RCA 27993 manual

W e br ing g ood things to lif e. 40-Channel 2.4 GHz Caller ID Cor dless T elephone /Answ er ing Mac hine User ’ s Guide 27993[...]

2 FCC R EGISTRA TION I NFORMA TION Y our telephone equipment is registered with the F ederal Communications Commission and is in compliance with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations. 1 Notification to the Local T elephone Company On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the FCC R egistration number and R[...]

3 (T able of Contents continued on the follo wing page.) SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN W ARNING: TO PREVEN T FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. THE LIGHTNING FLASH AND ARROW HEAD WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF “DANGEROUS VOLT AGE” [...]

4 I NTRODUCTION Y our cordless telephone/answering mac hine with Caller ID and Call W aiting is designed to give you flexibility in use and high quality performance. T o get the most from your new cordless telephone/answering mac hine, we suggest that you tak e a few minutes right now to read through this instruction manual. This telephone is a mul[...]

5 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN P ARTS C HECKLIST Make sure your package includes the items shown here. M ODULAR J ACK R EQUIREMENTS Y ou need an RJ1 1 type modular phone jac k, whic h is the most common type of phone jac k and might look like the one pictured here. If you don ’t have a modular jac k, call your local phone company to find out how to get on[...]

6 D ESKTOP I NST ALLATION 1 . Remo ve the battery compar tment door on the handset, insert the battery pac k, plug the cord into the jac k (inside the compartment), and replace the compar tment door . 2. Set the RINGER switc h (on the handset) to ON, and place the handset in the cradle on the base. 3. Plug the power supply cord into the power jac k[...]

7 W ALL M OUNT I NST ALLATION 1 . Remo ve the battery compar tment door on the handset, insert the battery pac k, plug the cord into the jac k (inside the compar tment), and replace the compar tment door . 2. Set the RINGER switc h (on the handset) to ON and place the handset in the cradle on the base. 3. Plug the power supply into the power jac k [...]

8 4. Remove the handset from the cradle and set aside. T urn the base over and align the four slots on the bottom of the base with the four hook- tabs on the mounting brac k et. 5. Insert the hook-tabs into the slots and push upw ards until the mounting brac ket snaps securely into place. 6. Plug the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jac k on t[...]

9 A NSWERING M ACHINE S ETUP This section shows you how to set up your answering mac hine to receive incoming calls. Before you begin the setup, you must turn on the answering mac hine. • P ress the answer on/of f button to turn the answering mac hine on and of f. The MESSAGES indicator lights when the answering mac hine is on. The indicator blin[...]

10 S ETTING THE V OICE T IME /D AY S T AMP 1 . Make sure the answering mac hine is ON. 2. Press and hold the day/c hec k button to set the day of the week. 3. Press the hour but ton to set the hour (a.m. or p.m.). 4. Press the min but ton to set the minute. When you press and hold the min button, the time advances in 5-minute intervals. 5. Press an[...]

11 Sample Outg oing Announcement Hi, this is (use your name here), I can't answer the phone right now , so please leave your name, number and a brief message after the tone, and I'll get back to you. Thanks. R EVIEWING A NNOUNCEMENT • Press and release announce but ton to review your outgoing announcement. S ETTING THE R ING S ELECT Set[...]

12 A NSWERING M ACHINE O PERA TION This section discusses the but tons and features on the answering mac hine. M ESSAGES I NDICA TOR The MESSAGES indicator shows you how man y new messages you have. The answer on/of f but ton must be on in order for the MESSA GES indicator to work. S CREENING C ALLS FROM THE B ASE Y ou may screen incoming calls by [...]

13 E RASING M ESSAGES Y ou may erase messages three ways: one message at a time using the erase button on the base; all messages using the erase button on the base; or one message at a time using the erase but ton (0) on the handset or a phone in another location. • T o er ase a message, press play/stop on the base and press and release erase but[...]

