Radio Shack ET-908 manual

Cat. No. 43-1083 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. ET-908 900 MHz Di gital Cord less T elephone With 10-Number Speed Di aling 43-1 08 3. fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug us t 17, 19 99 2:1 7 P M[...]

2 FEATURES Your Radi o Shack E T-908 900 M Hz Digital Cordless Tel ephone With 10- Number Speed-Di aling us es advanced digital cordless telepho ne technolo gy to give you supe rior sound q uality. It uses the recently allocated 900 MHz band which m eans less interf erence, clearer sound, and grea ter range than 46/49 M Hz cordl ess te lephones . I[...]

3 Touc h To ne (DTM F) o r Pu lse D iali ng — lets you use y our phone with either type of dialin g. Hear ing Aid Compatib le — let s you use this telep hone with hearing ai ds that have a T (telephone) switch. This phone has been t ested and found to comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. Important: Cordless phones such as this one r[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TI ON Your teleph one con forms to f ederal regulations, an d you can c onnec t it to most telep hone lines. Howe ver, ea ch device you connec t t o the phone line draws powe r from the p hone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’ s ringer equivalence nu mber, or REN. The REN i s on t he label on the bas e[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tall at ion .... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... 6 Sel ect ing a Locat ion ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. .. ... 6 Pla cin g t he Base o n a[...]

6 IN STALLATION SELECTI NG A LOCATION You can set the ET-908’s bas e on a flat surface (such as a des ktop or counter-top), moun t it on a m odul ar jack wall plate, or mount it dire ctly on the wall. The b ase’s location affects the phone’ s range. If you hav e a choice of several locations, try each to see which one provides the best per- f[...]

7 MOUNTING THE BASE ON A W ALL Using t he supplied m oun ting bracket, you can m oun t the ET -908’s base on a phone jack wall plate or d irectly on the wall. To prepare the bracket for m o unting, twist off t he t a bs attached to t he center of the bracket and press them securely into the holes on the na rro w end of the bracket. Moun t i ng on[...]

8 4. Press the AC cord into the top and bottom grooves o n t he left side of the bracket, press the modul ar cord into the center groove o n t he right side o f the b racket, then plug the modular cord into the m odular phone ja ck. 5. Line up t he keyhole slots on the bracket with t he studs on the wall plate, then slide the bas e down onto the wa[...]

9 Mo un t i ng D ir e ct l y on th e Wal l Using a drill (not supplied) and the su p- plied screws and s pacers, y ou can easily mount your ET-908 directly on the wa l l. 1. At the desired mounting location, drill two holes 3 15 / 16 inches apa rt, one above the other . 2. Place a spacer ov er each screw , then thread a screw into each wall hole un[...]

10 6. Press the AC cord into the top and bottom grooves o n t he left side of the bracket, press the modul ar cord into the to p and bo ttom grooves on the rig ht s ide of the bracket, then plug the modul ar cord into a modular phone jack. 7. Line up t he keyhole slots on the bracket with t h e screws on the wall, then slide the base down onto the [...]

11 PREPARA TION INSTALLING TH E BATTERY PACK To install the supplied rechar geable battery pa ck, place it on the ba ttery compartment tracks, then sli de it up (toward the antenna) unt il it locks in place. Note : Y ou must charge a new ba ttery pack at least 24 hours bef ore you u s e it the f irst time. When the han dset’s battery pac k no lon[...]

12 Notes: • If the CHA RGE indicator doe s not light or blinks continuously when you place the h andset on the cra- dle, be sure the battery and AC adapter are correctly and securel y connected. A lso, c heck the cha rg- ing conta cts on both the h ands et and base . If the con tacts are dirty or tarnished, clea n them with a pencil eraser. • I[...]

13 SETTI NG THE PULSE/ T O NE SWITCH Set PULSE/TONE for th e type of service you have. I f you are not sure which type you hav e, do this t est. 1. Set PULSE/TO NE to TONE . 2. Press TA L K on the h andset and listen for a d ial tone. The in dicator above TA L K turns on. 3. Press any n umber other tha n 0 . If t he dial tone stops, you have touch [...]

