Sky-USB BOX User Manual 1
Table of Contents Sky-USB BOX feature list Packaging and accessories Sky-USB BOX system requirements Sky-USB BOX usage precautions Sky-USB BOX installation guide Sky-USB BOX operation guide Sky-USB BOX FAQ Safety precautions Addendum 2
Sky-USB BOX feature list Allow using POTS (Plain-Old Telephone Set) to make VoIP calls. Perfect workability with cordless phone or any other analog phones Support Skype, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AIM, NetMeeting, Net2Phone, and any other Internet Telephony software No power adaptor needed Using DSP and Echo-Cancellation, near-toll sound quality Intelligent, auto-switch between PSTN and Internet phone calls Dimension: 125 L * 72 W * 32 H mm Weight: 250 g Operating temperature: 5-50 Operating Relative humidity: 10% to 85% Operation System: Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Packaging and accessories One Sky-USB BOX hardware box One USB cable One RJ11 cable One SkyPhone2000 driver CD One User s manual 3
Sky-USB BOX system requirements IBM compatible PC, Pentium 400 MHz and up At least one USB Port 32MB DRAM and 20MB hard disc Any connection (LAN, ADSL, Modem, Cable Modem) to Internet with 56Kbps and up No need for sound card Operation System: Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 One analog POTS phone or cordless phone 4
Sky-USB BOX usage precautions Do not plug-unplug too frequently the Sky-USB BOX USB cable. Allows at least 30 seconds between unplug and re-plug. Don t close Sky-USB BOX application software; otherwise, the regular phone cannot be used to make VoIP calls. Sky-USB BOX is a sophisticated electronic device. Handle it with care. Do not break the box. Do not expose it under the Sun. Liquid is not allowed. Place it in the dry air. Do not place in too high or too low temperature 5
Installation of Sky-USB BOX Software- SkyPhone2000 Find Sky-USB BOX setup progam at SkyPhone2000-rel-xxxxxx\Setup.exe in the CD for the SkyPhone2000 application software. The driver directory in the CD contains the device driver for Sky-USB BOX hardware installation. Start setup process by double-clicking setup.exe Choose Next 6
Choose Install Choose Finish to complete the installation After SkyPhone2000 is launched, the yellow SkyPhone2000 icon will show at the system tray of the windows right bottom corner. That means SkyPhone2000 software has been working properly When the Skype and SkyPhone2000 start, the system will open the following windows. Please choose Allow this program to use Skype and OK. 7
Installation of Sky-USB BOX Hardware Use a USB cable to connect Sky-USB BOX to PC The driver directory of the installation CD contains the device driver for Sky-USB BOX hardware. Push Next, when the Windows show Found New Hardware Wizard. 8
Select Search for a suitable driver for my device, when the Windows show Install Hardware Device Drivers. Click Next. Check CD-ROM drives when the Windows show Locate Driver Files. Click Next. Click Next, when The Windows show SkyPhone2000-rel-xxxxxx\driver\pupafxxx.inf with Driver Files Search Results. 9
Click Next, when the Windows show Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard, to complete the installation procedure. The LED of Sky-USB BOX will be red initially and then turn to green. It means the Sky-USB BOX is ready for use. And, SkyPhone2000 software has been working properly with Sky-USB BOX hardware. Connect a regular analog Phone to the Phone port of Sky-USB BOX. Run Skype Software. Put the phone off-hook to pop-up the Skype software. Put the phone on-hook to minimize the Skype software. 10
Sky-USB BOX installation guide Connect any analog telephone (with 2-wires, RJ11 jack connector) to the Phone port of Sky-USB BOX. (If the same phone will be used also for PSTN calls, connect the outside PSTN line to the Line port of Sky-USB BOX.) Operation Skype configuration (Very important for Skype to work properly 11
with Sky-USB BOX) Select File \ Options \ Hand / Headsets Windows XP environment Windows 2000 environment Audio In: set to SKY-USB BOX or USB Audio Audio Out: set to SKY-USB BOX or USB Audio Ringing: set to SKY-USB BOX or USB Audio Check Use PC Ring 12
Attention! Microsoft Windows usually automatically configure the last-installed audio device, Sky-USB BOX (USB Audio), as the default audio. Please use Control Panel \ Audio and Multimedia to configure to your original sound card as the default audio device. It is recommended to check Always use default audio. This setup allows you to play MP3 music while talking over Skype. Windows XP Windows 2000 13
