Radio Shack 997 manual

Cat. No. 43-99 7 (white) / 998 (b lac k) OWNER’S MAN UAL Pl ea se re ad bef or e usin g thi s eq ui pmen t. S y stem 9 97 /99 8 45-Memory Caller I D with 2 -Line Display 43- 99 7. fm P age 1 Tu e sd ay, A ug us t 1 7, 19 99 8: 1 8 A M[...]

2 RI SK OF ELECTRI C SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION : T O REDUCE TH E RISK OF ELECTRI C SHOCK, DO NOT REMO VE COVER OR BAC K. NO USER-S ER VI CE- ABLE P ARTS INSID E. REFE R SERVIC- ING TO QUA LIF IED PERSONN EL. Warn ing : To re du c e t h e r is k o f fi r e or shock h azar d, do not exp ose t hi s prod - uc t t o r ai n or mo is ture . CAUTION ! ©[...]

3 This sy mbo l is int e nded to aler t yo u t o th e pre sen ce of un in su la te d d ange r ous vo ltag e wi thi n th e pr od uc t’s en cl os ure tha t mi gh t be of su ffi cien t mag nit ude to cons tit ute a ris k of elec tr ic shoc k. Do n ot op en the p rod uc t’ s case. This symb ol is int en ded t o inf orm you t hat im port ant o pera [...]

4 FEA TURES Your Radi oShack Syste m 997/998 45-Mem ory Call er ID is the l atest in t elephone technol ogy. The sys tem c an displ ay a cal l er’s t el epho ne num - ber, na m e ( if a vaila ble) and th e date and time the call was recei ved. It can st ore up to 45 si ngle (number only) or multiple (name and numb er) Ca ller ID rec ord s . Your [...]

5 Two-Li ne Liqui d Crystal Displa y — makes it easy t o see the cal ler inf ormatio n and the c urrent ti me and date, all at onc e. Ca ll Co u nte r — s hows th e num ber of cal ls yo u have rec eived. New Call Indicator — lets y ou see at a glanc e that you have new call s. Clock — di splays the cur rent t ime and da te as provi ded to C[...]

6 Mess age Wa it ing — tell s you when you hav e re- ceiv ed a vo ice mail messa ge (if you s ubscr ibe t o th e mes sag e wa itin g s erv ice f rom yo ur lo c al phone com pan y). Note: The Message Waiti ng featu re does not work with st utter dial ton e servic e. Easy In stall ation — the sys tem ea sily connect s to your telepho ne line so y[...]

7 We r eco mmend you re cord yo ur system’ s s erial numb er her e. The numbe r is on the bot tom pane l. Seri al Number : ___ _____ ______ ___________ Important Ca ller ID Inform ation To use t he syst em’ s Call er I D f eature s, you must be in an area wher e Call er ID se rvice is avai labl e and you mu st sub scr ib e to the serv ice. Wher[...]

8 FCC INFORMA TION We ha ve desig ned y our Syst em 997/998 to con- for m to federal re gulation s, and you can con nect it to most telep hone lines. Ho wever , each Caller ID syst em (an d each de vi ce, such as a telephon e or answer ing machi ne) that you connect to the tel ephone l ine dr aws po wer from the l ine. We re- fe r t o th is po w er[...]

9 Your sy stem com pl ies wi th Part 68 of FCC Rules . You mu st, upo n request , prov ide th e Federal Communi cati ons Commiss ion (FCC) regi strat ion numb er and t he REN to you r phone co mpany. These num bers ar e on the l abel on th e bottom of the sys tem. No te: You must not conne ct your System 997/ 998 t o: • coin -ope rat ed system s [...]

10 again st radi o and TV i nterf erence i n a resi denti al area. Howe ver, y our Syst em 997/9 98 mi ght cause TV or radio i nterf erence eve n when it i s operat ing prop erly. To eli m ina te inter f erence, you can t ry one o r mor e of t he fol lowin g corr ectiv e meas ures: • R eo rient or r elocat e the re cei ving r adio or TV anten na.[...]

11 CONTEN TS Preparation . ....... ............. ...... ............. ....... ......... 1 2 Installin g Batteries .......... ....... ...... ............. ... 12 Connec ting to a Phone .......... ...... ............. ... 16 Connecting to a n Answering Machi ne ...... ... 17 Mounting the S ystem ............. ...... ............. ... 19 Operation ...[...]

