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Also, check the charging contacts
on the handset and base. If the con-
tacts are dirty or tarnished, clean
them with a pencil eraser.
• About once a month, fully discharge
the battery by keeping the handset
off the base until
Low
Battery
appears. Otherwise, the battery
pack loses its ability to fully re-
charge.
• If the battery pack becomes weak
during a call, the handset beeps ev-
ery few seconds and
Low
Bat-
tery
flashes on the display.
If this
happens, you must recharge the
battery pack before you can make
another call.
• If the battery pack is completely dis-
charged or the base loses power
while the handset is away from it,
place the handset on the base to re-
set the security access-protection
code. If it was the handset that lost
power, recharge the battery pack.
•
• The supplied battery pack should
last for about a year. When it loses
its ability to fully recharge, order a
replacement battery pack through
your local RadioShack store (see
“Replacing the Battery Pack” on
Page 37).
SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set
DIAL MODE
on the back of the base
for the type of service you have. If you
are not sure which type you have, after
you charge the handset battery pack, do
this simple test.
1. Set
DIAL MODE
to
T
(tone).
2. Press
TALK
on the handset and lis-
ten for a dial tone.
3. Press any number other than
0
.
Note: If your phone system requires
that you dial an access code (9, for
example) before you dial an outside
number, do not press the access
code number either.
If the dial tone stops, you have
touch-tone service. Leave
DIAL
MODE
set to
T
.
If the dial tone continues, you have
pulse service. Set
DIAL MODE
to
P
(pulse).
4. Press
TALK
or place the handset on
the base to hang up.
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