When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should
always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to
persons, including the following:
• This unit is NOT waterproof. DO NOT expose it to rain or moisture.
• Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub,
wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a
swimming pool.
• Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical
storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
• Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
• Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not
dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local codes
for possible special disposal instructions.
• Do not place the handset in any charging cradle without the battery
installed and the battery cover securely in place.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
CAUTION! Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type!
Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. Do not open or
mutilate the battery. Disconnect the battery before shipping this product.
For more details, see the Important Information section.
2
GETTING STARTED
Installing Your Phone
Charge the Battery
1. Unpack 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. Line up the battery connector
with the jack inside the handset;
the connector only fits one way.
3. Push the connector in until
it clicks into place; tug gently
on the wires to make sure the
battery is securely connected.
4. Replace the battery cover and
slide it into place.
5. Use an AC adapter to connect
the power jack on the base to a
regular indoor (120V AC) power
outlet. Connect any chargers the
same way.
6. Place a handset in the base with
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
standard telephone wall jack.
Test the Connection
1. Pick up the handset and press
Talk
tone, and the display shows
– If you don't hear a dial tone or
2. Make a quick test call. (Press
to hang up.)
– If you keep hearing a dial tone,
– If there’s a lot of noise, check
3. Test all handsets 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 change
your phone’s dial mode.
1. On a handset, press
and choose
2. Select
You’ll hear a confirmation tone.
To send DTMF tones during a call
(e.g., for an automated response
system), press
switch to tone dialing. When you
hang up, the phone automatically
returns to pulse dialing.
jack on the base to a
. The handset sounds a dial
the display says
check the connection between
the base and the phone jack.
change to pulse dialing.
for interference (see p. 15).
Dial Mode
Check Tel Line,
Global Setup
then
to temporarily
*
Talk
MEnu/sElEcT
.
Pulse
.
End
3
.
Getting to Know Your Phone
Parts of the Base
Charging
Contacts
Key (icon) What it does
Find hs
• In standby: page all handsets.
Parts of the Handset
PHONEBOOK
SPEAKER
TALK/FLASH
DOWN
REDIAL/PAUSE
Microphone
Charging
contacts
Find
Handset
UP
MENU/SELECT
END
CID
Twelve-key
dial pad
INTERCOM/CLEAR
MESSAGE/MUTE
4
Key (icon)What it does
PhonEbook
( )
sPEakEr
Talk/Flash
• In standby or during a call: open the phonebook.
• In the menu: go back to the previous screen.
• When entering text: move the cursor to the left.
• Switch a normal call to the speakerphone (and back).
()
• In standby: start a telephone call (get a dial tone).
• During a call: switch to a waiting call.
• In standby: decrease the ringer volume.
down
()
• During a call: decrease the audio volume.
• In any menu or list: move the cursor down one line.
rEdial/PausE
MEssagE/
MuTE
()
• In standby: open the redial list.
• When entering a phone number: insert a 2-second pause.
• In standby: access your voice mail.
• During a call: mute the microphone.
• While the phone is ringing: ignore this call (mute the ringer).
• In standby: start an intercom call.
inTErcoM/
clEar
• During a call: put the call on hold and start a call transfer.
• When entering text or numbers: erase the character at the
cursor (press & hold to erase all characters).
callEr id
()
End
MEnu/sElEcT
• In standby: or during a call: open the Caller ID list.
• When entering text: move the cursor to the right.
• During a call: hang up.
• In the menu or any list: exit and go to standby.
• In standby: open the menu.
• In the menu or any list: select the highlighted item.
• In standby: increase the ringer volume.
uP
()
• During a call: increase the audio volume.
• In any menu or list: move the cursor up one line.
LEDWhat it means
sTaTus
• On: the battery is charging.
• Blinking: there are new messages.
5
Reading the Display
Handset Setup
Personal Ring
Handset Setup
Ringer Tones
Handset Setup
T-coil
Handset Setup
Date & Time
Use UP and
DOWN
to
rotate through the
options.
Press
MENU/SELECT
to
open the menu.
Press
MENU/SELECT
to choose
the current option.
Press
PHONEBOOK
to
go back a screen
OR
press
END
to exit
the menu.
The table shows the possible
status icons & what they mean.
Since the icons appear based
on what the phone is doing,
you won't see all the icons at
the same time.
IconWhat it means
The signal from the base is 1) strong or 2) weak.
The ringer is turned off and will not ring for new calls.
The speakerphone is on.
Privacy Mode is on: no other handset can join the call.
T-coil mode is on (see p. 7).
The battery is 1) full, 2) half charged, 3) getting low or 4) empty.
The handset is using ECO (power save) mode.
Indicates you have a new voice mail.
Status
icons
Current
call info
Time &
date
NEW
CID
record
status
[Aa] [aA]
Enter 1) capital or 2) lower case letters (see p. 8).
Using the Handset Menu
6
If you don't press any keys for about 30
seconds, the handset
exits the menu.
During a call, use
PhonEbook
to back
out of the
menu without
hanging up.
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