GE 8005 User Manual

5.8ghz color handset speakerphone/answering system
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Model 28041
5.8GHz Color Handset
Speakerphone/Answering
System User's Guide

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  • Page 1 Model 28041 5.8GHz Color Handset Speakerphone/Answering System User’s Guide...
  • Page 2: Equipment Approval Information

    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.
  • Page 3: Id Ompatibility

    Interference Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and () This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents quipmEnt pprovAl nformAtion ...3 ntErfErEncE nformAtion (HAc) ...3 EAring ompAtibility ...3 icEnsing fcc rf r AdiAtion xposurE ...4 AblE of ontEnts ...6 ntroduction ...6 EforE Egin ...6 arts heCklist elePhone equirements ...7 nstAllAtion ...7 igital eCurity ystem mPortant nstallation uiDelines...
  • Page 5: Efore

    ...34 ntErcom pErAtion anDset to anDset nterCom eCeiVing an nterCom DVanCeD nterCom eatures eCeiVing an nComing sing With xternal elePhone ... 35 alling hree onferenCing ... 36 ransfer ransferring alls to id (cid) ...37 AllEr iD ...37 aiting aller CiD e ...38 rror oDes...
  • Page 6: Ontents

    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. IMPORTANT: 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.
  • Page 7: Elephone

    TVs, microwave ovens, and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such interference, the base of the cordless telephone should not be placed near or on top of a TV, microwave ovens, or VCR. If such interference continues, move the cordless telephone farther away from these appliances.
  • Page 8: Important Installation Guidelines

    Important Installation Guidelines • Avoid sources of noise and heat, such as motors, fluorescent lighting, microwave ovens, heating appliances and direct sunlight. • Avoid areas of excessive dust, moisture and low temperature. • Avoid other cordless telephones or personal computers. •...
  • Page 9: Nstallation

    Handset Layout TALK/CALL BACK (button) MENU (button) CALLER ID-VOLUME (button) SPEAKER (button) REDIAL (button) rev (review button) * EXIT (button) erase (button) INTERCOM (button) MICROPHONE VISUAL RING INDICATOR LIGHT EARPIECE display SELECT/MUTE (button) CALLER ID-VOLUME (button) PHONEBOOK (button) skip (button) play (button) # PAUSE/ RINGER (button)
  • Page 10: Ayout Ase Ayout

    Base Layout HOUR DAY/CHECK (button) (minute button) (button) SPEAKER Message REVIEW (volume buttons) indicator (button) SKIP (button) ANNOUNCE 1 (button) ANNOUNCE 2 (button) PLAY/STOP 1 (button/indicator) PLAY/STOP 2 (button/indicator) PLAY/STOP 3 (button/indicator) DELETE (button) DO NOT DISTURB (button) PAGE MEMO CHARGE/IN USE Microphone (button)
  • Page 11: Andset

    Installing the Phone Installing the Handset Battery NOTE: You must connect the handset battery before using the cordless handsets. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or personal injury, use only the Thomson Inc. approved model 5-2660 Nickel-metal Hydride battery (Ni-MH), which is compatible with this unit. 1.
  • Page 12: Ase Tation

    Base Station 1. Choose an area near an electrical outlet and a telephone wall jack (RJ11C), and place your cordless telephone on a level surface, such as a desktop or tabletop, or you may mount it on the wall. . Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack on the bottom of the base and the other end into a modular jack.
  • Page 13: A Nswering

    Answering System Setup This section shows you how to set up your answering system to receive incoming calls. Before you begin the set up process, you must turn on the answering system. • Press the ANS ON/OFF button to turn the answering system on and off. The MESSAGES indicator lights when the answering system is on.
  • Page 14: Etting The Oice Rompt Anguage Oice Ime Ay Tamp Eal Ime Peaker Olume

    NOTE: You must set the day manually. You may choose to set the time manually as well, although the 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.
  • Page 15: Ecording The Utgoing Eviewing Hoosing The Udible Uick Etup Uide

    ) Sample Multi-Mailbox Outgoing Announcement Hi, this is (use your name here), We can’t answer the phone right now, so please press 1 to direct your message to (name 1), press 2 to direct your message to (name 2), press 3 to direct your message to (name 3).
  • Page 16: Hone Etting

    CALL RECORDS SOUND SETTING PHONE SETTING DISPLAY SETTING Choose a preset and downloaded images to be Phone Setting There are seven programmable menus available: Language, Area Code, Intercom Auto Answer, Handset Name, Registration, Deregistration and Default Setting. 1. Make sure your phone is OFF (not in talk mode). LANGUAGE AREA CODE .
  • Page 17: Rea C Ode

