Specifications

12 • SETUP
Making Connections
Pull the plastic tab out of the battery compartment on the bottom of the Minicom
6000 Plus before you plug in the AC adapter. The Ring Indicator will not work if
the tab is not removed and the batteries are not fully charged.
The AC adapter supplies electricity to the Minicom 6000 Plus and charges the
batteries. You should leave the adapter plugged in at all times. New batteries will
be fully charged after 24 hours. Once fully charged, batteries will provide about
90 minutes of normal use without electrical connection. For more information on
using battery power, see About the Batteries on page 72.
The illustration above shows how to set up for direct connect. This means the
Minicom 6000 Plus is plugged directly into the telephone line. In direct connect,
you can dial from the keyboard and use Auto-Answer.
If, for some reason, you cannot plug a telephone line into the Minicom 6000
Plus, you can connect by putting a telephone handset in the acoustic cups. See
Acoustic Calling and Answering on page 19 for more information.
The Minicom 6000 Plus comes set up for tone dialling, which is used by most
telephone lines. If your line uses pulse dialling, make sure the minicom is set up
for that. For more information, see Setting Pulse Dialling on page 57.