GE 16223870 manual

W e br ing g ood things to lif e. 2.4 GHz Cor dless Dual-Handset Answ er ing Syst em with Call W aiting Caller ID User ’ s Guide 21 025[...]

2 E QUIPMENT A PPROV AL I NFORMA TION Y our telephone equipment is approved for connection to the Public Switched T elephone Network and is in compliance with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations and the T echnical Requirements for T elephone Terminal Equipment published by ACT A. 1 Notification to the Local T elephone Company On the bottom o[...]

3 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS E QUIPMENT A PPRO V AL I NFORMA TION ........ 2 I NTERFERENCE I NFORMA TION ................... 2 FCC RF E XPOSURE R EQUIREMENTS ........ 2 H EARING A ID C OMP A TIBILITY (HAC) ........ 2 I NTRODUCTION ..................................... 5 H ANDSET L A Y OUT ................................. 7 B ASE AND C HARGE C RADLE L A Y[...]

4 I NITIA TING AN I NTERCOM C ALL D URING AN E XTERNAL C ALL .. 28 T EMPORARY T ONE D IALING ............... 29 3-W AY C ONFERENCING .................... 29 M EMORY ........................................... 29 S T ORING A N AME AND N UMBER IN M EMORY ....................................... 30 S T ORING A R EDIAL N UMBER ............. 31 I NSERTIN[...]

5 I NTRODUCTION CAUTION: When using telephone equipment, there are basic safety instructions that should always be followed. Refer to the IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS provided with this product and save them for future reference. Congratulations on purc hasing this GE cordless telephone/answering system with Call W aiting Caller ID. This telepho[...]

6 IMPORT ANT: Because cordless phones operate on electricity , you should have at least one phone in your home that isn’ t cordless, in case the power in your home goes out. IMPORT ANT: 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/[...]

7 H ANDSET L A YOUT 9 wxyz 6 mno 3 def 8 tuv 5 jkl 2 abc 7 pqrs 4 ghi 1 0 oper # pause * tone ringer page flash redial format mute mem exit talk delete int erase conference C ID V o l answerer program callb ack play/stop skip review + - * tone button # pause button Display for mat/conference button talk/callback button redial button page/int button[...]

8 B ASE AND C HARGE C RADLE L A YOUT Back Side of Base page charge/ in use v v r e v i e w / s k i p erase announce memo answer on/off play stop charge/in use indicator page button Display memo button play/stop button announce button erase button answer on/of f button review/skip button Speaker volume up Speaker volume down Day/check button Hour bu[...]

9 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN P ARTS C HECKLIST Make sure your pac k age includes the items shown here. T ELEPHONE J ACK R EQUIREMENTS T o use this phone, you need an RJ1 1C type modular telephone jac k, whic h might look lik e the one pictured here, installed in your home. If you don ’ t have a modular jac k, call your local phone company to find out ho[...]

10 I NST ALLA TION • Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. • Never install telephone jac ks in wet locations unless the jac k is specifically designed for wet locations. • Never touc h non-insulated telephone wires or terminals, unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface. • Use caution when i[...]

11 I NST ALLING THE P HONE 1 . Choose an area near an electrical outlet and telephone wall jac k (RJ1 1C). 2. Plug the AC power conver ter into an electrical outlet and the DC connector into the power jac k on the bac k of the base. CAUTION: Use only the A TLINKS USA, Inc. power supply 5-2596 that came with this unit. Using other power supplies may[...]

12 6. Plug the c harge cradle power conver tor into an electrical outlet, and place the extra handset in the c harge cradle. The c harge indicator turns on to indicate the bat tery is c harging. 7 . Allow the handsets to c harge on a flat surface, suc h as a desk or table top, for 16 hours prior to first use. If you don't properly c harge the [...]

13 L ANGUAGE 1 . Make sure your phone is OFF (not in T ALK mode). 2. P ress the mute/program button until SET LANGUAGE 1ENG 2 FRA 3ESP shows in the display . 3. Use the touc h-tone pad or the cid/vol (  or  ) but ton on your handset to select 1ENG, 2FRA, or 3ESP . English is the default set ting. NOTE: Press the exit/answerer button to keep t[...]

14 NOTE: If you make a mistake, press the flash/delete button to erase the wrong character(s). NOTE: Press exit/answerer button to keep the previous setting and return to the main menu screen. 3. Press mute/program but ton to save the entered name and return to the main menu. The entered name displays for two seconds. A REA C ODE If you enter a 3-d[...]

15 SET RINGER TONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 R INGER T ONE Make sure your handset is at the main menu. Y ou may c hoose from six dif ferent ringer tones. 1 . Make sure your phone is OFF (not in T ALK mode). 2. Press the mute/program but ton until SET RINGER T ONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 shows in the display . Y ou will hear the cur rent ringer tone. 3. Use the touc h-tone p[...]

