ET-142 Two Line Telephone with Auto-Dialer (430-0640) Preparation Faxback Doc. # 34487 INSTALLING/REPLACING THE BATTERIES You need to install two AAA batteries (Cat. No. 23-584) to protect the numbers in your telephone's memory. When you replace the batteries, be sure to have fresh batteries on hand before you remove the old batteries. Once you remove the batteries, the memory holds the numbers you store for only a short time. If you do not replace the batteries quickly your telephone might lose the stored numbers. Also, if you have installed the telephone, keep it connected to the tele- phone line while you replace the batteries. 1. Open the battery compartment by pressing the tab /\ and lifting the cover. 2. Insert two AAA batteries, observing the polarity symbols (+ and -) marked inside the compartment. CAUTION: Incorrect battery installation can damage the telephone. 3. Replace the battery compartment cover. Periodically test the batteries by setting the NORM/STORE BATT TEST switch to STORE BATT TEST. If the BATT TEST indicator lights, the batteries are still good. After checking the batteries be sure to return the NORM/STORE BATT TEST switch to NORM. If you don't, the batteries lose their power and the numbers in memory are lost. SELECTING A LOCATION Select a location for your new telephone that is near a telephone jack. Plan to position your telephone so that the wires are not in the way of normal activities. CONNECTING YOUR TELEPHONE TO THE PHONE LINES Plug your telephone's modular cord into a two-line jack. A two-line jack looks identical to a regular, single-line modular jack, but it is wired differently. If only Line 1 works after you complete the installation, the second line has not been wired to the jack. If this is the case, or if your telephone lines do not end in a two-line modular jack, you can: a. Update the wiring yourself. Radio Shack stores sell the jacks and adapters necessary to convert from the older wiring methods (four- prong, direct wiring). b. Connect your telephone to two single-line jacks, using a two-line coupler (Cat. No. 279-401). c. Have the telephone company update the wiring of your telephone system. NOTE: The telephone company can charge you to install the jack. The phone company will ask you for the USOC number of the jack to be installed. This number is RJ-14C (or RJ-14W for a wall installation). NOTE: If the telephone jacks were not wired correctly or if they were wired using flat modular telephone cable you might hear interference from the other line when both lines are in use. WALL-MOUNTING YOUR TELEPHONE You can mount your telephone directly on the wall using two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the key-hole slots on the bottom of the telephone. Or, you can get a telephone wall-plate and the short modular cable needed for wall-plate mounting at your local Radio Shack store. If you mount your telephone directly on a wall, follow these instructions. 1. Move the bracket from its current position to the wall-mount position. a. Lift up on the bracket. b. Insert the bracket into the wall-mounting slot and push upward to latch. 2. Drill two holes 3 15/16 inches (100 mm) apart. 3. Thread the screws into the wall, letting the heads extend about 1/16 inch (12 mm) from the wall. 4. Hang the telephone on the screws using the two key-hole slots on the bottom of the telephone, and press the telephone down to secure it in place. 5. To hold the handset in place, lift and rotate the handset guide. 6. Connect the phone to the phone line. If you are mounting on a standard telephone wall plate: 1. Plug the short modular cord into the jack on the plate. 2. Plug the other end of the short modular cord into the telephone jack. 3. Hang the telephone on the wall plate using the two key-hole slots on the bottom of the telephone and then press the telephone down to secure it in place. 4. To hold the handset in place, lift and rotate the handset guide. NOTE: If you need to step away from the telephone during a call and you do not want to press [HOLD], you can hang the handset on the handset holder without disconnecting the call. INSTALLING THE HANDSET CORD Plug one end of the coiled handset cord into the modular jack on the left side of the telephone base. Plug the other end into the handset. You might prefer a longer cord, especially if you use a wall installation. Your Radio Shack store has a wide selection of telephone accessories, including longer coiled cord. SETTING THE RINGER SWITCH The OFF/LO/HI RINGER switch lets you set the lines for a normal or soft ring. You can also turn off the ringers if you do not want to be disturbed. When you turn off the ringer, you can still make calls. You can answer calls, too, if you hear an extension phone ring. SETTING THE NORM/STORE BATT TEST SWITCH Set the NORM/STORE BATT TEST Switch to NORM except when storing numbers in memory or when checking the battery condition. SETTING THE DIALING MODE Set the PULSE - TONE switch for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which service you have, perform this simple test. 1. Set the PULSE - TONE switch to TONE. 2. Press LINE 1. 3. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. 4. Press any number other than 0. If the dial tone stops, you have touch- tone service for that line. Otherwise, you have pulse service. 5. Press LINE 2 and repeat steps 3 and 4 for Line 2. 6. If you have pulse service on either line, set the PULSE - TONE switch to PULSE. (LB/EB 09/03/96)