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Before use
After you install your telephone or power
returns following a power outage, the
handset will prompt you to set the date
and time.
Set date and time
1. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
Then press SELECT.
2. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then
press or to choose AM or PM.
3. Press SELECT to save.
Check for dial tone
Press . If you hear a dial tone, the
installation is successful.
If you do not hear a dial tone:
• Make sure the installation procedures
described above are properly done.
• It may be a wiring problem. If you
have changed your telephone
service to digital service from a cable
company or a VoIP service provider,
the telephone line may need to be
rewired to allow all existing telephone
jacks to work. Contact your cable/VoIP
service provider for more information.
Operating range
This cordless telephone operates with the
maximum power allowed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Even
so, this handset and telephone base can
communicate over only a certain distance
- which can vary with the locations of the
telephone base and handset, the weather,
and the layout of your home or office.
When the handset is out of range, the
handset displays Out of range or no pwr at
base.
If there is a call while the handset is out of
range, it may not ring, or if it does ring,
the call may not connect well when you
press . Move closer to the telephone
base, and then press
to answer the call. If the handset
moves out of range during a telephone
conversation, there may be interference.
To improve reception, move closer to the
telephone base.
Configure your telephone
Using the handset menu
1. Press MENU when the phone is not in
use.
2. Press or until the screen displays
the desired feature menu.
3. Press SELECT to enter that menu.
• To return to the previous menu, press
CANCEL on the handset.
• To return to idle mode, press and hold
CANCEL on the handset.
Set language
The LCD language is preset to English.
You can select English, French or Spanish
to be used in all screen displays.
1. Press MENU when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press or to choose Settings, and
then press SELECT.
3. Press SELECT to choose LCD
language.
4. Press or to choose English,
Français or Español, and then press
SELECT.
5. Press SELECT again to save. You hear a
confirmation tone.
Set date and time
1. Press MENU when the handset is not
in use.
2. Press or to choose Set date/time,
and then press SELECT.
3. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
month (MM), date (DD) and year (YY).
Then press SELECT.
4. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the
hour (HH) and minute (MM). Then
press or to choose AM or PM.
5. Press SELECT to save. Then the handset
returns to the previous menu. You hear
a confirmation tone.