GE 29893 User manual

29893
Digital Answerer with
Call Waiting Caller ID and
Speakerphone Telephone
User's Guide
We ring good things to life.

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INDUSTRY CANADA NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM
REN NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTICE: The Industry Canada label identifies ertified equipment. This ertifi ation means that the
equipment meets ertain tele ommuni ations network prote tive, operational and safety requirements.
The Industry Canada does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user’s satisfa tion.
Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be onne ted to the
fa ilities of the lo al tele ommuni ations ompany. The equipment must also be installed using an
a eptable method of onne tion. The ustomer should be aware that omplian e with the above
onditions may not prevent degradation of servi e in some situations.
Repairs to ertified equipment should be made by an authorized Canadian maintenan e fa ility
designated by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment
malfun tions, may give the tele ommuni ations ompany ause to request the user to dis onne t the
equipment.
Users should ensure for their own prote tion that the ele tri al ground onne tions of the power utility,
telephone lines and internal metalli water pipe systems, if present, are onne ted together. This
pre aution may be parti ularly important in rural areas.
CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make su h onne tions themselves, but should onta t the
appropriate ele tri inspe tion authority, or ele tri ian, as appropriate.
NOTES: This equipment may not be used on oin servi e provided by the telephone ompany.
Party lines are subje t to telephone ompany tariffs and, therefore, you may not be able to use your own
telephone equipment if you are on a party line. Che k with your lo al telephone ompany.
INTERFERENCE INFORMATION
This equipment generates and uses radio frequen y energy whi h may interfere with residential radio
and television re eption if not properly installed and used in a ordan e with instru tions ontained in
this manual. Reasonable prote tion against su h interferen e is ensured, although there is no guarantee
this will not o ur in a given installation. If interferen e is suspe ted and verified by swit hing this
equipment on and off, the user is en ouraged to try to orre t the interferen e by one or more of the
following measures: Reorient the radio/television re eiver’s antenna, relo ate the equipment with respe t
to the re eiver, plug the equipment and re eiver into separate ir uit outlets. The user may also wish to
onsult a qualified radio/television te hni ian for additional suggestions. This equipment has been fully
tested and omplies with all limits for Class B omputing devi es pursuant to part 15 FCC Rules and
Regulations. This apparatus does not ex eed the lass B limits for RF noise emissions spe ified in the RFI
regulations of the Industry Canada.
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY
This telephone system meets FCC/Industry Canada standards for Hearing Aid Compatibility.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ....................... 2
INTERFERENCE INFORMATION ................... 2
HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY ................... 2
BEFORE Y OU BEGIN .............................. 5
PARTS CHECKLIST ............................. 5
MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS .......... 5
INSTALLATION ....................................... 6
DESKTOP INSTALLATION ...................... 6
WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION .............. 7
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOVING
THE ANSWERER: ............................ 9
SETUP .............................................. 10
RECORDING THE GREETING ............ 10
SETTINGS ........................................... 11
SETTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST ....... 12
SETTING THE T IME AND DATE ............ 12
MONTH ..................................... 13
SETTING Y OUR LOCAL AREA CODE .... 14
SETTING THE INCOMING MESSAGE
LENGTH ..................................... 14
SETTING THE RINGS TO ANSWER ........ 15
TOLL SAVER ............................... 15
SETTING THE SECURITY CODE ........... 16
SETTING THE DIALING MODE ............. 17
SETTING THE REGIONAL AREA CODES .17
MESSAGE VOLUME ...................... 19
RINGER VOLUME ......................... 19
HANDSET VOLUME ....................... 19
SPEAKERPHONE VOLUME ............... 19
(Ta le of Contents continued on the
following page.)
ANSWERER OPERATION ........................ 20
CALL ANSWERING ........................... 20
AUTODISCONNECT ........................... 20
PLAYING MESSAGES ........................ 21
ERASE MESSAGES .......................... 22
SINGLE MESSAGES ................. 22
ALL MESSAGES ...................... 22
LEAVING A MEMO ........................... 22
MEMORY FULL ............................... 23
REMOTE ACCESS ............................. 23
REMOTE ACCESS COMMANDS ........ 24
CALLER ID FEATURES .......................... 25
SUMMARY SCREEN ......................... 25
CALLER ID WITH CALL WAITING ........ 25
RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS ........ 26
REVIEWING CALL RECORDS ............... 26
ERASING CALLER ID INFO ................ 27
DIAL BACK .................................... 27
CHANGING THE DIAL BACK FORMAT 28
SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD, DO
NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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 INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
THE EXCLAMATION
POINT WITHIN THE
TRIANGLE IS A
WARNING SIGN
ALERTING YOU OF
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
ACCOMPANYING THE
PRODUCT.
CAUTION:

