GE 26955 User manual

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26955
40-Channel 900 MHz Call Waiting
Caller ID Cordless Handset and
Combination Corded Speakerphone
User’s Guide

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FCC REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Your telephone equipment is registered with the Federal Communications Commission and is in compliance
with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations.
1Notification to the Local Telephone Company
On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the FCC Registration number
and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. You must, upon request, provide this information to
your telephone company.
The REN is useful in determining the number of devices you may connect to your telephone line and still have
all of these devices ring when your telephone number is called. In most (but not all) areas, the sum of the
RENs of all devices connected to one line should not exceed 5. To be certain of the number of devices you may
connect to your line as determined by the REN, you should contact your local telephone compan y.
Notes
• This equipment may not be used on coin service provided by the telephone company.
• Party lines are subject to state tariffs, and therefore, you may not be able to use your own telephone
equipment if you are on a party line. Check with your local telephone company.
• Notice must be given to the telephone company upon permanent disconnection of your telephone from
your line.
2Rights of the Telephone Company
Should your equipment cause trouble on your line which may harm the telephone network, the telephone
company shall, where practicable, notify you that temporary discontinuance of service may be required.
Where prior notice is not practicable and the circumstances warrant such action, the telephone company may
temporarily discontinue service immediately. In case of such temporary discontinuance, the telephone
company must: (1) promptly notify you of such temporary discontinuance; (2) afford you the opportunity to
correct the situation; and (3) inform you of your right to bring a complaint to the Commission pur suant to
procedures set forth in Subpart E of Part 68, FCC Rules and Regulations.
The telephone company may make changes in its communications facilities, equipment, operations of
procedures where such action is required in the operation of its business and not inconsistent with FCC Rules
and Regulations. If these changes are expected to affect the use or performance of your telephone equipment,
the telephone company must give you adequate notice, in writing, to allow you to maintain uninterrupted service.
INTERFERENCE INFORMATION
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur suant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna (that is, the antenna for radio or television that is “receiving” the
interference).
• Reorient or relocate and increase the separation between the telecommunications equipment and recei ving
antenna.
• Connect the telecommunications equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiving antenna is connected.
If these measures do not eliminate the interference, please consult your dealer or an experienced radio/
television technician for additional suggestions. Also, the Federal Communications Commission has
prepared a helpful booklet, “How To Identify and Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems.” This booklet is
available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Please specify stock number
004-000-00345-4 when ordering copies.
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY
This telephone system meets FCC standards for Hearing Aid Compatibility.
FCC NUMBER IS LOCATED ONTHE CABINET BOTTOM
REN NUMBER IS LOCATED ONTHE CABINET BOTTOM

