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With Dual Mode Caller ID User’s Guide Thomson Telecom 46, Quai Alphonse le Gallo, 92648 Boulogne Cedex , France is a trademark of General Electric company and is under license by Thomson Telecom, France. Model: CE21870GEX-A 0007289 (Rev. 0 06-38 Printed in China...
It is recommended that you avoid using this device during electrical storms. Thomson Telecom hereby declares that the 21870 conforms to the essential requirements and other applicable provisions of European directive 1999/5/CE. IMPORTANT: Because cordless phones operate on electricity, you should have one phone in your home that isn’t cordless, in case the...
AC power outlet Phone jack CAUTION: Plug the adaptor to the socket outlet that near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. Use only the Thomson Telecom power supply that came with this unit. Using other power supplies may damage the unit.
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Getting Started Install and Charge the Battery Pack Insert two pieces AAA batteries in the compartment, ensuring correct polarity and close the compartment. Place the handset in the base station to charge for 14 hours prior for first use. If you don’t properly charge the phone, battery performance will be compromised.
Menu Structure (Handset) CALL LOG PHONE BOOK NEW ENTRY ENTER NUMBER ENTER NAME NORMAL RING LIST ENTRY VIP RING 1-10 EDIT ENTRY DELETE DELETE ALL CONFIRM? VOLUME [- - - - - ] HANDSET RINGER EXT RING MELODY 1-10 INT RING MELODY 1-10 HS NAME PREFIX MEM...
Handset and Base Layouts Menu / down key CID / Asterisk key INT / OK key Cancel key Mute key Redial / Pause /Up key External call key. Memory key Flash key Hash / lock key Page Paging key LED: Steady: when handset is connected to a call in the In Use / base station...
LCD Display Battery icon Phone icon External call icon Internal call icon CLI icon No ring icon Mute icon Key lock icon Aerial icon ▲ / ▼ Up / Down arrow Voice mail waiting indicator (VMWI icon) Using the Handset Telephone Using the telephone When the handset is inserted in the station charging unit, it starts to charge automatically.
Press key to carry out the conversation. Press key to end the call. Taking Calls When an external call is received, all registered handsets and the base station ring. ‘EXT’ flashes in the handset display and, if subscribed, the telephone number of the caller appears (network depended). If the caller has been stored in your phone book, the name appears.
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Edit Call Log memory When browsing Call Log memory, Caller Line Identification (CLI) number can be edited before dial back. Amended CLI number will not overwrite the stored Call Log memory. Press “0-9” to add digits in front of CLI number. Press to remove entry or leftmost digit.
tone. Entering a Dialling Pause (P) If the telephone is connected to a PABX system, it may be necessary to insert a dialing pause. To do this, press key after entering the relevant digit in the pre-dial buffer, e.g. 0, for an external line (0P….). A “P”...
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Changing the Ringer Melody (external / internal) Press key until the HANDSET menu appears. Press key twice. key to select the required submenu (EXT RING or INT RING) and press key. to select the required melody (1-10). Press key to confirm. Entering/Changing Handset Name It is possible to assign a name to each handset.
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Key assignment Overview SPACE, 1 P, Q, R, S, 7 A, B, C, 2 T, U, V, 8 D, E, F, 3 W, X, Y, Z, 9 G, H, I, 4 +, -, 0 J, K, L, 5 [, ], * M, N, O, 6 ?, :, # Registering Additional Handsets...
Changing the Dialing Mode Press key until the BASE menu appears and press key. Press key to select the submenu DIAL MODE and press key. Press key to select the required dialing mode and press key. Changing the PIN Press key until the BASE menu appears and press key.
General Product Care Simply wipe the base station with a damp cloth or an antistatic wipe. Never use a dry cloth as this can cause static discharge. Troubleshooting Guide When you forget base PIN, following the procedure to reset the units. ALL MEMORY AND SETTING WILL BE LOST.
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