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MESSAGE INDICATORS ......................... 29
USING THE SPEAKERPHONE .................. 30
SPEAKERPHONE LOCATION ................ 30
SPEAKERPHONE USE ....................... 30
TELEPHONE OPERATION ....................... 31
RECEIVING A PHONE CALL ................ 31
PLACING A PHONE CALL ................... 31
SWITCHING BETWEEN SPEAKER AND
HANDSET ............................... 31
TEMPORARY T ONE DIALING ............... 32
FLASH ........................................... 32
REDIAL .......................................... 33
HOLD ............................................ 33
MEMORY ........................................... 34
STORING A NUMBER IN MEMORY ...... 34
EXAMPLE: .................................. 35
STORING CALLER ID RECORDS .......... 36
INSERTING A PAUSE IN THE DIALING
SEQUENCE ................................. 37
CHANGING A STORED NUMBER ......... 37
DIALING A STORED NUMBER ............. 37
DIALING A QUICK DIAL NUMBER ....... 38
REVIEWING STORED NUMBERS .......... 38
CHAIN DIALING FROM MEMORY ..... 39
GENERAL PRODUCT CARE .................... 40
TELEPHONE NETWORK INFORMATION ...... 41
REN NUMBER ................................... 41
TROUBLESHOOTING T IPS ....................... 42
INDEX ............................................... 45
SERVICE ............................................ 47

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
PARTS CHECKLIST
Make sure your pa kage in ludes the following items:
FLASH
REDIAL/PAUSE
HOLD
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VOL -
VOL +
ERASE
MEM DIAL STORE
QUICK DIAL
MEM DIAL
SPEAKER
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MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTS
You need an RJ11(CA11A) type modular ja k, whi h is the most ommon
type of phone ja k and might look like the one pi tured here. If you don’t
have a modular ja k, all your lo al phone ompany to find out how to get
one installed.
AC power supply
Handset Coiled cord Line cords
Mounting bracket

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INSTALLATION
DESKTOP INSTALLATION
1. Plug the oiled ord into the handset. Plug the other end into the ja k on the side of the base.
2. Pla e the handset in the base.
3. Plug the long telephone line ord into the LINE ja k on the ba k of the phone. Plug the
other end into a wall ja k.
4. Conne t the small end of the power supply into the POWER 9V AC ja k on the ba k of the
answerer. Plug the other end into an AC power outlet. The unit beeps on e and is ready for
setup or to answer alls with the default greeting and settings.
NOTE: The phone automatically defaults to touch-tone dialing. To change to pulse
(rotary) dialing, see “Setting the Dialing Mode.” If you don’t know which type of service
you have, check with the phone company.
CAUTION: Only use the ATLINKS USA 5-2434 power supply that was packed
with this unit. Using other power supplies may damage the unit.
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FLASH
REDIAL/PAUSE
HOLD
mi
ON/OFF
VOL -
VOL +
ERASE
MEM DIAL STORE
QUICK DIAL
MEM DIAL
SPEAKER
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B
A
1
ABC
2
DEF
3
GHI
4
JKL
5
MNO
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PQ
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TUV
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WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION
1. Turn the handset hook 180° until it li ks into pla e.
You need to do this so that the handset doesn’t fall
out of the base.
2. Plug the oiled ord into the handset. Plug the other
end into the ja k on the side of the base.
3. Pla e the handset in the base.
4. Carefully turn the phone over. Deta h the mounting
bra ket from the two sets of top grooves by pressing
the tabs in. Pull the bra ket from the phone and turn
it around so that it looks like the diagram below.
Gently press the bra ket into the two sets of bottom
grooves until it snaps into pla e.
5. Plug the short line ord into the ja k on the ba k of
the base.

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6. Feed the short line ord through the grooves
provided so that the bottom of the phone is flat and
ready to mount on the wall.
7. Conne t the other end of the line ord into the wall
phone ja k.
8. Conne t the small end of the power supply into the
POWER 9V AC ja k on the ba k of the answerer. Plug
the other end into an AC power outlet. The unit beeps
on e and is ready for setup or to answer alls with
the default greeting and settings.
9. Slip the mounting holes of the base (on bottom of
unit) over the wall plate posts and slide the base
down until the phone is firmly in pla e.
NOTE: The phone automatically defaults to touch-tone dialing. To change to pulse
(rotary) dialing, see “Setting the Dialing Mode.” If you don’t know which type of service
you have, check with the phone company.
CAUTION: Only use the ATLINKS USA 5-2434 power supply that was packed
with this unit. Using other power supplies may damage the unit.

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IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOVING THE ANSWERER:
To move the answerer to a different lo ation in the house, follow these instru tions:
1. Dis onne t the phone line.
2. Go to the ele tri al outlet and unplug the power supply.
3. Move the unit and phone line to the desired lo ation.
4. Plug in the power supply into an ele tri al outlet.
5. The display shows that the messages have not been erased.
6. Conne t the phone line.
7. Reset the time/date settings or wait for the next all to set them automati ally.

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SETUP
RECORDING THE GREETING
Before using your new answerer, you should re ord a greeting (the announ ement allers
hear when your answering system answers a all). If you don't re ord a greeting, allers
hear a default greeting whi h says, "We are unable to take your call. Please leave a message. Thank you
for calling."
When re ording the greeting you should be about 6 in hes from the unit. Eliminate as mu h
ba kground noise as possible.
1. Prepare your greeting.
Sample Greeting: Hi, this is (use your name here). I can’t answer the phone right now, so please leave
your name, number, and a brief message after the tone, and I’ll get back to you. Thanks for calling.
2. Hold down the GREETING button. The unit announ es “Record your greeting after the tone,” and
displays GREETING RECORD. After the tone, you have 30 se onds to re ord your greeting.
3. Release GREETING when you finish.
• To review the greeting, press and release GREETING. The unit plays ba k your greeting
automati ally.
• To return to the answerer's default greeting after you've re orded one, press GREET-
ING and release it when you hear the tone, or press and hold ERASE when the
greeting is playing.