Radio Shack 43-3578 manual

© 2004 RadioShack Corporation. All Rights Reserved. RadioShack and RadioShack. com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation. OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. 900MHz Cordless Telephone with Caller ID/Call Waiting 43-3578 30-Record CID Capacity — stores up to 30 call records in Caller ID. Ample Talk and Standby Time ?[...]

2 CONTENTS Introduction .............................. 3 Impor tant Information .............. 4 FCC Statemen t ............. ............. .. 4 Surge Prot ection ........... ............. .. 6 Impor tant Safety Instructions ... 7 Impor tant Caller ID Information .............................. 8 Installation ............................... 9 Select[...]

Introduction 3 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack 900 MHz Cordless Telephone. Your phone uses adva nced technology to give you superior audi o quality and extended range. The phone’s Caller ID unit records each caller’s telephone number (an d name, if available in your a rea) and the date and time of the call, as provided by y[...]

Important Information 4 The lightning symbol is intende d to alert you to the pre sence of uninsul ated dange rous volt age within th is product ’s en- closure that mi ght be of suffic ient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shock. Do n ot open the pro duct’s case. The exclamati on symbol is inten ded to inform you th at impor- tant op[...]

5 Important Information We have designed your phone to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each p hone (and each device, such as a telephone or answering machine) that you connect to the telephone line draws power from the telephone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringe r equi[...]

6 Important Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Privacy of communications, may not be ensured when[...]

7 Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to p ersons, including the following : 1. Do not use this product near water , for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen si nk, or laundry t[...]

Important Caller ID Information 8 IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Waiti ng, you must be in an area where those services are available and you must subscribe to those services through your local phone company. Whe re Caller ID is offered, one or more options are generally available: • caller ’s number only • caller ?[...]

9 Installation INSTALLATION S ELECTING A L OCATION You can place the phone’s base on a desk or table, or mount it on a sta ndard wall plate or directly on a wall. Select a location that is: • near an accessible AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery , electrical applia[...]

10 Installation Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your telephone wiring does not have a modular jack, you can update the wi ring yourself using jacks and adapters (available at your local RadioShack store), or have the telephone company update the wiring for you. You must use compatible modular jacks that are com[...]

11 Installation 1. Insert the two tabs at the top of the narrow end of the supplied bracket into the base’s upper tab slots, then press down on the bracket’s latches and insert them into the lower slots. 2. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord (short for a w all plate, l ong for di rect wall mounting) into the TEL LINE jack on the base’s[...]

12 Installation For direct wall mounting , align the bracket’s keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base downward to secure it. Then, plug the modular cord's other end into a telephone outlet. 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 7. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. C ONNECTING /C HARGING THE B ATTER[...]

13 Installation To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the b ase. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the base lights and Total:00 appears on th e handset display. Recharge the battery pack when Low Battery flashes on the display. If you have trouble replacing th e battery pack, take the phone to your local RadioShack for assistance. o ! Recha[...]

14 Installation • If the battery pack becomes weak during a call, the handse t beeps every 3 seconds and Low Battery flashes. When this happens, you cannot make a call until you recharge the battery pack. • If the display is blank and the phone does not work, recharge the battery pack. (The battery power might be too low to light the display .)[...]

15 Installation • The supplied battery pack should last for about a year . If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace it with a new 3.6-volt, 600 mAh battery pack with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment. Y ou can order a replacem ent battery pack through your local [...]

16 Installation T URNING A UTO T ALK O N /O FF Your phone is preset so you must press T ALK/FLASH when you lift the handset from the base to answer a call. With Auto Talk turned on, you can answer a call by just lifting the handset from the base. If the handset is away from the base, you can answer by pressing T ALK/FLASH , any number, ∗ /TONE/ ?[...]

17 Installation 1. Lift the handset and hold down CID/MENU until the menu appears with Auto Talk selected. 2. Press VOL /  to move the cursor to CIDCW: (Caller ID/Ca ll W aiting). 3. Press SEL to turn the Caller ID/Call W aiting setting on o r of f. On or Off appears indicating the selected setting. 4. Return the handset to the base to store the[...]

