Radio Shack 999 manual

Cat. No. 43-999 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. Caller I D Sy stem 999 Big Bu tton Cal ler ID Pho ne with Call Waiting 43- 999. fm Pa ge 1 Tue sda y, A ugus t 1 7, 19 99 8:2 8 A M[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Ra dioShack Caller ID Sy stem 999 Big Button Caller ID P h one wi th Call Waiting combin es a telep hone and a Caller ID unit i n one sy s tem. Th e Sys- tem 999 displays the caller’s telephone number (and nam e, if available in your area) and th e current time, as provided by your local t elephone com pany t o Caller ID service [...]

3 Pul se/To ne Opti on — lets y ou use your phone with pulse o r tone service and lets you easily s witc h fr om pu lse t o ton e dialing for long-dist ance, bank-by- phone, or other special services. Note: To protect the information stored in memory, yo ur syst em requires fou r AA bat teries (not s upplied). We recommend you record your sys- te[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLA TION We have designed your phone to con- form to federal regulations and you can connect it to most phone lines. Howev- er, each device t hat you connect t o the telephone lin e draws power from the li ne. W e refe r to thi s powe r dra w as the phone’s ringer equivalence number (REN). The REN is on the bot t om of you[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n ... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. 5 Inst alli ng Bat teri es . ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. 5 Mount ing the Phone .......[...]

6 INSTALL ATION Follow this seque nce to ensure y our phone will work properly. • Install the batteries (see “Installing Backup Bat t eries” ). • Reset the phone (see ). • Mount the phone (see ). If your phone doe s not work, discon nect it from the phone line, rem ove t he bat- teries, the n repeat t he above seq uence. INSTALLING BACKUP[...]

7 MOUNT ING THE PHO NE You can place the phone on a desk or table, mo unt it on a standard wa l l plate, or mount it directly on a wall. Select a location that is: • near an AC outlet • near a modular phone line jack • out o f the way of no r mal act ivit ies Notes: • Y our telephone c onnects directly to a modu lar phone l ine jack. If you[...]

8 On a W all Plat e Note: Check f or the prope r vie wing an- gle of the liquid cr ystal display before mounting this system to a wall plate. 1. P lug one end of the supplie d short modular p hone cord into t he TEL. LINE jack on t he phone. 2. Route t he co r d through the s train- relief slot on t he back of the phone. 3. I nsert the t abs on the[...]

9 On a W all To mount the System 999 directly on the wall, you need two screws ( not supplied) with heads that fit into the key hol e slots on th e bottom of the bas e. Note: Check for the prop er v iewing an- gle of t he liq uid crystal display before mounting this syst em to a wall. 1. Dri ll two hole s, one above t he othe r , 3 1 / 4 inches apa[...]

10 CONNECTING THE HANDSET Plug o ne end of t he supplied c oiled cord into the modular jack on the side of the phone, and t he other end in to the modu- lar jack on the handset. Notes: • Y our local RadioS hack st ore s ells a variety of longer coiled handset cords, which are especially useful when you mount the phone on the wall. • Y ou c a n [...]

11 SETTING THE DIAL ING MOD E Set TONE/PULSE (located on the back of the telep hone) for the t ype of s ervice you ha ve. If you are no t sure which t ype you have, do this simple test. 1. Be sure TO NE/PULSE is set to TON E . 2. Li ft t he handset and listen for a di al tone. 3. Press any number except 0. Notes: I f your phon e system requires tha[...]

12 STORING Y OU R AREA CODE To quickly dial a num ber from a Caller ID record (see “Dial ing from a Caller ID Record ” on Page 16), you must s t ore your local area code i n the Syste m 999’s mem ory. Then, when you dial fro m a Cal ler ID re cord, the syst em skips the area code if it matches the one you stored. Follow these ste ps to store [...]

13 OPERATION To ma k e a call, pick up the hand set. When you hear the dial tone, dial t he number. The display shows the num ber you are dialing. To answer a c all, lift the handset an d begin t alking. To e nd a cal l, return th e handset to th e base. MEMORY DIALING The System 999 lets you store three types of number for fast mem ory dialing. ?[...]

14 Di al in g a St ore d Numb er To dial a number stored in an emergen- cy memory location, press either eme r - gency memory key. To dial a number stored in the indirect memory location, press MEM and then the desi r ed m emory nu m ber (0–9). STORING A NUMBER IN V O ICE MAIL MEMORY If you subscr i be t o a m essage waiting service from your loc[...]

15 USING T O NE SERV ICES ON A PULSE LINE Som e spec ial services, such as bank by phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse s ervice, you can still use th ese special tone services by following thes e steps. 1. Be sure T ONE/PULSE is se t to PULSE. 2. Di al the serv ice’ s main n umber . 3. When the service ans wers, press . Any additional [...]

16 CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Cal ler ID service, the phone compan y sends informat ion about the c all, as well as t he time and date, between the first and second rings of every call yo u recei ve . The System 999 displays this informa- tion when it receives a cal l, and it stores up to 50 Caller ID r eco r ds for later re- view. It [...]

17 Calle r ID Messa ges Displ ay De script ion ERAS E Appear s if y ou select to del ete a ca ller ID r eco rd. ERAS E AL L Appear s if you sel ect to del ete all cal ler ID rec ord s. ERRO R Appear s if all call er ID inform atio n wa s g arbled . Minor el ectri - cal distur ban ces can af fect Cal ler ID inf orma tion. Occasion al err ors ar e no[...]

18 STORING VIP CALLS If you receive a call f rom an im port a nt caller (someone you call frequently, for exam- ple), the System 999 let s you s tor e that caller’s c all record a s a VIP call. The Syst em 999 lets you k now you ha v e a V I P cal l by sounding a n al ert tone. You can a lso call back a VIP number w it h the touch of a butto n. T[...]

19 T ROUBLE SHOOTING We do not expe ct you to have any prob- lems with you r telephone , b ut if you do, the following sugge stions might help. If you still ha v e problem s , disconnect the p hone. If ot her phones on the sam e line work prope r ly, the f aul t is i n this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the probl em, ta k e your Sys[...]

20 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioSha c k Cal ler ID System 999 Te l ephon e B ig B ut ton Ca ller ID is an example of superior design and craf tsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry . If it get s wet, wipe it dry immediately. L iqui ds might contain minerals that can[...]

21 THE FCC W ANTS Y O U TO KNOW In the un likely event tha t you r telephon e causes problem s on the telephone line, the teleph one company c an disconnect your service. The telephone comp any normall y attempts to notify you in ad- vance. If adv ance not ice is no t practical, the telephone com pany notifies you as soon as possible and advises yo[...]

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Ra di oSh ac k A Division of T andy Corporatio n For t Worth, T exas 76102 11 A 8 P rinte d i n C hina 43-9 99 .f m Pag e 23 Tuesd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 8: 2 8 AM[...]

Ra di oSh ac k A Division of T andy Corporatio n For t Worth, T exas 76102 11 A 8 P rinte d i n C hina Limited One- Y ear W arran ty Thi s prod uct is warranted by Radi oShack agains t manufactu r ing defe cts in mater i al and wor kman- shi p under normal us e fo r one (1) yea r from the date of purch ase from RadioS hack compa ny-owned stor es an[...]