Radio Shack ET-549 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-1036/1049 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . Cordless Telephone with 10-Number Memory ET-536/10-Channel ET-549/25-Channel 43-1 036. fm Page 1 Tu esday, Aug us t 17, 19 99 9:5 2 AM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your RadioSha ck ET-536 10 Chann el/ ET-549 25-Chan nel Cordless Tele- phone with 1 0-Number Mem ory is de- signed to exacting st a ndards that ensure reliability, long l ife, and out- standing performan ce. Its features include: 10 Chan nels (ET -536) / 25 Ch ann els (ET-549) — l ets you change to a cle ar- er channel during a call t[...]

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    3 Important Note: Cordless phon es such as this one require AC power to operate. When the AC power is off, you cannot dial ou t or receive incoming calls using y our ET-536 /ET-549. To be safe, you shoul d also have a phone that does not need AC power to oper- ate (not a cordless pho ne) so you can stil l ma ke an d rec eive calls if the re is an A[...]

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    4 CONTENTS Ins talla tion ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Sel ecting a Loc ation .... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. .... 5 Pla cing t he Ba se on a Desk T o p .. ..... ..... ....[...]

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    5 IN ST ALLA TION SELECTING A LOCA TION You can place the p hone on a desk top or table, or mount it on a wall. Sel ect a location that is: • near an A C out let • near a tele phone line jack • out of the way of norm al activities • away from el ectrical machinery , electrical appliances , m e tal walls or filing cabinets, wireless inter- c[...]

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    6 3. Route the a dapter ’s cord t hrough the strain relief slot on top of the base. 4. Plug the a dapter into a st andard AC outlet. The P O WER i n dicator on the base lights. 5. Plug the mo dular cord’s other end into a modul ar phone line jack. 6. Fully extend the base’s ant enna and place it in a vertic al position. Moun ting t he Base on[...]

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    7 3. Route the m odular cord t hrough the top groove an d the adapter cord through bot h grooves on the bottom of the base. 4. Plug the a dapter into a st andard AC outlet. The P O WER i n dicator on the base lights. 5. Plug the sho rt modula r cord’s other end into the wall plate jack, then al ign the base’s keyhole slots with the wall plate s[...]

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    8 Mo unt i ng t h e Ba se Direct ly on the W all For this mounting method, you need two wood screws (not supplied) w ith heads that fit int o t he keyhole slots on the bo ttom of t he bas e. 1 . Drill tw o hole s 3 15 / 16 inc hes apar t . T hen threa d a screw int o each hole, l etting the he ads extend about 5 / 16 inc h from the wall . 2. Plug o[...]

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    9 6. Plug the cord’s other end into a modular phone li ne jack . 7. Align the keyhole slo ts wi t h the mounting sc rews and slide the base downward to secure it. 8. Press and lift out the hands et holder , rotate it 180 °, then snap it back i nto plac e so it holds the handset. 9. Fully ext end the base’s antenna and place it in a vertic al p[...]

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    10 The CHARGE indicator on the base ligh ts. Recharge the battery when t he BATT LOW indicator f lashes. Notes: • I f the CHA RGE indicator doe s not light when you pla ce the h andset on the base, be sure the battery and AC ada pter are co rr e ctly and securel y co nnect e d. • When you first use the phone after charging or recharging t he ba[...]

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    11 SETTI NG THE D IALING MO DE Set P • • T on t he back of the base for the type of service you hav e. If you are not sure wh ich type you hav e, do thi s t es t. 1. Set P • • T to T (t one ). 2. Lift the handset and listen f or a dial tone. 3. Press any numb er other than 0 . Note: If your phone system requires that you dial an access code[...]

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    12 OPE R A TION MAKING AN D RECEIVING CALLS To make o r answer a call, lift the han d- set. Or, if the handset is away from the cr a dle , press TA LK . The BATT LOW indicator on the handset an d the IN USE ind icator on the ba s e light . To end a call , place the hand set on the cradle or press t he handset’ s TA L K button. Note: If you press [...]

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    13 Notes: • The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so you can redial long- distance as well as local num- bers. • The redial m e mory also holds pause entries. See “Entering a Pause” on Page 15. • T he redial memory d oes not sto r e a flash entry or an y digi ts you press a fter FLASH (see “Using F las h. ”) . USING FLASH FLASH per[...]

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    14 PA G I N G To page t he person who has t he hand- set or to locate the handset when the phone is no t in use, press PA G E on the base. T he handset be eps five times. MEMORY DIALI NG You can store up to 10 numbers in memor y, th en dial a sto red number by pressing a one - d igit memory location number. Note: E ach number you s tore can be up t[...]

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    15 5. For each store d number , write the person’s or compan y’s name next to the appropriate location numb er on the supp lied MEM ORY direc- tory sticker . (Use a pencil in case you want t o change the n umber late r .) Attach the s ticker to th e phone. To erase a stored number, simpl y store a n ew numb er in its pla ce. Or, skip Step 3, t [...]

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    16 TRO U BLESHOOTI NG We do not expect you to h av e any problem s with y our phone, but if you d o, the fol- lowing sugg estions might help. Proble m Suggestion Low volume or unusual sounds. Som eone h as picked up ano ther phone on the same l ine. Hang u p the other ph one. Severe no ise interference. • Press CH to change the chan nel. • Keep[...]

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    17 If you still have probl ems, disconnec t the phone. If other phones on the same li ne work prop erly, the faul t is i n this phone or its in stallation. I f you cannot f ind the prob- lem, tak e your phone to your lo cal RadioShac k store for assistance Handset d oes no t ring or receive a page. • The battery pack might be weak. Charge th e b [...]

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    18 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radi oShack ET-536 10 Channel/ET-549 25 -Channel Cordless Telephone with 10-Number M emory is an exam ple of superior design and craf tsmanship . The fol- lowing sugges tions w ill he lp you car e for your co rdless te lephon e so you can en joy it for years. Keep the phone dry. I f it gets wet , wi pe i t dry imme dia[...]

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    19 REPLACING THE BA TTER Y If you follow the instructions in “Co n- necting and Chargin g the B attery” on Page 9, t he battery sh ould last about one year. If the battery wil l not hold a charge for more than 2 hours af ter an overnight charge, replace the battery with a new 3.6 V, 300 mAh b attery w it h a co n ne cto r th a t fi ts th e s oc[...]

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    20 THE F CC W ANTS YOU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl ems o n the pho ne line, the pho ne compan y c an temporaril y discontinue your serv ice. If this hap- pens, t he phone com pany at t empts to notify you in advance. If advance n o- tice is no t p ractical, the phone c omp a- ny notifies you as soon as possible and a[...]

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    21 NOTES 43-1 036. fm Page 2 1 T uesday , Au gu st 17 , 1 999 9: 52 AM[...]

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    22 43-1 036. fm Page 2 2 T uesday , Au gu st 17 , 1 999 9: 52 AM[...]

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    23 43-1 036. fm Page 2 3 T uesday , Au gu st 17 , 1 999 9: 52 AM[...]

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    Ra dioSh ac k A Divisi o n of T andy Corpor ation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 UDZZ015 00ZZ 3A7 Prin ted in Hon g Kon g Lim it ed O n e-Y ear W arrant y This pr oduct is warran ted by Ra dioShack a g ai ns t m anu fa ct uri n g de f ect s in m at er ial a nd wor km an- ship und er normal use for one (1) year fro m the date of pu rchase fr om RadioSh a[...]