18 Installation 3. Press SEL , then enter you r three- digit area code. If you make a mistake, use the DEL/CH to erase the wrong number, then enter the correct number . 4. Press SEL to store the area code, then return the handset to the base (or press END ) to clear the display . ! S ETTING THE D IALING M ODE Your phone is set for tone diali ng. If[...]

19 Installation 2. Press VOL /  three times to move the cursor to Dial: , then press SEL to change the dialing mo de setting. Tone or Pulse appears, indicating the selected settin g. 3. Return the handset to the base (or press END ) to store the new setting. S ELECTING THE L ANGUAGE You can select the language on the display from; English, Frenc[...]

20 Operation OPERATION The handset window has p lastic film on it to protect it during ship ment. Carefully peel off the film before using your phone. M AKING AND R ECEIVING C ALLS To make a call, lift the handset and press T ALK/FLASH . Talk and the current volume setting appear on the handset’s display, and the CHARGE/IN USE indicator on th e b[...]

21 Operation S ELECTING THE C HANNEL The phone has 20 channels. If th e call disconnects or you experie nce difficulty hearing the conversation, press CH/D EL on the handset to select a different channel. Scanning appears as your phone searches for a clear channel. A DJUSTING THE H ANDSET ’ S V OLUME To adjust the volume of the sound you hear thr[...]

22 Operation U SING F LASH T ALK/FLASH performs the electroni c equivalent of a switchhook operation for special services, such as Call Waiting. For example, if you have Call Waiting, press T ALK/FLASH to answer an incoming call without disconn ecting the current call. Press T ALK/F LASH again to return to the first call. If you do not have any spe[...]

23 Operation P AGING To send a page from the base to the handset or to locate the handset when the phone is not in use, press PA G E on the base. The handset be eps for about 1 minute. Paging app ears on the handset while the pa ge sounds. To stop the page, press any key on the handset, place the handset on the base, or press PA G E on the base aga[...]

24 Operation I NSTALLING THE B ELTCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. U SING A H EADSET You can make or answer calls with hands-free convenience usi ng an optional headset tha[...]

Memory Dialing 25 MEMORY DIALING You can store up to 10 phone numbers and names in memory, then di al a stored number by entering its memory location number. Each number can be up to 20 digits, and each name can be up to 13 characters. S TORING A N UMBER AND N AME IN M EMORY 1. Lift the handset. 2. Press MEM . Select Memory and a list of memory loc[...]

Memory Dialing 26 Refer to the letters on the number keys to select the desired letter . Press the key once for the first letter in the upper case, press twice for second letter in the upper case, and so on. T o enter the lower case letter , press fo ur times (or five times) to display the first letter in lower case, five or six times for second le[...]

Memory Dialing 27 T o enter a specia l character , press 0 . Each time you press 0 , the following characte rs appear in this order: ∗ # – & ( ) (space) 0 If you make a mistake, use ∗ /TONE/  or # /  to move th e cursor over the error , then enter the correct char acter , or press CH/ DEL to delete a character . T o delete all chara[...]

Memory Dialing 28 E NTERING A P AUSE In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a second dial tone befo re you can dial an outside number. You can store the access code with the phone number; however, you should also store a pause after the access code to allow the outside line time to connect. To enter a [...]

Memory Dialing 29 Edit Memory XX — edit the record as described in S teps 5 through 8 of “S toring a Numbe r and Name i n Memor y” on Pag e 25. Delete Memory XX ? — the display prompts you to confirm the deletion. Press VOL /  to move the cursor to Yes , then press SEL or CH/DEL . The phone beeps, and Memory XX Deleted ap pears. Go Back [...]

