M2616CT (Cordless Telephone) Page 69 of 104Meridian 1 Telephones Description and SpecificationsThe batteries are charged in both the handset and the base unit. It should benoted that the spare battery charging port on the base unit provides a “tricklecharge” that charges the battery at a slower rate than through the handset.If the power supply fails, the optional spare battery in the spare batterycharger will power the handset (available talk-time depends on how muchcharge remains in the battery). The base phone continues to function withoutthe handset in handsfree mode even if the power supply fails and the sparebattery is discharged or not available.Environmental considerationsThe following environmental procedures should be followed.Environmental PerformanceDepending on the environmental conditions, the range of the M2616CT maybe reduced. Steel girders and concrete walls can limit the range of the cordlesstelephone. Line of site conditions provide a maximum range of 150 feet.Some microwave towers and other products that sent out 900MHzfrequencies can cause clipping when the handset is in use. A manual radiofrequency (RF) channel selection described below prevents interference withother 900 MHz devices.The M2616CT uses 900 MHz narrowband technology to deliver digital RFsignals from the M2616CT base to the handset. Twenty 900 MHz narrowband channels have been allocated to the handset. When the handset is liftedfrom the base the RF deck in the base scans the 20 channels for a clear channelto use. RF channels can also be manually selected using key 14 on the base.