RCA 25423 manual

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    4-Line Inter com Speakerphone User’ s Guide Please read this manual before operating product for the first time. Model 25423/24 Quick Guide on Pgs . 7-14[...]

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    2 Equipment Approval Information 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 Technical Requir ements for Telephone T erminal Equipment published by ACTA. 1 Notification to the Local Telephone Company On the bottom of this[...]

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    3 Important Information 2 Rights of the Telephone Company Should your equipment cause trouble on your line which may harm the telephone network, the telephone company shall, where pr acticable, notify you that temporary discontinuance of service may be requir ed. Where prior notice is not pr acticable and the circumstances warr ant such action, the[...]

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    4 Important Information Interference Information This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference r eceived, including interference that may cause undesir ed operation. This equipment has bee[...]

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    5 Table of Contents E quipmEnt A pprovAl i nformAtion ..................... 2 l icEnsing ........................................................ 3 H EAring A id c ompAtibility ............................... 3 i ntErfErEncE i nformAtion ................................. 4 fcc rf r AdiAtion E xposurE s tA tEmEnt ............ 4 i ntroduction .......[...]

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    6 Table of Contents R EVIEWING P HONE B OOK (D IRECTORY ) M EMORY ......................................................... 32 R EVIEWING THE I NTERCOM /M EMORY L OG ( MEMORY LOCATION ).........................................32 E DITING A N AME OR N UMBER S TORED IN P HONE B OOK (D IRECTORY ) M EMORY ........................... 33 E DITING A N AME[...]

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    7 Important Information Introduction CAUTION: When using telephone equipment, there ar e basic safety instructions that should always be followed. Refer to the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS pr ovided with this product and save them for futur e refer ence. Y our Four-Line Speakerphone is a full-featured phone ideally suited for home-office use. It [...]

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    8 Parts Checklist Make sure your package includes the following items: Telephone Jack Requir ements To use this phone, you will need an RJ1 1C (for a single line) or a RJ14C (for two lines) type modular phone jack, which might look like the one pictured her e, installed in your home or office. If you don’t have either modular jack, call your loc[...]

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    9 Connections & Setup New Message (indicator) only applicable for Model 25424 Exit (button) Delete (button) Privacy (button) Page (button) Tr ansfer (button) Redial/Format (button) Volume pq (buttons) Flash (button) * (button) Headset (button) Sel/Save (button) Memory 1-16 (buttons) DIRECTORY (button) Store (button) Dial (button) Intercom (butt[...]

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    1 0 Connections & Setup Important Installation Information • Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. • Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. • Never touch non-insulated telephone wires or terminals, unless the telephone line is disconnected from the net[...]

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    1 1 Connections & Setup Installing the Phone The phone may be connected to two 2-line (RJ14C) wall jacks or four single line (RJ1 1C) wall jacks to accomodate all four lines. IMPORTANT : Install batteries and connect the AC power supply to the base unit as outlined in steps 1 through 3 below prior to connecting the telephone line cor ds to insu[...]

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    12 4. Connect the telephone line cords: If you have two dual line wall jacks installed in your home or office, plug one end of the straight telephone line cor d tagged as “LINE 1+2” into the jack marked LINE 1 + 2 and one end of the other straight line cor d into the other jack on the back of the base. Plug the other end of each line cord into[...]

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    13 Connections & Setup VERY IMPORTANT : In order to achieve full system oper ation (i.e. intercom, page, etc.), Line 1 must be connected and must be common to all phones connected to the system. Only other 254 13/14/15 models are compatible for full system oper ation. For proper oper ation of intercom, page function, etc., DO NO T connect a DSL[...]

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    14 Other System Phones 1. Press Line 1. 2. Look at all the other stations. If they all indicate line 1 is being used, the connection is correct. OR 1. Press the Inter com button. The display shows INTERCOM and ENTER CALLING PHONE ID . 2. Enter a phone ID by pressing an Inter com/Memo Log button (1-16). The display shows the phone ID you entered. If[...]

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    15 Progr amming the Telephone Speakerphone, Handset, and Headset Volume While the phone is in use, during the desired mode, pr ess the Vol (+ or -) buttons until you reach a comfortable listening level. The phone stor es the setting after the last button press. Ringer Tone The ringers for all four lines may be set independent of one another . 1. Pr[...]

