PORT Smart Connect Digital Adapter How to Use SmartConnect With a Teleconferencer, Smarthint

• To answer or place calls through the teleconferencer, it must be turned on, and you must lift your phone’s handset.

• If the teleconferencer is off, your phone will operate in the usual manner.

• If you change phones, you must reset SmartConnect to work with the new telephone. Repeat the LEARN procedure, in “Step 2 – Set SmartConnect to Learn Your Telephone.”

SMARTHINT:

How to Use SmartConnect With a Teleconferencer

Set SmartConnect to Learn Your Telephone Step 2

SmartConnect lets you use your teleconferencer even if you don’t have an analog line close by. Just connect SmartConnect between your teleconferencer and any digital (or analog) telephone with a modular handset cord.

ADJUSTING SPEAKING VOLUME

(HOW LOUD YOU SOUND TO YOUR CALLER)

During setup in Step 2, SmartConnect adapted itself to work with your telephone. After this step, further adjustments to SmartConnect aren’t normally needed. However, if teleconference callers say your voice is faint, “echoey” or sounds like you’re in a tunnel, fine-tune your phone’s speaking volume as follows:

1.	Find the LEARN button on the top of
	SmartConnect.
2.	Turn the LEARN button collar from the “locked”
	position to the “unlocked” position (Figure 3).
3.	Make sure no devices are connected to
	SmartConnect’s VOICE/DATA port. If a device is
	connected, disconnect it for the duration of the
	learning process.
4.	Lift the telephone handset and place it on your
	desk. Get an OUTSIDE line and dial tone.
	Note: You may have to dial “9” or press a

Figure 3

•Find SmartConnect’s 3-position switch marked TRANSMIT LEVEL. This switch controls your speaking volume (Figure 8).

•The transmit volume control has 3 positions:

(I)= lowest transmit volume (set here if your voice has an echo or tunnel sound)

(II)= standard setting for most conversations

TRANSMIT

LEVEL

Figure 8

special key (Figure 5). If no dial tone after dialing

“9”, hang up and redial “9” plus 1-800 or 1-888.

5. Push and release the LEARN button. The Green

Learn light will start flashing (Figure 4).

6. Wait 2–3 seconds. The Green Learn light will

go out, telling you that SmartConnect has

Figure 4

(III)= highest transmit volume (set here if your voice sounds faint)

If you are unable to optimize the performance of your teleconferencer using this switch, you may need to reset the teleconferencer. Please refer to the setup section of your teleconferencer user guide.

OPERATING YOUR TELECONFERENCER

USING SMARTCONNECT

a. Check Figure 1 to be sure that SmartConnect has been properly connected to your phone and teleconferencer.

b. Press your teleconferencer’s ON button. SmartConnect’s In-Use light should come on.

c. Lift your phone’s handset and set it on the desk. You should hear dial tone through your teleconferencer.

d. Place a call as usual, using your teleconferencer’s keypad. (With some phones it may be necessary to use the telephone keypad to dial.)

successfully learned your phone.

7.Turn the LEARN button collar back to the “locked” position. SmartConnect is now ready to use (Figure 6).

SMARTHINT:

If you have trouble setting SmartConnect to work with your phone:

•Re-check connections (page 2). •Repeat LEARN procedure (above).

•Still having difficulty? Call Tech Support: (503) 684-3147.

Please Note:

•If it does not learn successfully, the Learn light will begin flashing orange. See Troubleshooting section for help.

•Handset must be “off hook” (out of the handset cradle) to use your teleconferencing unit or modem with SmartConnect.

Figure 5

Figure 6