BellSouth GH9497 Owner'S Manual Download Page 1

2.4 GHz CORDLESS ALL DIGITAL
ANSWERING SYSTEM WITH

CALLER ID/CALL WAITING

50 CHANNEL AUTOSCAN WITH 4 INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES

Model GH9497

OWNER'S MANUAL

INSTALLATION AND

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

PLEASE READ THIS
MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE USE.
KEEP FOR YOUR

REFERENCE.

on page 7 or your separate
Quick Start guide.

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Summary of Contents for GH9497

Page 1: ...50 CHANNEL AUTOSCAN WITH 4 INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES Model GH9497 OWNER S MANUAL INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE USE KEEP FOR YOUR REFERENCE on page 7 or y...

Page 2: ...se a built 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...

Page 3: ...you that the origin of the incoming call does not support the Caller ID system Call Waiting Service Displays the name and number of the second caller if you have subscribed for Call Waiting service fr...

Page 4: ...L BUTTON Pg 17 18 20 21 36 39 41 13 RE SAVE REDIAL PA PAUSE BUTTON Pg 12 17 20 22 27 10 MESSAGE WAITING LED INDICATOR Pg 15 16 NEW CALL 14 VOLUME CONTROL HI MID LOW SWITCH 11 BATT LOW INDICATOR Pg 37...

Page 5: ...Message Waiting signal if you have subscribed to a Voice Mail message service from your local telephone company See page 15 11 BATT LOW INDICATOR Appears on the LCD Screen when the battery charge is l...

Page 6: ...g 30 32 24 VOLUME UP BUTTON Pg 31 33 22 MAILBOX LED INDICATORS Pg 29 33 21 BASE UNIT ANTENNA 18 MAILBOX 2 BUTTON 19 MAILBOX 3 BUTTON 20 MAILBOX 4 BUTTON 17 MAILBOX 1 BUTTON 23 STOP BUTTON Pg 29 30 14...

Page 7: ...E Button Press to PAGE the HANDSET Press again to stop 12 MESSAGE ALERT Set switch to ON to generate a beep sound every 12 seconds when a new message has been received 13 MESSAGE ALERT Set switch to O...

Page 8: ...f the BASE UNIT 26 Button Press repeatedly to decrease the speaker volume level of the BASE UNIT 27 Button Press to skip messages 28 LED MESSAGE DISPLAY Indicates the number of memos messages received...

Page 9: ...One Touch Voice Mail Dialing 15 Caller List 16 Viewing the Caller List 16 Placing a Call from the Caller List 16 StoringCallerIDRecords intotheDIRECTORY PHONEBOOK 17 Deleting a Single Record 17 Delet...

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 MH BATTERY PACK model B655 See page 37 for ordering information 2 Do not dispose of the BATTERY PACK in a fire The BAT...

Page 14: ...geable 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 Ch...

Page 15: ...ORD SHORT TELEPHONE LINE CORD BELT CLIP and Owner s Manual 7 3 Insert the small plug on the end of the AC ADAPTOR into the POWER IN CONNECTION JACK at the back of the BASE UNIT 4 Plug the AC ADAPTOR i...

Page 16: ...ve a rotary dialing system set the TONE PULSE Select Switch to the PULSE position C If you are not sure which system you have set the TONE PULSE Select Switch to the TONE position Press the button on...

Page 17: ...T See page 24 for details 13 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 the H...

Page 18: ...ACKET into the matching slots on the back of the BASE UNIT as shown in FIGURE 2 4 Push the MOUNTING BRACKET upward until the LOCKING HOOKS snaps into the inner slots of the BASE UNIT 5 Plug the free e...

Page 19: ...rking as you may 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 tel...

Page 20: ...e BASE UNIT to hang up 2 Later press the button again 3 Listen for a dial tone 4 Press the RE PA button This will automatically redial the last telephone number you called 5 When you have finished wit...

Page 21: ...d place a call NOTE When you plug the headset plug into the HEADSET JACK it automatically mutes the MICROPHONE and SPEAKER of the HANDSET Unplug the headset to return the HANDSET to normal use Headset...

Page 22: ...T RIGHT button to view a name of more than 11 characters 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: ...e and if you have requested Visual Message Indication from your local telephone company MSG WAITING will appear on the LCD Screen in STANDBY mode To remove the MSG WAITING indicator see page 27 for de...

