BellSouth GH9488 Safety guide

2.4 GHz CORDLESS ALL DIGITAL
ANSWERING SYSTEM WITH
CALLER ID/CALL WAITING
50 CHANNEL AUTOSCAN WITH 4 INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES
Model GH9488
PLEASE READ THIS
MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE USE.
KEEP FOR YOUR
REFERENCE.
OWNER'S MANUAL
INSTALLATION AND
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
on page 7 or your separate
Quick Start guide.
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ongratulations on your selection of a quality BellSouth Product. With proper
care and adherence to the setup and user instructions in this Owner’s Manual,
this unit will provide you with years of trouble free service.
BellSouthiscommittedtoprovidingqualityproductsthatfityourneeds.Wewouldliketo
have any comments or suggestions you might have on this product. You may mail your
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When examining your new BellSouth cordless telephone, you will find an array of
special features including:
Filtered Sound™ System -Receivesconsiderablylessnoise thanconventionalcordless
telephones because of a special circuit which delivers the clearest possible
reception.
50 Channel Autoscan - Press the /chan button on theHANDSET to find and lock
on to the clearest channel for any call.
Desk or Wall Mount - Use this equipment as a desk phone or as a wall phone.
TONE or PULSE Dialing - Use this phone for either TONE (rotary) or PULSE (push-
button) dialing.
Automated Functions - Redial the last number called and automatic STANDBY mode.
Security - Ensures greater privacy because a built-in security code with 65,536
combinations prevents use of your telephone line by another nearby cordless
telephone.
Dependable Battery - Recharge your BATTERY PACK many times with the built-in
charger. The battery low warning tone tells you when the BATTERY PACK needs
recharging (See page 37).
Special Services -Use the /flash button to access special services such as Call
Waiting supplied by your telephone company or company switchboard.
STANDBY Mode -When in STANDBY mode (ON-HOOK), the telephone is capable of
receiving a call. When theHANDSET is on the BASE UNIT, it is automatically in the
STANDBY mode (ON-HOOK). When the HANDSET is taken off the BASE UNIT, it
remains in the STANDBY mode until you activate the button.
Battery Power Saver -Once fully charged, in STANDBY mode, the HANDSET can
receive/send calls for a maximum of five days without the need for recharging.
Length of charge depends on frequency of use.
HANDSET Ringer Level - Select the ringer sound level (HI, LOW, OFF).
HANDSET Volume Control Switch - Select the receiver volume level (HI, MID, LOW).
Luminous LCD Screen - The LCD Screen emits light for 10 seconds every time you
press any of the TELEPHONE KEYPAD buttons.
HEADSET JACK - Your telephone can utilize a headset for hands-free communication.
BELT CLIP - Use the BELT CLIP to hang your HANDSET on your belt.
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Special Features
CALLER ID SYSTEM
Multi-Function Large LCD Screen - Shows the number you are dialing, and with Caller ID
service (available through subscription from your local telephone company), displays
information about the caller before you answer the call.
Name and Number Directory - Stores up to 40 names and numbers so that you can call them
with a single key stroke.
Caller List - Available with Caller ID service. Stores up to 80 calls to keep track of everyone who
called. The name, phone number, time and date of the call are recorded. Allows you to return
their calls with a single key stroke.
Preferred Calls - You can mark the name and number of a welcome caller in the DIRECTORY.
When that number calls in, the caller’s name will appear on the LCD Screen and a special ring
sound will be heard.
Blocked Calls - You can mark the name and number of an unwelcome caller in the DIRECTORY.
When that number calls in, the caller’s name will appear on the LCD Screen and the ringer will
be disabled.
Repeat Call Indicator - Shows if a new incoming call has called more than once.
Unavailable Call Indicator-Advises you that the origin of the incoming call does not support the
Caller ID system.
Call Waiting Service-Displaysthe nameandnumber ofthesecond caller,ifyou havesubscribed
for Call Waiting service from your local telephone company (see page 15).
Voice Mail -Indicates message waiting signal if you subscribed to Voice Mail message service
and requested Visual Message Indication from your local telephone company (see page 15).
This telephone also detects a Stutter Dial Tone signal every time there is a Voice Mail message
for you from your Voice Mail message provider if you have subscribed to Voice Mail message
service.
ANSWERING SYSTEM FEATURES
Fully Digital Answering System - Provides a full range of answering functions without using
cassette tapes.
