4912. CARE AND MAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONSTake care of your telephone• Your cordless telephone contains sophisticated electronic parts, so you must treatit w ith care.• Avoid rough treatment.• Place the handset dow n gently.• Save the original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need toship it.Avoid w ater• You can damage your telephone if it gets w et. Do not use the handset in the rain,or handle it w ith wet hands. Do not install the telephone base near a sink, bathtubor show er.Electrical storms• Electrical storms can sometimes cause pow er surges harmful to electronicequipment. For your ow n safety, take caution when using electric appliancesduring storms.Cleaning your telephone• Your telephone has a durable plastic casing that should retain its luster for manyyears. Clean it only w ith a soft cloth slightly dampened w ith w ater or a mild soap.• Do not use excess water or cleaning solvents of any kind.NOTERemember that electrical appliances can cause serious injury if used w hen youare w et or standing in w ater. If the telephone base should fall into w ater, DO NOTRETRIEVE IT UNTIL YOU UNPLUG THE POWER CORD AND TELEPHONE LINECORDS FROM THE WALL. Then pull the unit out by the unplugged cords.CAUTIONRISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACEDBY AN INCORRECT TYPE.DISPOSE OF USED BATTERY ACCORDINGTO THE INSTRUCTIONS.CARE AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS