ET-291 Two-Line Trim-Fone Telephone
(430-0621)                 Installation               Faxback Doc. # 34503

READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

Each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone
line. We refer to this power draw as the device's ringer equivalence number
or REN.  The REN is shown on the bottom of your phone.

If you are using more than one device on the line, add up all the RENs.  If
the total is more than five, your phones might not ring.  In rural areas, a
total REN of three might impair ringer operation.

NOTE:  You must not connect your phone to:

     Coin-operated systems

     Party-line systems

     Most electronic key phone systems

FCC STATEMENT

This phone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules.  You must, upon request,
provide the FCC Registration Number and the REN to your phone company.
These numbers are located on the bottom of your phone.

INSTALLATION

Complete the steps in this section to install your phone.

CHOOSING A LOCATION

You can use your phone as a desk phone, mount it on a standard wall plate,
or mount it directly on the wall using two screws.

Choose a location that is out of the way of normal activities and near the
appropriate phone jack.  For more information about the phone jack, see
"Connecting to the Phone Line", below.

MOUNTING DIRECTLY ON A WALL

If you plan to mount the phone on a wall without using a wall plate, do the
following:

1.   Drill two holes 3 15/16 inches (100 mm) apart.

2.   Thread a screw (not supplied) into each hole, letting the head extend
     3/16 inch (5 mm) from the wall.

CONNECTING TO THE PHONE LINE

The mounting method you use determines how you connect the phone to the
phone line.

Follow the instructions for the type of mounting you've chosen.

DESK OR DIRECT-WALL MOUNTING

To use both phone lines you must have two lines with separate phone numbers

You can use a two-line jack (RJ14C) that contains both lines, or you can
use a separate single-line jack (RJ11C) for each line.  If you use two
single-line jacks, you must connect the lines with a coupler (Radio Shack
Cat. No. 279-401).

NOTE:  The line that connects the phone jack to the telephone company must
       be twisted-pair cable.  Otherwise, you might experience interference
       (crosstalk) between the two phone lines.

If you have only one phone line, order a second line from your local phone
company.

NOTE:  If the phone line does not use a modular jack, contact you phone
       company or local Radio Shack store.

To connect the phone to the phone line:

1.   Plug one end of the supplied flat modular cord into the modular jack
     on the back of the phone.

2.   Thread the cord upward through the groove on the phone's base.

3.   Plug the cord's other end into the two-line phone jack or coupler.

4.   If you are mounting the phone on a wall, align the keyhole slots with
     the mounting screws and slide the phone downward.

WALL-PLATE MOUNTING

To use both phone lines, the wall plate must have a two-line jack (RJ14W)
and you must have two phone lines with separate phone numbers.

If you have only one phone line, order a second line from your local phone
company.

NOTE:  If the jack is not a modular jack, contact your phone company or
       local Radio Shack store.

To connect the phone to the phone line:

1.   Plug one end of a short modular cord (Cat. No. 279-390) into the
     modular jack on the back of the phone.

2.   Thread the cord downward through the groove on the phone's base.  Put
     any excess cord in the opening on the phone's base.

3.   Plug the cord's other end into the phone line jack.

4.   Align the phone's keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide
     the phone downward.

CONNECTING THE HANDSET CORD

Plug one end of the coiled cord into the jack on the side of the phone's
base.  Plug the other end into the jack on the handset.

ROTATING THE HANDSET HOLDER

If you are mounting the phone on a wall or wall plate, turn the handset
holder so that it can hold the handset in place.  To do this, slide the
handset holder out of its grooves.  Then, turn the holder one half turn and
slide it back into the grooves.


(YO/EB 9/3/96)