14 T urning On/Off th e Rin ger The ET-908 ’s ha ndset is pres et to ring when a c all comes i n. To turn off the ringer, follow t hese steps. 1. Press PROG . The indi cator above TA L K flashes. 2. Press # , the n 5 . Note : I f the indicator a bov e TA LK tur n s o ff b efo r e y o u c o m p le t e th i s st e p, pr ess PROG ag ain then repeat [...]

15 OPE RATION Imp ort a n t : If you move the hands et outside the bas e’s range, the hands et will not operate properly and a call in progress m ight be disconne cted (see “Troubleshooting ” on Page 2 1). MAKING/AN SWERING CALLS To make a call, simply l ift the hands et and press TA L K . When you he ar the dial tone, dial the des ired phone[...]

16 USING REDIAL To r edial the last number dial ed, press TA L K t o get a dial tone , then press RE- DIAL . T he phone au tomatically dials the la st num ber d ialed. USING HOLD To place a call on h old, simply press HOLD . The T ALK in dicator flashes to remind you that the call is on hold. Y ou and the other part y cannot hear each other . To ta[...]

17 USING FLASH You can use FLASH to produ ce a switchhook signa l for special phone serv i ces, su ch as call waiting. If you have call waiting, press FLASH to t ake an incoming call without disconne cting th e current call. Press FLASH again to re tu rn t o t h e fi r st ca ll . Note: If you do not hav e any special phone s ervices, pres sing FLAS[...]

18 CHANGING CH ANNELS The ET-908 con tinuously sca ns 10 channels (frequency pairs used b e- tween the base and the handset ) and automatically selects the one with the least interference each time yo u ma ke or receive a c all. If you notice interference during a call, however, you can repe ate dly press CH (channel) to t ry and find a clearer cha[...]

19 • For security purposes, we rec- ommen d that you do not sto re private numbers , such as per- sonal identification numbers or passwords. • If you have pulse service and want to use tone dialing, enter TON E at the approp riate place in the number seque nce. • T o s tore one o r m ore pauses in the memory num ber , see “ Stor- ing a P au[...]

20 Dial ing a Sto r ed Num b er To dial a numbe r stored in memory, when you hear the dia l tone, press MEM t h en th e desired mem ory loca- tion numb er ( 0 - 9 ). Note: If you se lect a memo ry location number that does not have a phone number sto red in it, the phone bee ps once. T o continue, pre ss MEM aga in, then press the correct memory lo[...]

21 T ROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to h av e any problem s with y our phone, but if you d o, the fol- lowing sugg estions m ight help. Pr oble m Sol uti on Low v olume or unu sual sounds. • Some one has p icked up a t anothe r phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone . • Press to turn up the handset’s volu m e. Severe no ise i nt[...]

22 If you still have probl ems, disco nnect the phone. If other phon es on the same line work prop erly, the f ault is in t his phon e or its in stallation. I f you cannot find the prob- lem, tak e your phone to your lo cal Radio Shac k store for assist ance. The pho ne d oes no t work or works poorly . B e sure the base’ s phone line cord and AC[...]

23 OUT OF RAN GE INDICA TIONS If you move the ET-90 8’ s handset out of the ba se’s range , the han dset will not operate properly. While it is out of range, the han dset sounds dif ferent alert tones and flas hes various indica- tor s . Note : T o t urn o ff the out of range indi - cations while the handset is out of range, you can press TO N [...]

24 CARE AND MA INTENA NCE Your Radio S hack ET-908 9 00 M Hz Digi tal Cordless Telepho ne With 10-Number Speed-Dialing is an exam ple of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggest ions will help you care for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. I f i t gets wet, wi pe it dry im mediately. Liquids contain miner[...]

25 THE F CC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl ems o n the pho ne li ne, the pho ne com pan y can temporarily discontinue your serv ice. The phone company normall y attempt s to not ify you in adv ance. I f advanc e notice i s not pract ical, the phone com pany noti- f ies you as soon as poss ibl e an d adv i s- [...]

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