16 1 . Mak e sure the handset is at the main menu. Make sure your phone is OFF (not in T ALK mode). 2. Press the mute/program but ton until SET T ONE/PULSE 1TONE 2PULSE shows in the display . 3. Use the touc h-tone pad on the handset to select 1T ONE or 2PULSE , or press the cid/vol (  or  ) but ton to scroll to your selection. The default se[...]

17 1 . Press the mute/program but ton and HOLD BASE P AGE W AIT FOR BEEP shows in the display . 2. Press and hold the page but ton on the base until you hear a long beep and the handset displays HANDSET # RE GISTERED . 3. When handset registration is complete, you may name the handset. EN TER NAME shows in the display . Repeat step 1 through step 3[...]

18 3. Repeat steps one through three in the Handset R egistration section. H ANDSET D E - REGISTRA TION Deregistration cancels a handset ’ s registration. If you do not know a handset ’ s name, you should deregister the handset according to the steps below. During the de-registration process, keep the handset near the base. W ARNING: It is not [...]

19 NOTE: Press the exit/answerer once to keep the previous setting and return to the main menu screen. 4. Press the mute/program but ton to confirm the deregistration. HANDSET # DERE GISTERED shows in the display . G LOBAL D EREGISTRA TION If one or more handsets becomes lost, you should de-register all handsets to ensure proper system operation. W[...]

20 3. Use the touc h-tone pad on your handset to enter 1YES or 2NO , or use the cid/vol (  or  ) but ton on your handset to scroll to your selection. 2NO is the default set ting. NOTE: If you choose YES all settings in the programmable menu return to the factory default settings. NOTE: Press the exit/answerer button once to keep the previous [...]

21 3. Use the cid/vol (  or  ) to scroll to your selection. 4. Press the mute/program but ton to save your selection. Y ou will hear a confirmation tone, and the ringer set ting displays for two seconds. NOTE: If you turn the ringer OFF , the ringer off icon shows in the display . NOTE: Press the exit/answerer button once to keep the previous[...]

22 A NSWERING A C ALL 1 . When the phone rings, press the talk/callbac k button on the handset. 2. When finished, press the talk/callbac k button ag ain to hang up. C ALL T IMER After you press talk/callbac k on the handset the built-in call timer shows in the display and counts the length of time of the call in minutes and seconds. A UTO S T ANDBY[...]

23 M UTE T o have a pri vate, of f-line conversation use the mute feature. The par ty on the other end of the line cannot hear you, but you can still hear them. 1 . During a phone conversation or an intercom call, press the mute/ program but ton on the handset. MUTE ON shows in the display . 2. Press the mute/program but ton again to cancel mute an[...]

24 4. The receiving handset is paged, and only the recei ving handset emits a paging tone. The following information shows in the display: SENDING HANDSET RECEIVING HANDSET When the talk/callbac k or page/int on the recei ving handset is pressed, the page is answered. If the page is not answered af ter two minutes, NO ANSWER shows in the display of[...]

25 T RANSFERRING C ALLS This feature lets you transfer calls between handsets in T ALK mode. 1 . Press the page/int button to put the call on hold. 2. Enter the handset number you w ant to transfer the call to, and the receiving handset is paged. During the page, a page tone is emitted on the receiving handset. For example, HANDSET 2 pages Steve ?[...]

26 3. Press the talk/callbac k button on the sending handset to transfer the call. Note: 1) If talk/callbac k but ton on the sending handset is pressed before the page/int or talk/callbac k button is pressed on the receiving handset, the receiving handset emits the ringer tone (not the page tone), and TRANSFER FROM and the sending handset ’ s num[...]

27 3. Enter the handset number you want to intercom with, the receiving party is paged. NOTE: T o cancel the page, press the page/int button again or press the exit/ answerer button. THE SENDING P ARTY THE RECEIVING P ARTY 4. When the receiving party answers the page, the intercom is acti vated. When the intercom is setup the following information [...]

28 EXTENSION ? LINE ON HOLD HANDSET 2 PAGING/LINE ON HOLD HANDSET 1 PAGING FROM HANDSET 2 LINE ON HOLD/INTERCOM HANDSET 1 INTERCOM I NITIA TING AN I NTERCOM C ALL D URING AN E XTERNAL C ALL During an external telephone call, you may page other handsets and have of f-line, pri vate intercom conversations between an external caller and the handsets, [...]

29 NOTE: Press the exit/answerer button on either handset to cancel the intercom call, and the sending party may continue to talk to the external party . Or the calling party may press the talk/callback button to transfer the call to the receiving party who may speak to the external caller independently . T EMPORARY T ONE D IALING This feature is u[...]

