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Important safety information
This symbol is to alert you to important operating or servicing instructions that may appear in
this user’s manual. Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce the
risk of injury, fire, or electric shock.
Safety information
• Read and understand all instructions in the user’s manual. Observe all markings on
the product.
��� Avoid using a telephone during a thunderstorm. There may be a slight chance of electric shock
from lightning.
• Do not use a telephone in the vicinity of a gas leak. If you suspect a gas leak, report it
immediately, but use a telephone away from the area where the gas is leaking. If this product
is a cordless model, make sure the telephone base is also away from the area.
• Do not use this product near water, or when you are wet. For example, do not use it in a wet
basement or shower, or next to a swimming pool, bathtub, kitchen sink, or laundry tub. Do
not use liquids or aerosol sprays for cleaning. If the product comes in contact with any liquid,
unplug any line or power cord immediately. Do not plug the product back in until it has dried
thoroughly.
• Install this product in a protected location where no one can trip over any line or power cords.
Protect cords from damage or abrasion.
• If this product does not operate normally, see the Troubleshooting section on pages 45-53
of this user’s manual. If you cannot solve the problem, or if the product is damaged, refer to
the Limited warranty section on pages 59-60. Do not open this product except as directed
in your user’s manual. Opening the product or reassembling it incorrectly may expose you to
hazardous voltages or other risks.
• Replace batteries only as described in your user’s manual (pages 5-6). Do not burn or puncture
batteries — they contain caustic chemicals.
• This power adapter is intended to be correctly oriented in a vertical or floor mount position.
The prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place if it is plugged into a ceiling or an
under-the-table/cabinet outlet.
Caution: Use only the power adapter provided with this product. To obtain a replacement, visit our
website at www.telephones.att.com or call 1 (800) 222-3111. In
Canada, dial 1 (866) 288-4268.
Especially about cordless telephones
• Privacy: The same features that make a cordless telephone convenient create some
limitations. Telephone calls are transmitted between the telephone base and the handset
by radio waves, so there is a possibility that your cordless telephone conversations could
be intercepted by radio receiving equipment within range of the cordless handset. For this
reason, you should not think of cordless telephone conversations as being as private as
those on corded telephones.
• Electrical power: The telephone base of this cordless telephone must be connected to a
working electrical outlet which is not controlled by a wall switch. Calls cannot be made from
the handset if the telephone base is unplugged, switched off or if the electrical power is
interrupted.
• Potential TV interference: Some cordless telephones operate at frequencies that may cause
interference to TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such interference, do not place the
telephone base of the cordless telephone near or on top of a TV or VCR. If interference is
experienced, moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV or VCR will often reduce
or eliminate the interference.
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