    Area Code If you enter your local 3-digit area code in the area code menu, your local area code does not display on the Caller ID (CID) list. Instead, you only see the local 7-digit number. Calls received from outside your local area code will display the full 10-digits. From the PHONE SETTING menu;...
  • Page 18: Handset Name

    Handset Name This menu allows you to enter a name for the handset, which displays on the idle screen. From the PHONE SETTING menu; 1. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to HANDSET NAME. . Press the SELECT button to enter the menu. DANIEL 3.
  • Page 19: Lobal Egistration

    4. Select NO, if you do not want to deregister. 5. If you select YES, press the SELECT button to confirm. CONFIRM? DEREGISTRATION DEREGISTRATION 6. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to NO or YES. 7. If you select YES, press the SELECT button to confirm. NOTE: When you complete the deregistration process, HANDSET NEEDS REGISTRATION shows on the display.
  • Page 20: Default Setting

    Default Setting This option allows you to return the handset to factory preset settings. From the PHONE SETTING menu; 1. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to DEFAULT SETTING. . Press the SELECT button to enter the menu. 3.
  • Page 21: Color Scheme

    Color Scheme This feature allows you change the background color and the color of the highlighter. From the DISPLAY SETTING menu; 1. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to COLOR SCHEME. BLUE GREEN . Press the SELECT button to enter the menu. YELLOW 3.
  • Page 22: Ey T One

    Ringer Volume From the SOUND SETTING menu; 1. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to RINGER VOLUME. HIGH . Press the SELECT button to enter the menu. 3. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to the desired ringer RINGER VOLUME 4.
  • Page 23: Peration

    Answering System Operation This section discusses the buttons and features on the answering system. Message Counter The message counter gives you a numeric display of how many messages you have and some other information of the answering system. See below for the details. a) A number displayed without flashing -- No new messages.
  • Page 24: Memory

    Mailbox Indicator There are indicator lights under each mailbox buttons (1 4 you of whether the messages for each individual mailbox are new or old. Mailbox button/indicator is on -- there are stored messages. Mailbox button/indicator is off -- no messages in that mailbox. Mailbox button/indicator is flashing –...
  • Page 25: Messages Playback

    Messages Playback The message counter and the base mailbox button/indicators (1 4 you know when you have message(s) or new message(s). To play the messages, press the corresponding mailbox button (1 4 While a message is playing, you may do the following: •...
  • Page 26: Eaving A Emo

    . Press the 6 or 5 button to select ANSWERER and press SELECT button to enter the menu. 3. Press the 6 or 5 button again to select REMOTE ACCESS and press SELECT button to confirm. 4. Press the key  (play/stop) followed by the mailbox number on the handset (e.g. Press key  and then key 3 to play messages in mailbox 3.) 5.
  • Page 27: Ecurity

    3. Press the SELECT button again, ANSWERER REMOTE ACCESS shows on the display. 4. Press  (play/stop) followed by the mailbox number to play the message in that mailbox. For example, press  and 3 to play the message in mailbox 3. 5.
  • Page 28: New Message Alert

    New Message Alert This feature sets your answering system to sound an alert tone from the base every 10 seconds when there are new messages. 1. Press the MENU button and use 6 or 5 button to scroll to ANSWERER. .
  • Page 29: Alls Frofrom The From Efromory F Ull

    Select mailbox Stop message playback Erase message Skip message Turn off/on answerer Review voice menu options Memory Full When answering system memory is full, the system answers after 10 rings, beeps and waits for you to enter the 3-digit security code. If you don’t enter the security code within 8 seconds, the phone hangs up.
  • Page 30: Olume

    Making a Call 1. Pick up the handset, and press the TALK/CALL BACK or SPEAKER button. Wait for a dial tone, then dial the desired number. -OR- Dial the number and then press the TALK/CALL BACK or SPEAKER button. . When finished, press the TALK/CALL BACK or SPEAKER button or place the handset in the base cradle to hang up.
  • Page 31: Last Number Redial

    • To connect to the waiting call, press the FLASH/DELETE button on the handset, and your original call is put on hold. • To switch between the two calls, press the FLASH/DELETE button. TIP: Don’t use the TALK/CALL BACK or SPEAKER button on the handset to activate custom calling service such as call waiting, or you’ll hang up the phone.
  • Page 32: Andset Aging

    3. All registered handsets beep for two minutes and PAGING FROM BASE shows on each handset’s display. 4. To cancel the page, press the PAGE button on the base, or press the TALK/CALL BACK button or the *EXIT button on each handset. Handset to Handset Paging IMPORTANT NOTE: The following procedures can ONLY be done with Model 28011 and 28041 handsets.
  • Page 33: (Dnd)

