Bell Phones Excursion 36240, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...240 Congratulations on your selection of the Excursion 39240 from Northwestern Bell Phones This quality 2 4GHz cordless telephone like all Genuine BELL products has been designed to give you many years of continuous service and represents the best value for your money It requires little maintenance and is easy to ...

Page 2: ...ssistance or service in Canada call Sonigem Products Inc at 800 287 4871 or 905 479 3833 between 8 30 a m and 5 00 p m Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday You can also visit our web site at http www nwbphones com for technical support and information on our other products WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this product to rain or any type of excess moisture If accidental...

Page 3: ...nglish Canadian Version THE OWNER S MANUAL CARTON CONTENTS HANDSET BASE UNIT RECHARGEABLE Ni Cd BATTERY PACK ADAPTER 9VDC 300mA TELEPHONE LINE CORD Short Long WALL MOUNT BRACKET BELT CLIP USER S MANUAL WARRANTY CARD ACCESSORY ORDER FORM Ｍｏｄｅｌ Ｎｏ Ｓｅｒｉａｌ Ｎｏ Ｍｏｄｅｌ Ｎｏ Ｓｅｒｉａｌ Ｎｏ Excursion 36240 ...

Page 4: ...ource indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your dealer or local power company 8 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where the cord will be abused by persons walking on it 9 Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in the risk of fire or electric shock 10 Never push objec...

Page 5: ...are in handling the battery in order not to short the battery with conducting material such as rings bracelets and keys The battery or conductor may overheat and cause burns 5 Recharge only the battery provided with or identified for use with this product The battery may leak corrosive electrolyte or explode if it is not the correct type 6 Do not attempt to rejuvenate the battery provided with or ...

Page 6: ...d 5 INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE NOTICE The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operational and safety requirements The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the operator s satisfaction Before installing this equipment users should ensure that it is permissible to be con...

Page 7: ...ncluding interference that may cause desired operation Privacy of communications may not be ensured when using this phone Changes or modifications not expressly approved in writing by Northwestern Bell Phones may void the user s authority to operate this equipment Some cordless phones operate at frequencies that may cause interference to nearby TVs and VCRs to minimize or prevent such interference...

Page 8: ...icator TALK Button SCAN Button VOL Volume Up Button VOL Volume Up Button Microphone Charge Terminals RING OFF LED Indicator RING on off Button TONE Button FLASH Button MEMO Button RE PA Button MUTE Button CHG Charge LED Indicator IN USE LED Indicator PAGE Button Retainer Tab Charge Terminals Bottom View T P Tone Pulse Switch Rear View DC Adapter Jack Tel Line Jack ...

Page 9: ...one function to access special services such as phone banking services 5 FLASH Button Momentarily hangs up the phone to access custom calling features such as Call Waiting or Three Way Calling provided by your local phone company 6 MEMO Memory Button Used for storing retrieving phone numbers to from the 10 Memory Dialing Directory 7 RE PA Redial Pause Button Automatically dials the last number cal...

Page 10: ...CONTROLS 1 9VDC Adapter Jack A jack located on the rear side of the base unit used for connecting the adapter to the base unit 2 TEL LINE Jack Accepts line cord to make connection with modular type telephone outlet 3 T P Tone Pulse Switch Allows you to switch the dialing mode to either Tone or Pulse dialing 4 CHG Charge LED Indicator Turns on when the base is charging the handset Turns off when th...

Page 11: ...lephone line cord to the modular wall jack 3 Align the wall mounting slots with the studs located on the modular wall plate and slide the base down to lock in place Figure 4 NOTE If you do not have a standard modular wall jack find a qualified technician to mount one on the wall B WALL MOUNTING No Standard Wall Jack 1 Drill two holes with a vertical distance between the two marked positions of 315...

Page 12: ...r tab allows the handset to hang onto the base unit Figure 6 BELT CLIP INSTRUCTION Clamp the belt clip at the back of the handset as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 CONNECTING THE HEADSET For hands free conversation a headset not included is connected to the headset jack as shown in Figure 8 The handset receiver and microphone are disabled when the headset is connected Figure 8 Retainer Tab HeadsetJack...

Page 13: ...the base unit s adapter jack 1 Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet 2 Insert the small plug into the adapter jack on the rear of the base as shown in Figure 9 HANDSET BATTERY INSTALLATION CAUTION Use only the Nickel Cadmium Ni Cd battery type included with this unit Use of other battery type may cause injuries or damage 1 Remove the battery compartment cover of the handset 2 Connect the rech...

Page 14: ...n the handset The handset IN USE LED indicator will flash while the unit auto scans and will light steadily when it finds a clear channel A confirmation tone is heard once there is a link between the base and handset The base IN USE LED indicator will also light steadily when the handset is in use 2 Listen for a dial tone 3 Dial the telephone number 4 When finished with your call press the TALK bu...

Page 15: ...n then dial any of the stored phone numbers A STORING TELEPHONE NUMBERS INTO MEMORY 1 Make sure that the handset is in the standby mode The base and handset IN USE LED indicator should be OFF 2 Press and release the MEMO button The handset will beep once 3 Enter the telephone number you want to store maximum of 16 digits A key tone is heard for every key pressed 4 Press the MEMO button once again ...

Page 16: ...nd base unit communicate up to a certain maximum range The distance can be affected by weather power lines or even other cordless telephone If you are far away from the base unit the handset emits three beeps every 2 seconds to warn you that the background noise level is too high for proper communication between the handset and the base unit When you hear this sound you should move closer to the b...

Page 17: ...limit the range of cordless operation MAXIMIZING BATTERY LIFE Repeated use or recharge of Ni Cd batteries without periodic full discharge results in reduced useable charge time When you notice the usable charge duration decreasing fully discharge the Ni Cd battery and recharge as described DISCHARGING 1 Unplug the telephone line cord from the Excursion 36240 2 Make sure that the adapter is connect...

Page 18: ...ode on the handset Change to RING ON mode to enable the handset ringer Check for the telephone line cord connectors at both ends that they are pushed in firmly until they click You may have exceeded the Ringer Equivalence Number REN limit of how many phones can be connected to the same line The REN total of all devices printed on the bottom label of each unit should not exceed five 5 Disconnect th...

Page 19: ...ion of the base unit can affect operating range Try several locations in your home or business and pick the one that gives you the clearest signal INTERFERENCE Some electronic devices operate in and or generate interference near the operating frequencies of your cordless telephone while several protection circuits are used to prevent unwanted signals there may be periods when these unwanted signal...

Page 20: ...ulse to Tone Dialing The Excursion 36240 can provide tone dialing while using a pulse dial service to access automated banking services or any other service requiring tone dialing PAUSE A 4 second delay between dialed numbers for use in PABX systems or long distance services RINGER EQUIVALENCE NUMBER REN This is a number located underneath the base of your phone s or phone related device The REN i...

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