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NTRODUCTION

Your GE answering system is designed to give you flexibility in use and
quality performance. To get the most from your answerer, we suggest that
you take a few minutes right now to read through this User‘s Guide.

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WARNING:

 

TO PREVENT FIRE

OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
            DO NOT OPEN

THE EXCLAMATION
POINT WITHIN THE
T R I A N G L E   I S   A
WARNING       SIGN
ALERTING YOU  OF
I M P O R T A N T
I N S T R U C T I O N S
A C C O M P A N Y I N G
T H E   P R O D U C T .

T H E   L I G H T N I N G
FLASH AND ARROW-
HEAD WITHIN THE
T R I A N G L E   I S   A
W A R N I N G   S I G N
ALERTING YOU OF
" D A N G E R O U S
VOLTAGE" INSIDE
THE PRODUCT.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
D O   N O T   R E M O V E   C O V E R
( O R   B A C K ) .   N O   U S E R -
S E R V I C E A B L E   PA R T S   I N -
S I D E .   R E F E R   S E R V I C I N G
T O   Q U A L I F I E D   S E R V I C E
PERSONNEL.

Summary of Contents for 2-9824

Page 1: ...ORING A NUMBER IN MEMORY 12 CHANGING A STORED NUMBER 12 DIALING A STORED NUMBER 13 CHAIN DIALING 14 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 15 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 16 SERVICE 16 INDEX 17 WARRANTY 18 WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM BACK OF PRODUCT CAUTION RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK DONOTOPEN THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN THE T R I A N G ...

Page 2: ...e If you don t have a modular jack call your local phone company to find out how to get one installed Base unit Make sure your package contains the following items Handset cord Handset FLASH AC power supply 5 2378 Telephone line cord A C 30 Instant Starting Leaderless Tape Tape HOLD TO RECORD TOUCH TO PLAY ANSWER ON OFF ANNOUNCEMENT A MC 30 M I C R O C A S S E T T E T M 0 5 10 Open the tape compar...

Page 3: ...lephone line cord into the jack marked PHONE LINE on the back of the unit and plug the other end into a modular wall jack 3 Plug the smaller end of the power supply cord into the POWER jack on the back of the answerer plug the larger end into an AC power outlet 4 Set the TONE PULSE switch on the right side of the unit to TONE if you have touch tone service or to PULSE if you have rotary dial servi...

Page 4: ...nnect the power supply adapter to the POWER 9V DC jack on the back of the unit and plug it into an AC outlet 5 Slip the mounting holes over the wall plate posts and slide the unit down firmly into place Wall plate not included 6 Plug the handset cord into the handset and into the unit and then hang up the handset 7 Set the TONE PULSE switch to TONE you if have touch tone service or to PULSE if you...

Page 5: ...t of the unit 2 Press and hold the ANNOUNCEMENT button You need to hold the button until you finish the announcement 3 Begin talking after you hear the beep 4 Release the button when you finish your announcement 5 Announcement plays back automatically OUTGOING ANNOUNCEMENT SAMPLE Hello this is ______ I can t answer the phone right now so if you leave your name number and a brief message at the ton...

Page 6: ... been played the machine automatically rewinds the tape and is ready for additional incoming messages New messages will record over the old messages unless you use the save feature see Saving Messages section NOTE There is no time limit for incoming messages A caller can leave a message that is the length of the tape The tape provided holds 15 minutes of recording time on each side including the o...

Page 7: ...recorded a valid outgoing announcement See applicable sections throughout this manual to correct condition Continuously ON Machine is ON and there are no new messages or memos on the answering machine CALL SCREENING AUTO DISCONNECT Because the answerer automatically stops recording when any extension phone is picked up Auto Disconnect feature you can screen incoming calls Listen as the caller leav...

Page 8: ...by the number of times the MESSAGES indicator light flashes INSTANT REPLAY Instant Replay is used to repeat the previous 10 seconds of the message you are playing Use Instant Replay when you want to quickly repeat information like a phone number or address 1 Press MEMO while you are playing the message 2 Tape rewinds for 10 seconds and resumes playing PLAY STOP 12 MEMORY EMERGENCY QUICK DIAL A B C...

