Radio Shack ET-1119 manual

Cat. No. 43 -1119 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad before using thi s equipm ent. ET-1 1 19 2.4 GHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless with Caller ID and Call Wa iting 43-1119.fm P age 1 Thursday, S eptember 16, 1999 1:58 PM[...]

2 FEATURES Your Radio Shack ET -1119 2.4 GH z Dig- ital Spr ead Spectr um Cordl ess Tele - phone u ses advanc ed cordles s telephone technolo gy to give you superi - or audio quality a nd extende d range. The ET- 1119’s Ca ller ID un it record s each cal ler’s tele phone numb er (and name, if av ailable i n your area) and the date and time of t[...]

3 Security Access- Protect ion Code — automa tically pr events oth er cor dless phone use rs from usin g your phone li ne while the handset i s off the ba se. Flash — sends an elect ronic s witch - hook signa l for use with spec ial phone ser vices , such as Call Waiti ng. Tone/Puls e Dialing — lets you use ei - ther type of service, and you [...]

4 Important: When hands et’s power is lost, the ET-1119 loses the secu rity ac- cess- protecti on code connecti on be - tween the bas e and the hand set. Pu t the handset on th e base briefl y to restore this connec tion so y ou can use the handset. READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATIO N We ha ve desi gned you r phone to con- form to federal regu lations[...]

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

6 INSTALLA TION MOUNTING THE P HONE You ca n pl ace t he E T-111 9’s base on a desk or table, mou nt it on a standard wall plate , or mount it dir ectly on a wal l. Choose a location that is: • near an A C outlet • near a te lephon e line ja ck • out of the wa y of no rmal activ ities • away from electri cal mach inery , electric al appli[...]

7 2. Plug one end of th e supplie d long modula r cord int o the TEL LINE jack on the bac k of the ba se. 3. Plu g the modu lar cord ’ s ot her end into a mod ular pho ne line j ack. 4. Insert the supp lied AC adapt er ’s barrel plu g into the DC IN 9V ja ck on the back of the bas e. 5. Rou te the adapter ’s cord through the strain r elief sl[...]

8 5. Plu g the modu lar cord ’ s ot her end into the wa ll plate jack, th en align the base’ s keyhol e slo ts wi th th e wall plate st uds and slid e the base downward t o secure i t. 6. Pl ug the adapter into a standar d AC outlet. 7. Pr ess and lift ou t the handset holder , rotate it 180° , then snap it back in to p la ce so i t ho lds th [...]

9 Follow th ese steps to i nstall an d charge the b at tery pack . 1. Pr ess do wn and slide off the battery pack co mpartmen t cover . 2. Ins tall the ba ttery pack s o the slo ts on the upper ends enga ge with the tabs on th e compartme nt. 3. Rep lace the cov er . To char ge the batter y pack, place the handset ei ther faceup or facedown on the [...]

10 • If the dis pl ay is b lan k and the phone does not work, recharg e the batt ery pack. (The battery power might be too low to light th e display .) • If you are not going t o use your phone for a month or lo nger , di scon- nect the ba ttery pack . This increa ses the bat tery pack ’s usable life. • The supp lied battery pack shou ld la[...]

11 If t he dia l ton e st ops, yo u hav e to uch- tone ser vice. Leave PULSE/TONE set to TON E . If the dia l tone c ontinues , you have pulse ser vice. Set PULSE/T ONE to PULSE . SETTING THE RINGER ’ S VO L U M E At an y t ime exce pt duri ng a cal l, l ift the handset if nec es sa ry and pr ess VOL or to set the rin ger volum e. The phone r ing[...]

12 2. Press to sele ct CIDCW (Caller ID/Call Waiting). 3. Press SELECT to change the Calle r ID/Call Wa iting setti ng. On or Of f appears indicati ng the selected set- ting. 4. Retu rn the hands et to the base to store th e new setti ng. STORING Y OUR AREA CODE To quic kly dial a number fr om a Calle r ID record (see “Dialing Nu mbers from a Cal[...]

13 OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, li ft the hands et and press TA L K (the CHARGE /IN USE in di- cator on the base l ights), then dial the number. Y ou view the number as yo u di- al, then (after a few secon ds) the call’s elapsed tim e. Note: You can also dial t he number be - fore you press TA L K . If you make a mis - tak[...]

