Before use
After you install your telephone or power returns following a power outage, the handset will prompt you to set the date and time.
Set date and time
1.Use the dialing keys
2.Use the dialing keys 
or 
to choose AM or PM.
3.Press SELECT to save.
Check for dial tone
Press 
. If you hear a dial tone, the installation is successful.
If you do not hear a dial tone:
•Make sure the installation procedures described above are properly done.
•It may be a wiring problem. If you have changed your telephone service to digital service from a cable company or a VoIP service provider, the telephone line may need to be rewired to allow all existing telephone jacks to work. Contact your cable/VoIP service provider for more information.
Operating range
This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone base can communicate over only a certain distance - which can vary with the locations of the telephone base and handset, the weather, and the layout of your home or office.
When the handset is out of range, the handset displays Out of range or no pwr at base.
If there is a call while the handset is out of range, it may not ring, or if it does ring, the call may not connect well when you press 
. Move closer to the telephone base, and then press
to answer the call. If the handset moves out of range during a telephone conversation, there may be interference. To improve reception, move closer to the telephone base.