GE 29869 Series User manual

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Yourteleph0ne
equipmentisapproved
forc0nnsctiont0the
Public
Switch€d
Teleph0ne
Network
and
isin-compliancewith
ptrts
l5and68,FCC
Rul0s
and
Regulaii0irsandtheTechnical
RequiremsntsforTeleph0ne
TerninalEquipment
published
byACTA.
I l{0titicalionto
ftetocalTelephone
Company
Onth€bottom
ofthisequipmentisI label
indicating,am0ngotherinformati0n,the
USnumberand
RingerEquivalencsNumber{REN}
for$e
equipment.
Y0umust,uponrequest,
provide
this
informationto
your
telephonecompany.
ThsRENisuseful
indeterminingthenumber0fdevices
you
mayconnectt0
your
tel€ph0ne
Ine
andstill
haveallofthesedevices
ringwhen
v0urtole0h0ne
numberiscalled.lnmost
{but
n0t
all)areas,thesum0lthe
RENsofalldevicesconnocted
to0nelineshould
not
exceed5.
To
becertain0fthe
number
of
d€vices
you
mayc0nnect
to
your
lineasd€t€rmined
bytheREN,
y0u
shouldcontact
your
localtelephone
c0m0anv.
A
Dluq
and
iack
used
t0c0nnectthisequipment
tothB
premisss
wiring
andt€leph0n€nstwork
must
c0mply
withtheapplicable
FCCPart
68
ruiesand
r6quirementsadoptedbythe
ACTA.Acomplianttelephon€c0rd
andmodular
plug
is
providsd
withthis
product.
ltis
designed
t0
bec0nnected
t0acompatibl€modulal
jack
thatisals0compliant.Se€
installationinstructions
lor
d€tsils.
l{otes
. This€quipmentmay
notbeussdoncoinseruice
providsd
bythetelsphon€c0mp8ny.
. Partylinesaresubiect
tostat€taritfs,sndtherefore,
you
maynotbe
abl€touso
your
ownt0lsphons
squipmontityouare0na
party
line.Checkwith
your
localt€lsphon€company.
. Noticenust
be
giv€n
tothetal6phons
companyup0n
permanBnt
disc0nnsction0l
y0ur
t€l€phone
from
your
line.
. l{vourh0me
has
speciallywirsd
alsrm€quipmont
connsctsdtoths
t€lophonslins,0nsursth€
installation0fthis
product
does
not
di6able
y0ur
alarmequipmsnt.lf
you
h8v0
qusstions
aboutwhat
willdisrbloalsrm€quipmsnt
consult
your
teleph0necompany0r
a
oualified
installer.
2 Riglt{3o{theTelophone
Compary
Should
y0ur
equipment
causetroubleon
your
linswhich
msyhsrmthotsl€phonon€twork,
thotslophonecompanyshall,
wh€re
prscdcabl€,
mtify
you
thaitemporaidiscontinuance
ofseryic0mayb0
r€quirod.Whsrs
prior
notics
isnot
practicable
andthecircumstancss
warantsuchaction,
ihetelephoneconipany
maytemporarily
discontinusssryic€
immsdistoly.Incsso0fsuchtemporarydiscontinuance,
thetslsphonecompany
must:
(l)proriptty
notifv
vou
blsuihteinporarydiscontinusncs;
(2)
atl0rd
you
thsopportunityt0correctthesituation;
and
{3)
infom
you
of
your
rightto
bririqaiomplainito
theC0nmission
pursuantt0proc€dur€s
s€tforthinSubpartEolPart68,
FCCFulesandfegulations.
Theteleph0nec0mpany
maymakechanges
initscommunicatr0ns
lacrlrti0s,oqurpmont,operations0r
procedures
wheresuchacti0n
isrequirodin
theoperationof
its
business
andnotinc0nsislont
withFCC
Rul€s
8nd8€gulrtions.
llthN changesareexpected
toaffecttheuseor
pertormancs
0f
yoir
telephoneequipmen!
theteleph0necompany
must
giveyou
adsqulbnotics,
inwiting.tosllwyout0
maintainuninteruptedseryice.
INrnnrunnNcE INFoRMATI
oN
Thisdsvicec0mplies
withPartl5ot$eFCCRules. oporation
issubiscttothsl0llowingtwoconditions:
(l)
Thisdevice
maynotcauseharmful
intor{srence;and
(2)
Thisdevicemustaccept
anyintsrlorsnce
rec€iv€d,includingintsrl€roncsthat
maycaus€undesiredoperation.
This€0uioment
hasbeentestedandfoundt0
complr,withthe
limitsfor
r Class
Bdigitald€vica,
putsuantto
Panl5ofthe
FCCBules.Thssslimits8ro
d€signbdt0
provide
reasonable
protection
against
harmful
intertsrsnc€inI rssidontialinstsllstion.
