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Clock/Alarm
The clock on you Essential 
Phone is 12 hour format.
If you have subscribed to a 
Caller Display service the time 
and month may be set when 
you receive your rst call 
but you will still need to set 
the year.
Setting the date and time
1. Press 
, then scroll   to  
Clock/Alarm. Press 
. 
2. Date & Time is displayed press 
. 
3. Use the keypad to type in the 
date and press 
. Enter the time in 
12 hour format, then choose AM or 
PM by pressing 
 or   to select A 
for AM or P for PM. Press 
 
to save. 
Setting an alarm
1. Press 
, then scroll   to  
Clock/Alarm and press 
. 
2. Press 
 until you see Set Alarm, 
press 
. 
3. Press 
 and   to choose how 
often you want the alarm to go o: 
O, On Once, On Daily. Press 
. 
4. Using the keypad, type in the 
time you want to set the alarm for 
and press 
. When you’ve set your 
alarm, the 
 icon will show on the 
display screen. 
Switching the alarm o 
When the alarm goes o, the screen 
will light up, the alarm will ring at 
the progressive level and Alarm On 
and the 
 will ash on the display. 
To switch it o, press 
.