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Getting started
Telephone installation
2. Connect the handset to the telephone.
Plug the coiled handset cord into the handset jack on the left side of the telephone. Plug the other end of the coiled handset cord into the handset, then hang up.
3.Connect the power adapter.
Thread the power adapter cord behind the slot at the back of the telephone base. Then plug the smaller end of the power adapter into the jack labeled 9V AC POWER on the back of the telephone. Plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch.
POWER jack
Electrical outlet not controlled by a wall switch
Power adapter
Slot
4.Check for a dial tone.
Press LINE 1, then lift the handset or press SPEAKER and listen for a dial tone. Then press LINE 2 and listen for a dial tone. If there is no dial tone, see Troubleshooting on page 58.
5.Confirm Lines 1 and 2.
Press LINE 1 and dial one of the telephone numbers. If there is a busy signal, line 1 is the number you called. If line 2 rings, line 2 is the number you called.
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