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900 MHz Digital Spread
Spectrum Cordless Phone
with Digital Answerer and Caller
ID/Call Waiting Deluxe
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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Read This Before Installation We have designed your phone to conform to WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or federal regulations, and you can connect it to shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain most telephone lines. However, each device or moisture. you connect to the telephone line draws power from the telephone line. We refer to CAUTION this power draw as the device's ringer equiv- alence number, or REN on the bottom of RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. your phone. CAUTION
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In the unlikely event that your phone causes • caller’s name only problems on the phone line, the phone com- • caller’s name and number pany can temporarily discontinue your ser- vice. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance IMPORTANT SAFETY notice is not practical, the phone company INSTRUCTIONS notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to file a complaint with the When using your telephone equipment, ba- FCC. sic safety precautions
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fall, causing serious damage to the 18. Unplug this product from the wall outlet product. and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following condi- 11. Slots and openings in the cabinet and tions: the back or bottom are provided for ven- tilation. To protect the product from over- • When the power cord plug is dam- heating, these openings must not be aged or frayed. blocked or covered. The openings • If liquid has been spilled into the should never be blocked by placing the p
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2. Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire. The cell may explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions. 3. Do not open or mutilate the battery pack. Released electrolyte is corrosive and may cause damage to the eyes or skin. It may be toxic if swallowed. 4. Exercise care in handling the battery pack in order not to short it with conduct- ing materials such as rings, bracelets, and keys. The battery or conductor may overheat and cause burns. 5. Charge the battery
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Contents Features .................................................................................................................................. 8 Installation .............................................................................................................................. 9 Choosing a Location ............................................................................................................ 9 Mounting the System ......................................................
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Setting the Record Time .................................................................................................... 24 Selecting the Outgoing Message ...................................................................................... 24 Recording/Deleting an Outgoing Message ................................................................... 24 Setting the TAD to Answer Calls ....................................................................................... 25 Screening Calls ..
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Features Any-Key Answer Your RadioShack 900 MHz Digital Spread — you can set the phone Spectrum Cordless Phone uses advanced so you can press any key to answer a call technology for superior audio quality and ex- when the handset is away from the base. tended range. Caller ID records each caller’s Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets you use telephone number (and name, if available in your phone with hearing aids that have a T your area) and the date and time of the call, (telephone) switch. as p
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Installation adapters (available at your local RadioShack CHOOSING A LOCATION store), or have the telephone company up- You can place the phone’s base on a desk or date the wiring for you. You must use com- table, or mount it on a standard wall plate or patible modular jacks that are compliant with directly on a wall. Choose a location that is: Part 68 of FCC Rules. • near an AC outlet Note: The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C (or RJ11W for a wall plate • near a modular telep
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keyhole slots with the wall plate studs 6. Plug the modular cord’s other end into and slide the base down to secure it. the phone jack. 7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC out- let. 8. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical posi- tion. CONNECTING, CHARGING, AND REPLACING THE 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC out- BATTERY PACK let. The phone comes with a rechargeable 6. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical posi- nickel-cadmium battery pack in the hand- tion. set. Before using your pho
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hear a five-beep error signal. Return the Note: To avoid losing memory numbers, in- handset to the base for about 5 seconds stall and begin charging the new battery to reset the security access-protection pack within 2 minutes. code. Warning: Dispose of the old battery pack • If the handset or the base loses power, promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury it the security access-protection code (see “Battery Safety Instructions” on Page 4 might be lost. To reset the code, return for additional
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If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone TURNING THE BASE’S service. If the dial tone continues, you have RINGER ON/OFF pulse service. You can set the base’s ringer to high or low, To set the dial mode, press TALK to hang up or turn it off. At any time, except during a call, the phone if necessary, then hold down press SET/RING. Each time you press the FLASH until the phone beeps and the current button, the phone rings at the selected set- dialing mode, tone or pulse, appears. Then ting (or
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Follow these steps to turn Auto Talk on or dial the area code (or store it in the memory), off. you can add it afterwards. See “Adding/De- leting the Area Code” on Page 21. 1. Lift the handset and press MENU. The Caller ID setup menu appears with 7kje 7kje 7kje 7kje Note: If your calling area requires 10-digit di- JW JW JW JWbbbbaaaa selected. aling including area code, do not enter the area code. Leave this option blank. 2. Press SELECT to change the auto talk setting. Ed Ed Ed Ed or E\ E\ E\
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Telephone Operation A QUICK LOOK AT THE HANDSET REDIAL — To quickly dial any of the last three VOL/CID 8 8/9 9 — To adjust 8 89 9 numbers dialed, lift the handset and repeatedly the handset’s volume during a press REDIAL until the desired number appears call, press VOL/CID or 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 on the display, then press TALK. until you reach the desired Notes: volume level. L L Le Le e ebkc[ýCWn_# bkc[ýCWn_# bbk kc c[ [ýýC CW Wn n__## • The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so you
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A QUICK LOOK AT THE BASE PAGE — To page the person who has the handset or to locate the handset when the phone is not in use, press PAGE. The handset beeps for 15 seconds and the display shows FW FW] ]__d d] ]. FW FW] ]__d d] ] To locate the handset us- ing a continuous beep, hold down PAGE longer than 2 seconds. The handset beeps for one minute. Press any key or place the handset on the base to stop the page sooner. Note: The phone rings when a call comes in while you are usin
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Note: The handset window has a plastic film Notes: on it to protect it during shipment.Carefully • Connecting a headset disconnects the peel off the film before using your phone for handset’s earpiece and microphone. the first time. • VOL/CID 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 on the handset also SWITCHING BETWEEN THE controls the connected headset’s HANDSET AND THE volume. SPEAKERPHONE • If you place the handset on the base to To switch to the speakerphone while you are recharge it while the headset is con-
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1. Lift the handset. To enter a special character, use 0. Each time you press 0, the following charac- 2. Hold down MEM until C[ceho C[ceho C[ceho C[ceho Ij Ij Ij Ijeh[ eh[ eh[ eh[ and a ters appear in this order: list of memory location numbers appear. * ç ç ç ç ¶ý ¶ý ¶ý ¶ý& âýá âýá âýá âýá (space) &ý &ý &ý &ý 3. Press the appropriate numbers to choose the desired two-digit memory If you make a mistake, use REDIAL/6 6 6 6 location (01–20). Precede a single digit or FLASH/7 7 7 7 to move the cur
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:[b[j[ý :[b[j[ý :[b[j[ý :[b[j[ýC C C C[ceho [ceho [ceho [cehod dd dd dd d — the display prompts Dialing a Memory Number you to confirm the deletion. Press VOL/ To dial a number stored in memory, lift the CID 8 8 8 8 to move the cursor to O[ O[ O[ O[iiii, then handset and press MEM. The list of memory press SELECT or DELETE/CH. The location numbers appears. phone beeps, and C[ C[ C[ C[ceho ceho ceho cehoddý ddý ddý ddý:[:[:[:[b[j[Z b[j[Z b[j[Z b[j[Z appears. Choose a memory location (01–20) by p
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Caller ID Operation If you subscribe to Caller ID service from • set the Caller ID/Call Waiting feature to your phone company, the phone company Opt (see “Turning Caller ID/Call Waiting sends information about the call, as well as On/Off” on Page 13). the time and date, between the first and sec- ond rings of every call you receive. Using Call Waiting Options The Telephone Answering Device (TAD) dis- Note: An error tone sounds and the phone plays this information after the second ring, exits
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