Ψ Skype installation To download Skype software and do account registration Go to www.skype.com to get the newest Skype software and follow the instruction to install and to register a free account To setup the speed dial To setup the speed dial, please do the following: Right click the contacts and then select the Assign speed dial Ψ Telephone Setup Ψ Test Drive 14
Please make sure that Skype is running with the following icon shown. Pick up the phone to pop-up Skype. Use keyboard to type in echo123 and then Enter. Follow the voice instruction from the test site to record voice and playback your own voice. Hang up the phone and Skype window becomes minimized. Congratulations! You have finished the installation of Sky-USB BOX and Skype. 15
Sky-USB BOX Operation Guide Outgoing VoIP calls with Skype PC-to-PC: Pick up the phone to pop-up Skype software. Push in the speed-dial number of your Skype contact, followed by # #. The call will be sent out. Alternatively, use mouse to double click a Skype Contact. PC-to-Phone (SkypeOut Service) Buy pre-paid card from Skype Go to Tools \ Go to my account page. Sign in with your Skype account. Use creadit card to buy SkypeOut pre-paid card. Call out with SkypeOut: 00 + Country code + Local Number + # # Fixed line in Taiwan: 00-886-2-2004-0000 Mobile phone in Taiwan: 00-886-935-123-456 China: 00-86- - USA: 00-1- Be sure to enter # # to send out the dial digits and complete the call. Incoming VoIP calls with Skype The phone will ring whenever there is a Skype incoming call. Simply pick up the phone and the Skype call is accepted automatically. Put the phone on-hook to finish the call session. Outgoing PSTN calls Pick up the phone to pop-up Skype window. By default, Sky-USB BOX is in VoIP mode and the green light is shown on the LED. Push ** to switch to PSTN mode. The red light is shown on the LED. You should hear the dial-tone from the PSTN line. Proceed with the regular PSTN phone calls. Hang up the phone to finish the PSTN call. Sky-USB BOX will be switched back to VoIP mode and the green light is shown. Incoming PSTN calls The phone rings whenever there is an incoming PSTN call. Simply pick up the phone to answer the PSTN call. Sky-USB BOX is automatically switched to PSTN mode with red light on. Hang up the phone to finish the PSTN call. Sky-USB BOX will be switched back to VoIP mode and the green light is shown. 16
Call Collision: PSTN incoming call during VoIP conversation A call alerting signal is played on the phone, when a PSTN call comes during VoIP conversation. 1. To accept the PSTN call, simply put the phone on-hook to disconnect the VoIP call. The phone will ring again. Put the phone off-hook to accept the PSTN call. 2. Push * * to accept the PSTN call directly and to save original VoIP call. Call Collision: VoIP incoming call during PSTN conversation The VoIP call is rejected automatically. The calling party will hear busy tone. Call Collision: VoIP incoming call during VoIP conversation A call alerting signal is played on the phone, when a VoIP call comes during VoIP conversation. 1. Push # # to accept the VoIP call and to save original VoIP call. 2. Push # 9 to reject the VoIP call. The screen above will pop up, when a VoIP call comes during VoIP conversation the first time. You must click Do not ask me again item and choose Yes. Switch from VoIP to PSTN calls Use ** to switch the phone connection to PSTN for regular phone call from Skype for VoIP calls. Please note that the VoIP call is maintained when the phone is switched from VoIP to PSTN. But, the PSTN call will be disconnected, when switched from PSTN call to VoIP call. 17
Miscellaneous Utilities After you install setup.exe, the Skyphone2000 will be setup automatically with the default setting. You don t need to modify the configuration under most circumstances. 1. Set to Traditional Chinese interface. 2. Ring On / Ring Off Test ring. Push again to stop ring. 3. Set PSTN / Set VoIP Switch PSTN / VoIP. ( or push ) 4. Volume Open volume control windows. 18
5. Set Select individual setting. (Default : below picture) Keypad 1. Auto Control Skype Default item. Control and interaction with Skype. 2. Keyboard Emulation If you check this item, Skyphone2000 will disable the control of Skype automatically. It will function as a keyboard. You can key in numbers on document files (such as word) by pressing the number buttons on the phone. Microsoft MSN Messenger, NetMeeting, Net2Phone, Yahoo Instant Messenger, etc., can be supported using this setting. 3. Pure Audio Using audio function only. 19
Default PSTN If you use regular PSTN calls more often than Skype, you can check this item to set Sky-USB BOX default to PSTN mode. You will hear dial-tone right after you pick up the phone, without dialing ** in this PSTN mode. All incoming call operations are NOT changed with setting this option. Both VoIP and PSTN incoming calls will ring the phone, and you simply pick up the phone to answer the calls,respectively. Sky-USB BOX will return to default PSTN Mode,after you hang up the phone. VoIP DialTone Default item. You can hear dial-tone in VoIP mode after you pick up the phone. ( VoIP and PSTN dial-tone are different.) VoIP Ring Default item. If you have VoIP incoming calls, you will hear ring-tone. 20
