GE 27938 User Manual

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NTRODUCTION
40-Channel 2.4 GHz Caller ID with Call
CAUTION: When using telephone equipment, there are basic safety
instructions that should always be followed. Refer to the IMPORTANT
Waiting Cordless Telephone
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS provided with this product and save them for
User's Guide
future reference.
Your Caller ID phone stores and displays specific information, provided by your local
telephone company, to subscribers of Caller ID or similar caller identification
services. You must subscribe to one of these services in order to use this unit.
Your Caller ID phone enables you to:
• Identify callers before you answer the phone.
• View the time and date of each incoming call.
• Record up to 40 Caller ID messages sequentially.
• Know who called while you were away.
To get the most from your new phone, we suggest that you take a few minutes right
now to read through this user's guide.
IMPORTANT: In order to use all of the features of this unit, you must subscribe
to either the standard Name/Number Caller ID Service or Caller ID with Call
Waiting Service. To know who is calling while you are on the phone, you must
subscribe to Caller ID with Call Waiting Service.
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.
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WARNING: TO FLASH AND ARROW
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PREVENT FIRE OR
TRIANGLE IS A
WARNING SIGN
ELECTRICAL SHOCK
ALERTING YOU OF
HAZARD, DO NOT "DANGEROUS
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QUIPMENT PPROVAL NFORMATION B Y B
EFORE OU EGIN
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
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Terminal Equipment published by ACTA. ARTS HECKLIST
1 Notification to the Local Telephone Company
Make sure your package includes the items shown here.
On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the US number and Ringer
Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon request, provide this information to your
telephone company.
The REN is useful in determining the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still
cid/vol
have all of these devices ring when your telephone number is called. In most (but not all) areas, the sum of
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the RENs of all devices connected to one line should not exceed 5. To be certain of the number of devices you
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A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must comply chan ringer flash
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with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA. A compliant telephone cord
and modular plug is provided with this product. It is designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack
that is also compliant. See installation instructions for details. Base Handset Belt clip
Notes
• This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the telephone company.
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• Party lines are subject to state tariffs, and therefore, you may not be able to use your own telephone ODULAR ACK EQUIREMENTS
equipment if you are on a party line. Check with your local telephone company.
You will need an RJ11C type modular phone jack, which
• Notice must be given to the telephone company upon permanent disconnection of your telephone from
your line.
is the most common type of phone jack and might look
• If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation
like the one pictured here. If you don't have a modular
of this product does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable
jack, call your local phone company to find out how to
alarm equipment, consult your telephone company or a qualified installer.
get one installed.
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 practicable, 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 INSTALLATION NOTE: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that
temporarily discontinue service immediately. In case of such temporary discontinuance, the telephone company
may cause interference to nearby TVs, microwave ovens, and VCRs. To minimize
must: (1) promptly notify you of such temporary discontinuance; (2) afford you the opportunity to correct the
situation; and (3) inform you of your right to bring a complaint to the Commission pursuant to procedures set or prevent such interference, the base of the cordless telephone should not be
forth in Subpart E of Part 68, FCC Rules and Regulations.
placed near or on top of a TV, microwave ovens, or VCR. If such interference
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 and not inconsistent with FCC Rules and continues, move the cordless telephone farther away from these appliances.
Regulations. If these changes are expected to affect the use or performance of your telephone equipment, the
telephone company must give you adequate notice, in writing, to allow you to maintain uninterrupted service.
Certain other communications devices may also use the 2.4 GHz frequency for
H A C (HAC)
EARING ID OMPATIBILITY communication, and, if not properly set, these devices may interfere with each
other and/or your new telephone. If you are concerned with interference,
This telephone system meets FCC standards for Hearing Aid Compatibility.
please refer to the owner's manual for these devices on how to properly set
US NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM channels to avoid interference. Typical devices that may use the 2.4 GHz
REN NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM frequency for communication include wireless audio/video senders, wireless
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IGITAL ECURITY YSTEM
Your cordless phone uses a digital security system to provide protection against false
ringing, unauthorized access, and charges to your phone line.
When you place the handset in the base, the unit verifies its security code. After a
power outage or battery replacement, you should place the handset in the base for
the code.
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MPORTANT NSTALLATION NFORMATION
• 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 uninsulated telephone wires or terminals, unless the telephone line
has been disconnected at the network interface.
• Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
• Temporarily disconnect any equipment connected to the phone such as faxes,
other phones, or modems.
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NSTALLING THE HONE
Your telephone should be placed on a level surface such as a desk or table top, or
you can mount it on a wall. A desktop/wall mounting pedestal is packaged with
your phone.
NOTE: For desktop charging only, the handset may be charged facing up or down.
CAUTION:
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE THE EXCLAMATION
POINT WITHIN THE
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT REMOVE COVER (OR TRIANGLE IS A
BACK). NO USER WARNING SIGN
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. ALERTING YOU OF 1
REFER SERVICING TO IMPORTANT
QUALIFIED SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS
PERSONNEL. ACCOMPANYING
THE PRODUCT.
SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT
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NSTALLING THE ANDSET ATTERY
NOTE : You must connect the handset battery before use.
