Radio Shack 43-324 manual

43-324 User’ s Guide Thank you for purchasing your 5.8 GHz Caller ID Cor dless Phone from RadioShack . Please read this user’ s guide before installing, setting up, and using your new phone. 5.8 GHz • Caller ID Cordless Phone[...]

2 Contents Contents Package Contents .................................................................................. 4 Features ................................................................................................... 4 Setup ...............................................................................................5 T elephone Bas[...]

3 Contents Delete a Directory Entry ........................................................................ 18 Copy a Directory Entry into Speed Dial ................................................ 19 Dial a Number from the Dir ectory ......................................................... 19 Speed Dial .........................................[...]

4 P ackag e Contents F eatures • Caller ID Display • V oicemail Indicator • 9-number speed-dial T elephone base and handset Handset battery AC adapter T elephone line cord Base holder RadioShack[...]

5 Setup Setup T elephone Base Installation Install the telephone base as shown below . Make sur e that the electrical outlet is not controlled by a wall switch. If you subscribe to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) high-speed Internet service through your telephone lines, you must install a DSL filter between the telephone base and the telephone wall [...]

6 Setup Batter y Installation and Charging Install the battery as shown below . The battery may have enough char ge for short calls. For best performance, charge the battery for at least 16 hours before first use. Completely char ge and drain the battery two or three times every three months afterwar ds. When the battery power is low , L O W BATTE[...]

7 Setup W all Br ack et Installation Y our telephone base comes with the wall bracket installed, ready for desktop use. Y ou may also mount your telephone onto a standard telephone wall plate. W all bracket installation: T o prepare the telephone base for wall mounting, you need to r emove the bracket if it is currently attached for desktop use. Pr[...]

8 Setup / VOL- / CID • Lower the listening volume (during a call). • Review the call log (when phone is not in use). • Hold to adjust ringer volume (when phone is not in use). • Scroll down (while pr ogramming or reviewing the redial list). PROG Enter programming mode (while phone is not in use). / Flash • Make or answer a call. • Recei[...]

9 Setup / VOL+ / • Display the directory (when phone is not in use). • Hold to adjust the ringer volume (when phone is not in use). • Increase the listening volume (during a call). • Scroll up (while pr ogramming or reviewing the r edial list). SELECT Store a pr ogramming option or a directory entry . OFF • Hang up. • Silence the ringer[...]

10 Setup Date and T ime If you subscribe to caller ID service, the date and time is set automatically with the next incoming call. If you do not have caller ID service, you can set the date and time manually . 1. Press PROG . 2. Press or until DATE/TIME is displayed. Press SELECT . 3. When the month is flashing, press or until the screen displays [...]

11 Setup Ring er V olume Y ou can change the ringer volume to a comfortable level or turn the ringer off. 1. Press PROG . Press or until the scr een displays RINGER VOL : and the current setting. 2. Press SELECT . The current setting flashes, and you will hear a sample of the ringer volume. 3. Press or to select ringer volume from OFF , LOW or HI [...]

12 Setup Home Area Code If you dial your local calls using only seven digits (area code not r equired), you can program your home ar ea code, following the steps below . By programming your home ar ea code, when you receive a call within your local area, the telephone number is automatically stor ed without the area code in the call log. 1. Press P[...]

13 Setup T o turn this indicator off: 1. Press PROG . 2. Press or until the screen displays CLR VOICEMAIL . 3. Press SELECT . The screen displays CLEAR? and YES flashes. 4. Press SELECT or PROG to confirm. Y ou will hear a confirmation tone. n Note: The clear voicemail feature only turns of f the displays N E W VOICEMAIL and on the handset, and [...]

14 Oper ation T elephone Oper ation Make Calls Press /FLASH and then use the dial pad keys to dial a number . -OR- 1. Enter the phone number first. Y ou can press to backspace and press CHAN/REMOVE to erase digits. 2. Press /FLASH to dial. Ans wer Calls Press any dial pad keys (except /VOL-/CID , /VOL+/ and OFF ) to answer an incoming call. End Ca[...]

