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Radio Shack ET-546 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-1046 OWNER’S MAN UAL Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET-5 46 25-Channel Cordless Telep hone with 10-Number Memory 43-1 04 6.fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 11 :05 AM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES © 19 96 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . C OM-L OK an d Ra di o Shac k are r egis tere d trade ma rks us e d by T andy Co rpora tion . Your Radi o Shack E T-5 46 25-C hannel Cordless Telephone with 10-Number Memory inclu des the latest adva nces in cordless ph one technolog y. It in- cludes the following features: 25-Ch[...]

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    3 This telephone has b een t ested and found to com ply with all app licable FCC and UL standards. Note: Your 25-Channe l Cordles s Tele- phone with 10-Num ber Memo ry oper- ates on stan dard radio frequ encies, as allocated by the FCC. Theref ore, it is possible for other radi o units operating on similar freque ncies, within a certain area, to in[...]

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    4 CONTENTS Prep arati on .... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... . 5 Connecting the Battery ....................... ................... ........................ .................. 5 Installing the Han dset’s Antenna .... ................. .......[...]

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    5 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING THE BA TTER Y Before you us e your phone for the first time, you m ust connec t the bat tery, then charge it f or about 12-15 hours. Slide off the battery com partment cov- er on the back of the handset . Connec t the battery to t he pins inside the bat - tery compartment. T hen r e pl ac e th e c ov e r, in st all t he h[...]

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    6 • T he USO C number of the jack to be ins ta lled is RJ1 1W for a w all jack or RJ 1 1C for a baseboa rd jack. Cautio n: You m ust use a 120 VAC/12 VDC adapter that delivers at least 200 millia mps. Its plug must c orr ectly fit the phone’s 12VDC j ack. The supplie d adapter meets these requi rements. Using an adapt er that does not m eet the[...]

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    7 2. Route the short cord downward through the slot on the base ’s bot- tom and under t he clips as shown. 3. Route the other end of the short cord through the hole in the bracket’s center . 4. Attach the s upplied bracket to the bottom of the ba se by inserting the tabs on th e bracket into the slots on the base, then sliding the bracket up. 5[...]

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    8 8. Carefully plac e the handset in t he cradle at the to p of the b ase and make sure it is secure. 9. Move the ba se’s antenna to a ver- ti ca l p os iti on . Note: If you later want to mount the base on a deskt op, press PUSH on the bottom of the b ase and s lide the brack - et down to remove it. Mou nting the Base Dir ect ly on t he W all Yo[...]

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    9 6. Plug the m odul ar cord int o a mo d- ular phone line j ack. 7. Align the keyhole slo ts with t he mounting sc rews and slide the base downward to secure it. 8. Carefully plac e the handset in t he cradle at the to p of the b ase and make sure it is secure. 9. Fully ext end the base’s antenna and place it in a vertical position. Note: If you[...]

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    10 • T he f irst time you use your phone after inst alling a new battery , th e 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 ON/OFF i s se t to ON . T he n r etu rn the han dset to the crad[...]

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    11 SETTI NG T HE RINGER ON/OFF To turn off the ringer, set RINGER ON/ OFF on the handset t o OF F . To turn o n the r in g e r, s et i t t o ON. Note: W ith the handset ’s ringer off, you can still mak e and rec eive calls us - ing the cordless phone . Telep hones on the same line still ring when there is an incoming call, the hand set’s IN USE[...]

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    12 OPE RA T ION Before using you r cordless telepho ne, you mus t connect and charge its bat- tery (see “Conn ecting the B attery” and “Charging the Battery”). For the best operation, m ake sure the base’s a n- tenna is in a vertical p osition. MAKING/AN SWERING A CALL You can use your cordless telephone in tw o wa ys: at t he base or aw [...]

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    13 REDUCING INTERFERENCE The ET-5 46 automatically selects the channel with t he best perf ormance and least interference. If you hear interfer- ence between t he hands et and the base during a call, press CHANNEL to switch to the next chann el (25 in all) until y ou receive the best rec eption. REDIAL To qui ckly redia l the last n umb er di- aled[...]

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    14 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 pulse service, you can still u se the se s pec ial ton e s erv ices by follo w - ing th ese steps . 1. Set TONE/PULSE on the bas e to PULSE . 2. Dial the s ervice’s main number . 3. When the service answers , press TON E . Th[...]

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    15 MEM OR Y DIA LING You can sto re up to 1 0 ph one num bers for single-button dialing. E ach stored number can be up to 16 digits long. 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 w ith the number . • T o keep your a ccounts secure, we recommend you no[...]

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    16 Ent ering a P ause i n a Memor y Number In some teleph one systems , you m ust dial an acces s code (9, for ex ampl e) and wait for a second dial tone b efore you can dial an out side number. If your phone is c onnected t o one of these systems, you m ight want to enter a pause at the appropriate poin t when you store a p hone number i n mem ory[...]

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    17 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG We do not e xpect you to have a ny proble ms w ith your teleph one, but if you do, t hese suggest ions might help. If you still have probl ems, chec k other phon es on the same line to see if they work properly. If they do and the problem does not seem to be with your phon e service, take your phone to your local Radi o Shac k [...]

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    18 Probl em S olut ion The han dset’s range decreases. • Place the base’s an tenn a in a vertic al position. • Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal su r f ac e. • Return t he hands et to the cradl e, and recharge the b attery . Receiver sound flutters or fad e s . • Be sure the battery is connected and charged. • Place the base[...]

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    19 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radi o Shac k E T-546 25-Chann el Cordl ess Telephone with 10-Num ber M em - ory is an example of superior design and craftsm ans hip. The following su ggestions will help you care for y our 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 [...]

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    20 REPLACING THE BA TTER Y If you follow the inst ructions in “Cha rg- ing the Battery, ” the supplied ba ttery should last about one year. When the battery loses its ability to fully ch arge, ord er a 3 .6 volt , 300 mi llia mp ba tte ry with a c onnector that fits the connector in the batt e ry compartment. You can order a replacemen t batter[...]

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    21 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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    22 NOTES 43-1 04 6.fm Page 2 2 Tue s day , Au gu st 17 , 1 999 11: 0 5 AM[...]

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    23 43-1 04 6.fm Page 2 3 Tue s day , Au gu st 17 , 1 999 11: 0 5 AM[...]

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    RADIO S HACK A Division of T a ndy Co rporation Fort Worth, T exas 76102 10A5 Printed i n H ong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY Thi s teleph one produ ct i s warr anted a g ainst ma nufactur in g defects in mate ri al and wor km anship fo r one (1) y ear f rom the date o f pu rchas e f rom Rad io Sha ck c ompa ny owne d s tores and au thor ized [...]