    1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode). HIGH . Press the #PAUSE/RINGER button to enter the RINGER 3. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to the desired ringer RINGER VOLUME 4. Press the SELECT or #PAUSE/RINGER button again to save Do Not Disturb (DND) This feature allows you to turn off all the handset ringer(s) at once,by pressing one button at the base unit, even though the ringer volume of handset(s) has been set to...
  • Page 34: Intercom Operation

    If handset 1 is the room monitoring initiator, the following displays will be shown during the room monitor: ROOM MONITOR HANDSET 1 HANDSET 2 Originating Handset NOTE: 1) If handsets have been named, then the name will be displayed on the LCD instead of handset numbers.
  • Page 35: Ntercom Dvanced Ntercom Eceiving An Ncoming All

    5. Press the SELECT button. 6. The receiving handset is paged and emits a tone. 7. To cancel the page, press the *EXIT, INT or TALK/CALL BACK button on the originating handset. 8. Wait for the person at the receiving handset to press the INT button. NOTE: If the receiving handset does not answer within two minutes, the intercom call is automatically canceled and the originating handset displays NO ANSWER.
  • Page 36: Way C

    4. The receiving handset is paged and emits a tone. 5. Press the INT button on the receiving handset to answer the intercom call. Both intercom users may speak privately. The external caller will not hear the intercom conversation. 6. When finished, press the *EXIT or INT button on either handset to end the intercom call.
  • Page 37: Ransferring Id (Cid)

    Provided you subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID service from your phone company; if you receive an incoming call and you are using the GE multi handset system, a beep indicates the presence of a Call Waiting call on the line. The Call Waiting Caller ID information will be displayed and stored in the history of all handsets in the system.
  • Page 38: Odes Eceiving Cid R Ecords

    CID Error Codes Various Caller ID error messages may appear on the display. Refer to the Display Messages section of this User ’s Guide for more information. Receiving CID Records When you receive a call, the Caller ID information is transmitted between the first and second ring.
  • Page 39: Storing Cid Records Into Phone Book

    If the number does not dial as shown, follow below steps to format it: 1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode). STORE FORMAT . Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to the desired CID record. DELETE DELETE ALL 3.
  • Page 40: Deleting A Cid Record

    6. Press the SELECT button to store the name and the display 7. Press the SELECT button to store numer and the display 8. Follow steps 10-13 in "Adding Phone Book Entries" to save NOTE: If the selected CID record contains any information that is non-numeric, the unit will not allow this record to transfer to the phone book.
  • Page 41: Hone Ook

    Phone Book IMPORTANT NOTE: The following procedures can ONLY be done with Model 28011 and 28041 handsets. The cordless handset(s) have their own separate memory storage areas which are not accessible to each other. You may store up to fifty 15-character names (including spaces) and 0-digit telephone numbers in the handset memory.
  • Page 42: Toring The Ast Umber Ialed

    1 2 3 4 5 ENTER NUMBER REC RING TONE RING MELODY 1 RING MELODY 2 10. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to your desired ringer RING MELODY 3 RING MELODY 4 SET RINGER TONE 11. Press the SELECT button to save your selection. The NOTE: When a picture is assigned to a phone book entry a “*”...
  • Page 43: Nserting A Ause In The Ialing Eviewing Hone Ook Ecords

    5. Press SELECT button again to confirm and the display shows ENTER NAME. 6. Repeat Steps 6 through 13 in the section Adding Phone Book Entries, except instead of entering the number as indicated in Step 8, the dialed number shows on the display.
  • Page 44: Diting A Hone Ook Ecord

    Editing a Phone Book Record 1. When reviewing the phone book records list, use the the 6 or 5 button or the number keys to scroll to the desired record. . Press the SELECT button to view the details of the record. 3.
  • Page 45: Ialing From

    . Follow the instructions of the program to complete the automatic installation. 3. When the installation process is completed, you will find an GE 8041 Image Manager CD icon on your PC desktop. Click on this icon to run the GE 8041 Image Manager Software.
  • Page 46: Ne Ime Oftware Nstallation Mage Diting

    Image Editing Once you have installed the software, follow these steps to view and convert your selected images. 1. Click on the OPEN icon. . Browse to the folder which contains your desired image, and open the file. 3. You will see your image displayed in the middle of the screen and a Selection Windows on it.
  • Page 47: Recording Ringer Tones

