PREPARATION
SELECTING A LOCATION
You can place the phone’s base on a flat surface such as desk, shelf, or table. Se- lect a location that is:
•near an easily accessible AC outlet
•near a telephone line jack
•out of the way of normal activities
•away from electrical machinery, elec- trical appliances, metal walls, filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, security alarms, and room monitors
The base’s location affects the phone’s range. If you have a choice of several lo- cations, try each to see which provides the best performance.
Notes:
•Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your phone line jack is not a modular jack, you can update the wiring yourself, using jacks and adapters available at your local RadioShack store. Or, you can let the phone company update the wiring for you.
•The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C.
CONNECTING THE PHONE
After you select a location for the phone’s base, follow these steps to connect it to AC power and to the phone line.
Caution: You must use a Class
!2 power source that supplies 12
volts DC and delivers at least 500 mA. Its center tip must be set to posi- tive and its plug must fit the
1.Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL. LINE jack on the back of the base.
2.Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack.
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