This
equipment
generates,
uses,andcanradiate
rsdiolrequency€norgyand,
ifnotinstall€dandused
in
sccordance
withthe
instructions,maycause
harmlul
interference
toradiocommunications.Howsvor,th€rB
isn0
gusrantesthstintsrference
wrllnotoccurina
particular
installation.
lfthise0uioment
doescauseharmful
int€rf8rencet0radioort€lsvision
rocsption,which
canbedeterminedbyturning
theequipmentoffandon,ths
usor
is
encouraged
totrytocorectthe
intorferencebyons0r
mor€olthsfollowing
measures:
. R€orientorrelocatethe
receivingant€nna
{that
is,treantennafor
radio
0rtsl€vision
thatis
"recsiving"
tlte
interferencel.
. R€0rientorrelocateand
incr€asetheseparationbetwesn
thstolocommunicstionsEquipment
andreceivinq
antenna.
. Connectthe
telecommunicati0nsequipment
intoanoutlet0na
circuitdill€rsntfromthatto
whichthereceivinqantenna
isc0nnocted.
llth€s0
measuresdonoteliminatethe
interlerence.
please
c0nsult
your
dealeroran
experiencedradio/television
technicianforadditional
tugg0sti0ns.
Also,theFederalCommunications
C0mmission
has
pr€par8d
ahslpfulbooklet,
"How
To-ld_€ntifyand
B€s0lveRadio/TVInterfer€nce
Pr66tsms."
Thisbookletisavailablefrom
the
U.S.
Government
Printingotfic€,Washington.
D.C.2(}4l)2,Pl88ssspecify
stocknumber004-000-
00345.4
whsn
ordering
copies.
TesLE oF CoNTENTs
r
Eourpruerut
Appnoval
lHronunttolt
....,.,..,,.....,,,.
z
lrurearenerce
Inroamnnoru ,2
Tlslr or CoNrENrs
Senrrucrte
Secunrn
Cooe..,......,,.......
lO
AoJusrrruc
rreVoruME
.........,,..........,,,.....,
ll
Arswenrn
Openanoru..,.........,.,,,,....,..,,,...,.....
l2
Gnrertruc1ruorc1tons,..........,.............,,....,.
12
Aruswen
Or'i/Orr|ruorcnron,,.......,,,,.........,.
12
Messnces
CourureR
....,,............,,,.............
i3
Marrgox
lrrrotcntons
............,.........,.,.,.......
13
Pr,qvrnc
MEssnces .,,......14
Wsrre
Puvnrc
MEsuces
...,,,,,,,..........
l4
Messece
Move
..................,,,,.........,,.......
15
Mes*oe
Scnru.......,...........................,.....
1b
Wprre
Scerunrr.ro
Messlces
.,...............
I6
Ennstruc
Au-Messeces
tN
AMArLBox
...16
Le.cvrNoa
Meuo.............,,,..,.....,,............,
17
Two-Wny
Recono
..............,...........,..........
17
ScReerurruo
ClrLs
(Auro
DlscoNruecr
Fenrune),.....................
1
g
Rrr,,torE
Access ............,
19
Geruenn
Pnooucr
Cnne...,................,............
20
Senvrce
..........................
3
Moournn
JncrReoulReueNrs
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4
INSTALL|NG
THEBmERv
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Brrone
You
Becrit.................,,................,.,..,,.
4
PnRrs
Csecrusr ..............4
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5
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lruroRverroru
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b
lupoRtarur
lusrnucrtorus
roR
Movrt'tc
rxe
ArusweReR ......,,.........
6
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6
Reconotruc
rse
Gnre1ruc,..............,........
6
Revrewtrucrse
Gneelrue
...,,..........,,.,.....
7
Enestrucrtr
GRerrrruc
................,..........
7
RElunrulruo
lo rse
Dernulr
Gneertruc
......,
7
Revrewluc
rss
Set-lncs
.......,.,......,,,,.....
7
CrqrucrruorteSerrrrucs,,.......,,..............
I
SenrrucrxrTrve
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8
ToSerrHe
Houn
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8
ToSerrse
Mrruures
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8
ToSerrne
Dev.....................................
8
Sentrucrse
RrrucsroAruswen
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g
Toll-
Snven...,.,....................,,......,.,,,....
g
Sentruorselrucountc
Messnce
LENGTH
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10
WARNING:TO
PREVENT
FIRE
OR
ELECTRICAL
SHOCK
HAZARD.
DONOT
EXPOSETHIS
PRODUCT
TO
RAIN
ORMOISTURE.
20
US
NUMBERIS
RENNUMBER
ISLOCATED
ONTHECABINET
BOTTOM
3
THE
LIGHTNING
FLASH
ANDARROW
HEAD
WITHIN
THE
TRIANGLE
IS
A
WABNING
SIGN
ALERTINGYOU
OF
"DANGEBOUS
VOLTAGE"
INSIDE
THE
PROOUCT,
@EI
I R|SKoFETECIR|CSH0CK I
I DONOTOPEN I
CAUTION:TO
REDUCETHE
RISK
OFELECTRIC
SHOCK,
OO
NOT
REMOVE
COVEB
(OR
BACKI.
N0
USER
SERVICEABLE
PARIS
INSIDE.
BEFER
SERVICING
TO
OUATIFIED
SEBVICE
PERSONNEL.
THE
EXCLAI\4ATION
POINT
WITHIN
THE
TRIANGLE
IS
A
WARNING
SI6N
ALERTINGYOU
OF
IMPOR]ANT
INSTRUCTI
ONS
ACCOMPANYING
THEPRODUCT.
