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Digital Spread Spectrum
Cordless Telephone
with Digital Answering System
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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43-3805.fm Page 2 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM Contents Features .................................................................................................................................. 6 Installation .............................................................................................................................. 8 Mounting the Phone .......................................................................................................... 8 On a Desk Top ..........
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43-3805.fm Page 3 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM Adjusting the Answering System’s Volume .................................................................... 18 Deleting Messages ......................................................................................................... 18 Setting the Remote Operation PIN ................................................................................. 19 Remote Operation .........................................................................
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43-3805.fm Page 4 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM • connecting your phone to an AC outlet FCC STATEMENT that is on a different electrical circuit Your telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC from the receiver Rules. Upon request, you must provide the • contacting your local RadioShack store phone’s FCC registration number and REN for help to your telephone company. These numbers are on the bottom of the base. If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using your N
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43-3805.fm Page 5 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM 4. Never install telephone jacks in wet home, consult your local power com- locations unless the jack is specifically pany. designed for wet locations. 13. Do not allow anything to rest on the 5.Never touch uninsulated telephone power cord. Do not locate this product wires or terminals unless the telephone where the cord will be stepped on. line has been disconnected at the net- 14. Do not overload wall outlets and exten- work interface. sion
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43-3805.fm Page 6 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM fied technician to restore the product to local codes for possible special disposal normal operation. instructions. • If the product has been dropped or the 3. Do not open or mutilate the battery cabinet has been damaged. pack. Released electrolyte is corrosive and may cause damage to the eyes or • If the product exhibits a distinct change skin. It may be toxic if swallowed. in performance. 4. Exercise care in handing the battery 18. Avoid us
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43-3805.fm Page 7 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM 900 MHz — provides longer range and less ANSWERING SYSTEM interference than many other cordless FEATURES phones. Day/Time Stamp — records the day and 20 Channels—automatically selects a clear time each message was recorded. channel when you make or answer a call. You can also manually change channels dur- Message Counter — shows the number of ing a call. messages the answering system has record- ed. Ample Talk and Standby Time — the sup- plie
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43-3805.fm Page 8 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM Installation Notes: MOUNTING THE PHONE • Your telephone connects directly to a You can place the telephone’s base on a modular telephone line jack. If your desk or table, mount it on a standard wall phone line jack is not a modular jack, plate, or directly on a wall. you can update the wiring yourself, Choose a location that is: using jacks and adapters available at your local RadioShack store. Or, you • near an AC outlet can let the phone
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43-3805.fm Page 9 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM 4. Route the adapter’s cord through the 5. Plug the modular cord’s other end into strain relief slot on the bottom of the the wall plate jack, then align the base. bracket’s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base down- ward to secure it. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC out- let. 6. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical posi- tion. On a Wall Plate or Wall 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC out- let. 1. Insert the
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43-3805.fm Page 10 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM 3. Align the bracket’s keyhole slots with the Recharge the battery pack when the handset mounting screws and slide the base beeps and the TALK/BATT indicator flashes. downward to secure it. Important: Be sure the battery pack is prop- erly connected before you try to charge it. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights when the handset is on the base, even if the bat- tery pack is not connected. Notes: • When you first use the phone after charging o
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43-3805.fm Page 11 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM • If the battery pack is completely dis- Canada. The RBRC program provides a con- charged or the base loses power while venient alternative to placing used Ni-Cd bat- the handset is away from it, place the teries into the trash or the municipal waste handset on the base to reset the secu- stream, which may be illegal in your area. rity access-protection code. If it was the Please call 1-800-THE-SHACK (1-800-843- handset that lost power, recha
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43-3805.fm Page 12 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM phones on the same line (and the tele- selected tone sounds at the selected volume phone’s handset if it is away from the base) for 2 seconds. still ring when there is an incoming call. Note: If the ringer does not change when To turn on the base’s ringer, set RINGER to you press either VOL 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9, try pressing ON. the opposite button. SETTING THE NUMBER SETTING THE DAY/TIME OF RINGS You must set the day of the week and time so t
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43-3805.fm Page 13 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM Operation MAKING AND ANSWERING CALLS USING RECEIVING CALLS THE SPEAKERPHONE To make a call, lift the handset and press To answer a call using the speakerphone, TALK SPEAKER . The TALK/BATT indicator on the press on the base. The SPEAKER handset and the CHARGE/IN USE indicator indicator lights. on the base light. When you hear a dial tone, To adjust the speakerphone’s volume, re- dial the number. VOLUME peatedly press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 o
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43-3805.fm Page 14 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM USING BOTH THE HANDSET USING MUTE AND SPEAKERPHONE To talk to someone in the room without the person on the other end of the phone line If someone else is using the speakerphone, hearing your conversation, press MUTE. The press TALK on the handset to join the con- TALK/BATT indicator flashes. Press MUTE versation. If someone else is using the hand- again or TALK to resume your phone conver- set, press SPEAKER on the base to join the sation. c
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43-3805.fm Page 15 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM To delete a stored number, lift the handset MEMORY DIALING and press MEM twice, then enter the memory The phone can store up to 10 numbers that location number (0–9) you want to clear. The you can dial by entering a memory location handset sounds a long beep to signal that number (0–9). the memory location is clear. Storing a Number in Memory Entering a Pause Note: An error tone sounds and the phone In some telephone systems, you must dial an
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43-3805.fm Page 16 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM Notes: Testing Stored Emergency Num- bers • Connecting a headset disconnects the handset’s earpiece and microphone. If you store an emergency service’s number (police department, fire department, ambu- • 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 on the handset also controls lance) and you choose to test the stored the connected headset’s volume. number, make the test call during the late evening or early morning hours to avoid peak • Pressing MUTE on the handset al
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43-3805.fm Page 17 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM The system switches to the other message ment-only, it plays the outgoing message, and plays it. and A appears. To set the system to not answer calls, press RECORDING/DELETING AN ANSWER. The system announces “Answer OUTGOING MESSAGE off” and the message counter turns off. To record your outgoing message (up to 30 SCREENING CALLS seconds long), hold down OGM on the base until the answering system beeps and - - You can let the answering system
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43-3805.fm Page 18 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM your messages, press PLAY/STOP. The sys- RECORDING A MEMO tem announces the number of new and old A memo is a message you can record at the messages, then plays the new messages. answering system for yourself or others in The message number appears as each mes- your home or office for up to 10 minutes. The sage plays, and the system announces the system stores memos as incoming messag- day and time of the call at the end of each es (see “Play
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43-3805.fm Page 19 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM • Record a new outgoing message. SETTING THE REMOTE OPERATION PIN • Record a memo. The answering system’s two-digit remote op- • Erase messages. eration PIN (personal identification number) prevents unauthorized remote access to Note: You cannot remotely operate the sys- your messages. The PIN is preset to 80. Fol- tem using its handset or another telephone low these steps to change the PIN to any on the same line as the system. number from
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43-3805.fm Page 20 Wednesday, May 17, 2000 3:48 PM 3. If the PIN is correct, the system Remote Commands announces the day and time, then it announces the number of new and old Press # messages. The system plays all new To then messages then beeps about once every two seconds to let you know it is ready 1 Repeat the current message during playback. to accept remote commands. 2 Play messages. Notes: 3 Skip current message during play- back. • If the system does not respond, try entering your
