Aastra 5050T User Guide

GTE 5050T

GTE 5050T

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Trimline Telephone with

Trimline Telephone with

Trimline Telephone with Trimline Telephone with

Call Waiting Caller ID

Call Waiting Caller ID

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USER’S MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction and Features

Installation

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Battery Installation -------------------------------------------------------- 2
Language Selection ------------------------------------------------------ 2
Setting the Time and Date --------------------------------------------- 3
Area Code Programming ----------------------------------------------- 3
Connecting your Telephone ------------------------------------------- 3
Wall Mounting your Telephone ---------------------------------------- 4

Operation

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Placing an outgoing call ------------------------------------------------- 5
Call Timer ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
Redialing a Call ----------------------------------------------------------- 5
Using the Flash Button ---------------------------------------------------5
Receiving CALLER ID when the Line Rings -----------------------6
Call Waiting Caller ID when the Line is in Use --------------------6
Call Record Information --------------------------------------------------6
New Calls --------------------------------------------------------------------6
Reviewing New Calls ----------------------------------------------------- 7
Using Callback -------------------------------------------------------------7
LD Code Programming ---------------------------------------------------7
Reviewing Old Calls ------------------------------------------------------8
Deleting Call Records ----------------------------------------------------8
Deleting All Call Records ------------------------------------------------ 8
Line Error --------------------------------------------------------------------8

Care and Maintenance

Important Safety Information

Problem Solving

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INTRODUCTION AND FEATURES

Congratulations on your purchase of the GTE 5050T Trimline
Telephone with Call Waiting Caller ID and Voicemail Indicator.
Please read this instruction manual completely for installation and
trouble-free operation of your telephone.

IMPORTANT: To receive information about incoming telephone
calls, you must subscribe to the Caller ID Call Waiting service pro­vided by your local telephone company; there is a fee for this ser­vice, and it may not be available in all areas. The same applies to
Voicemail services.

Note: The “hookswitch” used to hang up the phone, is located on the back
of the handset and is automatically activated when the phone is put on the
base. To hang up you must either return the handset to the base or locate
and press the “hookswitch” on the back of the handset.

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INSTALLATION

Battery Installation & Replacement

Before operating your GTE 5050T Tele­phone, install four (4) AAA alkaline batteries
in the battery compartment located on the
telephone base. Using the illustration, ob­serve battery polarity (+ or -) during installa­tion.

This telephone must be disconnected

WARNING:

from the telephone line before inserting or chang­ing the batteries.

1. Remove the screw from the battery door
and lift the battery door away from the telephone base.

2. Insert the batteries as shown.

3. Replace the battery door and screw. Be sure to tighten the
screw completely, but don’t over-tighten.

Note: Battery power is provided to the hands et t hrough the coiled handset
cord. The LCD display will remain blank until the batteries are installed
and the coiled cord is connected from the base t o the handset.

BATTERY LOW/ REPLACE BATTERIES

When the battery low indicator appears on
the telephone display, it is important to re­place the batteries immediately. The GTE
5050T Call Waiting Caller ID feature will not
work without batteries.

Note: Even if the batteries are not installed, you will still be able to use the
GTE 5050T to place and receive calls. However when the telephone is
hung up the LCD display will turn off and Caller ID information will not be
received or saved. Therefore, it is recommended to always have batteries
installed in the GTE 5050T.

Language Selection

Your GTE 5050T Telephone can display messages in English,
Spanish or French. The telephone is preset to English. To select a
different language, follow the steps below:

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1. Press and hold both review buttons until “Enter Language” ap­pears on the display.

2. Press either review button to select the desired language, then
press Delete to accept the selection.

Setting the Time and Date

After setting the language, the HOUR s egment will flash, requesting the
correct time and date to be entered. It is not necessa ry to enter this
information. The correct time and date will be automatically entered
when the first call is received, and upd ated each time a call is received.
However, you can set the date and time by pressing the review buttons
and then the Delete button to advanc e to the next setting.

Area Code Programming

Your 5050T can remove your home area code from the displayed
CALLER ID numbers for easier viewing and more importantly, to
enable 7 digit dialing of local calls using the CALLBACK feature.

1. Press and hold both Review keys until “Enter Language” ap­pears on the display.

2. Press DELETE to step past the language setting until you reach
“AREA CODE”

3. Use either Review key to select the first digit of your home area
code and press DELETE to step to the next digit position until
all three digits have been entered.

4. Press DELETE to step past the remaining options and return to
the main screen.

Note: You must enter your home area code if you use the CALLBACK
feature and local calls are 7 digits.

Connecting your Telephone

Using the illustration and steps below, make the telephone cord
connections required for the telephone handset and base.

1. Connect the coiled cord from the handset to the base.

2. Connect the 7’ line cord from the bottom of the base to the wall
jack.

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3. Insert the pedestal into the
slots on the bottom of the
base, as shown; and slide up
to lock in place.

Note: The pedestal is reversible
for desk or wall mounting.

4. Turn the base over and set
the handset on the base
(Keypad facing out) to hang up
the telephone. If the batteries
were installed the display
should show the Time and
Date which has a default set­ting of: 12:00AM 1/01. The
Time and Date will automati-

incoming Caller ID calls.

Wall Mounting

Your GTE 5050T can be wall
mounted to a standard tele­phone wall plate as shown in
the illustration (wall plate is not
included).

1. Use the short line cord to
connect the telephone base to
the wall jack.

2. Insert the pedestal into the
slots on the bottom of the base,
as shown, and slide up to lock
in place.

3. Push the base onto the wall
plate studs and slide down to
lock in place.

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