English - 3
Installing Your Phone
Charge the Battery
1. Unpack al l handsets,
battery
packs, and
battery
covers. If
you need to
remove a
cover, press in on the notch and
slide the cover down and off.
2. Line up t he battery connector
with the jack inside the hands et;
the connector only fits one way.
3. Push t he connector in until
it clicks into place; tug gently
on the wires to make sure the
battery is securely connecte d.
4. Replace t he battery cover and
slide it into place.
5. Use an AC adapter to c onnect
the power jack on the base to a
regular indoor (120V AC) power
outlet. Connect any chargers t he
same way.
6. Place a ha ndset in the base wit h
the display facing forward. If
the display doesn’t light up,
reseat the handset or connect
the base to a different outlet. For
2 or more handsets, place each
handset in a charger.
#Charge all handsets
completely (about 15 hours)
before using.
Connect the Telephone Cord
Use the telephone cord to connect
the
TEL LINE
jack on the base to a
standard telephone wall jack.
Test the Connection
1. Pick up t he handset and press
Talk
. The handset sounds a dial
tone, and the display shows
Talk
.
–If you don't hear a dial tone o r
the display says
Check Tel Line,
check the connection between
the base and the phone jack.
2. Make a qu ick test call. (Pres s
End
to hang up.)
–If you keep hearing a dial ton e,
change to pulse dialing.
–If there’s a lot of noise, check
for interference (see page 19).
3. Test all ha ndsets the same way.
If you can't get a dial tone, move
the handset closer to the base.
Changing to Pulse Dialing
Your phone uses tone dialing by
default. If your phone company uses
pulse dialing, you need to cha nge
your phone’s dial mode.
1. On a hand set, press
MEnu/sElEcT
and choose
Global Setup
.
2. Selec t
Dial Mode
then
Pulse
.
You’ll hear a confirmation tone.
To send DTMF tones during a call
(e.g., for an automated response
system), press * to temporarily
switch to tone dialing. When you
hang up, the phone automatically
returns to pulse diali ng.
GETTING STARTED