Getting started
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Line power mode (no AC power)
This telephone provides minimal functionality during a power failure. When AC
power is not available, the screen is blank and many telephone features do not
function. Only touch-tone dialing and corded handset volume adjustment are
supported. The telephone uses power from the telephone line to enable you
to make and answer calls using the corded handset and dialing keys.
After you install your telephone or the power returns following a power
outage, the telephone base or cordless handset will prompt you to set the
date and time. For instructions, see
Set date/time
31 for details. To skip setting the date and time, press
OFF
/CANCEL
on a
cordless handset or
CANCEL
on the telephone base.
To make a call during a power failure
1.
Lift the corded handset and wait for a dial tone. The screen displays
Base Check AC power
.
2. Slowly dial a telephone number using the dialing keys. Wait to hear each
key tone upon inputting a digit before pressing the next dialing key.
To answer a call during a power failure
f
f
Lift the corded handset.
Note: The screen does not show incoming caller ID information during a power failure.