Page 24: ...calls from the first call received to the last 4 Press the SHIFT RIGHT button to view a name of more than 11 characters If the number has more than 11 digits the last 11 digits will be displayed first...

Page 25: ...a single call record or all of the call records Deleting a Single Record 1 Press the SCROLL UP or DOWN button to find the record you wish to delete 2 Press the button The LCD Screen will display ERASE...

Page 26: ...2 Press the button to create a new DIRECTORY PHONE BOOK entry 3 Enter the name you wish to store using the TELEPHONE KEYPAD ABC to WXY buttons to enter the name see page 19 for detail you can store up...

Page 27: ...entry 3 Press the following TELEPHONE KEYPAD buttons to get the desired letters 4 Press the SCROLL DOWN button to move the cursor to the number icon 5 Press the following TELEPHONE KEYPAD buttons OPER...

Page 28: ...ed number will change to 10 digits for a local call with area code 4 Press the button to dial the displayed number 5 To end the call either press the button or place the HANDSET on the BASE UNIT Editi...

Page 29: ...ID information is received When you are saving the name and number into the DIRECTORY PHONE BOOK add a symbol at the beginning of the name by pressing the button BLOCKED CALLS You can assign stored nu...

Page 30: ...Ring On Off Turns the first ring of the phone OFF so that it does not ring until Caller ID information has been displayed Particularly useful when using the PREFERRED and BLOCKED CALL features or the...

Page 31: ...ss the SCROLL UP or DOWN button to toggle between HI LOW and OFF 4 When the desired setting is displayed press and hold the RE PA button to save the setting A long beep will sound to confirm the setti...

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

Page 33: ...button to change the setting OFF will begin flashing 4 Press the SCROLL UP or DOWN button to customize the digit to match your PBX system When not connected to a PBX the phone will only function norma...

Page 34: ...ong beep will sound to confirm the setting has been saved 6 Continue with programming or press the MENU button to return to STANDBY mode I Programming One Touch Voice Mail Dialing 1 Press and hold the...

Page 35: ...de K Setting the Area Code 1 Press and hold the MENU button to enter the menu 2 Press the button to go to the AREA CODE programming option 3 Press the button to change the setting 000 will begin flash...

Page 36: ...o accept the setting and then it will continuously jump to the hour setting 2 Hour Setting Press the or to select the hour then press the button to accept the setting The entry will continuously jump...

Page 37: ...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 or if you are us...

Page 38: ...fter 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 stored in the MEMOR...

Page 39: ...o in the PRIMARY MAILBOX 1 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 s...

Page 40: ...message 1 Press the button to end the playing of a message The Answering System will announce End of messages D To repeat a message memo 1 Press the button while playing a message The Answering System...

Page 41: ...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 Wh...

Page 42: ...n for MAILBOX 1 2 3 or 4 For the PRIMARY MAILBOX follow steps 2 to 6 2 Press and hold down the button until you hear the announcement Your password is XXX please enter new password 3 Press and release...

Page 43: ...owing is the Remote Instruction Code Help Menu Instruction Codes To playback message press 2 To repeat message press 1 To skip message press 3 To stop press 4 To playback announcement press 5 To recor...

Page 44: ...internal security code with 65 536 possible combinations Resetting Security Code and Channel Information Communication between the HANDSET and the BASE UNIT may not be possible in any of the following...

Page 45: ...CK 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...

Page 46: ...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 its useful lif...

Page 47: ...HANDSET is fully charged 2 HANDSET is not too far from the BASE UNIT Interference on reception check the following 1 Noise may be picked up from electrical products in the home or electrical storms G...

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: ...circuits activate a relay to connect the cordless telephone to your telephone line These electronic circuits operate in the radio frequency spectrum While several protection circuits are used to preve...

Page 50: ...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 teleph...

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: ...t 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 Provide proof of the dat...

Page 54: ...Notes 46...

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Page 56: ...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 57: ...frequent thunderstorms we strongly recommend plugging your AC ADAPTOR into a surge protector IMPORTANT In order to get maximum life from the HANDSET BATTERY PACK be sure to charge the HANDSET for 12 h...

Page 58: ...GH9497 XXX Made in China LD STOP Make certain you receive the best performance from your telephone Read this manual first Visit Us on the Web www uselectronics info...

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