Setting Up Your Vtech 918 Adx - VTech 918 ADX Instruction Manual

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Setting Up Your VTech 918 ADX

Choose an area near an electrical outlet
and a telephone wall jack.
9V DC TEL.LINE
AC
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
Plug the AC power adaptor into an
electrical outlet and the DC connector to
the back of the Base Unit.
CAUTION: Use only the AC adaptor shipped
with your 918 ADX . This is a Class 2 AC adap-
tor, specifically designed for use with the
918ADX .
NOTE: Connect power to the Base Unit before
placing the Handset in the cradle.
Set the TONE/PULSE switch on the
Base Unit. If you have touch tone
service on your phone line, set the
switch to TONE. If you have rotary
service, set the switch to PULSE.
Set the RINGER switch to HIGH, LOW
or OFF on the side of the Base Unit.
CHARGE THE HANDSET BATTERY
PACK BEFORE USE. The battery pack
recharges automatically whenever the
Handset is in the Base Unit cradle. The
battery pack should be charged for 16
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SETTING UP
YOUR
VTECH 918ADX
TELEPHONE
WALL
JACK
CAUTION:
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S T A R T E D
RINGER
OFF LO HI PULSE TONE
TONE
RINGER
TONE/PULSE PULSE
hours before using your phone for the
first time.
Connect the telephone line cord. Insert
one end of the telephone line cord into the
jack at the rear of the Base Unit. Plug the
other end into a telephone wall jack.
Make sure the plugs snap securely into
place.
CHECK FOR A DIAL TONE. After the
battery pack is charged, raise the Base
Unit Antenna to an upright position. Then,
pick up the Handset and press the
PHONE key. The IN USE LED (on the
Base Unit) and the PHONE LED (on the
Handset) should light up, and you should
hear a dial tone. If not, see IN CASE OF
DIFFICULTY.
Never install telephone wiring during a
lightning storm.
Never install telephone jacks in wet loca-
tions unless the jack is specifically de-
signed for wet locations.
Never touch uninsulated telephone wires
or terminals unless the telephone line
has been disconnected at the network
interface.
Use caution when installing or modifying
telephone lines.
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