GE 25203 User Manual

Two-Line Speakerphone

with Call Waiting Caller ID

User’s Guide

Please read this manual before
operating this product for the
first time.

Model 25203

Important Information

Equipment Approval Information

Your telephone equipment is approved for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network and
is in compliance with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations and the Technical Requirements for
Telephone Terminal Equipment published by ACTA.

1 Notification to the Local Telephone Company

On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the US 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 company.

A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network

must comply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA. A
compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this product. It is designed to be
connected to a compatible modular jack that is also compliant. See installation instructions for
details.

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.

• If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the
installation of this product does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about
what will disable alarm equipment, consult your telephone company or a qualified installer.

US Number is located on the cabinet bottom

REN number is located on the cabinet bottom

2 Rights 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 pursuant 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 or 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.

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Important Information

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,
pursuant 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.

Privacy of Communications may not be ensured when using this product.
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

receiving 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.

Notice: The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Licensing

Licensed under US Patent 6,427,009.

Hearing Aid Compatibility

This telephone system meets FCC standards for Hearing Aid Compatibility.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20
centimeters between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operated
in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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Table of Contents

Important InformatIon .....................2

EquIpmEnt approval InformatIon ...................2

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ntErfErEncE InformatIon ...............................3

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IcEnsIng ...................................................... 3

H

EarIng aId compatIbIlIty .............................3

fcc rf r

adIatIon ExposurE statEmEnt ..........3

IntroductIon ....................................6

INTRODUCTION ......................................................6

P

ARTS CHECKLIST ................................................. 7

T

ELEPHONE JACK REQUIREMENTS ..........................7

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nstallatIon ..................................................7

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MPORTANT INSTALLATION INFORMATION ................ 7

b

asE layout ..................................................8

connEctIons and sEtup .....................8

InstallIng tHE pHonE .....................................9

A

TTACHING THE DESKTOP PEDESTAL ......................11

D

ATA PORT ........................................................12

W

ALL MOUNTING THE PHONE ............................ 12

p

rogrammIng tHE tElEpHonE ........................13

D

ISPLAY LANGUAGE ............................................13

M

ANUALLY SETTING THE DATE AND TIME ............13

F

LASH TIME .......................................................14

H

OUR FORMAT ..................................................14

C

ALL ALERT TONE ..............................................15

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OCAL AREA CODE .............................................15

R

EGIONAL AREA CODES .....................................16

V

OICE MAIL ACCESS CODES ...............................17

R

ESTORING THE DEFAULTS ................................... 17

connEctIons and sEtup ...................17

tElEpHonE opEratIon ...................................18

M

AKING CALLS WITH THE HANDSET ....................18

M

AKING CALLS WITH THE SPEAKERPHONE ...........18

M

AKING CALLS WITH THE OPTIONAL HEADSET .....18

R

ECEIVING CALLS WITH THE HANDSET ................. 19

R

ECEIVING CALLS WITH THE SPEAKERPHONE .........19

R

ECEIVING CALLS WITH THE OPTIONAL HEADSET .. 19

S

WITCHING BETWEEN THE SPEAKERPHONE, HANDSET,

AND HEADSET ...............................................19

P

RE-DIALING TELEPHONE NUMBERS ...................20

C

ALL TIMER .......................................................20

M

UTE ................................................................20

H

OLD ................................................................ 21

Placing a call on Hold .....................................21

Releasing a call fRom Hold ..............................21

FLASH ............................................................... 21

R

EDIAL ............................................................. 21

V

OLUME ............................................................21

RingeR Volume ....................................................21

sPeakeRPHone, Handset, and Headset Volume 22

CONFERENCE ......................................................22

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O NOT DISTURB ..............................................22

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SE E M ARK ING ON BO TTO M / BA CK OF PRO DUC T

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 EXC LAMATION
POINT WITHIN THE
TRIANG LE IS A
WARNING SIGN
ALERTI NG YOU OF
IMPORTANT
INSTRU CTIONS
ACCOMPANY ING
THE PR ODUCT.

CAUTION:

Table of Contents

tElEpHonE opEratIon ......................22

VOICE MESSAGING .............................................23

tElEpHonE opEratIon ......................23

callEr Id (cId) .........................................24

S

UMMARY SCREEN .............................................24

R

ECEIVING AND STORING CID RECORDS ............. 24

R

EVIEWING CID RECORDS .................................25

S

AVING CID RECORDS TO MEMORY/PHONE

D

IRECTORY MEMORY .....................................25

D

ELETING A CID RECORD ..................................25

D

ELETING ALL CID RECORDS ............................. 25

D

IALING BACK ................................................... 25

C

ALL WAITING CALLER ID .................................26

callEr Id ......................................26

dIrEct accEss mEmory & dIrEctory mEmory 27

S

TORING A NAME AND NUMBER IN MEMORY .....27

R

EVIEWING STORED NAMES & NUMBERS ...........28

C

HANGING A STORED NAME OR NUMBER ...........28

S

TORING THE LAST NUMBER DIALED ................... 28

S

TORING A PAUSE ..............................................28

D

IALING A STORED NUMBER...............................29

C

HAIN DIALING..................................................29

DELETING A ONE-TOUCH MEMORY.....................30

D

ELETING A DIRECTORY MEMORY .......................30

D

ELETING ALL DIRECTORY MEMORY ....................30

mEmory ........................................30

dIsplay mEssagEs .......................................31

t

roublEsHootIng guIdE ................................32

g

EnEral product carE ................................33

W

ARRANTY ASSISTANCE .....................................34

l

ImItEd Warranty .......................................35

accEssory InformatIon ...................37

I

ndEx .............................................38

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Introduction

Introduction

CAUTION: When using telephone equipment, there are basic safety instructions that should
always be followed. Refer to the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS provided with this product
and save them for future reference.

