[. . . ] 8 meters from a power outlet and a telephone jack  At least 1 meter from any other electronic appliance to avoid interference  Out of direct sunlight and a sufficient distance from any heat source  Away from any wet or damp area, such as a bathroom Your TELEFUNKEN telephone has a range of 300m outdoors when there is a clear line of sight between the base and the handset. Any obstacle between the base and the handset seriously reduces the range. If the base is indoors and the handset is either indoors or outdoors, the range is up to 50m. [. . . ] 48 Activation Connection Base Plug the transparent connector of the power adapter into the place marked underneath the base, and plug the other end into a wall outlet. Place the handset in the base, and leave it to charge for at least 24 hours. After 24 hours, plug the telephone cord into the base and into the telephone wall jack. Set Date and Time If you subscribe to your telephone operator‟s Caller ID service, the date and time will be automatically set on all the handsets upon each call received. If you do not subscribe to this service, you can set the date and time manually. Power outage If the power goes out, you can only use the base to receive and make calls. The telephone will ring when a call comes in, but the screen will not illuminate, and caller ID will not be saved to the calls list. This function is only available if you subscribe to your operator‟s Caller ID service. You can cancel a new entry you are inputting by pressing the Deleting a contact 1. Resetting Your Telephone Resetting lets you return to the telephone‟s default settings. 53 Answering Machine The answering machine of your TD 300 records missed calls when it is enabled. It can record up to 59 messages for a total recording time of 12 minutes. Operating the answering machine from the base Enable/Disable the answering machine Start or stop message playback Skip to the next message during playback Replay the current message. Press and hold to delete all messages when the answering machine is on standby Increase or decrease the volume during message playback Answer mode There are two pre-recorded messages and you can also record your own greeting. [. . . ] Press and hold to delete all messages when the answering machine is on standby Increase or decrease the volume during message playback Answer mode There are two pre-recorded messages and you can also record your own greeting. The pre-recorded message is "Hello, I cannot answer you right now; please leave a message after the beep" Answer only The caller hears your greeting but cannot leave a message. The pre-recorded message is "Hello, I cannot answer you right now and you cannot leave a message, please call again later" Record, listen to or delete your greeting 1. [. . . ]