14 T ELEPHONE S ETUP # P AUSE 9 WXYZ 6 MNO 3 DEF O OPER 8 T U V 5 JKL 2 ABC * TONE 7 PQRS 4 GHI 1 chan fla s h redial can cel T ALK FORMA T CID p r o g r a m callback hold d e le te mute mem p l a y / s t o p e r a s e a n s r e v s k i p CID button T ALK/callback button redial/delete button rev button play/stop button TONE button chan/ans button m[...]

15 S ETTING THE D ISPLA Y L ANGUAGE 1 . Press the flash/program button until 1ENGLISH 2FRA 3ESP shows in the display . 2. Use the CID (up or down ar row) bu t ton or the handset number pad to enter your selection. 3. Press flash/program to confirm. S ETTING THE L OCAL A REA C ODE 1 . Press the flash/program but ton until SET AREA CODE shows in the [...]

16 S ETTING THE T ONE /P ULSE 1 . P ress the flash/program button until SET T ONE/PULSE shows in the display . 2. Use the CID review (up or down ar row) button or the handset number pad to enter your selection. 3. Press flash/program to confirm. S ETTING THE F ACTORY D EF AUL T 1 . Press the flash/program but ton until DEF AUL T SETTING shows in th[...]

17 I N U SE I NDICA TOR The phone is ON when the indicator on the handset antenna is lit and the c harge/ in use indicator on the base is lit. The antenna indicator and the in use indicator on the base flashes when you receive a call. R EDIAL Press the redial/delete but ton to redial the last number you called (up to 32 digits). If you get a busy s[...]

18 M UTE Use the mute button during a phone conversation to speak privately with another per son in the room with you. 1 . P ress mute to activate mute feature. The display shows MUTE and the handset antenna indicator blinks. The person on the telephone will not hear your pri vate conversation 2. Press mute again to turn it of f. H OLD Use the hold[...]

19 C ALLER ID F EA TURES This unit receives and displays information transmitted by your local phone company . This information can include the phone number , date, and time; or the name, phone number , date, and time. The unit can store up to 40 calls for later review . C ALLER ID WITH C ALL W AITING Pro vided you subscribe to Caller ID with Call [...]

20 R EVIEWING M ESSAGES As calls are received and stored, the display is updated to let you know how many calls have been received. • P ress the CID arrow down but ton to scroll through the call records from the most recent to the oldest. • P ress the CID arrow up but ton to scroll through the call records from the oldest to the newest. D ELETI[...]

21 4. Press mem and EN TER NAME shows on the display . 5. Use the handset number pad to enter the name, then press mem and EN TER TEL NUMBR shows on the display . 6. Press redial/delete to display the redial number and name. 7 . Press mem again to confirm. Note: If the redial number has more than 24 digits, the redial number cannot be stored in mem[...]

22 M EMORY Store up to ten 24-digit numbers in memory for quic k dialing. This memory feature is in addition to the 40 Caller ID records that can be stored in memory . S TORING A N AME AND N UMBER IN M EMOR Y 1 . P ress the mem but ton. 2. Press the desired memory location but ton (0 through 9 keys). If the memory location is occupied, the memory l[...]

23 C HANGING A S TORED N UMBER Use the same procedure to c hange a stored number as you do to store a number—you’ re just replacing the phone number with a different one. D IALING A S TORED N UMBER 1 . Make sure the phone is ON by pressing the T ALK/callbac k but ton. 2. Press the mem but ton. 3. Press the number (0-9) for the desired memory lo[...]

24 1 . Make sure the phone is ON by pressing the T ALK/callbac k but ton. 2. Press the mem but ton and then press 7 . 3. When you hear the access tone, press mem ag ain and then press 8. 4. At the next access tone, press mem and then 9. TIP: W ait for the access tones before pressing the mem button, or your call might not go through. I NSERTING A P[...]

25 T EMPORARY T ONE This feature enables pulse (rotary) service phone users to access touc h- tone services offered by banks, credit card companies, etc. Press the T ONE* but ton to temporarily make the phone touc h-tone compatible. T o get information about your bank account, for example, you would: 1 . Call the bank’ s information line. 2. Pres[...]

