Radio Shack 43-3598 manual

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2 The lightning symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within this product’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. Do not open the product’s case. The exclamation symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and maintenance instructions are [...]

Important Safety Instructions 3 10. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table . The product ma y fall, causing serious damage to the product. 11. Slots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided f or ventilation. T o protect the product from ov erheating, these openings must not be b lock ed or covered. The[...]

Important Safety Instructions 4 Incorrect reassembly can cause electric shock when the product is subsequently used. 17. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and ref er ser vicing to qualified service personnel under the f ollowing conditions: • When the power cord plug is damaged or fra yed. • If liquid has been spilled into the product. [...]

Introduction 5 cause damage to the ey es or skin. It may be to xic if s wallo wed. •E x ercise care in handling the batter y pack in order not to shor t it with conducting materials such as rings, bracelets, and k eys. The battery or conductor ma y ov erheat and cause burns. • Charge the batter y pack only in accordance with the instructions an[...]

Installing Your Telephone 6 INSTALLING YOUR TELEPHONE S ELECTING A L OCATION Select a location that is: • near an accessible A C outlet • near a telephone line jack Ô • out of the wa y of nor mal activities •a wa y from electrical machiner y , electrical appliances, metal w alls or filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, alarms, and room mon[...]

Installing Your Telephone 7 To put the phone on a slant, inser t the clips into the middle clip slots. Then, tilt the brac ket down so the tabs click into the upper tab slots . 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the bac k of the base. 3. Plug the modular cord’ s other end into a modular phone line jack. 4.[...]

Installing Your Telephone 8 On a Wall Plate 1. Inser t the brack et's tabs into the base's lower tab slots. Then, press down on the br ack et's clips and inser t them into the clip slots. 2. Plug one end of the supplied shor t modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the bac k of the base. 3. Inser t the supplied AC adapter's barr[...]

Installing Your Telephone 9 On a Wall You need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the bottom of the base. 1. Drill two holes 3 15 / 16 inches (100 mm) apar t. Then thread a screw into each hole , letting the heads e xtend about 1 / 8 inch (3 mm) from the wall. 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord in[...]

Installing Your Telephone 10 1. Press down and slide off the batter y compar tment cov er. 2. Plug the batter y pack’ s connector into the sock et in the compar tment (the connector fits only one wa y). Then place the batter y pack in the compar tment. H H H H a a a a n n n n d d d d s s s s e e e e t t t t N N N N o o o o . . . . 1 1 1 1 appear[...]

Installing Your Telephone 11 S ETTING THE D IALING M ODE Your phone is set for tone dialing. If you have pulse service, change the dialing mode. If you are not sure which type of service you have, do this test: 1. Lift the handset and press T ALK/FLASH . Listen f or a dial tone. 2. Press any number other than 0 or an access code ( 9 , f or e xample[...]

Installing Your Telephone 12 4. Press SEL/CH . The phone beeps. 5. Press END to e xit. When you select R R R R i i i i n n n n g g g g e e e e r r r r O O O O f f f f f f f f , the phone does not ring when it receives an incoming call and < < < < R R R R i i i i n n n n g g g g e e e e r r r r O O O O f f f f f f f f > > > >[...]

Installing Your Telephone 13 3. Press SEL/CH . 4. Press # or $ to select A A A A u u u u t t t t o o o o T T T T a a a a l l l l k k k k . 5. Press SEL/CH . 6. Press # or $ to choose A A A A u u u u t t t t o o o o T T T T a a a a l l l l k k k k O O O O n n n n or A A A A u u u u t t t t o o o o T T T T a a a a l l l l k k k k O O O O f f f f f f [...]

Installing Your Telephone 14 In some areas, the area code is necessary even for a local call (10-digit dialing). If you live in such an area, do not store the area code. 1. Lift the handset and press MENU/MUTE . 2. Press # or $ to select C C C C a a a a l l l l l l l l e e e e r r r r I I I I D D D D S S S S e e e e t t t t u u u u p p p p . 3. Pre[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 15 MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS 1. T o mak e a call, lift the handset and press T ALK/ FLASH . T T T T a a a a l l l l k k k k and the current volume setting appear , and the base's CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights. Then the call's elapsed time appears. Ô 2. Dial the number . The number appears on the handset as yo[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 16 A DJUSTING THE H ANDSET ’ S V OLUME To adjust the handset's volume during a call, press # or $ on the handset until you reach the desired volume level ( V V V V o o o o l l l l u u u u m m m m e e e e L L L L o o o o w w w w , V V V V o o o o l l l l u u u u m m m m e e e e M M M M e e e e d d d d i i i i u u u [...]

Making and Receiving Calls 17 2. Press T ALK/FLASH again to return to the first call. If you do not have any special phone services, pressing T ALK/FLASH while the call is in progress might disconnect the current call. U SING T ONE S ERVICES ON A P ULSE L INE Some special services require tone signals (such as bank-by-phone). If you have pulse dia[...]

Voice Mail Waiting Indicator 18 VOICE MAIL WAITING INDICATOR If you subscribe to the voice mail service from your phone company, the VOICE MAIL indicator on the handset flashes when you receive a new voice message. Call the access number to retrieve your voice mail. Then enter your personal ID to listen to the message. The VOICE MAIL indicator also[...]

Memory Dialing 19 You can also store one number in a separate one- touch speed dial memory. Each memory number can be up to 20 digits, and each name can be up to 16 characters. S TORING /E DITING D ATA IN THE P HONEBOOK 1. Lift the handset and press ê ê ê ê /SPEED DIAL/ % . The number of records in the phonebook, S S S S e e e e a a a a r r r r[...]

