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GETTING STARTED

Installing Your Phone

Charge the Battery
1. Unpac k all 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. L ine up the battery con nector with
the jack inside the handset; t he
connector only fits one way.
3. P ush the connector in u ntil it
clicks into place; tug gently on t he
wires to make sure the batter y is
securely connected.
4. R eplace the battery cove r and slide
it into place.
5. Use a n AC adapter to connect the
power jack on the base to a regular
indoor (120V AC) power outlet.
Connect any chargers the sa me
way.
6. Pl ace a handset in the ba se with
the display facing forward. I f the
display doesn’t light up, reseat the
handset or connect the base to
a different outlet. For 2 or more
handsets, place each hands et 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. P ick up the handset and pre ss
Talk/
Flash
. The handset sounds a dial
tone, and the display shows
Talk
.
–If you don't hear a dial tone or
the display says
Check Tel Line,
check the connection between
the base and the phone jack.
2. M ake a quick test cal l. (Press
End
to
hang up.)
–If you keep hearing a dial tone,
change to pulse dialing.
–If there’s a lot of noise, check for
interference (see page 19).
3. Test al l handsets the sa me 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. P ress
MEnu/sElEcT
and choose
Global Setup
.
2. S elect
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 switc h
to tone dialing. When you hang up,
the phone automatically return s to
pulse dialing.