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900 MHz Cordless Telephone
Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
43-3577
Visual Ringer LED — let you know there is an incoming
call at sight. (See “Setting the Visual Ringer Brightness”
on page 10.)
Large Backlit keys — let you press the keys easily.
Audio Boost — help the elder people to hear high
frequency tone. (See “Audio Boost” on page 14.)
Ten-Number Memory Dialing — lets you store up to ten
numbers in memory for easy dialing. (See “Memory
Dialing” on page 18.)
Ample Talk and Standby Time — the
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CONTENTS Memory Dialing from Standby Introduction ....................................... 3 Mode................................................. 21 Important Information ........................ 4 Memory Dialing from Talk Mode ......... 21 FCC Statement ...................................... 4 Chain Dialing ....................................... 22 Surge Protection .................................... 5 Editing a Stored Name and/or Phone Important Safety Instructions ............ 6 Number ..
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 900 MHz Cordless Telephone. Your phone uses advanced technology to give you superior audio quality and extended range. The phone’s Caller ID unit records each caller’s telephone number (and name, if available in your area) and the date and time of the call, as provided by your local phone company to Caller ID service subscribers. If you subscribe to Call Waiting with Caller ID, the phone shows you the incoming caller information, even
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Important Information As an ENERGYSTAR Partner, RadioShack Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGYSTAR guidelines for energy efficiency. IMPORTANT INFORMATION This telephone has been tested and found to comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. FCC STATEMENT Your telephone compiles with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. Upon request, you must provide the phone’s FCC registration number and REN to your phone company. These numbers are on the base unit. Your phone is
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If you use more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all of the RENs. If the total is more than five (three in rural areas), your telephones might not ring. If ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from the line. In the unlikely event that your phone causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discontinue your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the phone compan
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Important Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. 2. Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a r
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IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Waiting, you must be in an area where those services are available and you must subscribe to those services through your local phone company. Where Caller ID is offered, one or more options are generally available: caller’s number only caller’s name only caller’s name and number If you subscribe to Call Waiting ID and Caller ID, the system can show you the incoming caller information, even when you are already talking on th
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Installation The base’s location affects the handset’s range. If you have a choice of several locations, try each to see which provides the best performance. Ô NOTES Ô If your home has Your telephone connects directly to a modular specially wired alarm telephone line jack. If your telephone wiring does equipment connected to not have a modular jack, you can update the the telephone line, be wiring yourself using jacks and adapters sure that installing the (available at your local R
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ON A WALL PLATE OR WALL Ô NOTE Ô To mount the phone directly on a wall, you need If the base unit is mounted two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into on the wall, always put the the keyhole slots on the base and the bracket. 15 handset in the base with Drill two holes 3 /16 inches apart. Thread a the CID display facing screw into each hole, letting the heads extend 1 forward to make sure the about /8 inch. Ô handset does not fall out of 1. Remove the bracket the base. from
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Installation 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. IMPORTANT ! ! And plug the modular cord’s other end into a The EPA certified modular phone line jack. ® RBRC Battery Recycling Seal on 7. Raise the antenna to a vertical position. the nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery indicates RadioShack is voluntarily SETTING THE VISUAL RINGER participating in an industry BRIGHTNESS program to collect and recycle The VISUAL RINGER switch allows you to set the these batteries at the end of
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Recharge the battery pack when Low Battery Ô NOTES Ô flashes on the display.Ô If the phone does not When you first use the phone after charging or work, recharge the battery pack. (The recharging the battery pack, the phone might not battery power might be work and you might hear error beeps. If this too low for the display to happens, place the handset on the base to operate.) change the digital security code. If the battery pack becomes weak during a Using a damp cloth, clean
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Installation CHOOSING THE DIALING MODE Ô NOTES Ô Most phone systems use tone dialing which Make sure your battery sends DTMF tones through the phone lines. pack is fully charged However, some phone systems (such as those in before choosing the rural areas) still use pulse dialing. The default dialing mode. setting is tone dialing. Depending on your dialing If your phone system system, set the mode as follows: Ô requires pulse dialing and you need to send Dialing mode switch is n
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OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS Action Handset On Base Handset Off Base To Pick up the handset Press TALK, any answer (Auto Talk: On) Ô number, /TONE/ Ô NOTE Ô a call or pick up the or #/ (Auto Refer to page 16 “Setting handset and press Talk: On) or press Menu Options” to turn On TALK (Auto Talk: TALK (Auto Talk: the Auto Talk feature if Off). Off). desired. To 1)Pick up the make handset. a call 2)Press TALK. 1)Press TALK. 3)Listen for the dial 2)Listen for the dial tone. tone.
