Radio Shack 43-3815/43-3898 manual

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2 CONTENTS Introduction ................................................. 3 Impor tant Safety Instructions ...................... 3 Battery Safety Instructions ...................... 6 Installing Y our T elephone ............................. 7 Selecting a Location ................................ 7 Connecting and Charging the Battery Pa ck .......[...]

3 Introduction 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 inst[...]

4 Important Safety Instructions 4. Ne ver install telephone jac ks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed f or wet locations. 5. Ne ver touch uninstalled telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface . 6. Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. 7. Do not a[...]

Important Safety Instructions 5 13. Do not allow an ything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord will be stepped on. 14. Do not ov erload wall outlets and e xtension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 15. Ne ver push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they ma y t[...]

6 Important Safety Instructions 18. A void using a telephone during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. 19. Do not use the telephone to repor t a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. B ATTERY S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS • Use only the appropriate type and size batter y pack specified in the instruction ma[...]

7 Installing Your Telephone Installing Your Telephone INSTALLING YOUR TELEPHONE Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your telephone wiring does not have a modular jack, you can update the wiring yourself using jacks and adapters (available at your local RadioShack store), or have the telephone company update the wir[...]

8 Installing Your Telephone 3. Inser t the supplied AC adapter’ s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the bac k of the base.     4. Route the adapter’ s cord through the strain relief slot on the back of the base . 5. Plug the adapter into a standard A C outlet.     6. Lift the base's antenna to a vertical positio[...]

9 Installing Your Telephone Installing Your Telephone 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base . 3. Inser t the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the bac k of the base. 4. Route the adapter and modular cords through the groov es on the bottom of the base. 5. Alig[...]

10 Installing Your Telephone <43-3898 model only> 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 . . . . 2 2 2 2 appears when you install the battery pack on to the second handset. 3. Replace the cov er . To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the base. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the base lights, and T T[...]

11 Installing Your Telephone Installing Your Telephone 2. Press any number other than 0 or an access code ( 9 , f or example) if required. If the dial tone stops, y ou hav e touch-tone ser vice. If the dial tone continues, you ha ve pulse ser vice. Once you know which type of service you have, follow these steps to set the dialing mode. 1. Lift the[...]

12 Installing Your Telephone S ETTING THE H ANDSET ’ S R INGER T ONE You can choose from six ringers or four melodies. Ringers : F F F F l l l l i i i i c c c c k k k k e e e e r r r r , C C C C l l l l a a a a t t t t t t t t e e e e r r r r , L L L L e e e e a a a a p p p p F F F F r r r r o o o o g g g g , P P P P i i i i n n n n g g g g B B B[...]

13 Installing Your Telephone Installing Your Telephone T URNING A UTO T ALK ON/OFF Auto Talk allows you to simply pick up the phone from the base to answer a call, without pressing T ALK/FLASH If the handset is away from the base, press any number key to answer a call. Your phone is not preset to use Auto Talk. 1. Lift the handset and press MENU/MU[...]

14 Installing Your Telephone S TORING YOUR A REA C ODE You can store your local area code in the phone’s memory so the area code does not appear if you receive a local call. If you need to add or store the area code for a local number, you can add it afterwards (see “Dialing Numbers From a Caller ID Record” on Page 29). In some areas, the are[...]

15 Making and Receiving Calls MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS 1. To make a call using the handset, 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 n umber appears on t[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 16 R INGER M UTE You can temporarily mute the ringer. When you receive a call with the handset off the base, press END . The phone exits Ringer Mute when the next call is received, or when you hang up the phone. A DJUSTING THE H ANDSET ’ S V OLUME To adjust the handset's volume during a call, press  or  on th[...]

17 Making and Receiving Calls U SING F LASH Flash performs the electronic equivalent of a switchhook operation for special services, such as Call Waiting. 1. If you ha ve Call W aiting, press T ALK/FLASH to ans wer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. 2. Press T ALK/FLASH again to retur n to the first call. If you do not have a[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 18 S WITCHING B ETWEEN THE H ANDSET AND S PEAKERPHONE To switch to the speakerphone while you are using the handset, press SPEAKER on the base. When you hear the conversation on the speakerphone, press END on the handset. To switch to the handset while you are using the speakerphone, lift the handset off the base. If the [...]

