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Cat. No. 43-1101
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-1101
900MHz 40-Channel
Headset Cordless Phone
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43-1101.fm Page 2 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-1101 900MHz 40- Intercom — lets you page the keypad Channel Headset Cordless Phone com- from the base, or the base from the key- bines the clarity of 900MHz communica- pad, and hold a conversation with the per- tion with portability and convenience. son at the other end. The ET-1101’s headset connects to a Headset Volume Control — lets you ad- cordless keypad, so you can make calls just the volume you hear through the
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43-1101.fm Page 3 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM Flash — sends an electronic switchhook tion or cause interference. This possible signal for use with special phone services lack of privacy can occur with any cord- such as Call Waiting. less phone. Tone or Pulse (Rotary) Dialing — lets We recommend you record your phone’s you use your phone with tone or pulse di- serial number here. The number is on the aling and lets you easily switch from pulse bottom of the base. to tone dialing for long-dist
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43-1101.fm Page 4 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, pro- We have designed your phone to conform vide the FCC registration number and the to federal regulations, and you can con- REN to your phone company. These nect it to most telephone lines. However, numbers are shown on the bottom of the each device that you connect to the base. phone line draws power from the phone line. We re
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43-1101.fm Page 5 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM CONTENTS Preparation ................................................................................................................... 6 Selecting a Location ................................................................................................ 6 Connecting the Phone ............................................................................................. 6 Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack .................................
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43-1101.fm Page 6 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION CONNECTING THE PHONE You can place the phone’s base on a flat After you select a location for the phone’s surface such as desk, shelf, or table. Se- base, follow these steps to connect it to lect a location that is: AC power and to the phone line. • near an easily accessible AC outlet Caution: You must use a Class • near a telephone line jack 2 power source that supplies 12 ! volts DC and delivers at least • out o
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43-1101.fm Page 7 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM 3. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s barrel To charge the battery pack, place the plug into the DC 12V 500mA jack on keypad in the front charging slot on the the back of the base. base. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the base lights. 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC Rear Front outlet. Charging Charging Slot Slot 5. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The ET-1101 comes with a rechargeable n
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43-1101.fm Page 8 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM • If the battery pack becomes com- Notes: pletely discharged or the base loses • When you first use the phone after power while the handset is away from charging or recharging the battery it, the security access-protection code pack, the phone might not work and needs to be reset. To reset the securi- you might hear error tones (three ty code, place the handset on the beeps). base for about 5 seconds. If it was the handset that lost power, leave
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43-1101.fm Page 9 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM Note: When you are not using the head- set, place it on the headset hanger. Oth- erwise (if you just lay it down on a flat surface, for example), you might have to repeat these adjustments. SETTING THE RINGERS ON OR OFF The ringer switch on the right side of the base controls both the keypad and base ringers. To have the ET-1101 ring when a ADJUSTING THE HEADSET call comes in, set RINGER to ON. To turn the ringer off, set RINGER to OFF. 1. Place
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43-1101.fm Page 10 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM SETTING THE KEYPAD’S RINGER VOLUME You can adjust the keypad’s ringer vol- ume by repeatedly pressing RINGER AD- JUST when the phone is not in use. The keypad rings with the current volume (high, medium, or low) as you select it. Note: You cannot adjust the base’s ringer 2. Press TALK so the IN USE indicator volume. lights and listen for a dial tone. IN USE Indicator RINGER ADJUST 3. Press any number other than 0. Note: If your phone system req
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43-1101.fm Page 11 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM OPERATION • If interference is severe, the keypad MAKING AND RECEIVING might lose communication with the CALLS base and the call might disconnect. If this happens, return the keypad to the Before you use the phone, put the head- base for about five seconds to reset set on and adjust it as needed. the security access-protection code. To make a call, lift the keypad off the base, then press TALK. You hear the dial ADJUSTING THE tone and the IN
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43-1101.fm Page 12 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM USING REDIAL USING FLASH To quickly redial the last number dialed, FLASH provides the electronic equivalent press TALK then REDIAL. of a switchhook signal for special phone services such as Call Waiting. Notes: TONE • The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so you can redial long-distance as well as local numbers. • The redial memory can also store tone entries (see “Using Tone Ser- vices On a Pulse Line”) and pause FLASH entries (see “Entering
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43-1101.fm Page 13 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM 2. When the service answers, press TONE. Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. 3. After you complete the call, press TALK or return the keypad to the base. The phone automatically resets to pulse dialing. INTERCOM To answer the page, press INTERCOM on USING PAGE/INTERCOM the keypad before the INTERCOM indica- tor stops flashing (about 6 seconds). You can send a page and use the ET- When you finish your intercom conversa- 1101
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43-1101.fm Page 14 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM 1. While the phone is not in use, press MEMORY DIALING MEMORY. You can store up to 10 numbers of up to 2. Dial the number you want to store. 16 digits each in the ET-1101’s memory. 3. Press MEMORY again. Notes: 4. Press the memory location number (0–9) you want to use. The keypad • To keep your accounts secure, we sounds one long tone to confirm that recommend you do not store your the phone number has been stored. personal access code for servi
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43-1101.fm Page 15 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM Notes: Dialing a Stored Number • If you receive a call while you are Press TALK. When you hear the dial tone, storing a number in memory, press press MEMORY then the memory location TALK to answer the call. After the call, number. The phone dials the number. begin again at Step 1. • To change a number stored in mem- Chain Dialing Service Numbers ory, simply store a new number in that memory location. For quick recall of numbers for special serv
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43-1101.fm Page 16 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, the following suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion The keypad does not work. Move the keypad closer to the base. Raise the base’s antenna to a vertical position. Ensure the phone’s modular cord and the AC adapter are correctly and securely connected. Recharge the keypad’s battery pack. (If battery power is too low, the LOW BATT indicator does not li
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43-1101.fm Page 17 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE To enjoy your RadioShack ET-1101 900 REPLACING THE BATTERY MHz 40-Channel Headset Cordless PACK Phone for a long time: • Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, If you follow the instructions in “Connect- wipe it dry immediately. ing and Charging the Battery Pack” on Page7, the battery pack should last • Use and store the phone only in nor- about a year. If the battery pack does not mal temperature environments. hold a charge f
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43-1101.fm Page 18 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM 3. Charge the battery pack for 15 hours THE FCC WANTS YOU TO before using it. KNOW Cautions: In the unlikely event that your phone • Be careful not to short the battery causes problems on the phone line, the pack by touching it with conducting phone company can temporarily discon- materials, such as rings, bracelets, tinue your service. If this happens, the and keys. The battery pack or con- phone company attempts to notify you in ductor might
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43-1101.fm Page 19 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM • Increase the distance between the equipment and the radio or TV. • Use outlets on different electrical cir- cuits for the equipment and the radio or TV. Consult your local RadioShack store if the problem still exists. LIGHTNING Your telephone has built-in lightning pro- tection to reduce the risk of damage from surges in telephone line and power line current. This lightning protection meets or exceeds FCC requirements. However, lightning strik
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43-1101.fm Page 20 Friday, July 9, 1999 9:32 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, Ra- dioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LI
