Radio Shack ET-1109 manual

Cat. No. 43- 1109 OWNER’S MANUAL Plea se read be fore us ing th is equipm ent. ET-1109 900 MHz Digital Cordless T elephone with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID 43-1109.fm P age 1 Friday, June 18, 1999 10:26 AM[...]

2 FEATURES Your Radi oShack ET-1109 9 00 MHz Digital Co rdle ss Teleph one us es ad- vanced techn ology to giv e yo u super ior audio quali ty and ex tend ed ran ge. The ET- 1109’s Ca ller ID u nit re cords each cal ler’s tele phone n umber (a nd name, if av ailable i n your ar ea) and the date and time of th e call, as provid ed by your l ocal[...]

3 Tone or Puls e Dialing — lets y ou use tone o r puls e (ro tary) dialing and lets you swi tch fro m pulse to tone dialing for long-di stance, ba nk-by- phone , or other speci al serv ices. Redial — lets you quickl y redial any of the last t hree n umbers dialed . Flash — sends an el ectroni c swit ch- hook signa l for use wit h special pho [...]

4 Important: • Cordles s pho nes such as th is one require AC powe r to operate. Wh en the po wer is off, yo u ca nnot ma ke o r receiv e calls using your ET-1 109. T o be saf e, you shou ld also have a phone that doe s not need A C powe r to operate (not a cordl ess phone) , so you can still m ake a nd rec eive calls i f ther e is an A C power f[...]

5 CONTENTS Installation . .................... ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ................ 6 Mounting t he Phone . ............ .................... ............. ............. ................... .......... 6 On a Desk .......... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...[...]

6 INSTALLA TION MOUNTING THE P H ONE You can pla ce the phon e on a desk or table, mount it on a standard wal l plate, or mount it direc tly on a wall. Select a loca tion tha t is: • near an A C outle t • near a te lephon e line ja ck • out of the wa y of no rmal ac tivities • away from elect rical m achiner y , electric al appl iances, met[...]

7 3. Route the ada pter ’s cor d throu gh the stra in reli ef slot on the br acket. 4. Plug the ada pter in to a stan dard AC outlet. 5. Lift the base’s antenn a to a vertic al position . On a W a ll Plate or W all 1. Plug one end of the suppl ied shor t modula r cord into t he TEL LINE jack on the back of the base as in “On a Desk T op,” S[...]

8 Follow th e steps under “On a Wa ll Plate or Wall” on Pa ge 7, then apply these ad- ditional instruc tions fo r place ment on a wall. 1. Drill two hol es 3 15 / 16 inch es (100 mm) apart. Then th read a screw in to each hole, letting the heads e xtend about 5 / 16 i n c h ( 5 m m ) from the w all. 2. Plug one end of th e suppl ied lo ng modul[...]

9 To char ge the batter y pack, pl ace the handset ei ther faceu p or facedown on the base. The CH ARGE/IN US E indica- tor on the ba se li ghts and Total:00 appears on the handse t disp la y. Recharge the batter y pack when Low Battery flashes o n the di spla y. Important: Be sure the b attery pack is properly connected before you try to charge i [...]

10 • The supp lied batter y pack shou ld last for abo ut a year . Wh en it lose s its ab ility to full y recha rge, or der a replaceme nt battery p ack from you r loc al Ra dioShac k store ( see “Re- placing the Batte ry Pack” on Page 2 5). SETTING THE DI ALI NG MO DE Set DIAL MODE on the ba ck of the bas e for the type o f servi ce you have.[...]

11 Follow the se steps to turn auto talk on or off. 1. Li ft the handset and h old d own CALL ID . A menu ap pears with 1 Auto Talk selecte d . 2. Press SELECT to c hange the auto talk sett ing. On or Off appea rs indi - cating th e select ed set ting. 3. Retu rn the han dset to the base o r press CALL ID to stor e the ne w set- ting. T URNING CALL[...]

12 3. Press SELECT , then e nter your three-digi t area code. If you make a mis tak e, r epeat edly press or to move the cursor over the incor - rect dig it, then e nter the co rrect number . Note: If a n area code i s alread y stored, i t appea rs on the disp lay af- ter you press and ho ld CALL ID . T o delete the ar ea co de, pre ss DELETE thr e[...]

13 OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, li ft the ha ndset and press TA L K (the CHAR GE/IN U SE indi - cator on the base l ights), then dial the number. Th e numbe r displ ays on the handset as y ou dial, then (aft er a few seco nds) the cal l’s elap sed ti me dis- plays. You ca n also dia l the num ber befor e you press TA L K .[...]