Using a Headset 19 USING A HEADSET You can make or answer calls with hands-free convenience using an optional headset that has a 3 / 32 –inch (2.5-mm) plug. Your local RadioShack store carries a variety of headsets. To connect the headset, gently flip open the rubber headset jack cover on the side of the handset. Then insert the headset’s plug [...]

20 Memory Dialing 3. T o enter a name, use the letters on the n umber key s. Enter the last name first, since files are accessed alphabetically . F or uppercase letters, press the ke y once for the first letter marked on the ke y , twice f or the second letter , and so on. F or lowercase letters , press four times (or fiv e times) f or the fir[...]

Memory Dialing 21 Line” on P age 17 and “Entering a Pause” on P age 21). Ô 11. Press SEL/CH . D D D D i i i i s s s s t t t t i i i i n n n n c c c c t t t t i i i i v v v v e e e e R R R R i i i i n n n n g g g g appears. 12. Press  or  to select the ringer , or N N N N o o o o S S S S e e e e l l l l e e e e c c c c t t t t n n n n i[...]

22 Memory Dialing R EVIEWING N AMES AND N UMBERS IN THE P HONEBOOK You can recall a record either by scrolling or by entering the first letter of the name field in that record, even while the phone is in use. 1. Press ê ê ê ê /SPEED DIAL/  . 2. Press  or  to scroll through the record. The records appear from first to last when you pre[...]

Memory Dialing 23 4. Press SEL/CH . D D D D o o o o n n n n e e e e ! ! ! ! appears. D IALING A N UMBER IN M EMORY To dial a number stored in the phonebook, lift the handset and press ê ê ê ê /SPEED DIAL/  . Then, follow Step 2 in “Reviewing Names and Numbers in the Phonebook” on Page 22 to recall the number and press T ALK/FLASH to dial[...]

24 Turning Distinctive Ringer On/Off T ESTING S TORED E MERGENCY N UMBERS If you store an emergency service’s number (police department, fire department, ambulance) and you choose to test the stored number, make the test call during the late evening or early morning hours to avoid peak demand periods. Also, remain on the line to explain the reaso[...]

25 Using Caller ID Caller ID records. If the caller information is unavailable because the name and number were blocked by the caller, P P P P r r r r i i i i v v v v a a a a t t t t e e e e N N N N a a a a m m m m e e e e or P P P P r r r r i i i i v v v v a a a a t t t t e e e e N N N N u u u u m m m m b b b b e e e e r r r r appear (see “Calle[...]

Using Caller ID 26 When a call comes in while you are already on the phone, a soft beep sounds and the caller name and phone number appear. Ô 1. Press MENU/MUTE . A list of sev eral options, beginning with A A A A s s s s k k k k t t t t o o o o H H H H o o o o l l l l d d d d appears. 2. Repeatedly press  to scroll through the options list. Y [...]

27 Using Caller ID To send the second caller to voice mail (if you hav e voice mail), scroll down to F F F F o o o o r r r r w w w w a a a a r r r r d d d d C C C C a a a a l l l l l l l l or press 3 . If you decide to take the second call and end the first, scroll down to A A A A n n n n s s s s w w w w e e e e r r r r / D D D D r r r r o o o o p [...]

Using Caller ID 28 R EVIEWING C ALLER ID R ECORDS You can view the Caller ID list during a call or when the phone is on-hook. The top line of each record shows the date, time and the number of calls from that number received if you have not yet reviewed the record. The second line shows the caller’s name (if available), and the third line shows t[...]

29 Using Caller ID 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 14), 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 from the display, pr[...]

30 Deleting Caller ID Records (one-touch speed dial). T o cancel storing, select C C C C a a a a n n n n c c c c e e e e l l l l . 4. Press SEL/CH . Ô DELETING CALLER ID RECORDS D ELETING A S INGLE R ECORD 1. Recall the record you w ant to delete. 2. Press DEL/TRSF . D D D D e e e e l l l l e e e e t t t t e e e e M M M M e e e e s s s s s s s s a[...]

31 Using an Optional Handset Using an Optional Handset C HARGING THE B ATTERY P ACK The charger is powered by the supplied 9V, 210 mA AC adapter. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the charger. Route the cord through the strain relief slot and plug the adapter into a standard AC Outlet.   ?[...]