12 PREP ARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES You ne ed four AAA batt eries (not suppl ied) to power the System 9 97/998. For t he b est per for- manc e, we reco mmend alkali ne batter ies, suc h as RadioSh ack Cat. No. 23-555 . Cauti ons : • A lways use fres h batter ies of the r equire d size an d reco mmended typ e. • D o not mix old an d new batter [...]

13 Foll ow the se steps to i nstal l bat teries. 1. If you are replaci ng old batteri es, discon nect both m odula r li ne cords f rom the Syst em 997/9 98. 2. Use a Phill ips s crewdri ver t o remove th e scre w in t he b atter y cover on th e bott om of the sys tem, then sl ide the cover of f. 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 13 Tuesd a y, A ug ust 17, 19 99 8:[...]

14 3. Put f our f resh AAA batte ries into the com- part ment as indi cated by the polari ty sym- bols (+ a nd –) m arked insid e. 4. Replac e the cover and se cure it wit h the scre w . I f you are re placi ng the ba tter ies, re- connec t the modu lar li ne cor ds. Replac e the batt erie s when flashe s on t he dis- play or t he displ ay di ms.[...]

15 Note: If the bat tery is out of the Syste m 997/998 for more than about a minu te, the ti me and date wil l be lo st (but be r ese t when you r eceiv e the next c all) . The Call er ID r ecords, however, re- mai n in the sys tem ’ s memory. Cauti ons: • A lw a y s r e mo v e ol d or we a k ba t te ri e s. Ba tt er - ies can l eak chemical s [...]

16 CONNECTING TO A PHONE 1. Disco nnect your teleph one’s line cor d from the modul ar phone line j ack and pl ug it i nto the sys tem’ s PHONE jack. 2. Plug o ne end of the suppli ed modular lin e c ord i nto t he syste m’ s LINE ja ck. 3. Plug t he cord’ s oth er end in to the modul ar phone li ne jack. 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 16 Tuesd a y, A u[...]

17 CONNECTING TO AN ANSWERING MACHINE 1. Disco nnect t he modul ar line co rd that con- nects your ans wering m achi ne to th e modu- lar phone l ine jack, then p lug i t i nto the syst em’ s PHONE jack. 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 17 Tuesd a y, A ug ust 17, 19 99 8:1 8 AM[...]

18 2. Plug o ne end of the suppli ed modular lin e c ord i nto t he syste m’ s LINE ja ck. 3. Plug t he cord’ s oth er end in to the modul ar phone li ne jack. 4. Set your answe ring machine t o answer after two or mor e rin gs. Thi s giv es the System 997/9 98 ti me t o reco rd th e Call er I D inf orma- ti on that the phon e comp any send s b[...]

19 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM You c an place the Sy st em 997/9 98 on a flat s ur- face su ch as a d esk, o r mount i t on a wall. Foll ow these st eps to mou nt t he syst em on a wa ll. 1. Press in th e two ta bs on the stand a nd l if t the st an d to r e m ove it. 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 19 Tuesd a y, A ug ust 17, 19 99 8:1 8 AM[...]

20 2. Selec t a locat ion near the phone line ja ck, then us e the suppl ied templ ate to mar k the moun ti ng screw loc at ions on the wal l. 3. Dril l a hole in the wall at eac h marked loca- ti on. 4. Thread one of the suppl ied scr ews into eac h hole, lett ing th e head exten d 1 / 8 " fr om th e wa ll. 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 20 Tuesd a y, A u[...]

21 5. Ali gn t he s lo ts on t he b ack of the sys tem wi th the scr ews in the wall. The n gently push th e syst em down wa rd to secur e it . 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 21 Tuesd a y, A ug ust 17, 19 99 8:1 8 AM[...]

22 OPE RATION If you subsc ribe t o Ca ller ID ser vice fro m your phone com pany, th e phone compan y sends inf or- mati on about the cal ler, as well as the ti me and date, betwe en t he fi rst and sec ond rings of e very call you rece ive. The System 997/ 998 displ ay s thi s info rmatio n and u pdates t he syst em’s c lock. (You cann ot manua[...]

23 The Syst em 997 /998 can a lso show o the r infor- mati on about the cal l. See “Call er ID Messa ges” on P a ge 25. REVIEWING CALL RECORDS Each ti me you re ceive a cal l, your sys tem st ores a Ca ller ID r ecord t hat you can r eview l ater, eve n duri ng a call. A Call er I D recor d inclu des: • call num ber • ti me and date of t he[...]

24 Repeat edly pr ess REVIEW or to sc roll thr ough the re cor ds. The sys tem sho ws the cal l- er’ s numb er (an d name , if av ailab le). T o see th e date and ti me the call was recei ved, press DE- LETE/R EA D . P re ss D ELETE /REA D a gai n to re tur n. END OF LIST app ears when you scr oll bef ore the fi r st or aft er t he las t Calle r [...]

