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FCC Registration Information
Your GE telephone equipment is registered with the Federal Communications Commission and is in compliance
with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules ana Regulations.
1 Notification to tho Locai Tolophono Company
On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the FCC Registration number
and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for the equipment. Vou 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 tire number of devices you may connect
to your line as determined by the REN, you should contact your local telephone company.
Notas
• 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 patty line. Check with your local telephone company.
■ Notice must be given to the telephone company upon permanent disconnection of your telephone from your
line.
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 (31 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 of
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.
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 F(jC 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.
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.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radioAV technician for help.
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.
Hearing Aid Compatibility
This telephone system meets FCC standards for Hearing Aid Compatiblility.
FCC NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM
REN NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM
Introduction
Your GE two-line answering system is designed to give you flexibility in
use and high quality performance. We suggest that you take a few minutes
right now to read through this User's Guide.
Table of Contents
Getting Started........................................................................................................................2
Installation Options............................................................................................................3
Desktop Installation...........................................................................................................4
Wall Mount Installation....................................................................................................5
Setup......................................................................................................................................7
Setting the Voice Time/Day Stamp
Recording the Outgoing Announcement
Reviewing An Outgoing Announcement
Telephone Operation..............................................................................................................10
Placing and receiving Calls.............................................................................................10
Redial..................................................................................................................................11
Busy Redial.........................................................................................................................12
Hold.....................................................................................................................................12
Conference Calls..............................................................................................................12
Using the Flash Button.....................................................................................................13
Temporary Tone..................................................................................................................13
Memory Dialing........................................................................................................................14
Storing a Number in Memory............................................................................................14
Reviewing and Changing a Stored Number....................................................................15
Dialing a Stored Number...................................................................................................16
Answerer Operation..............................................................................................................17
Turning the Answerer On and Off..................................................................................17
Message Playback.............................................................................................................17
Resetting the Tape (Erasing Messages)
Message Forwarding.........................................................................................................19
Remote Access........................................................................................................................21
Troubleshooting Tips.............................................................................................................23
Service......................................................................................................................................26
Index..........................................................................................................................................29
Limited Warranty....................................................................................................................30
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Getting Started
Make sure your package contains the following items:
Base unit
Black telephone line cord
Handset
Handset cord AC power supply
5-2380
Gray telephone line cord
Before You Begin
Requirements
A modular jack USOC: RJ11C or a RJ14C is required.
Installation of this telephone in locations with hard
wired outlets requires additional converters (not
included). The dealer from whom you purchased the
system, or a telephone supply store, can advise you
regarding the proper converter.
Removing the Lithium Battery Tab
Pull out and discard the plastic tab from the lithium battery
compartment on the bottom of the base unit.
Installation Options
Although you can use your GE 2-line answerer with a single phone line,
you must have two lines (separate phone numbers) to use a two-line
system. The following diagrams show two possible systems:
2 Lines on a Single Modular Jack
One type of two-line phone system uses
a single RJ14 modular jack which
contains both phone lines. Connect the
gray phone cord to the Ll+2 jack located
on the back of the phone.
Each Line on a Separate Modular Jack
If you have two separate phone jacks,
each with its own line, connect the
black phone cord to the L2 jack, and
connect the gray phone cord to the
Ll+2 phone jack located on the back
of the phone.
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NOTE: Connect the Gray phone
cord to the outlet that you want to
be line one.
Inserting a Tape
Open the tape compartment and
gently insert a tape with the top of
the cassette to the the right (make
sure that Side A is showing).
Don't force the tape into position—
it could damage the unit.
Gray phone cord
Desktop Installation
1. Connect the handset cord into the handset, and into the handset jack
on the left side of the base unit.
2. Set the TONE/PULSE switch to TONE if you have touch-tone service, or
to PULSE if you have rotary dial service.
3. Plug one end of the gray telephone line cord into the jack marked L1+2,
and plug the other end into an RJ14 type modular wall jack.
If you have a separate wall jack for each phone line, you also need to
plug the black phone cord into the L2 jack on the back of the unit and
into the wall jack.
4. Connect the power supply adapter to the POWER 11V AC jack on the
back of the unit, and plug it into an AC outlet.
NOTE: Use only the Thomson 5-2380 power supply that came with
this unit. Using other adapters may damage the unit.
Wall Mount Installation
1.
Remove the base plate by pressing
down on the snap tab.
2.
Attach the gray phone cord to the
L1+2 jack.
Connect the power supply adapter to
3.
the POWER 11V AC jack on the back
of the unit.
Reverse the direction of the base
4.
plate and run both cords through the
slot at the top right of the reversed
base plate.
5.
Run the gray line cord through the
hole in the middle of the base plate.
Run the power cord along the right
6.
side of the back of the unit and then
thread through the slot at the bottom
right of base plate.
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7. Snap the base plate into place.
8. Feed the extra phone cord back
into the base plate.
9. Slip the mounting holes over the
wall plate posts and slide the unit
down firmly into place.
(Wall plate not included.)
10. Rotate the handset hook one-half
turn (180“).
11. Plug the handset cord into the
handset and into the unit, and
then hang up the handset.
12. Set the TONE/PULSE switch
(located on the left side of the
unit) to TONE if you have touchtone service, or to PULSE if you
have rotary dial service.
13. Plug power supply adapter
into an AC outlet.
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this unit. Using other adapters may damage the unit.
Setup
Setting the Speaker
Volume
Slide the VOLUME control
to adjust speaker volume
to a comfortable level.
Setting the Ringer Volume
There are three settings for RINGER
VOLUME: HI, LO, or OFF.
Setting the Pulse/Tone
Set the TONE/PULSE switch to TONE if
you have touch-tone service, or to
PULSE if you have rotary dial service.
Choosing Which Lines You
Want the System to Answer
Use the LINE switch to choose which
lines you want the system to answer:
line 1, line 2, or BOTH lines.
Setting the Ring Select
Hold the RING SELECT button
to set the number of times the
phone rings before the unit
answers a call.
• The choices for number of
rings appear in the display.
• You can choose the toll
saver option by setting the
number of rings to "2-5."
Ring select
button
Using the Toll Saver Option
Toll Saver can save you the cost of a call when you access your
messages from a remote location:
• If you have messages, the unit answers on the 2nd ring.
• If you have no messages, the unit answers after the 5th ring.
When calling from a remote location, you can hang up when you hear
the 3rd ring and save any charges that you might normally incur.
Setting the Voice Time/Day Stamp
The Time/Day Stamp records the time and day each message is received
Press and hold the DAY button to set
1
the day of the week.
Press the HOUR button to set the hour.
2.
Press the MINUTE button to
3.
set the minute (holding the MINUTE
button advances the time in 5 minute
increments).
Press and release the DAY button to
4.
check the Time/Day setting.
Time/Day setting buttons
Recording the Outgoing Announcement
You need to record a separate outgoing announcement for each line. For
best results when recording, your face should be 6 inches from the
microphone (located on the front of the unit), and eliminate as much
background noise as possible.
Preparing the Outgoing Announcement
Before you record the outgoing announcement, you should decide what
you want to say. The following is a sample outgoing announcement:
Hello, we can’t come to the phone right now. Please leave your name, telephone
number and a brief message after the tone. Thank you.
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