30 S TORING A N AME AND N UMBER IN M EMORY 1 . Mak e sure the phone is OFF (not in T ALK mode). 2. Press the mem but ton. 3. Press the desired memory location but ton (0 1 through 50) or , use the cid/vol (  or  ) but ton on handset to select the memory location. If the memory location is occupied, the memory location and stored name and numb[...]

31 NOTE: If you make a mistake, press the flash/delete button to erase the incorrect character(s) or number . 6. Press the mem but ton to confirm your selection. The display shows EN TER TEL NUMBR . 7 . Use the touc h-tone pad on your handset to enter the area code followed by the telephone number (up to 20 digits, including pauses) and press the m[...]

32 R EVIEWING , C HANGING OR D ELETING S TORED N UMBERS T O R EVIEW : 1 . Mak e sure the phone is OFF (not in T ALK mode). 2. Press mem but ton. 3. Press the cid/v ol (  or  ) button on the handset to scroll through the stored numbers. Or use the touc h-tone pad on your handset to enter the memory location number . T O C HANGE : Follow the st[...]

33 5. Press the flash/delete but ton to delete the record. DELETED shows in the display . NOTE: If you don’ t want to change or delete a number , simply press exit/ answerer button or wait for one minute to exit the review mode automatically . D IALING A S TORED N UMBER H ANDSET 1 . Make sure the phone is ON by pressing the talk/callbac k button.[...]

34 1 . Mak e sure the phone is ON. The Number For Memory L ocation Long Distance Access Number 7 Authorization Code 8 Frequently called long distance number 9 2. Press mem but ton and then press 07 . 3. When you hear the access tone, press mem button and then press 08. 4. At the next access tone, press mem button then press 09. C ALLER ID (CID) Cal[...]

35 If you are not at home or cannot answer , your telephone ’ s Caller ID memory automatically stores the call number , date, time, phone number , and name for the 40 most recent calls received so you can see who called while you were unavailable. Caller ID records are stored sequentially , in the order they are received. When the 41st call is re[...]

36 • NEW and REPT appear s at the top right corner of the display for all calls received more than once whic h have not been reviewed. T RANSFERRING CID R ECORDS TO M EMORY Y ou may transfer a Caller ID record to your phone ’ s memory . NOTE: It is important that you format CID records correctly before storing in memory . It is not possible to [...]

37 D IALING A CID N UMBER While reviewing Caller ID records, you may dial the phone number showing in the display . 1 . Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode). 2. Press cid/v ol (  or  ) button on the until the desired CID record is displayed. Depending on (a) how the incoming phone number w as formatted when it w as recei ved, and (b)[...]

38 4. Press the talk/callbac k button on the handset. The number dials automatically . NOTE: If the number is corrupted, such as a number in a name or an alphabetical character in a number , an error tone sounds from the handset and the number cannot be dialed. D ELETING THE CID R ECORD S HOWING IN THE D ISPLA Y 1 . Mak e sure the phone is OFF (not[...]

39 D ELETING A LL CID R ECORDS 1 . Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode). 2. Use the cid/vol (  or  ) but ton on the handset to display any Caller ID record. 3. Press and hold the flash/delete but ton until the display shows DELETE ALL? 4. Press the flash/delete but ton to erase all CID records from memory . The display shows NO CALLS[...]

40 A NSWERING S YSTEM S ET U P This section shows you how to set up your answering system to receive incoming calls and record messages. T URNING THE A NSWERING S YSTEM O FF AND O N 1 . If the answering system is ON, press the answer on/off but ton on the base to turn it off . The system announces “ ANSWER OFF . ” The answering system ’ s def[...]

41 S PEAKER V OLUME Press the v olume (  or  ) buttons on the side of the base to adjust the speaker volume to a comfortable level. P ress the (  ) to increase the volume and the (  ) to de-crease the v olume. V olume level displays when you press the volume but ton. L8 is the maximum and L1 is the minimum. When you reac h the max or mi[...]

42 R EVIEWING THE A NNOUNCEMENT Press and release announce but ton to review your outgoing announcement. Press the play/stop but ton to stop. M EMO Use the Memo feature to leave a message for yourself and/or family members. 1 . Press and hold the memo but ton. 2. Begin speaking af ter you hear the beep. 3. Release the memo but ton when you are fini[...]

43 T o erase all pr eviously review ed messages: When the base is in standby mode, press and hold the erase but ton for three seconds to erase all previously played messages. Y ou will hear a confirmation tone, and the message indicator flashes the number or messages not yet reviewed. S CREENING C ALLS AT THE B ASE Y ou may screen incoming calls by[...]

44 S ETTING THE S ECURITY C ODE FOR R EMOTE A CCESS The product provides you with the ability to access the answering system from a tone dialing telephone in another location. The security code is required for remote access, and it prevents unauthoriz ed access to your answering system. The default security code is 1 2 3 , and you may only c hange [...]