SEEMABKING
ONBOTTOI\4
/ BACK
OFPRODUCT

INstlrr-qrroN
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*--- Answerer
Pmrs Cnrcrs,rsr
Makesure
your
package
includes
thefollowing
items:
1.Plugthe
telephoneline
cordinto
amodular wall
jack.
r-, F
2*
2.Connect
thetelephone
linecordfrom
your
telephoneinto
the
jack
on
the
backoftheanswerer
marked
PHONE.
(You
don'thaveto
connect
your
telephonein
orderforthe
answerertorecord
incoming
messages.)
3.Connectthesmall
endofthe
power
supplyintothe
POWER
9VAC
jack
on
theback
ofthe
answerer.Plug
theotherendinto
anAC
power
outlet.Theunitbeeos
3
times
andisreadyfor
setuporto
answercallswith
thedefault
greeting
and
settings.
wf,
M/
ACpowersupply
W
ruN
Telephone line cord
Monur-m J,t
cx RnqunnuENTs
You
needanRJ11
typemodular
jack,
whichis
themostcommon
type
of
phone
jack
and
mightlook
liketheone
pictured
hereinstalled
in
your
home.
lfyoudon't
haveamodularjack,
call
your
local
phone
company
tofindout
howto
get
one
installed.
INsrer.r,rNc rHE BATTERY
Intheevent
ofa
power
loss,a9-volt
battery
(not
included)
enables
theanswerer
toretain
greetings
and
messagesstored
inmemory.To
install
thebattery:
1.Removethebattery
compartment
dooron
thebottomof
theunit
byloosening
thescrew
withaPhillips
screwdriver.
Liftthedoor.
2.
Connect
afresh9-volt
alkaline
battery
(not
included).
Thelarge
and
smallcontacts
on
thebattery
clipand
thebattery
will
interlock.
Onceconnected,
place
thebatteryinside
thebattery
comDartment.
3. Replace
thebattery
compartment
door
andtighten
thescrew.
NOTEr If the battery is low or not installed, the unit announces
"
Lou Battuli' at the end of messageplayback.
Wall plate
Mod'lar f' 1
telephone I El ll
rnelackA_J
Battery compartment
door
\:l
ll-r-l
[_ -,|
Battery clip
-\+
\CD
Battery ,4$
\.1
ltl
A nrsrAuAToNrMoRMAnoN
o Neverinstall
telephone
wiring
duringalightning storm.
o Never
touchuninsulatedtelephone
wiresor terminals,unless
the
telephoneline hasbeen
disconnected
at thenetwork
interface.
o Use
cautionwheninstalling
or
modiling telephonelines.
CAUTION: Only usethe ATLINKS USA, Inc. 5-2434A(white),2F,2418A (black)
power supply that was
packed with this unit. Using other power supplies may
damage the unit.

ftvrponuNr fNsrnucrroNs FoR
MovrNc rrn ANswnnnn
To
move
theanswererto
a
differentlocation
inthehouse,followtheseinstructions:
1.Disconnect
the
phone
line
or
any
phonesyou
mayhaveconnectedtotheunit.
2.Installabattery,if
you
havenotalready
doneso.Thiswillensurethat
your
messages
are
not
lost.
See
"lnstalling
theBattery'l
3.
Gotothe
electricaloutletandunplugthe
power
supply.DONOTUNPLUGTHEPOWER
JACKCONNECTEDTOTHEUNITlf
you
do,
allmemorywillbe
erased.
4.Movetheunit
andohone
line
tothedesiredlocation.
5.
Plug
inthe
power
supplyintoan
electricaloutlet.
6.
TheMESSAGESindicator
showsthatthemessageshavenot
beenerased.
7.Connectallnecessary
phone
lines.
Snrup
RnconorNc rHE GREETTNG
Before
using
your
newanswerer,
you
shouldrecord
a
greeting
(the
announcementcallers
hearwhen
your
answeringsystem
answersacall).Two
greetings
can
be
recorded.lf
you
don'trecorda
greeting,
callersheara
default
greeting
which
says,
"Aftcr
tone,record.message."
Youcanrecordtwotypes
ofgreetings, oneto useonly
one
mailbox,
oronetodirectcallerstoleave
messages
inspecificmailboxes.Thisis
especiallyusefulfor
active
familiesorsmall
businesses.
When
recording
the
greeting,
you
shouldbe
about6
inchesfromtheunit.This
ensuresthebestrecording
quality.
Eliminateasmuchbackground
noiseas
possible.
Bothtypesof greetings
are
recorded
bythefollowing:
1.Prepare
yourgreeting.
SampleSingleMailbox
Greeting:
Hi, thhis
(use
your
namehere).I can'tanswer
the
phone
rightnou,so
plzase
bave
your
name,numbqandabriefrussage
afterthetone,arulI'il
getbaektoyou.Thanks
for calling.
NOTE: You can direct callers
to leave messagesin a
specific mailbox by having
them press the desired
mailbox (14) after the
greeting plays.If no mailbox
isselected,
the incoming
messages
automatically go
into mailbox 1.
