Radio Shack 43-968 manual

Cat. N o. 4 3-968 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read befo re usin g this equipmen t. Sy ste m 60 15-Character Display Caller ID 43-9 68.f m Page 1 M on day, A ugus t 16, 19 99 3:5 6 PM[...]

2 Warnin g : To pr event fire or sho ck hazard, do not expose this produc t t o rain o r mois ture . Th is s y mb ol i s i nte nd ed to a ler t y o u t o th e p r es en c e of uni ns ulat ed da nger ous vo ltag e wi thin the p rodu ct’ s en- clos u re tha t m ight be o f suf fic ient ma gnit ude t o co nst i- tut e a r isk of elec tri c shoc k. D[...]

3 FEA TURE S Your Radi oShack Cal ler ID Sy stem 60 i s the lat est i n tele- phone t echnol ogy. Th e syst em disp lays t he call er’s tele - phone num ber (and nam e, if availa ble in y our area) and t he curre nt date and t ime, as pr ovided b y your l oca l phone c om- pany to Caller ID ser vice subsc ri ber s. Its featu res incl ude: Messag [...]

4 REVIEW s / t But tons — let y ou easi ly scr ol l through al l cal l rec o rd s in C al le r ID m e mo ry . Buil t- In Cl o ck — dis pl ays the current date and time . 15-Char acter Dot Mat rix L CD — m akes it e asy t o see the call er infor mation, or the c urrent dat e and time when not re- c eivin g c all s. Note: You need fo ur AAA bat[...]

5 This s ystem ha s been t ested and found to co m ply with all appli cabl e UL and FCC stan dards. We r ecommend yo u record the sy stem’s seri al numbe r here. The number i s on th e label on t he bottom of the sys - te m . Serial Num ber ________ _____________ READ THIS BEFORE INST ALLA TION Your cal ler ID sy stem conf orms to f ederal r egul[...]

6 might impai r ringer op erati on. If rin ger operati on is impair ed, remove a devi ce from th e li ne. FCC ST A TEMENT Your s ystem co mplies with Pa rt 68 of FCC Rules . You mus t, upon re quest, provide th e FCC Regist ration Number and the REN t o your phone company. The se numbers ar e on the label on the bottom of the system. Note: You must[...]

7 CONTEN TS Pr epa ra tion .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. . 8 Inst alling the Batt eries and Select ing the Displ ay Lang uage .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... . .... 8 Connecti ng to the Phone Line ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... . .. 12 W all Mounti ng . .. ..... .. ..... .. .[...]

8 PREPARATION INSTALLING THE BATTERIES AND SELECTING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE Your Ca ller ID System 60 is powered b y four AAA batteri es (not suppl ied) . For the l onges t ope rat i on, we recommend al - kali ne bat teries ( such as RadioSha ck Cat. No. 23-558) . Notes: • When BATTERIES LOW app ear s on t h e display , re- plac e the batteri es. ?[...]

9 Foll ow these steps to i nstall the ba tteries and sel ect the d is- play la nguag e: 1. If conn ected, dis connect the sys tem from th e telephone lin e. 2. T urn over the syst em so the bottom is faci ng up. 3. Using a Phi llips scr ewdriver , remov e the battery com- par tmen t’s safe ty locki ng screw . 43-9 68.f m Page 9 M on day, A ugus t[...]

10 4. O pen the bat tery com part ment by ge ntly p res sing down on t he batt ery doo r while s liding it in t he direct ion o f the arro w . 5. I nsert four AAA al kal ine batter ies in the compa rtment as i ndicat ed by the polarity s ymbols ( + a nd –) mar ked insi de t he compartment . 43-9 68.f m Page 10 Mo nday, Au gust 16 , 199 9 3: 56 PM[...]

11 6. T urn the sy stem over s o you can see REV 110 on the displ ay . The system then displays LANGUAGE fo llo we d by ENGLISH . 7. If y ou want to s el ect another langua ge, press READ once t o displ ay SPANISH or twi ce to disp lay FRENCH . Pressi ng READ a thir d time re turns t he dis play to ENGLISH . Note : If you do not press a key wi thi [...]

12 8. Rep l ac e the ba ttery door and tight en the safety l ocking scr ew. Notes: • The cor rect d ate and time a re automat icall y set when your Cal l er ID System 60 rec eiv es it s first call . • T o res et the lan guage, r emove the b atteries and rein- stal l them . CONNECTING TO THE PHONE LI NE The Cal ler ID System 60 connec ts to a mo[...]

13 Notes: • The telepho ne comp any charg es to inst all the n eces- sary ja cks. • The USOC n umber of the jack to be i nstalle d is RJ1 1C. Foll ow these steps t o connec t the syste m t o the telephone lin e. 1. Unplug th e exis ting telep hone line cord from the t ele- phone and pl ug it int o the LINE jack on your Caller ID System 60. 2. P[...]

14 W ALL MOUNTIN G You can m ount the Syste m 60 o n a wall using t he supplied scre ws a nd mounti ng bracke t . 1. Sel ect a l ocation near the phone line j ack, then use the suppl ied mou nting bracke t to mar k the t wo mou nting holes on t he wall. 2. Dr ill two hol es at the marked loc ations . 3. Th r ead the screws throu gh the b racket i n[...]

