GE 15339430 manual

W e br ing g ood things to lif e. 2-9451 F our -Line Business Phone with Int ercom User ’ s Guide[...]

FCC R EGISTRA TION I NFORMATION Y our telephone equipment is registered with the Federal Communications Commission and is in compliance with parts 15 and 68, FCC Rules and Regulations. 1 Notification to the Local T elephone Company On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating, among other information, the FCC Registration number and Ringer[...]

C ONTROLS AND F EA TURES 1. Speaker 2. Handset hook 3. P AGE button 4. Index lock 5. Memory buttons 6. STORE IN button 7. TIMER button 8. Display 9. TIME SET button 10. MEMO button 11. REVIEW button 12. LOWER button 13. Index cover 14. Index card 15. PROGRAM button 16. LINE buttons 17. INTERCOM button 18. HOLD button 19. CONF CALL button 20. SPEAKE[...]

C ONTROLS AND F EA TURES 30. Battery symbol 31. T ouch-tone dialing symbol 32. Memo symbol 33. T imer symbol 34. Data port symbol 35. Redial symbol 36. Line currently being used 37. Extension number 38. DA T A PORT 39. DA T A PORT line switch 40. LINE 1+2 41. LINE 3+4 42. AC power jack 1234 3 EXT . NUMBER REDIAL LINE D A T A PORT T ONE 30 31 32 33 [...]

1 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS T ABLE OF C ONTENTS ............................................................................................. 1 I NTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 4 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN ..........................................................................[...]

2 R EVIEWING THE R EDIAL B UFFER ..................................................................... 21 A UTOMA TIC B USY R EDIAL ................................................................................ 21 W HEN Y OU R ECEIVE A B USY S IGNAL ............................................................. 21 B USY R EDIAL IS C ANCELLED W HEN[...]

3 WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN THE EXCLAMA TION POINT WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF IMPORT ANT INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT . THE LIGHTNING FLASH AND ARROW- HEAD [...]

4 I NTRODUCTION Y our Four-Line Business Phone with Inter com is a full-featured phone ideally suited for home or office use. It is designed to receive up to 4 incoming telephone lines and to serve up to 16 station users. In an installed system, your phone provides such features as: 32 memory locations, busy redial, hold, conference call, intercom,[...]

5 B EFORE Y OU B EGIN P ARTS C HECKLIST Make sure your package includes the following items: STORE IN TIMER TIME SET MEMO REVIEW LOWER 12 34 56 78 91 01 11 2 13 14 15 16 BUSY REDIAL FLASH PAUSE TRANSFER CONF CALL PRIVACY LINE 4 LINE 3 LINE 2 LINE 1 INTERCOM VOLUME HEADSET MUTE SPEAKERPHONE HOLD PAGE WXYZ 9 MNO 6 DEF 3 # TUV 8 JKL 5 ABC 2 OPER 0 PQR[...]

6 G ETTING S T ARTED VERY IMPORT ANT : In order to have full system operation of your phone (i.e. intercom, transfer , page, etc.), lines 1 and 2 must be connected and common to all phones connected to the system. Only other 2-9451 or 2-9450 models are compatible for full system operation. Also, the telephone lines must be connected before AC power[...]

7 I NST ALLA TION IMPORT ANT: It is imperative you follow these steps in sequence for proper installation of the phone. T elephone line cords must be connected before AC power connection is made. The phone may not install properly , other wise. Also, without AC power or the battery installed, pulse dialing and the flash function will not operate. B[...]

8 STORE IN TIMER TIME SET MEMO REVIEW LOWER 12 34 56 78 91 01 11 2 13 14 15 16 BUSY REDIAL FLASH PAUSE TRANSFER CONF CALL PRIVACY LINE 4 LINE 3 LINE 2 LINE 1 INTERCOM VOLUME HEADSET MUTE SPEAKERPHONE HOLD PAGE WXYZ 9 MNO 6 DEF 3 # TUV 8 JKL 5 ABC 2 OPER 0 PQRS 7 GHI 4 1 TONE * CAUTION: Use only the Thomson 5-2418 power supply that is compatible wit[...]

9 W ALL M OUNT I NST ALLATION 1. T urn the handset hook 180º until it clicks into place. 2. Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack on the back of the phone labeled LINE 1,2. For full 4-line use, connect a line cord to the LINE 3,4 jack. Thread the LINE 1,2 line cord through the hole in the wall mount bracket. Insert the wall mount [...]