    NOTE: Do not leave the USB cable connected to the handset for an extended period of time as it will drain the battery cells. NOTE: The preset images in the WALLPAPER sub-menu of the DISPLAY SETTING menu cannot be deleted. However, any downloaded images can be deleted and replaced by new ones.
  • Page 48: R Ecord With I

    NOTE: If the memory is full, the handset will prompt FULL when the SELECT button is pressed in Step 6. Record with Included Audio Cable or an Optional Headset Audio Cable: Before recording the ringer tone, make sure that the provided audio cable is correctly installed into your computer or CD player or TAPE player by inserting the 3.5mm plug (the larger end of the connector) into the headphone jack of your PC or audio source, and insert the .5mm plug (the smaller end of the connector) into the...
  • Page 49: Andset Icrophone

    To re-record the ringer tone: 1. Use the 6 or 5 button to scroll to RE-RECORD. . Press the SELECT button to confirm, and the display will 3. Follow the recording steps to record the ringer tone. Record with the Handset Microphone From the REC RING TONE menu;...
  • Page 50: C Onnecting An Ialing

    Belt Clip and Optional Headset Connecting the Belt Clip 1. To attach the belt clip, insert the sides of the belt clip into the slots on each side of the handset. . Snap the ends of the belt clip into place. Connecting an Optional Headset to the Handset Each handset can be used with an optional headset for hands free operation.
  • Page 51: Attery Attery Afety Isplay Essages

    NOTE: The RBRC seal on the battery used in your Thomson Inc. product indicates that we are participating in a program to collect and recycle the rechargeable battery (or batteries). For more information go to the RBRC web site at www.rbrc.org or call 1-800-8-BATTERY or contact a local recycling center.
  • Page 52 ENTER NUMBER Prompt telling you to enter a telephone number in one of the 50 memory locations. HANDSET NAME Prompt telling you to enter the user name for the registered handset. HANDSET NEEDS Indicates you must register a non-registered handset prior to REGISTRATION use.
  • Page 53: Isplay M Essages

    Answering System Display Messages The following messages show the status of the answering system or help you set up and use the system. 0-59 CL (blinking) An (blinking) F (blinking) Six bars (blinking) A1 or A2 (blinking) LA (Line Access) Handset Sound Signals Signal A long warbling tone (with ringer on)
  • Page 54 • Ensure the battery is properly charged (16 hours). • Ensure the battery pack is installed correctly. • The handset should beep when you press the TALK/CALL BACK button and the charge indicator on the base should be lit when the handset rests in the cradle. If not, the battery may need to be charged.
  • Page 55: Caller Id Solutions

    Unit locks up and there is no communication between the base and cordless handset • Unplug the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet and the back of the base. Remove the handset battery. Wait for 30 seconds and plug the power adaptor back into the base and wall outlet.
  • Page 56: Causes Of Poor Reception

    Battery Solutions If you experience any of the following problems, even after fully recharging the battery, you may need to replace the battery pack: • Short talk time • Poor sound quality • CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the base fails to illuminate. •...
  • Page 57: Auses Of Eneral

    Service If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for repair or warranty information, please contact customer service at 1-800-448-0329. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may request that you disconnect the equipment until the problem is resolved. This product may be serviced only by the manufacturer or its authorized service agents.
  • Page 58: Ervice Ccessory Nformation

    Index Accessory Information Adding Phone Book Entries Advanced Intercom Features Answering a Call Answering System Display Messages Answering System Operation Answering System Remote Access Answering System Setup Area Code Assigning the Downloaded Image to Phone Book Record Assigning the Recorded Sound Clip to Phone Book Record Audible Quick Setup Guide Auto Standby...
  • Page 59 Installing the Phone Intercom Operation Interference Information Introduction Key Tone Language Last Number Redial Leaving a Memo Leaving a Message Licensing Limited Warranty Mailbox Indicator Making a Call Memory Full Memory Full Message Counter Messages Playback Mute 3 New Message Alert One-Time Software Installation Page 31 Paging from the Base/Group Page...
  • Page 60: Imited Arranty

    Limited Warranty What your warranty covers: • Defects in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year, from date of purchase. (The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.) What we will do: •...
  • Page 61 express or implied (including all implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) are hereby disclaimed. No verbal or written information given by Thomson Inc., its agents, or employees shall create a guaranty or in any way increase the scope of this warranty. •...
  • Page 62 Thomson Inc. 10330 North Meridian St. Model 8041 Indianapolis, IN 4690-104 00008005 (Rev. 0 Dom E/S) © 006 Thomson Inc. 06-15 Trademark(s) ® Registered Printed in China Marca(s) Registrada(s)

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