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    16 Delay Ring Use this setting to delay the Central Office ring. 1. Press the Menu button while in standby mode. 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET PHONE OPTIONS . 3. Press the Sel/Save button. 4. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scroll up or down to SET DELA Y RING . 5. Press the Sel/Save button. 6. Use the Vol (+ or -) b[...]

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    17 Progr amming the Telephone Phone Name 1. Press the Menu button while in standby mode. 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET PHONE OPTIONS . 3. Press the Sel/Save button. 4. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET PHONE NAME . 5. Press the Sel/Save button. 6. Use the touch-tone pad to enter the phonebook n[...]

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    18 Flash Time 1. Press the Menu button while in standby mode. 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET PHONE OPTIONS . 3. Press the Sel/Save button. 4. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET FLASH TIME . 5. Press the Sel/Save button. 6. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scroll up or down thr ough the flash time[...]

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    19 Progr amming the Telephone 7. Press the Sel/Save button to save. NOTE: Not applicable to Model 25423. Display Contrast Adjust the display contrast to one of four contr ast levels. 1. Press the Menu button while in standby mode. 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET LCD CONTRAST . 3. Press the Sel/Save button. The MIN and M[...]

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    20 1. Press the Menu button while in standby mode. 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET AREA CODE . 3. Press the Sel/Save button. 4. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to REGIONAL AREA CODES . 5. Press the Sel/Save button. All six r egional area code fields and Enter Number show in the display . 6. Use the t[...]

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    2 1 Basic Operation Hour Format Y ou may set this phone to a 12 or 24-hour format. The default is 12-hour format. 1. Press the Menu button while in standby mode. 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET TIME & DATE . 3. Press the Sel/Save button. 4. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to SET HOUR FORMAT . 5. P[...]

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    22 Making Calls with the Speakerphone 1. Press the Speaker button and the phone automatically selects the priority line. If the priority line is occupied, it selects an open line. OR Press a Line button to select a line. 2. Wait for a dial tone then dial a phone number . 3. Press Speaker button when finished. NOTE: Only one-way conver sation is po[...]

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    23 Answering Calls If you receive a call on the priority line, 1. Pick up the handset (handset mode), OR 2. Press the Speaker button (speakerphone mode), OR 3. Press the Headset button (headset mode). 4. When finished, hang up the handset, or press the Speaker button or pr ess the Headset button. If you receive a call on a line other than the prio[...]

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    24 Do Not Disturb This feature is set at individual telephones to disable (silence) an incoming ring signal, intercom ring, or page. When ther e is an incoming call or an intercom call, the status indicators function as normal but the phone will not ring. 1. When the unit is idle, press the Privacy button. The Privacy indicator flashes and the las[...]

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    25 Redial 1. Pick up the handset (handset mode), or press the Speaker button (speakerphone mode), or press the Headset button (headset mode) and the priority line is automatically selected, OR Press a line button to select other line. 2. Press the Redial/Format button NOTE: The r edial function will not operate if the number to be r edialed contain[...]

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    26 Receiving a Tr ansferr ed Call from Another Station If a call is transferr ed to your station, the line indicator flashes red. T o answer the call, press that line button. If you are on the line when a call is tr ansferred to you, you will hear beeps to alert you of the incoming call. Put your current call on hold by pr essing Hold, and then pi[...]

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    27 3. Press another line button and dial the telephone number of the party you want to conference with. 4. Press the Confer ence button. 5. Speak to both parties. NOTE: If you have mor e than one line on hold, and you want to have a conference call, you must first select the line on which you want to confer ence. To disconnect one party: Press the[...]

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    28 Answering an Intercom Call When you receive an Inter com call, the Intercom indicator flashes r ed, and the display shows the caller’s name and phone ID. NOTE: If you want to answer with the speakerphone, pr ess the Intercom or Speaker button. If you want to answer by headset, press the Headset button (the headset must be connected). To answe[...]

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    29 Paging All Stations 1. Lift the handset. 2. Press the P age button and listen for the beep. The other stations not in use automatically activate their speakerphones and receive your page. 3. Speak into the handset. Y ou have 30 seconds to page in this mode. After 30 seconds, the page is cancelled. 4. When finished, hang up the handset. NOTE: Y [...]

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    30 Reviewing CID Records • Press the CID button , and then use the V ol (+ or -) buttons to scroll thr ough the call recor ds. • When you scroll to the start/end of the list, ST ART/END appears in the display . Saving a CID Record to the Inter com/Memory Log or to Phone Book Memory 1. While a name and telephone number shows in the display , if [...]

