Radio Shack 43-3558 manual

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2 CONTENTS Introduction ................................... 3 Impor tant Information ................... 4 FCC Statemen t ............. ............. ... ..... 4 Surge Prot ection ........... ............. ........ 5 Impor tant Safety Instructions ........ 6 Impor tant Caller ID Information .... 7 Installation .................................... 8[...]

Introduction 3 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 2.4 GHz Cordless Telepho ne. Your phone uses advanced technology to give you superior audio quality and extended range. The phone’s Caller ID unit records e ach caller’s telephone number (and name, if available in your area) and the date and time of the call, as provided by your [...]

Important Information 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION This telephone h as been tested and found to comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. FCC S TATEMENT Your telephone comp iles with Part 68 of the FCC Rules.Upon request, you must provide the phone’s FCC registration number and REN to your phone company. These numbers are on the base un it. You[...]

Important Information 5 ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from the line. In the unlikely event that your ph one causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discon tinue your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the phone company notifi[...]

Important Safety Instruct ions 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety preca utions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire , electric shock and injury to persons, including the followi ng: 1. Do not use this product near wa ter , for e xample, near a bathtub , wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laund[...]

Important Caller ID Information 7 IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Wai ting, you must be in an area wher e those services are available and you must subscribe to those services through your local phone company. Where Caller ID is offered, one or more options are generally available: • caller’ s number only • caller’[...]

Installation 8 INSTALLATION Before using your phone, carefully peel the protective film off t he display. The film protects the handset window during shipment and is not necessary for use. S ELECTING A L OCATIO N You can place the phone’s base on a desk or table, or mount it o n a standard wall plate or directly on a wall. Select a location that [...]

Installation 9 O N A D ESK T OP 1. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jac k on the back of the base. 2. Inser t the suppli ed A C adapter’ s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base and route the adapter’ s cord through the strain relief slot on the base.  3. Plug the other end of the modular c[...]

Installation 10 2. Plug one end of the supplie d modular cord (short f or a wall plate , long fo r direct wall mounting) into the TEL LINE jack on the base’ s back. 3. Plug the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack. 4. Route the adapter and modular cords through the brack et’ s groo ves . 5. For a w all plate, align the [...]

Installation 11 1. Press down and slide off the ba tter y compar tment cover . 2. Lift the batter y pack out of the compar tment. 3. Plug the batter y pa ck’ s connecto r into the sock et in the compar tment (the connector fits only one way). Then place the ba tt ery pac k in the compar tment. 4. Replace the cov er . To charge the battery pack, p[...]

Installation 12 The supplied battery pack should last about a year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than two hours after an overnig ht charge, replace i t with a ne w 3.6V, 600 mAh battery pack with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment. You can order a rep lacement battery pack through your local RadioShac[...]

Operation 13 OPERATION M AKING AND R ECEIVING C ALLS Action Handset On Base Handset O ff Base To ans w er a call Pick up the handset (Auto T alk: On) Ô or pick up the handset and press T ALK/FLASH (A uto T alk: Off). Press TA L K / FLASH , an y number , /T ONE/< or #/> (A uto T alk: On) or press TA L K / FLASH (A uto T alk: Off). To make a c[...]

Operation 14 A DJUSTING THE H ANDSET R INGER AND E ARPIECE V OLUME Handset Ringer Tone and Volume Press the volume up key or volume down key (labeled as, VO L or VO L keys) in standby mode to select one of five ringer tones and volume combinations. Ring Type A High , Ring Type A Low , Ring Type B High , Ring Type B Low , or Ringer Off . Earpiece Vo[...]

Operation 15 T ONE D IALING S WITCH - OVER Some telephone companies use equi pment that requires pulse dialing (sometimes referred to as rotary dialing). If you need to enter tone dialing di gits, you can switch-over to tone dialing during the call. For example, entering your bank account number after you have called your bank. Ô Initially make yo[...]

Operation 16 P AGE To locate the handset (while it’s off the base), press PA G E on the base. The handset beeps for 60 seconds. Paging is canceled when pressing any handset ke y or the handset is returned to the base. Ô F LASH AND C ALL W AITING If you have “Call Waiting” service and a call waiting tone sounds while you are on a call, press [...]

Operation 17 S ETTING M ENU O PTIONS There are five setup options available. They are Auto Talk, CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting), Area Code, Dial and Langua ge. Auto Talk allows you to answer the phone without pressing TA L K / F L A S H . If the phone rings when Auto Talk is On, simply remove the handset from the base and the phone a utomaticall[...]

Operation 18 1. When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold CID/MENU . The Caller ID setting scree n appears. 2. Press VOL k ey twice to select ¨ Area Code ¨. 3. Press SELECT . Ô 4. Use the number ke ys ( 0 - 9 ), or CH/ DELETE to enter the three-digit area code. 5. Press SELECT . A confirma tion tone sounds and the display ed area cod[...]

Memory Dialing 19 • If you are not sure of y our dialing system, set f or tone dialing. Mak e a trial call. If the call connects, leav e the setting as is, otherwise set fo r pulse dialing. • I f your phone system requires pulse dialing and you need to send the DTMF tone s fo r cer tain situati ons during a call , you may “s w itch-ov er” t[...]

