GE 26700 User manual

25-Channel Cordless
Telephone
User's Guide
26700
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FCC REGISI'IU_ON INFORMATION
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and68,FCCRulesandRe_Jl_nu_
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Ontheb_emofthiseq.;pmentisalabelindic_ng,amongotherinfom_on,theFCCRegi_'_ennumberandP_nger
[q_valeoceNumber(REN)fortheequipment.Youmust,uponrequest,providethisinform_ontoyoortelephonecompany
TheR_ isusefulindntern_gthenumberofdevicesynumayconnecttoyourtelephonelineandcdlihoveul[ofthese
devicesringwhenymetelephonenumberisculled.Inmost(butnotal)areas,thesumoftheRENsofalde,Acesconnected
toonelineshnuldnotexceed5.Tobecertainofthenumberordevicesynumayconnecttoyourineasdeterminedbythe
BEN,youshouldcontactyourlocaltelephonecompany
Notes
•Thisequipmentmaynatbeusedoncdnser_ceprovidedbythetdephonecompeny
•Partyliuesurenul_eottostatetariffs,endtherofore,YO-maynctbeabletouseyourowatelephoneequipmeotifyou
arenuapartyinz CheckwithyourIocaltelephonecompany
• NolJcemustbegiventethetelephouecompenyuponpermenentdisccnueationofyourtelephouefromyourline.
2 I]ightsof_e TelephoneCompany
Shouldyourequipmentcaosetrnubleonyourlinewhichmayharmthetelephonenetwork,thetelephonecompanynil,
wherepracticable,notifyyouthattemporarydiscontinuanceofservicemayberecpired.Whereprieron'dueisnot
practicableandthecircum_nceswarrantsuchaction,thetelephonecompanymaytemporarilydiscondnueservice
irome(iately.Incaseofsuchtmporaxy_sconfJnuance,_telephonecompanymust:(l)promptlynotifyyoudsuch
tomp_'arydiscondnuanee:.(2)affordyoutheopportunitytocorrectthesit,n; end(31informyouofyourrighttobringa
compiulnttotheCommissionpursuanttoproceduressetforthinSubpartEofPart6_,FCC_desendRugela_ns.
Thezeiephonecompanymaym_,echangesfo_ cammoniccl_ousfouil_es,equipment,oporafJousofprocedureswhere
suchccdonisrequiredintheeperedonofitsbusinessandno(inconsistentwithFCCRulesandRugula_ons.ffthase
changesareexpectedtoaffecttheuseorperformanceofyourtelepheneequipment,thetelephonecompanymustgiveyou
adequaten_ceoinwrilJng,toallowyoutomaintainuninterrLpedse_ca.
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_s d_ce complieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Oporal_onissubjecttothefohwingtwoconditions:.(1)Thisdevicemaynct
causeharmfulinterference;and(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,induinginterforennethatmaycause
undesiredeperatiorL
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocemp_withthelimitsforaClassB6gital,devfoe,pursuanttoPart15o..ftheFCC
Rules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonablep_ectionagainstharmfulintemrencemar_den_ulinstull_on.
Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,endcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand.ifnetinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio¢ommunicatous.Howave[thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill
natoccurinapalkularin--on.
Ifthisequipmentdoescam harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionrncep_on,whichcanbedeterminedbylumingthe
eq_ipmontoffendon,b_userisencouragedtotrytocmTeottheinterferencebyoneormoreofthofolowingmeasures:
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connected.
•Cone_thedeuleruranexperioncedradio/]Ytechnioienforhelp.
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INTRODUCTION I
Yourcordlessphoneisdesignedtogiveyouflexibility in useandhighquality
performance.Togetthe mostfromyournew phone,we suggestthatyoutakeafew
minutesrightnowtoreadthroughthisinstructionmanual.
GETrING STARTED
Makesureyourpackageincludesthe itemsshownhere.
]Bare Handset
i
BII_RTANT: Because
cordlessphones operate on
elecu'idty,youshould have
atleastone phone inyour
home thatisn'tcordless,in
case the powerin your
home goes out-
BEFOREYou BEGIN
MODULARJACKREQLqP MENTS
Youneedan RJll typemodularjack,whichisthemostcommontypeof
phonejackandmightlookliketheonepicturedhere.Ifyoudon'thavea
modularjack,callyourlocalphonecompanytofindouthowtogetone
installed.
INSTALLATIONNOTE:Somecordlesstelephonesoperateat frequendes thatmay
causeinterferencetonearby'INsandVCIls.Tominimizeorpreventsuchinterference,
thebaseofthe cordlesstelephoneshouldnot beplacednear oron top ofaTVorVCK
Ifinterferencecontinues,movingthe cordlesstelephonefarther awayfromthe"IVor
VCRwilloftenreduceoreliminatethe interference.
DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEM
Yourcordlessphoneusesa digitalsecuritysystemto preventfalseringing,
unauthorizedaccess,andchargestoyourphoneline.
Whenyouplacethehandsetinthe base,theunitverifiesitssecuritycode.Aftera power
outageorbatteryreplacement,youshouldplacethehandsetinthe baseforabout20
secondstoresetthecode.

