Radio Shack 43-3570 manual

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2 CONTENTS Introduction ................................... 3 Impor tant Information ................... 4 FCC Stateme nt ............ ............. ......... 4 Surge Pr otection ..... ............. .............. 5 Impor tant Safety Instructions ........ 6 Impor tant Caller ID Inf or mation .... 7 Read This Befor e Installation ............. 7 Ins[...]

Introduction 3 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasi ng a RadioShack 2.4 GHz Multi Handset Expandable Cordl ess Telephone. Unlike other con ventional cordless telephone s, your telephone supports up to four handsets on a single telephone line. You can add a handset to any room in your home or office that h as an AC outlet. No more running to the o th[...]

Important Information The lightn ing symbol is in tended to aler t you to the pres ence of uninsula ted dangerous v oltage withi n this product ’s enclosur e that might be of sufficient mag nitude to cons titute a risk of electric sho ck. Do not open the product’s case. The exclama tion symbol is inten ded to inform yo u that important operatin[...]

Important Information 5 In the unlikely even t that your phone causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discontinu e your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the phone company notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to f[...]

Important Safety Instructions 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equip ment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product n ear water , f or example , near a bathtu b , wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundr[...]

Important Caller ID Information 7 IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Waiting , you must be in an area where those services are available and you mu st subscribe to those services thro ugh your local phone company. Where Caller ID is offered, one or more options are generally available: • caller’ s number only • caller?[...]

Installation 8 INSTALLATION Before using your ph one, carefully peel the protective film off the display. The film protects the handset window during shipment and is n ot necessary for use. S ELECTING A L OCATION You can place the phone’s base on a desk or table, or mount it on a standard wall plate or directly on a wall. Select a location that i[...]

Installation 9 On a Desk Top 1. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the bac k of the base. 2. Plug the modula r cord’ s other end into a modular phone line jack. 3. Inser t the supplied AC adapter’ s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base .  4. Route the adapter’s cord through the st[...]

Installation 10 3. Plug one end of the supplied modu lar cord (shor t for a wall plate , long for direct wall mounting) into the TEL LINE jack on the base’ s bac k. 4. Inser t the supplied AC adapte r's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack. 5. Route the adapter and modular cord s through the base’ s groo ves . 6. F or a wall plate , plug the[...]

Installation 11 C ONNECTING /C HARGING THE B ATTERY P ACK The phone comes with a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack in the handset, bu t not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery pack, then charge it for about 15–20 hours. 1. Press down and slide off the batter y compar tmen t cover . 2. Lift the bat[...]

Installation 12 • About once a month, fully discharge the batter y by k eeping the handset off the base until Low Ba ttery flashes on the display . Otherwise, the batter y pack loses its ability to fully recharge. • Using a damp cloth, clean the charging contacts on the handse t about once a month. • If you are not going to use y our phone f [...]

Setting Menu Options 13 SETTING MENU OPTIONS A BOUT THE M ENU O PTIONS There are five main menu setup options, (DirectLink ® Mode, Room Monitor , Handset Setup, Global Setup and System Reset) and 16 submenu options. Ô S UMMARY OF M AIN M ENU O PTIONS AND S UBMENU O PTION DirectLink Mode DirectLink Mode a llows a pair of handsets to work without t[...]

Setting Menu Options 14 Handset Setup The following submenu options mu st be set separately for each handset. Submenu option Description Edit V oice Mail Program or delete the voice mail access number (see “Programming your V oice Mail Access Number” on page 17). Ringer T ones (Default is Flicker ) Adjusting the ringer tone (see “Selecting a [...]

Setting Menu Options 15 Global Setup If you change one of the Global settings, you ch ange the setting for all additional handsets. Only one handset can cha nge Global settings at a time. System Reset System Reset is used to clear the handset's ID from the main base unit, or the base ID from the handset. Submenu option Description Day & ti[...]

Setting Menu Options 16 S ETTING U PT H E M ENU Entering the Menu 1. Press MENU/DEL in standby mode. 2. Use VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to mov e the pointer to a desired main menu (DirectLink Mode, Room Monitor , Handset Setup , Global Setup, and System Reset). 3. Press SELECT/ to select the desired main menu. 4. Use VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select a d[...]

Setting Menu Options 17 Room Monitor Using Room Monitor 1. Enter the Room Monitor menu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 16). To Room Monitor appea rs. 2. Select the handset you w ant to monitor b y using VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ . When monitoring, be sure the other handset is f acing up so the microphone can pic k up the sound clearly . 3. Press [...]

Setting Menu Options 18 Selecting a Ringer Tone 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Ringer T on es submenu (see “Enter ing the Menu” on page 16). There are ten r inger tones o r ten melodies to choose from. • Ringers [Flic ker , Clatter , Soft Aler t, W ake Up , Light Bug, Beep Boop , T one Board, Chip Chop , P ar ty Clap, Reminder][...]

