5
GETTING ST
ARTED
Table/Desk Installation
CONNECT THE
POWER CORD
CONNECT THE
TELEPHONE LINE
CORD
Standard electrical outlet
Modular telephone jack
4 Charge the Handset Battery
Place the Handset in the Base. Charge the battery at least for 12 hours the first time.
5 Check for Dial Tone
After the batteries are charged, connect the modular telephone cord between a live
phone jack and the jack located on the bottom of the Base Unit. Pick up the Handset
and press PHONE. You should hear a Dial Tone.
6 Set the Dial Mode
If you have touch tone service, the phone is ready to use as soon as the battery is
charged.
If you have dial pulse (rotary) service, you’ll need to change the dial mode.
•
Press PROG/CHAN on the Handset to enter programming mode.
•
Press or until the screen displays
DIAL MODE
: and the currently selected mode.
•
Press SELECT. The current setting blinks.
•
Press to select
TONE
or
PULSE
.
•
Press SELECT, to save the displayed mode.
7 Set Time and Date
If you subscribe to Caller ID service, the date and time will be set automatically with the
first incoming call.
If you do not have Caller ID service, you can set the date and time manually.
•
Press PROG/CHAN on the Handset to enter programming mode.
•
Press or until
DATE/TIME
is displayed. Press SELECT.
•
The month is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct month.
Press SELECT.
•
The day is flashing. Press
or
until the screen displays the correct day.
Press SELECT.
•
The hour is flashing. Press or
until the screen displays the correct hour.
Press SELECT.
•
The minute is flashing. Press or until the screen displays the correct minute.
Press SELECT.
•
AM
or
PM
is flashing. Press
or
to choose between
AM
or
PM
.
Press SELECT.
NOTE: You can choose to set the time manually, or you can allow it to be automatically
with incoming Caller ID information.
INSTALLATION