45 A CCESSING THE A NSWERING S YSTEM WITH THE C ORDLESS H ANDSET M ESSAGE P LA YBACK 1 . Make sure your handset is in standby mode. 2. Press the exit/answerer but ton to access the answering system. The display shows ANSWERER REMO TE ACCESS . 3. Press the play/stop but ton to play messages, or press exit/answerer button to return to standby mode. W[...]

46 M EMORY F ULL When you access your answering system remotely , and the answering system ’ s memory is full, the system answer s after 1 0 rings, beeps, and waits for you to enter the 3-digit security code. Y ou have 1 0 seconds to enter the security code before the phone disconnects. Y ou should erase some of the old messages so the system can[...]

47 R EPLACING THE B A TTERY CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of fire or personal injury , use only the battery 5-2548, which is compatible with this unit. 1 . Make sure the telephone is OFF (not in T ALK mode) before you the replace bat tery . 2. Remo ve the battery compar tment door . 3. Disconnect the cord attac hed to the bat tery pac k from the jac[...]

48 H EADSET AND B EL T C LIP I NST ALLATION C ONNECTING AN O PTIONAL H EADSET TO THE H ANDSET For hands free con ver sation. 1 . Insert the headset plug into the headset jac k. 2. Adjust the headset to rest comfortably on the ear . 3. Move the microphone to appro ximately 2 to 3 inc hes from your mouth. • Press the talk/callbac k but ton to answe[...]

49 D ISPLA Y M ESSAGES The following indicators show the status of a message or of the unit. This means the ringer is OFF , and the handset will not ring when you receive an incoming call. ENTER NAME Prompt telling you to enter the name in one of the 50 memory locations. (NO TE: The memory records in the base and the cordless handsets do not overla[...]

50 CONFERENCE Indicates you are conferencing with another handset to an external par ty . ANSWERER Indicates you are now accessing the base answering REMO TE A CCESS system remotely . MUTE ON Indicates you are pressing the mute/program but ton to prevent the caller on the line from hearing an outside conversation. HANDSET NEEDS Indicates the handse[...]

51 A NSWERING S YSTEM D ISPLA Y M ESSAGES 0-59 T otal number of messages. CL (blinking) The voice time/day stamp needs set. -- Answerer off . An (blinking) Currently answering a call. F (blinking) Memory is full. LA (Line Access) External line remote answerer . (blinking) Recording Announcement or memo. H ANDSET S OUND S IGNALS Signal Meaning A lon[...]

52 • Make sure the battery pac k is installed correctly . • Did the handset beep when you pressed the talk/callbac k button? Did the c harge indicator on the base turn on? The bat tery may need to be c harged. • Place handset in cradle for at least 20 seconds to reset. Dial tone is OK but can ’ t dial out • Make sure the T ONE/PULSE setti[...]

53 Charge indicator on the base flashes • Pro vided your phone company of fer s voice message service and you subscribe to it, the c harge indicator on the base flashes when the phone is not in use to indicate there is a message w aiting. It stops flashing af ter the message has been reviewed. Memory Dialing doesn't work • Did you program [...]

54 B A TTERY S OLUTIONS If you experience any of the following problems, even af ter fully rec harging the bat tery , you may need to replace the battery pac k: • Shor t talk time • P oor sound quality • Limited range • Charge indicator fails to light when the handset is placed in the base or c harge cradle. G ENERAL P RODUCT C ARE T o k ee[...]

55 • Atmospheric conditions, suc h as strong storms. • Base is installed in the basement or lower floor of the house. • Base is plugged into AC outlet with other electronic devices. • Baby monitor is using the same frequency . • Handset battery is low . • Y ou ’ re out of range of the base. S ERVICE If trouble is experienced with this[...]

56 I NDEX Symbols 3-W ay Conferencing 29 A Accessing the Answering System From Another Location 45 Accessing the Answering System with the Cordless Handset 45 Accessory Order Form 59 Answering A Call 22 Answering System Display Messages 51 Answering System S et Up 40 Answering System V olume Control 21 Area Code 1 4 Auto Standby 22 B Base and Charg[...]

57 L Language 13 Last Number Redial 22 Limited W arranty 58 M Making A Call 21 Making an Intercom Call 26 Memo 42 Memory 29 Memory Full 46 Message Playbac k 42, 45 Messages Indicator 40 Mute 23 O Operation 20 Outgoing Announcement 41 P P aging 23 P arts Chec klist 9 Programmable F unctions 12 R Receiving an Incoming Call During an Intercom Call 27 [...]

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Model 21 025 1 6223870 ( R e v . 1 E/S) 04-04 Printed in China A TLINKS USA, Inc. 1 01 W est 103rd Street Indianapolis, IN 46290 © 20 04 A TLINKS USA, Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)[...]