NOTE: The greeting must be
2 seconds or longer to be
valid.
Default Mailbox
for incomi
Mailbox I
SampleMulti-MailboxGreeting:Hi, thisis
(use
your
namehere).Weran'tanswtrthe
phoneright
now,
so
pl.eusepress
I todired
Jour
messageto
(namel),
press
2totlirectyour
message
to(name2),
press
3to
totlirect
,your
message
to(name3),
press
1todired
pur messageto
(namel).
Leoueyourname,
numb4
anda
briefmusage
after
thetone,andue'llgetbackto
vu. Thanks
forcalling.
2.Holddownthe
desired
GREETING
button.Theunit
displaysof for
greeting
A record
and02Ior
greeting
Brecord.
3.Afterthetone,say
yourgreeting.
4.
Release
GREETING
Aor Bwhen
you
finish.
-
RnrrrnvrNc rHE GREETTNG
Toreviewthe
greeting,press
and
release
GREETING
A
orB.
EnesrNc rrrE GREETTNG
Therearetwo waysto erase
yourgreeting.
1.Toerase
yourgreeting
whilelisteningtoit.
press
and
holdERASEuntilthe
unit
announces,
"CreetingErased.'.
Thenrecord
your
new
greeting.
2.Tore-record
yourgreeting
fromany
point,press
and
holdGREETING
AorB. After
thetone,say
your
greeting.
Release
GREETING
AorBwhen
you
finish.
RrrunNrNc ro rHEDnmulr Gnnnrnlc
Toreturntotheanswerer'sdefault
greeting
after
you've
recordedone,
press
andholdtheGREETING
Aor
GREETINGBbuttonuntil
a
beepsoundisheardand
then
releasethebutton.
GREETING buttons
and indicators
Default
Time 12a.m.Sunday
Ringsto Answer 4
MessageLength 2 minutes
SecurityCode 0123
Alternatively,
you
can
also
press
andholdtheERASEbuttonwhenthe
greeting
is
playing,
releasetheERASEbuttonuntiltheunitannounces
"&eetinsErased".
RnvrnwrNc rrrn SETTTNGS
This
function
allows
you
toreviewthecurrent
number
ofringsbefore the
unit
answersacall,
incomingmessagelength,
and
the
securitycode.
Press
and
release
theSETbuttonto review
the
currentsettings.The
unit
thecurrentsetting.

NOTE: To exit review,press and release STOP
CncNcrNc rHE SETTTNGS
Pressand
holdthe
SET
buttonto enterthe
change
mode.Theunitannouncesthecurrenttimeanddav.To
change,
press
NEXT
orPREVIOUS.Tosetand
go
on
to
thenextitem,
press
SET
NOfi: To scroll from one setting to the next, press
and release SET.To exit the change list, pressSTOP.
SnrrrNc rHE TrME
Foreach
messagereceived,
a
time/day
stamp
is
added
attheendofthemessage.
To Snr rHE HouR
1.PressandreleaseNEXTorPREVIOUSuntiltheunit
announcesanddisplays
the
correct
hour.
2.Oncethehourisset,
press
SET
to
enter
theminutes
menu.
To STTTTD MINUTES
1.PressandreleaseNEXTorPREVIOUSuntiltheunit
announcesanddisplays
the
correct
minutes.
2.
Once
theminutesareset,
press
SET
toentertheday
menu.
To Snr rHE DAY
1.Pressandrelease
NEXT
or
PREVIOUSuntil
theunit
announcesand
displaysthecorrectday.
2.
Once
theday
is
set,
press
SEITheunitannouncesthe
time/day,
thenenterstheringstoanswermenu.
NOTE: The da;s of the week show in *re display as
numbers. For example, "Sunday'' showsas0.
SET
button
PREVIOUS
button NE)(T
button
Time
Hour 12a.m.
- l1 p.m.
Minute 0-59
Duy Sunday
- Saturdal'
Rings 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
to Answer toll saver
Message 1,2,3,4 minutes
Length
Security 0,0-9,0-9,0-9
Code
SET
button
announces
the
rings
to
answer,
then
enters
the
incoming
message
length
menu.
Tou Sevcn
The
toll
saver
isthe
final
setting
inthe
Rings
toAnswer
menu.This
feature
allows
you
toknowif
you
havenew
messages
when
calling
themachine
from
aremote
phone.
lf
you
have
new
messages,
the
unitwill
ring
twice
before
answering.
lf
you
don't,
itwill
ringfour
times.This
allows
you
tohang
upbefore
the
machine
PREITOUS
button NEXT
button
als\ryels
sothat
you
don't
have
to
pay
toll
charges.
NOTE: The message
counter displavs
00 fbr
toll saver.
fl

SnrrrNc rnn INcourNc Mnssecn
LnNcrH
Themessage
length
is
the
length
oftime
(in
minutes)
the
caller
hasto leave
amessage.
Theunit
announces
and
displays
the
current
message
length.To
change,
press
NEXT
orPREVIOUS.To
set
and
go
ontothe
nextitem,
press
SET
1.Press
andrelease
NEXT
orPREVIOUS
untilthe
unit
announces
anddisplays
the
correctincoming
message
length.
