Radio Shack 43-5560 manual

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2 CONTENT S Introduction .................................. . 3 WHA T’S INCLUDED ...... ...... ......... 3 Import ant Informatio n ....... ...... ...... . 4 FCC Statement .... .......... ........... ......... 4 Surge Protect ion ............ ........... ......... 5 Im portant Saf ety In str uctio ns .. ...... 6 Important Caller ID Information . .[...]

Introduction 3 INTRODUCTION Thank y o u for purc hasing a RadioSh ack 5.8 GHz Mu lti Handset Expan dable Cordles s Tele phone. Unl ike other con ventiona l cordle ss telephones, your telephone support s up to te n hand sets on a single tele phone lin e. You c an add a handset t o any roo m in your h ome or offic e that has an AC outl et. No mo re r[...]

Important Information The lightning symbol is inten ded to alert you to the pres ence of uninsulated dan gerous voltag e within this p roduct’s encl osure tha t might be of su fficient magnit ude to constit ute a risk o f electric shock . Do not open t he product’s c ase. The exclamation symbol is intended to inform you that important operat in[...]

Important Information 5 In th e unlike ly event that your p hone causes prob lems on the phone line, the phone company can tem porarily disconti nue your service. If this happen s, the phone compan y attempts to notify you in advance. If adv ance notice is not practic a l, the ph one company n otifies y ou as soon as po ssible and advis es you of y[...]

Impo rtan t Safe ty In stru ctions 6 IMPORTA NT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS When usin g your telephone equipme nt, basic safety p recaut ions sho uld always be followed to reduce th e risk of fire, elec tric shoc k and inj u ry to persons, i ncludin g the follo wing: 1. Do not use t his product n ear water , for example, n ear a batht ub, wash bowl , kitc[...]

Important Caller ID I nformation 7 IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use C aller ID and Call Wa iting, you must be in an are a whe re t hos e ser vic es ar e availa ble and you mu st subscrib e to th ose servic es throug h your loc al phone c ompany. Wher e Caller ID is offere d, one or m ore options are ge nerally a v ailabl e: • caller’s n u[...]

Insta lla tion 8 INSTALLATION Before us ing your phone, carefully peel the prote ctive fil m off the d isplay. The film prote cts the hand set window durin g shipm ent and is no t necessa ry to any pho ne functio n. S ELECTIN G A L OCATION You can place the phone ’s base on a desk or ta ble, or mo unt it on a stan dard wall pla te or di rectly on[...]

Insta lla tion 9 Your t elephone connects direc tly to a modul ar telephon e line jack. If your telepho ne wiring does not have a modul ar jack, yo u can update the wirin g yourself usin g jack s and adap te rs (av ail abl e at your local RadioSha ck store ), or have t he telepho ne company up date the wiring for you. Y ou must use compat ib le mo [...]

Insta lla tion 10 4. Plug the telephone line cord into the telepho ne outlet. 5. For a w all plate , align th e base’s keyhol e slo ts with the wall plat e studs a nd slide the bas e downward to secure i t. For direct wal l mounti ng, align the bas e’s keyhol e slot s with the mou nting screw s an d sli de the bas e downward to secure it. C ONN[...]

Insta lla tion 11 If you h a ve troub le replac ing the ba ttery pack, take the p hone to y our local Radio Shack for assis tance. Recharging the Battery Pack • If th e battery pac k becom es weak durin g a ca ll, Low Battery flashes. When th is happens, y ou cann ot make a call u ntil you recharge th e battery pac k . ! • I f the disp lay is b[...]

Insta lla tion 12 I NSTALLIN G A B EL TCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert th e beltclip into the holes on ea ch side of the handset. Pres s down until it clicks . To remove the beltclip Pull eit her side of th e beltclip to release the tabs fro m the hole s. U SING A H EADSET You can make or answ er calls with han ds- free co nvenienc e using an op[...]

Display and Icons 13 DIS PLA Y AN D I CON S Exampl e of th e standby mode di splay A NIMATION D ISPL AYS The handsets ha ve a variety of a nimation displays. Bel ow are ex amples of the ani mat ion s cre ens a nd wh at t hey mean : ICON Appears During DESCRIP TION S tandby/ Ta l k Battery icons indicat e the h andset battery status. Thi s icon c ha[...]

Soft K ey F un ction 14 SOFT KEY FUNCTION “Soft” key s are key s that ch ange f unction during the operation of the phon e. There are three so ft keys on each ha ndset. Sof t Keys allo w you t o: • Acce ss the m ain menu • Set up CIDCW options • S tore or edit phon e numbers • Re dial one o f the las t three num bers dialed from the han[...]

