IB-PH5560-WC-E-040505
GETTING STARTED
5

CONNECTING THE TELEPHONE

(If you want to mount the telephone on the wall, see
Wall Mounting on pages 11 & 12.)
WALL
JACK
HANDSET
1.Connect the handset coiled cord to the HANDSET
and the left side of the phone.
2.Connect the straight telephone line cord to the
LINE CORD jack (rear of phone) and telephone
outlet on the wall.
If your telephone outlet is not modular, contact your
telephone company for assistance.
REAR OF THE
TELEPHONE
Step 3: Telephone Installation

ATTACHING THE BRACKET FOR DESK USE

1.Push both sides of the bracket and insert the 2 wider raised
tabs of the bracket into the wider slots on the back of the
base according to the arrow on the bracket.
2.Press the bracket until the 2 narrow raised tabs of the
bracket are inserted into the narrow slots on the back of
the base.
3.To separate the bracket from the base, push both sides of
the bracket and pull the bracket out.

SETTING UP LCD CONTRAST, LANGUAGE, AREA CODE, TIME AND

DATE

You may need to set up the LCD contrast, language, area code, time and date for your
telephone when you install the batteries for the first time or when you move to an area
that has a different area code. This is necessary because the phone must distinguish
local or long distance calls to properly dial calls from the Caller ID list.
Press and hold the DELETE button down, then press the
DOWN button, SET LANGUAGE will show in the display. The
default language “E” (“E” = English; “F” = French; “S” = Spanish)
will flash. Release the DELETE button, and press the UP or
DOWN button to choose your desired language (flashing).
Press the DELETE button to confirm and accept.
Then the display will ask you to set your Area Code:
While the first digit is flashing, you should:
1.Press the UP button till the first digit of your area code is
displayed (flashing).
2.Press the DELETE button to accept and go to the next digit.
Step 4: Setting up the Telephone
Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly to adjust the LCD contrast level.
NOTE:During setup, if you do not press the DELETE button within 10 seconds, the display
willget back to normal display mode.
We recommend you to use the plastic bracket for proper desk
use.
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