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To connect LINES 1 + 2:
There are two possible connections.
Refer to Figure 1 at beginning of Installation section if you have one single
line (RJ11C) phone jack or one dual-line (RJ14C) phone jack.
1. Connect one end of either straight telephone line cord to the jack marked
Line 1+2 on the back of the base.
2. Connect the other end to the single-line or dual-line wall phone jack.
NOTE:
If you connect the telephone line cord to the single-line (RJ11C) wall
phone jack, you will only be able to use one telephone line (either Line 1 or
Line 2) but not both lines simultaneously.
Refer to Figure 2 at beginning of Installation section if you have two single-
line (RJ11C) phone jacks.
1. Connect one end of either straight telephone line cord to the jack marked
Line 1+2 on the back of the base.
2. Connect one end of the other straight telephone line cord to the jack
marked Line 2 on the back of the base.
3. Connect the other end of each straight telephone line cord to the two single
line wall phone jack.
4. Slip the mounting holes over the wall plate posts and firmly slide the unit
down into place (wall plate not included).
5. Plug one end of the coiled handset cord into the handset and the opposite
end into the base.
6. Set the Ringer Line 1 and Ringer Line 2 volume switches located at the back
of the base to the desired loudness.
OFF - Telephone will not ring.
LO - Sound will be lowest.
HI - Sound will be loudest.
7. Press the
Line 1
button if the Line 1 telephone cord is connected. Otherwise,
press the
Line 2
button.
8. The unit is properly installed if you pick up the handset and hear the dial
tone. Otherwise, recheck all installation steps.
Data Port
This phone is equipped with a Line 2 jack for you to connect an auxiliary phone
device, such as a fax machine, computer modem, answering machine, or even
a cordless phone. You can install the phone as described in
“Two Lines on a
Single Modular Jack
”, then you can use the Line 2 jack to connect your
fax machine and receive faxes on the phone number for Line 2.
