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27957
2.4GHz Speakerphone and
Answering System with Cordless Handset
and Call Waiting Caller ID
User’s Guide
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Equipment Approval Information Your telephone equipment is approved for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network and is in compliance with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations and the Technical Requirements for Telephone Terminal Equipment published by ACTA. 1 Notification to the Local Telephone Company On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the US number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon request, pro
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Table of Contents EQUIPMENT APPROVAL INFORMATION .........2 BASIC OPERATION ................................17 ANSWERING A CALL .........................17 INTERFERENCE INFORMATION ....................2 LICENSING ............................................2 CORDLESS HANDSET ..................17 CORDED HANDSET .....................17 HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC) .........2 INTRODUCTION .......................................5 BASE SPEAKERPHONE ................17 MAKING A CALL ................
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Table of Contents ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION ...........34 SPEAKERPHONE OPERATION ................22 RECEIVING A CALL .....................22 RECORDING OUTGOING ANNOUNCEMENT .. 34 REVIEWING ANNOUNCEMENT .......35 MAKING A CALL .......................22 SWITCHING BETWEEN MESSAGES INDICATOR .......................35 SCREENING CALLS FROM THE BASE .....35 SPEAKERPHONE AND HANDSET .. 23 INTERCOM OPERATION .......................23 MESSAGE PLAYBACK FROM BASE UNIT ....35 MEMORY FULL .................
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Introduction CAUTION: When using telephone equipment, there are basic safety instructions that should always be followed. Refer to the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS provided with this product and save them for future reference. Congratulations on purchasing this GE telephone/answering system. This system operates in the 2.4GHz frequency range, and is unique to conventional cordless telephones. When the base is connected to electrical power and a telephone line, it can support a cordless ha
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IMPORTANT: In order to use all of the features of this telephone, you must subscribe to two separate services available from your local telephone company: the standard Name/Number Caller ID Service to know who is calling when the phone rings and Caller ID with Call Waiting Service to know who is calling while you are on the phone. INSTALLATION NOTE: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that may cause or receive interference with TVs, microwave ovens, and VCRs. To minimize or p
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Handset and Charge Cradle Layout Display TALK/call back charge cradle with (button) power supply CID/VOL FORMAT/ (caller ID/volume answerer (button) button) MEMORY/ REDIAL (button) conference (button) (review button) (skip button) erase (button) play/stop (button) TONE */exit PAUSE# (button) (button) FLASH/program (button) CHAN/delete (button) charge indicator intercom (button) ringer (switch) Base Layout PLAY/STOP NEW MESSAGE display (button) (indicator) ANSWERER ON/OFF (button) me
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Before You Begin Parts Checklist Make sure your package includes the items shown here. Base and Base Handset Coiled handset AC power adaptor cord Cordless handset Cordless Belt clip Telephone Handset charger handset line cord battery Wall plate Telephone Jack Requirements To use this phone, you need an RJ11C type modular telephone jack, which might look like the one pictured Modular here, installed in your home. If you don’t have a telephone modular jack, call your local phone company to fi
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Important Installation Guidelines • Install telephone near both a telephone (modular) jack and an electrical power outlet. • Avoid sources of noise, such as a window by a busy street, and electrical noise, such as motors, microwave ovens, and fluorescent lighting. • Avoid heat sources, such as heating air ducts, heating appliances, radiators, and direct sunlight. • Avoid areas of excessive moisture or extremely low temperature. • Avoid dusty locations. • Avoid other cordless telephones o
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Connecting the AC (Electrical) Power 1. On the base, plug the AC power adaptor cord into the power jack on the back of the base and the other into an electrical outlet. If desired, store the excess AC power adaptor line cord inside desktop pedestal. CAUTION: Use only the ATLINKS USA, Inc. 5-2596 (black) or 5-2625 (gray color adaptor for white unit) AC power adaptor that came with this unit. Using other AC power adaptors may damage the unit. 2. Plug the handset charge cradle into an electrica
