Radio Shack SYSTEM 440 manual

Cat. No. 43-974 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read befor e usin g thi s equi pment. Syst em 440 99-N umber Me mory Call Wa iting Caller I D With 100 Caller ID Memo- ri es 43-9 74 .f m Page 1 Monda y, Aug us t 16, 1999 4:2 7 PM[...]

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3 FEA TURES Your R adioShack System 440 99-Number Memory Cal l Waiting Caller ID modul e lets you decide whether or not to inter rupt your current c a ll when a new call comes in. I f Call Waiting/Caller I D service i s available in your area and you subscribe to it, you can see information about your incoming cal l and choose whether or not you wa[...]

4 C l ock an d Da t e Disp lay — displays the c urrent time and date as p rovid- ed t o Call er ID serv ice subscr iber s by yo ur loc al te lep hone c ompa ny . Mess ag e Rec eiv ed Ind ica tor — fla she s whe n yo u get a n an onym ous call, w he n you h av e at le ast o ne new ca ll you hav e not revi ewed , or w he n you h ave re ceived a v[...]

5 This modul e has been tes ted and foun d to co mply wit h all appli cable UL and FCC standard s. Important Inf ormation: • T o u se this modul e, you must be in a n area where Cal ler ID ser vice is availabl e, and you must s ubscr ibe to t he serv ice. • Y our mod ule displ ays t he cal ler’s name onl y if this f eatur e is avail- able i n[...]

6 FCC INFORMA TION We have desi gned y our modul e to con form to f ederal regu lations, and you can connec t it to most telep hone li nes . However, eac h modu le (a nd each de vice, such as a t elepho ne or answe ring mac hine) t hat you con- nect to th e tele phone l ine dr aws power from the l ine. We refer to t his power dr aw a s the m odule?[...]

7 In the unl ikely event that your module causes problems on t he phone line, the phone company can temporarily disconnect your service. If thi s hap- pens, the phone co mpany attempts to notify you in advance. If advance no- tice is not practical, the phone com pany notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to f ile a complain[...]

8 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat ion ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. .. 9 Connect ing the AC Adapter ...... ..... .. ..... . ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. . ..... 9 Ins tall in g th e B at tery .... .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... [...]

9 PREP ARA TI ON CONNECTING THE A C ADAPTER The module does not recei ve Caller ID/Call Waiting i nformat ion unle ss you connect the suppli ed AC adapt er. Caution: The s upplied Radi oShack a dapter was desig ned speci fica lly for y our modu le. Use onl y the suppli ed ada pter. 1. Plug t he adapt er t ip int o the 9VDC jack on t he b ack of the[...]

10 INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y You need on e 9-volt batt ery (not supp lied) to protect t he module’ s me m- ory i f power fail s. We recomm end an alkali ne battery, such as Ra- dioSha ck Cat. No. 23-553. No te: You mu st also conne ct the su pplied AC a dapter to use the mod- ule. Foll ow the se steps to i nst all the batt ery. 1. If t he phone l[...]

11 4. Replace t he batt ery cover and turn the lock on t he bott om of the module t o LOC K t o secur e it. Then reco nnect the ph one lines, i f necessar y . When appear s in the u pper le ft corner o f the displ ay, r eplace the ba tte ry. War n in g: To r educe t he ri sk of elect ri c shock , dis conn ect t he phone l ine cord bet ween th e pho[...]

12 ADJUSTING THE DISPLA Y CONTRAST Note: Do not pr ess and hold DELETE witho ut also pressi ng one of the REVIEW keys. You coul d acci dental ly erase t he call mem ory if you p ress only D ELE TE . To li gh ten th e displ ay, press and hol d DELE TE whil e r epeatedl y p ressi ng REVIEW . To dark en the di splay, press and hold DE LETE while re pe[...]

13 CONNECTING TO A PHONE 1. Disconnec t the tel e- phone line cor d from the phone. 2. Plug the l ine cord int o the module’ s WA L L jac k. 3. Plug one end of the suppli ed li ne co rd into the module’ s PHO NE jac k. 4. Plug the oth er end i nt o the phone’ s jack. No te : If this is not your only Cal ler ID prod uct, se e “Addin g Additi[...]

14 CONNECTING TO AN ANSWERING MACHINE 1. Disco nnect t he li ne cord t hat conn ects your answer ing mac hine to your phone f rom the answer ing machi ne’ s jack . Then pl ug the cord in to the module’ s PHONE jack . 2. Plug one end of the suppl ied li ne cord int o the module’ s WA L L jack . 3. Plug th e c ord ’s ot her end into the ans w[...]

15 If t his modul e is not your onl y Call er I D product , see “A dding Additiona l Modules” on Page 16 . CHECKING THE CON NECTIONS/SELEC TING THE LANGUAGE When your m o dule is corr ectly conn ect ed to your phone or answe ring machine, you see CONNECTIONS OK . This display te lls you tha t all your li ne cor d c onnec tions ar e secur e and [...]

16 Afte r seeing the CONNECTIONS OK messa ge, the l anguage sel ecti on scre en appear s: This d ispla y asks you to choose b etwe en Engli sh and Spanis h. •P r e s s REVIEW to se lect Engli sh •P r e s s DELETE to select Sp anish No te: If you sel ected the wro ng lang uage, or wa nt to change it lat er, you mus t unplug the pho ne li ne conn[...]

17 All Syst em 440 modules are set up as the MAIN module. I f you inst all additi onal modul es, you must program each addi tiona l module as an ex - tensio n ( EXT ) modul e, or incomi ng cal ls mi ght be disco nnected. Follow these st eps to pr ogram an addi tional module as an e xtensi on ( EXT ) module: 1. Hold down both REVIEW keys fo r ov er [...]