2,
Oncethe
length
is
set,
press
SETThe
unit
announces
themessage
length,
then
enters
the
security
codemenu.
SnrrrNc rHE SEcuRJry
Conn
The
security
code
isaprogrammable
4-digit
code
which
can
beused
to
accessremote
functions.
IMPORTANT: The first digit isfactory setat zero
and cannot be chansed.
4.
Once
you
have
the
desired
third
digit,
press
SET
to
save
itand
move
on
tothe
fourth
dt:git.
5.Press
and
release
NEXT
orPREVIOUS
to
choose
the
fourth
digit.
Only
the
fourth
digit
will
chante.
-- -"-
6.Once
youhave
the
desired
fourth
digit,
press
SET
to
save
it.The
answerer
repeats
all
theiettings.
NOTE: To exit anymenu. press
and release
STOpI
Also.
setup
willcancel
if no buttons
have
been
pushed within 30 seconds.
IMPORTANT: The serup
sertings
will not be
erased
e\en alter a power outage.
Ao;usrrNcrHE
Voruun
SET
button
PRET'IOUS
button
Use
the
VOLUME
+
and
-buttons
to
increase
the
volume
up
and
down.
The
unit
beeps
when
itis
not
announcino
asetting
orplaying
amessage.
lt
also
beeps
3times
when
the
maximum
orminimum
volume
is
reached.
PREVIOUS
button NEXT
button
Theunit
change,
SET.
announces
the
current
security
code.To
press
NEXT
or
PREVIOUS.To
set
andexit
oress
1.Press
andrelease
NEXT
or
PREVIOUS
to
choose
the
second
digit
(the
first
digitis
not
programmable).
The
unit
announces
all4digits,
but
onlythe
selected
digit
will
change.
2.
Once
you
have
thedesired
second
digit,
press
SET
to
saveitandmove
on
tothethird
digit.
3.Press
andrelease
NEXT
orPREVIOUS
to
choose
the
thirddigit.
Onlythe
third
digitwiil
change. t
11
^-
SET button
'* @).**'od ,&
V
10

AxswnnnnOpnnerroN
12 13
GnnnrrNc
INorcrrons
TheGREETINGindicators
let
you
knowwhat
greeting
willbeusedtoansweracall.
GREETING
Aindicatoris on- GreetingAwillbeused.
GREETING
Bindicatorison- Greeting
Bwillbeused.
ANswnnON/ Onr lNorcanon
The
ANSWER
ON/OFF
indicatorlets
you
knowwhether
your
answererisonoroff.
Whenthe
answerer
isoff,itanswerscallsafter
10ringsbutdoesn't
play
the
greeting.The
answerer
doesn'ttakemessages
whenitis
off.
Indicatorison - Answerer
is
onand
willanswercallsaccording
to
the
RingstoAnswer
settrng.
Indicatorisoff
- Answerer
is
off,
but
you
mightstill
have.messages.
NOTE: You canplaymessages,
review/change settings,and review/charrgethe greetilrg
even if the answerer is off.
Mnssecns
CouNrnn
TheMESSAGES
counter
givesyou
anumericdisplay
of
how
many
messages
you
have.
. MESSAGES
counter
hasanumber
displayed
(not
flashing)
- No
newmessages.
Showstotal
ofold
messages.
o MESSAGES
counter
hasaflashing
number
displayed
-There arenewmessages.
Shows
totalof
newand
old
messages.
o MESSAGES
counterhas
bars
(-l - Unitis
OFForin
remote
controlmode.
o MESSAGES
counterhas
an
"F'flashing onthe
M,lnsox fNorcerons
Themailbox
indicators
tell
you
if
you
haveany
messagesin
eachindividualmailbox
and
if
theyarenew
orold.
o Mailboxindicator
ison
-There are
nonew
messages,
butthere
are
oldones.
. Mailboxindicator
isoff
-There areeither
no
messages
ortheanswerer
isturned
off.
. Mailboxindicator
isflashing
-There arenew
messages.
NOTE: An old message
is one that has been
listened to completely, including the time,/day
stamp. A new message
is one that HAS NOT been
listened to completely. Stopping a messagebefore
listening to the timelday stamp makes the message
remain asnew.
MESSAGES counter
Mailbox indicators

Pr-rvrNcMnssacns
Youcan
play
the
messagesineachindividual
mailbox
separately.
o To
play
messages,
press
andrelease
thedesired
mailboxbutton.
Wnrrn Pr-evrNcMnssacns
a
a
a
!
14 15
ERASEbutton
f".*:1,.."-.-.-.:*..Iiill;.:..*-X
To
stop
playback,press
and
releaseSTOP
Torestartthe
messagethatis
playing,press
and
hold
PREVIOUS.
Tolistento aprevious message,
press
and
release
PREVIOUS.
Toskip
tothenextmessage,
press
and
release
NEXT
Tofastforwardwithina message,
press
andhold
NEXT,
To
eraseamessagewhileit isplaying,
press
and
releasetheERASE
button.Theanswererannounces,
"
Message
Erased"to confirm
themessage
has
been
eraseo.
