GE 25838 User Manual

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5.8 GHz Call Waiting Caller ID
Cordless Telephone
User's Guide

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25838

QUIPMENT

PPROVAL

NFORMATION

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.

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.

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.

EARING

OMPATIBILITY

(HAC)

This telephone system meets FCC standards for Hearing Aid Compatibility.

ELEPHONE

ACK

EQUIREMENTS

To use this phone, you need an RJ11C type modular telephone
jack, which might look like the one 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.

IGITAL

ECURITY

YSTEM

Your cordless phone uses a digital security system to protect against false ringing,
unauthorized access, and charges to your phone line.

When you place the handset in the base, the unit verifies its security code. After
power outage or battery replacement, you should place the handset in the base for
about 20 seconds to reset the code.

INSTALLATION NOTE:

Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that

may cause interference to nearby TVs microwave ovens, and VCRs. To minimize
or prevent such interference, the base of the cordless telephone should not be
placed near or on top of a TV, microwave ovens, or VCR. If such interference
continues, move the cordless telephone farther away from these appliances.

Certain other communications devices may also use the 5.8 GHz frequency for
communication, and, if not properly set, these devices may interfere with each other
and/or your new telephone. If you are concerned with interference, please refer to
the owner’s manual for these devices on how to properly set channels to avoid
interference. Typical devices that may use the 5.8 GHz frequency for communication
include wireless audio/video senders, wireless computer networks, multi-handset
cordless telephone systems, and some long-range cordless telephone systems.

NSTALLATION

MPORTANT

NSTALLATION

UIDELINES

• Avoid sources of noise and heat, such as motors, fluorescent lighting, microwave

ovens, heating appliances and direct sunlight.

• Avoid areas of excessive dust, moisture and low temperature.

• Avoid other cordless telephones or personal computers.

• Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.

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

designed for wet locations.

• Never touch non-insulated telephone wires or terminals, unless the telephone line

has been disconnected at the network interface.

• Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.

NSTALLING

THE

HONE

1. Choose an area near an electrical outlet and a telephone wall jack (RJ11C), and

place your cordless telephone on a level surface, such as a desktop or tabletop, or
you may mount it on the wall.

2. Install the handset battery.

CAUTION:

To reduce the risk of fire or personal injury, use only the

battery 5-2548, which is compatible with this unit.

NOTE:

You must connect the handset battery before use.

NOTE:

If the handset battery pack is not installed or properly connected inside

the battery compartment, the handset displays "NO BATTERY," when the handset
is on the base cradle.

• Plug the battery pack cord into the jack located inside the battery compartment,

then place the battery pack inside the battery compartment.

• Put the battery compartment door back on.

3. Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the

base and the other end into a modular jack.

4. Set the RINGER switch (on the handset) to ON.

5. Plug the AC power converter into the electrical outlet and the DC connector into

the jack on the back of the base.

6. Place the handset in the base cradle. The charge/in use indicator turns on, verifying

the battery is charging.

7. Allow the phone to charge for 12 hours prior to first use. If you don't properly

charge the phone, battery performance is compromised.

CAUTION:

Use only the ATLINKS USA, Inc. 5-2629 (gray) or 52501

(black) power converter that came with this unit. Using other power
converters may damage the unit.

NOTE :

The phone is shipped in tone dialing mode from the manufacturer.

ALL

OUNTING

NOTE:

For best results, charge the phone on a flat surface before you mount it

on the wall.

1. Slip the mounting holes (on the back of the base) over the wall plate posts, and

slide the unit down into place. (Wall plate not included.)

2. Place the handset on the base cradle.

There are four programmable menus available: Language, Area Code, Ringer Tone,
and Default Setting.

During programming, you may press the flash/prog button at any time to go to the
next option. To exit the menu, keep the previous setting and return to the standby
mode, press the *exit button.

ISPLAY

ANGUAGE

1. Press the flash/prog button until

>1ENG2FRA 3ESP shows in the display. 1ENG is

the default.

2. Use the CID-VOL (- or +) button or the touch-tone pad on the handset to enter

your selection.

3. Press flash/prog again to save.

OCAL

REA

ODE

1. Press the flash/prog button until

AREA CODE - - - shows in the display. - - - is

the default.

2. Use the touch-tone pad on the handset to enter your three digit area code.

3. Press flash/prog again to save.

NOTE:

If you make a mistake, press the del/chan button to erase a

wrong number.

