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2.4 GHz CORDLESS ALL DIGITAL

ANSWERING SYSTEM WITH

CALLER ID/CALL WAITING

50 CHANNEL AUTOSCAN WITH 4 INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES

Model GH9488

PLEASE READ THIS

MANUAL CAREFULLY

BEFORE USE.

KEEP FOR YOUR

REFERENCE.

OWNER'S MANUAL

INSTALLATION AND

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

on page 7 or your separate

Quick Start guide.

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Page 1: ...N WITH 4 INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES Model GH9488 PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USE KEEP FOR YOUR REFERENCE OWNER S MANUAL INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS on page 7 or your separate Quick...

Page 2: ...ilt in security code with 65 536 combinations prevents use of your telephone line by another nearby cordless telephone Dependable Battery Recharge your BATTERY PACK many times with the built in charge...

Page 3: ...name and number of the second caller if you have subscribed for Call Waiting service from your local telephone company see page 15 Voice Mail Indicates message waiting signal if you subscribed to Voic...

Page 4: ...4 MENU VOICE MAIL BUTTON Pg 13 20 25 6 TELEPHONE KEYPAD Pg 16 18 20 22 24 25 8 FLASH BUTTON Pg 13 16 18 20 25 EDIT 17 CHARGE CONTACTS HANDSET Controls 1 items 2 SCROLL UP DOWN SHIFT LEFT RIGHT BUTTON...

Page 5: ...TTERY PACK inside the HANDSET We recommend cleaning the CHARGE CONTACTS periodically with a damp cloth 10 BATT BATTERY LOW INDICATOR Appears on the LCD Screen when the battery charge is low See page 3...

Page 6: ...TTON 22 LED MESSAGE DISPLAY Pg 33 21 SKIP BUTTON Pg 32 24 REPEAT BUTTON Pg 32 19 MEMO BUTTON Pg 31 33 20 STOP BUTTON Pg 32 23 BASE UNIT ANTENNA Pg 8 11 39 8 MAILBOX 3 BUTTON 7 MAILBOX 1 BUTTON 5 ERASE...

Page 7: ...EUNIT for charging 9 MICROPHONE 10 OUTGOINGMESSAGE Button Press and hold down to record OGM messages 11 ANSWER FUNCTION ON OFF ANS ON OFF LED Indicator Lights when the answer function is turned ON 12...

Page 8: ...ying a message 26 BASE UNIT VOLUME CONTROL Slide Switch Used to adjust the speaker volume level of the BASEUNIT 27 Button Press and hold down to record memo messages 28 Button Press to play messages 2...

Page 9: ...One Touch Voice Mail Dialing 15 Caller List 16 Viewing the Caller List 16 Placing a Call from the Caller List 16 Storing Caller ID Records into the DIRECTORY 17 To Delete a Single Record in the Calle...

Page 10: ...K Setting the Area Code 27 Answering System Operation 28 Setting the Day Time Stamp 28 Recording your Outgoing Messages 28 Turning the Answering System ON OFF 30 Setting to Answer Calls 30 Setting to...

Page 11: ...Security 36 Recharging the BATTERY PACK 37 Changing the BATTERY PACK 38 Problem Solving 39 Technical Information 41 FCC Requirements 42 Warranty Information 44 Wall Mount Template 48 Contents 3...

Page 12: ...ls 10 Do not cover the slots and openings on this telephone This telephone should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This telephone should not be placed in a built in installatio...

Page 13: ...f BATTERY PACK Cordless Telephone BATTERY PACK 3 6V 600mAh U S Electronics Inc Ni Cd BATTERY PACK model B650 See page 37 for ordering information 2 Do not dispose of the BATTERY PACK in a fire The BAT...

Page 14: ...eable BATTERY PACK The BATTERY PACK is recyclable At the end of its useful life under various state and local laws it may be illegal to dispose of this BATTERY PACK into the municipal waste stream Che...

