Radio Shack ET-532 manual

Cat. No. 43-1032 OWNER’S MAN UAL 10-Channel Cor dless Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET -53 2 Te lephone with LCD Di splay 43-1 03 2.fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 9:4 1 A M[...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 95 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . C OM-L OK an d Ra di o Shac k are r egis tere d trade ma rks us e d by T andy Co rpora tion . Your Radi o Shack E T-5 32 10-C hannel Cordless Telephone with LCD Display offers the latest a dvances i n cordl ess phone techn ology, and includes the s e features: LCD Di spla y — l[...]

3 This telephone has b een t ested and found to com ply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. Your ET-532 op erates on standa rd ra- dio freque ncies, as all ocated by the FCC. Theref ore, it is possib le for oth er radio units op erating o n simil ar fre- quencies, within a certain area , to in- advertently intercept y our conversa- tions an d[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We have designe d your telephon e to conform to f ederal regulation s, and you can conn ect it to m ost tel ephone li nes. Howeve r, each devi ce that you connect t o the p hone line draws pow er from the phone line. W e refer to t his power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence num ber, or REN. The REN is sho[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n .... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... 6 Sel ect ing a Loc ati on ..... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... 6 Installing the Phone ............[...]

6 IN ST AL LA TION SELECTING A LOCA TION Select a location for the telephone t hat meets these requ irements: • Near an AC outlet • Near a telephone line jack • O ut of th e way of norm al act ivit ies • Aw a y f r om ele ct ric al ma c hi ne ry , electrical ap pliances, and metal walls or filing cabinets • A way from wireless int ercoms,[...]

7 PREP ARA TION INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y Before you us e your phone for the first time, you m ust install and charge the battery. To insta ll the ba ttery, slide off the bat- tery compartment cov er on the back of the handset, connect the battery’s plug to the pins insi de the com partment, and place the battery inside t he com- partment. Replac[...]

8 • If the C H AR G E /T AL K in d ic at or does not light wh en you place the handset on the c radle, be sure the battery is connected to t h e pins inside th e battery compartment and the AC a dapter is securely connected to the base. Also, check t he charging c ontacts on the handset and bas e. If the con- tacts are dirty or tarnished, g ent l[...]

9 OPE RA TION Your ET-532’s L CD display shows telephon e numbers as you dial them or when you rec a ll them f ro m memory. It shows the current channel number and lets you know when battery po wer i s growing weak or the phone is out of range of the b ase. The d isplay al so shows indicators when you pres FLASH or P AUSE , or when y ou s witch f[...]

10 • Y ou ca n m ake or a nsw er a c all on a phone on t he sam e line as the cordless p hone, even if t he han d- set is away from the base. • RANG E appears when t he dis- tance from the handset to t he base is out of the phone’s range. • T he keypad lights on the h andset turn off if n o button is pressed f or more than 13 seconds. REDUC[...]

11 For examp le, if you have cal l waiting, press FLASH to t ake an inc oming call without di sconnecting the c urrent cal l. FLAS H a ppears. P ress FLA S H again to retu rn to t he fi rst cal l. Notes: • I f you do not have spe cial phone services, pressing FLASH mi ght disconnect the current call. • T he redial memory does not store a FLASH [...]

12 Notes: •I f TONE/ PULSE is set t o PULSE and you want to us e tone di aling for a memo ry number , you must store the tone ent ry along w ith the number . • T o keep yo ur accou nts sec ure, we recommend you do NOT store your persona l access code for services such as bank-by-phone in a m emory l ocation. Storin g a Number in Memory 1. With [...]

13 5. Pull out t he memo ry index card at the bottom of the base. Write the person’s or company’s name and index num ber on the sheet in pe n- cil (in case you wa nt to cha nge it later). 6. Repeat Steps 2-5 to s tore other telephon e numbe rs. Notes: • I f you receive a call while you a re storing a number in memory , press TA L K to answer [...]

14 2. When you hear a dial tone, press MEMORY , then press the number buttons for the correct memory location. The stored numb er appears o n the displa y , and the phone di als the stored number. Me thod 2 1. Lift the handse t from the cradle and pr ess TA L K s o the keypad and TA L K key li g ht. 2. Press SCROLL s/t to sear ch for the de sired s[...]

15 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG We do not expect you to have any problems with y our telephone, but if you do, the following sugges tions mig ht help . If y ou st ill h av e pro blem s , check ot her phones on t he same line to see if they work properly. If they do and the proble m does not seem to be with your phone s ervice, take your phone to your local Ra[...]

16 Pro ble m: Can make ca lls, b ut te le- phone doe s not ring. Solu ti on: • T elephone company may b e us ing unusual ri nging met hods. Y our telephon e is designed for stan- dard straight li ne bridged ringing. •B e s u r e POWER is se t to ON . Pro ble m: Ca n receive ca lls, but can- not m ake calls. Solu ti on: •S e t TONE/PULSE corre[...]

17 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET -532 10-Channe l Cordless T elephone wi th L CD Disp lay is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for your phones so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phon e dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids can contain minerals that corrode the elec[...]

18 REPLACING THE BA TTER Y If you follow the inst ructions in “Cha rg- ing the Battery, ” the supplied ba ttery should last for about a year. Whe n the battery loses its ability to fully ch arge, ord er a 3 .6 volt , 300 mi llia mp ba tte ry with a c onnector that fits the connector in the batt e ry compartment. You can order a replacemen t bat[...]

19 Your p hone might cau se T V or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To det ermine wh ether your ph one is causing the interference, turn off your phone. If the i n terference goes away, your phon e is causin g the interf erence. Try to eliminate the interference by: • M oving your phone away from the receiver • Connecting [...]

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