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D. Installing the Handset and Cradle

D. Installing the handset and cradle

1. Open the main armrest compartment and locate the two small recesses on the underside of the tray. Mark and drill two 5-mm (7/32-in.) holes through the underside of the tray 6-mm (1/4-in.) back from the recesses.

2. Remove the Tele Aid button assembly by removing the screw on the outside of the console tray adjacent to the roadside and information buttons.

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3. Secure the coil-cord cradle strain relief (the strain relief closest to the main coiled portion) to the cradle with a #8 x 1/2-in. sheet metal screw (Figure 4).

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4. Route the coil-cord through the opening in the rear of the tray making sure to route through the notch in the Tele Aid button assembly cover (Figure 5).

5. Reinstall the Tele Aid button assembly and secure it with the previously removed screw.

6. Secure the cradle to the console tray by inserting two M4 x 8 machine screws from the bottom into the cradle treaded inserts.

7. Open the lower console compartment cover and temporarily remove the Tele Aid button coil-cord from the cable channel.

8. Connect the RJ-45 and mini-UHF connectors to the vehicle side connectors.

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Note: Be sure that the RJ-45 data cable is routed through cable retaining clip just above the RJ-45 vehicle side jack (Figure 6).

9. Route the telephone coil-cord through the cable channel and then place the Tele Aid coil-cord back into the channel on top of the telephone coil-cord (Figure 6).

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10. Close the wire channel cover ensuring that the telephone and Tele Aid cable assemblies are under slight tension when the compartment is in the open position. Adjust the cable lengths inside the channel as necessary (Figure 7).

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11. Attach the handset battery, connect the coil-cord and then place the telephone into the cradle (Figure 8).