Radio Shack 43-3812 manual

43-3812/3813 Owner’s Manual Please read before us in g this e q uipment. 900 MHz Cordless Telephone with Digital Answering System[...]

2 Important Information ˆ Important Information This phone has been tested and found to comply with all appli cable UL and FC C standards. Important Cordless phones such as this one require AC power to operate. When the AC power is off, you cannot dial out or receive incoming calls using your phone. To be safe, you should also have a phon e that d[...]

3 Important Information 4. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. 5. Never touch uninsulated teleph one wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface. 6. Use caution when installing or modifyin g telephone l ines. 7. Do not affix the AC[...]

4 Important Information qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation. • If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been d amaged. • If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance. 18. Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of e lectric shoc[...]

5 Contents ˆ Contents Introduction ..... ........... .............. ........... ........... .............. ............ ........... .............. ........... .......... 6 Installation ....... ........... .............. ........... ........... .............. ............ ........... .............. ......... .......... .. 7 Mounting the Phone .....[...]

6 Introduction Remote Commands ................... .............. ........... .............. ............ .............. ........... .. 19 T roubleshooting . ........... .............. ........... .............. ........... ............ .............. ........... ........... . .... 20 Care .............. ........... ........... .............. .....[...]

7 Installation Phone Pick-Up Detection — stops recording when you pick up any phone on the same line as the answering system, and resets to answer the next call. Toll-Saver — lets you avo id unnecessary charges when you cal l by long distan ce to check your messages. ˆ Installation MOUNTING THE PHONE You can place the phone’ s base on a desk[...]

8 Installation On a W all Plate or W all 1. Insert the two tabs at the top of the narrow end of the supplied bracket into the base’s upper tab slots, then pr ess down on the bracket’s latches and insert them into the lower slots. 2. Plug one end of the supplied short modular cord into th e TEL LINE jack on the back of the ba se. 3. Insert the s[...]

9 Installation 3. Put the battery pack in the compa rtment. 4. Replace the cover . To charge the battery p ack, simply place the handset on the base, facing either up or down. The CHARGE/IN USE indi cator on the base lights. Recharge the battery pack when the TALK/ BATT indicator on the handset flashes. Important: Be sure the battery pack is proper[...]

10 Installation SETTING THE DIALING MODE Your phone is set for tone dialing. If you have pulse servic e, you must change the d ialing mode. If you are not sure which type of service you have, do this test. Lift the handset, press TA L K , and listen for a dial tone . Press any n umber othe r than 0 . If your phone system requires that you dial an a[...]

11 Telephone Operation ˆ T e lephone Operation MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, lift the handset then press TA L K . The TALK/BATT indicator on the handset and CHARGE/IN USE i ndicator on the base light. Dial the number. To answer a call, simply lift the handset from the base. If th e handset is awa y from the base, press any key. To end[...]

12 Telephone Operation PAGING To page the person who has the handset or to locate the handset when th e phone is not in use, press PA G E on the base. The handset beeps for 1 minute. To stop it from beeping sooner, press any key on the handset or return the handset to the base. Press PA G E again to stop the paging at the base. MEMORY DIALING You c[...]

13 Telephone Operation Chain-Dialing Service Numbers For quick reca ll of numbers for spe cial services (such as alternate long distance or bank by phone), store each group of numbers in its own memory location. To use the stored special servi ce information, dial the service’s main number first. Then, at the appropriate place in the call, press [...]

14 Answering System Operation ˆ Answering System Operation USING THE MENU BUTTON Use MENU on the base to select function settings. Each time you press MENU , the system announces the function and its current setting. Note: The system exits the menu setting mode when you: • wait more than 20 seconds between key presses (except when you set the cl[...]

15 Answering System Operation Note: If power fails, the clock retains the current time. When the power is restored, it starts counting again fro m the time the power failed. SETTING THE NUMBER OF RINGS You can select how long the system waits to answer a call — 2, 4, or 6 rings, or toll-saver. If you plan to check messages by long distance, set t[...]

16 Answering System Operation RECORDING/DELETING AN OUTGOING MESSAGE Follow these steps to record your own outgoing message (less then 30 seconds in length). 1. Press MENU once. The system announces “Greeting message”, followed by th e current outgoing message. #ý# #ý# #ý# #ý# appears. 2. Press MEMO/REC . The system announces “Record your[...]

17 Answering System Operation • The system detects a busy signal or more than 7 seconds of silence. • Y ou pick up the system’s handset or any phone on the same phone line. Note: When the system's message memory is full, the caller will hear the pr erecorded announcement-only message ("Hello, no one is available to take your call. P[...]

18 Answering System Operation announces the day and time of the call at the end of each message. To play all messages after playing the new messages, press PLA Y/STOP again. To skip to the next message, press SKIP / ; ; ; ; while the message is playi ng. Hold down SKIP / ; ; ; ; to fast forward through the messages. Release SKIP / ; ; ; ; to resume[...]

19 Answering System Operation 3. Repe ated ly press or hol d down SKIP / ; ; ; ; or : : : : / REPEA T to change the number . 4. Press SET to stor e the setting. T he system announces the newly set code. 5. Press PLA Y/ST OP . To check your code at any time, press MENU three times. The code ap pears in the message counter window, and the system anno[...]

20 Troubleshooting Notes: • When the system is in remote o peration, it stops all answering functions and the display on the base shows h9 h9 h9 h9 . The system resumes answering functions when it is no longer in remote command if you have not turned it off. • The remote operation stops when someone picks up the handset or any phone on the same[...]

21 Troubleshooting If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on th e same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the problem, take your phone to your l ocal RadioShack store for as sistance. CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wi pe it dry immediately. Use and store the ph[...]

22 Troubleshooting FCC STATEMENT Your telephone complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules . Upon request, you must provide the phone’s FCC registrati on number and REN to your tele phone company. These numbers a re on th e bottom o f the ba se. Note: You must not connect your telephone to: • coin-operated systems • party-line systems • most el[...]

23 Notes ˆ Notes[...]

43-3812/3813 UCZZ01347ZZ 11 A 0 1 Printed in China RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited One-Y ear Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufactu ring defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1 ) year from t he da te of pu rchase from Radi oSha ck compan y- owned stores and authorized Radi[...]