Page 15: ...n it to the place of purchase 2 Check to be sure you have all items that come with this cordless telephone system You should have a HANDSET BASE UNIT AC ADAPTOR BATTERY PACK MOUNTING BRACKET TELEPHONE...

Page 16: ...l display RING HI 9 Place the BATTERY PACK inside the BATTERY COMPARTMENT 10 Slide the HANDSET BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER firmly into place in its closed position 11 IMPORTANT Before initial use charge...

Page 17: ...DSET See page 24 for details 14 Set the date and time on the BASE UNIT See page 28 for details You are now ready to use your new BellSouth Cordless Telephone Belt Clip Installation With the back of th...

Page 18: ...unting You may choose to put the BASE UNIT of your cordless telephone on a wall 1 With the back of the BASE UNIT facing up insert the hooks of the MOUNTING BRACKET with the position as shown into the...

Page 19: ...ay experience interference This is a normal occurrence with 2 4 GHz phones and should not be interpreted as a defect in the product Preparing for Use Before you can use your cordless telephone you mus...

Page 20: ...tone press the button or place theHANDSETon theBASE UNIT to hang up 2 Later press the button again 3 Listen for a dial tone 4 Press the redial button This will automatically redial the last telephone...

Page 21: ...call Headsets are available at most retail outlets that sell telephone equipment The HEADSET JACK is compatible with 2 5 mm headset plugs only NOTE When you plug the headset plug into the HEADSET JAC...

Page 22: ...SHIFT RIGHT button to view a name of more than 11 digits OR Caller s telephone number will appear if the caller s name is not available OR UNAVAILABLE will appear when Caller ID information is not ava...

Page 23: ...you from your telephone company if you have subscribed to Voice Mail message service and if you have requested Visual Message Indication from your local telephone company MSG WAITING will appear on t...

Page 24: ...received to the last 4 If the name or number is more than 11 characters press the SHIFT RIGHT or LEFT button to view the rest of the display as indicated by the arrows in the top line of the display...

Page 25: ...ormation you can delete a single call record or all the call records To Delete a Single Record in the Caller List 1 Press the SCROLL UP or DOWN button to find the record you wish to delete 2 Press the...

Page 26: ...e press the button 2 Press the button to create a new phone book entry 3 Enter the name you wish to store using the TELEPHONE KEYPAD to buttons to enter the name see page 19 for detail you can store u...

Page 27: ...F d e f 3 D E 4 G H I g h i 4 G H 5 J K L j k l 5 J K 6 M N O m n o 6 M N 7 P Q R S p q r s 7 8 T U V t u v 8 T U 9 W X Y Z w x y z 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EXAMPLE If you want to enter the name ALEX di...

Page 28: ...UP or DOWN button to find the record you wish to edit 3 Press the button The entry will display with a flashing prompt over the first character 4 Move the cursor to the letter or number you wish to e...

Page 29: ...special ring sound after the Caller ID information is received When you are saving the name and number into the DIRECTORY add a symbol at the beginning of the name by pressing the button BLOCKED CALL...

Page 30: ...the phone OFF so that it does not ring until Caller ID information has been displayed Particularly useful when using the priority and blocked call features or the private and unavailable ring setting...

Page 31: ...ashing 3 Press the SCROLL UP or DOWN button to toggle between HI LOW and OFF 4 When the setting you desire is displayed press and hold the button to save the setting A long beep will sound to confirm...

Page 32: ...the TIME set programming option 3 Press the button to change the setting The month will begin flashing 4 Press the TELEPHONE KEYPAD button to enter the month The date will begin flashing 5 Press the...

Page 33: ...utton to go to the PBX NUMBER programming option 3 Press the button to change the setting OFF will begin flashing 4 Press the SCROLL UP or DOWN buttonto customize the digit to match your PBX system Wh...

Page 34: ...SCROLL UP or DOWN button to select the desired time delay 5 When the setting you desire is displayed press and hold the button to save the setting A long beep will sound to confirm the setting has bee...

