GE 28512 1-A Series User manual

DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone
User¡s Guide
Models:
28512xx1-A/28512xx2-A/28512xx3-A/28512xx4-A
28522xx1-A/28522xx2-A/28522xx3-A/28522xx4-A

Getting started
Parts Checklist
Your telephone contains the following items. Save your sales receipt and original packaging in the event warranty service
is necessary.

Getting started
Telephone base and charging cradle installation
Install the telephone base and charging cradle(s) as shown below. Make sure that the electrical outlet is not controlled by
a wall switch.
If you have DSL high speed internet service, a DSL filter is required (not included). Contact your DSL service provider for
more information about DSL filter.
Telephone Jack Requirements
To use this phone, you need an RJ11C type modular telephone jack, which might look
like the one pictured here, installed in your home. If you don¡t have a modular jack, call
your local phone company to find out how to get one installed.
CAUTION: Use only the power adaptor that came with this unit. Using other power adaptors may
damage the unit.

Getting started
Installing the Handset Battery
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or personal injury, use only the CCT Tech USA Inc. approved model
H-AAA550BX2 Nickel-metal Hydride battery (Ni-MH), which is compatible with this unit.
1. If the battery compartment cover is on the handset, slide the cover to remove.
2. Plug the battery connector securely into the socket inside the handset battery compartment
3. Place the battery and the wire inside the battery compartment
4. Align the cover flat against the battery compartment, then slide it towards the center of the handset until it clicks
into place
5. Charge the handset by placing it in the telephone base or charging cradle. The battery icon on LCD is scrolling
when the handset charges.Please Fully Charge Before Using!
For optimum battery performance, charge the battery for 16 hours before use.
Note: If the handset will net be used for a long time, disconnect and remove the battery to prevent possible leakage.

Getting started
Battery charging
Once you have installed the battery, the screen indicates the battery status (see the table below). If necessary, place the
handset in the telephone base or charging cradle to charge the battery. For best performance, keep the handset in the
telephone base or charger when not in use. The battery is fully charged after 16 hours of continuous charging.
The following table summarizes the battery charge indicators and actions to take.
Battery indicators Battery status Action
Battery icon is scrolling Battery is charging
The battery is not full. Please keep the handset on base
cradle or charging cradle until handset fully charged
Battery icon is steady on Battery is charged
To Keep battery charged, place it in the telephone base
or charging cradle when not in use
Battery icon is empty Battery has enough charge to
be use for a short time Charge without interruption (at least 30 minutes)
LCD shows "INITIAL" Battery has very little or no charge. The handset cannot
be used. Charge without interruption (at least 30 minutes)

Getting started
Base layout Find: Press to page all system handsets
Find: Press to page all system handsets.
Volume up/down: Press to adjust the
volume during playback and call screening.
Play/Stop: Press to play message or press to
stop message playback.
Repeat: Press to repeat a message or press
twice to play previous message.
Forward: Press to skip to the next message.
Delete: Press to delete the message during
playback or press and hold to delete all old message.
Memo rec.: Press and hold to record memo.
Annc. Rec.: Press and hold to record the outgoing message.
Answer on/off: Press to turn the answering system on and off.

Getting started
Handset layout OK: Press to select an item, or save an
entry or settings.
Delete: Press to delete the last input
number or letter.
While in a menu, press to return the
upper level without making changes.
Up/CID: Press to review the call log
when the telephone is not in use.
While in a menu, press to scroll up.
During a call, press to increase the
listening volume.
Down/Phonebook: Press to review the
phonebook when the telephone is not in
use.
While in a menu, press to scroll down.
During a call, press to increase the
listening down.
Talk/Flash: Press to make or answer a
call.
During a call, press to answer an
incoming call when you receive a call
waiting alert.
End: During a call, press to hang up.
During a programming, press to exit without making changes.
Menu: Press to show menu.
Speaker: Press to make or answer a call though speakerphone.
During a call, press to switch between speakerphone and handset.
Redial: Press to review redial list.
*/Format: Press to hidden or display the international code or area code in call log.
#/Ringer off: Press and hold to set the Ringer off when the telephone is not in use.
Mute: While on a call, press to mute the microphone.
Intercom: Set up the intercom between handset to handset.

