ET-493 (430-0575B) Installation Faxback Doc. # 6513 We have designed the telephone to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device's ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is shown on the bottom of the phone. If you are using more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all the REN's. If the total is more than five, your phones might not ring. In rural areas, a total REN of three might impair ringer operation. FCC STATEMENT This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, provide the FCC Registration Number and the REN to your phone company. These numbers are located on the bottom of your phone. Note: You must not connect the phone to any of the following: Coin-Operated systems Party-line systems Most electronic key phone systems Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, and damage to your telephone, do not expose it to rain or moisture. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Jagged Arrow: This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Exclamation Point: This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. INSTALLATION SELECTING A LOCATION You can place the phone on a desk, shelf, or table. Select a location that meets the following requirements: Near an AC outlet Near a modular phone line jack Out of the way of normal activities Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metal walls or filing cabinets Away from wireless intercoms, security alarms, and room monitors The base's location affects the phone's range. If you have a choice of several locations, try each location to see which one provides the best performance. If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must update the wiring. You can convert the wiring yourself, using jacks and adapters available at your local Radio Shack store. Or, you can let the phone company update the wiring for you. Note: The phone company will charge you for the installation of the necessary jacks. The phone company will ask you for the USOC number of the jack to be installed. This number is RJ11C for a baseboard jack. CONNECTING THE PHONE After you select a location for the phone, follow these steps to connect it to AC power and to the phone line. 1. Attach the supplied antenna to the handset by screwing the antenna into the hole on top of the handset. 2. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the phone line jack on the back of the base. 3. Plug the modular cord's other end into a modular phone line jack. 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DFC 12V jack on the back of the base. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. PREPARATION After you install the phone, complete the procedures in this section. CHARGING THE BATTERY You must charge the phone's handset battery for at least 24 hours before you use the phone. Recharge the battery when the LOW BATT indicator on the handset lights. Note: If charged as described below, the supplied handset battery should last for several years. When the battery loses its ability to fully recharge, take the phone to your Radio Shack store so they can arrange to have the battery replaced. Follow these steps to charge the battery. 1. Set RINGER to POWER OFF. 2. Place the handset on the cradle. The CHARGE indicator on the base lights. Notes: If battery power is low, RINGER is set to LO or HI, and the handset is not in use, LOW BATT slowly flashes. If battery power is too low, the LOW BATT indicator does not light. The battery can recharge if RINGER is set to LO or HI, but it recharges more quickly if you set RINGER to POWER OFF. If the CHARGE indicator does not light when you place the handset on the cradle, be sure the battery and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected. Also, check the charging contacts on the handset and base. If the contacts are dirty or tarnished, clean them with a pencil eraser. This product contains a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery. At the end of the battery's useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management authorities for information on recycling or disposal programs in your area. The first time you use the phone, you might hear an error tone. This occurs if the access-protection code is not set. (You do not hear the error tone if RINGER is set to POWER OFF.) If you hear the error tone, lift the handset, set RINGER to LO or HI, and return the handset to the cradle to reset the access- protection code. About once a month, fully discharge the battery. Otherwise, the battery loses its ability to fully recharge and you will have to replace it more often. To fully discharge the battery, keep the handset off the cradle until the LOW BATT indicator lights. Then return the handset to the cradle and fully recharge the battery. SETTING THE DIALING MODE Set PULSE-TONE for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which type of service you have, do the following. 1. Set RINGER to LO or HI. 2. SET PULSE-TONE to TONE. 3. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. 4. Press any number other than 0. If the dial tone stops, you have touchtone service. If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Set PULSE-TONE to PULSE. SETTING THE RINGER SWITCH The Ringer switch controls the volume for the ringer, the pager and the buttonpress confirmation tones. Set RINGER to LO or HI for a low or high volume level. Set RINGER to POWER OFF to turn off the handset. If you set RINGER to POWER OFF, you can still answer calls if you hear the ringer of another phone on the same phone line. Lift the handset from the cradle, set RINGER to LO or HI, and return the handset to the cradle. Then lift the handset to answer the call. Note: During normal operation, keep RINGER set to LO or HI. (BR/all-06/23/94)