Page 9: ...ieve messages and there are no saved messages or new messages the unit answers on the 5th ring If there are saved messages or new messages the unit answers on the 2nd ring If you call from a remote location and you hear 3 rings you can hang up knowing you have no new messages and avoid the toll charges ACCESSING YOUR ANSWERING MACHINE PLAYING MESSAGES AND CLEARING MESSAGES 1 Dial your phone number...

Page 10: ...3 Press 4 you will hear a series of short tones and a long tone 4 After the long tone record your new OGA 5 Press 4 when finished recording 6 The machine automatically plays the new OGA ACCESSING THE ANSWERING MACHINE WHEN THE TAPE IS FULL When the tape is full the machine answers on the 10th ring and emits a tone The machine gives you several seconds to enter your 3 digit security code to access ...

Page 11: ...A CALL 1 Pick up the handset to get a dial tone 2 Dial the number RECEIVING A CALL Make sure that the RINGER on the back of the unit is set to LO or HI 1 Pick up the handset when the phone rings 2 Put handset in cradle when finished with conversation PLAY STOP A B C MESSAGE SAVE MEMO STORE MEM DIAL REDIAL FLASH REDIAL button FLASH button FLASH BUTTON Press the FLASH button instead of pressing the ...

Page 12: ...TORE button 3 Dial the number to be stored 4 Press the STORE button and then press a memory location A B C or 1 9 5 Record whose phone number it is on the memory directory located under the plastic cover on the front of the unit STORING THE LAST NUMBER DIALED 1 Pick up the handset to get a dial tone 2 Press the STORE button twice 3 Press a memory location A B C or 1 9 4 Record whose phone number i...

Page 13: ... 3 Press the REDIAL button 4 Press the STORE button and then press a memory location A B C or 1 9 DIALING A STORED NUMBER To dial numbers from memory pick up the handset to get a dial tone Press the MEM DIAL Memory Dial button followed by the memory location 1 9 for the number you want to dial DIALING THE EMERGENCY QUICK DIAL NUMBERS A B C Because the Emergency Quick Dial buttons are the quickest ...

Page 14: ...memory buttons instead of each number separately The following example shows how you can use chain dialing to make a call through a long distance service Number is For Memory Location Long distance access number 7 Authorization code 8 Frequently called long distance number 9 1 Pick up the handset to get a dial tone 2 Press MEM DIAL and then press 7 3 When you hear the access tone press MEM DIAL an...

Page 15: ...he VOLUME setting Turn up if necessary Memory dialing problems Make sure you entered numbers correctly Review memory dialing section Unit doesn t answer calls Make sure that the ANSWER ON OFF button is on Make sure unit is connected to a working AC outlet Unit answers after 10 rings Tape is full or jammed or ANSWER ON OFF button is off Unit answers after two rings There are new or saved messages P...

Page 16: ...RVICE FCC requires this product be serviced only by the manufacturer or its authorized service agents In accordance with FCC requirements changes or modifications not expressly approved by Thomson Consumer Electron ics could void the user s authority to operate this product For instructions on how to obtain service refer to the warranty included in this guide or call customer service telephone num...

Page 17: ...clearing a number 13 dialing a number 13 Message Playback 6 Message playback 6 O OGA See Outgoing announcement recording 5 reviewing 5 INDEX P PLAY STOP button 6 Playing Messages 9 Playing messages 6 R REDIAL button 11 used when storing numbers in memory 12 Redial feature 11 Remote Access 9 clearing messages 9 playing messages 9 turning machine on off 9 when tape is full 9 RINGER switch 11 S Scree...

Page 18: ...omson Consumer Electronics Inc Product Exchange Center 32 Spur Drive El Paso Texas 79906 Pay any charges billed to you by the Exchange Center for service not covered by the warranty A new or refurbished unit will be shipped to you prepaid freight What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual provides information regarding operating instructions and user controls For ad...

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