15 Oper ation T empor ar y T one Dialing If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can change fr om pulse to touch tone dialing during a call by pressing TONE* . This is useful if you need to send touch tone signals to access telephone banking or long distance services. Once you have initiated your call by dialing the phone number in pulse (rotary), [...]

16 Director y Director y The directory can stor e up to 20 entries (including nine speed dial entries). Each entry may consist of a number up to 24 digits and a name up to 14 characters. Store a Director y Entr y 1. Press PROG . The screen displays DIRECTORY . 2. Press SELECT . The screen displays ENTER NAME . 3. Use th e di al pa d ke ys to e nt e[...]

17 Director y Char acter Chart Use the dial pad keys and the chart below to enter a name (up to 14 characters). An error tone sounds if you try to enter mor e than 14 characters. Each press of a particular key causes the characters to be displayed in the following order: Dial key Characters by number of key presses 123456 1 1 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 [...]

18 Director y Edit a Director y Entr y 1. Press /VOL+/ . The screen displays DIRECTORY . 2. Press or to scroll thr ough the entries stored in the dir ectory alphabetically . -OR- Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry you want to edit. If necessary , scroll or to find the desired entry . 3. When the screen displays the desired e[...]

19 Director y Press the dial pad key for the first letter of the entry to delete. If necessary , scroll or to find the desired entry . 3. When the screen displays the desired entry , press SELECT . Then pr ess or until DEL (delete) flashes. 4. Press SELECT . The screen displays ERASE NO YES and the number . The current choice flashes. 5. Press [...]

20 Speed Dial Speed Dial Y our telephone can store up to nine telephone numbers with names (up to 14 characters and 24 digits in each location) in the speed dial memory locations you assign in the handset. Store a Speed Dial Entr y 1. Press PROG and then press or until the screen displays SPEED DIAL . 2. Press SELECT . The screen displays ENTER 1-9[...]

21 Speed Dial Edit a Speed Dial Entr y 1. Press and hold the speed dial location key ( 1 - 9 ) of the desired entry . 2. When the screen displays the entry to edit, press SELECT and EDIT flashes. 3. Press SELECT . The screen displays the name and number . The cursor appears at the beginning of the name. Use the dial pad keys to edit the name. • [...]

22 Speed Dial Dial a Speed Dial Number 1. Press and hold a speed dial location key ( 1 - 9 ) of the desired entry . 2. Press to dial the displayed number . Reassign Speed Dial Locations 1. Press and hold the speed dial location key ( 1 - 9 ) of the desired entry . 2. When the screen displays the desired entry , press SELECT . Pr ess or until SPEED [...]

23 Call Log Call log About Caller ID The caller ID with call waiting feature in this telephone lets you see the name and telephone number of the caller before answering the call, even when already on a call. These featur es requir e services provided by your local telephone company . Contact your telephone company if: • you have both caller ID an[...]

24 Call Log • When the call log is full, the earliest entry will be deleted to make room for new incoming call information. • CID EMPTY will be displayed if there is no r ecord in the call log. n Notes: • If you answer a call before the information appears on the scr een, it will not be stored in the call log. • The time on the handset scre[...]

25 Call Log Y ou may also press 1 r epeatedly to add or remove a 1 in fr ont of the telephone number before dialing or saving it in the dir ectory . When the number displayed is in the correct format for dialing, pr ess /FLASH to call the number . Dial a Call Log Number 1. Press /VOL-/CID to enter the call log. 2. Press or to select the desired ent[...]

26 Call Log • Press CHAN/REMOVE to erase a digit. • Press REDIAL/P AUSE to insert a dialing pause ( P will be displayed). • Press SELECT to continue. 7. Press or to choose Y (yes) to customize this entry , or choose N (no) for a normal ringer . If you choose Y , will be displayed with the directory entry . 8. Press SELECT to confirm. Y ou wi[...]

27 Additional Info Additional Infor mation Handset Displa y Screen Messag es Displays: When: LOW BATTERY The battery needs to be rechar ged. C I D E M P T Y There are no call log entries. C O N N E C T I N G . . . The cordless handset is sear ching for the telephone base. D I R E C T O R Y E M P T Y The cordless handset is sear ching for the teleph[...]