Memory Dialing 20 6. T o enter a number , repeatedly press the corresponding number k ey until the n umber appears. 7. T o enter a special character , press 0 repeatedly to select one of the f ollowing characters: ∗ # # # # - - - - & ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) (space) 0 0 0 0 8. If you mak e a mistake, press ê ê ê ê /SPEED DIAL/ % to mov e the curso[...]

Memory Dialing 21 Entering a Pause Some telephone systems require you to dial an access code ( 9 , for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number. You can store the access code in memory with the phone number. However, you should also store a pause after the access code to allow the outside line time to connect. [...]

Memory Dialing 22 S TORING A O NE -T OUCH S PEED D IAL N UMBER You can store one number you dial often in the one- touch speed dial memory. The one touch dial allows you to dial a number with one key press. Ô 1. Lift the handset and press ê ê ê ê /SPEED DIAL/ % . 2. Press $ once to access the speed dial (SD) menu. E E E E m m m m p p p p t t t[...]

Turning the Distinctive Ringer On/Off 23 1. Dial the ser vice’ s main number first, either manually , from memor y , or from the Caller ID memory. 2. Then, when you are prompted to enter the number , press ê ê ê ê /SPEED DIAL/ % , use # or $ to scroll through the memor y until you reach the ne xt group of numbers , and press SEL/CH . Ô T ES[...]

Using Caller ID 24 5. Press SEL/CH . The phone sounds a confirmation tone. 6. Press END to e xit. USING CALLER ID If you subscribe to Caller ID service, the phone company sends information about the call, as well as the time and date, between the first and second rings of every call you receive. The phone displays this information after the second[...]

Using Caller ID 25 caller to your voice mail, or answer the second caller with a prerecorded message asking them to hold the line. Before you can use the Call Waiting Deluxe Services, you must: • subscribe to the ser vice from your telephone company . • set the Caller ID/Call Waiting f eature to C C C C W W W W D D D D e e e e l l l l u u u u x[...]

Using Caller ID 26 C C C C o o o o n n n n f f f f e e e e r r r r e e e e n n n n c c c c e e e e — Allows y ou to have a 3-w ay conf erence call with your first and second callers (see “Using Conf erence”). C C C C o o o o n n n n f f f f e e e e r r r r e e e e n n n n c c c c e e e e d d d d appears. D D D D r r r r o o o o p p p p F F F[...]

Using Caller ID 27 D D D D r r r r o o o o p p p p F F F F i i i i r r r r s s s s t t t t — hang up on the first caller and continue with the second. D D D D r r r r o o o o p p p p L L L L a a a a s s s s t t t t — hang up on the second caller and continue with the first. 3. Press SEL/CH . C C C C a a a a l l l l l l l l D D D D r r r r o o[...]

Using Caller ID 28 C ALLER ID M ESSAGES A DDING /D ELETING THE A REA C ODE When the area code of the received call is the same as the one you stored (see “Storing your Area Code” on Page 13), the area code does not appear in the Caller ID record. If it is different, the area code appears in the record. If you want to add or remove the area code[...]

Deleting Caller ID Records 29 Code” on Page 13), the phone dials the full 10 digits, including the area code. Ô To dial a long distance call, press ∗ /T ONE ( 1 1 1 1 appears before the displayed number) before you press T ALK/FLASH . If you want to add or delete the area code, press # before you press T ALK/FLASH . S TORING A C ALLER ID R ECO[...]

Using an Optional Handset 30 3. Press # or $ to mo ve the cursor to Y Y Y Y e e e e s s s s . Then press SEL/CH or DEL/TRSF . The phone beeps to indicate the record is deleted. USING AN OPTIONAL HANDSET You can add up to eight additional handsets (Cat. No. 43-3538 [black] or 43-3597 [white], available from RadioShack) to your system. C HARGING THE [...]

Using an Optional Handset 31 dialing mode and Caller ID settings are set by the base handset, except for the auto talk, area code, and Call Waiting Deluxe settings. All other menu settings (ringer volume and tone, distinctive ring, and display language) and memories (phonebook and one-touch speed dial) are independent and can be set as you like. To[...]

Care 32 T RANSFERRING A C ALL You can transfer an outside call from one handset to another. 1. Press DEL/TRSF at the originating handset during a call. The call is automatically put on hold and the transf er tone sounds. 2. Press T ALK/FLASH on the receiving handset. If A uto T alk is on, just lift the handset from the base or press T ALK/FLASH or [...]

Troubleshooting 33 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, these suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion The phone does not work or w orks poorly . Be sure the base’ s phone line cord and A C adapter are correctly and securely connected. Be sure the battery pack in the handset is connected and [...]

FCC Statement 34 FCC STATEMENT Your telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules . You must, upon request, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your telephone company. Both numbers are on the bottom of your telephone. ! You must not connect your telephone to: • coin-operated systems • par ty-line systems • most electronic ke y t[...]

The FCC Wants You to Know 35 • Consult your local RadioShac k store or an e xperienced radio/TV technician for help . • If you cannot eliminate the interf erence, the FCC requires that you stop using y our telephone. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by RadioShack may cause interference and void the user’s authority to operate t[...]

43-3529/43-3598 UCZZ01806ZZ 04A03 Printed in China RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Your telephone is UL listed and meets all applicable FCC requirements. We have designed your phone to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each device, such as a telephone or ans[...]