FAQ Question 1. After I install Sky-USB BOX, all speaker outputs, including my favorite MP3 goes to Sky-USB BOX. How to re-direct all other output to my original sound card? A Windows installer automatically set BOX as the default windows audio device. You need to convert it back to your original sound card. For configuration, go to \ Start \ Settings \ Control Panel \ Sounds and Audio Devices \ Audio \ Sound playback and \ Start \ Settings \ Control Panel \ Sounds and Audio Devices \ Audio \ Sound Recording. It is also recommended that you mark Always use default audio. Question 2. Do I need to connect an outside PSTN line to the Line port of BOX? A No. It is only optional. You do not need to. You connect the PSTN line to the Line port of BOX only when you want to use the same phone for both Skype calls and PSTN calls. If your phone is dedicated for Skype, there is no need to connect the PSTN line. Question 3. What kind of Cordless phones can be used to connect to BOX? A Any kind of cordless phone with standard RJ11 connector can be used. DECT, 46/49, 900 M, and 2.4 G are all applicable. Question 4. Can Sky-USB BOX work with SkypeOut? How can I do that? A Yes. Simply press "00"+"country number"+"phone number"+ # # to call to any phone in the world using SkypeOut. Question 5. Can my regular PSTN line work even if when the host PC is Power-down, Sky-USB BOX is not running, or the USB port is not connected? 21
A Yes, SKY-USB BOX will switch to PSTN mode automatically when it loses the host PC connection. So, the PSTN line should continue to work as before. Question 6. Can I use Sky-USB BOX with MSN Messager, Yahoo Messager, AOL Messager, or NetMetting, etc? A Yes, for sure. In essence, Sky-USB BOX works as a standard USB audio device, converting a regular phone into a standard PC sound device for speaker output and microphone input, while maintaining all the regular PSTN phone functions. Sky-USB BOX supports all other Internet Phone Software for keypad emulation, voice conversation and switching between PSTN mode and Internet Phone mode. But, incoming phone ring, off-hook to set focus and to accept calls, on-hook to disconnect call, are not supported when used with all other applications. Question 7. If Skype changes design, can Sky-USB BOX still support it? A Yes, for sure. Sky-USB BOX utilizes a few special features offered by the current version of Skype. We do not expect Skype to change these features in the near future. Besides, Sky-USB BOX can always support Skype as Generic Internet Phone Software. So, your investment in Sky-USB BOX is protected. Question 8.I still need further help. Whom should I turn to? A Refer to Skype s help first. We found it is indeed very helpful. Especially useful are the following: FAQ: http://www.skype.com/help_faq.html User Guide: http://www.skype.com/help_userguide.html Sound and voice guide: http://www.skype.com/help_sound.html Question 9.How do I un-install Sky-USB BOX? A Click \ Start \ Programs \ SkyPhone2000 \Uninstall SkyPhone2000 to un-install Sky-USB BOX. Question 10. How do I update Sky-USB BOX software? 22
A Download the latest software from manufacturer s website. Un-install SkyPhone2000 and then execute setup.exe Question 11.When I use the Sky-USB BOX, do I need to operate the keyboard or mouse? A No. Actions of dialing on phone are simulated as the action of keyboard and mouse by Sky-USB BOX setup software. So, Sky-USB BOX can control internet phone software without any operation on keyboard or mouse Question 12. How do I update SkyPhone2000 program? A:1. Close SkyPhone2000 program at the system tray of the windows right bottom corner. 2. Download new driver "SkyPhone2000-rel-xxxxxx.zip" and upzip. 3. Execute "SkyPhone2000-rel-xxxxxx\update.bat". 4. Execute SkyPhone2000 at the desktop of the windows again. 5. Finish Safety precautions Make sure that you fully understand the following detail before proceeding to the main descriptions in this manual Do not disassemble, change or repair the Sky-USB BOX Do not place the Sky-USB BOX on wobbly inclined or unstable surfaces Avoid using or storing the Sky-USB BOX in the following places : Θ Places subject to humidity dust and dirt Θ Places subject to direct sunlight Θ Places subject to high or low temperature Θ Places filled with highly flammable gas Θ Places subject to strong magnetic fields 23
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