Sprint Nextel SP-515 manual

OWNER’S MAN UAL 900 MHz Digit al Cordless Telephone Cat. No. 43-5515 SP- 51 5[...]

2 n Features Your Radi oShack SP -815 900 MHz Digital Cordless Telephone offers t h e latest advances in cordless phone technol ogy. I ts cordless opera tion lets you h andle c alls just about anywhe re in y our home o r office . It com es comple te with a spare batte ry charger that lets you keep a s pare, fully charge d ba ttery on hand an d rea [...]

3 Thi s symb ol is int ende d to ale rt yo u to the pre sence of uninsul ate d dan gerou s vol tage wi thi n the p roduct ’s e nclo sure t hat migh t be of suff ici ent ma gnitu de to c ons t itute a ri sk of ele ctri c shock . Do not op en th e pro du c t ’s case . Thi s symb ol is int ende d to inf orm y ou t hat impor tant opera t i ng and m[...]

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5 In st al la ti on n Installation SELECTING A LOCA TION You can place the phone on a desk top or t ab le, mount it on a standard wal l plate, or mount it directly on the wall. S elect a location t hat is: ² nea r an AC outlet not controlled by a wall switch ² near a telephon e line jack ² out of the way of normal activities ² awa y from elect [...]

6 In st al la ti on MOUNTING THE BASE ON A W ALL Note: To mou nt the base directly on t he wall, you need two screws (not supplied) wi th heads th at fit i nto the keyhol e slots on the bottom of the base. Drill two holes 3 15 / 16 i nches (100 mm) apart, one above the other. Then th read a screw into each hole, letting the heads extend about 5 / 1[...]

7 Preparation Note: You can place the handset on the base faceup or facedown. Recha rge the bat tery pack when: the LOW BAT T indicator on t he handset flashes, the phone beeps four tim es w hen you press PHONE , the L OW BATT indicator is on when the phone is off, or the phone doe s no t operate when y ou pres s PHONE . Notes: ² When you first us[...]

8 Prep aration 1 Lift the handse t, then press PHONE and listen for t h e dial tone. 2 Press any numbe r other t han 0 . Note: If your phone system requires that yo u dial an access code (9, for example) before you dial a n out- side nu mbe r , d o not press t he ac cess c ode eit her . If t he dial tone st ops, you h ave t ouch-tone service. S inc[...]

9 Preparation Hint: Do n ot tell callers t hat you are out of t o wn or not h ome . Instead, say t h at you cannot come to the phone right now. Follow these steps to record your announcement . 1 Press CHANGE , then press ANNC until the T AD announc es “Record the announ cemen t after the tone. Press STOP whe n you are done.” 2 The m essage coun[...]

10 Prep aration CHANGING THE REMO TE ACCESS CODE The remo te access feat ure allows you to access the answering system fro m a touch-tone phon e. The remote access co de is pres et to 500, but you can chang e i t to any th ree-digit num ber from 500 to 9 99. To change the remote access co de, press CHANGE then repeatedly pres s SET UP until you hea[...]

11 T el eph on e Ope ra tio n n T elephone Operation MAKING AND RECEIVING A CALL To m ake a call, lift the hand set an d press PHONE . Wh en th e PHON E indi- cator lights steadily and you hear the dial tone, dial a phone number or mem ory number (see “M em ory Dialing” on Page 13). To answ er a call if t he handset is on the base, simply lift [...]

12 T elep hon e Op eration Notes: ² The redial memory holds up to 1 6 digits, so you can redial long-distance as well as local numbers. ² We rec ommend you not use REDIAL to dial numbers that include a tone entry . T his could result in a wrong numb er being dialed. (See “Using T one Services o n a Pulse Line ” on P age 12. ) ² The redial me[...]

13 T el eph on e Ope ra tio n a long er tim e, hold do wn PAG E/HANDSET LOCATOR for about 4 s econds. The h andset beeps for ab out 3 min- utes. To st op the han dset from beepi ng b efore it automaticall y stops , press CHANNEL on the hand set or PAGE/ HANDSET LOCATOR on the base. MEMO RY DIALING You can store up to 10 numbers (up to 16 digits eac[...]

