RCA 25250re1 A Instruction Manual

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Connections & Setup
Installing the Phone
Installing the Handset Battery
NOTE: You must connect the handset battery before use.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire or personal injury, use only 
the Thomson Inc. approved Nickel-metal Hydride (Ni-MH) 
battery model 5-2734, which is compatible with this unit.
1.  Locate battery which is packaged inside a plastic bag and is separate 
from the handset.
2.
  Locate the battery compartment on the back of the handset.
3.  Plug the battery pack cord into the jack inside the compartment.
NOTE: To ensure proper battery installation, the connector is keyed and can 
be inserted only one way.
4.

  Insert the battery pack.
5.  Close the battery compartment by placing the handset back cover 
slightly higher than the handset and then sliding the cover down into 
position.
BATTERY
BLACK WIRE
RED WIRE
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Base Station
The phone may be connected to two line (RJ14C) wall jacks to  
accommodate all two lines.
1.  Choose an area near an electrical outlet and a telephone wall jack 
(RJ11C), and place your cordless telephone on a level surface, such as a 
desktop or tabletop, or you may mount it on the wall.
2.

  Plug the power supply cord into the power jack on the back of the base 
and the other end into an electrical outlet.
CAUTION: To reduce risk of personal injury, fire, or damage 
use only the 5-2757 (base) power adaptor listed in the 
user’s guide. This power adaptor is intended to be correctly 
orientated in a vertical or floor mount position.
3.

  Connect the telephone line cords: 
  If you have 2 single-line wall jacks installed in your home or office,\
 you 
can use adaptors/couplers (not included) to combine the 2 single  
telephone lines into 1 dual lines. The adaptor/coupler may look similar \
to the one pictured here and can be purchased from your local  
telephone products retailer.
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Line 1
Line 2
Line 1
Line 2
Line 1 + 2
  Or, you can use  the 2 single telephone lines plug into the 2 jacks on 
the back of the telephone.
  If you have Line 1 and Line 2 wir
ed into one wall jack in your home or 
office, you can use one of the supplied telephone line cords to connect 
from the wall jack to the Line 1 + 2 jack on the back of the phone as 
shown below. 
						

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4. If you want to mount the telephone on the wall, you can plug the 2 
lines such as the below drawing;
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    -OR-
   -OR-
Line 1
Line 2
Line 1
Line 2
Line 1 + 2 
						

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 5. Place the handset in the base cradle. The charge indicator illuminates, 
verifying the battery is charging.
6.
  Allow the phone to charge for 14 hours prior to first use. If you don’t 
properly charge the phone, battery performance is compromised.
NOTE: If the model you bought is a RE2 version, there is one additional 
charger. Plug the power supply cord into the power jack on the back of the 
charger and the other end into an electrical outlet.  Place handset in the 
charger, the charge indicator illuminates, verifying the battery is charging. CAUTION: To reduce risk of personal injury, fire, or damage 
use only the 5-2828 (charger) power adaptor listed in the 
user’s guide. This power adaptor is intended to be correctly 
orientated in a vertical or floor mount position.
Programming the Phone 
Standby Screen
The handset displays the handset name and number, date, time, and battery 
status and the three soft keys.
The base displays the current date, time and the soft keys.
NOTE: The soft keys will change according to the status of the unit.
NOTE: The base LCD has a dedicated “SET CLOCK” icon flashing when \
the 
clock is not set. Please go to menu “Phone Setting- Date /Time” to\
 set the 
clock.
Programming Functions
The system uses a menu structure to give you access to all of the built-
in features. You may program the following items in main menu: Phone 
Setting, Display Setting, Sound Setting, Answering System and Restore 
Setting.NOTE: During programming, you may press the BACK Soft key (left) at any 
time to exit the sub-menu and return to the main menu, or press Exit key to 
exit programming and return to standby screen.
NOTE: If no key is pressed for 30 seconds, the handset will automatically exit 
programming and return to standby screen.
Phone Setting
1.  Make sure your phone is OFF (not in Talk mode).
2.
  Press the  Menu button on HS or the MENU soft key (left) on BS to go 
to the main menu.
3.