DESKTOP INSTALLATION
I II I II II II
Ifyoudon'tchargethe handsetbattery
properly(for12hours)whenyoufirst set
upthe phone,performanceofthe battery
will be compromised.
1.Removethebaseplateonthebottom
ofthephone.
2.Plugthetelephonelinecordintoa
modularjack.
3.PlugthepowersupplycordintoanAC
outlet.
4.Raisethebaseantenna.
5.Turnonthe RINGERswitchsothe
handsetringsfor incomingcalls.
6.Placehandsetinthebaseto chargefor
12hours.TheCHARGE/INUSElight
comesonindicatingthatthe batteryis
charging.
NOTE:The phone automatically
defaultsto touch-tone dialing.To
change to pulse (rotary) dialing,see
'Tone/Pulse Dialing.Ifyou don't
knowwhich typeofserviceyouhave,
check withthe phone company.

WALLMOUNTINSTALLATION
II
Ifyoudon'tchargethehandsetbatteryproperly(for12hours)whenyoufirst setupthe
phone,performanceofthebatterywill be compromised.
1.Plugthetelephoneli_ cordintoa modularwall
jack.
ZConnectthe powersupplyadapter intoanAC
oufleL
3.Youcanwraptheextracordaroundthecord
wrapinthebaseplateorleavetheextracord
hanging.
Ifyouusethecordwrap:removethebase
plate,wrapthecord,andre-attachthebase
plate.
4.Slipthemountingholesoverthewall plate
postsandslidethe unitdownfirmlyintoplace.
(Wallplatenotincluded.)
5.TurnontheRINGERswitchsothehandsetrings
forincomingcalls.
6.Placehandsetinthe baseto chargefor 12
hours.TheCHAROF.JINUSElightcomeson
indicatingthatthe batteryischarging.
NOTE:The ea=estvraytofitthetelephoneline
cordinto thebaseplateistoleaveitvwappedup.
Just unwrapenoughcord toreachthemodular
_alljac_
NOTE :The phone automatically defaults to
touch-tone dialing. To change to pulse
(rotary) dialing, see "lone/Pulse Dialing, If
you don't know which type of service you have,
check with the phone company.
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CORDLESSPHONE B slcs
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The onlytwothingsyouneedtoknowtomakeacall are:
•Pressthe PHONEbutton beforeyoudial.
•PressPHONEbuttonor place the handsetinthe baseto hangup.
Otherwise,itworksjustlikeanyot_erphone.
IM]POR_: Becausecordlessphonesoperateonelectricity,youshouldhaveatleast
onephoneinyourhomethatisn'tcordless,incasethepowerinyourhomegoesout.
l_one-ln_se light
PHONE-IN-USEIJGHT
Youknowthe phoneisonwhenyouseethe Phone-in-Uselightonthehandsetcomeon.
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PresstheREDIALbuttontoredialthelastnumberyoucalled.Ifyougeta busysignal,and
wanttokeepdialingthenumber,justpressREDIALagain(youdon'thavetoturnthephone
offandbackon).
RECFJV[NGA CALL
Toanswera callyoumustpressthe PHONEbuttononthe handsetbeforeyoucantalk.
FLASHBUTTON
Usethe FLASHbutton to activatecustomercallingservicessuchascallwaitingor call
transfer, whichare availablethroughyourlocalphone company.
TIP: Don'tusethe PHONEbuttonto activatecustomercallingservicessuchas call
waigng,oryou'llhangupthe phone.
VOLUME BUTrON
Controlsthe volumeofthe handset'searpiece,with four listeninglevels.
RINGERSwrrQ-I
I'heRINGERswitchmustbeON for thehandsetto ringduringincomingcalls.

