This phone was made prior to the development of the
modern wall jack. In the days when this phone was installed, they mounted
the phone to the wall directly over the hole where the phone wires come
out and then wired the phone directly to the house wiring. This is
referred to as “hard wired” (as opposed to modular).
You have two options to mounting your phone. You can secure it to the wall
anywhere and run the line cord included to the nearest jack, or you can
mount the phone directly over an existing wall jack. I’m including
instructions for both, but first instructions on opening up your phone.
Removing the cover
You will find two screws on the bottom of the cover. Remove these and the
cover will slide off.
Mounting the phone
Inside you will see holes in various places for securing the phone to the
wall. I recommend using at least three points. How you secure it to the
wall depends on the wall material you are going into. I recommend toggle
bolts on drywall for best holding power. If you’re not sure what to use,
ask at any home store for a fastener that will hold 2 to 3 pounds to the
wall securely.To mount the phone over an existing wall jack, follow these instructions
- Remove the wall jack from the wall and disconnect the wires from it
(you can’t get shocked, it’s all low voltage). Wrap the yellow and black
wires back out of the way, you will not need them. You will only be using
the red and green.
- If you have two wires coming from the back of the phone, you can attach
your house wires to these. If there is a line cord, then remove the line
cord, making note of which screws the wires were attached to. Color
matching doesn’t matter so long as you use the correct two screws.
- Mount the phone to the wall threading the wires through the hole in the
back of the phone. Attach the red and green wires to the terminals.
- Put the shell back on the phone and give it a try.
Adjusting the dial head and handset cradle
The dial head can be moved to an infinite number of positions and angles.
The handset cradle can be either on the left side, right side, or
centered. Both adjustments are accomplished with the turn of one screw.
This is a phillips head screw in the center of the phone, under the dial
head. Be sure to just loosen it up enough to move parts around. If the
screw disengages the dial head, it’s a bugger to get back in again, though
not impossible. After moving the dial head and cradle to the desired
positions, retighten the screw. Don’t over tighten it, you don’t want to
crack any plastic parts.
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