TIP: You can stop the unit from erasing a message
youjust tried to erase by pressing PREVIOUS
before the unit sa1s,"End
ofMusages."
NOTE: When messagesare played, the new
messagesare played first, followed by the old
messagesin the order they were received. When all
messagesare old, the messagesplay back in the
order they were received.
button STOp button button
Mnsslcn Movn E
TheMessage
Move
feature
allows
you
toeasilymove
messages
from
one
mailboxtoanother.
1.
pressandreleasethedesiredmailboxwherethe
SCANbutton
message
you
want
to move
islocated.
2.Press
and
release
NEXT
orPREVIOUS
until
the
desired
message
to moveis
playing.
3. Press
andrelease
themailbox
button
where
you
want
themessage
tomove.The
unit
announces
the
message
has
been
moved.
4. Release
themailbox
button.The
moved
message
is
now
a"new"message
in
thatmailbox.
Mrsg,cn Sc.lN
Message
Scanallows
you
to listen
tothefirst
s
seconds
ofeach
message
within
amailbox.
1.Press
and
release
SCAN.The
unit
shows
Scand
asks
you
to select
amailbox.
2.Press
thedesired
mailbox
button.The
unit
plays
back
thefirst
5seconds
of
eachmessage
inthe
mailbox.
Whenfinished,
it
automatically
exitsScan
mode.
PREVIOUS
button STOp button button
ERASE button

Wnrln ScaNNrNc
Mnssacns
. Tostop
playback,press
and
release
STOP
r Tohearthecompletemessage,
press
andrelease
themailboxbuttonwherethemessageislocated
beforetheunit
goes
ontothenextmessage.
. Torestartthemessage,
press
and
holdPREVIOUS.
o To
skip
tothenextmessage,
press
andrelease
NEXT
o Toerasethemessage,
press
and
hold
ERASEuntil
the
unit
announces
ithasbeenerased.
o Tomovethemessagetoanothermailbox.
press
and
releasethedesiredmailboxwhere
vou
want
to movethemessage.
NOTE: New messagesmust be heard completely,
including the time/day starnp,before they can
be erased. The unit will announce vou have no
messagesto erase,if not.
EnasrNcAn MnssecEsrNa Mnrsox
1.Whentheanswererisn't
playing
orrecording
messages.
press
and
hold
ERASE.Theanswerer
will
ask
you
toselectamailbox.
2.Pressandreleasethemailboxbutton
you
wantto
erase.Theanswererannouncesthemessages
have
beenerased.
TIP: The 29869 is equipped with a special feature to retrieve deleted messages.
You may retrieve a deleted messageby pressing the button for the mailbox from n'hich
youjust deleted the message.The MessageCounter shows the original number of
messagesstored in that mailbox before the messagedeletion.
Do not pressany other buttons before you retrieve a deleted message,
otherwise the
messagesispermanantlv deleted.
NOTE: If there are unheard messagesin a mailbox, they will not be erased by EraseAl1.
If there are only new messagesin a mailbox, the unit will announce "kro messageserased".
ERASE button
t6 17
LnrvrNc AMEMo
Thisfeature
allows
you
toleave
amemo
forsomeone
in
a
sDecific
mailbox.
1.Pressandrelease
the
MEMO/TWO
WAYbutton'The
unitshows
Lconthe
display
andasks
you
toselecta
mailbox.
2.Pressand
holdthedesired
mailbox
button.
Record
after
thetone.
3.Release
themailbox
button
when
you
finish.The
unit
treatsthe
memoasa
message,as
theMESSAGES
counter
andmailbox
indicator
show.
NOTE: The length of tirne for recording a memo
depends on how many messagesare currently stored
by the answerer.
TWo-Wev
Rncono
Two-WayRecord
allows
you
to record
bothsidesof a
phone
conversation.
1.Pickupan
extension
phone
oranswer
acall
before
themachineanswers
thecall.
Please
note,aphone
must
be
off
thehook.
2. Press and
hold
MEMO/TWO
WAY.Release
afterthe
announcement.
The
unitshowsLron
thedisplayand
asksvou
toselectamailbox.
MEMO/TWOWAY
button
,i::
;fr

STOP button
3.
Press
andrelease
thedesired
mailbox
button.The
conversation
startsrecording
after
the
tone.
. To
stoptwo-way
record,
press
andrelease
STOp
or
MEMO/TWOWAY,
The
unittreats
the
2-wayrecorded
conversation
asa
message,
asthe
MESSAGES
counter
andmailbox
indicator
show.
MEMO/TWOWAY
button Rnuorn Accnss
You
can
access
your
answerer
from
anytouch-tone
phone
byentering
your
4-digit
security
code
(the
default
security
codeis
0123).The
remote
functions
donot
work
withrotarv
orpush-button
pulse-dialing
phones.You
cancut
outthe
wallet-size
remote
cardnear
the
back
ofthe
User's
Guide
so
you
know
thetouch-tone
commands
when
you're
picking
up
messages
from
another
location.
To
access
your
answerer:
1.
Call
your
telephone
number.
2.After
you
hear
thebeep
that
follows
the
greeting,
enter
your
4-digit
security
code.
