User manual COMPAQ INTERNET HANDSET V1.0

[. . . ] HP Internet Handset User's Guide Version 1. 0 Copyright © 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. [. . . ] The SysTray shows various icons for applications that are running. Minimum System Requirements Before continuing the installation, you should have the following minimum system requirements: · · · · · · PC running Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, or Vista 400MHz processor (CPU) 128MB RAM 150MB free hard disk space One free USB port (USB1. 1 or USB2. 0) Internet connection (dialup: 33kbps minimum, or broadband: for example, cable or ADSL) HP Internet Handset User's Guide 3 Connecting the HP Internet Handset To connect the HP Internet Handset, plug the USB cable from the phone into an available USB port on your computer or into a powered USB hub. Insert the CD-ROM into your computer; this will install the HP Internet Handset and Skype software, and enable you to get the maximum benefit when using your HP Internet Handset with Skype. Refer to Making Calls, Receiving Calls, and Listening to Voicemail for information about using your HP Internet Handset after setup is complete. Software Installation This section describes how to install the software. Your HP Internet Handset should already be connected before installing any software. If you already have a previous version of this software installed, make sure it is not running and remove it. See Troubleshooting in this user guide for software removal instructions. If you already have Skype software installed and it is running, close it before continuing with the HP software installation. 4 HP Internet Handset User's Guide HP Software Installation 1 Insert the CD into your computer CD-ROM drive; the setup should start automatically. If it does not start automatically, browse the CD-ROM drive using My Computer or Windows Explorer and click setup. exe. 2 At the InstallShield Wizard welcome screen, click Next to continue, or click Cancel at any screen to stop the installation. HP Internet Handset User's Guide 5 3 Read the software Licence Agreement. If you agree, click I agree, and then click Next to continue with the installation. 4 Enter your User Name and Company Name. We recommended selecting the Anyone who uses this computer (all users) option. Click Next to continue with the installation. 5 For ease of installation, select Complete. Click Next to continue with the installation. 6 HP Internet Handset User's Guide 6 Click Install to continue with the installation. The Setup Status screen shows the software installation progress, which can take several minutes to install. 7 Click Finish to complete the installation of the HP Internet Handset software. NOTE: Make sure you read and understand the important info before using your HP Internet Handset for the first time. HP Internet Handset User's Guide 7 Restoring your Default Audio Device back to the Sound Card When you install the HP Internet Handset on the computer, it is automatically set by Windows as the default audio device. All sounds, such as music, Windows, and game sounds, play through the phone and not the computer speakers. To play these sounds through the computer speakers, you need to change a few settings in the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties that should be displayed on screen at the end of the software installation. (Notice that HP Internet Handset is the default device for both Sound playback and Sound recording. ) NOTE: Changing the settings to allow sounds to play through the computer speakers does not affect the functionality of the HP Internet Handset. In our example, the sound card is Realtek AC97 Audio; yours might be different. 3 Click OK to play all music, Windows, and game sounds through the computer speakers. 8 HP Internet Handset User's Guide Skype Software Installation If you already have the latest version of the Skype software installed, you can cancel the Skype installation at this point and ignore this section. Skype Licence Agreement 1 Read the Skype End User Licence Agreement. If you agree, click Yes, I have read and accept the Skype End User License Agreement and the Skype Privacy Statement, and then click Install to continue with the Skype Installation. 2 (Optional) Place a check in the Install the free Google Toolbar checkbox to install the Google toolbar. Click Next. HP Internet Handset User's Guide 9 This screen shows the Skype software installation progress, which can take several minutes. When the installation is complete, click Start Skype. 10 HP Internet Handset User's Guide Registering as a Skype User After installing Skype, you can see the Create Account screen. If you do not have a free Skype user account, enter your details as requested, and then click Sign In to continue. HP Internet Handset User's Guide 11 If you have a Skype account, the Create Account screen is not shown. Enter your Skype username and password, and then click Sign in. 12 HP Internet Handset User's Guide Another Program Wants To Use Skype The first time you sign into Skype with the HP application running, you must authorize the connection access by selecting Allow this program to use Skype, and then clicking OK. Automatic Audio Switching Technology When making or receiving a call using Skype, you can choose to use the computer microphone and speakers, or the HP Internet Handset. 3 Click the General tab and set any of the following options: Start HP software when I start Windows Check this box to start the HP Internet Handset software when you turn on your computer. Start Skype when I start HP software Check this box to start Skype when the HP Internet Handset software starts. If you want to Skype manually after starting the HP Internet Handset software, remove the check from this box. [. . . ] Press it again to take calls off hold. Receiving Calls When you receive a Skype call, the HP Internet Handset rings and the LED flashes. Press # to accept the call or hang up to reject the call. HP Internet Handset User's Guide 19 Listening to Voicemail Visit www. skype. com for more information about SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail services. Collecting Your Voicemail Messages There are two ways to collect messages. 1 Voice Announcement Right-click the HP Internet Handset icon on the SysTray. On the Speech tab, place a check in the Check for New Voicemails checkbox. [. . . ]