  Press  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Phone Setting.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key (right) to confirm and you may program the 
following items: 
Date/Time (base only), 
Auto Answer (handset only), 
Auto Answer Intercom (both base and handset), 
Dial Mode (base only), 
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Area Code (base only), 
Registration (handset only), 
De-Registration (base only),
2nd Call Alert (both base and handset), 
Handset Name (handset only),
Update HS List (base only).
Date/Time
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1. Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Date/Time.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. “ Year 2008” shows in the display. 
3.

  Use the touch-tone pad to enter the last two digits of the current year 
(range: 00 to 99).
4.

  Press SAVE soft key to save the year setting and proceed to date setting.
5.  Date “ 01/01” shows in the display. Use the touch-tone pad to enter two 
digits for current month and day respectively (format: mm:dd).
6.

  Press SAVE soft key to save the month/date setting and proceed to time 
setting.
7.

  Time “ 12:00A” shows in the display. Use the touch-tone pad to enter 
four digits for current time and use soft key AM/PM to toggle between 
“P” (pm) and “A” (am).
8.

  Press SAVE soft key to save the setting. “ Saved” shows in the display.
NOTE: If you subscribe to Caller ID service, the current Date/Time is set 
automatically when you receive your first CID record and will override 
manually set Date/Time.
NOTE: The Date/Time setting item only exists in base menu, handset Date/
Time should update automatically after it is set in the base.
Auto Answer (only applicable for handset)
This option allows you to pick up the handset from base to answer an 
incoming call without pressing the Talk/Spk/L1/L2 button.
When it is set to off, this function is disabled in this handset.
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.
   Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Auto Answer.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your 
selection. The default setting is Off.
3.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
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Auto Answer Intercom (applicable for base and handset)
If it is set to on, this handset or base will auto answer the intercom call 
when it receives an intercom call. 
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.
  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Auto Answer Int.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your 
selection. The default setting is Off.
3.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Dial Mode (only applicable for base)
The Dial Mode of Line 1 and Line 2 can be set separately.
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.

  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Dial mode.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to select Tone or Pulse and use the DIR or 
CID button to select L1 or L2.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
NOTE: The Dial mode only can be set in the base menu.
Area Code (only applicable for base)
The telephone uses the pre-programmed area code to determine the 
number format to display when a valid Caller ID record is received. The pre-
programmed area code is also used for the Dialback feature.
From the Phone setting Menu:
1.
   Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Area code.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the touch-tone pad to enter your 3-digit area code.
4.  Press SAVE soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Registration (only applicable to handset)
A cordless handset will not operate until it is registered to the base. During 
the registration process, keep the handset near the base. Up to 10 cordless 
handsets can be registered to one base.
NOTE: If a handset has not been registered to the base, then the  display will 
show “PRESS “REG” TO INITIATE REGISTRATION” once the handset has been 
activated. Press the REG soft key to start the registration.
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.
   Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Registration.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key and you may program the following items: 
Register and Remove handset.
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Register
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Register.
2. 

  Press SELECT soft key.  “Press base unit page button until beep” shows 
in the display.
3. 

  Press and hold the  Page button on base for 5 seconds.
4. 

  “Registration” displays to indicate the base is now in registration mode.
5. 

  If the registration is successful, the handset shows “ Registration 
complete” for 2 seconds and emits a confirmation tone.
6.

  If the registration is failed (i.e. timeout), the handset shows 
“REGISTRATION FAILED!” for 2 seconds and emits an error tone.
Remove Handset
De-registration cancels registration. During the de-registration process, 
keep the handset near the base.
WARNING: It is not recommended that a handset be 
deregistered unless absolutely necessary because once a 
handset is deregistered, that handset’s telephone features 
cannot be used until the handset is re-registered.
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1. 
  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Remove handset.
2. 

  Press SELECT soft key. “ Remove handset?” shows on the display. 
3.

  Press the YES soft key to confirm de-registration. “ Saved” shows in the 
display and then shows “Press “REG” to initiate registration” in the 
handset.
NOTE: You can press the REG soft key to enter the registation mode again.
De-Register (Only applicable for base)
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Deregistration.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. The list of all registered handsets will be shown, 
and use the VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your selection.
3.

  Press the SELECT soft key. “ Remove handset?” shows on the display. 
4.

