Radio Shack ET-543 manual

Cat. No. 43-1043 OWNER’S MAN UAL LCD Display 25-Channel Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET -54 3 Cordless T eleph one 43-1 04 3.fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 10 :36 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 RadioS hack ET-543 L CD Display 25-Channel Cordle ss Telephone of - fers the l atest advances i n cordles s phone techn ology, and incl[...]

3 Important: Cordless p hones such as this one require AC power to operat e. When t he A C power is o ff, you cannot dial out or receive i ncoming c alls us ing your ET-543 . For this reason, t he ET - 543 cordless phone should not be your only teleph one. To be safe, you should also have a phone that does not require AC power to ope rate (not a co[...]

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 sho[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n .... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... 6 Sel ect ing a Loc ati on ..... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... 6 Installing the Phone ............[...]

6 IN ST AL LA TION SELECTING A LOCA TION Select a location for the telephone t hat meets these requ irements: • Near an AC outlet • Near a telephone line jack • O ut of th e way of norm al act ivit ies • Aw a y f r om ele ct ric al ma c hi ne ry , electrical ap pliances, and metal walls or filing cabinets • A way from wireless int ercoms,[...]

7 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING THE BA TTER Y Before you us e your phone for the first time, you must conne ct and charge the battery. Slide off the battery com partment cov- er on the back of the handset . Connec t the battery’s plug to the pins insid e the compartment . Replace the cover, th en follow the in- structions unde r “Charging the Bat- t[...]

8 the handset and bas e. If the con- tacts are dirty or tarnished, g ent ly clean them with a penc il eraser . • About once a mont h, fully dis- charge the bat tery by k eeping the handset off the c radle unt il flashes, then return the handset to th e cradl e and f ully recharge the batt ery . If you do not fully discharge and recharge the bat t[...]

9 OPE RA TION Your ET-543’s L CD display shows telephon e numbers as you dial them or when you rec a ll them f ro m memory. It shows the current channel number and lets you know when battery po wer i s growing weak or the phone is out of range of the b ase. The d isplay al so shows ind icators when you press FLASH/DEL or P AUSE . MAKING/AN SWERIN[...]

10 • Y ou ca n m ake or a nsw er a c all on a phone on t he sam e line as the cordless p hone, even if t he han d- set is away from the base. • RANG E appears when t he dis- tance from the handset to t he base is out of the phone’s range. • T he keypad lights on the h andset turn off if n o button is pressed f or more than 13 seconds. REDUC[...]

11 Notes: • I f you do not have spe cial phone services, pressing FLASH/ DEL might di sconnec t the current cal l. • T he redial memory does not store a FL ASH/DEL e ntry or a ny di gits entered a fter you pres s FLASH/ DEL . USING T ONE SERV ICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as ba nk by phone, require t one signals. If you have [...]

12 • T o keep yo ur accou nts sec ure, we recommend you do NOT store your persona l access code for services such as bank-by-phone in a m emory l ocation. Storin g a Number in Memory 1. With the ha ndset’s power on, press MEMORY . The keypad l ights and MEM appea rs on the display . Note: Wh ile you are storing a number in memory , if you do no[...]

13 Notes: • I f you receive a call while you a re storing a number in memory , press TA L K to answer the c all. After the c all, begi n again at S tep 1 to store the numb er . • T o c hange a phone num ber stored in memory , simply store a new phone number in that location. • T o clear a me mory location so no number is stored there, pres s [...]

14 2. Press SCROLL s/t to sear ch for the de sired stored num ber . The selected num ber appe ars on the display . 3. Press ENTER . The ph one dials the stored number . Me thod 3 1. With POWER set t o ON and the TA L K key not l it, pres s SCROLL s/ t to search for the desired stored number . 2. Press TA L K . The phone dia ls the number automat ic[...]

15 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG We do not ex pect you to h ave any proble ms wi th your tele phone, but if you do, the followin g suggestion s might help. If you still have problem s, check other phones on the same line to se e if they work properly. If they do a nd the probl em does not seem to be with your phone s ervice, take your ph one to your local Radi[...]

16 Pro ble m: The handset’s range decreases. Solu ti ons : • F ully extend the ba se’s ante nna ve rtically . • Return the handset to the cradle, and recharge the battery . • Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal surface. Pro ble m: Rec eiver sound flutters or f a des. Solu ti ons : • Be sure the ba ttery is charged. • F ully ex[...]

17 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET -543 25-Channe l Cordless T elephone wi th L CD Disp lay is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for your phones so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phon e dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids can contain minerals that corrode the elec[...]

18 REPLACING THE BA TTER Y If you follow the inst ructions in “Cha rg- ing the Battery, ” the supplied ba ttery should last f or several years. When the battery loses its ability to fully ch arge, order a replacemen t battery through your loc al RadioS hack store. F ollow these step s to replace t he b attery, then charge the new ba ttery accor[...]

19 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 your phon e. If the interference go es away, your pho ne is ca using the inter- ference. Try to eliminate the interfer- ence by: • M oving your phone away from the receiver • Connect[...]

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