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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
TRIANGLE IS A
WARNING SIGN
ALERTING YOU OF
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
ACCOMPANYING
THE PRODUCT.
THE LIGHTNING
FLASH AND ARROW-
HEAD WITHIN THE
TRIANGLE IS A
WARNING SIGN
ALERTING YOU OF
"DANGEROUS
VOLTAGE" INSIDE
THE PRODUCT.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER
(OR BACK). NO USER-
SERVICEABLE PARTS IN-
SIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Table of Contents continued on
the following page.)
FCC REGISTRATION INFORMATION ........... 2
INTERFERENCE INFORMATION ................... 2
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY .................. 2
INTRODUCTION ............................................. 5
CALLER ID .......................................... 5
CALL WAITING ..................................... 5
CALL WAITING CALLER ID ..................... 5
VOICE MESSAGING ............................... 6
DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEM .................... 6
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ...................................... 7
PARTS CHECKLIST ..................................... 7
MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS ............. 7
INSTALLATION ............................................... 8
DESKTOP INSTALLATION ............................. 8
WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION .................... 10
SETTINGS .............................................. 12
SETTING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE .......... 13
SETTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST .......... 13
SETTING THE LOCAL AREA CODE ........... 14
SETTING THE CURRENTT IME ................. 15
VOLUME CONTROL ................................. 16
BASE ................................................ 16
CORDLESS HANDSET ........................... 16
SPEAKERPHONE .................................. 16
CORDLESS PHONE BASICS ........................... 17
INUSE INDICATOR .................................. 17
REDIAL ................................................. 17
TELEPHONE OPERATION ........................... 18
RECEIVING ACALL .............................. 18
MAKING ACALL ................................. 18
MANUAL CHANNEL SELECTION ................. 19
DURATION COUNTER ............................... 19
AUTO STANDBY ..................................... 19
RINGER VOLUME SWITCH ......................... 20
FLASH .................................................. 20
LAST NUMBER REDIAL ............................ 21
BASE UNIT ........................................ 21
CORDLESS HANDSET ........................... 21
HOLD ................................................... 22
FINDING THE HANDSET ............................ 23
MUTE ................................................... 23
PRIVACY MODE ...................................... 24
ENABLING PRIVACY MODE ................... 24
DISABLING PRIVACY MODE ................... 25
TEMPORARY T ONE DIALING ...................... 25
VOICE MESSAGING ................................. 27
SETTING ANEW SECURITY CODE FROM THE
BASE ................................................ 28
SETTING ANEW
SECURITY CODE FROM THE CORDLESS
HANDSET .......................................... 29
SPEAKERPHONE OPERATION .......................... 30
USING THE BASE UNIT SPEAKERPHONE ...... 30
RECEIVING ACALL WITH SPEAKERPHONE ..... 31
MAKING ACALL WITH SPEAKERPHONE ....... 31
SWITCHING BETWEEN SPEAKER AND HANDSET32
INTERCOM OPERATION ................................. 33
INTERCOM CALLING ................................. 33
USING INTERCOM ................................... 33
ADVANCED INTERCOM FEATURES ............... 35
HANDLING AN INCOMING T ELEPHONE CALL
DURING AN INTERCOM CALL ............. 35
USING INTERCOM WHILE Y OU HAVE A
TELEPHONE CALL ............................... 36
SETTING UPAT WO-WAY INTERCOM
CONVERSATION W HILE Y OU HAVE A
TELEPHONE CALL ........................... 37
ATTHE BASE UNIT ........................... 38
ATTHE CORDLESS HANDSET ............... 38
SETTING UPAT HREE-WAY CONVERSATION
USING INTERCOM ........................... 39

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MEMORY .................................................. 41
STORING ANAME/NUMBER IN MEMORY .... 42
INSERTING APAUSE IN THE DIALING SEQUENCE
45
REVIEWING, CHANGING OR DELETING
STORED NUMBERS ............................. 45
DIALING ASTORED NUMBER DURING
REVIEW ................................................. 47
DIALING ASTORED NUMBER .................... 47
DIALING AQUICK DIAL NUMBER ............... 48
CHAIN DIALING FROM MEMORY ................ 48
CALLER ID OPERATION ................................ 50
RECEIVING AND STORING CALL RECORDS ... 50
REVIEWING CALL RECORDS ...................... 51
DIALING ACALLER ID NUMBER ................ 53
DELETING THE CURRENT CALLER ID
RECORD ............................................ 56
DELETING ALL CALLER ID RECORDS .......... 56
CALLER ID ERRORS ................................ 57
CALL WAITING CALLER ID ....................... 58
CHANGING THE BATTERY .............................. 59
BATTERY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............ 60
GENERAL PRODUCT CARE ............................ 61
HANDSET SOUND SIGNALS .......................... 61
MESSAGE INDICATORS ................................. 62
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE ........................... 63
CAUSES OF POOR RECEPTION ....................... 66
SERVICE .................................................... 66
ACCESSORY ORDER FORM ........................... 67
INDEX ....................................................... 69
LIMITED WARRANTY .................................... 71

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INTRODUCTION
Your Caller ID phone stores and displays specific information, provided by
your local telephone company, to subscribers of Caller ID or similar caller
identification services.
CALLER ID
This feature allows you to see the number or name and number of the
person calling before you answer the phone.
CALL WAITING
This feature allows you to answer incoming calls while you are talking on
the phone.
CALL WAITING CALLER ID
Also known as Type II Caller ID, this feature allows you to see the name
and number of a call that beeps in while you are talking on the phone with
someone else.

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VOICE MESSAGING
This feature allows callers to leave messages while you are talking on the
phone.
DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEM
Your cordless phone uses a digital security system to provide protection
against false ringing, unauthorized access, and charges to your phone line.
IMPORTANT: In order to use this unit, you must subscribe to either the
standard Name/Number Caller ID Service or Caller ID with Call Waiting
Service. To know who is calling while you are on the phone, you must
subscribe to Caller ID with Call Waiting Service.