  Press YES soft key to confirm de-registration. “ Saved” shows in the 
display and then shows “Press “REG” to initiate registration” in the 
handset.
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2nd Call Alert 
If it is set to On, you will hear the alert tone when you are in conversation 
and there is an incoming call from another line. 
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.
  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to 2ND Call Alert.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your  
selection. The default setting is On.
3.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Handset Name (only applicable for handset)
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Handset name.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. The default name is  Handset.
3.

  Use the touch-tone pad to enter a name (up to 13 characters). More 
than one letter is stored in each of the number keys. For example, to 
enter Bill Smith, press the 2 key twice for the letter B. Press the 4 key 3 
times for the letter I. Press the 5 key 3 times for the letter L. Press the 5 
key 3 times for the second letter L, and press the 1 key to insert a space 
between the first and last name. Press the 7 key 4 times for the letter 
S; press the 6 key once for the letter M; press the 4 key 3 times for the 
letter I; press the 8 key for the letter T; press the 4 key twice for the 
letter H.
NOTE: If you make a mistake, press DIR/CID button to move the cursor 
forward or backward, and then use the Mute/Del button to backspace and 
delete one character at a time.
4.

  Press the SAVE soft key to save your name. You will hear a confirmation 
tone and the display shows “Saved”.
Update Handset List (only applicable for base)
This function is used to update all registered handsets from the current 
handset name list.
From the Phone Setting Menu:
1. 

 Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Update HS List.
2. 

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.   The latest handset name list stored in the base will be sent to all   
registered handsets.
Display Setting
1.  Make sure your phone is OFF (not in Talk mode).
2.
  Press the  Menu button on HS or the MENU soft key on BS to go to the 
main menu.
3.

  Press  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Display Setting.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to confirm and you may program the following 
items: Language, Contrast and Backlight (base only).
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Language
From the Display Setting Menu:
1. Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Language.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to select English, Francais or Espanol. The 
default setting is English.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection.
Contrast
From the Display Setting Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Contrast.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. The “ MIN and MAX” contrast scale shows on the 
display.
3.

  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to adjust the contrast. The display instantly 
adjusts with each press of the VOL (- or +) button.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to save the desired contrast level.
Backlight (Only applicable for base)
From the Display Setting Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Backlight.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key and use the  VOL (- or +) button to select Always 
On or Automatic.
3.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection.
Sound Setting
1.  Make sure your phone is OFF (not in Talk mode).
2.
  Press the  Menu button on HS or the MENU soft key on BS to go to the 
main menu.
3.

  Press  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to Sound Setting.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to confirm and you may program the following 
items in base and handset: Ring Tone, Ring Volume and Key Tone.
Ring Tone
There are 8 tone levels for your selection. They are Melody 1 to 8 for line 1 
and line 2 respectively.
From the Sound Setting Menu:
1.

  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Ring Tone.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your selection and use the DIR 
or CID button to toggle between L 1 and L 2. The default setting is 
Melody 1 for both lines.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
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Ring Volume
There are 5 volume levels and OFF for your selection. The Ring volume can 
be set individually for each line.
From the Sound Settings Menu:
1.
  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Ring Volume.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to your selection and use the DIR 
or CID button to toggle between L 1 and L 2. The default setting is  
VOL 3.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Key Tone
From the Sound Settings Menu:
1.  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the Key Tone.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. Use the  VOL (- or +) button to select On or Off. 
3.

  Press SELECT soft key to save your selection and “ Saved” shows in the 
display.
Answering System (only applicable for base)
1.  Make sure your phone is OFF (not in Talk mode).
2.
  Press the MENU soft key on BS to go to the main menu.
3.  Press  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to “Answer Sys.”.
4.

  Press SELECT soft key to confirm. You may program the following 
items in base: On/Off Status, OGA Playback, OGA Record, Set OGA, Set 
Office Time, Ring Delay, Message Length, Call Screening, Message Alert, 
Remote Password.
On/Off Status
This is used to set the answering system On or Off for each telephone li\
ne
individually.
From the Answering System Menu:
1.

  Press the  VOL (- or +) button to scroll to the On/Off Status.
2.

  Press SELECT soft key. 
3.  Use the  VOL (- or +) button to select On or Off and use the DIR or CID 
button to toggle between L1 and L2.
4.

  Press the SELECT soft key to save your selection and the status shows in 
the display.
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