32 Using an Optional Handset 2. Press  or  to mov e the pointer to 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 . Then press SEL/CH . 3. Press  or  to select 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 x x x e e e e . Then press SEL/CH . 4. Press  or  to select C C C[...]

33 Answering System Operation ID information that arrives while the phone is on- hook is stored in all handsets. ANSWERING SYSTEM OPERATION N EW M ESSAGE I NDICATOR The new message indicator flashes on the handset when you have new messages in your answering system. The indicator stops flashing after you play back all the new messages. The indicato[...]

Answering System Operation 34 Start again at Step 1 of the setting operation. S ETTING THE D AY /T IME You must set the day and time so the system can record the correct day and time of each message. Ô 1. Press MENU once. The system announces “Time, ” and then announces the currently set time and da y . 2. Repeatedly press g | on the base to m[...]

35 Answering System Operation system answers and avoid unnecessary long- distance charges. If the message memory is full, the system answers after about ten rings regardless of the ring time setting. 1. Press MENU three times. The system announces “Ring time, ” and then announces the current setting. 2 2 2 2 , 4 4 4 4 , 6 6 6 6 , or t t t t s s[...]

Answering System Operation 36 2. Repeatedly press g | or | f to select O O O O n n n n or O O O O f f f f . 3. Press SET/RING to store the setting. 4. Press PLA Y/STOP to e xit. The Message Alert tone automatically stops after you listen to all the new messages. To turn it off sooner, press any key on the base. The Message Alert tone automatically [...]

37 Answering System Operation You can also record your own message (see “Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message”). When you record and select your own outgoing message, the system uses it for all recording time settings (1, 4, and Announce Only). To select an outgoing message (your outgoing message or one of the system's prerecorded messag[...]

Answering System Operation 38 messages appears. If it is set to Announcement Only, it plays the outgoing message and A A A A appears. Ô To set the system to not answer calls, press ANSWER again. It announces “Answer off” and the message counter turns off. S CREENING C ALLS You can let the system answer calls while you listen to the caller&apos[...]

39 Answering System Operation R ECORDING A M EMO You can record a message to yourself or others. The system stores memos as incoming messages (see “Playing Messages” on Page 39). Hold down MEMO until the system beeps and announces “Record memo message.” When the tone sounds, speak your message. When you are finished, press MEMO or PLA Y/STO[...]

Answering System Operation 40 system announces the day and time of the call at the end of each message. To play all messages after playing the new messages , press PLA Y/STOP again. To skip to the next message, press g | while the message is playing. Hold down g | to quickly advance through a message. The system advances through the playback at dou[...]

Remote Operation 41 H ANDSET R EMOTE O PERATION You can check new incoming messages, skip, repeat, or delete your incoming messages from the handset. For example, you can install the answering system in the living room and check your incoming message from a bedroom using the handset. Ô While the phone is on-hook, press T AD/ d on the handset. The [...]

42 Remote Operation • set the system to ans wer or not ans wer calls • listen to your messages • record a new outgoing message • record a memo •e r ase messages You cannot remotely operate the system using its handset or another telephone on the same line. S ETTING THE S ECURITY C ODE The two-digit remote operation security code prevents [...]

Remote Operation 43 ans wer calls, it will ans w er after about ten rings and sound a series of beeps. 2. When the outgoing message begins (or the system sounds a series of beeps), press # . Then enter your security code within 2 seconds. 3. If the code is correct, the system announces the number of ne w and old messages, and then “T o pla y inco[...]

44 Care CARE Keep the telephone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the telephone only in normal temperature environments. Handle the telephone carefully; do not drop it. Keep the telephone away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. SERVICE AND REPAIR If your telephone is not [...]

45 The FCC Wants You to Know • par ty-line systems • most electronic ke y telephone systems THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a[...]

46 Important Information S URGE P ROTECTION Your telephone has built-in protection circuits to reduce the risk of damage from surges in telephone line and power line current. These protection circuits meet or exceed the FCC requirements. However, lightning striking the telephone or power lines can damage your telephone. Lightning damage is not comm[...]

Troubleshooting 47 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 wor ks poor ly . 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[...]

43-3815/3898 UCZZ01807ZZ 05A03 Printed in China RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited One-Y ear W arranty This product is warranted b y RadioShack against manuf acturing defects in material and workmanship under nor mal use for one (1) y ear from the date of purchase from RadioShac k company-owned stores and authorized RadioShac k [...]