1Congratulations! You have purchasedone of the most sophisticated cordlesstelephones on the market! The QW1734has been designed to offer a newstandard in cordless telephonetechnology.Unlike most other cordless phones,the QW1734 digitizes your voice usingadvanced digital voice coding to providenoise and distortion free performance.In most conditions you will not be able totell you are using a cordless phone.Gone are the annoyances of static,interference and having to listen to otherpeople’s conversations on your cordlessphone.The QW1734 scrambles your voicebefore it transmits it. This allows you thesecurity of knowing that no one can tunein and eavesdrop on your conversations.The QW1734 decodes and displaysname and number Caller ID (CID)information where available and whensubscribed to. The alpha-numericdisplay will show both the name andnumber of the calling party (whenavailable). Up to 15 name charactersand/or 11 phone number digits can bedisplayed on the LCD.With the QW1734, the user can easilyanswer a call by pressing any key otherthan the OFF, VOLUME keys or 3Services keys. In addition, the handsetkeypad and LCD illuminate while thehandset rings to signal an incoming call.This is very useful in a dark environment.The QW1734 includes aSpeakerphone and keypad on the BaseUnit. This enables you to make andreceive calls hands-free at the Base. InINTRODUCTIONaddition, the Intercom feature allowstwo-way communication between theHandset and Base Unit. PressingINTERCOM on the Base can also assistyou in locating a misplaced Handset.The QW1734 uses special memory inboth the Base Unit and Handset which isnot susceptible to power failures. Thisprovides permanent storage of all speeddial numbers, CID information as well asthe Base Unit and Handset securitycodes.When a spare battery(not included) isinstalled in the Base Unit, the QW1734uses this battery to provide operationalbackup in case of power failure. In thisway, you have access to all normalphone functions during a total poweroutage. Calls can still be placed andreceived without interruption. More than4 hours backup will be possible with afully charged battery in the Base Unit.The phone will also alert you whenyou are Out of Range even when you'renot using the phone!