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25859
5.8GHz 40-Channel Call Waiting
Caller ID Cordless Telephone with Answering
Machine & Speakerphone
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, provi
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TABLE OF CONTENTS EQUIPMENT APPROVAL INFORMATION ........ 2 CHARGE/IN USE INDICATOR .............. 18 INTERFERENCE INFORMATION ................... 2 MAKING A CALL WITH THE HANDSET... 18 HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY (HAC) ........ 2 MAKING A CALL WITH INTRODUCTION ..................................... 5 THE SPEAKERPHONE......................... 18 HANDSET LAYOUT ................................. 7 ANSWERING A CALL WITH BASE LAYOUT ...................................... 7 THE HANDSET ................
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RECEIVING AN EXTERNAL SETTING THE RINGS TO ANSWER ........ 32 TELEPHONE CALL DURING AN USING TOLL SAVER ......................... 32 INTERCOM CALL .............................. 22 RECORDING THE OUTGOING USING INTERCOM WITH A ANNOUNCEMENT............................. 32 TELEPHONE CALL ............................ 22 REVIEWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT ....... 32 TWO-WAY INTERCOM CALLS............. 22 MESSAGE INDICATOR ....................... 33 THREE-WAY INTERCOM CALLS .......... 23 SCREENING CALLS AT TH
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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 5.8GHz/900MHz 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
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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 interference to nearby TVs, microwave ovens, and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such
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HANDSET LAYOUT display talk/call back (button) Caller ID-vol (caller identity-volume buttons) intercom (button) redial (button) format/answerer (button) memory/conference flash/prog (button) (flash/program button) del/chan (delete/channel button) skip (button) review (button) play/stop (button) *exit (button) # pause (button) delete (button) BASE LAYOUT play/stop (button) CID/rev display CID/skip (caller ID/review button) (caller ID/skip button) memo new message (memory button) (indicator) ans o
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN PARTS CHECKLIST Make sure your package includes the items shown here. Cordless Base Belt clip Telephone AC power Handset handset line cord supply battery Wall plate TELEPHONE JACK REQUIREMENT 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 line jack modular jack, call your local phone company to find out how to get one installed. DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEM Yo
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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 or person
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1. Choose an area near an electrical outlet and telephone wall jack (RJ11C). 2. Plug the AC power supply into the electrical outlet and the DC connector into the power jack on the back of the base. CAUTION: Use only the ATLINKS USA, Inc. power supply 5-2605 (black) or 5-2645 (gray color adapter for white unit) that came with this unit. Using other power supplies may damage the unit. 3. Install the handset battery. NOTE: You must connect the handset battery before use. • Lift the battery pack an
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6. Allow the handset to charge on a flat surface, such as a desk or table top, for 12 hours prior to first use. If you don’t properly charge the phone, battery performance is compromised. WALL MOUNTING THE BASE NOTE: For best results, leave the base on a flat surface during initial charging before you hang it on the wall. Slip the mounting holes (on the back of the unit) over the wall plate posts and slide the unit down into place. (Wall plate not included.) TELEPHONE SET UP There are nine progr
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LANGUAGE NOTE: This setting may be made with the base or the handset. 1. Press the flash/program button until SET LANGUAGE >1ENG 2FRA 3ESP shows on the base unit display or press the flash/prog button until >1ENG 2FRA 3ESP shows on the handset display. SET LANGUAGE > > 1ENG 2 FRA 3ESP 1ENG 2 FRA 3ESP Prompt displayed on the base Prompt displayed on the handset 2. Use touch-tone pad to select 1ENG, 2FRA, 3ESP or use the CID/rev and CID/skip buttons on the base or the CID-VOL (- or +) buttons on t
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SECURITY CODE NOTE: This setting may only be made with the base. You can access the answering system from a tone dialing telephone in another (remote) location. The security code is required for remote access, and it prevents unauthorized access to your answering system. You may only change the security code at the base. 1. Press the flash/program button until SECURITY CODE 1 2 3 shows in the display. SECURITY CODE 1 2 3 2. Use the touch-tone pad to enter your new 3-digit security code. For exam
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2. Use the touch-tone pad to select 1, 2, or 3 or use the CID/rev or CID/skip buttons to scroll to 1HI, 2LO, or 3OFF . 3. Press flash/program again to store your selection. You will hear a confirmation tone. NOTE: If you turn the ringer OFF, “RINGER OFF” shows in the base display. RINGER TONE NOTE: This setting may be made with the base and the handset. You may choose from three different ringer tones. 1. Press the flash/program button on your base until SET RINGER TONE > 1 2 3 shows on the base
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SET DAY SU >M T W H F S 2. Press the CID/rev or CID/skip buttons to scroll to the day. MONDAY is default setting. 3. Press flash/program again to store your selection. You will hear a confirmation tone. SET TIME NOTE: This setting may only be made with the base. NOTE: Time is automatically transmitted by your local phone company as part of Caller ID service. If you subscribe to Caller ID service, the current time is set automatically when you receive your first CID record. Otherwise, you can set
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AREA CODE NOTE: This setting may be made with the base and the handset. If you enter your local 3-digit area code in the area code menu, it will not appear in Caller ID messages you receive. Instead, you will see only the local seven digit number. Calls you receive from outside your local area code display as the full ten-digit number. 1. Press the flash/program button on your base until SET AREA CODE - - - shows on the base display or press flash/prog on your handset until AREA CODE - - - shows
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DEFAULT SETTING DEFAULT > NO 1YES > 2NO Prompt displayed on the base Prompt displayed on the handset 2. Use the touch-tone pad to select 1YES or 2NO, or press the CID/rev or CID/skip buttons on the base or CID/VOL (- or +) buttons on the handset to scroll to YES or NO. • If you select YES, all settings in the programmable menu on the base return to the factory default settings. • If you select NO, your programmed setting are retained. 3. Press flash/program or flash/prog again to store your sele
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CHARGE/IN USE INDICATOR When the charge/in use indicator on the base is lit, the handset is correctly seated in the cradle and is charging. The indicator flashes when the base is paged, when the base pages the handset, or when you receive an incoming call. The indicator is also lit when the handset is in use. MAKING A CALL WITH THE HANDSET 1. Pick up the handset and press the talk/call back button. Listen for a dial tone. 2. Dial the desired number, or pre-dial the number first then press the ta
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CALL TIMER After you press talk/call back on the handset or speaker on the base, the built-in call timer shows in the display and counts the length of time of the call in minutes and seconds. AUTO STANDBY Placing the handset in the base cradle while the handset is off hook (during a call) automatically hangs up the handset. 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 cordles
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FLASH Use the flash/prog button on the handset or flash/program button on the base to activate custom calling services, such as call waiting, which are available through your local phone company. TIP: Don’t press the talk/call back button on the handset or the speaker button on the base to activate a custom calling service, such as call waiting, or you’ll hang up the phone. LAST NUMBER REDIAL You may redial a number up to 32 digits long. If the number is longer than 32 digits, you will hear an e
