Rca 2-9398 User Manual

2-9398We bring good things to life.Caller ID TelephoneUser’s Guide

8TELEPHONE OPERATIONSPEAKERPHONE LOCATION & USE GUIDELINESFor best speakerphone performance, avoid the following:• Areas with high background nois

9THE DISPLAYThe LCD also gives you visual feedback as you use the phone. Thepreceding illustration shows you the various elements of the display. Inor

10ADJUSTING VOLUMESUse the VOLUME and buttons to adjust the volume of the ringer, thespeaker, and the handset. You can fast forward or rewind thro

11BUSY REDIALWhen you call and get a busy signal, press the BUSY/REDIAL button andthen replace the handset to hang up. (If you're using the speak

12HOLDUse the HOLD button to interrupt a phoneconversation without hanging up; thenresume the conversation on the samephone or an extension.1. Press H

13TEMPORARY TONEIf you have Pulse (rotary) service, and want to access customer callingservices that require Tone dialing (such as getting information

14ENT ALARM HOURSTOREENT ALARM MIN 11:_ _STORE 11:30USING THE ALARMThis phone has a built-in alarm feature thatyou can use as an alarm clock.SETTING T

15MEMORY DIALINGEach of the 10 memory buttons is capable of storing two separate phonenumbers that are up to 31 digits. Each MEMORY button accesses an

16STORING THE LAST NUMBER DIALED1. Press the STORE button.2. Press BUSY/REDIAL.3. Press the STORE button again.4. Press a MEMORY location button, or p

17REMOVING IMPORTANT CALL STATUS1. Press the MEMORY location button, orSHIFT and the memory location buttonto bring up the entry.2. Press the # button

FCC NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOMREN NUMBER IS LOCATED ON THE CABINET BOTTOMFCC REGISTRATION INFORMATIONYour GE telephone equipment is regis

18CHANGING A STORED NUMBERTo change a stored number, you just replace it with a different numberusing the procedure for storing a number.DIALING A STO

19LINK DIALINGHaving stored the necessary numbers in separate memory locations,follow these steps to store a link dial number:1. Press STORE.2. Press

2010/22 07:15AM 3 NEW CALLSNumber of new calls# 5Total number ofcalls in memory10/22 07:15AM1-234-555-6789JANE DOECaller’s name and number isdisplayed

21DELETING RECORDSUse the DELETE button to delete the recordcurrently shown in the display, or allrecords.DELETING THE CURRENT RECORD1. Press DELETE.

22CALLING OUTSIDE YOUR AREA CODEThe unit automatically displays “1” plus thearea code of the caller when it is differentthan the area code you entered

23MESSAGE INDICATORSThe following indicators show the status of a message or the unit:BLOCKED CALL Caller ID information is withheld.BLOCKED NAMEBLOCK

24TROUBLESHOOTING TIPSCALLER IDProblem SolutionNo Display • If you are using battery power, try replacingthe battery.• If you are using AC power, make

25TROUBLESHOOTING TIPSTELEPHONEProblem SolutionNo dial tone. • Check hook switch to makeWon't dial out sure it pops up.• Make sure TONE/PULSE is

26GENERAL PRODUCT CARETo keep your Caller ID phone working and looking good, follow theseguidelines:• Avoid putting it near heating appliances and dev

27INDEXBBase plate, removing 3Battery installation 3BUSY REDIAL button 11Busy Redial feature 11CCaller ID operation 19Chain Dialing feature

INTRODUCTIONYour GE Caller ID Telephone is designed to give you flexibility in useand high quality performance. To get the most from your new Caller I

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2MODULAR JACK REQUIREMENTSYou need an RJ11 type modular jack, which isthe most common type of phone jack and mightlook like the one pictured here. If

3LOW BATTERY INDICATORSWhen the battery begins getting to a lowlevel, the battery symbol in the displayflashes indicating that you need to replacethe

4TELEPHONE INSTALLATIONDESK OR TABLETOP INSTALLATIONNOTE: Be sure to read thepreceding pages forinformation about using the9-volt battery backup befor

5WALL MOUNT INSTALLATION12345678910111213141516LOWERTHIS END UP FOR WALL USETHIS END UP FOR DESK USE1. Rotate the handset hook.2. Remove the base plat

6SETUPThe telephone will prompt the initial setup after the 9V battery or ACpower supply is connected. The initial setup procedure needs to becomplete

7STEP 3: SETTING THE RINGER TONE1. Press the STORE button.2. Press REVIEW (up) or REVIEW (down) tosample each of the available settings.3. Press STORE