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.

Your Caller ID phone enables you to:

• Identify callers before you answer the phone.

• View the time and date of each incoming call.

• Record up to 99 Caller ID messages sequentially.

• Know who called while you were away.

To get the most from your new phone, we suggest that you take a few minutes right now
to read through this user’s guide.

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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Parts Checklist

Make sure your package includes the following items:

Connections and Setup

Base

Wall plate

Handset cord Line cords AC power adaptor

Handset

Desk Stand

Short Line cord

Telephone Jack Requirements

To use this phone, you need an RJ14C or two RJ11C
type modular jacks, which might look like the one

Modular telephone
line jack

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.

Installation

Important Installation Information

• Never install telephone wiring during a lightning
storm.

• Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or
terminals, unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface.

• Use caution when installing or modifying
telephone lines.

• Never install telephone jacks in wet locations
unless the jack is specifically designed for wet
locations.

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Connections and Setup

Base Layout

Menu button

Sel/Save button

Exit button

Display

Headset

button

Speaker

button

Directory button

#

button

(Conference)

Mute button

New Call Indicator

Confer

button

Microphone

Delete button

Memory 1-16

buttons

Dial button

Vol +/- buttons

CID buttons

Store button

DND button

Voicemail 1 button

Voicemail 2 button

Redial/Pause button

Flash button
Hold button

Line 1 & 2 buttons

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Connections and Setup

Installing the Phone

1. Choose an area near an electrical outlet and
telephone wall jack. Your phone should be placed
on a level surface, such as a table top or desk.

2. Install 4 AAA-size alkaline batteries (not
included) for back up power in the event of a
power failure.

CAUTION: Unit will not work if electrical power
fails and batteries are depleted or not installed.
Therefore it is important that you replace them
when “REPLACE BATTERY” shows in display in order
to maintain unit operation. As a precaution, you
may want to write down any stored information you
do not want erased.

• Open the battery compartment door located on
the bottom of the phone by inserting a flathead
screw driver into the battery door latch area and
gently tilting the screw driver away from the
battery door to release the latch.

• Insert the batteries as shown on the diagram
inside the battery compartment.

• Snap the battery compartment door back into
place.

IMPORTANT: If you are not going to use the telephone for
more than 30 days, remove the batteries because they can
leak and damage the unit.

3. Connect the AC power adaptor to an electrical
outlet and the plug connector to the back of the
base.

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Connections and Setup

CAUTION: To reduce risk of personal injury, fire, or damage use only the
5-2495A power adaptor listed in the user’s guide. This power adaptor is
intended to be correctly orientated in a vertical or floor mount position.

4. Connect the telephone line cords:

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4

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3

If you have two telephone lines installed on a single jack, plug one end
of the straight telephone line cord into the jack marked Line 1+2 on
the back of the base. Plug the other end into the 2-line wall jack.

If you have two separate telephone line jacks, plug one telephone line
cord into the jack marked Line 1+2 and another cord into the jack
marked Line 2. Plug the other end of each line cord into separate wall
jacks.

NOTE: To use two line, you must have two telephone lines with unique telephone
numbers. If you only have one telephone line, this phone will still operate, but
only as a single line telephone.

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Connections and Setup

5. Connect the handset cord:

Plug one end of the coiled handset cord into the side of the base and
the other end into the jack on the handset, and place the handset in
the cradle.

6. Check for a dial tone. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. If
you hear a dial tone, the phone is properly installed.

Attaching the Desktop Pedestal

1. Turn the phone over so that the bottom of the base is facing up
and the end with data port and line jacks is pointing away from
you.

2. Turn the desktop pedestal so that the side with four rectangle
rubber feet is facing you.

3. Insert the tabs on the pedestal into the two lower slots on the
bottom of the base, then push the pedestal downward until the
tabs on the top of the pedestal snap (lock) into place.

A

B

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Connections and Setup

Data Port

This phone has a DATA PORT jack to connect an auxiliary phone device, such as a fax
machine, computer modem, answering machine, or even a cordless phone.

The DATA PORT switch on the back of the phone controls the DATA PORT jack so you can
choose Line 1 or Line 2.

Use the DATA PORT jack to hook up your fax machine, for example, and then set the DATA
PORT switch to 2 in order to receive faxes on the phone number for Line 2.

If you are talking to someone on Line 2 and want them to fax something to you, change
the DATA PORT switch to 1 and give him the phone number for Line 1. Your fax machine
can now receive calls on Line 1.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to switch the fax machine back to the normal line when you are done because
outside callers who may not know that you have multiple lines will not be able to reach your fax
machine if they dial the normal fax line.

Wall Mounting the Phone

1. Remove the desktop stand from the base of the phone if it is already attached to the
base unit.

2. Thread the AC adaptor cord through the cord channel on the bottom of the phone.

3. Connect the line cord to the wall jack and the phone.

4. Slip the mounting circles on the bottom of the phone over the wall plate posts and
firmly slide the unit down into place.

5. Plug the AC adaptor cord into the power outlet.

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