RCA 25250re1 A Instruction Manual

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Connections & Setup
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 (Ni-MH) 
battery model 5-2734, which is compatible with this unit.
1.  Locate battery which is packaged inside a plastic bag and is separate 
from the handset.
2.
  Locate the battery compartment on the back of the handset.
3.  Plug the battery pack cord into the...

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Base Station
The phone may be connected to two line (RJ14C) wall jacks to  
accommodate all two lines.
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.

  Plug the power supply cord into the power jack on the back of the base 
and the other end into an electrical outlet.
CAUTION: To reduce risk of personal injury, fire, or damage 
use only the...

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4. If you want to mount the telephone on the wall, you can plug the 2 
lines such as the below drawing;
Connections & Setup
    -OR-
   -OR-
Line 1
Line 2
Line 1
Line 2
Line 1 + 2 

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 5. Place the handset in the base cradle. The charge indicator illuminates, 
verifying the battery is charging.
6.
  Allow the phone to charge for 14 hours prior to first use. If you don’t 
properly charge the phone, battery performance is compromised.
NOTE: If the model you bought is a RE2 version, there is one additional 
charger. Plug the power supply cord into the power jack on the back of the 
charger and the other end into an electrical outlet.  Place handset in the 
charger, the charge...

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Area Code (base only), 
Registration (handset only), 
De-Registration (base only),
2nd Call Alert (both base and handset), 
Handset Name (handset only),
Update HS List (base only).
Date/Time
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1. Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Date/Time.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. “ Year 2008” shows in the display. 
3.

  Use the touch-tone pad to enter the last two digits of the current year 
(range: 00 to 99).
4.

  Press SAVE soft key to save the year setting and proceed to...

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Auto Answer Intercom (applicable for base and handset)
If it is set to on, this handset or base will auto answer the intercom call 
when it receives an intercom call. 
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.
  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Auto Answer Int.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your 
selection. The default setting is Off.
3.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Dial Mode (only applicable for...

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Register
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Register.
2. 

  Press SELECT soft key.  “Press base unit page button until beep” shows 
in the display.
3. 

  Press and hold the  Page button on base for 5 seconds.
4. 

  “Registration” displays to indicate the base is now in registration mode.
5. 

  If the registration is successful, the handset shows “ Registration 
complete” for 2 seconds and emits a confirmation tone.
6.

  If the registration is failed...

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2nd Call Alert 
If it is set to On, you will hear the alert tone when you are in conversation 
and there is an incoming call from another line. 
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.
  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to 2ND Call Alert.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your  
selection. The default setting is On.
3.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Handset Name (only applicable for handset)
From the Phone...

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Language
From the Display Setting Menu:
1. Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Language.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to select English, Francais or Espanol. The 
default setting is English.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection.
Contrast
From the Display Setting Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Contrast.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. The “ MIN and MAX” contrast scale shows on the 
display.
3.

  Use the  VOL (- or...

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Ring Volume
There are 5 volume levels and OFF for your selection. The Ring volume can 
be set individually for each line.
From the Sound Settings Menu:
1.
  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Ring Volume.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your selection and use the DIR 
or CID button to toggle between L 1 and L 2. The default setting is  
VOL 3.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Key Tone
From...