25 Caller I D Messages Dis play Des crip tion NEW CALL XX Appears th e first t ime you re vi ew a new call reco rd. ( XX is the number of ne w ca lls .) -PRIVATE CALL- The call er has bloc ked the Ca ller ID i nfor m ation from bei ng sent. END OF LIST Appea rs when yo u reac h the end of you r call re cords. 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 25 Tuesd a y, A ug us[...]

26 -----ERROR----- The Call er I D informat ion was garb led, or t here was an error duri ng the tr ans- missi on of Cal ler ID info r- mati on . NO CALLS Appears when you p res s a REVIEW key if t here a re no Cal le r ID re cord s in the syst em’ s me m or y . Dis play Des crip tion 43-9 97 .fm Pag e 26 Tuesd a y, A ug ust 17, 19 99 8:1 8 AM[...]

27 MESSAGE WAITING Appea rs when a mes- sa ge is wait ing (y ou mu st subscr ib e to your p hone compa ny’s mess age waiti ng ser vice t o see thi s) . Note: Messa ge W aiti ng featu re does not wor k with stut ter d ial tone s er- vice. -OUT OF AREA- The call er i s not with in a Calle r ID ser vice area . No ca ller in for m ati on appears . Di[...]

28 DELETING CALLER ID RECORDS To del ete a si ngle Cal ler I D recor d, rep eatedl y press RE VIEW or until you see the re cord you want to de lete, then h old down DELETE/ READ unti l the record flash es and di sapp ears fro m the displ ay . The next record ap pear s, or, if no ot her cal ls ar e sto red, NO CALLS app ears. To dele te al l C all e[...]

29 T RO UBLESH OOTING If you r syst em is not work ing as i t shoul d, th ese suggest ions m ight hel p you e limin ate t he prob- le m. Prob lem Sugg es tio ns Displ ay i s blank . Rep lac e the batt eri es. Y ou ha ve a n incomi ng call , but do not rec eive any Cal ler ID inf ormatio n. Someo ne pic ked up a teleph one on the same phone line bef[...]

30 CARE AND MAINTENANC E Your Radi oShack Syste m 997/998 45-Mem ory Call er I D is an e xample o f supe rior des ign an d craf tsmanshi p. The fo llowing s ugges tions will help you c are for your s yst em so you ca n enj oy it for y ea r s. Keep the sy ste m dry. If it get s wet, wip e it dr y imm ediat ely. Liquids m i ght contain miner als t ha[...]

31 Keep the syst em away from dust and dirt , whi ch ca n c ause p remature we ar of par ts. Handle t he syste m gent ly and caref ully . Droppin g it can dam age ci rcui t boar ds and cases a nd can caus e the syst em to work i mproper ly. Use only fr esh batte ries of the req uired size and rec ommended ty pe. Batteri es can leak chemi cals that [...]

32 Modif ying or tampe ri ng w ith the sys tem’s inter nal com ponents can cause a malfun ction and might inva lidat e your syst em’s warr anty and voi d your FCC author izat ion to oper ate it. I f your sys tem is not per formi ng as it should, take i t to your local RadioSh ack st ore for assist ance. I f the tr ouble is aff ectin g the telep[...]

33 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlike ly event that your Sy stem 997 /998 causes prob lems on the t elephon e line, th e tele- phone c ompany can d isconnec t your servi ce. The te lephone company norma lly a ttempt s to no- ti fy you in advanc e. If ad vance not ice is no t prac- ti cal, t he te lep hone co mpany not ifi es y ou as soo n as[...]

34 in ad vanc e so you c an t ake the nece ssary s teps to pre vent int err upti on of your telep hone ser vi ce. LIGHTNING Your s ystem has bui lt-in p rotect ion ci rcui ts to re- duce the ri sk of damage from surge s in tel ephone and po wer line curren t. The se prot ecti on cir cuit s meet o r exceed t he FCC requi rement s. Howeve r, li ght n[...]

35 Lim it ed One-Y e ar W arr anty This product is warranted by RadioShac k against manuf acturing de- fects in m aterial and workmanship under normal use for one (1) y ear from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack M AKES NO EXPRESS W AR- R[...]

Rad ioS hack A Division of T andy Corporation F ort Wort h , T exa s 76 10 2 8A7 Pri nt ed in M alay s ia 8 A8 N Pr int ed in M a l aysia (continued) In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. R adioShack will, at its option, unles[...]