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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, and the answering system through voice guide. Set date and time NOTE • Make sure you set the date and time including the year correctly; otherwise the answering system does not announce the correct day of the week for your recorded messages time stamp. 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. After the setting for the date and time, the handset will display Voice guide to... and set up Ans sys? alternatively. Set answering system through voice guide This feature assists you to do the basic setup of the answering system. You can follow the voice guide to record your own announcement, set the number of rings and the message alert tone. 1. Press SELECT to start the voice guide for the answering system setup. You hear the voice prompt "Hello! This voice guide will assist you with the basic setup of your answering system." 2. Setup your answering system by inputting the designated numbers as instructed in the voice guide. • To skip setting, press CANCEL. Check for dial tone: Press /HOME. 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 and no pwr at base alternately. 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 /HOME or /CELL. Move closer to the telephone base, and then press /HOME or /CELL 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. 9

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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, and the answering
system through voice guide.
Set date and time
NOTE
• Make sure you set the date and time
including the year correctly; otherwise the
answering system does not announce the
correct day of the week for your recorded
messages time stamp.
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.
After the setting for the date and time,
the handset will display
Voice guide to...
and
set up Ans sys?
alternatively.
Set answering system through
voice guide
This feature assists you to do the basic
setup of the answering system. You can
follow the voice guide to record your
own announcement, set the number of
rings and the message alert tone.
1.
Press
SELECT
to start the voice
guide for the answering
system setup. You hear the voice
prompt
“Hello! This voice
guide will assist you with the basic
setup of your answering system.”
2.
Setup your answering system by
inputting the designated numbers as
instructed in the voice guide.
• To skip setting, press
CANCEL
.
Check for dial tone:
Press
/HOME
. 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
and
no pwr at base
alternately.
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
/HOME
or
/CELL
.
Move
closer to the telephone base, and then
press
/HOME
or
/CELL
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.