Radio Shack 43-3871 manual

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2 CONTENTS Introduction ................................... 3 Impor tant Information ................... 4 FCC Stateme nt ............ ............. ......... 4 Surge Pr otection ..... ............. .............. 5 Impor tant Safety Instructions ........ 6 Impor tant Caller ID Inf or mation .... 7 Read This Befor e Installation ............. 7 Ins[...]

Introduction 3 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasi ng a RadioShack 2.4 GHz Multi Handset Expandable Cordl ess Telephone. Unlike other con ventional cordless telephone s, your telephone supports up to four handsets on a single telephone line. You can add a handset to any room in your home or office that h as an AC outlet. No more running to the o th[...]

Important Information The lightn ing symbol is in tended to aler t you to the pres ence of uninsula ted dangerous v oltage withi n this product ’s enclosur e that might be of sufficient mag nitude to cons titute a risk of electric sho ck. Do not open the product’s case. The exclama tion symbol is inten ded to inform yo u that important operatin[...]

Important Information 5 If you use more tha n one phone or other device on the line, add up al l of the RENs. If the total is more than five (three in rural areas), your telephones might not ring. If ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from the line. In the unlikely even t that your phone causes problems on the phone line, the phone compa[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equip ment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product n ear water , f or example , near a bathtu b , wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundr[...]

Important Caller ID Information 7 IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Waiting , you must be in an area where those services are available and you mu st subscribe to those services thro ugh 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 ph one, carefully peel the protective film off the display. The film protects the handset window during shipment and is n ot necessary for use. S ELECTING A L OCATION You can place the phone’s base on a desk or table, or mount it on a standard wall plate or directly on a wall. Select a location that i[...]

Installation 9 On a Desk Top 1. Plug one end of the supplie d long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the bac k of the base. 2. Plug the modular cord’ s other end into a modular phone line jack. 3. Inser t the suppli ed A C adapter’ s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base.  4. Route the adapter’s cord through the s[...]

Installation 10 3. Plug one end of the supplied modu lar cord (shor t for a wall plate , long for direct wall mounting) into the TEL LINE jack on the base’ s bac k. 4. Inser t the supplied A C adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack. 5. Route the adapter and modular cord s through the base’ s groo ves . 6. F or a wal l pl at e , plug [...]

Installation 11 1. Press down and slide off the batter y compar tmen t cover . 2. Lift the batter y pack out of the compar tment. 3. Plug the batter y pack’ s connector into the sock et in the compar tment (the connector fits only one way), then place the batter y pack in the co mpar tment. 4. Replace the cover . To charge the battery pack, p lac[...]

Installation 12 • If you are not going to use y our phone f or an extended period, disco nnect the batter y pack. This increases the batter y pack’ s usable lif e. • The supplied batter y pack should last f or about a year . If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an ov er night charge, replace it with a new 3.6[...]

Setting Menu Options 13 SETTING MENU OPTIONS A BOUT THE M ENU O PTIONS There are 6 main menu setup options, (DirectLink ® Mode, Room Monitor , Handset Setup, Answ . Setup, Global Setup and System Reset) and 20 subme nu options. Ô S UMMARY OF M AIN M ENU O PTIONS AND S UBMENU O PTION DirectLink Mode DirectLink Mode a llows a pair of handsets to wo[...]

Setting Menu Options 14 Handset Setup The following submenu options mu st be set separately for each handset. Submenu option Description Ringer T ones (Default is Flicker ) Adjusting the ringer tone (see page 18). Distinct. Ring (Default is on ) Set the distinctive ring (tone your phone makes when ringing) (see page 19). “Distinctive Ringer” al[...]

Setting Menu Options 15 Answering Setup This main menu option allows you to set up TAD settings from your handset. You can also set these submenu options from the base (se e page 52). Submenu option Description Security Code Select a two-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) code. A PIN code is required to play your messages from a remote loca[...]

Setting Menu Options 16 Global Setup If you change one of the Global settings, you change the setting for all additional handsets. Only one handset can change Globa l settings at a time. System Reset System Reset is used to clear the handset's ID from the main base unit, or the base ID from the handset. Submenu option Description Day & tim[...]

