GE 2-9950, User Manual

Page 1: ...We bring good things to life 2 9950 900MHz 32 Channel CordlessTelephone with Digital Messaging System User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...plier Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment or equipment malfunctions may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe systems if present are connected together This precaution ...

Page 3: ...s suspected and verified by switching this equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the radio television receiver s antenna relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver plug the equipment and receiver into separate circuit outlets The user may also wish to consult a qualified radio television technician ...

Page 4: ...STORING A NUMBER IN MEMORY 20 STORING A PAUSE IN MEMORY 20 STORING A REDIAL NUMBER 21 CHANGING A STORED NUMBER 21 DIALING A STORED NUMBER 21 CHAIN DIALING FROM MEMORY 22 DIGITAL ANSWERING BASICS 23 POWER ON OFF 23 STATUS CHECK 23 RECORDING OUTGOING ANNOUNCEMENTS 23 CHECKING ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BASE ONLY 24 MEMO RECORDING 25 MESSAGE PLAYBACK 25 PAUSING PLAYBACK 26 CANCELING PLAYBACK 26 REVIEWING MES...

Page 5: ...n t cordless in case the power in your home goes out INSTALLATION NOTE Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that may cause interference to nearby TVs 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 or VCR If interference continues moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often redu...

Page 6: ...t in the base to charge for 12 hours The CHARGE IN USE light on the base comes on to indicate that the battery is charging If you don t charge the handset battery properly for 12 hours when you first set up the phone perfor mance of the battery will be compromised 3 4 NOTE Use only the Thomson 5 2420 power supply that is compatible with this unit Using other adapters may damage the unit 4 Plug the...

Page 7: ...ng the phone for 12 hours when you set up the phone 2 Remove the handset hook turn it upside down and put it back in the slot You need to do this so the handset doesn t fall out of the base 3 Flip the base plate and re install it by putting the tabs into the slots on the top of the unit first and then snapping the bottom tabs into place 4 Plug the short telephone line cord into the jack marked PHO...

Page 8: ...vance through the days or to reverse through the days until the unit announces the correct day of the week 3 Press TIME SET to confirm your choice The unit will announce the hour 4 Press to advance through the hours or to reverse through the hours until the unit an nounces the correct hour of the day CHAN RING ON OFF RING PWR ON OFF BAT LOW MESSAGE MEMO TIME ANSWER ON OFF SET MENU TIME ANSWER ON O...

Page 9: ...ill announce the set day and time TO CHECK DAY AND TIME Press TIME SET The unit will announce the day and time BASE RINGER ON OFF 1 Press MENU and the unit will announce the current ringer on off state 2 Press or until the unit announces the state you want on or off 3 Press MENU to confirm your choice and proceed to the next setting MESSAGE MEMO TIME ANSWER ON OFF SET MENU TIME ANSWER ON OFF SET M...

Page 10: ...ings 1 While the ANSWER MESSAGE LED is flashing press MENU and the unit will announce the current number of rings If the LED is steady press MENU twice 2 Press or to select two rings two or four rings toll saver four rings or six rings 3 Press MENU The unit will confirm your selection TIME ANSWER ON OFF SET MENU MESSAGE MEMO TIME ANSWER ON OFF SET MENU ...

Page 11: ... MENU to confirm your choice 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the second and third numbers of the code After you have chosen the third number the unit will announce the new code for confirmation If the LED remains flashing you may press MENU to accept the new code or repeat steps 2 4 to re adjust it MESSAGE MEMO TIME ANSWER ON OFF SET MENU Note The prompts for Setup will cancel after several seconds if ...

Page 12: ...t yet full Fast blink message memory is full or has been lost IN USE Off handset is not engaged phone conversation is not muted On solid handset is in use Slow blink mute is active Fast blink channel change in progress base isringing paging the handset handset is trying to link to base REMOTE Off answerer functions are not active from the handset On solid answerer is being used from the handset Fa...

