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Cat. No. 43-1050A
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-550
25-Channel Dual Keypad
Cordless Telephone
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43-1050a.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM FEATURES ® Your RadioShack ET-550 25-Channel COM-LOK — ensures that other Dual Keypad Cordless Telephone is cordless phone users cannot use your designed to exacting standards that phone line when the handset is on the ensure reliability, long life, and out- base. standing performance. Quick Talk — lets you make or an- Its features include: swer a call by simply lifting the handset from the base. Dual Keypads — a full set of keys on both th
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43-1050a.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM Important Note: Cordless phones This telephone has been tested and such as this one require AC power to found to comply with all applicable UL operate. When the AC power is off, and FCC standards. you cannot dial out or receive incom- ing calls using your ET-550. To be Warning: To prevent fire or shock safe, you should also have a phone . hazard, do not expose this phone that does not need AC power to oper- to rain or moisture. ate (not a c
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43-1050a.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon re- Each device that you connect to the quest, provide the FCC Registration phone line draws power from the Number and the REN to your phone phone line. We refer to this power draw company. These numbers are shown as the device’s Ringer Equivalence on the bottom of the base. Number, or REN. The REN is shown on the bottom of the bas
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43-1050a.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 6 Placing the Base on a Desk Top ............................................................... 6 Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ........................................................... 7 Mounti
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43-1050a.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM INSTALLATION Placing the Base SELECTING A LOCATION on a Desk Top You can place the phone on a desk top or table, or mount it on a wall. Select a Follow these steps when you place location that is: the base on a desk, shelf, or table. • near an AC outlet 1. Plug one end of the supplied mod- ular cord into the TEL LINE jack on • near a telephone line jack the back of the base. • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machi
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43-1050a.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM 3. Route the adapter’s cord through Mounting the Base the strain relief slot on top of the on a Wall Plate base. 1. Plug one end of a short modular cord (such as Cat. No. 279-390, not supplied) into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base. 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. The POWER indicator on the base lights. 2. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base. 5. Plug the modula
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43-1050a.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM 3. Route the modular cord through 5. Plug the short modular cord’s the upper groove and the adapter other end into the wall plate jack, cord through both the upper and then align the base’s keyhole slots lower grooves on the bottom of with the wall plate studs and slide the base. the base downward to secure it. Lower Upper Groove Grooves 6. Press and lift out the handset holder, rotate it 180°, then snap it 4. Plug the adapter into a standa
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43-1050a.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM 4. Route the supplied modular cord Mounting the Base and the adapter cord through both Directly on the Wall the upper and lower grooves on the bottom of the base. For this mounting method, you need two wood screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the bottom of the base. 15 5 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 /16 inches apart. Then Lower Upper thread a screw into Grooves Grooves 15 each hole, letting 3 /16 the heads extend
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43-1050a.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM 6. Plug the modular cord’s other end CONNECTING AND into a modular phone line jack. CHARGING THE BATTERY The ET-550 comes with a recharge- able nickel-cadmium battery installed in the handset. Before using your phone’s handset, you must connect the battery, then charge it for about 14 hours. 1.Using a Phillips screwdriver, 7. Align the keyhole slots with the remove the screw on the battery mounting screws and slide the compartment cover
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43-1050a.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM 3. Replace the cover and tighten the • If the battery pack gets weak dur- screw. ing a call, the handset sounds a beep every 30 seconds, and the 4. To charge the battery, simply BATT LOW indicator flashes. If place the handset on the base. this happens, you cannot make another call on the phone until you recharge the battery. • About once a month, fully dis- charge the battery by keeping the handset off the base until the BATT LOW indicato
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43-1050a.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM SETTING THE DIALING TURNING THE RINGER MODE ON/OFF Set P• •T on the back of the base for To turn the ringer on the base on or the type of service you have. If you off, set RINGER on the back of the are not sure which type you have, do base to ON or OFF. this test. 1. Set P• •T to T (tone). The RINGER setting affects only the SPEAKER 2. Press and listen for a ringer on the base. The ringer on the dial tone from the speakerphone. handset i
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43-1050a.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM OPERATION Note: You can use the keypad on ei- Using the Speakerphone ther the handset or the base to operate the ET-550. To use the speakerphone, To make or answer a call using the you must use the base keypad; to use speakerphone, simply press SPEAK- the handset, you must use the handset ER. The SPEAKER indicator lights on keypad. the base. Use the base’s keypad to dial the desired number. MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS Using the Handset To
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43-1050a.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM Switching Between the Changing the Channel Handset and Speakerphone If you notice interference, static, or noise during a call, you can press CH To switch to the speakerphone while (channel) to find a clearer channel. you are using the handset, press SPEAKER on the base. When you hear the conversation or the dial tone on the speakerphone, press TALK on the handset or place the handset on the base. To switch to the handset while you are usi
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43-1050a.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM To place a call on hold when using the or if you want to have a conversation handset, switch to the speakerphone between the handset and the base. by pressing SPEAKER on the base, then place the handset on the base (or To page the base or handset, press IN- press TALK on the handset). Then TERCOM. Both the base and the hand- press HOLD on the base. set sound an intercom tone. The phone disconnects the call 5 min- utes after you put it on h
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43-1050a.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM When the handset or base answers, • The redial memory also holds press SPEAKER or TALK once to end pause entries (see “Entering a the intercom call, then press the same Pause” on Page 18). button again or press HOLD on the • The redial memory does not store base to start the conference call. a flash entry or any digits you press after FLASH (see “Using Note: If a call comes in during an in- Flash” on Page 16). tercom conversation, press TA
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43-1050a.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM USING TONE SERVICES MEMORY DIALING ON A PULSE LINE You can store up to 20 numbers in the ET-550’s memory (10 in the handset’s Some special services, such as bank- memory and another 10 in the base’s by-phone, require tone signals. If you memory), then dial a stored number by have pulse service, you can still use pressing MEMO then a one-digit mem- these special tone services by follow- ory location number. ing these steps. 1. Be sure P• •T
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43-1050a.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM 2. Press MEMO. The BATT LOW or 6. Remove the adhesive backing SPEAKER indicator blinks. from the sticker, then attach the sticker to the back of the handset. 3. Enter the number and any TONE and PAUSE entries (see “Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line” on Page 17 and “Entering a Pause” on this page). To erase a stored number, simply Note: Each TONE or PAUSE entry store a new number in its place. Or, uses one digit of memory. press MEMO twic
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43-1050a.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM Dialing a Memory Number To dial a number stored in handset’s memory, lift the handset from the base or press TALK. To dial a number stored in the base’s memory, press SPEAK- ER. When you hear a dial tone, press MEMO and enter the memory location number for the number you want to dial. Chain-Dialing Service Numbers When calling special services (such as alternate long distance or bank-by- phone), dial the service’s main number first. Then,
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43-1050a.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 12:56 PM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, the fol- lowing suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion Low volume or unusual Someone has picked up another phone on the sounds. same line. Hang up the other phone. Severe noise interference. • Keep the handset or base away from com- puters, remote control toys, wireless micro- phones, alarm systems, intercoms, room monitors, fluorescent lights,