Memory Dialing 30 D IALING A M EMORY N UMBER To dial a number stored in memo ry, lift the handset and press MEM . The list of memory location numbers appears. Choose a memory l ocation by pressing a number ( 0 – 9 ) or by repeatedly pressing VOL /  or VOL /  , then press T ALK/FLASH . You can also dial a memory number after pressing T ALK/F[...]

Memory Dialing 31 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 explai n the reason for your ca ll. [...]

Memory Dialing 32 D IALING THE S PEED D IAL N UMBER Simply press SPD DIAL to dial the stored speed dial number. You do not have to press TA L K / F L A S H . E DITING THE S PEED D IAL N UMBER 1. Lift the handset. 2. Hold down SPD DIAL until the speed dial menu appears. 3. Press SEL . 4. To edit the number, repeated ly hold down CH/DEL to erase up t[...]

33 Caller ID Operation CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Caller ID service from your phone company, the phone company sends information about the call, as well as the time and date, between the first and second rings of every call you receive. The phone displays this info rmation after the second ring, and it stores up to 30 Caller ID records[...]

34 Caller ID Operation R EVIEWING C ALLER ID R ECORDS To review the Caller ID records, lift the handset and press CID/MENU . The number of new Caller ID records, if any, and the total numb er of records appears. Repeatedly press VOL /  to scroll through the Caller ID records from the newest to the oldest, or VOL /  to scroll back through the [...]

35 Caller ID Operation Caller ID Messages Displ ay Description New: XX Total: XX Shows the number of new Caller ID records (records you have not reviewed) and the total number of records. Private Name or Private Number The caller has blocked the caller ID informa- tion. Unknown Name or Unknown Number The caller is not within a Caller ID service are[...]

36 Caller ID Operation A DDING /D ELETING THE A REA C ODE The display shows the area code of an incoming call, unless the call comes from the area code you stored (see “Storing Your Area Code ” on Page 17). You can add the area code to the display or delete i t. With the record displayed, press 3 to add or delete the area code. Numbers are stor[...]

37 Caller ID Operation S TORING A C ALLER ID R ECORD IN M EMORY Follow these steps to store the name and number from a Caller ID record into a memory location. 1. Press CID/MENU then VOL /  to recall the record yo u want to store. T o add or delete the area code, press 3 . If it is a long distance number , press 1 . 2. Press MEM . Select Memory [...]

38 Caller ID Operation D ELETING C ALLER ID R ECORDS You can delete Caller ID records indi- vidually or all at once. Deleting a Single Caller ID Record 1. Press CID/MENU then VOL /  to recall the record you want to delete. 2. Press CH/DEL . Delete Message? appears, prom pting you to confirm the deletion. 3. Press SEL or CH/DEL . The phone beeps [...]

39 Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your p hone, but if yo u do, these suggestions might help . Problem Suggestions The phone does not work properly . Be sure the base’s phone line cord and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected. Be sure the battery pack in the handset is connected and charge[...]

40 Troubleshooting Low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up another phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Y our conversa- tion is difficult to hear due to dropout or mut- ing. Keep the handset away from computers, remote control toys, wireless microphones, alarm sys- tems, intercoms, room monitors, fluorescent lights, and elec[...]

41 Troubleshooting The handset battery pack does not charge. Check the charging con- tacts on the handset and base. If they are dirty , clean them with a pencil eraser . Be sure the battery pack is connected correctly . Be sure the handset is properly seated on the base. Replace the battery pack. The handset does not ring or receive a page. Move th[...]

Care 42 If you still have problems, disc onnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find th e problem, take the phone to your local RadioShack store for assistance. CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets we t, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the phone only in n[...]

43 NOTES 43-3578.book Page 43 Thursday , February 12, 2004 3:12 PM[...]

RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 43-3578 UCZZ01432BZ 01A04 Printed in China Limited One-Y ear W arran ty This product is w arranted by Ra dioShack agai nst manufacturi ng defects i n mate- rial and wor kmanship un der normal u se for one (1) year fro m the date o f purchase from RadioShack company-o wned stores an d authorized R adioS[...]