Getting started
Backup battery installation and use (not included)
In the event of a power failure, your telephone can still operate with limited functions if there are backup batteries (purchased separately) installed in the telephone base. If a power failure happens during a call on the corded handset, the call will continue (at the lowest volume) until you hang up; while a call on the cordless handset or speakerphone will disconnect immediately.
During a power failure, you can still make and answer calls using the corded handset. However, you cannot make or answer calls on the cordless handset or speakerphone.
If power resumes while you are on a call, it will continue and the telephone will reset once you hang up.
Follow the steps below to install backup batteries.
1.Make sure no line cord is connected to the telephone base.
2.Press the tab on the base battery cover (on the bottom of the telephone base) toward the cover and swing open the battery door.
3.Insert three new AAA alkaline batteries, matching the + and
- signs engraved on the telephone base.
4.Replace the backup battery cover onto the telephone base, the cover will click into place if it is
attached properly. | Battery compartment tab |
During a power failure, if the backup batteries are installed, the telephone base will display CHECK AC POWER.
BASE
CHECK AC POWER
NOTES:
1.With backup batteries, the base ringer and the handset volume will be at the lowest settings.
2.We recommend changing the batteries every nine months.