BATTERY
BLACK WIRE
PRESS DOWN
FIRMLY RED WIRE
1. Push down on the top of the battery compartment door (located on the back of
handset) and remove it.
2. Lift the battery pack and connect it's plug to the jack inside the compartment.
NOTE : It is important to maintain the polarity (black and red wires) to the jack
Handset Wall mounting AC power Telephone
inside the compartment as shown in the illustration.
battery pedestal supply line cord
Wall plate
3. Close the battery compartment by pushing the cover up until it snaps into place.
4. Place the handset in the charging cradle.
Modular
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ONNECTING THE LECTRICAL OWER
telephone
line jack
Plug the power supply cord into the power jack on the back of the base and the other
end into an electrical outlet. The charge/in use indicator turns on to indicate the
battery is charging when the handset is placed on the base cradle.
Allow the phone to charge for 12 hours prior to first use. If you don't properly charge
the phone, battery performance is compromised.
NOTE: If the battery is not installed in the handset, or if the battery pack is not
properly connected to the jack inside the battery compartment, NO BATTERY
shows in the display when the handset is placed in the charging cradle.
CAUTION: Use only the ATLINKS USA, Inc. 5-2617 (gray) or 5-2616
(black) power supply that came with this unit. Using other power supplies
may damage the unit.
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ONNECTING THE ELEPHONE INE
1. Plug the one end of the telephone line cord into the jack marked TEL LINE on the 1. Press the flash/program button until DEFAULT shows in the display. NO is the
back of the base and the other end into a modular wall phone jack.
2. Set the RINGER switch (on the handset) to ON, and place the handset in the cradle 2. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) button or the handset number pad to scroll to NO or YES .
on the base.
3. Press flash/program to store selection. You will hear a confirmation tone.
NOTE: The phone is shipped from the manufacturer in tone dialing mode.
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NOTE: For best results, before you hang the phone on the wall, charge the
phone on a flat surface.
If you want to mount the phone on a wall, attach the wall mounting pedestal by first
inserting the tabs into the slots on the lower portion of the bottom of the base and
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then snapping the pedestal into the slots on the upper portion of the base bottom.
(Wall plate not included.)
1. Check the display to see who is calling.
NOTE: If desired, gather the extra telephone line and power supply cord
2. Press the TALK/CALLBACK button.
together, fasten with a wire tie, and store inside the wall mounting pedestal.
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To make a call, press the TALK/CALLBACK button before you dial and press it again to
There are five programmable menus available: Language, Area Code, Ringer Tone, hang up. Or you may dial a number, and then press the TALK/CALLBACK button.
Tone/Pulse Dialing, and Default Setting.
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ANGUAGE ETTING ELECTION While the phone is on, press the redial button to quickly redial the last number you
dialed (up to 32 digits). If you get a busy signal, and want to keep dialing the number,
1. Press the flash/program button until " 1ENG 2FRA 3ESP " shows in the display.
just press redial again (you don't have to turn the phone off and back on).
" 1ENG " is the default setting.
2. Use the cid/vol (+ or -)button or the handset number pad to enter your selection.
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3. Press flash/program to store selection.
If you subscribe to the combined Call Waiting Caller ID service from your local telephone
company, you will receive Caller ID information (if available) on Call Waiting calls. During
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REA ODE ELECTION
a phone call, you will hear a beep to indicate another call is waiting on the line and Caller
ID information for the waiting call shows on the handset display. To connect to the
1. Press the flash/program button until "AREA CODE - - -" shows in the display. " - - -" is
waiting call, press the flash button on the handset and your original call is put on hold.
the default setting.
You may switch back and forth between the two calls by pressing the flash button.
2. Use the handset number pad to enter your three digit area code.
3. Press channel/delete button to erase the wrong entered LAC.
4. Press flash/program to store selection.
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INGER ONE ELECTION
The phone is ON when the charge/ in use indicator on the base is lit. The in use
1. Press the flash/program button until " RINGER TONE " shows in the display. "1" is the
indicator on the base flashes when you receive a call.
default setting.
2. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) button or the handset number pad to scroll to 1, 2, or 3.
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3. Press flash/program to store selection.
While talking, you might need to manually change the channel in order to get rid of
static. Press and release the channel/delete button to advance to the next clear channel.
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ONE ULSE IALING ELECTION
1. Press the flash/program button until " 1TONE 2PULSE" shows in the display. T
"1TONE" is the default setting.
This feature is useful only if you have pulse dialing service. Temporary Tone Dialing
2. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) button or the handset number pad to scroll to 1TONE or
enables pulse (rotary) service phone users to access touch-tone services offered by
2PULSE .
banks, credit card companies, etc. For example, when you call your bank you may
3. Press flash/program to store selection. need to enter your bank account number. Temporarily switching to Touch Tone mode
allows you to send your number.
1. Dial the telephone number and wait for the line to connect.
2. When your call is answered, press the * TONE/cancel button on the handset
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EFAULT ETTING ELECTION
number pad to temporarily change from PULSE dialing to TONE dialing. Temporary
tone dialing mode shows in the display as .
default setting.
