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Regional Area Codes for 10-Digit Dialling
Caller ID (CID)
Like the Local Area Code, the telephone uses the programmed area
IMPORTANT: In order to use this unit's Caller ID
codes to determine the number format to display when a valid Caller
features, you must subscribe to either the standard
ID signal is received. Calls that match any of the programmed regional
Name/Number Caller ID Service or Call Waiting Caller
area codes are displayed as 10 digits. This is helpful in areas that have
ID Service. To know who is calling while you are on
multiple or overlapping area codes and require 10-digit dialling.
the phone, you must subscribe to Call Waiting Caller
1. Press the menu button. the screen displays SET ^ OR .
ID Service.
2. Press the CID5 or 6 button until the screen displays REGIONAL
This unit receives and displays information transmitted by your local
AC'S-1: The default setting is "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _" .
phone company. This information can include the phone number,
date, and time; or the name, phone number, date, and time.
3. To enter or change the area code, press the menu button. The
screen displays the area code stored in memory. The left-most digit,
Current time
or minus sign (-), flashes, indicating the unit is ready to accept the
area code entry.
4. Press the CID 5 button to select a number from 9-0 for the first
digit of the area code.
5. When the desired digit is flashing, press the menu button to
advance to the next digit.
6. Press the menu button again to enter the next three-digit regional
area code and repeat steps 4 and 5 until all the REGIONAL AC'S-1
(RAC#1) and REGIONAL AC'S-2 (RAC#1) are entered. A total of 6
sets of Regional Area Codes may be entered.
7. Press the menu button to store the setting and return to the
REGIONAL AREA CODE setting.
Call Waiting Caller ID
8. Press the dial button to exit.
Provided you subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID service from your
CID Language
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
This setting allows you to display Caller ID display prompt messages in
Waiting call on the line. The Call Waiting Caller ID information will be
English, French or Spanish.
displayed and stored in the history of all handsets in the system.
1. Press the menu button. the screen displays SET ^ OR .
• When you hear the call waiting beep in the handset receiver, press
2. Press the CID5 or 6 button until the screen displays CID
the FLASH button to put the current call on hold and answer
LANGUAGE.
the incoming call. Press the FLASH button again to return to the
3. Press the menu button to show the current language setting. The
original call.
default is "English".
Receiving CID Records
4. Press the CID5 or 6 button to change the language.
When you receive a call, the Caller ID information is transmitted
5. Press the menu button to store the language and return to the CID
between the first and second ring. The screen displays the Caller ID
LANGUAGE setting.
information while the phone rings, giving you a chance to monitor the
Select Contrast
information and decide whether or not to answer the call.
Storing CID Records (In CID Memory)
This allows you to adjust the contrast of the display.
1. Press the menu button until the screen displays SET ^ OR .
If you are not at home or cannot answer, your telephone's Caller ID
memory stores the data for the 50 most recent calls you received so
2. Press the CID5 or 6 button until the screen displays SELECT
you can see who called while you were unavailable. When the 51st
CONTRAST.
call is received, the oldest Caller ID record (1st call) is automatically
3. Press the menu button to show the current contrast setting. There
deleted.
are 5 levels of contrast, with the default set to 3.
You may review the stored information at any time. Calls received
4. To decrease the contrast, press the CID 5 button to increase the
since your last review show as NEW in the display. Calls that have not
contrast, press the CID 6 button.
been previously reviewed but were received from the same number
more than once show as REPT in the display.
5. Press the menu button to store the contrast setting and return to
the SELECT CONTRAST setting.
Reviewing CID Records
Tone/Pulse Dial Mode
As calls are received and stored, the display is updated to let you know
This adjustment allows you to select tone (touch-tone) or pulse (rotary)
how many calls have been received. To scroll CID records:
dialling.
1. Press either the CID 5 or 6 button to view the newest call record.
1. Press the menu button until the screen displays SET ^ OR .
2. Press the CID 5 button to scroll through the call records from the
most recent to the oldest.
2. Press the CID5 or 6 button until the screen displays T/P DIAL
MODE.
3. Press the CID 6 button to scroll through the call records from the
3. Press the menu button to show the current dial mode. The default
oldest to the newest.
is "TONE".
4. When all of the messages have been viewed, the screen displays
4. To change the dialling mode, press the CID 5 or 6 button. The
START/END.
display will alternate between the two dialling modes.
Deleting CID Records
5. Press the menu button to store the dialling mode and return to the
• To delete the record showing in the display, press the delete button
T/P DIAL MODE setting.
once.
Exit Setup
• To delete all records while reviewing, press and hold the delete
button until the screen displays ERASE ALL?, then press the delete
To immediately exit the setup mode, select the EXIT SETUP and press
the dial button.
button again to confirm.
REMINDER: The time and date is programmed
automatically when the first Caller ID record is
successfully received after the unit is setup.
Dialing Back
When reviewing Caller ID records, you may dialback the phone
numbers shown on the display by pressing the dial button.