TONE/PUI E DIALING
Thisadjustmentallowsyoutoselecttone(touch-tone)orpulse(rotary)modedialing.
Thephoneisautomaticallysetfortouch-toneuse.
TONE
1.Turnthephoneoff.
2.PressandholdtheCHANNELbuttonfor2
secondsuntilthephonebeeps.
3.PressTONE*
PULSE
1.Turnthe phoneoff.
2.PressandholdtheCHANNELbuttonfor 2
secondsuntilthe phonebeeps.
3.Press#.
PAGE/
FIND
button
PAGING THE HANDSEl"
PressthePAGF.JFINObuttononthe baseto locatea misplacedhandsetorto getthe
attentionofa personnearthehandset.Pressingthe PAGE/FINDbuttonfor 2seconds
enablesthehandsettosignalfor 15seconds,oruntilyoufind thehandsetandpress
the PHONEbutton.ThePage/findfeatureonlyworkswhenthePHONEbuttonisoff.
ADVANCEDF XU S
CHANNEL BUTI'ON
Whiletalking,youmightneedtomanually
changethe channelinordertogetridofstatic.
PressandreleasetheCHANNELbuttonto
advancetothe nextclearchannel.
MEMORY FEATURE
Storeupto10numbersinmemoryfor quick
dialing.
button
MEMORY button

STORING ANUMBERL_
MEMORY
ThephonemustbeOFFwhenyoustorenutubers.
1.PresstheMEMORYbutton.
2.Dialthenumber(upto 16digits).
3.PressMEMORYandthenpressa numberkey(0-9)tostorethedialednumberinthat
memorylocation.
4.Recordwhosenumberisstoredinthelocationonthememorydirectorycardonthe
backofthehandset.
INSERTINGA PAUSE IN THE SEQUENCE
PresstheFLASHbuttontoinserta delayinthedialingsequenceofa storedtelephone
numberwhena pauseisneededtowaitforadialtone(forexample,afteryoudial 9
foranoutsidelineorwhenyouneedtowaitfora computeraccesstone).Eachpause
countsas 1digit.
CHANGING A STORED NUMBER
Usethesameprocedureyouusetostoreanumber.
DIAt G ASTOR NUMBER
1.MakesurethephoneisON.
?..PressMEMORY,andthenpressthenumberforthatmemorylocation.
IMPORTANT:Ifyoumaketestcallstoemergencynumbers stol_l in memory,remain
on theline andbrieflyexplainthe reasonforthe calltothe dispatcher.It'sagood idea
tomake these callsduringoff-peakhours,suchasearlymorningorlateevening.
CHAINDIAt G FROMMEMORY
Usethisfeatureto makecallswhichrequirea sequenceofnumbers,forinstanceifyou
usea callingcardforafrequentlycalledlongdistancenumber.Basically,youdialeach
partofthesequencefrommemory.Thefollowingexampleshowshowyoucanuse
chaindialingtomakea callthrougha longdistanceservice:
TheNumberFor Memory
Location
Long distance accessnumber
Authorization code
Frequently called long distance number
7
8
9
1.MakesurethephoneisON.
2.PressMEMORYandthenpress7.
3.Whenyouheartheaccesstone,pressMEMORYandthenpress8.
4.Atthenextaccesstone,pressMEMORYandthen9.
TIP:Waitfortheaccesstonesbeforepressingthe next memorybutton, or yourcall
might not go through.