3. Follow the automated instructions to get the information you need.
4. Hang up the handset and the phone automatically returns to PULSE (rotary)
dialing mode.
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ANCEL
Press the * TONE/cancel button to cancel any command you initiated.
Display
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INDING THE ANDSET
This feature helps to locate a misplaced handset.
CID/VOL (+ or -) button
TALK/call back
Press the PAGE button on the base. The handset beeps continuously for about 2
button
minutes or until you press the TALK/CALLBACK button on the handset.
cid/vol
NOTE: The ringer does not have to be on for this feature to work.
TALK
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redial button
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The RINGER switch must be ON for the handset to ring during incoming calls.
* TONE/cancel cancel
0 # PAUSE button
* TONE OPER PAUSE #
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flash/program
channel/delete
The cid/vol (+ or -) button controls the volume of the handset's earpiece. Press the right
button
button
arrow to increase the volume and the left arrow to decrease the volume.
memory button
ringer switch
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ALLER EATURES
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ECEIVING A ALL Caller ID (CID) is a service available from your local telephone company. For Caller ID
to work on this system, you must subscribe to Caller ID service. To receive Caller ID
information for a Call Waiting call, you must subscribe to the combined Caller ID Call
Waiting service.
When your telephone rings, and you are subscribed to Caller ID Call Waiting service,
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AKING A ALL
company. You will also receive Caller ID information from Call Waiting calls.
If you receive an incoming call and you are already on the phone, a beep indicates
the presence of a Call Waiting Call on the line, and Caller ID information for the Call
Waiting call shows on the display. This information may include the phone number,
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date and time; or the name, phone number, and date and time. The unit stores up to
40 calls for later review.
Time Date
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TIP: Don't use the TALK/CALLBACK button to activate custom calling services Caller ID phone number Caller ID name
such as call waiting, or you'll hang up the phone.
• Press the program/flash button to put the current person on hold so that you can
answer the incoming call.
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ECEIVING AND TORING
When you receive a call, the information is transmitted by the phone company to
your Caller ID telephone between the first and second ring.
When the memory is full, a new call automatically replaces the oldest call in
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memory. NEW appears in the display for calls received that have not been reviewed.
NOTE: Check with your local phone company regarding name service availability.
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EVIEWING ECORDS
As calls are received and stored, the display is updated to let you know how many
calls have been received.
• Press the cid/vol - button to scroll through the call records from the most recent to
the oldest.
• Press the cid/vol + button to scroll through the call records from the oldest to the
newest.
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RANSFERRING ECORDS TO EMORY
You may transfer a Caller ID record to your phone's memory.
NOTE: It is important that you format CID records correctly before storing in
memory. It is not possible to re-format CID records stored in memory.
1. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) button to scroll to the desired record.
2. Press the memory button.
3. Press the desired memory location. Example, press the number 1 key to store the
record in memory location 1.
4. Press the memory button again to confirm. You will hear a confirmation tone.
To Replace an Old Memory with a New CID Record:
1. Repeat steps 1 through step 3 in Transferring CID Records To Memory.
2. Press the memory button, and " REPLACE MEMO? " shows in the display.
3. Press the memory button again, and the new CID record replaces the old memory
in that location. You will hear a confirmation tone.
D R
ELETING ECORDS
Use the channel/delete button to erase the record currently shown in the display or
all records.
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ELETING THE URRENT ECORD
1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode).
2. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) buttons to display the desired Caller ID record.
3. Press channel/delete. The display shows DELETE CALL ID?
4. Press channel/delete again to erase the record and the next Caller ID record shows
in the display. You will hear a confirmation tone.
D A R
ELETING LL ECORDS
1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode).
2. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) buttons to display any Caller ID record.
3. Press and hold channel/delete button until DELETE ALL? shows in the display.
4. Press channel/delete again to erase all records. You will hear a confirmation tone.
The display shows NO CALLS .
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IALING A ALLER UMBER
Repeat call message. Indicates that duplicate 1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode).
calls from the same number have been received.
2. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) buttons to display the desired Caller ID record.
3. Press TALK/CALLBACK. The number dials automatically.
Number of calls
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HANGING THE UMBER ORMAT
The FORMAT button lets you change the format of the displayed CID number. The
available formats are as follows.
7-digit 7-digit telephone number.
10-digit 3-digit area code + 7-digit telephone number.
11-digit long distance code "1" + 3-digit area code + 7-digit telephone number.
1. Use the cid/vol (+ or -) buttons to scroll to the number you want to call back.
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ALLS 2. If the number will not dial as shown, press the FORMAT button. Repeat if
necessary, until the correct number of digits are shown.
3. Press TALK/CALLBACK. The number dials automatically.
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EMORY
Store up to ten 24-digit numbers in memory for quick dialing. This memory feature is
in addition to the 40 Caller ID records that can be stored in the Caller ID memory log.
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TORING A AME AND UMBER IN EMORY
1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in talk mode).
2. Press the memory button.
3. Press the desired memory location (0 through 9).
4. Press the memory button again. The display shows ENTER NAME .
NOTE: If you don't want to enter the name, skip step 5.