NOTE: Depending on (a) how the incoming caller's
phone number is formatted when it is received, and
(b) whether or not you previously pre-programmed
your local area code into the set up menu, you may
need to adjust the format of the incoming caller's
stored phone number before making the call, press
the dail button to adjust the number, and try again.
If you programmed your local area code in
Current date
Repeat call New calls
the setup menu.
1. Use the CID 5 or 6 buttons to scroll to the number you want to dial.
• If you see a number with 7 digits (i.e. 555-1234), then the call
was received from within your area code. However, this does not
guarantee the call is a local call.
• f you see a number with 11 digits (i.e. 1-234-555-1234), then the call
received was not from your area code.
2. Press the dial button and the screen displays PICKUP or ADJ. A
10 second timer also starts in the upper right side of the display,
letting you know the time remaining until the unit returns to the
Caller ID name
Caller ID number
Summary Screen. If you adjust the number to be dialled, the timer
automatically resets itself.
3. To adjust the phone number, press the dial button. For instance,
a 7-digit local number sometimes cannot be dialled because
it requires a 10-digit or 11-digit format. Press the dial button
repeatedly to scroll through the 7, 10, and 11-digit numbers.
7-digits:
7-digit telephone number.
(i.e. 555-5555)
10-digits:
3-digit area code + 7-digit telephone number.
(i.e. 425-555-5555)
11-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, pick up the handset before the timer
reaches 0. The screen displays NOW Dialling and the number is
dialled.
If you did not program your local area code in
the setup menu
1. Use the CID 5 or 6 buttons to display the number you want to
dial. You will only see 10-digit numbers (i.e. 234-555-1234).
2. See steps 2 through 4 in the above section to complete the dialback
sequence.
NOTE: If PICKUP PHONE shows on the display, no
other changes to the number can be made. The
information sent fro m the telephone company is
known to be a valid number to dial back (available
only in limited areas). Once you pickup the phone, the
number is automatically dialled.
Memory
Before you store a telephone number in memory, make sure the
dialing mode is correctly set for the type of service you have. The
default dialing mode is tone (touch-tone), so if you have pulse (rotary)
service, you must first change the dialing mode. See "Tone/Pulse Dial
Mode."
Storing Frequently Called Numbers
1. Pick up the handset.
2. Press the store button.
3. Push the desired memory location button (0-9).
4. Press the store button.
5. Use the handset number keys to enter the telephone number (up to
16-digits) and press the store button.
6. Hang up the handset.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, use the delete button to
delete wrong digits.
Changing a Stored Number
Repeat the storage sequence above. The new number replaces the
old number at the memory location.
Erasing a Stored Number
For example
Local access number of long distance company
1. Pick up the handset.
Authorization code (ID)
2. Press the store button.
Long distance phone number
3. Select the memory location (0-9) to be erased.
1. Pick up the handset.
4. Press and hold the delete button for three seconds until the number
in the display is erased.
2. Press the mem button, then press number "6" for the memory
location.
5. Hang up the handset.
3. Press the mem button, then press number "7" for the memory
Dialing Frequently Called Numbers
location.
1. Pick up the handset and press the mem button.
4. Press mem button, then press number "8" for the memory location.
2. Press 0-9 for the memory location. The number dials automatically.
5. The number dials automatically.
OR
Using Flash
1. Pick up the handset and press the dial button.
This feature is used to activate customer calling services available
2. Press the CID 5 or 6 buttons for the desired memory location.
through your local phone company, such as Call Waiting. These
3. Press the dial button to dial the number.
services generally require an extra monthly fee. If you subscribe to any
of these services, please refer to the phone company's instructions on
OR
how to use flash.
1. Press the dial button while the handset is still in the cradle.
To answer an incoming call while having a conversation:
2. Press the CID 5 or 6 buttons for the desired memory location, lift
• After you hear the Call Waiting tone, press and release the flash
the handset and the number dials automatically.
button. The first call is placed on hold in order to answer the second
Reviewing Numbers Stored in Memory
call.
1. Press the store button.
To return to your first call and put the second call on hold:
2. Press 0-9 for the memory location. the screen displays the number.
• Press and release the flash button again. The first call continues
while the second call is put on hold.
Copy Caller ID Memory to User Memory
Using Temporary Tone Dialing
1. Pick up the handset.
If you have pulse service, you can temporarily change from pulse to
2. Press the CID 5 or 6 buttons to display the number you want to
tone service. After dialing the telephone number, press and release the
copy.
*TONE button on the telephone. This allows access to phone services
3. Press the store button.
that require a tone, such as banking and long-distance services. After
4. Press 0-9 for the memory location. The screen flashes if the
you hang up the handset, the telephone automatically returns to
memory location is occupied.
pulse service.