Page 13: ...andset light REDIAL Press the TALK button then press the REDIAL button to redial the last number you called up to 31 digits RECEIVING A CALL To answer a call when the handset is out of the base you must press the TALK button before you can talk FLASH Use the FLASH button to activate custom calling services such as call waiting or call transfer which are available through your local phone company C...

Page 14: ...ringer is off When you move the switch to the far right the power is off and the ringer is off which saves battery power You must turn PWR to ON by sliding the switch to the middle or left position in order to make calls or receive calls SELECTING A RING SOUND You can choose between two different ring sounds To choose the first ring sound 1 Press RING 2 Press 1 3 Press RING CHAN RING ON OFF RING P...

Page 15: ...with pulse rotary service access touch tone services offered by banks credit card companies etc by pressing the TONE button to temporarily make the phone touch tone compatible To get infor mation about your bank account for example you would CHAN RING ON OFF RING PWR ON OFF BAT LOW 1 Press the TALK button 2 Call the bank s information line 3 Press the TONE button after your call is answered 4 Foll...

Page 16: ... button when you locate the handset Remember that the ringer must be ON in order for the handset to ring CHAN CHANNEL If you ever experience any interfer ence or don t have clear voice quality press the CHAN button on the handset to advance to another channel PHONE RECORD This feature allows you to record your phone conversation 1 Press REMOTE The REMOTE indicator will light 2 Press TONE CHAN RING...

Page 17: ...ress REMOTE The answerer will report a status check the number of messages how many are new etc and then emit a ready tone 2 Enter a remote command found under HELP on page 19 or Remote Operations on page 28 After each command is completed the answerer will emit a ready tone and await the next command 3 Press REMOTE or TALK to end the remote operation CHARGE ANSWER PAGE FULL MESSAGE RING IN USE 4 ...

Page 18: ...microphone off This feature will automatically shut off if a remote command is entered HANDSET CALL SCREENING You can hear outgoing or incoming messages through the handset by pressing REMOTE If you want to answer the call press TALK The unit will stop recording at the base and connect the call to the handset TALK REMOTE IN USE REMOTE TUV 7 PQRS 8 9 WXYZ ROOM NEW MSG ON OFF 4 5 6 GHI JKL MNO ERASE...

Page 19: ...r Pause press 2 Fast Forward press 3 Announcement press 4 Erase press 5 Stop press 6 Room Monitor press 7 On or Off press 9 Phone Record press Memo press 0 Help press All these functions are available from a remote phone such as a pay phone except Phone Record See Remote Operations ANSWERING INCOMING CALLS DURING PLAYBACK If a call comes in while you are accessing the answerer through the handset ...

Page 20: ...pauses 3 Press MEM 4 Press any number key 0 9 to store the phone number in that memory location STORING A PAUSE IN MEMORY Use the PAUSE button to insert a pause when a delay is needed in the dialing sequence for example when you must dial a 9 to get an outside line or when you must enter codes to access your bank s information line NOTE Each pause counts as one digit in memory storage If you need ...

Page 21: ...4 Press any number key 0 9 to store the phone number in that memory location CHANGING A STORED NUMBER Use the same procedure to change a stored number as you do to store a number you re just overwriting the phone number stored in that memory location DIALING A STORED NUMBER 1 Press the TALK button to get a dial tone 2 Press MEM and then press the number for that memory loca tion ...

Page 22: ...G FROM MEMORY Use this feature to make calls which require a sequence of numbers for instance if you use a calling card for a frequently called long distance number Basically you dial each part of the sequence from memory The following example shows how you can use chain dialing to make a call through a long distance service The Number For Memory Location Long distance access number 7 Authorizatio...

Page 23: ... messages if any and how many are new RECORDING OUTGOING ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 Set the Message Length switch on the base to Max 1 min or Announce Only 2 Set the Volume control on the base to its midpoint 3 Hold ANNOUNCE DIGITAL ANSWERING BASICS All functions are also available through the handset unless otherwise noted Handset button names if they differ from the base unit are located in parentheses aft...