Main Menu Opt ions 15 MAIN MENU OPT IO NS Your phon e has f ive main menu op ti ons: Dire ctLink M ode , Room/Baby Monitor , Handset Setup , Global S etup and Deregister HS . Ô D EFAU LT S ET TIN GS The defa ult settings s et from the factory matc h the f eat ur es th at most peop le u se. You may not n eed to cha nge them. Howeve r, the re ar e a[...]

Setting Menu Options 16 SETTING MENU OPTIONS U SING TH E I NTE RFACE Below are some tips for us ing the s oftware interfac e on your phone. • Pre ss the MENU sof t key to access the main me nu. •U s e VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to scroll through op tions. • Pre ss the OK soft key to make a select io n. •P r e s s t h e BACK so ft key to return [...]

Setti ng Menu Option s 17 Room/Baby Monitor This fe ature allows you to m onitor sounds i n another room. Place the h andset in the room y ou wish to monitor; it will fu nction as a mic rophon e. A seco nd hands et can be set to func tion as a remote speaker, allowin g you to monitor s ounds in the roo m. Ô Using R oo m/Ba by M onitor 1. Press the[...]

Setting Menu Options 18 Selecting a Ringer Tone Ringe r Tone let s you ch oose from ten r inger tones or t en mel odi es: • Ri ngers (Fli cker , Clatt er , Soft Al ert, W ake Up, Light Bu g, Beep Boop, T one Board, Chip Chop, Party Clap, Remi nder) • Mel odies (Bee thoven’ s Symphony #9 [Beeth oven9], For El ise [Elis e], We Wish Y ou A Merry[...]

Setti ng Menu Option s 19 memory locatio ns. Switchi ng the se tting to Disti nctive R ing Off disables dis tincti ve ring ing: all i ncoming call s will have a no rmal ring ton e. Switching to Dis tinctive Ring On activa tes all progr ammed di stinctiv e ring memor y loc ation s. 1. Press th e MENU soft ke y . Select the Handset Setup menu, and t [...]

Setting Menu Options 20 Setting the True Banner True Banner lets you cus tomize t he name your handset displays . The n ame will be displayed o n the L CD screen during Stan dby Mode , Intercom , Intercom Hold, Ro om Monitor a nd Copy Phonebo ok operation. The banner name will be displa yed o n the rece iving han dset as we ll. 1. Press th e MENU s[...]

Setti ng Menu Option s 21 2. Press V OL/RING/ or VOL/ RING/ to adjust the contrast of t he LCD (10 level s). 3. Press th e OK sof t key . Y ou will h ear a confirm ation ton e. Setting the Key Touch Tone Key Touch Ton e is the to ne yo ur keypad makes wh en keys are press ed. You ca n turn this tone on or off. 1. Press th e MENU soft ke y . Select [...]

Setting Menu Options 22 Setting Day and Time Day & Tim e sets th e day and time of y our displ ay. 1. Press th e MENU soft ke y . Selec t the Global Setup men u, and then the D ay & T ime submenu o ption. 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to selec t the day o f the wee k, and the n the sof t key . 3. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to set hou r [...]

Setti ng Menu Option s 23 Setting the Area Code If you e nter a 3-digit area code number in the “Area Code ” option, your local area code d oes not ap pear in th e Calle r ID mess age. For ca lls recei ved from outside your lo cal area cod e, you wil l see a full 10- digi t numb er . Ô 1. Press th e MENU soft ke y . Select the Globa l Setup me[...]

Setting Menu Options 24 Setting Voice M ail Tone Voice M ail Tone sets t he voice ma il tone. If your se rvice does not suppo rt SDT messa ge signa l, set yo ur VMWI (Visu al Message Waiting Indicato r) not to de tect SDT me ssage s ignal. 1. Press MENU soft ke y . Sel ec t the G lo bal Setup me nu, and then t he V oice Mail T one S ubm enu. 2. Pre[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 25 MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS From the Handset This h andset has a built-in s peakerphone that allows yo u to have a h ands-free conv ersat ion . T his f eat ure a llo ws yo u to comm unicate e asily whi le perform ing other tasks , such as cookin g. appea rs during hands -fr ee con ver sat ion s. Ô You c an easil y swit[...]

Making and Rec eiving Calls 26 P LACIN G A C ALL ON H OLD 1. During a call, p ress INTCM /HOLD . The call w ill be pu t on ho ld. Ô 2. T o t alk to the ca ller , press t alk/FLASH or SPEAKE R . The phone will return back to the c all. R EDIALI NG A C ALL The la st three pho ne numbers dia led can be quick ly rediale d from the ha ndset. Redi al nu[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 27 2. Press V OL/RING/ or VOL/ RING/ repe atedly to display the numbe r to be delet ed. 3. Press th e DELETE sof t key . 4. Press V OL/RING/ or VOL/ RING/ to choose Yes . 5. Press th e OK sof t key . The r edialed number is deleted. Storing a Redial Record 1. With t he phone in standb y mode, press the REDIAL so ft k ey .[...]