Caller ID Display Messages
5. Press the store button twice to replace the new information with
the old, or press the CID 5 or 6 buttons to select an empty
The following special messages indicate the status of a message or
location. The number is automatically stored.
the unit:
6. Hang up the handset.
NO CALLS
Copy Redial Memory to User Memory
UNKNOWN CALLER The incoming call does not have Caller ID service
1. Pick up the handset.
2. Press the store button.
3. Press 0-9 for the memory location. The screen flashes if the
memory location is occupied. Press the CID 5 or 6 buttons
to select a different location. The screen flashes if the memory
BLOCKED CALL
location is occupied.
4. Press the store button again to confirm.
START/END
5. Press the redial button, and then press the store button again.
CALL WAITING
6. Hang up the handset.
Storing a Pause in Memory
The redial button has dual functionality. It becomes a pause button if
REPT
the store button is pressed first. It is valid only when storing a number
into memory. Use the redial button to insert a pause when a delay is
needed in an automatic dialling sequence. For example, when you
NEW
must dial a 9 to get an outside line, or when you enter codes to access
your long distance company.
Troubleshooting Tips
You may need to adjust the length of the pause. It can be adjusted
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from 1 to 9 seconds. The default setting is 4 seconds.
No Dial Tone
1. Pick up the handset.
2. Press the store button.
• Check all cabling to make sure that all connections are secure and
not damaged.
3. Press the redial button.
4. Press 1-9 (1 = 1 second, 2 = 2 seconds, etc.)
• Check the hook switch: It should fully extend from the base when
5. Press the store button again.
the handset is lifted from the cradle?
Phone Does Not Ring
6. Hang up the handset.
Chain Dialing
• Make sure the ringer is turned on.
• There may be too may extension phones connected to your line. Try
This process allows you to dial a succession of stored numbers from
disconnecting an extension phone.
separate memory locations. This is useful when you must dial several
sequences of numbers, such as with frequent calls via a telephone
• See solution for "NO DIAL TONE. "
company long distance provider.
Incoming and Outgoing Voice Volume Low
• Are other phones off hook at same time? If so, this is normal
condition as volume drops when additional phones are used at
once.
Memory location
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No Information is Shown After the Phone Rings
7
• To receive CID data, you must subscribe to Caller ID service from
your telephone company.
8
• Wait until the second ring before answering. CID data is received
after the 1st ring.
Error Message is Displayed
• ERROR appears in the display if the unit detects anything other
than valid Caller ID information during the silent period after the
first ring. This message indicates either the presence of noise on the
line, or that an invalid message has been sent from the telephone
company.
• Wait until the second ring before answering.
General Product Care
To keep your unit working and looking good, follow these guidelines:
• Avoid putting it near heating appliances and devices that generate
electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent lamps).
• DO NOT expose to direct sunlight or moisture.
• Avoid dropping answerer and/or other rough treatment.
• Clean with a soft cloth.
• Never use a strong cleaning agent or abrasive powder because this
will damage the finish.
• Retain the original packaging in case you need to ship it at a
later date.
Telephone Network Information
Should your equipment cause trouble on your line which may harm
the telephone network, the telephone company, where practicable,
may notify you that temporary discontinuance of service may be
required. Where prior notice is not practicable and the circumstances
warrant such action, the telephone company may temporarily
discontinue service immediately.
The telephone company may make changes in its communications
facilities, equipment, operations or procedures where such action
is required in the operation of its business. If these changes are
The caller memory is empty.
expected to affect the use or performance of your telephone
equipment, the telephone company will likely give you adequate
or their service area is not linked to yours. if
notice to allow you to maintain uninterrupted service.
UNKNOWN CALLER appears along with a calling
Notice must be given to the telephone company upon termination of
number, the name information for that number is
your telephone from your line.
not available.
Warranty
The incoming caller is registered as "Private
Number" and Caller ID information is withheld.
Thomson Multimedia Ltd., warrants to the purchaser or gift recipient
You are at the beginning or the end of the Caller
that if any manufacturing defect becomes apparent in this product
ID memory log.
within 1 year from the original date of purchase, it will be replaced
If you subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID Service,
free of charge, including return transportation.
this icon flashes when you receive a call while
This warranty does not include damage to the product resulting from
you are on the phone.
accidents, misuse or leaking batteries.
If you subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID Service,
Should your product not perform properly during the warranty period,
this icon flashes when you receive a call while
either:
you are on the phone.
1. Return it to the selling dealer with proof of purchase for
replacement,
Indicates call or calls have not been reviewed.
OR
2. Call 1-800-522-0338 (English) or 1-800-522-0445 (French) for
instructions concerning where to mail the product.
The provisions of this written warranty are in addition to and not a
modification of or subtraction from the statutory warranties and
other rights and remedies contained in any applicable legislation, and
to the extent that any such provisions purport to disclaim, exclude or
limit any such statutory warranties and other rights and remedies,
such provisions shall be deemed to be amended to the extent
necessary to comply therewith.
Attach your sales receipt to this booklet for future reference. This
information is required if service is needed during the warranty period.
PURCHASE DATE ___________________________________________
NAME OF STORE ___________________________________________
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