TEMPORARYTONE
ThisfeatureenablesPulse(rotary)servicephoneuserstoaccesstouch-toneservices
offeredbybanks,creditcardcompanies,etc.bypressingtheTONE*buttonto
temporarilymakethephonetouch-tonecompatible.Togetinforma_onaboutyourbank
account,forexample,youwould:
1.Callthebank'sinformationline.
2.PresstheTONE"_buttonafteryourcallisanswered.
3.Followthevoiceinstructionstocompleteyourtransaction.
4.Hangupwhenfinished.ThephonereturnstoPulse(rotary)service.
CHANGING THE BATFERY
II
Thehandsetrunsona consumer-replaceablenickel cadmiumbatterypack.If you
experienceanyofthefollowingproblems,youmayneedtoreplacethebatterypack:
•Shorttalktime •Poorsoundquality
•Limitedrange •CHARGF..JINUSElightfails tolight
MakesurephoneisOFFbeforeyoureplacebattery.
1.Slideopen
thebattery
compartment
door.
2.Pulloutthe
batteryplug. 3.Removethebattery
pack.
w]
Batteryplug

4.Replaceandplug
inthenewbattery
pack.(useGEBT-
12replacement
battery.)
5.Replacethe
battery
compartment
door.
6.Chargethebattery
for 12hoursbefore
use.
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BATITAtY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Don'tdisassemble,mutilate,puncture,wet,ordisposeofbatteryinfire. Ukeother
batteriesofthistype,ifitisburnedorpunctured,it couldreleasetoxicmaterials
whichcancauseinjury.
• Keepbatteriesoutofthereachofchildren.
III I
NOTE:The RBRCsealon the batteryused in yourThomson •
Consumer Electronicsproduct indicatesthat weare
participating in a program to collectandre,de Nickel
Cadmium batteriesthroughout the UnitedStates.Pleasecall
1-800.8-_Y for informationor contactyour local
recyclingcenter.
GENES PRODUCT CARE
IIII I II IIII
Tokeepyourtelephoneworkingandlookinggood,follow theseguidelines:
• Avoidputtingthephonenearheatingappliancesanddevicesthatgenerateelectrical
noise(forexample,motorsor fluorescentlamps).
•DONOTexposetodirectsunlightormoisture.
• Avoiddroppingthehandset,aswellasotherroughtreatmenttothephone.
•(;leanthephonewithasoftcloth.
•Neveruseastrongcleaningagentorabrasivepowderbecausethiswilldamagethe
finish.
• Retaintheoriginalpackagingincaseyouneedtoshipthephoneatalaterdate.
• Periodicallycleanthechargecontactsonthehandsetandbasewithasoftcloth.

HANDSET SOUND SIGNALS
Signal
One beep every 7seconds Meaning
Batteryis low
Three long beeps Page signal.
A long warbling tone (with ringer on} Signals an incoming call.
Two short beeps Handset and Baseare
not communicating: the handset
might be too far away from the
base,you might need to try
another channel, or the base
might not be receiving power.
One long beep You'vestoredanumberin
memorysuccessfully.
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE
In caseofdifficulty,pleasecheckthefollowingTroubleshootingGuidebeforeseeking
service.
Problem $o/u_on i ii
No dial tone •Checkinstallation:
- Isthe base power cord connected to a
working outlet?
- Isthe Phone-in-Use light on?
- Isthe telephone line cord connected to
the wall jack?
•Disconnectthe basefrom the wall jack
and connect another phone to the same
jack. If there is no dial tone in the second
phone, the problem might be your wiring
or local service.
•Isthe handset out of range of the base?
•Make sure the battery is properly charged
(12 hours).
•Isthe battery pack installed correctly?
•Did the handset beep when you pressed
the phone button? Did the Phone-in-Use
light come on? The battery may need to
be charged.
•Resetthe security code by placing the
handset in the basefor about 20 seconds.

