Radio Shack ET-926 manual

Cat. No. 43-1096 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . ET -92 6 900-MHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless Pho ne 43-1 09 6.fm Page 1 Tuesd a y, Aug ust 1 7, 19 99 3: 47 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 97 T an dy C orp or at ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Rad ioS hac k i s a re gi ste red tr adem ar k us ed by T a n dy Co rp ora tio n . Your Radi oShack ET-926 900-MH z Digital Spread Spectrum Cordl ess Phone uses the most advanced co rd- less telephone technology to give you superior audio qu ality and ext ended range. Its featu[...]

3 Important Note: Cordless phon es such as this one require AC power to operate. When the AC power is off, you cannot dial ou t or receive incoming calls using y our ET-926. T o be safe, you sho uld also h ave a phone that does not need AC power to operate (not a cordless ph one) so y ou c an st ill make and rec eive calls if there is an AC pow er [...]

4 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Sel ect ing a Loc ation .... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... . 5 Pla cing the Base on a D esk T o p ..... .. ..... ..... ..[...]

5 IN STALLATI ON SELECTI NG A LOCATION You can place the ET-926’s base on a desk top or table, or m ount i t on a wal l. Select a location that is: • near an A C outlet • near a t ele phone lin e jack • out of the way of norm al activities • away from el ectrical machinery , electrical appliances , m e tal wal ls or filing cabinets, wirel[...]

6 3. Insert the supplie d AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the b ase. 4. Route the a dapter ’s cord t hrough the strain relief sl ot on the base. 5. Plug the a dapter into a st andard AC out let. 6. Lift the bas e’ s an tenna to a verti- cal position. Strain Relief Slot Moun ting t he Ba se on a W all Plate 1. I[...]

7 3. Route the m odular cord t hrough the wide right groov e on the bot- tom of the bracket. 4. Insert the supplie d AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the b ase. AC ADAPTOR DC IN 9V PULSE-TONE TEL LINE 5. Route the adapt er ’s cord t hrou gh the na rrow groove on the bottom of the bracket. 6. Plug the short modular[...]

8 Mou nting the Base Dir ectly on t he W all For this mounting method, you need two flat-head wo od screws (not sup- plied) with heads that fit into the key- hole slots on the bottom of t h e base. 1. D rill two h oles 3 5 / 16 inches apart. Then thread a s crew into each hole, letting the heads extend ab out 3 / 16 i n c h f r o m t h e wall. 2. I[...]

9 5. Insert the supplie d AC adapter ’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the b ase. 6. Route the a dapter ’s cord t hrough the narrow groove on t he bottom of the bracket. AC ADAPTOR DC IN 9V PULSE-TONE TEL LINE 7. Align the keyhol e slots wi th the mounting screws and s lide the base downw ard to secure it. 8. Plug the mo d ul[...]

10 CONNECTING AND CHARGING T HE BATTERY PACK The ET-926 com es with a recharge- able nickel-cadmiu m battery pack in the handset. Before using your phone, you mus t conn ect the battery pac k, then charge it f or about 14 hours. 1. Slide the cover in the direction of the a rr ow to re m ov e it. 2. Unfasten the plastic retainer strap and lift the b[...]

11 • When you first use the phone after charging or r e c h arging the battery pack, the pho ne might not work and y ou might hear an error to ne. If this h appens, return t he hands et to the base for a few seconds. • About once a m onth, fully dis- charge the battery pack by k eep- ing the handset off the base until the T alk/Batt Low indicat[...]

12 SETTI NG TH E RINGER T O NE/V OL UME You can select one of ei ght diff erent ringer tone/volum e settings — fo ur tones, with high/low v olume for ea ch — while the phone is not in use. To hear and change the ri n ger volume setting, press Vo l u m e s o r t. To cha nge the tone, press Flash then enter the ringer t on e number ( 1 – 4 ) us[...]

13 OPE R AT ION MAKING AN D RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, lift the hands et and press Ta l k . To answer a call, simply lift the handset from the base (or, if the handset is a way from the base, press any key.) The Talk/Batt Low indicator on the handset and the In Use/Charge indicator on the base light. The ET-926 sca ns 20 channels (fre- quency [...]

14 USING FLASH Flash performs the electronic equiv a- lent of a switchho ok operat ion for sp e- cial services, s u ch as Call Waiting. For examp le, if y ou h av e Cal l Wa iting, press Fl ash to answer an incoming call wit hout disconnect ing t he current call. Pr ess Flash again to ret urn to t he fi rst c al l. Note: If you do not have any spec[...]

15 Notes: • M a ke sure you press Ta l k t wi ce to stop the ha ndset from beepi ng. If you press Ta l k only once, you get a dial tone. • I f y ou receive a call while the page is sounding, the hands et st o ps beeping and starts ringing. MEMORY DIALI NG You can store up t o 20 numbers in memory, t hen d ial a sto red num ber by pressing a two[...]

16 5. For each stored number , write the person’s or compan y’s name next to the appropriate location numb er on the supp lied MEM ORY direc- tory sticker . (Use a pencil in case you need to change the n umb er later .) Then at tach the sticker to the ph one. To change a st ored number, simply store a new num ber in its place. Or, lift the hand[...]

17 Dial the service’s main number first. Then, at the appropriate plac e in t he ca l l , pr es s Mem a nd the number for the location whe re the additional infor- m at i on is st or ed . T esti ng St or ed Em erge n cy Numbers If you store an emergency se rvice’s number (po lice depart ment, fire de- partment, am bulanc e) and you c hoose to t[...]

18 T ROUBLES HOOTING 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 might help. Problem Sugg estion Low volume or unusual sounds . Som eone has picked up anothe r phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Severe noise interference. Keep the hands et away from compu t- ers, remote c[...]

19 If you still have probl ems, disconnec t the phone. If other phones on the same li ne work prop erly, the faul t is i n this phone or its in stallation. I f you cannot f ind the prob- lem, tak e your phone to your lo cal RadioShac k store for assistance. Handset d oes no t ring or rec eive a page. Lift the base’ s ant enna to a fully vertical [...]

20 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET -926 900-MH z Digital Spread Spectru m Cordless Phone is an exam ple of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you care for your cordless telephone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the ET-926 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can [...]

21 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the instr u ctions i n “Co n- necting and Cha rging the Battery Pack” on Page 10, the battery pack should last about one year. If the bat - tery pack doe s not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, repl ace it with a n ew 3.6-volt, 600 m AH b attery pack with a con nec- tor th[...]

22 THE F CC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl ems o n the pho ne line, the pho ne compan y c an temporaril y discontinue your serv ice. If this hap- pens, t he phone com pany at tem pts to notify you in advance. If advance n o- tice is no t p ractical, the phone c omp a- ny notifies you as soon as possible and a[...]

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