Setting Menu Options 17 S ETTING U PT H E M ENU Entering the Menu 1. Press MENU/DEL in standby mode. 2. Use VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to mov e the pointer to a desired main menu (DirectLink Mode , Room Monitor , Handset Setup, Ans w . Setup , Global Setup , and System Reset). 3. Press SELECT/ to select the desired main menu. 4. Use VOL/RING/ or VOL/RI[...]

Setting Menu Options 18 Room Monitor Using Room Monitor 1. Enter the Room Monitor menu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 17). To Room Monitor appe ars. 2. Select the handset or base y ou w ant to monitor b y using VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ . When monitoring the other handset, be sure the other handset is facing up so the microphone can pick up the [...]

Setting Menu Options 19 • Melodies [Beethov en’ s Symphon y #9 (Beethov en9), F or Elise (Elise ), W e Wish Y ou A Merr y Christm as (Merr y- Xmas), Home S weet Home (Hm Swt Hm), Lorri Song #6 (Lorri Song), When the Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Irish Eyes), A ura Lee, Let Me Call Y ou Sweet He art (Sweethear t), Star Spangled Banner (Star Spngl), Ol[...]

Setting Menu Options 20 Setting the Anykey Answ er 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Anyke y Ans wer submenu (see “Enter ing the Menu” on page 17). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select On or Off . 3. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confir mation tone. Setting the True Banner 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Banner[...]

Setting Menu Options 21 3. Press SELECT/ . Y ou wil l hea r a confirmation tone . Answering System Setup You can also make these setting from the base (see page 52). Setting a PIN Code 1. Enter the Answ . Setup menu, and then the Security Co de submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 17). 2. Enter a two-digit PIN code (01-99) using the number [...]

Setting Menu Options 22 Setting the Message Alert On or Off 1. Enter the Answ . Setup menu, and then the Message Aler t submenu (see “Enter ing the Menu” on page 17). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select On or Off . 3. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confir mation tone. Setting the Language of you r Answering System 1. Enter the Answ . Se[...]

Setting Menu Options 23 Global Setup When a Global setting is changed from one handset, this affects all regi stered handsets. Setting Day and Time 1. Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Da y & Time submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 17). Ô 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select the da y of the week, and then press SELECT/ .[...]

Setting Menu Options 24 2. Press the number k e ypad ( 0 - 9 ) to enter a 3-digit area code. 3. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confir mation tone. Setting the Dial Mode 1. Enter the Global Se tup menu, and then the Dial Mode submenu (see “Enter ing the Menu” on page 17 ). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select Tone or Pulse (the initial se[...]

Setting Menu Options 25 The phonebook locations will be transf erred to the handset. On the receiving handset, Rec eiving and the handset na me appear . When the transf er complete, Done! appears on the handset. System Reset De-register the Hand set 1. Enter the System Reset menu, and then the Deregister HS submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on p[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 26 MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS From the Handset This handset has a built-in speake rphone that allows you to have a hands-free conversation. This feature allows you to communicate easily w hile performing other tasks, such as cooking. appears during hands-free conversations. Ô You can easily switch a call from normal conv[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 27 From the Base (Receiving calls only) 1. Pre ss SPEAKER and begin speaking. Ô 2. T o hang up, press SPEAKER . P LACING A C ALL ON H OLD 1. During a call, press HOLD/TRSF/INTC M or HOLD on the b ase. The call will be put on hold. Ô 2. T o talk to the caller , press T ALK/FLASH or SPEAKER on a handset (or SPEAKER on the[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 28 Redialing from Talk Mode 1. Press T ALK/FLA SH or SPEAKER . 2. Press REDIAL/P AUSE . The last number dialed will be display ed and redialed. T o hang up, press END . Deleting a Redial Record 1. Press REDIAL/P AUSE in standby mode. 2. Press REDIAL/P AUSE repeatedl y to display the n umber to be deleted. 3. Press MENU/DE[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 29 A DJUSTING THE H ANDSET R INGER , E ARPIECE AND S PEAKER V OLUME You can adjust the handset ringer and earpiece/speaker volume separately. Press the volume up key or volume down key (labeled as VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ in standby mode to select one of three ringer volume (off, low, or high). Pressing the volume up key or[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 30 M UTE M ICROPHONE With the handset You can temporarily turn Off the microphone so that the pe rson you are talking with can not hear you. 1. Press MENU/DEL during talk mode (while phone i s in use). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to mov e the pointer to Mute and then SELECT/ . Mute On and appear in the display. To can[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 31 T RAVELING O UT - OF -R ANGE During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit, noise may increase. If you pass the range li mits of the base unit, you w ill hear a beep an d see Out of R ange on the d isplay, and then the handset returns to standby mode. You may return back to the call if yo[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 32 T o exit the Privacy Mode , repeat abov e step again when the Pr ivacy Mode is on. Privacy Mode Off appears. 3-W AY C ONFERENCING The phone permits 3-wa y conversations between the handset, base, and an outside line. Ô When speaking on the handset 1. Press SPEAKER on the base to initiate the 3-wa y conversation. 2. T [...]

