GE 28311EE1 Quick Setup Manual

Quick Set-Up Guide
Commission has prepared a helpful booklet, "How To Identify
and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems." This booklet is
for Optional/
available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C. 20402. Please specify stock number 004-000-00345-4 when
Additional
ordering copies.
Notice: The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
Model 28311 party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
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(HAC)
Cordless Handset
This telephone system meets FCC standards for Hearing Aid
Compatibility.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure
Statement
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits
set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment
should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20
centimeters between the radiator and your body. This transmitter
must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter."
For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets
the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with the belt clip
supplied with this product. Use of other accessories may not
ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
CAUTION:
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
THE LIGHTNING CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE
WARNING: TO FLASH AND ARROW RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
HEAD WITHIN THE NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
PREVENT FIRE OR
TRIANGLE IS A BACK). NO USER
ELECTRICAL SHOCK WARNING SIGN SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
ALERTING YOU OF REFER SERVICING TO
HAZARD, DO NOT "DANGEROUS QUALIFIED SERVICE
VOLTAGE" INSIDE PERSONNEL.
EXPOSE THIS
THE PRODUCT.
PRODUCT TO RAIN
OR MOISTURE. SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT
Introduction
for use with Model 28310
CAUTION: When using telephone
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equipment, there are basic safety
instructions that should always be
& Standard Phone
followed. Refer to the IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS provided with
Interference Information
this product and save them for future
reference.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not IMPORTANT: Because cordless phones
cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any
operate on electricity, you should have at
interference received, including interference that may cause
least one phone in your home that isn't
undesired operation.
cordless, in case the power in your home
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
goes out.
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
If you have purchased an extra handset
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
apart from your original purchased unit
against harmful interference in a residential installation.
you may find a detailed description of its
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
functions in the User's Guide provided with
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
your original purchased unit.
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
If you have purchased an extra handset
interference will not occur in a particular installation. that is not of the same type as your
Privacy of Communications may not be ensured when using this original handset you may still use the
product. original User's Guide to help explain the
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or new handsets basic functions and options.
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
Parts Checklist
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Make sure your package includes the items shown here.
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna (that is, the
antenna for radio or television that is "receiving" the
interference).
• Reorient or relocate and increase the separation between
the telecommunications equipment and receiving antenna.
• Connect the telecommunications equipment into an outlet
Belt
on a circuit different from that to which the receiving
clip
antenna is connected.
Charge Cradle
If these measures do not eliminate the interference, please
consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician
for additional suggestions. Also, the Federal Communications
2 AAA
Nickel-metal
Battery
Hydride batteries
compartment
Thomson Inc. cover
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Model 28311 Indianapolis, IN 46290
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Installation Button Descriptions
Left soft button
Digital Security System
Selects the current menu item or confirms a
Your cordless phone uses a digital security system to setting, depending on the current screen. LED light
indicator alerts to Voicemail Waiting and Skype
protect against false ringing, unauthorized access, and
Authorization requests.
charges to your phone line.
INSTALLATION NOTE: This product
Right soft button
operates at a frequency of 1.9GHz. to
Cancels the last action or returns to the previous
provide communication with minimal
screen, depending on the current screen.
interference from other electronic devices.
To further minimize the possibility of
Call/Speaker button
interference, the base of the cordless
Initiates or answers a call. During a call, activates
telephone should not be placed near or
speaker.
on top of a TV, microwave oven, or VCR. If
interference continues, move the cordless
End/Skype status
telephone further away from these
When in a call, ends the call. From idle, provides
appliances. access to Skype status menu with a short press.
Important Installation
Navigational/Selection button
Guidelines
Press the outer ring to navigate up, down, left,
• Avoid sources of noise and heat, such as motors, or right. Press the round button in the center to
select/confirm a setting.
fluorescent lighting, microwave ovens, heating
appliances and direct sunlight.
Upper/Lower case and numeric button
• Avoid areas of excessive dust, moisture and low
temperature. When in text editor, changes to lower-case, upper-
case, or numeric entry.