14 T elep hon e Op eration cod e, hold down 9 until you hear a second beep.) This enters a 1.5-second pause. For a longer pause, hold down the number k ey until you hear additional beeps. Diali n g a Memo ry Numb er Press PHONE . When you hear the dial t one , press PROG/MEM , t hen t he n umber bu tton (0–9). Chain- Dialin g Servic e Number s Fo[...]

15 T AD Operation n T AD Oper ation This section descr ibes TAD operat ion at the base, but you can also operate the TAD using the handset or an- other phone while you’re away from home (see “Using Remote Comman ds ” on Page 20). SETTING THE T AD TO ANSWER CALLS To set the TAD to answer calls, press ON/OFF . The TAD ann ounces “The machine [...]

16 T AD Oper ation The TAD stops recording and resets to answer the next call when: ² the caller hangs up ² the m aximu m messa ge length is reached ² there are more than 7 seconds of silence If th e TAD’ s memor y is ful l, F (full) and the number of rec orded mess age s alternately appear, and it answers after 10 rings and ann ounces “Mem [...]

17 T AD Operation To replay part of a message during playback , hold down REPEA T t hen release to resume playbac k. To return to a previous message, hold down REPEAT unt il you see the desired message number. To skip to the next message, press SKIP . To quickly adv an ce a messag e, hold dow n SKIP . The playback speed inc reases, allowin g you to[...]

18 T AD Oper ation Follow these steps to record a mem o. Press MEM O . and beg in speak ing in a n ormal voi ce afte r the b eep. T he display c o unts up t he record ing ti me. The TAD automatical ly stops recordi ng a fter 3 m inutes, or you c an pres s STOP when you finish the memo. The T AD beeps once , and the m essage numb er indicator increa[...]

19 T AD Operation The T AD records unt il: ² the maximum message len gth is reached ² you press ST OP ( 5 ). ² there is an 8-second busy signal or 7 seconds of silence ² the T AD’ s memory becom es full Conve rsations are stored with incoming messages and are replayed the same way (s e e “Playing Messages” on Page 16).[...]

20 Rem ote Op eration n Remote Operation W hile you are away f rom your home or office, you can use a touch-tone phon e or a pulse (rotary) phone with a poc ket tone di aler to enter you r remote operation s ecurity cod e an d do an y of the following: ² set the T A D to answer calls ² listen to you r m essages ² record a new announ cemen t ² r[...]

21 Rem ote Operation Remote Commands While playin g messages: Press: T o: 0 H ear T AD O n /Off st atu s . 1 Play al l mess a g es . If n o mes s a g e is re corded, the T AD says “ No messa g es.” 2 Play ne w mess a g es . If no n ew me ss a g e i s re c orde d , the T AD says , “No new messa g es.” 3 3 Delete all playe d messa g es. 5 Sto[...]

22 Tr oubl esho oti ng n T roubleshooting W e do not expect you to have any problems with your SP-515, but i f you do, the following suggestions mi ght hel p. Proble m Suggesti on The h andset does not w ork. Move t he handset clo ser t o the base. Be sure the phone line cord and AC adapter are correctly and securely con- nected. Be sure the ba tte[...]

23 Tr oubl esho oti ng If you still ha ve problem s, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work p roperly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the problem, take your SP-515 to your local RadioSh ack store for assist ance. Receiver sound flutter or fades. Be sure the battery pack is charged . Fully ext[...]

24 Ca re and Mai ntena nc e n C are and Ma intenance Your SP-51 5 900 MHz Digital Cordless Telephone is an examp le of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will hel p you care for your p hone so you can enjoy it for yea rs. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm edi ately. Liquids can contain minerals that corro[...]

25 Car e a nd M ain tenan ce THE FCC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes problem s on the phone line, the phone compa ny can tempo rarily discon tinue your service. If this happen s, the phone com pany attempt s to notify you in advanc e. If advance no- tice is not practical, the phone compa ny notifies y ou as soon as[...]

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Radi oSh ac k A Division of T andy Co rporatio n Fort Worth, T exas 76102 8/98 Pri nt ed i n Mex ico Limited One-Y ear W arranty Thi s produ ct is warranted b y RadioShack against manufa cturing defects in material and w orkman- shi p under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purch ase from RadioShac k compan y-owne d stor es and a uthoriz[...]