ET-905 Cordless Telephone
(430-1080)                 Preparation                Faxback Doc. # 39362


SELECTING A LOCATION

You can place the base on a desk, shelf, or table, or mount it directly
on the wall.  The base's location affects the phone's range.  If you have
a choice of several locations, try each to see which one provides the best
performance.

Select a location that it:

   Near an AC outlet

   Near a telephone line jack

   Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metal walls
   or filing cabinets

   Away from wireless intercoms, alarms, and room monitors

If the phone line jack is not a modular jack, you must update the wiring.
You can convert the wiring yourself, using jacks and adapters available at
your local Radio Shack store.  Or, you can let the phone company update
the wiring for you.

Notes:

   The phone company charges for the installation of the necessary jacks.

   The USOC number of the necessary baseboard jack to be installed is
   RJ11C.

SETUP ON A DESKTOP

1.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on the
    bottom of the base and route the wire through the slot on the back of
    the base.

2.  Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the LINE jack on the
    bottom of the base and route the wire through the slot on the back of
    the base.

3.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

4.  Plug the modular cord's other end into a modular phone line jack.

MOUNTING DIRECTLY ON A WALL

Mounting the base directly on the wall requires three screws (not supplied)
with heads that fit into the base's keyhole slots.

1.  Mark the location of the mounting holes using the supplied template.

2.  Drill a hole at each marked location, then thread a screw into each
    hole, letting the heads extend 1/8 inch from the wall (about the width
    of two stacked pennies).

3.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on the
    bottom of the base.

4.  Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the LINE jack on the
    bottom of the base.

5.  Align the keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base
    downward to secure it.

6.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

7.  Plug the modular cord's other end into a modular phone line jack.

CHARGING THE HANDSET'S BATTERY

You must charge the battery at least 24 hours before you use the phone the
first time or when you replace the battery.  To charge or recharge the
battery, simply place the handset on the cradle.  The CHARGE indicator
lights.

Note:  If the CHARGE indicator does not light or blinks continuously when
       you place the handset on the cradle, be sure the battery and AC
       adapter are correctly and securely connected.  Also, check the
       charging contacts on both the handset and base.  If the contacts are
       dirty or tarnished, clean them with an eraser.

Recharge the battery when the handset's BATT LOW indicator lights (see
"Care and Maintenance," Faxback Doc. # 39365).  

Notes:

About once a month, fully discharge the battery.  Otherwise, it will lose
its ability to recharge, and you might have to recharge and replace it
more often.

To fully discharge the battery, keep the handset off the cradle until
BATT LOW lights.  Then return the handset to the base and fully recharge
the battery.

Some deeply discharged batteries take longer to charge.  If overnight
charging is not sufficient, try charging for up to 48 hours.

SETTING THE PULSE/TONE SWITCH

Set PULSE/TONE for the type of service you have.  If you are not sure which
type you have, do this test.

1.  Set PULSE/TONE to TONE.

2.  Press TALK on the handset and listen for a dial tone. 

3.  Press any number other than 0.

    If the dial tone stops, you have touch tone service.  Leave PULSE/TONE
    set to TONE.

    If the tone continues, you have pulse service.  Set PULSE/TONE to
    PULSE.

SETTING THE RINGER'S SOUND LEVEL

The RINGER OFF/LOW/HIGH switch controls the base's ringer volume.

Set RINGER to OFF when you do not want the ringer to sound.  You can still
make calls, and you can answer a call if you hear another phone on the 
same line ring.

Set RINGER to LOW in a quiet room, such as a bedroom.

Set RINGER to HIGH in a noisy room, such as the kitchen.

Note:  The handset will not ring if it is on the base and the base's ringer
       is turned off.  However, the handset will ring if it away from the
       base, even if the base's ringer is turned off.

(km-05/07/1997)

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