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
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causeharmfulinterference;and(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,induinginterforennethatmaycause
undesiredeperatiorL
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocemp_withthelimitsforaClassB6gital,devfoe,pursuanttoPart15o..ftheFCC
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Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,endcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand.ifnetinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio¢ommunicatous.Howave[thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill
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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.