Phonebook 33 PHONEBOOK The Phonebook allows you to dial a number using just a few key presse s. Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory location, and you can search names in alphabetica l order. You have a total of 100 locations that can be used for the phonebook (including th e speed dials) and Caller ID messages. S TORING P HONE N[...]

Phonebook 34 6. Distinctive Ring appears. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to mov e the pointer to one of the Distinctive Ring options, and then press SELECT/ . Ô 7. Speed Dial appears. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to mov e the pointer to select the Speed di al location (10 locations: SPD1-SPD0). Ô 8. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confir ma tion t[...]

Phonebook 35 If you make a mistake while entering a name Ô Use /tone/< or #/> to move the cursor to the incorrect character. Press MENU/DEL to erase the wron g character, and then enter the correct character. To delete all chara cters, press and hold MENU/DEL . For example, to enter Movies : 1. When the phone is in standby mode, press . 2. P[...]

Phonebook 36 V IEWING THE P HONEBOOK Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory loca tions, and you can search names in alphabetical order. You can view the phonebook even while the phone is in use. 1. Press . 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ , or the number ke ypad to scroll through the phonebook locations. Phoneboo k locations appear [...]

Phonebook 37 M AKING C ALLS U SING THE P HONEBOOK From Standby Mode 1. When the phone is in standby mode, view the phonebook location to dial (see “Viewing the Phonebook” on pa ge 36). 2. Press T ALK/FLASH or SPEAKER . The displa y ed number is dialed. 3. T o hang up press END . From Talk Mode 1. Press T ALK/FLASH or SPEAKER . 2. View the phone[...]

Phonebook 38 E DITING OR E RASING A S TORED N AME , P HONE N UMBER , D ISTINCTIVE R ING , AND S PEED D IAL 1. When the p hone is in stan dby mode, press . 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ , or the number ke ypad to view the phonebook locations (see “Viewing the Phonebook” on page 36 ). a. Editing the Stored Data 1. When the phoneboo k location t[...]

Caller ID 39 C HAIN D IALING The memory locations in the handset are not limited to phone nu mbers. You can also store a group of numbers (up to 20 digits), that you need to enter once your call connects. This is referred to as Chain Dialing. An example of thi s is a bank acco unt number. Store the account or special number in one of the phonebook [...]

Caller ID 40 Additionally, you can di al a number stored in the Caller ID list or save data to your Phonebook locations. 1. When th e Caller ID message is received, the displa y shows the caller's phone number along with the date and time. The incoming call inf ormation is stored in the Caller ID record. If the Caller ID ser vice includes the [...]

Caller ID 41 2. T o view the Caller ID me ssages in histor ical order (from new to old or from old to ne w), repeatedly press VOL/RING/ . to scroll through the messages from the latest to the earliest, or VOL/RING/ to scroll back through the messages . T o view the Caller ID messages with alphabetical search, press the number k ey pad ( 2 - 9 and 0[...]