Dialtone is OK, • Make surethe tone/pulse setting
butcan't dial out isprogrammed correctly.
Handset does not ring •Make surethe RINGER switchon the
handset isturned to ON.
•Youmay have too many extension
phoneson your line. Tryunplugging
some phones.
•See solutions for "No dial tone."
Youexperience static,
noise,or fading in and out
Unit beeps
•Changechannels.
•Ishandset out of range?Move closerto
the base.
•Doesthe base needto be relocated?
•Charge battery.
•Make sure base is not plugged into an
outlet with another household appliance.
• Place handset in basefor 20 secondsto
resetthe security code. If that doesn't
work, charge battery for 12 hours.
•Cleancharging contactson handsetand
basewith a softcloth, or an eraser.
•See solutions for "No dialtone."
•Replacebattery.
Memory Dialing •Did you program the memory location
keyscorrectly?
•Didyou follow proper dialing sequence?
•Make suretone/pulse setting ispro-
grammed correctly.
•Did you reprogram numbers into memory
after power outage or replacing battery?
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GAUSES OF POOR RECEPTION
III
• Aluminumsiding.
•Foilbackingoninsulation.
• Heatingductsandothermetalconstructioncanshieldradiosignals.
• You'retooclosetoappliancessuchasmicrowaves,stoves,computers,etc.
• Atmosphericconditions,suchasstrongstorms.
• Baseisinstalledinthebasementorlowerfloor ofthehouse.
•BaseispluggedintoanACoutletwithotherelectronicdevices.
•Babymonitorisusingthesamefrequency.
•Handsetbatteryislow.
•You'reoutofrangeofthebase.
SERVICE
TheFCCrequiresthisproducttobeservicedonlybythemanufactureroritsauthorized
serviceagents.InaccordancewithFCCrequirements,changesormodificationsnot
expresslyapprovedbyThomsonConsumerElectronicscouldvoidtheuser'sauthoriW
tooperatethisproduct.Forinstructionsonhowtoobtainservice,refertothewarranty
includedinthisGuideorcallConsumerInformation,1-800-448-0329.
Attachyoursalesreceipttothebookletforfuturereferenceorjotdownthedatethis
productwaspurchasedorreceivedasagift.Thisinformationwillbevaluableif
serviceshouldberequiredduringthewarrantyperiod.
Purchasedate Nameofstore

WARRANTY
What your warrant'/covers:
• Anydefectinmaterialsorworkmanship.
For how long after your purchase:
•Oneyear.
(Thewarrantyperiodfor rentalunitsbeginswiththefirst rentalor45daysfromdate
ofshipmenttotherentalfirm,whichevercomesfirst.)
What we will do:
•Provideyouwitha newor,atouroption,arefurbishedunit.
• Theexchangeunitisunderwarrantyfortheremainderoftheoriginalproduct's
warrantyperiod.
Now to make a warranty €lai_
• Properlypackyourunit.Includeanycables,etc.,whichwereoriginallyprovided
withtheproduct.Wer_ecommendusingtheoriginalcartonandpackingmaterials.
• Includeinthepackageevidenceofpurchasedatesuchasthebillofsale.Alsoprint
yournameandaddressandadescriptionofthedefect.SendstandardUPSorits
equivalentto:
ThomsonConsumerElectronics,Inc.
11721 B Alameda Ave.
Socorro, Texas79927
• PayanychargesbilledtoyoubytheExchangeCenterforservicenotcoveredbythe
warranty.
•Insureyourshipmentforlossordamage.Thomsonacceptsnoliabilityincaseof
damageorloss.
•Aneworrefurbishedunitwill beshippedtoyouprepaidfreight.
What your wan'anty does not cover:.
•Customerinstruction.(YourOwner'sManualprovidesinformationregarding
operatinginstructionsandusercontrols.Foradditionalinformation,askyour
dealer.)
• Installationandset-upserviceadjustments.
• Batteries.
•Damagefrommisuseorneglect.
•Productswhichhavebeenmodifiedorincorporatedintootherproducts.
• ProductspurchasedorservicedoutsidetheUSA.
•ActsofGod,suchasbutnotlimitedto lightningdamage.
ProductRegistration:
• PleasecompleteandmailtheProductRegistrationCardpackedwithyourunit.It
willmakeiteasiertocontactyoushouldit everbenecessary.Thereturnofthecard
isnotrequiredforwarrantycoverage.
Now state law relates to this warrant'/:
•Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayhaveotherrightswhich
varyfromstatetostate.
If you purchased your product outside the USA:
•Thiswarrantydoesnotapply.Contactyourdealerforwarrantyinformation.

Model26700
15432950(Rev.0 F/S)
99-06
Printed in the U.S.A.
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P.O.Box1976,Indianapolis,IN46206
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