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INSTALLING YOUR TELEPHONE
UNPACKING YOUR TELEPHONE
Check the contents of the carton. Make sure you have a
telephone, a baseplate, a 8-foot handset cord, a long modular line
cord, and a short modular line cord.
If anything is missing or damaged, contact the place of
purchase.
MODULAR JACKS
To install your telephone, you must have a modular wall
jack at the desired location, or a 4-prong jack that can be modified
with a 4-prong adapter. If your telephone line does not have a
modular wall jack, or a jack that can be modified, you must have one
installed.
DANGER: To reduce the risk of electrical shock and
personal injury, observe the followingwhen installing
station wiring:
1.Never install telephone wiring during a light-
ning storm.
2.Never install telephone jacks in wet locations
unless the jack is specifically designed for wet
locations.
3.Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or
terminals unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface.
4.Use caution when installing or modifying
telephone lines.
Various types of
modular wall jacks are
shown to the right. The
USOC RJ11C modular wall
jack is for desk telephones and
the USOC RJ11W modular wall
jack is for modular wall
telephones.
Various types of 4-
prong wall jacks are shown to
the right along with a 4-prong
adapter. The 4-prong adapter
plugs into the wall jack for
modular wall jack service.
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