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    3 1 7-digits: 7-digit telephone number (i.e.555-5555) 1 0-digits: 3-digit area code +7-digit telephone number (i.e.425-555-5555) 1 1-digits: long distance code 1 +3-digit area code +7-digit telephone number (i.e. 1-425-555-5555) 4. To dial the displayed number , select a line or press Dial again. If Y ou Did Not Pr ogram Y our Local Area Code 1. Pr[...]

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    32 4. Use the touch-tone pad to enter a name (up to 21 char acters). Mor e than one letter is stored in each of the number keys. For example, to enter Bill Smith, pr ess the 2 key twice for the letter B. Pr ess the 4 key 3 times for the letter I. Press the 5 key 3 times for the letter L. Press the 5 key 3 times for the second letter L, and pr ess t[...]

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    33 Editing a Name or Number Stored in Phone Book (Dir ectory) Memory 1. Press the DIR button. 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scr oll up or down to the desired memory r ecord. 3. Press the Sel/Save button and edit the content accor ding to the steps in the Storing a Name and Number in Memory section. Editing a Name or Number Stored in the Inter [...]

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    34 2. Use the Vol (+ or -) buttons to scroll up or down thr ough the phone book memories, or use the touch tone pad to enter the corresponding letter s for the memory you want to review . For example, press the 5 key to display phone book memories that start with the letter J. Press the 5 key twice to go to memories starting with the letter K. 3. P[...]

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    35 Chain Dialing This process allows you to dial a succession of stor ed numbers fr om separate memory locations. This is useful when you must dial several sequences of number s, such as with frequent calls via a telephone company long distance pr ovider . For example Memory location Local access number of long distance company 6 Authorization code[...]

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    36 Operation without P ower If the power cord is not plugged into the unit and no battery is installed, the unit enter s into No P ower Operation mode. in this mode, the user may: 1) use the handset to manually make a call on line 1 only , 2) answer a call on line 1 with the handset. Cordless Phone Option It is possible to enhance your phone to a c[...]

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    37 Memory dialing doesn’t work • Did you progr am the memory location keys correctly? • Did you follow proper dialing sequence? Battery icon is blank or shows only one bar • The 4 “ AAA” batteries need replacing or ar e improperly installed or not installed at all. Intercom does not function corr ectly • Make sure line 1 is connected [...]

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    38 Warr anty Assistance If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for warr anty information, please contact customer service at 1-800-448-0329. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may requir e that you disconnect the equipment until the problem is r esolved. Any unauthorized repair s, changes or mod[...]

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    39 Accessory Information Accessory Information AC po wer adaptor 5-2777 To place or der , have your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover Card r eady and call toll-fr ee 1-800-338-0376. A shipping and handling fee will be charged upon or dering. We ar e requir ed by law to collect appropriate sales tax for each individual state, country , and locality to w[...]

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    40 Warr anty Limited Warr anty What your warranty cover s: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • Two year s, from date of pur chase. (The warranty period for r ental units begins with the first r ental or 45 days from date of shipment to the r ental firm, whichever comes first.) What we will do: • Provi[...]

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    4 1 Product Registr ation: • Please complete and mail the Product Registr ation Card packed with your unit. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary . The return of the card is not requir ed for warranty cover age. Limitation of Warr anty: • THE WARRANTY STA TED ABOVE IS THE ONL Y WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT . A[...]

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    42 F FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement 4 Flash 24 Flash Time 18 G General Pr oduct Care 37 H Hearing Aid Compatibility 3 Hold 24 Hour Format 2 1 I If Y ou Did Not Progr am Y our Local Ar ea Code 31 If Y ou Progr ammed Y our Local Ar ea Code 30 Important Installation Guidelines 1 0 Important Installation Information 1 0 Installing the Phone 1 1 In[...]

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    43 M Making Calls with the Handset 2 1 Making Calls with the Optional Headset 22 Making Calls with the Speakerphone 22 Manually Setting the Time and Date 20 Memory Delete/Clear 34 Memory Log and Phone Book (Directory) Memory 31 Message Waiting 26 Mute 23 N No Unknown/Blocked 18 O One-Touch Inter com 27 Operation By Battery 35 Operation without P ow[...]

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    Vis it the RCA web site at www .rca.com Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your product. Thomson Inc. 1 0 1 West 1 03rd Street Indianapolis, IN 46290-1 1 02 © 200 7 Thomson Inc. Tr ademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) Registr ada(s) Model 25423/2[...]