Setting Menu Options 19 Setting the AutoTalk 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the A uto T alk submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 16). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select On or Off . 3. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confirmation tone . Setting the Anykey Answer 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the An yk e y An s [...]

Setting Menu Options 20 Setting the Key Touch Tone 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the K ey T ouch T one submenu (see “Enter ing the Menu” on page 16). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select On or Off . 3. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will he ar a confir mation tone. Global Setup When a Global setting is changed from one handset, this affe[...]

Setting Menu Options 21 Setting the Area Code When the area code has a lready been stored in memory, the stored area c ode will be displayed. To change it, use MENU/DEL and number keys to enter the new area code. 1. Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Area Code submenu (see “Enter ing the Menu” on page 16). 2. Press the number ke ypad ( 0[...]

Setting Menu Options 22 If you choose All Memory in the step 2, Are you s ure? appears. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select Yes , and then press SELECT/ . The phonebook lo cations will be transf erred to the handset. On the receiving handset, Recei ving and the handset name appear . When the transf er complet e, Done! appears on the handset. Voi[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 23 3. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to select Ye s , and then pr e ss SELECT/ . Y o u will hear a confir mation tone. When de-registration is complete, Deregistration Complete appears. 4. After de-register ing the handset, move to “Replacing the Base Setting” below . Ô Replacing the Base Setting 1. Enter the System Re[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 24 To switch a call, press SPEAKER du ring the call. From the Handset Normal conversation Hands-free conversation To answer a call Ô Handset On the Cradle Pick up the handset (AutoT alk) or pick up the handset and press TA L K / FLASH . Handset Off the Cradle Press any number key , /tone/< ,or #/> (Anykey Answer), [...]

Making and Receiving Calls 25 P LACING A C ALL ON H OLD 1. During a call, press HOLD/TRSF/INTCM . The call will be put on hold. Ô 2. T o talk to the caller , press T ALK/FLASH or SPEAKER on a handset. The phone will retur n back to the call. R EDIALING A C ALL The last three phone numbers dialed can be quickly redialed. Ô Redialing from Standby M[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 26 Storing a Redial Record 1. Press REDIAL/P AUSE in standby mode. 2. Press REDIAL/P AUSE repeatedl y to displa y the number to be stored. 3. Press SELECT/ . Store/Edit Name appe ars. 4. T o complete the setting, f ollo w the steps 3-8 in “Storing Phon e Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings, and Speed Dial” on page 30. A[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 27 M UTE M ICROPHONE You can temporaril y turn off the microphone so that the person you are talking with cannot hear you. 1. Press MENU/DEL during talk mode (while phone is in use). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to mov e the pointer to Mute an d then SELECT/ . Mute On an d appear in the display. To cancel muting, repea[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 28 C LARITY B OOSTER If you encounter interference wh ile using your phone, you can manually improve the sound by setting the Clarity Booster to Boost On. This works only w hen the phone is in use. 1. Press MENU/DEL during talk mode (while phone i s in use). 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to mov e the pointer to Clarity [...]

Making and Receiving Calls 29 F LASH AND C ALL W AITING If you have Call Waitin g service and a call waiting tone sounds while you are on a cal l, press TA L K / F L A S H to accept the waitin g call. There is a short pause, and then you will hear the new caller. To return to the original caller, press T ALK/FLASH again. Ô U SING O NE T OUCH V OIC[...]

Phonebook 30 Voice Mail Access The new message LED on the handset is designed to work with your voice mail service provided by your local telephone company. The LED flashes when you have new incoming messages in the voice mail service. You may need to occasionally reset the indicators if th ey remain on after you have retrieved your messages. To re[...]

Phonebook 31 3. Enter the name (up to 16 characters) by using the number ke ypad (see the “Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters”). If a name is not required, go to step 4. <No Name> will be used as the name. 4. Press SELECT/ to store the name , Store/Ed it No. appears. 5. Press the number k eypad to enter the phone number (up t[...]

Phonebook 32 If you make a mistake while entering a name 1. Use /tone/< or #/> to mo ve the cursor to the incorrect character . Ô 2. Press MENU/DEL to erase the wrong character , and then enter the correct character . 3. T o delete all characters, press and hold MENU/DEL . For example, to enter Movies : 1. When the p hone is in stan dby mode[...]

Phonebook 33 V IEWING THE P HONEBOOK Your phone stores na mes/numbers in the phonebook memory locations, and you can search names in alphabetical order. You can view the phonebook even whil e the phone is in use. 1. Press . 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ , or the number ke ypad to scroll throug h the phonebook locations. Phonebook locations appear[...]