14 USING FLASH Flash perfor ms the electron ic equiva - lent of a switchh ook oper ation for spe- cial se rvic es, such as Call Wa iti ng. For example , if y ou hav e Ca ll Wa iti ng, pres s FLASH to answ er an in coming c all without disconne cting th e current call. Press FLASH again to return to the first cal l. Note: If you do not have an y spe[...]

15 Each stored nu mber can be up to 20 digits, and each name can be up to 14 charac ters. Storing a Name and Number in Memory Notes: • An error tone sounds and the phone exits the s toring proc ess if you wait more tha n 20 s eco nds be twee n each key pr ess. • If you rece ive a ca ll durin g memory entry , the pho ne exits the s toring proces[...]

16 For each s tored numbe r, write t he per- son’s o r compa ny’s na me next to the ap- propriate l ocation num ber on the supplie d memor y directo ry sticker. Peel the backi ng from the sticker an d attach it to the phon e. To re plac e a st ored num ber, simp ly store a new one in i ts plac e. Editing or Deleting a Number in Memory Follow th[...]

17 Reviewing Memory Numbers To review your memor y numbers, press MEM . The list of memory lo catio n num- bers ( 1 - 0 ) ap pears with t he name stored with ea ch numbe r (or <Memory n > if you did n ot store a name). To view the sto red phone number s, press . An arrow to the r ight of the number m eans it i s longe r than 14 digits. Press [...]

18 Notes: • Connectin g a he adset disc onnects the handse t’s earpiece an d micro- phone. • VOL or on the hand set also control s the head set’s vo lume. • If you pl ace the h andset on the base to re char ge it whil e the h eads et is connecte d, be sure the ha ndset seats pr operly . With a he adset co nnecte d, you c an make or ans we[...]

19 CALLER ID OPERAT ION If you s ubscribe to Caller ID servic e from your ph one comp any, the phone co mpa- ny sends informa tion about t he call, a s well as the time and date , after the s ec- ond r ing of ever y cal l you r ecei ve. The ET-11 19 displays thi s informat ion when it recei ves a call , and it stor es up to 50 Caller ID record s fo[...]

20 Caller ID Mes sages STORING A CALL ER ID RECORD TO MEMORY Follow t hese step s to store th e name and number from a Caller ID record into a memory l ocation. 1. Rec all the recor d you want to store, then press MEM . Select Loca- tion appears. 2. Cho ose a m emory loc ation ( 1 - 0 ) by pressing a number or by repeat edly pressi ng ▼ or ▲ , [...]

21 DI ALI NG NU MBE RS F ROM A CALLER ID RECORD To dial a loca l numbe r store d in a Caller ID record , recall the reco rd, then p ress TA L K . If it i s a l ong distan ce call, press 1 ( 1 appe ars before th e display ed num- ber) be fore you pr ess TA L K . Note: If a Calle r ID record d oes not con - tain a pho ne number (if it was b locked by[...]

22 T ROUBLESHOOTING We do not ex pect you to have any prob lems with you r phone, but i f you do, the fo llow- ing sugg estion s might h elp. Problem Suggestio n The phon e does not work or works p oorly . Be sure the base’ s phone l ine cord a nd AC adapter a re cor rectly and secure ly conn ected. Be sur e the batt ery pack in the handset i s c[...]

23 If you still have problems , disconnec t the phone. If ot her 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 your E T-1119 to your loc al RadioShac k store fo r assi stance. The phon e cannot b e operated at a usefu l distance from the base bec ause the si gnal [...]

24 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Radi oShack ET -1119 2.4 GHz Digital S pread Spe ctrum Cordle ss Telephone is an exa mple of s uperior desi gn and c raftsman ship . The follo win g sugge stion s will help you care for y our ET -1119 so y ou can en joy it fo r years. Keep th e ET-1 119 dry . If it gets wet, wipe i t dry immediat ely. Li quids might c [...]

25 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the in structi ons in “Ins talling and Chargi ng the Batte ry Pack” on Page 8 , the battery pack should last 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 3.6V, 80 0 mAh bat tery pack. You can or der a rep l[...]

26 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlik ely eve nt that your pho ne causes proble ms on the phone line, the phone c ompany can temp orar ily discon - tinue you r serv ice. If th is happen s, the phone comp any attempts to notify yo u in advance . If advan ce notic e is not practi- cal, th e phone com pany noti fies you a s soon a s possib le an[...]

27 NOTES 43-1119.fm P age 27 Thursday, Se ptember 16, 1999 1:5 8 PM[...]

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