18 Foll ow the se steps to mount the module on a wall. 1. Using the ro und holes in t he moun ting bracke t as a tem- plat e, mark t he mounti ng scre w locati ons on th e wall. 2. Drill t wo hol es in the wall at t he mar ked l ocati ons. 3. While holdi ng t he bra cket again st th e wall , thread a scre w through eac h round hol e in th e b racke[...]

19 OPE R A T ION RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS Your Syst em 44 0 allows y ou to s ee inf ormati on about an i ncoming c all whether or no t you ar e o n the phon e. As you r ece iv e each call, your module save s a ca ll reco rd so you can re - view i t lat er. Your modul e saves up to 99 ca ll recor ds bef ore i t begi ns to replac e the ol dest cal[...]

20 REVIEWING CALLS As your modul e receives calls , it saves th e call record s so you can re- view and del et e them at your co nvenienc e. 1. Press REVI EW to see t he m ost r ecent cal l r ecords. 2. Press REVIEW to s ee ea r lie r ca ll re c or d s. REVIEW DELETE 43-9 74 .f m Page 20 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 : 27 PM[...]

21 DISPLA YED CALL INFORMA TION Y ou see: It means: ANONYMOUS CALL The calle r has bl ocked the Cal l er ID infor m ati on f rom being sent . -END OF LIST- Y ou hav e reac hed the end o f your cal l records . Press eithe r of the REVIEW keys to see ot her recor ds. LINE ERROR or -- -- -- -- Call infor mation was di st orted bef or e reachi ng the m[...]

22 Y ou see: I t mean s: LONG DISTANCE The i nco ming cal l i s long di stance . If t he c a ll is ANONYMOUS or UNAVAIL- ABLE , the di spl ay alt erna tes betwee n LONG DISTANCE and the appropr i a te mes sage. # NEW CALLS The num ber of new cal ls re ceived si nce you las t checked t he mod ul e. -NO CALLS- There ar e no c al l recor ds st ored in[...]

23 DISPLA Y LIGHT If the li ght on your module fl ashes sl owly and the displ ay shows the number of the new calls receiv ed, you have r eceiv ed new ca lls since the las t t ime you ch ecke d th e module. Press ei - ther REVIEW key t o review t he new call (s). Thi s turns off the l ight. If the li ght on your module fl ashes sl owly and you see M[...]

24 DELETING CALLS Deleti ng a Single Call 1. Press either REV IEW k ey unti l the cal l reco rd you want to erase appear s on the displ ay . 2. Press DEL ETE tw ic e . Deleti ng All Call s 1. Repeat edly pr ess eit her R EVIEW ke y until -END OF LIST- appear s on the displ ay . 2. While -END OF LIST- appear s on th e display , pr ess and hold DELE [...]

25 T ROU BL ESH OO TIN G Having a pr oblem? Her e are some of the mo st common pro blems and how to resol ve the m. Problem Sol ution Blank s creen Ba tter y in s tall ati on — Replace or rein- stal l the bat tery, as d escr i bed in “ Ins tall in g the Batter y” on Page 1 0. AC power — Pl ug in the adapt er. If the adapt er is plugged into[...]

26 Problem Solu tion Y ou ar e not hear ing t he Call -Wa itin g sig nal or do no t see Cal ler ID inf ormati on at any t ime. V eri fy tha t a ll Calle r ID / Call Waiti ng ser - vices are acti vated wi th your loca l phon e compa ny . Y ou do hear the Cal l W ait ing sig nal, but do not rec eive Caller ID data while on the phone. Verif y that you[...]

27 Problem Sol ution Module d isplays SWAP JACKS V erify that t he line c ords are i n the corre ct jack s. Module d isplays HANG UP PHONE & CHECK ALL CORDS • V erify that a ll tel ephones ar e on- hook. • Che ck that al l te lephone li ne cords are sec ur e. Module d isplays POWER FAILURE • V erify that the AC adapter is fi rmly inst all[...]

28 Problem Solu tion Modu le di splays NO DATA SENT • The li ne cords going i nto the mod ule are s wapped. • Y o ur answe ring mac hine mi ght be block ing Caller I D i nf ormati on: — Set the machi ne to answer after 2 rings . — Use the alt ernat ive answering machine s et - up. See “Co nnect- ing to a n Answer ing Mac hine” on Page 1[...]

29 If your m odul e is n ot perf or ming as i t shoul d an d none of thes e solut i ons correct the probl em , ch eck its connect ion to your phon es and the phone lines . If you a r e u nable t o locate t he problem, take y our modul e to you r local RadioSh ack store for as si sta nce. Problem Sol ution Module d isplays NO DATA SENT • If t he p[...]

30 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Yo ur R adioShack System 440 99-Number M emory Call Wai t ing C aller ID module i s a n e xam pl e o f s uperio r design and cr af tsmanshi p. The follow- ing s uggesti ons will help y ou care f or th e module s o you can enjoy i t for years . • Kee p the m o dule dr y . I f it g et s wet, wipe it dry i mmediat ely . Liq u[...]

31 Modifyi ng or t ampering w it h your modul e’s i ntern al compone nts can cause a malfu nction a nd m ight inval idate the modul e’s warr anty and void yo ur FCC aut horiz at ion to operat e i t. I f your modu l e is not o per a ti ng as it shoul d, t ake it t o your local RadioShac k store for assi stance . If the troubl e is harming the t [...]

Ra dioSha ck A Divisio n o f T a ndy C orp oration Fort Worth, T exas 7 6 102 1 2A6 Pr int ed i n T hail a nd RadioSh ac k Lim ited Warra nty Thi s telep hone p rod uct is wa rrante d a g ains t manuf actu rin g defects in mater ia l and w ork- mans hip for one (1) y ear from the date of purcha se from Radi oShack compan y owne d stor es and author[...]