Getting started
LCD display items
Item Meaning
Turn on when base unit range
Blinking when base out of range
Turn on during review the phone book
Animated while charging to indicate Battery level
On when handset is out of charging cradle
Flashes and empty when battery level is low
Blinking when there is incoming call
Steady on during a call
Flashes when there is a new voice mail message ( see note page x)
Turn on when Alarm set
Turn on when ringer off set
Blinking when there is a missing call
Turn on during review the call log and when is new record in call log
Only available on answering system model (28522)
Answering system is ON
Flashes when there is new message

Telephone settings
Display language
You can select either ¡ENGLISH¡ or ¡ESPA?OL¡ or ¡FRANCIS¡ as the display language. The default setti ng is ¡ENGLISH¡
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡SETTINGS¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡LANGUAGE¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select the desired setting, then
5. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle
Dialing mode
The default dialing mode is ¡Tone¡ for touch tone dialin g. If you have ¡pulse¡ or ¡rotary¡ service, change this setting to
accommodate your telephone line service.
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡ADVANCED SET¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡DIAL MODE¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select the desired setting, then
5. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle
Date and time
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡CLOCK&ALARM¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡DATE & TIME¡ and press [OK], then
4. Enter the current year, month and date by selecting 2 digits.
Example: May 16, 2010
Press [1], [0], [0], [5], [1], [6]
5. Enter the current hour and minutes by selecting 2 digits.
Example: 9:30 am
Press [0], [9], [3], [0]
Press [ ]/[ ] to select am or pm, then
6. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle

Telephone settings
Date format
You can change the date display format. The default is Month/Day. The alternate format is Day/Month
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡CLOCK&ALARM¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡SET FORMAT¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡DATE FORMAT¡ and press [OK], then
5. Press [ ]/[ ] to select the desired setting (MM/DD OR DD/MM), then
6. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle
Time format
You can change the time format, the default is 12 hour. The alternate is 24 hour
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡CLOCK&ALARM¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡SET FORMAT¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡TIME FORMAT¡ and press [OK], then
5. Press [ ]/[ ] to select the desired setting (12 HOURS OR 24 HOURS), then
6. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle
Ringer Volume
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡SETTTINGS¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡HANDSET TONE¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡RINGER VOLUME¡ and press [OK], then
5. Press [ ]/[ ] to select the desired setting (VOLUME 1 to 4 and OFF), then
6. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle
Note: You can also switch the ringer between off and on when handset is in standby
1. Press and hold the [#] key to switch the ringer from on to off
2. To switch back, press and hold the [#] key again
LCD will show ¡RINGER OFF¡ and a [ ] when ringer off feature is activated

Telephone settings
Ringer Tone
You can select from 10 ringer melodies.
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡SETTTINGS¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡HANDSET TONE¡ and press [OK] , then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡RINGER TONE¡ and press [OK] , then
5. Press [ ]/[ ] to select the desired setting (MELODY 1 to 10), then
6. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle

Answering System Settings (Available for 28522)
This section shows you how to set up your answering system to receive incoming calls. Before you begin the set up
process, you will need to ensure that the answering system is turned on.
? Press the ans on/off button to turn the answering system on and off. The message indicator is under the Play/Stop key
will show the status of the answering system.
The following table summarizes behavior of the message indicator.
Answering system status Message indicator
Answer and Record
mode is on or Answer
only mode is on. On
Answer and Record
mode is off or Answer
only mode is off. Off
There are new message(s) Blinks slowly
Message full Blinks rapidly
Setting the Voice Prompt Language
Your answering system supports English and Spanish (or French) voice prompts. (The default setting is English)
To change the answering system¡s voice prompt language,
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡ANSWERER¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡SETTINGS¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡LANGUAGE¡ and pre ss [OK], then
5. Press [ ]/[ ] to select the desired setting, then
6. Press [ ] and [ ] return to idle
Base Volume
Use the [ ] buttons to adjust speaker volume on the base to a comfortable level. L1 is the minimum
speaker volume and L8 is the maximum.
Outgoing Announcement
When the unit answers a call, an outgoing message is played to callers
You can use either:
- your own outgoing message
- a pre-recorded outgoing message

