Telephone Base Installation
Choose a location for the base near an electrical outlet and a telephone jack.
Handset batteries MUST be connected before beginning initial charging!
1Plug in the AC Adapter to the base at the AC
2Plug the telephone line cord into the telephone jack on the base
3Remove battery compartment cover by sliding it downwards.
4Insert the 3 AAA batteries into the battery compartment – be sure to observe the correct polarity of the batteries.
Note: Before placing the batteries in the compartment you may want to activate the
5Replace the battery compartment cover by sliding upward until it clicks into place.
6Remove the Caller ID protection film before using the phone for the first time.
Handset Battery Charging
1Place the handset into the base. The charge indicator LED on the base will light RED.
2IMPORTANT: The batteries in the handset must be fully charged for 24 hours before using the telephone for the first time.
3After the batteries are fully charged, check for dial tone by pressing the TALK BUTTON button on the handset.
4When you place the handset on the base, the battery indicator LED on the right side of the base will blink, it will check the battery voltage to determine if the batteries are fully charged. If the batteries are fully charged the LED will turn off after 2 minutes, otherwise it will continue blinking until the batteries are fully charged and return to standby (the LED will turn off at this time).
Low Batteries
When the handset batteries get low during a call, there will be a warning tone (3 beeps) and the low battery icon will appear on the Caller ID display. End your call by pressing the button to return to standby mode, and then place on the base to recharge. Make sure the contact points are touching and the charge indicator LED is lit RED. The battery level can also be monitored via the battery charge icon. This icon appears while the phone is in standby mode and indicates the condition of the batteries. When the handset batteries get low,
