GE 26700 User's Guide

25-Channel Cordless
Telephone

User's Guide

26700

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FCC REGISI'IU_ON INFORMATION

YnurGEtdephoneequipmentisregisteredwiththeFederalCommunicationsC_miss_ andisincompienuewithparts15
and68,FCCRulesandRe_Jl_nu_

1 NotJlicatJontetheLocalTelephoneCompany

Ontheb_emofthiseq.;pmentisalabelindic_ng,amongotherinfom_on,theFCCRegi_'_ennumberandP_nger
[q_valeoceNumber(REN)fortheequipment.Youmust,uponrequest,providethisinform_ontoyoortelephonecompany

TheR_ isusefulindntern_gthenumberofdevicesynumayconnecttoyourtelephonelineandcdlihoveul[ofthese

devicesringwhenymetelephonenumberisculled.Inmost(butnotal)areas,thesumoftheRENsofalde,Acesconnected

toonelineshnuldnotexceed5.Tobecertainofthenumberordevicesynumayconnecttoyourineasdeterminedbythe

BEN,youshouldcontactyourlocaltelephonecompany

Notes

• Thisequipmentmaynatbeusedoncdnser_ceprovidedbythetdephonecompeny

• Partyliuesurenul_eottostatetariffs,endtherofore,YO-maynctbeabletouseyourowatelephoneequipmeotifyou
arenuapartyinz CheckwithyourIocaltelephonecompany

• NolJcemustbegiventethetelephouecompenyuponpermenentdisccnueationofyourtelephouefromyourline.

2 I]ightsof_e TelephoneCompany

Shouldyourequipmentcaosetrnubleonyourlinewhichmayharmthetelephonenetwork,thetelephonecompanynil,
wherepracticable,notifyyouthattemporarydiscontinuanceofservicemayberecpired.Whereprieron'dueisnot

practicableandthecircum_nceswarrantsuchaction,thetelephonecompanymaytemporarilydiscondnueservice
irome(iately.Incaseofsuchtmporaxy_sconfJnuance,_telephonecompanymust:(l)promptlynotifyyoud such

tomp_'arydiscondnuanee:.(2)affordyoutheopportunitytocorrectthesit,n; end(31informyouofyourrighttobringa
compiulnttotheCommissionpursuanttoproceduressetforthinSubpartEofPart6_,FCC_desendRugela_ns.

Thezeiephonecompanymaym_,echangesfo_ cammoniccl_ousfouil_es,equipment,oporafJousofprocedureswhere

suchccdonisrequiredintheeperedonofitsbusinessandno(inconsistentwithFCCRulesandRugula_ons.ffthase
changesareexpectedtoaffecttheuseorperformanceofyourtelepheneequipment,thetelephonecompanymustgiveyou

adequaten_ceoinwrilJng,toallowyoutomaintainuninterrLpedse_ca.

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_s d_ce complieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Oporal_onissubjecttothefohwingtwoconditions:.(1)Thisdevicemaynct
causeharmfulinterference;and(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,induinginterforennethatmaycause

undesiredeperatiorL
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocemp_withthelimitsforaClassB6gital,devfoe,pursuanttoPart15o..ftheFCC

Rules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonablep_ectionagainstharmfulintemrencemar_den_ulinstull_on.
Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,endcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand.ifnetinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe

instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio¢ommunicatous.Howave[thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill
natoccurinapalkularin--on.

Ifthisequipmentdoescam harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionrncep_on,whichcanbedeterminedbylumingthe

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connected.

• Cone_thedeuleruranexperioncedradio/]Ytechnioienforhelp.
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20402.Pleasespecifystocknumber004-008-00345-4whenorderingcopies.

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INTRODUCTION

I

Yourcordlessphoneis designedto giveyouflexibility in useandhighquality

performance.Togetthe mostfrom yournew phone,we suggestthatyoutakeafew

minutesrightnowtoreadthroughthisinstructionmanual.

GETrING STARTED

Makesureyourpackageincludesthe itemsshownhere.

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BII_RTANT: Because
cordlessphones operate on

elecu'idty,youshould have
atleastone phone inyour
home thatisn'tcordless,in

case the powerin your
home goes out-

]Bare Handset

BEFOREYou BEGIN

MODULARJACKREQLqP MENTS

Youneedan RJll typemodularjack,whichis themostcommontypeof

phonejackandmightlookliketheonepicturedhere.Ifyoudon'thavea
modularjack,callyourlocalphonecompanytofindouthowtogetone

installed.

INSTALLATIONNOTE:Somecordlesstelephonesoperateat frequendesthatmay
causeinterferencetonearby'INsandVCIls.Tominimizeor preventsuchinterference,

thebaseofthecordlesstelephoneshouldnot beplacednear oron top ofa TVorVCK

Ifinterferencecontinues,movingthe cordlesstelephonefarther awayfromthe"IVor

VCRwilloftenreduceoreliminatethe interference.

DIGITAL SECURITY SYSTEM

Yourcordlessphoneusesa digitalsecuritysystemto preventfalseringing,
unauthorizedaccess,andchargestoyourphoneline.

Whenyouplacethehandsetinthe base,theunitverifiesits securitycode.Aftera power

outageorbatteryreplacement,youshouldplacethehandsetinthe baseforabout20
secondstoresetthecode.

DESKTOP INSTALLATION

I II I II II II

Ifyoudon'tchargethe handsetbattery
properly(for12hours)whenyoufirst set

upthe phone,performanceofthe battery

will be compromised.

1.Removethebaseplateonthebottom
ofthephone.

2.Plugthetelephonelinecordintoa
modularjack.

3.PlugthepowersupplycordintoanAC

outlet.

4.Raisethebaseantenna.

5.Turnonthe RINGERswitchsothe
handsetringsfor incomingcalls.

6.Placehandsetinthebaseto chargefor
12hours.TheCHARGE/INUSElight

comesonindicatingthatthe batteryis
charging.

NOTE:The phone automatically
defaultsto touch-tone dialing. To

change to pulse (rotary) dialing,see

'Tone/Pulse Dialing.Ifyou don't

knowwhich typeofservice you have,
check withthe phone company.

WALLMOUNTINSTALLATION

II

Ifyoudon'tchargethehandsetbatteryproperly(for 12hours)whenyoufirst setupthe
phone,performanceofthe batterywill be compromised.

1.Plugthetelephoneli_ cordintoa modularwall
jack.

ZConnectthe powersupplyadapter intoanAC

oufleL

3.Youcanwraptheextracordaroundthecord
wrapinthebaseplateorleavetheextracord

hanging.
Ifyouusethecordwrap:removethebase

plate,wrapthe cord,andre-attachthebase

plate.

4.Slipthemountingholesoverthewall plate

postsandslidethe unitdownfirmlyintoplace.

(Wallplatenotincluded.)

5.TurnontheRINGERswitchsothehandsetrings

forincomingcalls.

6.Placehandsetinthe baseto chargefor 12

hours.TheCHAROF.JINUSElightcomeson
indicatingthatthe batteryischarging.

NOTE:The ea=estvraytofitthetelephoneline

cordintothebaseplateistoleaveitvwappedup.

Just unwrapenoughcord toreachthemodular

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NOTE : The phone automatically defaults to

touch-tone dialing. To change to pulse

(rotary) dialing, see "lone/Pulse Dialing, If

you don't know which type of service you have,

check with the phone company.

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