6Charge the handset batteries before use.
Place the handset face down in the base unit cradle. Make sure that the IN USE/CHARGE light on the base is on. The handset battery must be charged for 16 hours before using your phone for the first time. The batteries recharge automatically whenever the handset is placed in the base
unit cradle.
7Check for dial tone.
After the batteries are charged, pick up the handset and press 
. The PHONE indicator should light up, and you should hear a dial tone. If not, see “In Case of Difficulty.”
CAUTION:
1Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
2Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations.
3Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the tele- phone line has been disconnected at the network interface.
4Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
INSTALLATION
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Wall Mounting
1Choose a spot where the telephone wall jack is near an electrical outlet.
This phone requires a modular telephone jack and a standard electrical outlet (120V AC).
2Remove the reversible base.
The reversible base is designed for both table and wall mount installa- tions. The telephone comes with the reversible base installed in the table mount position. To wall mount this telephone you will need to remove the reversible base and position it so that the thicker end is towards the front of the telephone (see illustration on previous page). You can remove the reversible base by depressing the clips on each side of the base while gently lifting upwards.
3Reattach the reversible base.
•Insert the tabs of the reversible base into the slots on the bottom of the telephone base.
•Gently press the thicker end of the reversible base until it snaps firmly in place.
4Connect the telephone line cord.
•Using the short telephone line cord supplied, insert one end of the telephone line cord into the telephone jack on the rear of the telephone base.
•Feed the remaining line cord to the rectangular opening by pressing the line cord into the grooves of the reversible base leaving at least 3 inches free. Plug the line cord into the standard wall jack.
5Connect the power cord. Plug the power cord into the power jack on the back of the base. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet.
6Mount the telephone to the wall jack.
Position the telephone base so the mounting studs on the wall jack fit into the reversible base. Slide the telephone down on the mounting studs until the phone locks in place.
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