28 Additional Info w CAUTION: • Use only the battery provided or equivalent. T o order a r eplacement, visit your local RadioShack store or go to www .RadioShack.com. • Do not dispose of the battery in a fire. Check with local waste management codes for special disposal instructions. • Do not open or mutilate the battery . • Exercise car e[...]

29 Additional Info 7. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not install this product wher e the cord may be walked on. 8. Never push objects of any kind into this product through the slots in the telephone base or handset as they may touch dangerous voltage points or create a short cir cuit that could result in a risk of fir e or ele[...]

30 Additional Info T roubleshooting If you have difficulty with your telephone, please try the suggestions below . For Customer Service, visit your local RadioShack stor e or go to www .RadioShack.com . My telephone does not work at all. • Make sure the battery is installed and char ged correctly (page 6). For optimum daily performance, return t[...]

31 Additional Info • If the handset is in the telephone base but the handset CHARGE light is not on, see The charge light is of f in this section. • It may be necessary to purchase a new battery . Please see “Batter y” on page 27. • The telephone might be malfunctioning. Please see “Limited W ar r anty” on page 40 for further instruct[...]

32 Additional Info The telephone does not ring when there is an incoming call. • Make sure the ringer is on (page 10). • Make sure the telephone line cor d and power adapter are plugged in properly (page 5). • The handset may be too far from the telephone base. Move it closer to the telephone base. • There may be too many extension telephon[...]

33 Additional Info • If the other telephones in your home are having the same pr oblem, contact your local telephone company (charges may apply). • Eliminate any background noise. If you cannot eliminate the backgr ound noise, first try muting the handset before dialing, or dialing fr om another room in your home with less backgr ound noise. T[...]

34 Additional Info I hear other calls when using the telephone. • Disconnect the telephone base from the telephone jack. Plug in a differ ent telephone. If there ar e still other calls, call your local telephone company . • Press CHAN/REMOVE to switch to a clear er channel when on a call. I hear noise in the handset, and none of the keys or but[...]

35 Additional Info Caller ID entries do not match the numbers I need to dial. • Although the call log entries you receive have 10 digits, (the ar ea code plus the seven-digit number ,) in some areas, you may need to dial only seven digits, or a 1 plus the seven digits, or a 1 plus the area code plus the seven digits. Y ou can change the number of[...]

36 Additional Info Oper ating Rang e This cordless telephone operates with the maximum power allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Even so, this handset and telephone base can communicate over only a certain distance, which can vary with the locations of the telephone base and handset, the weather , and the layout of your home or [...]

37 Additional Info About Cordless T elephones • Privacy: There is a possibility that the cor dless telephone conversations could be intercepted by radio r eceiving equipment within range of the cordless handset. Y ou should not think of cordless telephone conversations as being as private as those on corded telephones. • Electrical Power: The t[...]

38 Additional Info Specifications Frequency contr ol Crystal controlled PLL synthesizer T ransmit frequency Handset: 5857.20-5865.90 MHz T elephone base: 912.75-917.10MHz Channels 30 Nominal effective range Maximum power allowed by FCC and IC. Actual operating range may vary according to environmental conditions at the time of use. Size Handset: 7[...]

39 Additional Info • Reorient or relocate the r eceiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and r eceiver . • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif ferent fr om that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult your local RadioShack store or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modi?[...]

40 Additional Info the REN is 0.3). In most, but not all areas, the sum of all RENs should be five (5.0) or less. For more information, please contact your local telephone company . This equipment may not be used with Party Lines. If you have specially wired alarm dialing equipment connected to your telephone line, ensur e the connection of this e[...]

41 Additional Info for the remainder of the original warranty period. Y ou will be charged for repair or r eplacement of the product made after the expiration of the warranty period. RADIOSHACK EXPRESSL Y DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS NOT ST A TED IN THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY . ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES THA T MA Y BE IMPOSED BY LAW , INCLUDING [...]

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