Memory Dialing 20 3. Press MEM or SELECT . 4. Press MEM or SELECT . A cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready f or the name to be entere d. If “ Edit Memory X X ” appears, the selected memory lo cation is already stored. Then you must either edit the entr y in this location, d elete the entr y in this location, or select ¨ Go Back [...]

Memory Dialing 21 • Use P A USE/REDIAL to e nter a pause in the dialing sequence. The display shows a ¨ P ¨. Each pause counts as one digit and rep resents a two second delay of time between the digits. Ô • Use CH/DELETE to delete digits as needed. 8. Press MEM or SELECT . Y ou will hear a confir mation tone. Memor y storage is complete . F [...]

Memory Dialing 22 For example, to en te r Mov ies. 1. Pick up the handset. Press MEM . 2. Enter a number or press VO L or VO L k eys to select a m emor y location. 3. Press MEM or SELECT . 4. Press MEM or SELECT . (Wh en there is information already stored in the selected memory location, ¨ Edit MemoryXX ¨ is display ed. See “Editing a Stored N[...]

Memory Dialing 23 M AKING C ALLS WITH M EMORY D IALING Memory Dialing from Standby Mode 1. Press MEM . The handset displays y our programmed memor y locations. 2. Press VO L or VO L keys , or enter the number ( 0 - 9 ) to select the memory location you would lik e to dial. Ô 3. Press TA L K / F L A S H . ¨ Talk ¨ and the volume setting appear on[...]

Memory Dialing 24 An example of this is a bank account number. Once you ha ve called your bank, and are prompted to enter the account number, press MEM and select the location number where the special number has been stored. Then press SELECT . Store your special number with an identifying name. (Refer to “Memory Dialing” on page 19.) E DITING [...]

Memory Dialing 25 6. Press MEM or SELECT . The cu rsor flashes indicating that the display is ready f or the number to be edited. 7. Use the number ke y , /TONE/< , #/> , P AUSE/REDIAL or CH /DELETE to edit the phone number . The phone number cannot exceed 20 digits. If you don’t w ant to change the phone number , skip this step. 8. Press M[...]

Memory Dialing 26 4. Press MEM or SELECT . 5. Press VO L key to mov e the pointer down to ¨ Delete MemoryXX ¨. 6. Press MEM or SELECT . The confir mation screen appears. 7. Press VO L ke y to mov e the po inter to ¨ Yes ¨. 8. Press SELECT or CH/DELETE . Y ou hear a confir mation tone. 9. After about two seconds, the display retur ns to the Sele[...]

Memory Dialing 27 S TORING AND E DITING THE S PEED D IAL 1. When the phone is in the stan dby mode, press and hold SPEED DIAL . Ô If “ Edit Number ” appears, there is a number already stored. Press VO L 　 or VO L ke ys to select ¨ Edit Number ¨. Then press SELECT . 2. Store the number by following step 7 under “Stori ng Phon e Numbers an[...]

Caller ID 28 CALLER ID You must subscribe to Caller ID service to use this feature. When the telephon e rings, the Caller ID feature allows you to vi ew the call er´s name and phone numbe r on the displa y before you answer the phone. The handset displays the phone number of the incomin g call, the name, and time. Additionall y, you can dial the d[...]

Caller ID 29 2. When you pic k up the phone, the displa y changes to ¨ Talk ¨. (A uto T alk f eature is set to o n.) V IEWING THE C ALLER ID M ESSAGE L IST The Caller ID list stores information for up to 30 incoming calls - even unanswered calls. Ô 1. Press CID/MENU . The summar y screen appears. The screen shows the number of new messages and t[...]

Caller ID 30 3. Press VO L or VO L k eys to select ¨ Yes ¨ or ¨ No ¨. 4. Press SELECT or CH/DELETE . When the pointer is at ¨ Yes ¨: Ô A tone sounds and the Caller ID message is deleted. The next Caller ID message is then disp l a yed. When the pointer is at ¨ No ¨: The display returns to the Caller ID message. Deleting all Caller ID Names[...]

Caller ID 31 1. Press CID/MENU . Select the p hone number that you want to dial by pressing VO L or VO L k e ys. 2. Press TA L K / F L A S H . The displa y ed phone number dials automatically . Long Distance Calls and Area Code Setting/Cancellation Pressing 1 while the incoming Caller ID information is displayed will place or remove the prefix 1 in[...]

Additional Information 32 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I NSTALLING THE B ELTCLIP To attach the be ltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull both sides of th e be l tcl ip to rel e ase th e tabs from the holes. H EADSET I NSTALLATION You can connect an op tional headset w[...]

Troubleshooting 33 TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first Problem Solution The CHARGE/IN USE indicator won’t illuminate when the handset is placed on the base. • Make sure the A C adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. • Make sure the handset is properly seated on t[...]

Care 34 If you still have problems, disconnec t the phone. If other phones on th e same line work properly, the fault is in th is phone or its installation. If you cannot find the pro blem, take the phone to your local Radio Shack store for assistance. CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wip e it dry immediately. U se and store the phone only [...]

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RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 43-3557/43-3558 UPZZ01040BA 01A04 Printed in China Limited One-Y ear Wa rranty This product is w arranted b y RadioShac k against m anufa cturing defe cts in material and workmanship u nder normal use f or one (1) y ear from the date of purc hase from RadioS hack company-owned stores and aut horized Ra[...]