• Avoid other cordless telephones.
• Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
Space and Zero button
• Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the
THE EXCLAMATION When in text editor, allows entry of a space, plus
POINT WITHIN THE jack is specifically designed for wet locations.
TRIANGLE IS A sign, or zero.
WARNING SIGN
ALERTING YOU OF
• Never touch non-insulated telephone wires or
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
ACCOMPANYING terminals, unless the telephone line has been
# button
THE PRODUCT.
disconnected at the network interface.
When in text editor, it provides a symbol table.
• Use caution when installing or modifying telephone
lines.
NOTE: The handset display will turn off
Handset Layout
after 60 seconds of inactivity to save
battery life. Lift from cradle to activate or
if handset was not on the charge cradle,
press the END button to toggle between
earpiece the Change Status and Idle Screen.
Installing the Handset
Battery
display
NOTE: You must install the handset
batteries before using the cordless
handset.
Navigational/
selection CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or
(button) personal injury, use only the Thomson
Inc. approved model BYD NiMH H-AAA
900mAh 1.2V, rechargeable Nickel-
metal Hydride AAA batteries, which are
Right soft
compatible with this unit.
(button)
LED alert
1. Locate batteries and battery door which are packaged
(indicator)
together inside a plastic
bag and are separate
End/Skype
from the handset.
Left soft
status
2. Locate the battery
(button)
(button)
compartment on the
back of the handset.
3. Insert the batteries.
4. Close the battery
compartment by
Call/
Speaker pushing the door up
(button) until it snaps into place.
# (button)
5. Plug the AC power
adaptor of the charge
cradle into an electrical
outlet.
a/A *
6. Place the handset in
(button)
the charge cradle. The
CHARGE indicator turns
on, verifying the battery is charging.
Space/zero
Allow handset to charge for 16 hours prior to first use.
(button)
If you do not properly charge the handset, battery
Handset microphone performance is compromised.
Registration Intercom Operation
YOU MUST REGISTER THE HANDSET BEFORE USE! The intercom feature allows you to have a conversation
with another registered handset without tying up the
After the optional handset has charged for 16 hours;
telephone line, allowing you to still receive incoming calls.
Screen displays Press reset button on base and insert
handset in charger. Handset will automatically register Making an Intercom Call
to base.
(Handset to Handset Intercom Call)
NOTE: Once a handset has completed
1. From the idle screen, press to enter the main
registration successfully, HANDSET X
shows on the handset's display, X stands menu.
for handset number, you can rename your
2. Press and to select INTERCOM.
handset.
NOTE: The maximum number of handsets 3. Press and to select from any available
which can be registered to the system is 4. registered handset or Internal Call to All. The receiving
handset(s) rings. Wait for the person at the receiving
NOTE: The new handset will be
handset to press to connect the call.
automatically UPDATED or DOWNGRADED
to the actual software version of the base.
NOTE: To cancel, press on the sending
Handset Name
handset.
4. When finished, press on either handset to
This menu allows you to enter a name for the handset,
deactivate the intercom.
which displays on the top banner of the idle screen.
NOTE: The system is expandable up to 4
1. From the idle screen, press to enter the main
handsets (by purchase of optional Model
menu.
28311 handset with recharge cradle).
2. Press and to select Settings. When 4 handsets are registered, the
system can handle 2 separate intercom
3. Press and to select Cordless settings.
operations at once, for example, 1st
to select Handset name. handset intercoms with 2nd handset while
4. Press and
3rd handset intercoms with 4th handset.
5. Enter the handset name (up to 12 characters).
Receiving an Intercom Call
6. Press to save your selection.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, use the
When you receive an intercom call, your handset rings
button to backspace and delete one with the selected melody and the Handset ID of sending
character at a time or press and hold to
phone shows in the display. To answer the call press
delete all.
Advanced Intercom
De-Registration
Features
This feature allows you to remove a registered handset
Receiving an Incoming Call
from connection to base. During the de-registration
process, keep the handset near the base.