Answering System Settings (Available for 28522)
Record an Outgoing Announcement
You can record the outgoing message (OGM) through the base microphone or handset microphone
Record at Base:
1. Press and hold [ ], then
2. After a beep sounds, you should move 9 inches from the base microphone and speak clearly into the base
microphone. (2 minutes max)
3. Release [ ] to stop recording
Record at Handset:
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡ANSWERER¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡RECORD OGM¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡RECORD MSGS¡ OR ¡ANSWER ONLY¡ and pre ss [OK], then
5. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡RECORD OGM¡ and press [OK], then
6. After a beep sounds, hold the handset about 8 inches away and speak clearly into the microphone (2 minutes
max.)
7. Press [ ] to stop recording, then
8. Press [ ] return to idle
Using a pre-recorded Outgoing Announcement
If you erase or do not record your own outgoing message, the unit plays a pre-recorded message asking callers to leave a
message.
Resetting to a pre-recorded Outgoing Announcement
If you want to use a pre-recorded outgoing message once you record your own greeting message, you need to erase your
own outgoing message.
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡ANSWERER¡ and press [OK], then
3. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡RECORD OGM¡ and press [OK], then
4. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡RECORD MSGS¡ OR ¡ANSWER ONLY¡ and press [OK], then
5. Press [ ]/[ ] to select ¡DELETE¡ and press [OK] , then
6. The handset shall play back the pre-recorded outgoing message, then
7. Press [ ] return to idle

Telephone operation
Make a call
1. Press [ ] or [ ]
2. Dial the phone number
Pre-dial a call
1. Lift the handset and dial the phone number
To correct a digit, press [ ] and continue entering the phone number
2. Press [ ] or [ ]
Answer a call
When a call is being received, the LCD and keypad backlight flash rapidly
Press [ ] or [ ]
Note: The screen shows the elapsed time as you talk (in hours, minutes and seconds)
End a call
Press [ ] or place the handset on the telephone base or charging cradle.
Speakerphone
During a call, press [ ] to switch between speakerphone and normal handset use. When the speakerphoneis active,
the handset screen shows SPKR.
Adjusting the receiver or speaker volume
You can adjust the volume of your handset or speaker anytime during a call
Press [ ] to increase or [ ] to decrease the volume. Continue pressing until desired volume is reached.
Note: Only the incoming volume can be adjusted
Making a call using the redial list
The last 5 telephone numbers dialed are stored in the redial list (each 24 digits max)
1. Press [ ], then
2. press [ ] / [ ] to select the desired phone number, then
3. Press [ ] or [ ]
Erasing a number in redial list
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ] / [ ] to select the desired phone number and press [ ], then
3. Press [ ]/[▼] to select ¡DELETE¡ or ¡DELETE ALL and press [ ], then
4. Press [ ] to confirm

Telephone operation
Pause (for PBX/long distance service users)
A pause may be required when making calls using some banking or others services that require a code to be entered. When
storing a calling card access number and/or PIN in the phonebook, a pause is also needed.
Example: If you need to dial the line access number ¡9¡ when making outside calls with PBX:
1. Press [ 9 ], then long press [ ]
2. Dial the phone number and press [ ] or [ ].
Note: A three seconds pause is inserted each time, repeat as needed to create longer pauses
Mute
While mute is turned on, you can hear the other party, but the other party cannot hear you.
1. Press [ ] during the call
2. To return the call, Press [ ] again
Note: LCD will show ¡MUTE ON¡ when mute feature activated
Conference
To join the conversation, press [ ] or [ ] when other handset is on an outside call.
Note: A maximum of 3 parties (including 1 outside party) can join a conversation using 2 handsets.
For Call waiting or Call Waiting Caller ID service subscriber-
To use call waiting, you must subscribe to call waiting from your service provider. This feature allows you to receive calls
while you are already talking on the phone, you will hear a call waiting tone. If you subscribe to both Caller ID and Call
Waiting with Caller ID services, the 2nd caller¡s information is displayed after you hear the call waiting tone on the
handset.
1. Press [ ] to answer the 2nd call
2. To switch between calls, press [ ]
Adding a phonebook record
1. Press [ ]
2. Press [ ] / [ ] to select ¡PHONEBOOK¡ and press [ ], then
3. Press [ ] / [ ] to select ¡ADD RECORDS¡ and press [ ], then
4. Enter the name (max. 12 character) and press [ ], then
5. Enter the number (max. 24 digits) and press [ ], then
6. Press [ ] return to idle

