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ET-2101
900 MHz Hands-free Phone
with Caller ID
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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43-2101.fm Page 2 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or mois- ture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO ! NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dan- gerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that might be of suffi
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43-2101.fm Page 3 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Contents Introduction ........................................................................... 5 Important Caller ID Information ....................................... 7 Read This Before Installation .......................................... 8 FCC Statement ................................................................ 8 Preparation ............................................................................ 9 Selecting a Locatio
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43-2101.fm Page 4 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Deleting a Number from Memory .................................. 23 Chain Dialing Service Numbers ..................................... 23 Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ............................. 24 Message Waiting ........................................................... 24 Caller ID Operation ............................................................. 24 Call Waiting ............................................................
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43-2101.fm Page 5 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Introduction Your RadioShack Hands-free Phone combines the clarity of 900 MHz communication with portability and convenience. The phone’s cordless keypad clips to your belt or clothing so you can make and answer calls away from the base. The headset allows you to use your hands while you talk. The phone displays a caller’s phone number, name (if avail- able), and the date and time the call was received. It can store up to 40 records as
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43-2101.fm Page 6 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Dual Charging Slots — lets you charge a spare battery pack (not supplied), so the phone is always ready to go. 40-Channel Auto Scan — automatically selects a clear chan- nel when you make or answer a call. Advanced Super CCT Circuitry — provides sound clarity comparable to that of a corded phone. Security Access-Protection Code — prevents other cordless phone users from using your phone line. Redial — lets you redial the last number
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43-2101.fm Page 7 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use the phone’s Caller ID and Call Waiting features, you must be in an area where Caller ID and Call Waiting services are available and you must subscribe to the services. Where Caller ID is offered, one or more of the following options are generally available: • caller’s number only • caller’s name only • caller’s name and number For the phone’s Caller ID memory dial feature to operate, you must receive
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43-2101.fm Page 8 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION Each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the base. If you are using more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all the RENs. If the total is more than five (three in rural areas), your phone might not ring. If ringer operation is im- paired, remove a de
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43-2101.fm Page 9 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Preparation SELECTING A LOCATION You can place the phone’s base on a flat surface such as a desk, shelf, or table. Select a location that is: • near an easily accessible AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls, filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, security alarms, and room monitors The base’s location affects the phone’s range. I
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43-2101.fm Page 10 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM CONNECTING THE BASE You can power the base using the supplied 12V, 300-mA AC adapter. Cautions: You must use a Class 2 power source that sup- plies 12V DC and delivers at least 300 mA. Its ! center tip must be set to positive and its plug DC12V 300mA must fit the phone's jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the phone or the adapter. • Always connect the AC adapter to the base before you connect it
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43-2101.fm Page 11 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 5. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position. CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The phone comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery pack. You must connect the battery pack and charge it for at least 12 hours for the first time before you use the phone. To connect the battery pack, line up the slots on the battery pack with the posts on the back of the keypad. Press down
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43-2101.fm Page 12 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Notes: • Recharge the battery pack anytime LOW BATTERY appears, or if the keypad beeps while you are on the phone. • When you first use the phone after charging or recharging the battery pack, the phone might not work. Return the key- pad to the base for about 5 seconds to reset the security access-protection code. The keypad blinks once. • About once a month, fully discharge the battery pack by keeping the phone off the base until LOW
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43-2101.fm Page 13 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM ATTACHING THE HEADSET Handset HOLDER Holder RINGER ON/ Insert the tabs on the headset holder into OFF the slots on the back of the base and snap the holder into place. CONNECTING AND ADJUSTING THE HEADSET 1. Insert the headset’s plug Headset Jack into the jack on the side of the base. 2. Place the headset on your head with the earpiece over either ear. 3. Adjust the headset band Microphone until it rests with almost no Boom pressure
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43-2101.fm Page 14 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Note: When you are not using the headset, place it on the headset hanger. Otherwise (if you set it on a flat surface, for ex- ample), you might have to repeat these adjustments. SETTING THE RINGERS RINGER OFF/ON controls the keypad’s ringer. To have the RINGER ON phone ring when a call comes in, set to . To have RINGER OFF the phone not ring, set to . RINGER OFF With set to , the phone does not ring, but you can still make outgoing
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43-2101.fm Page 15 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM TALK 2. Press so the STATUS/MESSAGE indicator lights and listen for a dial tone. 0 1 3. Press any number other than or . Note: If your phone system requires that you dial an 9 access code ( , for example) before you dial an outside number, do not press the access code either. If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. TALK 4. Place the keypad on the base or press . TONE/PUL
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43-2101.fm Page 16 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM 3. Enter your three-digit area code. The keypad sounds two long beeps. The area code is stored. To replace a stored area code, store a new one in its place. Basic Operation 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 TALK / TONE MUTE FLASH Before you use the phone, put the headset on and adjust it as needed (see “Connecting and Adjusting the Headset” on Page13). 16 Basic Operation
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43-2101.fm Page 17 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM TALK To make a call, lift the keypad off the base, then press . You hear a dial tone and the STATUS/MESSAGE indicator lights. Dial the number you want to call. TALK To answer a call, lift the keypad off the base, then press . The STATUS/MESSAGE indicator lights. Notes: • When you press a button, a single tone indicates that the phone has accepted the command. Three tones indicate that you pressed a button in error, you are out of range,
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43-2101.fm Page 18 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM CHANNEL repeatedly press to change the channel until you get a clear one. USING REDIAL TALK To quickly redial the last number dialed, press then REDIAL . Notes: • 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 Services On a Pulse Line” on Page 19) and pause entries (see “Entering a Pause in a Memory Number” on Page 22).
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43-2101.fm Page 19 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM FLASH For example, if you have Call Waiting, press to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. Press FLASH again to return to the first call. Note: If you do not have any special phone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect your current call. USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as bank-by-phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use these tone services
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43-2101.fm Page 20 Wednesday, February 23, 2000 9:12 AM Memory Dialing You can store up to 10 numbers of up to 24 digits each in the phone’s memory. Notes: • To keep your accounts secure, we recommend you do not store your personal access code for services such as bank- by-phone in a memory location. • When storing numbers for special services (such as alter- nate long-distance or bank-by-phone), store the service’s main phone number in one memory location and numbers for additional infor
