Radio Shack ET-537 manual

Cat. No. 43-1037 OWNER’S MAN UAL Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET-5 37 25-Channel Cordless Telep hone with 9-Number Memory 43-1 03 7.fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 10 :05 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 96 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . COM -LOK i s a re gis tered t ra dema rk us ed by T andy Corp orat ion. Rad i oS h ack i s a t rad e mark us ed by T andy Corp or at i on . Your RadioShack ET-537 25 -Channel Cordless Telephone with 9-Numb er Memory inclu des the latest adva nces in cordless phon e technology. It[...]

3 Important: Cordless p hones such as this one require AC power to operat e. When A C p ower is of f, you c annot dial out or receive in coming call s using your ET-537 . For this reason, t he ET - 537 should not be your only telephone. To be safe , you sh ould also have a phone t hat doe s not need A C power to operate (not a cordless pho ne) so y[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We have designe d your telephon e to conform to f ederal regulation s, and you can conn ect it to m ost tel ephone li nes. Howeve r, each devi ce that you connect t o the p hone line draws pow er from the phone line. W e refer to t his power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence num ber, or REN. The REN is on [...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n..... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... . 6 Sel ect ing a Loc ati on .... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... . 6 Installing the Han dset’s[...]

6 IN ST AL LA TION Important: Aft er you select a lo catio n for the phone (see “S electing a Loc a- tion”), you must in stall the phon e in the following orde r before you u se it for the fir st ti me. 1. Install the handse t’s antenna (see “Installing the Handset ’ s An- tenna” o n Page 7). 2. Connect t he battery to the han d- set (s[...]

7 INST ALLING THE HANDSET’S ANTENNA Insert the antenna into th e hole at the top of the handset, then rotat e the an- tenna clockwise un til it is sec ure. CONNECTING THE BA TTER Y Your phone com es with a recharge- able nickel-c admium b attery in stalled. However, before y ou use the phon e for the f i rs t ti me , y o u m u st c o nn e ct the [...]

8 1. Insert the supplie d AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the POWER 9V DC jack o n the back of the base. 2. Plug the a dapter into a s tanda rd AC out let. CHARGING T HE BA TTER Y Before you connect the phone t o the phone li ne an d use the ph one for the first time, or whe never you install a new battery, make sure R INGER OFF/ ON on the handset[...]

9 • T he f irst time you use your phone after inst alling a new battery , t he handset m ight not wo rk or might sound an error tone when you press TA L K . Thi s m ight also oc cur when you recha rge a battery that has b een completely di scharg ed. If this happens, be sure RINGER OFF/ON i s se t to ON . T he n r etu rn the han dset to the cradl[...]

10 4. A lign the k eyhole s lots on the back of t he base with the mount - ing studs on the wal l plate, then carefully p ush the base ont o the studs and slide it down. 5. Place the handse t on the base. 6. Place the bas e’s antenna in a ver- ti ca l p os iti on . Mo unt i ng t h e B a se Direct ly on th e W all You ne ed two w ood s crews (no t[...]

11 5. Plug the attached modular cord on the back of the base into a modular phone line j ack. 6. Place the handse t on the base. 7. Place the bas e’s antenna in a ver- ti ca l p os iti on . 43-1 03 7.fm Page 1 1 Tues day , Au gu st 17 , 1 999 10: 0 5 AM[...]

12 PREP ARA TION SETTI NG T HE DIAL ING MO DE Set T ONE /PULSE on the back of t he base for the type of serv ice you h av e — tone or pulse (rotary) . If you are not sure wh ich type you ha ve, do t his te st. 1. Set TONE/P ULSE to TONE . 2. Lift t h e handset, press TA L K , and listen for a d ial tone. 3. Press any numb er other than 0 . Note: [...]

13 OPE RA T ION CONFIRM A TION TONES When y ou press a butto n, the phone sounds a c onfirm ation t one to ind icate that it ac cepted the c omm and. If you are out of range or there is too much in- terference, the phone soun ds an error tone. Move t he handset closer t o the base and try again. MAKING/RECEI VING A CALL To make a call, lift th e ha[...]

14 Note: T h e redial memory ho lds up to 63 digits, so you can red ial long- distance as well as local pho ne num- bers. USING FL ASH Pr ess i ng FLASH sen ds the elec tronic equivalent of a switchhook signal. U se FLASH with special phone compa ny serv ices su ch as cal l wait ing. If you have call waiting, quickly press and release FLASH t o t a[...]

15 USING P AG E PA G E o n the base lets you loca te the handset if you misplaced it, or al ert the person holding the ha ndset. The hand- set beeps t hree times wh en someone presses and rel eases PA G E on the base. I f you press and hold down PA G E for about 2 seconds, the handset beeps three t imes for about 20 sec- onds. Thi s gives you t ime[...]

16 MEMO RY DIALING ST O RING PHONE NUMBERS IN MEMO R Y You can store up to 9 phon e numbers of up to 16 digits each. Notes: •I f TONE/ PULSE is set t o PULSE and you want to us e tone di aling for a memo ry number , you must store the tone ent ry ( ) along with the number . • T o keep yo ur accou nts sec ure, we recommend you not store y o ur p[...]

17 DIALING A ST ORED NUMBER 1. Lift t h e handset from the cradle. (Press TA L K if y ou do not hear a dial tone). 2. When you hear a dial tone, press MEMORY an d then p ress the memory location number where the phon e number is st ored. The phone di als the stored number. Important: If you want to test a stored number of an emergency service, make[...]

18 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG If your ph one i s not work in g as i t sh oul d, the s e sugge s tion s might hel p you elim i- nate the proble m. If the phon e still does not op e rate normal ly, take it to you r local RadioShack store for assistance. S y mptom Cause Su gg estion The call is too noisy . Interferen ce on the line. • Cha nge chann els an d [...]

19 Sympto m Cause Suggestion Th e vo lu me s ud- denl y dr op s an d un - usual so unds occur . Som eon e h as p ic ked up a phon e o n t he s ame lin e. Hav e th e o ther pe rson hang up t h e ph on e. The hands et’s b attery might need rech ar gi ng (the ha nds et so un ds a be ep ev e ry 7 sec - onds ) . Note : If the battery is too low , th e[...]

20 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your RadioSh ack ET-537 25 -Channel Cordless T elephone with 9-Num ber Mem ory is an e xampl e of superior design and craft smanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you care for y our phone so you can enjoy it f or years. Keep the phon e dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids can contain minerals that [...]

21 REPLACING THE BA TTER Y If you follow the inst ructions in “Cha rg- ing the Battery” on Page 8, the sup- plied battery should l ast about one year. When the batt e r y loses its ability to fully c ha rge, you should replace it with a new one (available at your local RadioShack store). Install the new b attery as described below, then charge [...]

22 Your p hone might cau se T V or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To det ermine whe ther your phone is c ausing the in terference, turn off and unplug your phone and discon- nect the handset battery. If t he interfer- ence goes awa y, your phone is causing the interference. Try to eliminate the interference by: • M oving y[...]

23 NOTES 43-1 03 7.fm Page 2 3 Tues day , Au gu st 17 , 1 999 10: 0 5 AM[...]

Ra di oSh ac k A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 7A6 Printed in the Phi lippines Ra di oSha c k Li m i t ed W a r r a nt y This tele phone produc t i s w ar r an t ed aga in st m an uf ac tu rin g de f ect s i n mat er ia l an d wor k m anshi p f or one ( 1) yea r f rom th e d ate o f purc ha se f rom Radi o Sh ac k compa [...]