Installing
your
Converse 420
Situating your
Converse 420
Situate your Converse 420
close enough to a phone
socket so that the cables
will reach.
Do not stand it on carpets
or other similar surfaces
that generate fibres.
Your Converse 420 can be
wall-mounted. See ‘Wall-
mounting’.
Warning
Your Converse 420 is only
designed to be operated in a
normal office or domestic
environment. It should not
be used in bathrooms or
near water.
Check your
telephone wall socket
If you do not have a
modern-style socket, call
Freefone 0800 800 150
and ask for a BT engineer
to come and fit the
correct socket. This is a
chargeable service.
Install the batteries
The display on your
Converse 420 is powered by
3 x AAA alkaline batteries.
(Available separately.)
Make sure the phone is
not plugged in to the
phone socket. Open the
battery compartment.
Insert batteries as
indicated.
Close the lid and replace
the compartment cover.
Plug your Converse 420
into the phone socket
Check the
dialling mode
Your Converse 420 should
be pre-set to T-TB which
gives you TONE dialling.
This ensures the phone
will work with all modern
digital exchanges.
If your phone does not
work when you dial a
number, try setting the
dialling mode to P.
If you are connecting to a
switchboard, check with
your switchboard operator
or communications
manager on which dialling
mode you need.
Set the time
Press and hold the Clock
button until the display
shows TIME.
Release the Clock button.
Display shows 00-00.
Enter the current time
using the 24 hour clock,
eg. 0 9 3 0 = 9.30am,
1 5 3 0 = 3.30pm.
Press the ✓ button.
The time is set and
displayed.
Your Converse 420
is now ready for
making and
receiving calls.
