Register GE 25931EE3 phone

When you reset a handset (or if you buy a new one1, that handset displays a Handset Not Registered message. If you see this message on a handset, you need to register it to a base before you can use it.
Registering a handset
Does the handset fit in the base cradle?
Yes
No
Place the handset in the base.
The display should say Handset Registering.
1. On the base, open the menu and select Register Handset. The display should say Handset Registering.
2. On the handset you want to register, press and hold # until the handset display says Handset Registering (about 2 seconds).
In about 30 seconds, the handset display should say Registration Complete. Press TALK ( )/FLASh and make sure you get a dial tone.
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If...
Try...
- you don't hear a dial tone- the display says Registration Failed
Making sure the handset is fully charged, then start over at step 1.
To register a handset to a different base, see the section "Expanding Your phone" in the user's guide for the other base.

The battery in the handset could be bad . First I would test that the base unit is recieving dial tone by pressing speaker button on base unit. If there is dial tone then problem is in handset or in base unit communication to handset. Try resetting power to base unit. Check manual for any re-initialization procedure. If the base unit is not receiving dial tone then I would test that the phone line is delivering dial tone to the base unit by connecting a known good phone to the line cord. If the dial tone is not present , problem could be in line cord from outlet, outlet, building wiring, or service provider.

you could register it from the bases cradle if its completely compatible.

http://www.uniden.com/products/productdetail.cfm?product=ELBT595

Here is the link to the manual...

But have you tried:
1. charging the unit for 10 hours?
2. registering the handset?

Register expansion handsets to the main base
Before the expansion handset is registered, the battery pack MUST be charged for 10
hours.
To register an ELX500 handset, simply place it in the main base.
To register a TCX860 handset, follow the steps below:
1) From the base, press menu/select and select S y s t e m
S e t u p menu.
2) Select R e g i s t e r H a n d s e t, and press menu/select.
3) On the handset, press and hold # until you hear a
beep.
While the handset is registering, H a n d s e t R e g i s t e r i n g will appear in the LCD. When
R e g i s t r a t i o n c o m p l e t e . is displayed, the handset has been registered to the base. If
R e g i s t r a t i o n f a i l e d . appears, please try these steps again.


Customer Hotline at 1-800-297-1023. (Mon - Fri 7 am to 7 pm,
Sat/Sun 9 am to 5 pm, CST. Phone support is closed on holidays.)

Unplug the batteries for 30-45 seconds. Reinstall, and attempt to re-register the handsets to the base.

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Handset can not link.
• If any handsets become inoperable, place it on the main base cradle for 20 seconds to re-register.
No dial tone
• Check or repeat installation steps
• Make sure the base power cord is connected to a working electrical outlet.
• Make sure the telephone line cord is connected to the base unit and the modular phone jack?
• Disconnect the base from the wall phone jack and connect another phone to the same jack. If there is no dial tone on the second phone, the problem might be your wiring or local service.
• The handset might be out of range of the base. Move closer to the base.
• Make sure the battery is properly charged (for 16 hours).
• Ensure the battery pack is installed correctly.
• Did the handset beep when you pressed the TALK/CALL BACK button? Did the in use indicator come on? The battery may need to be charged.
http://www.home-electronics.net/ge/pc/IB/25922GE2_IB.pdf

I have two older (2002) model cordless Uniden phones that require the handsets to return to their original factory bases. If they have rested on another Uniden base, even of the same model, there is no dialup tone. Replace to the original base and you should be back in service.

I had this problem - just found the solution. The two charging stands aren't the same. One is a base (that plugs into the wall) and the other a charging cradle. I think that each handset needs to be placed in the base to "register" it.

So, here's what I did: place the unregistered handset in the base & both should work.

From the manual:

VERY IMPORTANT: BOTH HANDSETS MUST BE REGISTERED TO THE
MAIN BASE BEFORE USE. After the 2nd handset has charged for 16
hours, place it on the main base station for 20 seconds, it will then
automatically register and verify its security code.

I think this may be the answer. With multiple handsets reading "Please register" and a "working" base station (w ith dial tone). If you bring the remote units to the base station and place them on hte base, they will register and stay registered after you return them to the remote base. It doesn't say this anywhere in the instructions as it gives you the impression the remotes will register from their own base.