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Cat. No. 43-1125
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-1125
900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum
Cordless Telephone
with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
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FEATURES Your RadioShack 900 MHz Digital Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets you Spread Spectrum Cordless Telephone use the phone with hearing aids that uses advanced technology to give you have a T (telephone) switch. superior audio quality and extended range. 900 MHz Operation — provides longer range and less interference than many The phone’s Caller ID unit records each other cordless phones. caller’s telephone number (and name, if available in your area) and the date and Spread Spectrum Technol
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This phone has been tested and found Security Access-Protection Code — to comply with all applicable UL and automatically prevents other cordless FCC standards. phone users from using your phone line while the handset is off the base. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain Auto Talk — lets you set the phone so or moisture. you can answer a call simply by lifting the handset from the base. CAUTION Redial — lets you quickly redial any of RISK OF ELE
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If you use more than one phone or other phone should not be placed near or device on the line, add up all of the on top of a TV or VCR. RENs. If the total is more than five (or • Your cordless phone operates on three in rural areas), your telephones standard radio frequencies, as allo- might not ring. If ringer operation is im- cated by the FCC. Even though your paired, remove a device from the line. phone’s access protection code pre- vents unauthorized use of your Your phone complies with Part
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CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 6 Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................... 6 On a Desk, Shelf, or Table ........................................................................... 6 On a Wall Plate or Wall ................................................................................ 7 Connecting and Charging the Battery Pac
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INSTALLATION nect the adapter from AC power be- MOUNTING THE PHONE fore you disconnect it from the phone. You can place the phone on a desk or table, mount it on a standard wall plate, Note: Your telephone connects directly or mount it directly on a wall. to a modular telephone line jack. If your telephone wiring does not have a modu- Select a location that is: lar jack, you can update the wiring your- • near an AC outlet self using jacks and adapters available at your local RadioShack store, or
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3. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the base. 4. Plug the modular cord’s other end into the wall plate jack, then align the base’s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base downward to secure it. 4. Plug the modular cord’s other end into the phone jack. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 6. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. On a Wall Plate or Wall 1. Plug one end of the supplied short 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC modu
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7. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical 3. Align the base’s keyhole slots with position. the mounting screws and slide the base downward to secure it. Note: To mount the phone directly on a wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the bottom of the base. Follow the steps under “On a Wall Plate or Wall” on Page 7, then apply these ad- ditional instructions for placement on a wall. 15 3 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 /16 Inches inches (100 mm) apart. Then
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2. Lift the battery pack out of the com- Notes: partment. • When you first use the phone after charging or recharging the battery pack, the phone might not work and you might hear an error tone when you press TALK. Return the handset to the base for about 5 seconds to reset the security access-protection code. • If the handset or the base loses power, the security access-protec- tion code might be lost. To reset the 3. Plug the battery pack’s connector in- code, return the handset to the base t
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• If the display is blank and the phone Note: If your phone system requires does not work, recharge the battery that you dial an access code (9, for pack. (The battery power might be example) before you dial an outside too low to light the display.) number, do not press the access code, either. • If you are not going to use your phone for an extended period of If the dial tone stops, you have time, disconnect the battery pack. touch-tone service. Leave DIAL This increases the battery pack’s MODE
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Follow these steps to turn the Caller ID/ TURNING AUTO TALK Call Waiting feature on or off. ON/OFF 1. Lift the handset and press FUNC- Your phone is preset so you must press TION. TALK when you lift the handset from the 2. Press 2 or VOL/CID to select CI- base to answer a call. With auto talk DCW (Caller ID/Call Waiting). turned on, you can answer a call by just lifting the handset from the base. If the 3. Press CH/SELECT to change the handset is away from the base, you can Caller ID/Call Waiti
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3. Press CH/SELECT, then enter your three-digit area code. If you make a mistake, repeatedly press / or #/ to move the cursor over the in- correct digit, then enter the correct number. CH/SELECT Note: If an area code is already stored, it appears on the display. To delete the area code, press DELETE three times. Then enter your area code. 4. Press CH/SELECT to store the area code, then press FUNCTION or re- turn the handset to the base to clear the display. 12
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OPERATION A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR PHONE Use CALL ID to review Use TALK to make a the Caller ID records. call (see “Making and Receiving Calls” on Page14). Use MEM to store or re- call names and num- bers in memory (see “Memory Dialing” on Page16). Use VOL/CID to Press TONE to use adjust the handset vol- your phone compa- ume (see “Adjusting the ny’s special tone ser- Handset Volume” on vices (see “Using Page 14), view Caller ID Tone Services on a records (see “Caller ID Pulse Line” on Operation”
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MAKING AND RECEIVING SELECTING THE CALLS CHANNEL To make a call, lift the handset and The phone has 20 channels. If the call press TALK. Talk and the current vol- seems to disconnect for no reason dur- ume setting (see “Adjusting the Handset ing a call, press CH/SELECT on the Volume”) appear on the handset’s dis- handset to select a different channel. play, and the CHARGE/IN USE indicator The display shows Scanning as your on the base lights. Then dial the num- phone searches for a clear channe
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Notes: 2. Dial the service’s main number. • You can also press REDIAL/PAUSE 3. When the service answers, press after pressing TALK to dial the last TONE ( ). Any additional numbers number dialed. you dial are sent as tone signals. • The redial memory holds up to 32 The phone automatically resets to the digits, so you can redial long- pulse mode the next time you make or distance as well as local numbers. receive a call. • The redial memory also holds pause entries. See “Entering a Pause” on Page
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Repeatedly press VOL/CID to MEMORY DIALING view the characters in alphabetical order. (The display shows upper- You can store up to 20 phone numbers case letters first, then lowercase let- and names in memory, then dial a stored ters, numbers, and special number by entering its memory location characters.) number. Notes: Each number can be up to 20 digits, and each name can be up to 13 characters. •Press VOL/CID to see the char- acters in reverse alphabetical order. Storing a Number • You ca
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a pause after the access code to allow Editing or Deleting the outside line time to connect. To en- a Number in Memory ter a 2-second pause, press REDIAL/ PAUSE. The display shows P for pause Follow these steps to edit or delete a entry. You can add more pause entries memory number. for a longer pause. 1. Lift the handset. 2.Hold down MEM until Memory Reviewing Memory Numbers Store and a list of memory loca- tion numbers appear on the display. To review your memory numbers, press 3. Choose a m
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You can also dial a memory number af- To connect the headset, pull open the ter pressing TALK. Press MEM (the dis- rubber cover marked on the side of play does not change but the phone’s the handset, then insert the headset’s memory recall activates) then enter a plug into the jack. memory location number. Chain-Dialing Service Numbers For quick recall of numbers for special services (such as bank-by-phone), store each group of numbers in its own mem- ory location. Dial the service’s main numbe
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CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Caller ID service from REVIEWING CALLER your phone company, the phone compa- ID RECORDS ny sends information about the call, as well as the time and date, between the To review the Caller ID records, lift the first and second rings of every call you handset and press CALL ID. The number receive. of new Caller ID records, if any, and the total number of records appear. The phone displays this information af- ter the second ring, and it stores up to Note: I
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Caller ID Messages Display Description New:XX Shows the number of new Caller ID records Total:XX (records you have not reviewed) and the total number of records. Private Name The caller has blocked the Caller ID informa- or tion. Private Number Unknown Name The caller is not within a Caller ID service or area. Unknown Number Incomplete Data Appears if there was an error during the transmission of Caller ID information. Occa- sional errors are normal. If the phone fre- quently displays Incomp