During an Intercom Call
Use the Deregister function to deregister your handset
If you receive an external telephone call (landline or Skype)
from a base station.
during an intercom call, both parties on the intercom call
1. From the idle screen, press to enter the main
will receive a double beep in the earpiece. The handset
menu. displays the Caller's ID (if available) and Answer call?.
a) To ignore the incoming call, press .
2. Press and to select Settings.
NOTE: If a 3rd handset is registered to the
to select Cordless settings.
3. Press and
system, the external call can be answered
4. Press and to select Deregister handset.
by this handset and the intercom call can
continue at the same time.
WARNING: It is not recommended that a
handset be de-registered unless absolutely b) To answer the call, press . Selecting Yes will
necessary because once a handset is connect your handset to the external call and will
de-registered, that handset's telephone
place the intercom call on hold.
features cannot be used until the handset is
You may now switch between the intercom call and the
re-registered.
external call or conference the other handset to the
5. Select NO, if you do not want to de-register.
external call.
6. If you select YES, then screen will display Your handset
a) To switch between the external call and the
is not registered to base station any more!.
intercom call: Press , (Swap calls). This puts the
Re-Register Your Handset
external call on Hold. The external caller will hear
Use the Register function whenever you need to register
a double beep every 10 seconds to indicate they
your handset with a base station, for instance when
are on Hold. You can return to the intercom call by
registering the handset with a base station other than the
pressing again.
one you are already registered to.
b) To conference the other handset to the external
1. From the idle screen, press to enter the main
call:
menu.
Press , then press ress and to select Join in
2. Press and to select Settings.
Conference.
3. Press and to select Cordless settings. c) To end the conference call, both handsets must
press .
4. Press and to select Register handset.
NOTE: The current status of each handset
5. Screen displays Press reset button on base station and
shows at the top of the handset display.
insert hand-set in charger. Handset will automatically
i.e. Intercom, Landline Call, Skype Call or
register to base. Confererence Call as you progress through
the steps above.
NOTE: To make registration possible, make
sure that the base station has registration
mode enabled. This is done by pressing
Reset on the back of the base station.
Using Intercom w/External Phone Changing the Battery
Calls
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or
During a telephone call, you may use the intercom personal injury, use only the Thomson
Inc. approved model BYD NiMH H-AAA
function to page another handset and have an off line,
900mAh 1.2V, rechargeable Nickel-
private (two-way) intercom conversation. You may also
metal Hydride AAA batteries, which is
have a three-way conversation between the external
compatible with this unit.
caller and the handsets, or you may transfer the external
telephone call to another handset. 1. Make sure handset is OFF (not in TALK mode) before
you replace battery.
Two-Way Calling
2. Remove the battery compartment door.
1. During an external call, press to put the call on
3. Remove the batteries from the handset.
Hold.
4. Insert the new batteries.
2. Press to select OPTIONS.
5. Put the battery compartment door back on.
3. Press and to select Invite Handset.
6. Place handset in the base or handset charge cradle to
4. Press and to select from any available charge. Allow the handset battery to properly charge
registered handset or Internal Call to All. The receiving (for 16 hours) prior to first use or when you install a
handset(s) is paged and emits a tone. Wait for the new battery pack. If you do not properly charge the
phone, battery performance will be compromised.
person at the receiving handset to press to
Battery Safety Precautions
connect the call. Both intercom users may now speak
privately. The external caller will not hear the intercom
• Do not burn, disassemble, mutilate, or puncture.
conversation.
Batteries of this type could release toxic materials
5. When finished, press on either handset to
which can cause injury.
deactivate the intercom. The originating handset
• To reduce the risk of fire or personal injury, use only
displays Landline Call and On Hold.
the Nickel-metal Hydride battery listed in the User's
6. Press to re-connect to the external call. Guide.
Three-Way Calling • Keep batteries out of the reach of children.
• Remove batteries if storing over 30 days.