Telephone operation
Character Table for the entering names
Use the dial pad and the chart below to enter a name (up to 12 characters). Each press of a particular key causes the
characters to be displayed in following order:
Character by number if key presses
Number key
1 2 3 4 5 6
[1]
Space
1 < > *
[2] A B C 2
[3] D E F 3
[4] G H I 4
[5] J L K 5
[6] M N O 6
[7] P Q R S 7
[8] T T U V 8
[9] W X Y Z 9
[0] 0 - / ||| # +
Note: To correct an error, press [DEL]. Press the number key repeatedly until the desired character appears.
Example: If you would like to input ¡PETER¡, you should press [7] for [P], [3][3] for [E], [8] for [T], [3][3 ] for [E], [7][7][7]
for [R].
View a phonebook record
Records are stored alphabetically. To search the phonebook:
1. Press [ ] when handset is not in use.
2. Press [ ] / [ ] to browse.
3. Press [ ] to view the name and number.
Searching by first character (alphabetical search)
1. Press [ ] when handset is not use
2. Press [1] ¨[9] which contains the character you are searching for, then
3. Press [ ] / [ ] to select the desired record if necessary, then
4. Press [ ] or [ ]
Make a call from phonebook
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ] / [ ] to select the desired record, then
3. Press [ ] or [ ]

Telephone operation
Chain dial
This feature allows you to dial phone numbers in the phonebook while you are on a call. For example, if you need to dial
a phone number, and then once connected, enter another series of digits for banking or credit card access, you can store
the two series of numbers separately. Store the telephone number as one entry, then store the access code as another
entry. During any call, you can select another directory location and dial
1. During an outside call, press [ ], then
2. Press [ ] / [ ] to select the desired record
3. Press [ ] to dial the number
Editing entries
1. Find the desired record and press [ ], then
2. Press [ ] / [ ] to select ¡EDIT RECORDS¡, then
3. Edit the name if necessary and press [ ], then
4. Edit the number if necessary and press [ ], then
5. Press [ ] return to idle
Erasing entries
1. Find the desired record and press [ ], then
2. Press [ ] / [ ] to select ¡DELETE¡, then
3. Press [ ] to confirm, then
4. Press [ ] return to idle
Intercom
Intercom calls can be made between handsets
Note: If you receive an outside call while talking on the intercom, you hear beep. To answer the call with the handset,
long press [ ] to switch the outside call and intercom
While paging a handset, the paged handset beeps for 1 minute.
Making an intercom call
1. Press [ ], then
2. Select the handset you want to page by pressing the desired handset number ([1] ¨[4]) or you can page all handset
by pressing [ ]
3. When you finish talking, press [ ]
Answering an intercom call
1. Press [ ]or [ ]to answer the page
2. When you finish talking, press [ ]

Telephone operation
Handset locator
You can locate a misplaced handset by paging it.
1. Base unit: [ ]
All register handsets beep for 1 minute.
2. To stop paging:
Base Unit: Press [ ]
Handset: Press [ ]
Transferring calls
Outside calls can be transferred or a conference call with an outside party can be made between 2 handsets.
1. During outside call, press [ ] , then
2. Select the handset you want to page by pressing the desired handset number ([1] ¨[4]) or you can page all handset
by pressing [ ]
3. Press [ ], then
4. The call will transfer to the paged handset

Programming the handset
Standby Screen
Note: Answering system icon is only display when answering system is on
Programmable settings
You can customize the unit by programming the following features using the handset.
Programming by scrolling through the display menus
1. Press [ ], then
2. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the desired main menu and press [ ], then
3. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the desired item in sub-menu 1 and press [ ]
In some cases, you may need to select from sub-menu 2 and press [ ]
4. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the desired setting and press [ ]
This step may vary depending on the feature being programmed
To exit the operation, press [ ] return to idle
Note:
In the following chart, <> indicates the default setting

* 1 If you program these settings using one of the handsets, you do not need to program the same item using another
handset
* 2 When the ringer volume is turned off, ¡RINGER OFF¡ is displayed and the handset does not ring ou tside calls. However
even when the ringer volume is set to off, the handset still rings for paging and intercom calls.
* 3 Turn this feature off if you prefer not to hear key tons while you are dialing or pressing any keys.
* 4 This menu will only available on the answering machine model (28522xxx).