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Installation
3. Route the adapter and modular cords
through the grooves on the bottom of
the base.
4. Plug the short modular cord into the wall
plate jack, then align the base’s keyhole
slots with the wall plate studs and slide
the base down to secure it.
5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
6. Push up on the handset holder, then lift
and remove it. Turn it over and rotate it
so that the oval-shaped indention is at
the bottom, then slide it down into its
slot. Snap it back into place so that it
holds the handset.
On a Wall
To mount the phone directly on a wall, you
need two screws (not supplied) with heads
that fit into the keyhole slots on the bottom of
the base.
1. Drill two holes 3
15
/
16
inches (100 mm)
apart. Then thread a screw into each
hole, letting the heads extend about
1
/
8
inch (3 mm) from the wall.
2. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the
TEL LINE
jack on
the back of the base.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel
plug into the
DC IN 9V
jack on the back of
the base.
4. Route the adapter and modular cords
through the grooves on the bottom of
the base.
5. Align the base’s keyhole slots with the
mounting screws and slide the base
downward to secure it.
6. Plug the modular cord’s other end into
the phone jack, and plug the adapter
into a standard AC outlet.
CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THE BATTERY
PACK
The phone comes with a rechargeable
nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset,
but not connected. Before using your phone,
you must connect the battery pack, then
charge it for about 24 hours.
1. Press down and slide off the battery
compartment cover.
2. Lift the battery pack out of the
compartment.
3. Plug the battery pack’s connector into
the socket in the compartment (the
connector fits only one way), then place
the battery pack in the compartment.
4. Replace the cover.
To charge the battery pack, place the
handset either faceup or facedown on the
base. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the
base lights and
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handset display.
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Important: Be sure the battery pack is
properly connected before you try to charge
it. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights
when the handset is on the base, even if the
battery pack is not connected.
Notes:
• When you first use the phone after
charging or recharging the battery pack,
the phone might not work and you might
hear an error tone when you press
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. Return the handset to the base for
