Radio Shack ET-1104 manual

Cat. No. 43-1104 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. ET-1 104 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless T eleph one 43-1 10 4. fm Page 1 Wedne sda y, Augu s t 18, 199 9 8:05 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Pro g rammabl e Rin g er — ch oose from eight tone/v olume settings for the hand- set’s ri nger . Ample Talk and Stan db y Tim e — the supplied b attery (when fully charged) provides about 3 1 / 2 hours of talk time or 7 days of standby time. Secu rit y Access-Pr otection Co de — prevents oth er c o rdless phone users from using[...]

3 This telephone has been tested and found t o comply with a ll a ppli cab le UL and F CC standards. Importa nt: • Cord less phones su c h as this one require A C power to operate. When the AC pow er is off, you canno t dial out or receive in c o ming calls using your ET-1 104. T o be safe, you shou ld also have a phone t hat do es not need AC po[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We hav e designed your pho ne to con- form to federal reg ulations and you can connect it t o most ph one lines. Howe ver, each device that you connect to the t ele- phone line draws power from the li ne. We refer to this powe r draw as the phone’s ringer equivalence number , or REN. The REN is on t he bottom of[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tallati on .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ... 6 Mount ing the Phone ........................ .. ........................................... . ..................... 6 On a Desk T op ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ..[...]

6 IN STALLATI ON MOUNTING THE PHONE You can plac e the E T-1104’s base on a desk or table, mount it on a standard wall plate, or mount it directly on a wall. Choose a location that is: • near an A C outlet • near a modu lar telephone line j ac k • out of the way of normal ac t ivities • away from elec t rical machi nery , electrical appli[...]

7 4. Insert the supplied AC a dapter ’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V ja ck on the back of the base. 5. Route the adapter ’s cord through the strain relief s lot on the bracket. 6. Plug the adapt er into a sta ndard A C outle t . 7. Lift the base ’ s antenna to a ve r tical positio n. On a W a ll Plate 1. Insert the bracket’ s t abs into th[...]

8 5. Plug the modular cord i nt o the wall plate jack, then a li gn the brac ket’ s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slid e t h e base do wnward to secure it . 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 7. Press and lift out the handset hold- er , rot ate it 180 × , then snap it back into p lace. 8. Lift the base’s antenna to a [...]

9 4. Route the mo dular cord t hrou gh t he wide groove on t he bottom of the bracket. 5. Insert the supplied AC a dapter ’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V ja ck on the back of the base. 6. Route the adapter ’s cord through the narrow groo v e on the bottom of the bracket. 7. Align the key hole s lots with the mounting screws and slide th e base[...]

10 CONNECTING AND CHARGING T HE BATTERY PACK The ET-1104 come s with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset but not connec ted. Before using your phone , you m ust connec t the ba t- tery pack and t hen charge it for about 24 hours. 1. Press do wn and slide off t he cover as show n. 2. Unfasten the plas t ic retaine r st rap and [...]

11 Also, c heck the charging con tacts on the handset and the b ase. If the contact s are dirty or tarnished, clean them with a pencil eraser . • I f the battery pack be comes weak during a call, you he ar a beep ev ery 4 s econds and t h e LOW B A TT indi - cator flashes. Recharge the battery pack. • About onc e a month, fully discharge the ba[...]

12 SETTI NG THE RINGER ’ S T ONE AND V OLUME You can set four ringer tones and a hi gh and low volume for each. To change th e tone, lift the handset and press FLASH . Then, enter th e r inger tone number (1–4) us ing the num ber keys. The selected tone sounds briefly. To hear and cha nge t h e r i nger volume setting, press VOL s or t. 43-1 10[...]

13 OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To m ake a c all, lift the h andset and press TA L K . T he TALK indicator on the hands et and the IN USE indicator on t he base light . W hen you hear a dial tone, dial the number. To answer a c all, simply li ft t he h andset from the base. If the handset is away from the bas e, y ou can p ress any key to a[...]

14 USING MUTE To talk to s o meone in the room without the person on the other end of the phone line hearin g y o ur convers ation, press MUTE . The MUTE indicator flash- es. Pr e s s MUTE again to resum e your phone c onversation. USING FLASH FLASH performs the electronic equiva- lent of a swit chhook operat ion for spe- cial services, s u ch as C[...]

15 PAGING To page the person who has the han d- set or t o locate the handset when t he phone is no t in use, pre s s PA G E on the base . T he handset beeps for about 15 second s. To stop the beepin g s o oner, press TA L K on the hands et tw ice or PA G E on th e base. Notes: • M ake sure you press TA L K twice t o stop t he handset from bee pi[...]

16 4. T o assign t he n umber t o a s peed di- al button, press MEM , then press a speed dial button ( M1 – M4 ). T o store the number in a sta ndard memory loc at i on, press MEM , the n enter the two-digit memory location number (01–20). The handset sounds a long beep to indicate t hat the n umber is stored. 5. For each stored number , write [...]

17 To dial a numb er stored in a standa r d memory locati o n, pre ss TA L K . When you hea r a dial tone, press MEM an d en- ter the two-digit memory location num- ber for the number you want to di a l. Note: If you select an inval id memory lo- cation (for ex ample 3 instead of 03), t he phone s ound s a n error tone. Press MEM again and re-en te[...]

18 T ROUBLES HOO TING We do not expect you to have any problems with your ET -1104, but if you do, the fol- lowing sugg esti ons m ight help. Problem Sugge stion The phone does not work or works poorly . Be sure the base’s phone line cord an d AC adapter a r e correctly and securely con- nected, and the battery p ac k in the handset is charge d. [...]

19 If y ou still have prob lems, disco nnect the phone . If other phones on the sam e line work prope r l y, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot fi n d the prob- lem, take your ET-1104 to your local RadioShack store for ass istance. The ha ndset bat t ery pack does no t charge. Check the chargi ng contact s on t he hand- s[...]

20 CARE AND MA I NTENANCE Your ET-110 4 900 MHz Digital S pread Spe ctrum Cordl es s Tel ephone is an example of superior design and craftsmans hip. The following sugge s tions will help you care for your ET-1104 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the ET-1104 dry . If it gets wet , wipe it dry imme diately. L iquids might contain mineral s that ca[...]

21 REPLACING T HE BATTE RY PACK If you follow the instructions in “ Connect- ing and Chargin g the Battery Pack” on Page 10, the battery pac k should last about o ne year. If the battery pack do es not ho ld a charge for more than 2 h ours after an overnigh t charge , replace it with a new 3.6-vol t , 600 m Ah battery pack with a connector that[...]

22 THE F CC W A NTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event t h at your phone causes probl em s on the phone l ine, the phone company can temporarily discon- tinue yo ur service. If th is happens, t he phone compan y attempts to notify yo u in advance. If ad vance not ice is not practi- cal, the p hone c o mpany notif ies you as soon as poss ible and ad[...]

23 NOTES 43-1 10 4. fm Page 2 3 Wedn e sday , Augus t 18, 19 99 8:0 5 AM[...]

Ra dioS ha ck A Di vi sion of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 8A8 Print ed in t he Philippi nes Limit ed One -Y ea r W arr anty This pr oduct is warra nted by RadioShac k a gainst manufac turing defec ts i n material an d workman- ship un der normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase fr om RadioS hack company- owned stor es[...]