10 4. For the handset, connect one end of the coiled handset cord to the jack on the side of the base unit. T ake the other end of the cord and plug it into the jack at the bottom of the handset. Then place the handset in the cradle. 5. Plug the AC power supply cord into the jack on the back of the unit labeled AC 9V . Thread the cord behind the st[...]

11 S ETTING U P Y OUR S T A TION A DDRESS Y our phone has the ability to be set up as either a 2-9451 (the default), or a 2-9450. If you have an existing 2-9450 system, this phone can be set to be fully compatible with your system. See “Changing the Phone to a 2-9450 Model”. The display reads Addr - . 1. Enter the station address number you wan[...]

12 NOTE: If you have lines 3 and 4 on your phone, you must program extension numbers for correct operation of the transfer feature. See “Programming the Extension Number”. Lines 3 and 4 DO NOT have to be common for all phones on the system; therefore, the system can have a total of up to 34 lines connected. NOTE : If you hear an error tone, the[...]

13 C HANGING THE P HONE TO A 2-9450 M ODEL This phone can also be set up to be compatible with an existing 2-9450 system. 1. Press PROGRAM, which is under the acrylic memory index cover and memory index card. 2. Press 0. 3. Press the # key to confirm. The display reads Addr - . 4. Enter the station address number you want to assign (01-16) or press[...]

14 S YSTEM V ERIFICA TION The following procedures should be used to test the system’ s configuration and identify possible line connection errors. The phone must be connected to the AC power outlet, lines 1 and 2 must be connected to the LINE 1,2 jack, and the phone must be programmed with a station address number . O THER S T ATIONS 1. Press LI[...]

15 C LOCK S ETUP P ROGRAMMING THE H OUR F ORMA T The clock is capable of being set to a 12- or 24-hour format. The default is 12-hour mode. 1. Press PROGRAM. 2. Press TIME SET . 3. Press 0 for 12-hour mode, or 1 for 24-hour mode. 4. Press # to confirm. S ETTING THE T IME 1. Press TIME SET . 2. Enter the 4-digit time. For instance, in 12-hour mode, [...]

16 B ASIC O PERA TION Y our phone provides the convenience of accessing 4 separate telephone lines, each obtained from the telephone company and each having its own phone number . This is generally applicable to small offices. It provides for 16 telephones (or stations) to share multiple lines. Each station is interconnected to all others by an int[...]

17 U SING THE H EADSET 1. Press the HEADSET button. The HEADSET indicator blinks. 2. Press the line you want. 3. Wait for a dial tone. 4. Dial a phone number . 5. Press HEADSET to turn it off. NOTE: If the headset is not connected, an error tone is heard when the HEADSET button is pressed. R ECEIVING I NCOMING C ALLS U SING THE H ANDSET When the ph[...]

18 U SING THE H EADSET 1. When the phone rings, the corresponding line’ s indicator flashes rapidly . 2. Press the line button. If the headset mode is not on, you must first press HEADSET . The HEADSET indicator blinks. 3. When you are finished, press the HEADSET . NOTE: Whether you are making or receiving a call, the caller will be disconnected [...]

19 M UTE Use the MUTE button to interrupt a phone conversation to talk privately with someone else in the room. A conversation can be muted with speakerphone, handset, or headset use. 1. Press MUTE to activate the mute feature. The mute indicator will come on. 2. Press MUTE again to turn it off. NOTE: Switching from speakerphone to handset or heads[...]

20 H OLD P LACING A C ALL ON H OLD 1. Press HOLD. The indicator for the line on hold flashes green. 2. Hang up or press another line button. The phone emits a beep every 30 seconds as a reminder . At the other stations, the indicator will blink red but no beep will be heard. NOTE: If you put a call on HOLD while in PRIV ACY mode, no one but you can[...]

21 R EDIAL 1. Pick up the handset, or press SPEAKERPHONE or HEADSET . 2. The line is automatically selected. (For headset, press the line you want.) 3. Wait for a dial tone. 4. Press REDIAL. NOTE: The redial function will not operate if the number to be redialed contains more than 30 digits. If the number is longer than that, you will hear an error[...]

