Uniden EXAI2980 English Owners Manual - Page 12

• Af ter installing the batter y pack in the handset, charge your handset at least 15-20 hours before plugging into the phone line. Once the handset battery pack is fully charged, connect the telephone line cord to the base and telephone wall outlet. 5) Connect the telephone line cord to the TEL LINE jack and a telephone outlet once the handset is fully charged. If your telephone outlet isn't modular, contact your telephone company for assistance. Modular D. Choose the dial mode Most phone systems use tone dialing which sends DTMF tones through the phone line. However some phone systems still use pulse dialing such as in rural areas. The default setting is tone dialing. Depending on your dialing system, set the mode as follows: Make sure your battery pack is fully charged before choosing the dial mode. 1)Press and hold flash until you hear a confirmation tone. The current setting appears next to Dial Mode. 2) To set the dial mode for pulse dialing, press # . Or to set the dial mode for tone dialing, press */tone . A confirmation tone sounds to indicate the setting is complete. • If you are not sure of your dialing system, set for tone dialing. Make a trial call. If the call connects, leave the setting as is, otherwise set for pulse dialing. •If your phone system requires pulse dialing and you need to send DTMF tones for certain situations during a call, you may "switch-over" to tone dialing. (Refer to "Tone Dialing Switch-over" on page 17.) [ 10 ] G E T T I N G S T A R T E D