Getting Started; Powering The Base Station - Motorola MD450 Series User Manual

Getting Started

To set up your Motorola digital cordless phone
system:
1. Install optional backup batteries in the base
station and plug into a power outlet (page 12).
2. Plug in charging bases for expansion handsets
(page 13).
3. Install batteries in handsets (page 13).
4. Charge handset batteries (page 14).
A rechargeable NiCd battery powers each
handset. Charge the battery for about 12 hours
before initial use.
5. Connect the base station to the phone line
(page 14).
6. Register expansion handsets to the base station
(page 19).
Handsets that come with your phone system are
already registered to the base.
7. Set the ring tone, date, time, and other features
of your phone (page 20).
Place the Base Station:
• Away from electrical appliances such as a TV,
personal computer, or another cordless phone.
• In a high and central location with no obstructions,
such as walls.
If you hear noise while using the handset near a
microwave or another cordless phone's base unit,
move away from the microwave or base unit and
closer to your handset's base station.

Powering the Base Station

Important: Before installing or handling batteries,
read the Battery Safety Instructions on page 8.
The base station uses 4 AAA alkaline batteries for
optional backup power (batteries are included with
some models). To install the batteries in the base
station:
1. With the bottom of the base facing you, press the
cover latch with a screwdriver to lift and remove
the battery cover.
2. Insert 4 AAA alkaline batteries into the battery
compartment.
3. To replace the cover, insert the tabs of the cover
into the slots on the base station and press down
until the cover clicks into place.
4. Plug the power cord into the back of the base
station and into an outlet.
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