Ameriphone AMPLIFIED TELEPHONE manual Reversing the Hook

Setting up Your XL-40 (continued)

Setting the Dialing Mode

Set the dial mode switch to T (tone) if you have touch tone service. Set the switch to P (pulse) if you have rotary dialing.

Connecting for Desk or Wall Mount

For Desktop Use

1.Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the “Line” jack on the back of the XL-40 and the other end to the phone outlet on your wall. Connect the handset cord to the telephone as shown in Figure 5.

3.Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone.

The phone is ready to use.

For Wall Mounting

1.Slide the handset hook out of the base as shown in Figure 6 and reverse its position so that the hook points up and will hold the handset when you hang up.

Figure 6 - Reversing the Hook

Line Cord

Handset

(Curly)

Cord

AC Adapter

Figure 5 - Connecting the Components

2.Plug the AC adapter into an electric outlet and into the AC jack on the telephone as shown in Figure 5.

2.Insert the tabs of the phone base into the slots in the lower position of the base as shown in Figure 7. Push the mounting bracket in and down firmly until it snaps into place.

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