Page 24: ...l allow an announce ment of 60 seconds or less 7 Press STOP when you have finished your announcement The ANSWER MESSAGE indicator will stop blinking the unit will play back your announcement for confirmation and then emit a ready tone CHECKING ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM BASE ONLY 1 Set the Message Length switch on the base to Max 1 min or Announce Only 2 Press ANNOUNCE The unit will replay the outgoing an...

Page 25: ... indicator will stop blinking and the unit will emit a ready tone MESSAGE PLAYBACK If the ANSWER MESSAGE indicator is blinking you have messages It blinks once for each message stored Press MESSAGE MEMO If you have no messages the unit will prompt you with you have no messages If you have messages the unit will state the number of messages then play each message telling you the message number and ...

Page 26: ... if pause is not resumed after 60 seconds playback does not resume CANCELING PLAYBACK During playback press STOP The unit will emit a tone and return to standby mode REVIEWING MESSAGES During playback press to rewind to the beginning of the current message or hold on base only to skip back to previous messages Playback will begin at the start of the message you chose and include the message number...

Page 27: ...nd the unit will announce message saved Otherwise the unit will announce message erased and then resume playback of the next message TO ERASE OLD MESSAGES While the unit is in standby mode hold ERASE If you only have new messages the unit will remind you with new messages only If old messages do exist the unit will prompt you with erase old messages To cancel the erasure press STOP within 4 second...

Page 28: ...o the battery pack and remove the battery pack from the handset 3 Insert the new battery pack and connect the cord into the jack inside the handset 4 Put the battery compartment door back on 5 Place handset in the base to charge If you don t charge the handset battery properly for 12 hours when you first set up the phone and or when you install a new battery pack the battery s long term perfor man...

Page 29: ...r provides a status check and then emits a ready tone 4 Enter a remote command After each operation is completed the answerer will emit a ready tone 5 When you are finished with remote operations hang up the phone Cut out the cards to the right and carry them with you for quick reference of remote operation commands Play new messages press 8 Rewind press 1 Play or Pause press 2 Fast Forward press ...

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Page 31: ... handset is turned to ON If the phone still does not work turn off the handset and disconnect the power cord Wait ten seconds then turn the handset back on put the handset in the cradle and reconnect the power cord Make sure base plate is securely fastened Dial tone is OK but Make sure the T P switch on the base is set can t dial out correctly Handset does not ring Make sure the RING PWR switch on...

Page 32: ...mory location keys correctly doesn t work Did you follow proper dialing sequence Make sure T P switch is correctly set Unit locks up If the unit doesn t work turn the power switch on the handset off Hold down digit 8 simultaneously and then turn the power switch on Put the handset back on the base and press the PAGE button until you hear a beep If a power outage occurs while the handset is away fr...

Page 33: ...ing in case you need to ship the phone at a later date Periodically clean the charge contacts on the handset and base with an eraser Periodically swap the handset and base batteries This will ensure a longer battery life CAUSES OF POOR RECEPTION Aluminum siding Foil backing on insulation Heating ducts and other metal construction can shield radio signals You re too close to appliances such as micr...

Page 34: ...one company 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 teleph...

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Page 37: ...NEL 16 FLASH 13 MEMORY 16 20 22 PAGE FIND 16 PHONE ON OFF 13 REDIAL 13 TONE 15 C Canceling playback 26 Causes of poor reception 33 Chain dialing 22 Changing a stored number 20 Changing the battery 28 CHANNEL button 16 CHARGE IN USE light 6 7 Check day and time 9 Checking announcements 24 Cleaning the phone 33 Cordless phone basics 13 D Desktop installation 6 Dialing a stored number 21 Digital answ...

Page 38: ...and insured to Thomson Consumer Electronics Canada Inc Distribution Centre 7400 A Bramalea Road Mississauga Ontario L5S 1X1 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 li...