings on a line while an intercom call
is one that is made from one system telephone to another. An
incoming call will sound the ringer and light the status light as
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sociated with the line or intercom button that the call is on. If
you have the ringer volume turned off and are using the op
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tional vibrator, you will feel the vibration indicating a ringing
call.
To answer a ringing call,
lift handset and pressTALK(if necessary),...

2.3 Answering Calls At Monitored Stations
Your system installer may arrange your telephone to have the
personal intercom number of another telephone appearing at a
function button location (F1–F4). You can use the light associ
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ated with this button to monitor the status of that telephone and
you can press the button to make a call to it if you wish. The
associated light is known as the busy lamp field, or BLF light,
and the button is known as the direct station select, or DSS but
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ton.
If the...

2.4 Answering Night Transferred Calls
The system attendant can transfer incoming calls to a particular
station or stations for off-hour ringing. Additionally, the in
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staller can program the system for night-answer zones (up to
four) with a loud bell associated with each zone. The loud bell
sounds when the night transfer of ringing feature directs incom
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ing calls to a particular zone. After the attendant has set up this
feature, you can answer an outside call when it rings anywhere
in the system.
If...