22 B USY R EDIAL IS C ANCELLED W HEN • Y ou press BUSY REDIAL again. or • A call comes in on the same line between redial attempts. or • Y ou pick up the handset or press SPEAKERPHONE. or • T en attempts have been made and the line is still busy . NOTE: Auto busy redial is factory set to a 30 second inter val between call attempts. Y ou can[...]

23 • If the party at the other station doesn’ t pick up the transferred call, and you wish to attempt to transfer to another station, press the line you want and repeat the transfer process. • If the station number you pressed is not valid, you will hear an error tone and the transfer cancels. • If the party you pressed is in Do Not Disturb[...]

24 P RIV ACY While in use, a line can be secured so that no one else can listen to the conversation. This feature only applies to 2-9450/ 2-9451 phones, however . Other phones which are not compatible with these models can still access the line. P ROVIDING P RIV ACY ON A C ALL At any time during a conversation, you can use the Privacy feature to se[...]

25 2. While holding the up or down button, the ringer volume will sound the current setting. Release when you’ve reached the desired volume level. T apping either button, while the phone is ringing, will allow you to adjust the volume one step at a time. The phone will store the setting once the button is released. NOTE: T o turn the ringer off, [...]

26 T o disconnect one of the parties Simply press the line of the person you want to continue talking to, and the other party will be automatically disconnected. T o disconnect both parties Simply hang up the handset, or press SPEAKERPHONE or HEADSET . NOTE : By pressing HOLD first, you may then disconnect from each party individually . I NTERCOM O[...]

27 NOTE: Y ou will hear an error tone if the station address is not valid or not connected to the system. If the station you want to reach is busy , the display will show BUSY and the party will hear a pending tone, alerting him of the intercom. If the party’ s station is in Do Not Disturb (DND) mode, your station’ s PRIV ACY indicator will fla[...]

28 P AGING A G ROUP 1. Lift the handset. 2. Press LOWER. 3. Press P AGE. 4. Press the one digit (1-9) number for the group you want to page. Press 0 to page all stations. 5. Listen for the beep. The other stations in the specified group will automatically activate their speakphones and receive your page. 6. T alk into the handset. Y ou will have 30[...]

29 M EMORY Each of the 16 memory buttons has the capability of storing 2 separate telephone numbers (up to 30 digits each). Each memory button accesses an upper and a lower memory location. The LOWER button accesses those numbers stored in the lower memory locations. S TORING A N UMBER 1. Press the STORE IN button. The STORE indicator comes on. 2. [...]

30 C HANGING A S TORED N UMBER If you want to change the stored number , simply enter the new number over the old number using the previous memory storing procedure. T o erase a stored number , press STORE IN twice, then the memory location you want to erase. S TORING A C HAIN OF N UMBERS Y ou can link together a dialing sequence of phone numbers i[...]

31 S TORING THE L AST N UMBER D IALED Y ou can quickly and easily store into memory the last number dialed by pressing the redial button. Follow steps #1-7 of “Storing a Number ”, but press REDIAL instead of entering the number through the keypad. S TORING A P AUSE Use the P AUSE button to insert a pause when a delay is needed in the dialing se[...]

32 D IALING A S TORED N UMBER 1. Pick up the handset, press SPEAKERPHONE, or press HEADSET . 2. Press the line you want. 3. Wait for a dial tone. 4. Press the memory button of the person you want to call. If the number is stored in lower memory , press the LOWER button first. The number automatically dials. C HAIN D IALING This process allows you t[...]

33 R EVIEWING A N UMBER S TORED IN A M EMORY L OCA TION 1. Press REVIEW . 2. Press the memory location you want to review . The display shows the number stored in that location. NOTE: If the memory location contains a chain dial number , the display shows the number of the memory location only . S TORING A M EMO With this feature, you are able to t[...]

34 The DA T A PORT switch on the back of the phone controls the Data Port function by enabling you to choose the line that the DA T A PORT uses, either line 1, line 2, line 3, or line 4. Y ou can use the DA T A POR T to hook up your fax machine, for example, and then set the DA T A PORT switch to LINE 4 in order to receive faxes on the phone number[...]

35 S PECIAL F EA TURES A DJUSTING THE R INGERS The ringers for all 4 of the lines can be set independent of one another . 1. Press STORE IN. 2. Press the desired line button. 3. Press 0-4 for different ringer sounds (0 disables). 4. Press # to confirm. NOTE: The line indicators will still continue to flash for incoming calls even with the ringer di[...]