Page 35: ...o to the AREA CODE programming option 3 Press the button to change the setting will begin flashing 4 Press the TELEPHONE KEYPAD buttons to enter the three digit area code that your phone number begins...

Page 36: ...our Outgoing Messages Your Answering System provides one PRIMARY MAILBOX and four individual MAILBOXES 1 2 3 4 which can receive their own Incoming Messages ICM Before using your Answering System it i...

Page 37: ...an ICM directly into one of the four mailboxes by dialing 110 for MAILBOX 1 220 for MAILBOX 2 330 for MAILBOX 3 440 for MAILBOX 4 Example of a Primary OGM Hello please leave a message after the tone...

Page 38: ...either hang up after your announcement ANNC or begin to record your caller s messages ICM After the caller leaves an ICM the time and day will be stamped at the end of each recorded ICM The ICM is sto...

Page 39: ...Press and hold down the button to record your Memo 2 Begin speaking immediately after you hear Please record your message after the beep Continue to depress the button One second after completing your...

Page 40: ...its messages memos NOTE When the MAILBOX LED indicators are lit messages are present C To interrupt a message 1 Press the button to end the playing of message The Answering System will announce End of...

Page 41: ...d message is playing press the button The Answering System announces erasure of the selected message memo After the erasure is complete the numeric order of the remaining messages will be rearranged W...

Page 42: ...9 0 IMPORTANT Digits 1 2 3 and 4 cannot be used when changing the Remote Access Codes for any mailbox including the PRIMARY MAILBOX 1 Press a mailbox button for MAILBOX 1 2 3 or 4 For the PRIMARY MAI...

Page 43: ...Help Menu Instruction Codes To Playback Message Press 2 To Repeat Message Press 1 To Skip Message Press 3 To Stop Press 8 To Playback Announcement Press 5 To Record Memo Press 6 Press 1 for MAILBOX 1...

Page 44: ...d the BASEUNIT may not be possible in any of the following situations 1 After a power failure 2 After relocating the BASE UNIT by disconnecting the AC ADAPTOR 3 After replacing the HANDSET BATTERY PAC...

Page 45: ...K needs to be recharged Charge the BATTERY PACK at least once every 90 days of non use to avoid battery failure When the BATTERY PACK can no longer be charged replacement of the BATTERY PACK will be n...

Page 46: ...charge the new BATTERY PACK for 12 hours Changing the BATTERY PACK ATTENTION The telephone that you have purchased contains a rechargeable BATTERY PACK The BATTERY PACK is recyclable At the end of it...

Page 47: ...harged 2 HANDSET is not too far from the BASEUNIT 3 ANTENNA on the BASE UNIT is raised Interference on reception check the following 1 Noise may be picked up from electrical products in the home or el...

Page 48: ...orrect Remote Access Code is entered 2 A TONE telephone is being used Messages are incomplete ensure the following 1 Message Memory is not full 2 Caller may be hesitating and pausing for more than 7 s...

Page 49: ...o connect the cordless telephone to your telephone line These electronic circuits operate in the radio frequency spectrum While several protection circuits are used to prevent unwanted signals there m...

Page 50: ...y be required However when advanced written notice is not possible the telephone company may temporarily discontinue service without notice if such action is necessary under the circumstances The tele...

Page 51: ...ance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause h...

Page 52: ...sumes no responsibility for any special incidental or consequential damages This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state Some states do no...

Page 53: ...received which was not made for BellSouth Products or which is not defective as determined by our test procedures will not be repaired and will be returned C O D freight To Obtain Warranty Service Pro...

Page 54: ...Notes 46...

Page 55: ...r attachment of screws to the wall when mounting this telephone on the wall 1 Cut out this page 2 Use this template to determine the distance between screws when mounting this phone on the wall The tw...

Page 56: ...orms we strongly recommend plugging your AC ADAPTOR into a surge protector IMPORTANT When you hear interference press the chan button to change the operating channel del IMPORTANT In order to get maxi...

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