Digital Memory- Allows recording of memos and messages.
Two-Digit LED Message Display -Indicatesthenumberof messages,indicates thestatus ofthe
system.
Ring-Detection Selectable - Choose the number of times the telephone rings before the system
answers.
Voice Day/Time Stamp - System tells the day and time of each received message or recorded
memo.
Message Alert - The ability to generate a sound signal when new messages are recorded.
Call Screening - The ability to intercept a call when the unit is recording an incoming message
(ICM).
Mailboxes -Allows four separate individuals to receive their own incoming messages.
Auto Disconnection -Will automatically stop answering when theHANDSETofanyphoneon the
same line goes OFF-HOOK.
Fast Message Skip Function -Skips to the next message.

1. LARGELCD SCREEN
12. DIR (DIRECTORY)
BUTTON
Pg. 14~19
16. DEL(DELETE)/CHAN
(CHANNEL) BUTTON
Pg. 9, 15, 16, 18, 19,
26, 29, 30
13. REDIAL/PAUSE/SAVE
BUTTON Pg. 10,
15~18, 20~25
10. MESSAGE
WAITING LED
INDICATOR Pg. 13, 14
NEW CALL/
14. VOLUMECONTROL
(HI, MID, LOW)
SWITCH
11. BATT LOW
INDICATOR Pg. 27
5. HEADSET JACK
Pg.11
4. MENU/VOICEMAIL
BUTTON
Pg. 13, 20~25
6. TELEPHONE KEYPAD
Pg.16~18, 20~22,24, 25
8. FLASH BUTTON
Pg.13, 16~18, 20~25
EDIT/
17. CHARGE CONTACTS
HANDSET Controls
1. items.
2. SCROLL UP-DOWN/SHIFT
LEFT-RIGHT BUTTON
Pg. 12, 14~24
3. TALK BUTTON
Pg.6, 7, 9, 10, 13,
14, 18, 29
2. SCROLL UP -DOWN , SHIFT LEFT -RIGHT Button:
3. Button:
Press to move around
Press to answer an incoming call or to place a call. Press to end a call
the large LCD Screen.
Pg. 19, 21,25
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15. OPTION BUTTON
Pg. 9, 12
TALK
9.HANDSETANTENNA
HANDSET Controls

HANDSET Controls
4. /redial Button: (SAVE) Press and hold down to save the changes on the listed
items. (REDIAL) Press to redial the last number you dialed. (PAUSE) Press to
insert a pause while dialing. (You will need the /redial button to dial numbers
which use an alternative Long Distance Access Code.)
5. /option Button: (OPTION) Press to change the telephone number of the
displayed Caller ID record into 7/10/11 digit dialing mode during Caller ID
callback.
6. /TEMPORARY TONE Button: Press the button to temporarily change the
dialing mode from PULSE to TONE for Rotary Service Users. (Press once before
enteringnumberstoaccesstheAnsweringSystemorelectronicbankingservices,
etc.)
7. (DIRECTORY) Button: Press to access names and numbers stored in the
DIRECTORY. (See pages 17 to 21 for details.)
8. /flash Button: (FLASH) Press to answer a call if you have Call Waiting.
(EDIT) Press to edit listed items.
9. CHARGE CONTACTS: For charging the BATTERY PACK inside the HANDSET. We
recommend cleaning the CHARGE CONTACTS periodically with a damp cloth.
10.BATT (BATTERY) LOW INDICATOR: Appears on the LCD Screen when the battery
charge is low. (See page 37 for detail.)
11. HANDSET Volume Control (hi, mid, low) Switch:Select the receiver volume level
(HI, MID, LOW).
12. Button:Presstoansweranincomingcallortoplaceacall.Presstoendacall.
13. NEWCALL LEDIndicator: Blinks when recording a new incoming call.
14. HEADSET JACK: For connecting your headset plug to enjoy hands-free
communication. (See page 13 for detail.)
15. TELEPHONE KEYPAD Buttons: Allows you to make a call depending on pressed
button. (For TELEPHONE KEYPAD characters, see page 19.)
16.MSG (MESSAGE) WAITING LED Indicator: Blinks when receiving a Message
Waiting signal, if you have subscribed to a Voice Mail message service from your
local telephone company. (See page 15.)