INGER

ONE

1. Press the flash/prog button until

RINGER TONE

1 shows in the display. 1 is

the default.

2. Use the CID-VOL (- or +) button or the touch-tone pad on the handset to scroll to

2, or 3.

3. Press flash/prog to save.

EFAULT

ETTING

1. Press the flash/prog button until

DEFAULT

NO shows in the display. NO is

the default.

2. Use the CID-VOL (- or +) button on the handset to scroll to

YES or NO.

3. Press flash/prog to save. You will hear a confirmation tone.

ORDLESS

HONE

ASICS

HARGE

NDICATOR

The phone is ON when the talk/callback indicator on the handset and the charge/in
use indicator on the base is lit. The handset and base indicators flash when you
receive a call.

NSWERING

ALL

1. When the phone rings, pick up the handset and press the talk/callback button.

2. When finished, press the talk/callback button or place the handset on the base

cradle to hang up.

AKING

ALL

1. Pick up the handset and press the talk/callback button. Wait for the dial tone. The

call timer starts counting minutes and seconds in the display.

2. Dial a telephone number.

3. When finished, press the talk/callback button again or place the handset on the

base cradle to hang up.

DIALING

1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in TALK mode).

2. Dial a telephone number (the number you dial shows in the display).

NOTE:

If you make a mistake dialing the number, use the del/chan button to

backspace and erase the wrong number, and enter the correct number.

3. Press the talk/callback button on the handset. The number automatically dials and

the call timer starts counting the minutes and seconds in the display.

4. When finished, press the talk/callback button again to hang up.

NOTE :

You may enter up to 32 pre-dial digits.

EDIAL

While the phone is ON (in TALK mode), press the redial button to redial the last
number you dialed (up to 32 digits).

OR,

While the phone is OFF (in standby mode), press the redial button and then the talk/
callback button to redial the last number.

LASH

Use the flash/prog button to activate custom calling services such as call waiting,
which are available through your local phone company.

TIP:

Don’t use the talk/callback button to activate custom calling services such

as call waiting, or you’ll hang up the phone.

HANNEL

UTTON

While talking on the phone, it may be necessary for you to manually change the
channel to improve reception and reduce noise or static on the line. Press and
release the del/chan button to move to the next clear channel.

XIT

Press the *exit button to cancel any command you initiated.

INDING

THE

ANDSET

This feature helps locate a misplaced handset.

Press the page button on the base. The handset beeps continuously for about 2
minutes until you press the talk/callback button on the handset or the page button on
the base.

NOTE:

You may still page the handset when the ringer is off.

INGER

WITCH

Set the RINGER switch on the handset to choose the ring level of the handset. You
may choose ON or OFF.

OLUME

When the phone is ON (in TALK mode) press the CID-VOL (- or +) button to adjust the
listening level. Choose from four volume settings. VOL 1 is the lowest volume and
VOL 4 is the highest volume.

UTE

Use mute during a phone conversation to speak privately and off-line with a third party.

1. Press the mute button.

MUTE shows in the display. The party on the telephone will

not hear you.

2. Press the mute button when finished.

ALLER

ID (CID)

This unit receives and displays information transmitted by your local phone company.
This information can include the phone number, date, and time; or the name, phone
number, date, and time. The unit can store up to 40 calls for later review.

ALL

AITING

ALLER

Provided you subscribe to Call Waiting Caller ID service from your phone company,
you are able to see who is calling while you are on the phone when you hear the call
waiting beep. The caller identification information appears in the display after you hear
the tone.

• When you hear the call waiting beep in the handset receiver, press the flash/prog

button to put the current call on hold and answer the incoming call.

IMPORTANT:

In order to use this unit’s Caller ID features, you must subscribe

to either the standard Name/Number Caller ID Service or Call Waiting Caller ID
Service. To know who is calling while you are on the phone, you must subscribe
to Call Waiting Caller ID Service.

ECEIVING

AND

TORING

CID R

ECORDS

When you receive a call, the information is transmitted by the phone company to
your Caller ID telephone between the first and second ring.

When the memory is full, a new call automatically replaces the oldest call in
memory.

NEW appears in the display for calls received that have not been reviewed.

NOTE:

Check with your local phone company regarding name service availability.

EVIEWING

CID R

ECORDS

As calls are received and stored, the display is updated to let you know how many
calls have been received.