Caller ID 42 4. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confir mation tone. U SING THE C ALLER ID M ESSAGE L IST Calling a party from the Caller ID list Ô From Standby mo de 1. Whe n the phone i s in standby mode, view the Caller ID message (see “Viewing the Caller ID List” on page 40). 2. Press T ALK/FLA SH or SPEAKER . The display ed phone number d[...]

Caller ID 43 1. When the phone is in standb y mode , view th e Caller ID message to be stored. Then press SELECT/ . Store/Ed it Name appears. 2. T o complete the setting, follow the steps 3-8 in “Storing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctiv e Rings, and Speed Dial” on page 33-34. C ALL W AITING D ELUXE F EATURES Your phone gives you new o ptions fo[...]

Expanding Your Phone 44 EXPANDING YOUR PHONE 4 Multi-Handset Expandability Your phone supports up to 4 handsets. You can now place a fully- featured cordle ss handset anywhere AC po wer is available to connect the handset charger. ! Up to 2 handsets can be used for outside and/or intercom call. Effective combination, for example: - 4-way conferenci[...]

Expanding Your Phone 45 When Registra tion Complete is display ed, the handset has been registered to the base . If Registra tion Faile d appears, please tr y these steps again. U SING THE D IRECT L INK M ODE To use this feature, you must enter the two handsets into the DirectLink mode first. Ô To enter the DirectLink mode, see page 17. DirectLink[...]

Expanding Your Phone 46 4-W AY C ONFERENCING Fourth person, at either the handset or the base, may be added to the conference call. For example, to add a fourth party to an ongoing conference call at th e base or another handset, press T ALK/F LASH on the fourth party’s handset (or SPEAKER on the base). To remove either caller from your conversat[...]

Expanding Your Phone 47 4. T o hang up the intercom call, press END on either handset (or interco m on the base). From the base to a hand set 1. Press INTCM/P AGE on th e ba se in standby mode. 2. All the handsets will be paged. 3. On the receivin g handset, to answ er the call, press TA L K / F L A S H or HOLD/TRSF/INTCM . Or press any number key [...]

The Integrated Answering Device 48 4. T o speak to the caller , press TA L K / F L A S H (or SPEAKER on the base) on the receiving handset. From the base to a handset 1. During a call, press INTCM/P AGE on the base. The call will automatically be placed on hold, and an intercom tone sounds. All the handset(s) will be paged. 2. On the receiving hand[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 49 F EATURES • Digital T apeless Recording • Up to 12 Minutes of Recording Time • Call Screening On/Off • P ersonal or Pre-recorded Outgoing Messages • V oice Prompts for Menu Setup Guidance (English, Spanish, or French) • Time and Day Announcement • Remote Message Retr iev al •T o l l S a v e r • C[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 50 2. T o turn the answering system Off , press ANSWER After the announcemen t “Ans wering System is off ”, the message counter display will no longer be illuminated. S ETTING UP YOUR A NSWERING S YSTEM Setting your outgoing message (Greeting) When you receive a call, the answering system automatically plays eith[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 51 Choosing between the two outgoing messages When the phone is in standby mode, press OGM . Press OGM again when the outg oing message is play ed. Each time OGM is pressed, the outgoing message is switched between the pre-recorded and the personal outgoing message. Deleting an outgoing message To delete the persona [...]