Tobypass
the
greeting,
you
can
enter
your
4-digit
security
code
at
anytime
while
the
greeting
is
playing.
3.The
unit
plays
theremote
menu
after
thecorrect
security
codehas
been
entered.
Menu
selections
can
be
made
atanytime
while
the
menuis
playing.
NOTE: The unit answerson the lOrh ring when it is
turned off or the memory isfull. To ^...i th.
answeret enter the 4digit securiry code after the
beep. If memory is full, play messages
and erase
some of them to restore memory. If the answerer is
off, press 2 to turn it on.
NOTE: After the unit playsthe remote menu, it will
wait severalsecondsfor a command, then disconnect,
NOTE: The length of time for recording a
conversation depends on how many messages
are
currently stored by the answerer.
ScnrnNruc Cens
(Auro DrscoNNncr FEATURE)
You
can
screenincoming
callsby
listening
asthe
caller
leaves
amessage.
lf
you
want
totalk
tothat
caller,
pick
up
any
extension
phone.
19

o
o
GnNnnarPnooucr Cann
Tokeep
your
answerer
workingandlooking
good,
followthese
guidelines:
Avoid
putting
itnearheating
appliances
and
devices
that
generate
electricalnoise
(for
example,
motors
orfluorescentlamps).
DONOTexposetodirect
sunlightormoisture.
Avoiddropping
answererand/orotherrough
treatment.
. Cleanwithasoftcloth.
o Neveruse
astrongcleaning
agentorabrasive
powder
becausethis
willdamagethe
finish.
o Retainthe
original
packaging
incase
you
need
toshipitat
alater date.
Snnvrcn
lftroubleis
experiencedwiththis
equipment,
forrepair
or
warrantyinformation,
please
contactcustomerservice
at
1-800-t148-0329.
lftheequipment
iscausingharm
tothe /
telephonenetwork,
thetelephone
companymay
request
that
you
disconnectthe
equipment
.
until
the
problem
isresolved,
This
product
maybe
servicedonlybythemanufacturer
oritsauthorized
service
agents.
Changes
ormodifications notexpressly
approvedbyATLINKS
USA,
Inc.
couldvoidthe
user's
authoritytooperatethis
product.
Forinstructions
onhowtoobtainservice,
referto
thewarrantyincluded
inthis
guide
orcallcustomerservice
at1-800-448-0329.
Or
refer
inquiriesto:
ATLINKS
USA,
Inc.
Manager.
ConsumerRelations
P
OBox1976
Indianapolis,lN46206
Attach
your
salesreceipt
tothebookletforfuturereference
orjotdownthedatethis
product
was
purchased
orreceived as
a
gift.This
informationwillbe
valuableifservice
shouldbe
requiredduringthewarranty
period.
Purchase
date
Name
ofstore
20
the
greeting.
21
TnounrEsHoorrNc TrPs
Problem Explanation/Solution
Doesn't
answer,oranswers
on10thrinq Make
sureanswereristurned
on.
Memoryisfull,
erasesomemessages.
CheckAC
power
and
phone
lineconnections.
Incoming
messages
areincomplete . Was
anextension
phonepicked
up?
. Thecallerleftamessage
thatislongerthan
the
messagelength
you
setduring
setup.
r Memorvisfull.
o You
accidentally
pressed
amailboxbutton
when
you
were
playing
themessages.
Won't
respondtoremote
commands o Mustusetouch-tone
phone.
o Mustentercorrect
securitycode.
o Didunit
hangup?lf
you
takeno
actionfora
period
of
time,it
automaticallyhangsup.
Answerer
doesn'twork . Unplug
power
cordfrom
theelectricaloutlet
and
plug
itbackinto reset
theanswerer.lfthat
doesn'twork,unplugthe
power
cord
from
the
backoftheunit
and
plug
itbackin.Thisis
a
completereset.
Can't
hearmessages oAdjustvolume
control.
Unitannounces
"Battay
Lna" . Install
anew
g-volt
alkalinebatterv.
Can'trestart
message o Youmust play
message
foratleast
5seconds
before
pressing
PREVIOUS
button.
Messages
indicator
flashesrapidly o Memory
isfull.Erasemessages.
Battery
good
butmessages
werelost . WastheAC
power
supplyunpluggedfromback
of
unit?
Greetingcontinues
toplay
evenafter
an
e)ftension
phone
is
picked
up r This
is
normal
operation.Autodisconnectis
delavedfor
2secondsafterthe
unitanswersa
call.
lfyou
areneartheunit,
press
STOPtostop

Lrnrrrnn WennqNTY
What
your
wSrranq
cove6:
. Defectsinmaterials
orworkmanship.
[01howlong
after
youlpurchase:
. one
vear,
fromdate
of
purchase.
{The
waranty
period
forrental
unitsbeginswiththe
lirstrental0r45daysfrom
dateofshipment
t0ther€ntaltirm.
whichevercomesfirst,)
Whatwswill do;
' .?.r-0"Yiqly9!"!v-i!hanewor,atour0ption,arslurbishedunit.Theexchangeunitisunderwarantyfortheremainder0ftheoriginalproducts
warranw0efl00.
llow
you
gel
service:
' t9p-r:lV.t_qr!yl-u_t-unit.