17. /menu (FUNCTION) Button: (VOICE MAIL) Press to automatically dial the
Voice Mail Post Code in your area to access your Voice Mail message.(MENU)
Press to access special functions operation in STANDBY mode. (For special
functionssee page 22~27.)
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33. ANNOUNCEONLY/
INCOMING MESSAGE
SWITCH Pg. 30, 40
15.
MESSAGE ALERT
SWITCH Pg. 31
17. RINGER ON/OFF
SWITCH
16.
RING SELECT
SWITCH P. 31
34. TONE-PULSE SELECT
SWITCH Pg. 8, 39
ON OFF
RINGER TS 5R 3R RINGSELECT ON OFF MSSGALERT ICM ANNC SELECT TONE PULSE
13. SET BUTTON
Pg. 28
11. CHARGE TERMINALS
18.
OUTGOING
MESSAGE BUTTON
Pg. 29, 30
14. CODE BUTTON
Pg. 34
6. PAGEBUTTON
22. LEDMESSAGE
DISPLAY
Pg. 33
21. SKIP BUTTON
Pg. 32
24. REPEATBUTTON
Pg. 32
19. MEMO BUTTON
Pg. 31, 33
20.
STOP BUTTON
Pg. 32
23. BASE UNIT
ANTENNA Pg. 8,
11, 39
8.
MAILBOX 3BUTTON
7. MAILBOX 1BUTTON
5. ERASE BUTTON
Pg. 33
30. DAY BUTTON
Pg. 28, 34
31. HOUR BUTTON
Pg. 28, 34
29. MINUTEBUTTON
Pg. 28, 34
28. MICROPHONE
32. VOLUME CONTROL
SLIDE SWITCH
26. MAILBOX 2BUTTON
27.
MAILBOX 4BUTTON
10. IN USE LED INDICATOR
Pg. 13
12.
CHARGE LED
INDICATOR
Pg. 13
3. POWER-IN
CONNECTION JACK
Pg. 7, 8
4. TELEPHONE LINE
CONNECTION JACK
Pg. 8, 10, 39
1. PLAY BUTTON
Pg. 32
2.
RESET BUTTON
Pg. 28

BASE UNIT Controls
1. Button:Pressto set the day duringtime setting, or press toset the first digit of
the access code during code setting.
2. MINUTE Button:Press to set minute during time setting, or press to set the
third digit of the access code during code setting.
3. Button:Press to set/check the day and time.
4. Button:Press to set the hour during time setting, or press to set the second
digit of the access code during code setting.
5. CHARGE TERMINALS: For charging theHANDSET BATTERY PACK. For best
performance, clean the CHARGE TERMINALS periodically with a damp cloth.
6. BATT (BATTERY) LOW LED Indicator: Lightsupwhenbackupbatterypowerislow.
7. IN USE LED Indicator: Lights up to indicate that theHANDSET is in TALK mode or
blinks to indicate an extension phone is in use.
8. CHARGELEDIndicator: Lights up when theHANDSET is placed on theBASEUNIT
for charging.
9. MICROPHONE
10. (OUTGOING MESSAGE) Button: Press and hold down to record OGM messages.
11. ANSWER FUNCTION ON/OFF (ANS. ON/OFF) LED Indicator: Lights when the
answer function is turned ON.
12. (ANSWER FUNCTION ON/OFF) Button:Press to activate ordeactivate the
answer function.
13. Button:Press to set the 3-digit Remote Access Code for remote operation.
14. MESSAGE ALERT: Set switch to ON to generate a “beep” sound every 15 seconds
when a new message has been received.
15. ANNOUNCE ONLY/INCOMING MESSAGE Switch:
ICM - System records the incoming messages.
ANNC -System plays your announcement and then hangs up without
recording messages.
16. RINGER ON/OFF Switch:Set switch to OFF position to disengage the ringer on the
BASEUNIT.
17. RINGSELECTSwitch: Toselect thenumber ofrings before the Answering System
answers a call.
3R -System answers a call after the third ring.
5R -System answers a call after the fifth ring.
TS (TOLL SAVER) - System answers after the third ring only if you have new
messages. Otherwise, the system will answer after the fifth ring.

BASE UNIT Controls
18. (MAILBOX 1) Button: Press to activate functions for MAILBOX 1.
19. (MAILBOX 2) Button: Press to activate functions for MAILBOX 2.
20. (MAILBOX 3) Button: Press to activate functions for MAILBOX 3.
