ET-542 All-Weather 25-Channel Cordless Telephone
(430-1052)                 Installation               Faxback Doc. # 46509

Selecting a Location

Select a dry location for the telephone's base that is:

  Near an AC outlet

  Near a telephone line jack

  Out of the way of normal activities

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

  Away from wireless intercoms, alarms, and room monitors

The base's location affects the phone's range.  If you have a choice of
several locations, try each to see which provides the best performance

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

   The phone company will charge you for the installation of the necessary
   jacks.

   The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C for a baseboard
   jack or RJ11W for a wall jack.

CAUTION:  You must use a Class 2 120V AC/12V DC adapter that delivers at
          least 200 milliamps with its center tip set to positive.  Its
          plug must correctly fit the phone's 12V DC jack.

The supplied adapter meets these requirements.  Using an adapter that does
not meet these requirements could damage the phone or the adapter.

Installing The Base

1.  Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL.LINE jack on
    the back of the base.

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

3.  Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the 12V DC jack
    on the back of the base.

4.  Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

5.  Place the base's antenna in a vertical position.

Connecting The Battery

IMPORTANT:  You must connect the battery inside the handset before 
            charging the phone and using it.  Follow these steps to
            connect the battery.

1.  Use a screwdriver to remove the screw on the battery compartment
    cover on the back of the handset, then press down on the cover and
    slide it off.

2.  Plug the battery wire connector into the socket inside the 
    compartment.

    Note:  The connector fits only one way.  Do not force it.

3.  Align the screw hole on the battery compartment cover with the screw
    hole inside the battery compartment.

4.  Tighten the screw about halfway.  Then press down and slide the cover
    up to lock it in place.

5.  Fully tighten the screw to ensure the best water seal.

Before you use your phone for the first time, charge it for 15 hours.

Charging The Battery

After you install a new battery, place the handset on the base and let the
battery charge for about 15 hours before you use it the first time.  The
IN USE/CHARGE indicator lights.

The phone recharges whenever the handset is on the base.  You can recharge
the battery at any time, but you must be sure to recharge the battery when
the BATT LOW indicator flashes on the handset.

Notes:  The first time you use your phone after installing a new battery,
        the handset might not work or might sound an error tone when you
        press TALK.  This might also occur when you recharge a battery
        that has been completely discharged.

        If this happens, return the handset to the base for 5 seconds.
        This resets the security access protection code.

        If the IN USE/CHARGE indicator does not light when you place
        the handset on the base, be sure the battery is connected to
        the socket inside the battery compartment and the AC adapter 
        is securely connected to the base.

        Also be sure the handset is placed properly on the base, so the
        charging contacts on the handset and base meet.

        If the contacts are dirty or tarnished, gently clean them with a
        pencil eraser.

        About once a month, fully discharge the battery by keeping the
        handset off the base until the BATT LOW indicator flashes.
        Then return the handset to the base and recharge the battery for
        15 hours.

Setting The Dialing Mode

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

1.  Set TONE/PULSE to TONE.

2.  Lift the handset, press TALK, and listen for a dial tone.

3.  Press any number other than 0.

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

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

Turning On/Off The Ringer

To turn off the ringer, press and hold RINGER ON/OFF for about 2 seconds
(until a long beep sounds).  When the ringer is off, the RINGER ON/OFF
button flashes red.

To turn on the ringer, press and hold RINGER ON/OFF for about 2 seconds
(until a short beep sounds).

Note:  With the handset's ringer off, you can still make or receive calls
       using the cordless phone.  Telephones on the same line still ring
       when there is an incoming call, and the TALK light on the handset
       and the IN USE/CHARGE indicator on the base flash until you answer
       the call.

(LB/sm 2/27/98)