Phonebook 34 M AKING C ALLS U SING THE P HONEBOOK From Standby Mode 1. When the p hone is in stan dby mode, view the phonebook location to dial (see “Viewing the Phonebook” on page 33). 2. Press T ALK/FLA SH or SPEAKER . The display ed number is di aled. 3. T o hang up press END . From Talk Mode 1. Press T ALK/FLA SH or SPEAKER . 2. View the ph[...]

Phonebook 35 E DITING OR E RASING D ATA 1. When the phone is in standby mode, press . 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ , or the number keypad to view the phonebook locations (see “Viewing the Phonebook” on page 33). a. Editing the Stored Data 1. When the phonebook locati on to be edited appears, press SELECT/ . Store/Ed it Name appea rs. 2. F ol[...]

Caller ID 36 C HAIN D IALING The memory locations in the handset are not limited to phone numbers. You can also store a group of numbers (up to 20 digits), that you need to enter once your call connects. This is referred to as Chain Dialing. An example of this i s a bank account number. Stor e the account or special number in one of the phonebook l[...]

Caller ID 37 Additionally, you can dia l a number stored in the Caller ID list or save data to your Phonebook locations. 1. When the Caller ID message is received, the display sho ws the caller's phone number along with the da te and time. The incoming call information is stored in the Caller ID record. If the Caller ID ser vice includes the c[...]

Caller ID 38 2. T o view the Caller ID messages in historical order (from new to old or from old to new), repeated ly press VOL/RING/ to scroll through the messages from the latest to the ear liest, or VOL/RING/ to scroll bac k through the messages . T o view the Cal ler ID messages with alphabetical search, press the n umber ke y pad ( 2 - 9 and 0[...]

Caller ID 39 Deleting all Caller ID names/ numbers 1. When the phone is in standby mode, press CID . 2. Press MENU/DEL . Delete All? appears. 3. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to choose Yes . 4. Press SELECT/ . Y ou will hear a confirmation tone . U SING THE C ALLER ID M ESSAGE L IST Calling a party from the Caller ID list From Standby mode 1. When t[...]

Caller ID 40 Long Distance calls and Ar ea Code Setting/Cancellation While the present Caller ID in formation is displayed, pressing /tone/< will place or remove the prefix “1” in the display to set the call for a long distance call, or pressing #/> wi ll set or cancel an area code (see “Setting the Area Code” on p age 21). Ô Storing[...]

Expanding Your Phone 41 3. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ or the number k eypad ( 1 - 7 ) to select an option. 4. Press SELECT/ . A confirma tio n screen will appear , and retur ns back to the call. Your phone is pre-programmed with seve n call waiting options. You may select to ask the calling pa rty to hold, sen d them a busy message, forward them [...]

Expanding Your Phone 42 R EGISTER THE H ANDSET TO THE B ASE If you purchase an extra handset, you need to register the handset to the base before use. Only one handset can be registered at a time. ! Ô The handset ID for the supplied handse t(s) was assigned by the factory, which has #1 in the display. When you register additio nal handset to the b[...]

Expanding Your Phone 43 U SING THE D IRECT L INK M ODE To use this feature, you must enter the two handsets into the DirectLink mode first. Ô To enter the DirectLink mode, see “DirectLink Mode” on page 16. DirectLink call 1. When the phone is in the DirectLink standby mode, press T ALK/FLASH . 2. Select the handset to which you wish to DirectL[...]

Expanding Your Phone 44 I NTERCOM /C ALL T RANSFER F EATURE If you have one or more extra hand sets, you can enjoy an intercom call between handsets. Also, you can place an outside call on hold and transfer the call to another handset. Ô Intercom 1. Press HOLD/TRSF/INTCM in standby mode. 2. Select the handset you want to talk with from the selecti[...]

Expanding Your Phone 45 Call Transfer Feature 1. During a call, press HOLD/TRSF/INTC M on the ha ndset. 2. Select a handset to transf er the call within ten seconds. (Refer to step 2 in the intercom section on page 44.) The call will automatically be placed on hold, and an i ntercom tone sounds. T o cancel the transfer , press T ALK/F LASH or SPEAK[...]

Installing the Beltclip 46 INSTALLING THE BELTCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into th e holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull either side of the beltclip to release the tabs from the hole s. USING A HEADSET You can make or answer calls with hands- free convenience usi ng an option[...]

Troubleshooting 47 TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expecta tions, please try these simple steps first Symptom Suggestion The CHARGE LED won’t illuminate when the handset is placed in the cradle. • Make sure the A C adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. • Make sure the handset is properly seated in the cradl[...]

Care 48 If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other ph ones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this p hone or its installation. If you cannot find the problem, take th e phone to your local RadioShack store for assistance. CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the phone only in n[...]

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