Orchid V4, V4+ and Ranger 400 phone users - Discussion

Kimberley

Heinz

I now have my orchid and did the force home code and the light went on flashing red, is that it then? I have to email Orchid to be on the update programme, which i'm doing in a moment.

Thanks for all your help :beer:

Heinz

Kimberley wrote: »

I now have my orchid and did the force home code and the light went on flashing red, is that it then?

If the red LED flashed for over a minute (probably nearer 2 minutes), it's likely to have been successful.

Your Orchid will have arrived un-programmed so, as that was your first force home, it's easy to check whether it was successful. Dial 192. As the program specifies dialling 192 causes a translation to occur, you should find yourself connected (free) with 0800 100 100 (freedirectoryenquiries.com).

BritBrat

I like to use the CW client and when I make changes I also rename the rule, then when I force it to update I go back into the client to check the new name is being used.

Kimberley

Heinz wrote: »

If the red LED flashed for over a minute (probably nearer 2 minutes), it's likely to have been successful.

Your Orchid will have arrived un-programmed so, as that was your first force home, it's easy to check whether it was successful. Dial 192. As the program specifies dialling 192 causes a translation to occur, you should find yourself connected (free) with 0800 100 100 (freedirectoryenquiries.com).

The voicemail says number not recognised, so i guess i will still have to do my prefix numbers from Monday (because i get free evening and weekend calls) until orchid programmes it?

Heinz

Don't forget to update your dialler's clock soon!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1830574&postcount=2

Kimberley

Well my programme is now installed on my orchid, wahoo i don't have to keep nagging my kids to use the prefix now. I'm sooooo happy

newbuilder

This seems like a perfect system and I am really wanting to buy it but I wonder if Heinz can answer a question for me:

I notice the Orchid 4 has a facility that will allow me just to dial my local numbers without the STD.

If I take the Heinz programming how will it be possible to have this active?
Your local code e.g. 0207 will not be the same as mine 01234?

Keep up the good work.

Heinz

newbuilder wrote: »

I notice the Orchid 4 has a facility that will allow me just to dial my local numbers without the STD.

If I take the Heinz programming how will it be possible to have this active?

Welcome to the MSE forums newbuilder.

When you receive your V4, it arrives un-programmed and, after you've connected it up to your line, you have to enter a code to force it to 'phone home' to Orchid's server. During that call, Orchid's server detects your CLI and extracts the 3 or 5 digits of your STD code, adds that to your program and sends it back to your V4.

newbuilder

The basic set up mentions that the Force home will dial an 0845 number (tu tut tut).

Is this correct or will it dial a geo number?

Thanks for the last reply.

Heinz

newbuilder wrote: »

The basic set up mentions that the Force home will dial an 0845 number (tu tut tut).

Is this correct or will it dial a geo number?

08450095718 (I think) - but ONLY the first time (subsequently, 01536 207810 is used).

If you're worried about that, you can manually change the number before the first force home:

Lift Handset & dial
**# 0000 * 01536 207810 * 1
Replace handset