Includeanycables,
etc.,whichwere
originally
provided
with
the
product.
Werec0mm€nd
usingthe
0riginalcarton
an0
packrng
matenats.
' "Pr00t
o+
purchase
in
the
t0rm
ofabill
of.s-ale0rrsceiptedinv0ice
whichisevidence
thatthe
Droduct
is
withinthewarrantv
0eri0d.must
qe
pJesente0,t0
0DIalnwarrantY
servtce-l-orrental.lrlms,
pr00t
0l
lirstrental
isalsorequired.
Also
printyour
nam€andaddiess
aida
0escnpton0ltne0elect.
Jendvtastandard
uP50rttse0utvalent
t0:
ATLINXS
USA,Inc.
c/oThomson
11721BAlameda
Ave.
Socoro,Toxss7992?
. Payanycharqesbilledt0youbytheExchang€Centertorseryicenotcoveredbythewarranty.
. Insure
y0ur
shipmentf0rl0ssor
damage.ATLINKS
acceptsnoliabilityin
caseofdanage
orl0ss,
. Anew
0rrefurbishedunitwill
beshippedt0
you
lreight
prepaid.
What
your
wrrranty
doesoolcover:
' ,C_g-t!g['ptlr-tJqllr,0l.
{Yg!{
ow,nprsl\4anual
provides
informati0n
rsgarding
0peratinginstructions
andusercontrols.
AnyBdditi0nal
InIOrmailon,
sn0ut0De0Dtatne0lr0m
y0ur
dealerl
. Installati0n
snds€tupseryice
adjustments.
. Batteries.
. oamagetrommisuse
orneglect.
. Productswhich
havebeenmodified
or
jncorporated
into
other
products.
. Products
purchased
or
servicedoutsidethe
USA.
. Acts0fnature,
suchasbutnotlimitedt0lightning
damage.
PloductRogislration:
' !!e-a-qq-c,gtplgtgindm?i.!.lheProductBegistrati0nCardpackedwithyourunit.ltwillmakeiteasiert0contactyoushoulditeverbe
flecessary.Ine
return
0ltnecardts
n0trequtredt0r
warrSntycoverage.
llow
statelawrelatestothiswa.ratrty:
' Somestatesdon0t
all0wtheexclusionn0r
limitati0notincidental
0rcons€quential
damages,0rlimitati0ns
0nhowlonganimplied
warrantylasts
sotheabovettmttations
orexclusions
maynotapplyto
you.
'
. Thiswaranty
givesyou
specificlegal
rights,and
you
als0
mayhaveotherrights
thatvsryfrom
stalet0state.
lfyoupurchasedyourproduct
outside
theUSA:
. This
warrantydoesnot
apply.C0ntact
your
dsalerforWarrantyintormation.
22 23
INnur
r.ALL
OTHERWABRANTIES,
EXPRESS
()R
IAPARTICULAR
PURPOSE}ABEHEREBY
AGENTS,
OREMPTOYEESSHALT
CREATEA
A
Adjusting
theVolume 11
Answer
On/OffIndicator
12
Answerer
Operation12
B
BeforeYou
Begin 4
c
ChangingtheSettings8
E
Equipment
Approval
Information
2
ErasingAll
Messages
in
a
Mailbox
16
Erasing
theGreeting7
G
GeneralProduct
Care20
GreetingIndicators
12
I
lmportant
lnstructions
for
Moving
the
Answerer6
Installation
5
Installingthe Battery
4
Interference
Information
2
L
Leaving
aMemo 17
LimitedWarranty
22
M
Mailbox
lndicators13
MessageMove 15
Message
Scan15
MessagesCounter 13
Modular
Jack
Requirements
4
P
PartsChecklist4
Playing
Messages
14
R
Recording
theGreeting
6
RemoteAccess 19
Returningto the Default
Greeting7
Reviewing
theGreeting7
ReviewingtheSettings7
s
ScreeningCalls
(Auto
Disconnect
Feature)
18
Service20
SettingtheIncoming
MessageLength10
Settingthe Ringsto
Answer 9
Setting
the Security
Code10
SettingtheTime 8
Setup 6
T
ToSet
the Day 8
ToSetthe Hour 8
To
Setthe Minutes8
TollSaver9
Troubleshooting.Tips
21
Two-Way
Record 17
w
WhilePlaying
Messages14
While
Scanning
Messages16

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remote access
cardsothat you
cantake it with
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usethe remote
features.
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Playmessa9es,...,,.......,....................1
Play
previous
message
....................7
(d
uringmessage
pl
ayback)
Skiptonextmessa9e....................9
(duringmessage
playback)
Erase
messa9e.............................,,
0
(
During message
pl
ayback)
Turnonanswerer..............................2
Turn
offanswerer
.............................
3
Leaveamemo...................................4
(press
6 whenfinished)
(press
6 whenfinished)
Sto
p
function.....................................6
(orhangup duringmenu
playback)
To
set
ringsto answer
andmessage1imit............................7
Play
greeting ...........8
Toset
greeting
..................................I
Erasemessa9e..................................0 25