GE 28871fe3a Owners Manual

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display
flash 
(button) CALLER ID-VOL 5 or 6 
(caller id/volume up or  down button)
TALK/SPEAKER (button)
*tone/ 
 (button) #pause/ringer 
(button)END
(button)mute/menu OK  (button)
delete/int/conf
(delete/intercom/ conference)
Voice Mail WaitingIndicator (VMWI)/ Visual Ringer
phone book(button)
microphone
format/redial (button)
Handset Layout
Display Icons
Headphone jack
Signal strengthAlarm ON
SpeakerphoneNew Call
MessageBattery
VoicemailAMAM
SMSPMPM
 Ringer OFF/DND ON 

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Installing the Phone
Installing the Handset Battery
NOTE: You must connect the handset battery before use.CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or personal injury, use 
only the Thomson Inc. approved Nickel-metal Hydride battery 
(Ni-MH) battery model 5-2840, that is compatible with this unit .
1. Locate battery and battery door which are packaged together inside a plastic bag 
and are separate from the handset .

.  Locate the battery compartment on the back of the handset .
.  Plug the...

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Base Station
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.


.  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.


.  Plug the AC power converter into the electrical outlet and the DC connector into 
the jack on the back of the base.


.  Place the handset...

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Programming the Telephone
Standby Screen
The handset displays the handset number and user name.
Programming Functions
The system uses a menu structure to give you access to all of the built-in features. You 
may program the following items in main menu: Phone Book, Room Monitor, Alarm 
Clock, Initial Setup, Sound Setup, Reset Settings.
Room Monitor (applicable only with additional handsets)
1. Make sure your phone is  OFF (not in TALK mode).

.  Press the  mute/menu OK button to go to the...

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5. Use the touch tone pad to enter the handset name/number to be monitor ed.
NOTE: When this phone system is expanded (up to 6 handsets by 
purchase of optional Model 28203 handset with recharge cradle), 
handsets are named HANDSET 1, HANDSET 2, HANDSET 3 and so 
on respectively.
6. The receiving handset will turn on the microphone and the originating handset will 
turn on the speakerphone to monitor sound from the receiving handset .
NOTE: For room monitoring mode to work, the originating handset...

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Initial Setup
1. Make sure your phone is  OFF (not in TALK mode).

.  Press the  mute/menu OK button to go to the main menu.


.  Press  caller ID-volume (6 or 5) button to scroll to INITIAL SETUP.


.  Press the  mute/menu OK button to confirm and you may program the following 
items: Handset Name, Date and Time, Area Code, Tone/Pulse, Language, Auto 
Talk, Registration, Deregistration.
NOTE: During programming, you may press the END button at any 
time to exit the sub-menu and return...

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. Use the number keys to enter the current hour and minute, then use the  
caller ID-volume (5 or 6) to select AM or PM.
5.
  Press the  mute/menu OK button to save your selection. You will hear a 
confirmation tone and the current time shows in the display.
Area Code
From the Initial Setup Menu: 
1.  Press the  caller ID-volume (5 or 6) button to scroll to the AREA CODE sub-menu.

.  Press  mute/menu OK button to enter the menu. The screen displays SET AREA 
CODE - - - .


.   Use the...

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Auto Talk
When this function is ON, during an external call, you may lift the handset to answer a 
call immediately without pressing any buttons. To end a call, put the handset back on 
the base cradle directly.
From the Initial Setup Menu: 
1. Press the  caller ID-volume (5 or 6) button to scroll to the AUTO TALK sub-menu.

.  Press  mute/menu OK button to enter the menu.  The screen displays > NO YES.


. 
Use the caller ID-volume (5 or 6) button to scroll to your selection.   NO is the...

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De-Registration
De-registration cancels registration. During the de-registration process, keep the 
handset near the base.
From the Initial Setup Menu:
1. Press the  caller ID-volume (5 or 6) button to scroll to the DEREGISTRATION  
sub-menu.

.  Press the  mute/menu OK button to enter the menu. The screen displays YES4NO. 
The default setting is NO.


.  Use the  caller ID-volume (5 or 6) button to scroll to YES or NO.
WARNING: It is not recommended that a handset be  
de-registered unless...

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Global De-registration
If one or more handsets become lost , you should de-register all handsets to ensure 
proper system operation. 
WARNING: It is not recommended that a handset be  
de-registered unless absolutely necessary because once a 
handset is de-registered, that handset’s telephone features 
cannot be used until the handset is re-registered.
1. Disconnect power from the base by pulling the plug out of the back of the unit .
.  Press and hold the  find button and while holding the...