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Connecting the Corded Handset 1. Connect one end of the coiled handset cord to the jack on the side of the base. 2. Connect the other end of the coiled cord to the jack on the handset, then place the handset in the base cradle. Wall Mounting the Base The base is packaged with the pedestal attached in desktop mode. To mount the base on the wall: 1. Turn the base over and remove the pedestal. 2. Rotate the pedestal a half turn, and align it with the bottom of the base. 3. Attach the pedestal b
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Telephone Set Up There are twelve programmable menus available on the base: Language, Display Contrast, Rings to Answer, Security Code, Ringer Level, Ringer Tone, Tone/Pulse, Set Day, Set Time, Local Area Code, Link Cordless Handset, and Default Setting. There are five programmable menus available on the handset: Language, Local Area Code, Ringer Tone, Link Base, and Default Setting. NOTE: To exit the menu without making changes, press the *TONE/EXIT button on the base or TONE*/exit on the
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2. Press 1, 2 or 3 on the base touch-tone pad to enter your selection, or use the REVIEW or NEXT button on the base to scroll to your selection. 3. Press FLASH/PROGRAM again to store your selection. Rings to Answer NOTE: This setting may only be made with the base. You may set the number of times you want the phone to ring before the answering system answers a call. 1. Press the FLASH/PROGRAM button until RING TO ANSWER shows in the display. 5 is the default setting. 2. Press 3 or 5 or use th
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3. Press FLASH/PROGRAM again to store your selection. You will hear a confirmation tone. Ringer Level NOTE: This setting may only be made with the base. 1. Press the FLASH/PROGRAM button until SET RING LEVEL shows in the display. 1HI is the default setting. 2. Press 1, 2 or 3 on the base touch-tone pad to enter your selection, or use the REVIEW or NEXT button to scroll to your selection. 3. Press FLASH/PROGRAM again to store your selection. NOTE: If you turn the ringer OFF, “RINGER OFF ” shows
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NOTE: If you aren’t sure which dialing system you have, set the telephone to tone dialing and make a test call. If the call connects, the setting is correct. If the call does not connect, set the telephone to pulse dialing. Setting Day/Time NOTE: This setting may only be made with the base. Time is transmitted automatically by your local phone company as part of Caller ID service. If you are subscribed to Caller ID service, the current time is set automatically when you receive your first CID
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Registration (Link Cordless Handset) Registration links the base to a cordless handset. Once a handset is registered it can use the base’s phone connection. A cordless handset will not operate until it is registered to the base. During the registration process, keep the handset near the base. 1. Press the FLASH/PROGRAM button on the base until LINK HANDSET? shows in the display. 2NO is the default setting. 2. Press the 1 number key or press the REVIEW or NEXT button on the base to scroll t
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Basic Operation Answering a Call Check the display to see who is calling. Cordless Handset 1. Press the TALK/call back button on the handset. 2. When finished, press TALK/call back or place the handset in the charge cradle to hang up. Corded Handset 1. Lift the handset. 2. When finished, put the handset back on the cradle to hang up. Base Speakerphone 1. Press the SPEAKER/CALL BACK button. 2. When finished, press SPEAKER/CALL BACK to hang up. NOTE: For more information, refer to Speakerphone Oper
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Speakerphone 1. Press the SPEAKER/CALL BACK button. 2. Wait for a dial tone, then dial the desired number. Or, dial the number and then press the SPEAKER/CALL BACK button. 3. When finished, press SPEAKER/CALL BACK to hang up. Manual Channel Selection While talking, you might need to manually change the channel in order to reduce static caused by baby monitors, garage door openers, or other cordless phones. Press and release the CHAN/delete button on the cordless handset to advance to the next
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Flash Use the FLASH/PROGRAM buttons on the base and cordless handset to activate custom calling services such as call waiting or call transfer, which are available through your local phone company. TIP: Don’t use the TALK/call back (handset) or SPEAKER/CALL BACK (base) button to activate custom calling service such as call waiting, or you’ll hang up the phone. Last Number Redial To quickly redial the last number you dialed: Base Speakerphone 1. Press the SPEAKER/CALL BACK button. 2. Press th
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Hold Press the HOLD button on the base to put a call on hold. The hold indicator light turns on. To take a call off hold, press the HOLD button again, and the hold indicator light turns off. • To switch a call on hold from the base to the cordless handset, press TALK/call back on the cordless handset. If you continue the call on a separate extension phone, your phone releases the line to the extension phone, and the hold indicator light turns off. Paging the Cordless Handset This feature he