Making and Rec eiving Calls 28 T EMPORARILY M UTING THE R INGER You can mute t he ringer i ndividually on a handse t. When the phone is ringing, pres sing the MU TE so ft key on the hands et you want to mute. T his mute will last for the current i ncoming call onl y. The rin ger tone will retu rn to the previous setti ng on the next incom ing call.[...]

Making and Receiving Calls 29 P RIV ACY M ODE Priva cy mode pre v ents in terruption f rom other re gistered ha ndsets. This works only when the phone is in use . Press the PRIV ACY soft key on th e handset during t alk mode. Privacy Mode On and appear in the displ ay. T o ex it Pr ivac y Mod e, p ress t he PRIV ACY soft ke y again. Privacy Mode Of[...]

Making and Rec eiving Calls 30 U SING O NE T OUCH V OIC E M AIL A CCESS If yo u subscr ibe to vo ice mail service , you can us e your pho ne to access you r voice mailbo x. The new me ssage LED flashe s whene ver you h ave messages waiting in your voice m ailbo x. Just pr ogram the hands et with y our acce ss number, and you can ge t your message s[...]

Phonebook 31 PHONEBOOK The Phone book allows yo u to dial a num ber using just a f ew ke y pres ses. Your ph one stores names/numbers in the phonebook memor y loc ati on, an d you can searc h names in alpha betical o rder. You have a tota l of 100 lo catio ns that ca n be u sed for the phonebook (includ ing the sp eed dials) and Caller I D mess age[...]

Phonebook 32 5. Press th e number k eypa d to enter t he phone n u mber (up t o 20 digi ts), pre s s the OK sof t key to s tore th e number . Ô 6. Distinctive Ring appears. Press VOL/RING/ or V OL/RING/ to mo ve the poin ter to one of the D istinc tive Ring options, a nd then pre ss the OK soft k ey . Ô 7. Speed Dial appears. Press VOL/RING/ or V[...]

Phonebook 33 If you make a mi stake while enter ing a nam e , use * /ton e/< or #/> to move the cursor to the inco rre ct ch arac ter . Press the DELE TE soft k ey to e rase the wrong character , and then enter the corre ct chara cte r. To d elete all character s , press a nd hold the DELETE so ft key. For ex am ple , to en ter Movies : 1. Wh[...]

Phonebook 34 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ , or the numb er keypad to scroll thro ugh the phonebo ok locations. Phonebook locati ons appea r in alpha betical orde r (from firs t to last when you press VOL/RING/ , from las t to first when y ou press VOL/RING/ ). Y ou can al so use letters on the number keys to s e lect the first letter of the desi[...]

Phonebook 35 From Talk Mo de 1. Press t alk/FLAS H or SPEAKE R . 2. V iew the phoneboo k locati on to dial (see “V iewing the Ph onebook” on pag e 3 3) . 3. Press the DIAL soft key . Th e numbe r in the displaye d phonebo ok location is dial ed. 4. T o hang up pre ss end . S PEED D IALIN G If you store a phon e number in a speed dial memory l o[...]

Phonebook 36 3. Press th e OK soft key . Y ou will h ear a confirm ation tone. Deleting the Stored Data 1. When the phone book loc ation to be deleted appears, press the DELE TE sof t key . De lete Memory? appears. 2. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to move t he pointer to Yes . 3. Press th e OK soft key . Y ou will h ear a confirm ation tone. Deleted[...]

Phonebook 37 If you s elect O ne Memo ry , press VOL/ RING/ or VOL/RI NG/ , or the numb er key ( 2 - 9 and 0 ) to select the phoneb ook locati on you w ant to ex port and the n pres s the COPY soft k ey . 5. The phonebook locatio ns will be trans ferred t o the hand set. Copying and th e re cei ving hands et n ame appear . When th e transf er is co[...]

Caller ID 38 CALLER ID C ALLER ID AND CIDCW (C ALLER ID ON C ALL W AITING ) You mus t subscr ibe to Ca ller ID serv ices through y our local tel ephone provider to use these fe atures. When the telephone rings , the Ca ller ID featur e allows yo u to view the calle r’s name, and pho ne number along with the date and time of call. With CIDCW (Call[...]

Caller ID 39 When y ou pick up the p hone, the display change s to Talk . (If Au to Talk feature i s set to on.) V IEWING THE C ALLER ID L IST The Call er ID list stores info rmation fo r incom ing call s - even unan swered calls. You c an store 100 Caller ID message s and Phon ebook loc ations (i ncludin g Speed Dials ) in total. You can vi ew the[...]

