Setting Up The Handset For Use - Siemens Gigaset C285-2 User Manual

First Steps
Range and reception indicator
Range:
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Up to 984 feet in the open
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Up to 165 feet in buildings
Reception indicator:
The display shows if the handset is linked to
the base station:
Ä is on: handset is linked to the base sta-
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tion.
Ä flashes: no reception; handset is out of
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range or not registered.
Connecting the base station
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First connect the yellow marked plug pin
to the base station's socket (yellow
marked) and then the AC adapter to the
AC outlet (see below).
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Afterwards connect the phone jacks as
shown below.
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TEL LINE 1
TEL LINE 2
1 110-V power adapter
2 Back of the base station
3 Phone jacks with telephone line cords
Please note:
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If you want to connect your Gigaset C285
to a 2-line telephone jack (4P4C):
– Use the telephone line cord with four
connectors in each plug.
– Connect the telephone line cord to
the TEL LINE 1 jack of the base station.
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The power adapter must always be con-
nected, as the phone will not operate
without an electrical supply.
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Your answering machine is set to give a
standard announcement.
Setting up the handset for
use
All supplied handsets are already registered
to the base station by factory settings.
Carry out the following steps for each hand-
set.
Inserting the batteries
Caution:
Use only rechargeable Nickel-metal hydride
(NiMH) UL-approved AAA batteries. Never use a
conventional (non-rechargeable) battery or
other battery types as this could result in signifi-
cant health risks and personal injury. For exam-
ple, the batteries could explode. The phone
could also malfunction or be damaged as a result
of using batteries that are not of the recom-
mended type.
Note:
If attached, remove the belt clip before opening
the battery cover.
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Open the battery cover.
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Insert the batteries according to the cor-
rect polarity (see diagram).