• Press the CID-VOL (-) to scroll through the call records from the most recent to the

oldest.

• Press the CID-VOL (+) to scroll through the call records from the oldest to the

newest.

RANSFERRING

ALLER

ID R

ECORDS

EMORY

1. Make sure the phone is OFF (in standby mode).

2. Press the CID-VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the desired caller ID.

3. Press the memory button.

4. Press a number key (0 - 9) to store the number in that memory location. You will

hear a confirmation tone.

NOTE:

It is important that you format the caller ID records correctly

before storing in memory. It is not possible to re-format caller ID records
stored in memory.

EPLACE

EMORY

ITH

CID

ECORD

1. Repeat steps 1 through 3 in Transferring Caller ID Records in Memory. After you

enter the memory location,

REPLACE MEMO? shows in the display.

2. Press the memory button again, and the new CID record replaces the old memory

in that location. You will hear a confirmation tone.

ELETING

THE

URRENT

CID R

ECORD

1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in TALK mode).

2. Use the CID-VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the desired record.

3. Press del/chan. The display shows

DELETE CALL ID?

4. Press del/chan again to erase the record and the next Caller ID record shows in the

display. You will hear a confirmation tone.

ELETING

CID R

ECORDS

1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in TALK mode).

2. Use the CID-VOL (- or +) button to display any Caller ID record.

3. Press and hold the del/chan button until

DELETE ALL? shows in the display.

4. Press del/chan again to erase all records. You will hear a confirmation tone. The

display shows

NO CALLS.

IALING

ALLER

ID N

UMBER

1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in TALK mode).

2. Use the CID-VOL (- or +) button to display the desired record.

3. Press talk/callback. The number dials automatically.

HANGING

THE

ELEPHONE

UMBER

ORMAT

The format button lets you change the format of the displayed telephone number.
The available formats are as follows.

7-digit

7-digit telephone number.

10-digit

3-digit area code + 7-digit telephone number.

11-digit

long distance code “1” + 3-digit area code + 7-digit telephone number.

1. Use the CID-VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the number you want to call back.

2. Press talk/callback. The number dials automatically.

NOTE:

If the telephone number cannot be dialed, press the format button to

adjust the number, and try again.

EMORY

Store up to ten 24-digit 15-character numbers in memory for quick dialing. This memory
feature is in addition to the CID memory log, which stores up to 40 CID records.

TORING

AME

AND

UMBER

EMORY

1. Make sure the phone is OFF (not in TALK mode).

2. Press the memory button.

3. Press the desired memory location (0 through 9) or use CID-VOL (+ or -) to scroll to

the desired memory location.

NOTE:

If the memory location is occupied, the memory location number and its

contents show in the display.

4. Press the memory button again. The display shows

ENTER NAME.

NOTE:

If you don't want to enter the name, skip step 5.

NTRODUCTION

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 Call Waiting 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 Call Waiting 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 40 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 all of the features of this unit, you must subscribe

to either the standard Name/Number Caller ID Service or Call Waiting Caller ID
Service. To know who is calling while you are on the phone, you must subscribe
to Call Waiting Caller ID Service.

IMPORTANT:

Because cordless phones operate on electricity, you should have

at least one phone in your home that isn’t cordless, in case the power in your
home goes out.

ANDSET

AND

ASE

AYOUT

ATLINKS USA, Inc.

101 West 103rd Street

Indianapolis, IN 46290

Trademark(s) ® Registered

Marca(s) Registrada(s)

Model 25838
16333730 (Rev. 2 Dom E)
04-29
Printed in China

EFORE

EGIN

ARTS

HECKLIST

Make sure your package includes the items shown here.

Base

Handset

Belt clip

Line cord

AC power
converter

Handset
battery

Modular
telephone
line jack

Wall plate

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:

Time

Date

Number of calls

Caller ID name

Caller ID phone number

Battery
compartment
door

US NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM

REN NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOM

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in use

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PAGE

charge
in use

display

talk/callback

(button)

CID-VOL (-)

(caller ID-volume down

button)

CID-VOL (+)

(caller ID-volume up

button)

del/chan

(button)

redial

(button)

* exit

(button)

# pause

(button)

flash/prog

(button)

mute

(button)

memory
(button)

format

(button)

PAGE

(button)

charge/in use

(indicator)

talk/callback

(indicator)

headphone jack