SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. DANGEROUS VOLTAGE: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the prod- uct’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord will be abused by persons walking on it. Do not attach power cord to building surfaces. Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CHANGES IN TELEPHONE COMPANY EQUIPMENT The telephone company may make changes in its communications facilities, equip- ment, operations or procedures, where such action is reasonably required and proper in its business. Should any such changes render the customer’s external equipment incompatible with the telephone company facilities, the customer shall be given ade- quate notice to make modifications to maintain uninterrupted service.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REN without a decimal point (e.g., 03 is a REN of 0.3). For earlier products, the REN is separately shown on the label.] If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice isn’t practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FCC INFORMATION: 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
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WELCOME Emerson Radio Corp. has produced this product under license from Mattel. We have taken great care to make sure your unit was in perfect working order when it left our factory. It has been designed to give you many years of enjoyment and trouble-free opera- tion.
LOCATION OF CONTROLS 1. Receiver 11. Key Buttons (0-9,*,#) 2. Transmitter 12. Handset Cord 3. Display 13. FLASH Button 4. CALL BACK Button 14. NEW CALL Indicator 5. STORE Button 15. GEMSTONE FUN (Sound) Button 6. ERASE Button 7. REDIAL Button 8.
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) 1. Handset Jack 2. TONE/PULSE Switch 3. RECEIVER (HIGH/NORMAL) Volume Switch 4. HI (High)/LO (Low)/OFF Ringer Switch 5. MELODY/REGULAR Ring Tone Switch 6. DC IN Jack 7. LINE In Jack 8. Battery Compartment...
INSTALLATION UNPACKING: When unpacking, make sure the following are included: • BAR550 Telephone • Handset Cord • Line Cord If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact customer service. Keep the packaging to transport the telephone. TO INSTALL BATTERIES When the batteries become weak, the battery icon ( ) will appear in the display.
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INSTALLATION (CONTINUED) AC OPERATION To operate the unit using AC power, connect an AC adapter to the DC jack on the back of the base and to a wall outlet having 120V, 60Hz AC only. The batteries will work as battery back-up in the event of power failure and will keep all of the func- tions without interruption.
SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT CONNECT the line cord to the wall outlet until the caller ID setup has been completed. Set the language, contrast, time and date as follows: TO RESET, press and hold both the †/π buttons simultaneously for four seconds until “ENTER LANGUAGE”...
OPERATION PLACING A CALL Lift the handset and listen for a dial Press the Key buttons (0-9) to dial the tone. phone number you wish to call. RECEIVING A CALL Up to 64 incoming calls are saved in the Caller ID log. Make sure that the Caller ID service is turned on by your phone company.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) RINGER TONE SWITCH Your phone features an optional Barbie melody ring tone; the flashing flower petals HI/LO/OFF RINGER SWITCH indicate incoming calls. Slide the RING TONE switch to the REG- Slide the HI/LO/OFF Ringer switch to the ULAR position for the standard ring. Slide HI or LO position to turn the ringer on.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) USING THE TONE BUTTON If you are in the Pulse dialing mode you may still take advantage of touch-tone services after dialing to respond to touch-tone prompts. To do this, press the */TONE button to temporarily change the dialing mode from Pulse to Tone after dialing in the Pulse mode.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO STORE Lift the handset and press the STORE Use the Key buttons (0-9) to enter the first button. The “STORE” indicator will appear area code and number that you wish to in the display. store. Remember to enter the number “1” if necessary.
OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO REDIAL A STORED NUMBER Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. Press the MEMO button 1 and then press one of the Key buttons (0-9) 2, correspon- ding to the memory location you want to dial.
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) ERASING THE CALLER ID MEMORY ALL NEW CALLS MUST BE REVIEWED To erase a single call, press the † 1 or π BEFORE ERASING CALLER ID MEMORY. 2 button to select the call to delete, then To erase all calls in Caller ID memory, press press the ERASE button 3 twice quickly.
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) CALLING BACK A NUMBER FROM THE CALLER ID MEMORY (ON-HOOK) With the handset on the base, press the Press the CALL BACK button twice to redial; the display will show “PICK UP † 1 or π 2 button to locate a Caller ID CALL”.
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See what you can do with your GEMSTONE FUN button! Step 1 Step 2 Step 1 Step 2 Listen to the Barbie song! Press GEMSTONE SURPRISE! With your GEMSTONE (Sound) button on your Blossom FUN button, you can hear the Phone telephone.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTION Line cord not connected No Dial Tone. Connect line cord correctly. correctly. Ringer switch set to OFF Slide Ringer switch to the HI or Phone does not position. LO position. ring. Line cord not connected Connect line cord correctly.
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EMERSON RADIO CORP. LIMITED WARRANTY (Valid in the United States) Emerson Radio Corp. warrants manufacturing defects in original material, including original parts and workmanship, under normal use and conditions, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original purchase in the U.S. With your dated proof of purchase, we will provide repair service at no charge for labor and parts at an authorized Depot Repair Facility, or replace the product in our discretion.
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® EMERSON WARRANTY (Valid in Canada) Consumer Electronics, Home Appliances and Home Office Products ® Thank you for choosing EMERSON SYNNEX Canada Limited gives the following express warranty to the original consumer purchaser or gift recipient for this EMERSON product, when shipped in its original container and sold or distributed in Canada by SYNNEX Canada Limited or by an Authorized EMERSON Dealer: SYNNEX Canada Limited warrants that this product is free, under normal use and maintenance, from any defects in material and workmanship.
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