CONNECTING THE TELEPHONE
(If you want to mount the telephone on the wall, see
Wall Mounting on page 13.)
WALL JACK
HANDSET
1. Connect the handset coiled cord to the HANDSET
and side of the phone.
2. Connect the straight telephone line cord to the LINE
CORD jack (back of phone) and telephone outlet
on the wall.
If your telephone outlet is not modular, contact your
telephone company for assistance.
BACK OF THE
TELEPHONE
Step 3: Telephone Installation
GETTING STARTED
SETTING UP LCD CONTRAST, LANGUAGE, AREA CODE, TIME AND DATE
You may need to set up the LCD contrast level, language, area code, time and date for your
telephone when you power your phone for the first time or when you move to an area that
has a different area code. This is necessary because the phone must distinguish local or
long distance calls to properly dial calls from the Caller ID list.
Then the display will ask you to set your Area Code:
While the first digit is flashing, you should:
AREA CODE EXAMPLE: 718
Press and hold the
DELETE
button down, then press the
DOWN
button, the following will
show in the display (FIG. 1). Release the DELETE button, press the UP or DOWN button
to choose the LCD contrast level (1-4). Press the DELETE button to confirm and accept.
Then the display will come to the language setting.
The default language E (E = English; F = French; S = Spanish) will flash (FIG 2).
Press UP & DELETE to set
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FIG. 1
FIG. 2
FIG. 3
Press the UP or DOWN button to choose your desired language (flashing). Press the
DELETE button to confirm and accept. If you do not press the DELETE button within 15
seconds, English will be selected automatically.
1. Press the UP button till the first digit of your area code is
displayed (flashing).
2. Press the DELETE button to accept and go to the next digit.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above to set the 2nd and 3rd digits of
your area code.
Step 4: Setting up the Telephone
NOTE:
At any time during setup, you may just pick up the
handset or press the SPEAKER button to dial or
receive a call.
Press UP & DELETE to set
Press UP & DELETE to set
NOTE:
If you make a mistake, you can just do it over again or
call customer service for help.
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