The Integrated Answering Device 52 Answering System Settings To set the following seven functions you must enter the menu mode. Ô Setting the Time Follow these steps to set the clock on the answering system to the cor rect time. Ô 1. Press CLOCK/MENU . 2. Press SKIP/SELECT or REPEA T/SELECT until the correct day is announced and the corresponding[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 53 6. Press SKIP/SELECT or REPEA T/SELECT until you hear the correct minute setting. The numbers 0 0 hrough 5 9 appears o n the base as each minute is announced. 7. Press SET to select the minute. 8. Press SKIP/SELECT or REPEA T/SELECT until you hear the correct AM or PM setting. The message counter displa ys or . 9.[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 54 Setting the ring time The ring time setting allows you to set the number of rings the cal ler hears before your answering system plays the outgoing message. You can set the ring time to answer after two, four, or six rings. Setting “TS” (Toll Saver) , the answering system picks up after two rings if you have n[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 55 3. Press SET to select the new recording time. A confir mation tone sounds, the system announces the new record time. Announce only feature The Announce only feature plays a pre- recorded outgoing message or your own personal outgoing message, but it will not allow the caller to leave a message. To set “Announce[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 56 3. Press SET . A confir mation tone sounds, the system announces the current se tting you ha ve selected. When the first new message is received, the aler t tone will begin to sound. Turning the message alert tone Off by pressing any key To quickly turn Message Alert tone to Off, press any key on the base unit a n[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 57 Setting the call screen You can screen calls when the Call Screen function is set to On. Ô 1. Press CLOCK/MENU sev en times . The current Call Screen setting (On or Off) appears on the base and it is announced. 2. Press SKIP/SELECT or REPEA T/SELECT to choose or . 3. Press SET . A confirmation tone sounds, and th[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 58 From the handset 1. Press SELECT/ when the system is answ er ing. 2. T o answer th e call, press TA L K / F L A S H , otherwi se press END to cancel the call screen and the system retur n to standby mode . T o mute the call screen temporarily , press END when the system is answ ering . U SING YOUR A NSWERING S YST[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 59 2. When all new messages ha ve been play ed, you hear a confirmation tone and the system announces “End of messages. ”The system retur ns to standby . After you ha v e revie wed y o ur new messages, you can play your old messages by pressing X PLA Y/  STOP again. Once you hav e listened to a new message, it[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 60 Skipping a message 1. Press X PLA Y/  STOP to revie w your messages. The number of stored messages is announced. 2. Press SKIP/SELECT at anytime to skip to the ne xt message. Each time SKIP/SE LECT is pressed, the system scans forw ard one message. If y ou hav e se v e r a l messages, pr ess SKIP/SELECT repeate[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 61 When you try to del ete all messages without first listening to your new messages, you hear several short beeps followed by an announcement “ Plea se playback al l messages ” . This protects you from accidentally erasing messages you have not yet reviewed. Voice memo The voice memo function allows the user to [...]

The Integrated Answering Device 62 3. T o stop recording, press MENU/DEL and VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select Call Record , and the n press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confir ma tion tone. From the base 1. During a conv ersatio n usin g the base speaker phone, press and hold MEMO/REC on the base until y ou hear a confir mation tone. The unit begins [...]

The Integrated Answering Device 63 3. The answ erin g system ann ounces the current time and the number of messages stored in memor y . Y ou hear “T o play incoming messages, press zero-two . For help , press one-zero”. Y ou will he ar a beep. 4. Enter a command within 15 seconds, each command there after must be entered within 2 se conds. Y ou[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 64 Remote access with the handset You can operate your answering system from another room using a handset. Ô 1. When th e ph o ne is in the standb y mode, pr ess SELECT/ on the handset. Remote Ans wering Machine operati on appears on the handset display . The answering system announces the current time and th e numb[...]

The Integrated Answering Device 65 Remote Key Function 4. After the command has finished, y ou hear inter mittent beeps indicating that the system is in the command waiting mode. Y ou ma y enter another command at this time from the char t ab ove. 5. When you are finished, hang up or press END to e xit the system. The ans wering system automaticall[...]

Installing The Beltclip 66 INSTALLING THE BELTCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into th e holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull either side of the beltclip to release the tabs from the hole s. USING A HEADSET You can make or answer calls with hands- free convenience usi ng an option[...]

Troubleshooting 67 TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expecta tions, please try these simple steps first Symptom Suggestion The CHARGE LED won’t illuminate when the handset is placed in the cradle. • Make sure the A C adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. • Make sure the handset is properly seated in the cradl[...]

Troubleshooting 68 Unavailable appears in the display . • Make sure that another handset(s) or the base is not in use, and try the phone aga in. • Make sure that you are not too f ar from the base. Severe noise interference. • K eep the handset awa y from microw av e ov ens, computers, remote control toys , wireless microphones, alarm systems[...]

Care 69 If you still have probl ems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in thi s phone or its installation. If you cannot find the problem, take th e phone to your local RadioShack store for assistance. CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the phone on ly in [...]

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