Land-line telephone users who want to install a new telephone extension without the hassle of running wire may want to consider RCA wireless phone jacks. Installing the jacks is relatively simple, but some points should be kept in mind to ensure continuous, trouble-free use.
Installation
Installation of RCA wireless phone jacks is as simple as plugging two similar devices into wall electrical outlets. After unpacking and inspecting the wireless phone jack device, users can plug one end of the provided modular telephone cord into the righ side of the base unit, and the other end into an existing telephone jack. If a telephone was previously plugged into the telephone jack, that phone can be plugged into the left jack on the base unit. After the telephone connections are made, the unit is simply plugged into a nearby electrical outlet. At the extension location, the user should plug the telephone wire (which should have been provided with the new telephone) into the jack on the extension unit, and plug the extension unit into a nearby electrical outlet. No additional configuration is necessary, and the user should be able to hear a dial tone on the newly installed extension telephone.
Security Coding
By default, the RCA wireless phone jack is configured with a security code that prevents interference from other electrical transmitters. If the extension telephone fails to generate a dial tone, or if only a series of beeps can be heard from the extension phone, the security code may need to be reprogrammed. To reprogram the security code, users should unplug both the base and extension units. On the base unit, use a pencil or safety pin to press the security button on the side of the unit. After holding the button in for five seconds, release and plug the base unit back into the electrical outlet. Repeat this process for the extension unit, being sure to press the security button before plugging the unit back into the electrical outlet, to restore telephone service.
Understanding The Units
RCA wireless phone jacks work by generating a "buzz" or "noise" across the electrical wiring of a home. This noise is specifically generated to be decoded by the base and extension units, allowing the devices to carry voices and other noises (which telephones convert into electrical signals) across existing home electrical wiring. In some cases, wireless phone jacks plugged into separate "phases" (portions of the home electrical wiring that are served by different breakers or fuses) may be unable to communicate with one another; to remedy this problem, the devices should be placed on the same set of electrical wiring. Likewise, units plugged into surge protectors or uninterruptable power supplies -- devices that are designed to strip out unexpected fluctuations in electrical current -- may be unable to communicate; for best operation, both the base and extension units should be plugged directly into the wall outlet.
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