15 OPERAT ION RECEIVING INCOMING CA LLS Calle r ID is a se rvice provided by your te l ep hone company . When Call er ID i s activat ed, the t elephon e company sen ds the cal ler’s t elepho ne number ( and name, if avail able) and the cal l’s date an d time between t he fir st an d second ri ngs. The Call er I D Sy ste m 60 recei ves and dis p[...]

16 Notes: • If you co nnect a telephon e answering machine to the sam e line as t he Caller ID Syste m 60, you must s et the answer ing machi ne to answer in t wo or more rings in order to rec eive the Call er I D inf ormation. • When the s ystem’s memor y is fu ll, i t aut omaticall y delet es the oldest call rec ord as a new call comes in. [...]

17 REVIEWING CALLS Foll ow thes e steps to revi ew call inf ormation f or the Calle r ID recor ds (up to 10) yo ur Syst em 60 can store. 1. Pre ss REVI EW s o r t, or READ . The system di spl ays XX TOTAL (for ex ample, 02 TOTAL ) to show t he numbe r of sto red call r ecords, and t he NEW CALL indic ator stops f lashing. 2. Repeated ly press REVIE[...]

18 3. T o see the en tire reco rd (name, phone number , d ate and t ime), repea tedly pr ess READ . 4. T o se e call infor m a tion fo r the previ ous or t he next call , press REVIEW s or t. Notes: • -END- ap pear s after the la st call rec ord. • Th e syste m au tomati cally retur ns to th e cur rent d ate and t ime ab out 20 seconds aft er y[...]

19 Desc rip tio n Eng lish Span ish Fre nch Bloc ke d Nam e: Cal ler Do es Not Allo w Na me T o Be Sent BLOCKED NAM E NOMB S IN ACCES O NO M BLOQU E Bloc k ed Nu m be r: Caller Does Not Allow Nu m ber T o Be Sent BLOCKED NUMBER NUM SI N ACCES O NU ME RO BLOQU E No Cal l e r ID Na m e A v a i l a bl e (s endi n g sys tem doe s no t have that informa[...]

20 Messa g e W aitin g At Th e Ph one Com pany MESSAGE WAITI NG MENSAJE ESPERA ME SSAGE A TTEND Batterie s Ar e Low BA TTERIE S LO W BA TERIAS DESCARGAD O BA T TE RIES FA IB LE S Err o r ERROR ERROR ER REUR Description English Spanish French 43-9 68.f m Page 20 Mo nday, Au gust 16 , 199 9 3: 56 PM[...]

21 Message W aiting If y ou subscr ibe to your phone c ompany’s mes sage wait ing servi ce, your Call er ID System 60 ca n i nf orm you when the phone co m pany h as message s wait ing. When the ph one compa ny sends a mes sage fl ag to yo ur phone l ine, the sys- te m displays MESSAGE WAITING and the NEW CALL indi - cator fl ashes. Note: If a m [...]

22 T ransmission Errors Your Cal ler ID System 60 dis plays ERROR to inform y ou of an err or during t he tran smission of Caller ID i nformat ion. A _ appear s in th e displayed infor mation where t he data is los t. Example: Th e “i ” in Sm ith was lost during trans m issio n. Note: It i s normal f or th is to happe n occasi onally. If thi s [...]

23 DELETING CALL INFORMAT ION You can se lect and delete i ndivi dual cal l records or all c all re cords. Foll ow thes e s tep s to del ete a single cal l recor d. 1. Pre ss REVIEW s or t until the cal l record you want t o delet e appear s. 2. Press a nd hold down REA D until th e ca l l info rm atio n disapp ears (abou t 2 secon ds). Once y ou d[...]

24 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radi oShack Caller ID Syst em 60 is an exampl e of su- peri or design and craft smanshi p. The followi ng sugges t ions wil l help you care for the sys tem so you can enjoy it for years . • Kee p the syst em dry . If i t gets wet, wipe i t dr y immedi - atel y . Liquids mi ght contain min erals that ca n corrode the e[...]

25 Modify ing or tam pering wit h the Call er ID System 60’ s int er- nal compon ents can cau se a malfun ction and might inval i- date your s ystem’s warranty and v oid y our FCC author ization t o operat e it . If your Caller ID Syste m 60 i s not perfo rming as it should , take it to your local Radi oShack store for assistanc e. If t he tr o[...]

26 you of these changes i n advan ce so you can tak e the ne c- essar y steps to pr event inter rupti on of yo ur telephone ser - vi ce. Your s ystem com pl ies wit h the li mits f or a Class B digita l de- vice as spec ified i n Part 15 of FCC Rules . These limits pro- vide reas onable pr otection ag ainst radi o and TV int erference in a r esiden[...]

27 LIGHTNING Your Sys tem 60 has buil t-in pr otection circuit s to reduc e the risk of damage f r om surges i n tel epho ne and power line cur - rent. These protect ion circui ts meet or excee d t he FCC re- quire m e nts. However, light ning stri king the teleph one or power lines can d am age your s ystem. Light ning damage is not comm on. Never[...]

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