User Guide for P1K Skype Phone

1. Installation
2. Using the Keypad
3. Dialing SkypeOut Phone Numbers
4. Speed-Dialing Skype Contacts
5. SkypeMate
6. Audio Settings
7. Advanced Settings

Installation

1. Download Skype software and install it (www.skype.com)
2. Run Skype and log in to your Skype account
   
3. Connect the P1K Skype Phone to a USB port on your PC
   
4. Download and install current SkypeMate driver:
   
   SkypeMate for WIndows XP, Vista zip Version 3.0.2.47 4/30/07
   
   
5. Click the SkypeMate icon on desktop to run SkypeMate:
   
6. When you first run SkypeMate, Skype will pop up a window- "Another program wants to use Skype". Select “Allow this program to use Skype” and click OK.
   
   
7. When SkypeMate is running, its green icon will appear in system tray . This indicates that the P1K Skype Phone and Skype are properly connected:
   

Using the Keypad

Scroll up and down within selected Skype tab (adjust volume during call) Place or answer call 0-9 Dial SkypeOut phone number or speed-dial key sequence Begin SkypeOut dialing Power Light < > Scroll across Skype tabs End call or refuse incoming call C: Clear/backspace dialed numbers (Toggles mute during a call) Cycle through ring tones

Dialing SkypeOut Phone Numbers

 

You can dial any regular phone number (SkypeOut) from the keypad using the following format:

 

00 + country code + area code + phone number +

For example, a phone number in the United States would be dialed:

00 1 310 555 1212 then

 

00	Tells Skype you are making a SkypeOut call
1	Country Code
310	Area Code
555 1212	Phone Number
	Sends the phone number to Skype and places the call

Speed-Dial a Skype Contact (Windows)

 

You can dial any of your Skype Contacts directly from the phone's keypad using a Speed-Dial key sequence.

 

First, in Skype, right click on a Skype contact and select "Set Speed Dial". Enter any two digit number as that contact's Speed-Dial code, for example, "11". Then when you want to call this contact, enter the speed-dial code on the phone's keypad and press key to place the call.

 

For example, dial: 11

 

Just assign a different two-digit Speed-Dial code for each Skype contact you will want to call from the phone keypad.

Windows/Skype Audio Settings for P1K Skype Phone

 

Left to its own devices, Windows will normally choose the last USB audio device you plugged into your computer as the default audio device for your whole system.  But you may want to use your USB phone for Skype audio only, while using your computer's speakers for music and other non-skype audio. 

 

We recommend specifically selecting the USB device(phone, adapter, headset) you want to use for Skype conversations, separate from your default Windows audio device(typically your sound card): 

1. In Windows --> Control Panel --> Sounds and Audio Devices --> Audio --> Sound playback, select your sound card as Default device.
   
   
2. In Skype --> Tools --> Options --> Sound Devices, select "USB Audio Device" for Audio in and Audio out.

SkypeMate

 

SkypeMate is the Windows driver for the P1K Skype Phone. It must be installed and running to allow the keypad work with Skype. The Skypemate icon in System Tray will show its status:

• Green- Connected and running properly.
  
  
• Red- P1K Skype Phone is not connected properly. Unplug and reconnect USB cable. Also make sure the unit is connected directly to a USB port on your computer- do not connect through an unpowered USB hub.
  
  
• Grayed out - Make sure Skype is running. If Skype is running and you still see the gray icon, see Allowing SkypeMate Access to Skype.

You can adjust the speaker and microphone settings of the phone in SkypeMate's control window. Double click the icon in system tray to bring the control window into view.

 

SkypeMate Advanced Settings

 

Right-click the SkypeMate icon in system tray and select "Advanced"

General Tab

 

Run when Windows starts

Check this to launch SkypeMate automatically when Windows starts (Recommended).

Refuse Skype call when Skype talking

 

If you are on a call when you receive another incoming call...

Unchecked: Skype will alert you of the second incoming call as usual. From the Skype window, you can put the current call on hold and switch to the second caller.

Checked: The call will not be connected and the other party will see "Call Refused" message.

Device Option Tab

 

Display Skype window when calling

Unchecked: Skype window will not open when dialing, it will still pop-up for incoming or sent call.

Checked: Pressing any key on the phone will open Skype window, except the key, which will close Skype window.

 

Ring style: Choose from 10 ring tones in this drop-down box.

 

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