36 S ETTING THE P RIORITY L INE A priority line allows you to select one of the 4 lines to have precedence over the other 3 lines. 1. Press STORE IN. 2. Press LOWER. 3. Press any line button to enter Priority Line mode. 4. Press the line button you want to have priority . 5. Press # to confirm. NOTE: T o change the priority line, repeat the same pr[...]

37 P ROGRAMMING THE E XTENSION N UMBER The line 3 and line 4 extension numbers are used for some of the advanced functions utilized by the system. 1. Press PROGRAM. 2. Press the line you want to set. 3. Enter the 4-digit extension number (0-9 for each digit). 4. Press # to confirm. P ROGRAMMING A P AGE G ROUP Y our station can be assigned to one of[...]

38 A DJUSTING D O N OT D ISTURB The length of time before the Do Not Disturb feature is cancelled can be adjusted from 1 to 9 hours, or unlimited. 1. Press STORE IN. 2. Press PRIV ACY . 3. Press the keypad digit (1-9) for the desired length of time, or 0 for unlimited. 4. Press # to confirm. A DJUSTING THE A UTOMA TIC B USY R EDIAL T IME I NTERV AL[...]

39 S ETTING A UTO I NTERCOM The intercom function requires picking up the handset or pressing INTERCOM when you receive an intercom call. For “hands-free” operation, the phone can be set to automatically answer in the speakerphone mode when being intercommed. TIP: You can use this feature for room monitoring. 1. Press PROGRAM. 2. Press LOWER. 3[...]

40 T ROUBLESHOOTING G UIDE In case of difficulty , please check the following T roubleshooting Guide before seeking service. Problem Solution No dial tone • Check installation: –– Are the telephone line cords connected to the phone and the wall jack? Are they damaged? • Does the hook switch pop up when the handset is lifted? • Check the S[...]

41 Problem Solution Incoming voice too low • Check setting of volume control. or none at all. Indicator and tone • This is normal as power is fluctuating as phone dials. feedback flutter when dialing in pulse mode Memory dialing • Did you program the memory location keys correctly? doesn’ t work • Did you follow proper dialing sequence? ?[...]

42 R EPLACING THE B A TTERY Y our Four -Line Business Phone with Intercom has been designed to accept a 9-volt battery for backup power . In the event you experience a power outage, you will still be able to use the phone. 1. Carefully turn over the phone. On the bottom is the battery compartment door . Remove the screw on the door with a screwdriv[...]

43 G ENERAL P RODUCT C ARE T o keep your telephone working and looking good, follow these guidelines: • A void putting the phone near heating appliances and devices that generate electrical noise (for example, motors or fluorescent lamps). • DO NOT expose to direct sunlight or moisture. • A void dr opping the handset, as well as other rough t[...]

44 S ERVICE The FCC requires this product to be serviced only by the manufacturer or its authorized service agents. In accordance with FCC requirements, changes or modifications not expressly approved by Thomson Consumer Electronics could void the user’ s authority to operate this product. For instructions on how to obtain service, refer to the w[...]

45 I NDEX A Adjusting Do Not Disturb 37 Adjusting the Automatic Busy Redial time interval 38 Adjusting the contrast of the display 35 Adjusting the ringers 35 Adjusting the wait for busy tone detect 38 Automatic Busy Redial 21 B Basic operation 16 C Changing a station address 39 Changing the phone to a 2-9450 model 13 Cleaning the phone 43 Clock se[...]

46 R Receiving incoming calls 17 Redial 21 Replacing the battery 42 S Service 44 Setting Auto Intercom 39 Setting the Priority Line 36 Setting up your station address 11 Special features 35 System verification 14 T T imer 18 TONE button 20 T ransfer 22 T roubleshooting guide 40 V V olume 24 W Wall mount installation 9 War ranty 47 I NDEX[...]

47 L IMITED W ARRANTY What your warranty covers: • Any defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • One year . (The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.) What we will do: • Pr ovide you with a new or , at our option,[...]

Model 2-9451 15339430 (Rev . 2 E/S) 99-06 Printed in China © 1999 Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. P .O. Box 1976, Indianapolis, IN 46206 T rademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s)[...]