14 USI NG REDIA L You ca n quickly dia l any of the las t three numbers you diale d recentl y. Lif t the handset an d repeatedl y press REDIAL/ P AUSE u ntil the n umber you wi sh to dial dis plays. Then pres s TA L K a nd the phone dia ls the num ber. Notes: • Y ou ca n also p ress REDIAL/P AUSE after pressi ng TA L K to dial the la st number d [...]

15 PAGING To send a p age fr om the bas e to the handset or to locate the ha ndset, when the phone is no t in use, press PA G E / FIND on the b ase. The han dset b eeps for 5 secon ds. To locate the handset us ing a continu - ous beep , press and hold P AGE/FIND longer t han 5 se conds. Press an y key or pla ce the han dset on the base t o stop the[...]

16 Repeated ly press to view the charac ters in alphab etica l order. (The dis play s hows uppe rcase let - ters first, then l owercase lette rs, numbers , and spec ial charact ers.) Notes: • Press to see the characters in re- verse alphab etical ord er . • Y ou can hol d down or to s croll rapidly th rough the ch aracters . • If you make a m[...]

17 Edit Memory n — edit th e record as des cribed in Step s 5 through 8 of “Sto ring a Number and Name in Memory ” on Page 15. Delete Memory n — the dis play prom pts you to confi rm the delet ion. Press or to move t he curs or to Yes or No , then press SELECT or DELETE . When you m ove the c ursor to Yes an d pres s SELECT or DE- LETE , th[...]

18 T esting Stored Emergency Num b ers If you s tore an emer gency s ervic e’s number (pol ice depar tment, fire depart- ment, ambu lanc e) and y ou choo se to test the st ored nu mber, make the test call dur ing the la te evening or ear ly morning hours to avoi d peak demand periods. Also , remain on th e li ne to ex- plain the reason for your c[...]

19 CALLER ID OPERAT ION If you s ubscri be to Call er ID se rvice from your ph one comp any, the pho ne compa - ny sends informa tion ab out the c all, as well as th e time and date , betwee n the first an d second rings of every call y ou rece ive. The ET- 1109 d isplays t his in formati on when it receiv es a call, and it stores up to 50 Caller I[...]

20 Caller ID Mes sages DI ALI NG NU MBERS F ROM A CALLER ID RECORD To dial a loca l numbe r stored in a Cal ler ID record , recall the reco rd, then pr ess TA L K . If it i s a l ong dis tance c all, p ress 1 ( 1 appe ars before th e disp layed num- ber) be fore you press TA L K . Note: If a Calle r ID record d oes not c on- tain a pho ne numb er ([...]

21 If the sel ected location is e mpty, the phone beeps to confirm tha t it stored the number, th en the Ca ller ID rec ord ap- pears. If a reco rd exis ts in the selec ted lo ca- tion, Replace Memory? appear s, promptin g you to confirm the repla ce- ment. Move the cur sor to Yes or No , then press SELECT . DELETING CALLER ID RECORDS You can de le[...]

22 T ROUBLESHOOTIN G We do not expect y ou to hav e any probl ems with your ET-1 109, but if you do , these sugge stions m ight he lp. Problem Suggestio n The phon e does not work or works p oorly . Be sur e the ba se’s phone l ine cor d and AC adapter a re corre ctly and securely connec ted. Be sur e the batter y pack in the han dset is con- nec[...]

23 If you s till have p roblems, d isconne ct the E T-1109. If other phones on the s ame line work proper ly, the fa ult is in th is phone or i ts installa tion. If you cannot find the prob- lem, take the ET -1109 to your l ocal Radi oShack store for assista nce. The pho ne cannot be ope rated at a usefu l distance from the base bec ause the s igna[...]

24 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Rad io Sha ck ET - 11 09 90 0 MHz Dig ita l Cordl es s Tel ep hone is an ex am - ple of su perior des ign and craf tsmans hi p. The fol lowing sugg estions wi ll help you car e for your ET-1109 so you can enjo y it for years. Keep the ET-1109 d ry. If it get s wet, wipe it dry immed iately. Liq - uids m ight cont ain m[...]

25 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you foll ow the in structi ons in “ Conne ct- ing and Charg ing the Batter y Pac k” on Page 8, t he ba ttery pack shoul d la st about one ye ar. If the batte ry pack doe s not hold a charge fo r more than 2 hours after an ov erni ght ch ar ge, rep la ce it wi th a new 3.6-vo lt, 6 00 mAh batter y pac k with a co[...]

26 THE FCC W AN TS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlik ely eve nt that y our phone causes proble ms o n the ph one line, the phone c ompany can temp orar ily di scon - tinue you r se rvice. If th is hap pens, the phone comp any atte mpts to notify you in advance . If advan ce notic e is not practi- cal, th e phone com pany n otifie s you as soon a s possi bl[...]

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