Regular Method:
For use with 2 handsets and an external landline call
During a landline call with a handset, the other registered
NOTE: The RBRC seal on the battery used in your Thomson Inc. product
handset(s) display Landline Busy. To have a second
. indicates that we are participating in a program to collect and recycle the
rechargeable battery (or batteries).
handset join the call;
For more information go to the RBRC web site at www.rbrc.org
1. Press .
or call 1-800-8-BATTERY or contact a local recycling center.
2. Press ress to connect. The original handset will hear a
beep to indicate another handset has joined the call.
NOTE: The above procedure will only work for
a Landline Call. For three way calling with an
external Skype call, use the "Invite Handset"
Service
method.
"Invite Handset" Method: — www.GE.com/phones —
For use with 2 handsets and a Skype Call or landline call
If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for repair or
1. During an external call, press to put the call on warranty information, please contact customer service at 1-800-
448-0329. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone
Hold.
network, the telephone company may request that you
to select OPTIONS.
2. Press disconnect the equipment until the problem is resolved.
This product may be serviced only by the manufacturer or
3. Press and to select Invite Handset.
its authorized service agents. Changes or modifications not
4. Press and to select from any available expressly approved by Thomson Inc. could void the user's
authority to operate this product. For instructions on how to
registered handset or Internal Call to All. The receiving
obtain service, refer to the warranty included in this guide or call
handset(s) is paged and emits a tone. Wait for the
customer service at 1-800-448-0329.
person at the receiving handset to press to
Or refer inquiries to:
connect the call.
Thomson Inc.
Manager, Consumer Relations
5. Press on the originating handset to select
P O Box 1976
OPTIONS.
Indianapolis, IN 46206
to select Join in Conference.
6. Press and
Attach your sales receipt to the booklet for future reference or
jot down the date this product was purchased or received as a
7. To end conference call, both handsets must press
gift. This information will be valuable if service should be required
.
during the warranty period.
Transferring External Calls to Other
Purchase date _________________________________________
_______
Handsets
Name of store _________________________________________
_______
1. Follow steps 1 - 6 for Three Way Calling Invite Handset
Method.
2. After conference is established, press on
originating handset. External call is connected to the
second handset.
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:
• Provide you with a new or, at our option, a refurbished unit.
The exchange unit is under warranty for the remainder of
the original product's warranty period.
How you get service:
• Properly pack your unit. Include any cables, etc., which were
originally provided with the product. We recommend using
the original carton and packing materials.
• "Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted
invoice which is evidence that the product is within the
warranty period, must be presented to obtain warranty
service." For rental firms, proof of first rental is also required.
Also print your name and address and a description of the
defect. Send via standard UPS or its equivalent to:
Thomson Inc.
11721 B Alameda Ave.
Socorro, Texas 79927
• Pay any charges billed to you by the Exchange Center for
service not covered by the warranty.
• Insure your shipment for loss or damage. Thomson Inc.
accepts no liability in case of damage or loss.
• A new or refurbished unit will be shipped to you freight
prepaid.
What your warranty does not cover:
• Customer instruction. (Your User's Guide provides
information regarding operating instructions and user
controls. Any additional information, should be obtained
from your dealer.)
• Installation and setup service adjustments.
• Batteries.
• Damage from misuse or neglect.
• Products which have been modified or incorporated into
other products.
• Products purchased or serviced outside the USA.
• Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.
Product Registration:
• Please complete and mail the Product Registration 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
required for warranty coverage.
Limitation of Warranty:
• The warranty stated above is the only warranty applicable
to this product. All other warranties, 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.
• Repair or replacement as provided under this warranty
is the exclusive remedy of the consumer. Thomson
Inc. shall not be liable for incidental or consequential
damages resulting from the use of this product or arising
out of any breach of any express or implied warranty
on this product. This disclaimer of warranties and
limited warranty are governed by the laws of the state
of Indiana. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable
law, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose on this product is limited to the
applicable warranty period set forth above.
How state law relates to this warranty:
• Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how
long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations or
exclusions may not apply to you.
• This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you also
may have other rights that vary from state to state.
If you purchased your product outside the USA:
• This warranty does not apply. Contact your dealer for
warranty information.