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Operating range, Maintenance

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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 will display CONNECTING... If there is a call while the handset is out of range, it might not ring; or if it does ring, the call might not connect well when you press telephone base, then press /FLASH to answer the call. If the handset moves out of range during a telephone conversation, there might be interference. To improve reception, move closer to the telephone base. /FLASH. Move closer to the Maintenance Taking care of your telephone Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be treated with care. Avoid rough treatment Place the handset down gently. Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to ship it. Avoid water Your telephone can be damaged if it gets wet. Do not use the handset outdoors in the rain, or handle it with wet hands. Do not install the telephone base near a sink, bathtub or shower. Electrical storms Electrical storms can sometimes cause power surges harmful to electronic equipment. For your own safety, take caution when using electrical appliances during storms. Cleaning your telephone Your telephone has a durable plastic casing that should retain its luster for many years. Clean it only with a soft cloth slightly dampened with water or a mild soap. Do not use excess water or cleaning solvents of any kind. Remember that electrical appliances can cause serious injury if used when you are wet or standing in the water. If the telephone base should fall into the water, DO NOT RETRIEVE IT UNTIL YOU UNPLUG THE POWER CORD AND TELEPHONE LINE CORD FROM THE WALL. Then pull the unit out by the unplugged cords. Appendix www.vtechphones.com 57

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Appendix
Operating range
Th±s cordless telephone operates w±th the max±mum power allowed by the Federal Commun±cat±ons Comm±ss±on (FCC). Even so, th±s 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 ±s out of range, the handset w±ll d±splay
CONNECTING
...
If there ±s a call wh±le the handset ±s out of range, ±t m±ght not r±ng; or ±f ±t does r±ng, the call m±ght not connect well when you press
/FLASH
. Move closer to the
telephone base, then press
/FLASH
to answer the call.
If the handset moves out of range dur±ng a telephone conversat±on, there m±ght be ±nterference.
To ±mprove recept±on, move closer to the telephone base.
Maintenance
Taking care of your telephone
Your cordless telephone conta±ns soph±st±cated electron±c parts, so ±t must be treated w±th care.
Avoid rough treatment
Place the handset down gently. Save the or±g±nal pack±ng mater±als to protect your telephone ±f you ever need to sh±p ±t.
Avoid water
Your telephone can be damaged ±f ±t gets wet. Do not use the handset outdoors ±n the ra±n, or handle ±t w±th wet hands. Do not ±nstall the telephone base near a
s±nk, bathtub or shower.
Electrical storms
Electr±cal storms can somet±mes cause power surges harmful to electron±c equ±pment. For your own safety, take caut±on when us±ng electr±cal appl±ances dur±ng storms.
Cleaning your telephone
Your telephone has a durable plast±c cas±ng that should reta±n ±ts luster for many years. Clean ±t only w±th a soft cloth sl±ghtly dampened w±th water or a m±ld soap.
Do not use excess water or clean±ng solvents of any k±nd.
Remember that electr±cal appl±ances can cause ser±ous ±njury ±f used when you are wet or stand±ng ±n the water. If the telephone base should fall ±nto the water, DO
NOT RETRIEVE IT UNTIL YOU UNPLUG THE POWER CORD AND TELEPHONE LINE CORD FROM THE WALL. Then pull the un±t out by the unplugged cords.