User manual NEXOTEK NT-P600S

[. . . ] TABLE OF CONTENTS i Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction o What is Skype?o Product Features o Package Contents o System Requirements Chapter 2: Setting Up Skype o Download and Installation o Creating a New Skype Account o Making a Test Call Chapter 3: Installing SkyMagic o Installing the Software Chapter 4: Connecting Your Phone Chapter 5: Getting to Know Your Phone o Keypad Buttons Chapter 6: Using Your Phone o General Operation Choosing Your Ring Tone Changing the Face Slip o Making And Receiving Calls Answering and Refusing Calls Calling From Your Contacts List Calling From Your Call History Calling Using Speed Dial Making SkypeOut Calls o Advanced Features The Hold Function The Call Waiting Function The Mute Function 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 7 10 12 12 17 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 23 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting o SkyMagic Icon Indicators Enabling SkyMagic to use Skype o Your Computer Audio Settings o Contacting NexoTek Appendices o Appendix A: Managing Skype Contacts Adding a Skype Contact Removing a Skype Contact o Appendix B: Assigning a Speed Dial Number o Appendix C: Purchasing Skype Credit o Appendix D: Updating SkyMagic 24 24 25 27 30 31 31 31 34 35 37 41 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 What is Skype? Skype is a program that essentially turns your computer into a phone and allows you to make calls over the Internet to other Skype users. Because the connection is established over the Web, Skype-to-Skype calls are completely free of charge, and this is why phone companies do not want you to know about Skype. You can use Skype to call people as close by as your neighbors or as far away as someone on the opposite side of the globe. [. . . ] Take the cord of the phone and make sure it is oriented correctly to plug into an open USB port on your computer. You will see balloons appear near your system tray indicating that your computer has detected the phone and installed the drivers. If you have used a NexoTek phone before, the balloons might not appear because the necessary drivers are already installed. 3. Wait until a balloon appears that says Your new hardware is installed and ready to use. 4. You will see the SkyMagic icon become a green phone against a light green background. CHAPTER 5: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PHONE 18 What should I know before using my phone? Once your phone is plugged into your computer and has successfully connected to Skype and SkyMagic, you should take some time to briefly learn about the basics of the keypad buttons before using it. You then have the option of either answering the phone and talking to the caller, or refusing it if for some reason you do not want to take the call. This simply hangs up on the caller. Press to answer the call. Press to refuse the call. Calling From Your Contact List In order to call someone from your contact list, you must first add his or her Skype name to your contact list. to place a call to the desired Skype user. CHAPTER 6: USING YOUR PHONE 21 Calling From Your Call History If you want to call a Skype contact to whom you spoke recently, you can call him or her from your call history rather than having to scroll through all of the people on your contact list. to place a call to the desired Skype user. Calling Using Speed Dial If there are Skype contacts to whom you talk frequently, using speed dial is the most convenient way of calling them. Speed dial works on your phone like it does on a mobile or home phone. To call someone using speed dial, you must first assign him or her a speed dial number. Use the numbers on your phone to dial the speed dial number of the Skype contact whom you want to call. Press to place a call to the desired Skype user. CHAPTER 6: USING YOUR PHONE 22 Making SkypeOut Calls SkypeOut is a paid service provided by Skype that lets you call any phone number in the world. Because it uses an Internet connection instead of a phone line, longdistance calling rates are significantly lower. You might want to use SkypeOut if your friends do not have Skype, if they are offline, or if you want to save money on your long-distance calls. On your phone, use the button to dial + and then the the country code and phone number you are trying to reach. If you accidentally dial an incorrect digit, you may press you have input. buttons to dial in to erase the number For example, to call someone in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom with the phone number (123) 456-7890, you would dial +441234567890 as follows: + 44 Country Code 1234567890 Number As another example, say you wanted to call someone with the phone number (123) 456-7890 in Taiwan. You would dial +8861234567890 as follows: + 886 Country Code 1234567890 Number If you do not know the country code of the number you wish to contact, visit the Skype Dialing Wizard by opening your Web browser and typing www. skype. com/products/skypeout/rates/dialing. html in the address bar. Even if you are calling someone in the same country or area code region, you still need to dial the country code and full phone number of your SkypeOut contact. CHAPTER 6: USING YOUR PHONE 23 Advanced Features The Hold Function If you are talking on Skype but need to put your call on hold because you have something else to do, your phone gives you the option of doing so. Press to place your call on hold. To un-hold your call, press the same button again The Call Waiting Function If you are talking on Skype and want to stay on the line but also take an incoming call, your phone gives you the option of doing so with the call waiting function. This answers the incoming call and automatically puts your first call on hold. [. . . ] Now, when you look at your Skype Contacts tab, you should see the speed dial logo ­ a small lightning bolt ­ and the speed dial number across from your contact's name. APPENDICES 37 Appendix C: Purchasing Skype Credit In order to use the SkypeOut service, which lets you call any phone number in the world from your computer, you first have to purchase Skype Credit. Open your Internet browser and type http://www. skype. com into your address bar. Do this by entering your Skype user name and password, then pressing Sign me in. 4. Proceed through the Skype Credit purchasing process by accepting the amount of Skype Credit. [. . . ]