Radio Shack ET-905 manual

Cat. No. 43-1080 OWNER’S MAN UAL 900 MHz Cordless Teleph one Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET -90 5 43-1 08 0.fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 1:5 1 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES © 1995 T andy Co rpora tion . All Rights Res erved. Ra di o Sh ac k is a re gi s t ere d t rad em ar k us ed by T andy Co rp ora t ion . Your Radi o Shack E T-905 900 M Hz Cordless Telephone uses the most advanced anal og cordless telephone technology t o give you supe rior au- dio quality. It uses the recently allo- cated 900 M Hz ban[...]

3 For your records, we recommend you re cord the phone’ s serial number in th e space bel ow. The n umber is on the base’s label . Seri al Numb er : Wa r n in g : To preven t fire or shock haza rd, do not expose this produc t to ra i n o r m o is tu re . This s ymbol is i nt ende d to al ert you to the pr es ence o f un in sula t- ed d an ge ro[...]

4 FCC ST A TEMENT This telephon e com plies with pa rt 68 of FCC Rul es . You must , upon re- quest, provide the FCC Regist ration Number an d the REN to your phon e company . These numbers are on t he label on the phone base’s back. You m ust no t connec t your phone t o any o f the follo wing: • Coin -o perat ed syste ms • Party-l ine syst [...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tallat ion . .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. .. 6 Sel ecti ng a Loca tion .... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. .. 6 Setup on a Des ktop ... ..... .. .. ... ..[...]

6 IN ST AL LA TIO N SELECTI NG A LO CA TIO N You can p lace the ba se on a de sk, shelf, or table, or mo unt it directly on the wall. The bas e’s locati on affects the phone’ s range. If you have a choi ce of several lo cations , try each to see whi ch one p rovides t he best performance . Select a location that is: • Near an AC outlet • Ne[...]

7 MOUNTING DIRECTL Y ON A W ALL Mount ing the ba se d irectly on t he wall requires three screws (not sup- plied) with hea ds that fit into the base ’s keyhol e slo ts. 1. Mark the loca tion of the mount- ing hole s using the s upplied templ ate. 2. Drill a hole at eac h m arked loca- tion, then thread a screw into each hole, letting the heads ex[...]

8 PREP ARA TION CHARGING T HE HANDSET’S BA TTER Y You m ust charge t he bat tery at least 24 hours before you use the phone the first t i me or when you replace t he battery. To ch arge or recha rge the battery, sim ply place the han dset on the cradle. Th e CHARGE i ndicator ligh ts. (illus - CHARGE indicator) Note: If the CHARG E indica tor doe[...]

9 SETTI NG THE PULSE/ TONE SWITCH Set PULSE/TONE for the type of ser- vice you have. If you a re not sure which type you have , do this test. 1. Set PULSE/TONE to TON E . (ill us ) 2. Press TA L K on th e handset and listen for a dial tone. 3. Press any number other than 0. If th e dial tone stop s, you hav e touch tone service. Leave PULSE/TONE se[...]

10 OPE RA T ION ANSWERING/MAKI NG A CALL To answer a call, if the handset is on the ba se, simp ly lift the hand set. If the handset is not on the base, press TA L K on the h andset before speaking. (illu s - include the T ALK control and the TALK and IN USE indi cato r s) Note: The IN USE indicator flashes when you receive a call. To make a c a ll[...]

11 USIN G PRIV ACY Press and release PRIV ACY to ta l k t o someone else in the room without the person on the other end of the phone hearing your conversation. (ill us ) Press PRIV ACY ag ain to retu rn to your phone conversation. USIN G T ONE SER VI CES ON A PULSE LINE If y ou hav e pulse s ervice, y ou c an dial a number a s usual, then tempo- r[...]

12 4. Press MEM OR Y again. A ll indica- tors turn of f, and a tone sounds that means the number was suc- cess fully st ored. To dial the n umber, when y ou have a dial tone, simply press DD on the handset. The num ber stored in DD is automatical ly dialed. MEM OR Y O PERA TION You can st ore 20 numbe rs (up to 21 digits ea ch) and then dial t hem [...]

13 Stor ing a P ause in Mem ory You can store a 3-second pau se in a numbe r you are storing into memory. W hile storing the number, press RE- DIAL/P AUSE where a paus e is need- ed. W hen you d ial the stored nu mber, a 3-second pa use i s au tomatically in- serted at that point. Note: You can add more t han one paus e, if necessary. Dialin g a St[...]

14 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if y ou do, first che ck another pho ne on the same line to det ermine if the problem is wit h the phone service. If it is not, try the following suggestions. If you cannot dete rmine the cause of the problem, take the phone to your loca l Radio Sh ack st ore for a [...]

15 Alert T ones The ET-905 s ounds tone s to alert you to various t elephone conditions. T one Cause Remedy A short re peat in g beep No Channel Avai l abl e Simply pr ess TA L K a g ain. If the ph one is un abl e to find a channel a fter sever- al tr ies , it does not mean your tel ep hone i s not worki n g , but si mp ly that there are too man y [...]

16 MAINTENANCE Your Rad io Shack ET-905 900 M Hz Co r dless Telephone is an exam ple of su- perior design and craftsmanship. The following sug gestion wi ll help you care for your p hone s o you can enjoy it f or yea rs. Keep the phone dry. I f it gets wet, wipe it dry i mm ediately. Liquids contain minerals that can corrode elec tronic circuit s. [...]

17 REPLACING THE HANDSET BA T TER Y W hen t h e hands et’s battery no long- er recharge s, replace the battery. Use o nly a 3.6V, 650 m A bat tery with a co nnecto r tha t fits the connec tor in the battery compart ment. You can order a replace ment battery from your local Radio Shack store. 1. Press down on to p of the hand- set’ s bat tery co[...]

18 Note: Make sure the exce ss wires are between the battery pack an d the back cover . 7. Replace the screw in t he strap and tighten it, then replace the ba t te r y co ve r . Notes: • Y ou must charg e a new battery at least 24 hours befor e you use it the fi rst ti me. • The phone us es one recharge- able nickel-cadmium b attery pack. At th[...]

19 Your phone m ight caus e T V or radio interference even wh en it is operat- ing properly. To determ ine whether your phon e is causing the interf er- ence , t urn off and unplug your phone and disconn ect the handset b attery. If the interference goes away , your phone is c ausing t he interference. Try to eliminate the interference by: • Movi[...]

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