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Operation ADJUSTING THE RINGER AND EARPIECE VOLUME Base Ringer On/Off The RINGER switch allows you to set the base ringer on or off. If you set the switch to off, you never hear the base ringer tone. Base Ringer Tone Press the RINGER TONE button in standby mode to select one of 7 ringer tones. Base Ringer Volume Slide the RINGER VOLUME adjuster to set the base ringer volume. Handset Ringer Tone and Volume Press the volume up key or volume down key (labeled as, RING/VOL/+ or RING/VOL/-) in
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TONE DIALING SWITCH-OVER Ô NOTES Ô Some telephone companies use equipment that Tone Dialing Switch-over requires pulse dialing (sometimes referred to as The tone feature only rotary dialing). applies when the dial If you need to enter tone dialing digits, you can mode is set to pulse. switch-over to tone dialing during the call. For This special number can example, entering your bank account number be stored in a memory after you have called your bank. Ô location. This is referred
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Operation FLASH AND CALL WAITING Ô NOTES Ô If you have “Call Waiting” service and a call Flash and Call Waiting waiting tone sounds while you are on a call, You must subscribe press FLASH to accept the waiting call. There is through your local a short pause. Then you will hear the new caller. telephone company to To return to the original caller, press FLASH receive Call Waiting again.Ô Service. Voice Mail Waiting Indicator You must subscribe to VOICE MAIL WAITING voice mail service
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Changing the Auto Talk and CIDCW 1. When the phone is in standby mode, press MENU. 2. Use RING/VOL/+ or RING/VOL/- to move the pointer to the selection that you would like to change. Press SELECT to toggle between ¨On¨ and ¨Off¨ for Auto Talk and CIDCW. 3. Press MENU and return the handset to the base unit to complete the setting. The handset returns to the standby mode. Entering Your Area Code If you enter a three-digit area code number in the Area Code option, your local area code does
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Memory Dialing 2. Press RING/VOL/- three times to select ¨Language¨. 3. Press SELECT to toggle between ¨Eng¨, ¨Fr.¨ and ¨Esp¨ for each setting. 4. Press MENU or return the handset to the base unit to complete the setting. The handset returns to the standby mode. MEMORY DIALING STORING PHONE NUMBERS AND NAMES Memory Dialing allows you to dial a number using just a few key presses. Your cordless telephone stores up to ten names/numbers in the Ô NOTE Ô handset. Ô In memory dialing 1. Pre
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Use #/ and /TONE/ to move the cursor to the desired location. Use DEL/CH to delete characters as needed. Press and hold DEL/CH to delete all the characters. If a name is not required, go to step 6. 6. Press SELECT. ¨Store Number¨ is displayed. The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the number to be entered. 7. Use the number keys to enter the phone number. The phone number cannot exceed 20 digits. Use REDIAL to enter a pause in the dialing sequence. The disp
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Memory Dialing STEPS FOR ENTERING NAMES AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS Refer to the letters on the number keys to select the desired characters. With each press of a numeric key, the displayed character appears in the following order: Upper case letters first, lower case letters next and finally the number corresponding to the key. For example, to enter Movies. 1. Pick up the handset. Press MEM. 2. Enter a number or press RING/VOL/+ or RING/ VOL/- to select a memory location. 3. Press SELECT. 4.