26 1 . P ress the c han/ans but ton. The display shows ANSWERER REMO TE ACCESS. 2. Press 2 (play/stop). 3. When you are finished listening to your messages, press c han/ans (c hannel/answer) ag ain. A NTENNA I NDICA TOR The answering mac hine is acti ve when the antenna indicator on the handset is on. S CREENING C ALLS FROM THE H ANDSET Use the han[...]

27 1 . Dial the phone number for the answering mac hine. 2. Enter the security code after you hear the tone. 3. F ollow the voice menu to use the answering mac hine’ s remote functions. The remote feature enables you to perform the following functions: T o Press this But ton Review message 1 Play bac k messages 2 Stop message playbac k 2 Erase me[...]

28 H EADSET AND B EL T C LIP O PERA TION C ONNECTING AN O PTIONAL H EADSET TO THE H ANDSET F or hands free conversation, connect the headset to the HEADSET jac k as shown. The handset receiver and microphone are disabled when the headset is connected. Adjust the headset to rest comfor tably on top of your head and o ver your ear . Move the micropho[...]

29 C HANGING THE B A TTERY Make sure the telephone is OFF before you replace bat tery . 1 . R emove the battery compartment door . 2. Disconnect the cord at tac hed to the battery pac k and remove the bat tery pac k from the handset. 3. Insert the new bat tery pac k and connect the cord into the jac k inside the handset. 4. Put the battery compar t[...]

30 G ENERAL P RODUCT C ARE T o keep your telephone working and looking good, follow these guidelines: • A void putting the phone near heating appliances and devices that generate electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent lamps). • DO NO T expose to direct sunlight or moisture. • A void dropping the unit and other rough treatment. ?[...]

31 DELETED Prompt confirming the Caller ID record is erased. END OF LIST Indicates that there is no additional information in Caller ID memory . NEW Indicates call or calls have not been reviewed. UNKNOWN NAME/ CALLER/NUMBER The incoming call is from an area not serviced by Caller ID or the information w as not sent. P AGING S omeone has pressed th[...]

32 T ROUBLESHOOTING G UIDE C ORDLESS P HONE S OLUTIONS Problem S olution No dial tone • Chec k installation: — Is the base power cord connected to a working outlet? — Is the telephone line cord connected to the base unit and the w all jac k? • Connect another phone to the same jac k; the problem might be your wiring or local service. • Is[...]

33 C ALLER ID S OLUTIONS Problem Solution No Display • Is bat tery fully charged? T ry replacing the battery . • Make sure that the unit is connected to a non-switc hed electrical outlet. Disconnect the unit from the plug and plug it in again. • Did you order Caller ID service from your local telephone company? The display won't work unl[...]

34 C AUSES OF P OOR R ECEPTION • Aluminum siding. • Foil bac king on insulation. • Heating ducts and other metal construction that can shield radio signals. • Y ou’ re too close to appliances suc h as microwaves, stoves, computers, etc. • Atmospheric conditions, suc h as strong storms. • Base is installed in the basement or lower floo[...]

35 I NDEX A Accessing the Answering Mac hine from Another Location 26 Accessory Order Form 37 Advanced Features 24 Answering Mac hine Display Messages 31 Antenna Indicator 26 Answering Mac hine Operation 12 Answering Mac hine Setup 9 Answering Mac hine Solutions 33 B Before Y ou Begin 5 C Caller ID 33 Caller ID Features 1 9 Caller ID with Call W ai[...]

36 P Paging the Handset 1 8 Par ts Chec klist 5 R Receiving a Call 17 Receiving and Storing Calls 1 9 Recording the Outgoing Announcement 1 0 Remote Access 25 Reviewing and Deleting Stored Numbers 24 Reviewing Announcement 1 1 Reviewing Messages 20 Ringer Switc h 18 S Screening Calls from the Base 1 2 Screening Calls from the Handset 26 Service 34 [...]

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