User Guide

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Getting started
Location
Youneedtoplacethebaseunitwithin2metresofthe
mainspowersocketandtelephonesocketsothatthe
cableswillreach.Makesureitisatleast1metreaway
from other electrical appliances to avoid interference.
Yourcordlessphoneworksbysendingradiosignals
betweenthehandsetandbase.Thestrengthofthe
signaldependsonwhereyousitethebase.Puttingit
ashighaspossibleensuresthebestsignal.
Handset range
The range is up to 300 metres 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signicantly.Withthebaseindoors
andhandseteitherindoorsoroutdoors,therangewill
normallybeupto50metres.Thickstonewallscan
severely affect the range.
Signal strength
The icon on your handset indicates when you are in
range.Whenoutofrangeofthebasetheiconashes
andthehandsetgivesanout-of range warning tone
every minute. This tone is repeated until you move
backintorange.
Ifyoumoveoutofrangeduringacall,thetelephone
callwillbedisconnected.Moveback within range
beforeyoumakeanyfurthercalls.Thehandsetwill
automaticallyre-connecttothebase.
Thebasestationmustbepluggedintothe
mains power at all times. Do not plug the
telephonelinecordintothewallsocketuntil
thehandsetisfullycharged.Onlyusethe
powerandtelephonecablessuppliedwith
the product.
IMPORTANT
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Battery low warning
If the iconashesinthedisplay,youwillneedto
rechargethehandsetbeforeyoucanuseitagain.
Duringcharging,the
icon in the display will scroll.
Battery performance
Inidealconditions,fullychargedbatteriesshouldgive
about10hourstalktimeor100 hours standby time
from a single charge.
Notethatnewbatteriesdonotreachfullcapacityuntil
theyhavebeeninnormaluseforseveraldays.
Thechargecapacityof rechargeablebatterieswill
reducewithtimeastheywearout,givingthehandset
lesstalk/standbytime.Eventuallytheywillneedtobe
replaced.
Batteriesandhandsetsmaybecomewarmduring
charging. This is normal.
SAFETY INFORMATION
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