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Cat. No. 43-941
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
CID-941
4-Line Display Caller ID
with Call Waiting
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43-941.fm Page 2 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM : To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not WARNING expose this product to rain or moisture. 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 SERVIC- ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that might be of sufficien
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43-941.fm Page 3 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack CID-941 4-Line Display Caller ID gives you access to the latest in telephone technolo- gy. It displays the current date/time and caller infor- mation as provided by your local phone company to Caller ID service subscribers. (The date and time are set with your first incoming Caller ID call.) If you subscribe to Call Waiting and Caller ID servic- es, the CID-941 also shows you information about an incoming call when yo
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43-941.fm Page 4 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM Caller ID Memory Dialing — lets you select a stored phone number from Caller ID memory, then dial it with the touch of a button. New Call Indicator — flashes to let you know one or more new calls have been received since you last re- viewed the stored calls. Dual Display — large 4-line liquid crystal display shows information on the active call and Call Waiting at the same time, including the time the call came in. Review Buttons — lets you s
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43-941.fm Page 5 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM Important Information: • To use the system’s Caller ID, and Call Waiting features you must be in an area where those services are available from your phone com- pany, and you must subscribe to those 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 your CID-941’s Caller ID memory dial fea- ture to operate, you must re
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43-941.fm Page 6 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of your system. 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 (or three in rural areas), your phone might not ring. If ringer operation is impaired, remove a de- vice from the line. FCC Statement Your CID-941 complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, provide the FCC registra
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43-941.fm Page 7 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................... 9 Installing Batteries .......................................... 9 Making the Connections ............................... 11 Connecting an AC Adapter .................... 11 Resetting the CID-941 ........................... 12 Connecting to the Phone Line ............... 13 Connecting to a Single-Line Phone ....... 14 Using the Master/Secondary Switch ...... 15
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43-941.fm Page 8 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM Deleting Call Records ................................... 33 Troubleshooting ................................................. 34 Care ..................................................................... 36 The FCC Wants You to Know ....................... 37 Lightning ....................................................... 38 8
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43-941.fm Page 9 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your CID-941 requires 2 AA batteries (not supplied) to protect the system’s memory during a power fail- ure. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend RadioShack alkaline batteries. Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type. • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of diff
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43-941.fm Page 10 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM 2. Insert a flat blade screwdriver into the slot next to the battery compartment cover and gently pry it up until the cover pops off. 3. Place the batteries in the compartment as indi- cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside. 4. Replace the cover. If you replaced the batteries, reconnect the telephone line. When appears replace the batteries. Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them. Ca
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43-941.fm Page 11 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM MAKING THE CONNECTIONS Connecting an AC Adapter To increase the battery life, you can power the CID- 941 using a 9V, 200 mA AC adapter and a size M Adaptaplug adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store. Cautions: You must use a Class 2 power source listed to UL 1310 that supplies 9V DC ! and delivers at least 200 mA. Its cen- ter tip must be set to negative and its plug must fit the CID-941's 200mA DC 9V j
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43-941.fm Page 12 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM Follow these steps to use an AC adapter (not sup- plied.) 1. Insert the Adaptaplug into the socket on your AC adapter’s cord. 2. Insert the barrel plug into the CID-941’s 200mA DC 9V jack. 3. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a stan- dard AC outlet. Resetting the CID-941 Before you use the CID-941 for the first time, use a straightened paper clip to press RESET. About three seconds later, 12:00AM appears. 12
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43-941.fm Page 13 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM Caution: Resetting the CID-941 also clears all stored call information. Note: If the CID-941 does not work after you reset it, replace the batteries (see “Installing Batteries” on Page 9). Then press RESET again. Connecting to the Phone Line The CID-941 connects to a modular telephone line jack and your telephone. If your telephone wiring does not have a modular wall jack, you can update the wiring yourself using jacks and adapters available
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43-941.fm Page 14 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM • You can connect up to four CID-941s to the same phone line (see “Using the Master/Sec- ondary Switch” on Page15). For proper Call Waiting operation, do not connect more than four CID-941s, or a CID-941 and another Caller ID module with Call Waiting, to the same phone line. You can connect other Caller ID systems without the Call Waiting function to the same phone line. Connecting to a Single-Line Phone 1. Unplug your telephone’s modular co
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43-941.fm Page 15 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM Using the Master/Secondary Switch The CID-941’s M/S (master/secondary) switch lets you easily connect up to four CID-941 Caller ID mod- ules to the same phone line, so you can receive Call- er ID and Call Waiting information at more than one phone on that line. Simply set M/S on one of the CID- 941’s to M, and set it to S on all (up to three) others. Notes: • If you connect only one CID-941 to a phone line, set its M/S switch to M. •If M/S o
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43-941.fm Page 16 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM • If you connect another type of Caller ID module that has Call Waiting (other than a CID-941) to the same phone line as your CID-941’s, the Call Waiting signal can be garbled or not received. Connecting to a Two-Line Phone To record information about calls received on a two- line phone, you need two CID-941’s and an optional triplex adapter (available at your local RadioShack store). Each system only records information about calls received
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43-941.fm Page 17 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM 4. Plug the other end of the cord into L1 or L2 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to connect another CID- 941 to the jack (L1 and L2) on the triplex adapter. 6. Slide the M-S switch (located on the back of CID- 941) on both units to M. Connecting an Answering Machine 1. Unplug the answering machine’s modular cord from its line jack, then plug the cord into the CID- 941’s TEL LINE jack. 2. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the CID-941’s PH
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43-941.fm Page 18 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM MOUNTING THE SYSTEM You can set the CID-941 flat on a desk, shelf, table or set it at an angle by pulling out the leg located on the bottom of the CID-941. Mounting on a Wall To mount the CID-941 on a wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the key- hole slots on the bottom of the CID-941. 1. Mark the mounting screw locations on the wall with the keyhole slots on the bottom of the CID. 2. Drill a hole in the wall a
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43-941.fm Page 19 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM 5. Align the keyhole slots on the back of the CID- 941 with the screw heads and slide the system down over the screw heads. SETTING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE The CID-941 is preset CALLER ID RadioShack CALL WAITING to display messages in English, but you can REVIEW set the system to dis- play messages in En- CALL BACK DELETE FLASH DIAL 7 DIAL 10 1+DIAL glish or Spanish. Notes: • You must connect the system to a telephone line before setting the
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43-941.fm Page 20 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM To display text in Spanish, repeatedly press REVIEW or until NO CALL or XX CALLS appears. Then hold down REVIEW until NO LLAMADA or XX LLAMADAS appears. The CID-941 is set to Spanish.To reset the system to English, repeatedly press REVIEW or until NO LLAMADA or XX LLAMADAS appears. Then hold down REVIEW until NO CALL or XX CALLS appears. The CID-941 is set to English. ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST 1. Press REVIEW and REV
