Getting Started - Motorola AX Series User Manual

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Getting started

Important
• Do not place your Motorola AX device in the bathroom or other humid areas.
• Avoid sources of noise and heat, such as motors, fluorescent lighting,
microwave ovens, heating appliances and direct sunlight.
• Avoid areas of excessive dust, moisture and low temperature.
• Avoid other cordless telephones or personal computers.
• Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.
• Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically
designed for wet locations.
• Never touch non-insulated telephone wires or terminals, unless the telephone
line has been disconnected at the network interface.
• Place your base within reach of the AC power outlet, telephone wall jack and
router.
• The base station must be connected to the AC power outlet and the Ethernet
cable must be plugged into the router at all times. Use only the AC power
adaptor and telephone line cord supplied with the product.
Note
If you are wall mounting your base please refer to the wall mount template on page
58.
Handset range
The unit has a range of up to 300 meters outdoors when there is a clear line of
sight between the base and handset. Any obstruction between the base and
handset will reduce the range significantly. With the base indoors and the handset
either indoors or outdoors, the range will normally be up to 50 meters. Thick
concrete and stone walls can severely affect the range.
Signal strength
The on your handset indicates that you are within range of the base. When out
of range of the base, the handset will display
and the out of range tone is set to on, you will hear a warning beep.
The line will hang up if the handset moves out of range of the base. Move closer to
the base and the handset will automatically reconnect to the corded base.
Battery low warning
If you hear a warning beep every 60 seconds during a call, you will need to
recharge the handset before you can use it again.
When charging,
8
will scroll on the display.
and Searching.... If you are on a call
Getting started