Caller ID 40 D ELE TING A C ALLER ID M ESSAGE Deleting Information from the Caller ID List 1. When the phone is in st andby mode , view the Caller ID inform ation to be deleted (see “V iewing the Caller ID List ” on p age 39). Ô 2. Press th e DELETE soft key Delete Caller ID appears. 3. Press VOL/RING/ or VOL/RING/ to choos e Yes . 4. Press th[...]

Caller ID 41 2. Press t alk/FLAS H or SPEAKE R . The displa yed phone num ber dia ls auto maticall y . From Tal k mo de 1. Press t alk/FLAS H or SPEAKE R . 2. V iew the Caller I D mess age you wa nt to dial (see “V iewing the Call er ID List” on p age 39). 3. Press th e DIAL soft key . Th e dis pla yed phone n umber will be dialed. Long Distan [...]

Caller ID 42 C ALL W AITING D ELUXE F EATURES Your phone gives you new options for call waiting. At the touch of a key, you can place the caller on hold, send them to y our voice mail service, or conferenc e them into your current call. You may be required to subscribe to Call Wa iting and Call Waiting Deluxe to use thes e features. Not all feature[...]

Expanding Your Phone 43 EXPANDING YO UR PHON E Ten Multi-Hand sets Expandability Your p hone sup ports up to ten hands ets includ ing th e handset s suppli ed with your phone. You can now pl ace a full y- featured cordle ss hands et anywhere AC power i s availa ble to connect the handset cha rger. ! With ex tra handse t(s), you can perform • Thre[...]

Expanding Your P hone 44 R EGISTE R THE H ANDSET TO THE B ASE If you purc hase an ext ra hands et, you need to regis ter the han dset to the base before use. O nly one h andset c an be register ed at a time . Ô Hands ets supp lied with t he phone are registe red to th e base by the fact ory. Handsets that hav e not been registered displ ay Place h[...]

Expanding Your Phone 45 2. Press th e ENTER sof t key to e nter Direc tLink mo de. Y ou will hear a confirm ation ton e, and DirectLink Mode Complete appears. 3. Press th e DirectLink soft key . 4. Select the handset to which you wish to Direct Link with by pressing the number keys ( 1 - 9 , 0 ). Y our hands et will then pag e the other hands et. 5[...]

Expanding Your P hone 46 T o Ca ncel inte rcom pres s the CANCEL soft key on the i nitiat ing hands et. 3. On the receivin g handset , to answer the cal l, pres s ta l k / F L A SH , INT CM / HOLD , or the ANSWER soft ke y . Or press any n umb er key , * /tone/< or #/ > (whe n Anyk ey A nsw er is on ), or pi ck up the hands et from th e cradl[...]

Expanding Your Phone 47 F IND H ANDSET To locate a mispla ced hand set, press PA G E on t he base whe n the phone is in standby mode. A ll registered handsets beep for 6 0 second s, and Paging appears on the hand set disp lay. T o cancel paging, p ress any k ey on the ha nds et or PA G E on the base. Ô Ô NOTE Ô If the battery pack is completely [...]

Troubleshooting 48 TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not perform ing to your expecta tions, pleas e try these simple s teps first Symp tom Su gge sti on The CHARGE LED won’t illuminate when the hands et is placed in the cradle. • M ake sure the AC adapter is plugged into t he base and wall outlet. • M ake sure the handset is properly s eated i[...]

Troubleshooting 49 If you s till have probl ems, disconn ect the ph one. If other phone s on the same l ine work prop erly, the fa ult is in this ph one or its i nstallation. If y ou cannot find the probl em, take the phone to your loca l RadioS hack sto re for as sist anc e. Severe noise interference . • K eep the handset away from microwav e ov[...]

Car e 50 CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wi pe it dry immed iately. U se and store the phone only in normal temperature environments. Handle the pho ne carefully ; do not dro p it. Keep t he phone away from dust an d dirt, and wipe it wi th a damp cloth occasionally to keep it look ing new. SERVICE AND REPAI R If your pho ne is not perform[...]

Note about Handset-Base Registration 51 This e rases all the ha ndset registratio n data on the bas e, not limit ed to the han dset you place d at Step 5 above. You need to register other handse t(s) also. First de-register the hands et as in St ep 1 abov e, and then place it on the bas e. If you h ave trouble in d e-registrat i on, take your base [...]

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RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Te x as 7610 2 43-5560 UPZZ01796BZ 03A06 Printed in China Limite d One-Y ear W arrant y This prod uct is warranted b y Radi oSha ck against manufa cturing defect s in material a nd workmansh ip under normal use for one (1) year from the date of pur chase from Rad ioSha ck company-o wned stores an d authorized Radi[...]