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CHARGE
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
PARTS CHECKLIST
Make sure your package includes the items shown here.
MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS
You need an RJ11 type modular jack, which is the most
common type of phone jack and might look like the one
pictured here. If you don’t have a modular jack, call your
local phone company to find out how to get one installed.
INSTALLATION NOTE: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies
that may cause interference to nearby TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent
such interference, the base of the cordless telephone should not be placed
near or on top of a TV or VCR. If such interference continues, move the
cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR.
Base Cordless handset
WXYZ
9
TUV
8
PQRS
7
MNO
6
JKL
5
GHI
4
DEF
3
ABC
21
#
OPER
0
TONE
*
CHANNELFLASH
INT
REDIALMEM
DELETE
DIAL
FORMATMUTE
PROG
PAUSE
TALK
Base unit AC power supply
Long telephone
line cord Mounting bracket
Short telephone line cord
Cordless handset charger
WXYZ
9
TUV
8
PQRS
7
MNO
6
JKL
5
GHI
4
DEF
3
ABC
21
#
OPER
0
TONE
*
FORMAT
NEW CALL
PROG
DELETEDIAL
REVIEW
ONE TOUCH QUICK DIAL
HANDSET
VOLUME
REDIAL/
PAUSE
MEMORY FLASH
PAGE/INTERCOM
MUTE HOLD
SPEAKER
M1 M2 M3
DOWN UP
VOICE MAIL
CHARGE IN USE
Corded handset Handset cord

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DESKTOP INSTALLATION
1. Make sure the mounting bracket is securely fastened.
2. Set theTONE/PULSE switch to TONE for touch-tone service, or PULSE
for rotary service. If you don’t know which type of service you have,
check with the phone company.
3. Set the RINGER switch on the base to HI.
4. Plug the coiled cord into the corded handset and the base.
5. Place the corded handset in the base.
6. Plug the power supply cord into the base and the other end into an AC
power outlet.
7. Plug the long telephone line cord into the PHONE LINE jack on the back
of the unit. Plug the other end into a modular phone jack.
8. Raise the base antenna.
INSTALLATION
TONE/PULSE switch
5
4
1
2
7
68
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CAUTION: Use only the Thomson 5-2471 power supply that came with
this unit. Using other power supplies may damage the unit.

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CHARGE
WXYZ
9
TUV
8
PQRS
7
MNO
6
JKL
5
GHI
4
DEF
3
ABC
21
#
OPER
0
TONE
*
CHANNEL FLASHINT
REDIAL MEM
DELETEDIAL
FORMAT MUTE
PROG
PAUSE
TALK
A
N
S
W
E
R
10
11
9
9. Set the RINGER switch (on the
cordless handset) to ON.
10. Plug the power supply cord
from the cordless handset
charger into an AC power outlet.
11. Place the cordless handset in
the cordless handset charger to
charge for 12 hours.The
CHARGE indicator on the
charger comes on to indicate
the battery is charging. If you
don’t charge the handset
battery properly (for 12 hours)
when you first set up the
phone, performance of the
battery will be compromised.
VERY IMPORTANT: You must
complete the corded base unit
connections before the cordless
handset can be used. Otherwise, it
WILL NOT work. See steps 1-8 of
this section.

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WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION
1. Set the TONE/PULSE switch to
TONE for touch-tone service, or
PULSE for rotary service. If you
don’t know which type of service
you have, check with the phone
company.
2. Set the RINGER switch on the
base to HI.
3. Remove the handset hook; turn it
upside down, and put it back in
the slot.You need to do this so
the corded handset doesn’t fall
out of the base.
4. Plug the coiled cord into the
corded handset and the base.
5. Place the corded handset in the
base.
6. Remove the mounting bracket.
Rotate it so that the bottom of
the phone is flat. Reattach the
wall mount bracket by inserting
the tabs into the slots on the top
of the unit first, and then
snapping the bottom tabs into
place.
7. Plug the power supply cord into
the base and the other end into
an AC power outlet.
4
1
WXYZ
9
TUV
8
PQRS
7
MNO
6
JKL
5
GHI
4
DEF
3
ABC
21
#
OPER
0
TONE
*
FORMAT
NEW CALL
PROG
DELETEDIAL
REVIEW
ONE TOUCH QUICK DIAL
HANDSET
VOLUME
REDIAL/
PAUS E
MEMORY FLASH
MUTE HOLD
SPEAKER
M1 M2 M3
DOWN UP
PAGE/INTERCOM
VOICE MAIL
CHARGE IN USE
5
3
7
6
8
910
11
12
2
CAUTION: Use only the Thomson 5-2471 power supply that came with
this unit. Using other power supplies may damage the unit.