The color orientation is NOT to be used to determine the wire's proper orientation in the RJ11 but rather, there is a smooth side and a rough side to the cable itself. The smooth side is the top of the cable and should be oriented upwards towards the RJ11's locking pin and the rough side is the bottom and should be oriented towards the bottom or the conductor side of the RJ11.
If at ALL possible, DO NOT remove the RJ11 connectors during your install! This is where MOST people make mistakes and mis-crimp their connectors! If you absolutely MUST do so, purchase the proper CAT 5 RJ11 Cable Tool from Lowe's
Shop IDEAL 8" Telemaster™ Mulit-tool at Lowes.com using the proper RJ11 connector (your LI installation kit comes with two spare RJ11 connectors) and use ONLY the procedure above to determine the proper orientation of the CAT 5 cable and its mate RJ11 connector.
I hope you found this information useful.
Cliff - LI-USA/LI-Canada/LI-UK/LI-SA
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