PREPARATION
SELECTING A LOCATION
You can place the phone on a desk top or table, mount it on a standard wall plate, or mount it directly on the wall. Se- lect a location that is:
•near an AC outlet
•near a telephone line jack
•out of the way of normal activities
•away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls or filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, 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.
Caution: The supplied AC adapter was designed specifically for your
Notes:
•Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your phone line jack is not a modu- lar 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 (RJ11W if you want to mount it on a wall plate).
INSTALLING THE PHONE
Placing the Base on a
Desk Top
1.Remove the mounting bracket by holding in both tabs and gently pull- ing out the wide end of the bracket.
2.Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the telephone jack on the back of the base.
3.Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack.
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