21. (MAILBOX 4) Button: Press to activate functions for MAILBOX 4.
22. BASE UNIT ANTENNA: Raise or reposition for the best reception.
23. MAILBOX LED Indicators: Lights to indicate the presence of message(s) and
blinks to indicate that the corresponding MAILBOX is active and ready to operate.
24. Button:Press to erase messages.
25. Button: Press to stop playing a message.
26. BASE UNIT VOLUME CONTROL Slide Switch: Used to adjust the speaker volume
level of theBASEUNIT.
27. Button: Press and hold down to record memo messages.
28. Button: Press to play messages.
29. Button:Press to repeat messages.
30. LED MESSAGE DISPLAY: Indicates the number of memos/messages received,
status of the system.
EAEA - Erasing 0101 ~6363 - No. of memos/messages OPOP - OGM is playing
AoAo - Announce Only FUFU - Memory is full
Channel Display- Shows the channel on which the telephone is locked.
31. Button: Press to skip messages.
32. Button: Press to PAGE theHANDSET. Press again to stop.
33. TONE-PULSE SELECT SWITCH
34. RESET Button: Press to reset the system and clear all recordings.
35. POWER-IN CONNECTION JACK
36. TELEPHONE LINE CONNECTION JACK

Safety Instructions.....................................................................................................................4
Getting Started...........................................................................................................................7
Desk Mounting............................................................................................................................10
Wall Mounting.............................................................................................................................10
Cordless Telephone Operation...................................................................................................11
Preparing for Use................................................................................................................ 11
Receiving Calls.................................................................................................................... 11
Placing Calls.........................................................................................................................12
Redialing.............................................................................................................................. 12
Using the Headset Feature..................................................................................................13
Caller ID System Operation........................................................................................................ 14
Caller ID System...................................................................................................................14
Viewing Caller Information During Incoming Calls......................................................... 14
Caller ID with Call Waiting..............................................................................................15
Message Waiting...........................................................................................................15
One-Touch Voice Mail Dialing........................................................................................ 15
Caller List.............................................................................................................................16
Viewing the Caller List.................................................................................................. 16
Placing a Call from the Caller List.................................................................................. 16
Storing Caller ID Records into the DIRECTORY.................................................................17
To Delete a Single Record in the Caller List...................................................................17
To Delete all Records in the Caller List.......................................................................... 17
Name and Telephone Number DIRECTORY..........................................................................18
Viewing the DIRECTORY (Phonebook)........................................................................ 18
Storing Phone Numbers.................................................................................................18
Telephone Keypad Characters......................................................................................19
Placing Calls from the DIRECTORY................................................................................20
Editing a Stored Number in the DIRECTORY.................................................................. 20
Deleting a Stored Number in the DIRECTORY ...............................................................21
Preferred Calls.............................................................................................................. 21
Blocked Calls.................................................................................................................21
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Function Settings................................................................................................................22
A. Setting the Ringer Level.........................................................................................23
B. Changing the Language.........................................................................................23
C. Turning the First Ring ON or OFF...........................................................................24
D. Setting the Time and Date......................................................................................24
E. Adjusting the Contrast...........................................................................................25
F. Setting the PBX Number.........................................................................................25
G. Changing the Flash Time........................................................................................25
H. Changing the Pause Time.......................................................................................26
I. Programming One-Touch Voice Mail Dialinbg.........................................................26
J. Deleting Message Waiting Indication......................................................................27
K. Setting the Area Code............................................................................................27
Answering System Operation.................................................................................................... 28
Setting the Day/Time Stamp................................................................................................28
Recording your Outgoing Messages..................................................................................28
Turning the Answering System ON/OFF............................................................................30
Setting to Answer Calls.....................................................................................................30
Setting to Announce Only...................................................................................................30
Message Alert....................................................................................................................31
Setting Ring Select.........................................................................................................31
Recording a Memo..........................................................................................................31
Playing of Messages/Memos..........................................................................................32
Saving Mesages.............................................................................................................33
Erasing Messages..........................................................................................................33
When the Memory is Full................................................................................................33
Two-Way Recording......................................................................................................33
Remote Operation through a Tone Telephone.................................................................34
Remote Access Codes.................................................................................................. 34
Changing of the Remote Access Codes........................................................................ 34
Using the Remote Instruction Code.................................................................................35
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