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Cat. No. 43-007
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-007
900 MHz Handsfree Cordless Headset System
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43-007.fm Page 2 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-007 900 MHz 20-Number Memory Dialing — lets you Handsfree Cordless Headset System store 20 frequently called numbers (up gives you communication with both port- to 20 digits) in memory for easy dialing. ability and convenience. It includes a corded base telephone, a 900 MHz digi- Ample Talk and Standby Time — the tal wireless headset, a wireless headset supplied battery for the headset (when charger and an infrare
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43-007.fm Page 3 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM Carry Strap — lets you hang the remote READ THIS BEFORE dial card from your neck for handsfree INSTALLATION carrying. We have designed your phone to con- WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or form to federal regulations and you can shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain connect it to most phone lines. However, or moisture. each device that you connect to the tele- phone line draws power from the line. CAUTION We refer to this pow
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43-007.fm Page 4 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM The ET-007 also complies with the limits tions, if alternative signaling meth- for a Class B device as specified in Part ods are not available. 15 of FCC Rules. These limits provide • Work stations for hearing-impaired reasonable protection against radio and personnel. TV interference in a residential area. However, your ET-007 might cause TV • Hotel, motel, or apartment building or radio interference even when it is op- lobbies. erating pro
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43-007.fm Page 5 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 6 Connecting the Handset ..................................................................................... 6 Placing the Base Telephone on a Desk ..............................................
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43-007.fm Page 6 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM INSTALLATION SELECTING A LOCATION CONNECTING THE HANDSET You can place the ET-007 on a desk or table, mount it on a standard wall plate, Plug the supplied coiled handset cord or mount it directly on a wall. Choose a into the jacks on the handset and the left location that is: side of the corded phone. • near an AC outlet Note: Your local RadioShack store sells • near a modular telephone line jack a variety of longer coiled handset cords, wh
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43-007.fm Page 7 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM 4. Route the adapter's cord through pack in the headset’s battery com- the strain relief slot on the bottom of partment with the battery contact the phone. points down. 5. Lift the base telephone's antenna to a vertical position. Battery Pack CONNECTING THE HEADSET CHARGER, WIRELESS HEADSET AND INFRARED REMOTE DIAL CARD Wireless Headset Important: You must install the bat- tery pack and fully charge it before you can use the headset (se
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43-007.fm Page 8 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM • The INTERCOM and HOLD indi- MOUNTING THE CORDED cators on the corded phone stop PHONE ON A WALL OR flashing after the headset charger WALL PLATE and wireless headset are con- nected, even when there is no You can use the supplied mounting battery pack in the headset. If bracket to mount the corded base phone they flash, move the headset and on a wall. charger closer to the corded phone. Notes: Remove the battery insulation strip from • W
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43-007.fm Page 9 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM 3. Route the modular cord into the 6. Plug the other end of the modular right groove on the mounting cord into the phone line jack and the bracket and route the AC adapter's AC adapter into a standard AC out- cord into the left groove. let. 7. Lift the antenna to a vertical posi- tion. 15 3 /16 Inches 4. Press up on the handset holder to remove it, turn it over, then slide it back down into its slot. Handset Holder 5. Place the phone's two k
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43-007.fm Page 10 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM PREPARATION Follow the steps in “Connecting the Follow these steps to install a battery Headset Charger, Wireless Headset and pack in the base. Infrared Remote Dial Card” on Page 7 to install the battery in the headset. CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK After you install a battery pack, let the battery charge for about 24 hours before you use the headset the first time. The Battery Compartment charging indicator on the headset lights red. 1. Push
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43-007.fm Page 11 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM SETTING THE DIALING CHANGING THE RINGER MODE TONE There are four different ringer tones you can choose or you can turn off the ring- er. The ringer system is separate for the LOW-HIGH F corded phone and wireless headset. TONE PULSE Follow these steps to change the ringer tone: 1. Make sure the phone is on-hook. Press PROGRAM on the base. Set TONE/PULSE on the bottom of the corded phone for the type of service you have, either tone or puls
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43-007.fm Page 12 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM 2. If necessary, adjust the headset SETTING THE RINGER band on both sides by pulling down VOLUME or pushing up on each end until it fits with almost no pressure on your To adjust the ringer volume on the cord- ears or the top of your head. ed base phone, slide the switch on the right side of the base to RINGER OFF, LOW or HI. LOW-HIGH RINGER OFF TONE PULSE If you do not want the ringer to sound, 3. Pull down the microphone, adjusting slide
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43-007.fm Page 13 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use the headset. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Do not listen at extremely high vol- ume levels. Extended high volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so
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43-007.fm Page 14 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM OPERATION • The headset only receives a sig- MAKING AND nal from the remote dial card if ANSWERING CALLS the microphone is pulled down. The dial card does not work if the Using the Handset microphone is pulled up. To make a call, pick up the handset and 4. When you finish a call, pull the dial normally. The IN USE indicator microphone up until it clicks, or flashes when you receive a call and press OFF on the infrared remote lights while
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43-007.fm Page 15 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM To switch from the headset to the hand- the handset to continue the call. To set, press HOLD on the infrared remote end the call, press OFF on the dial card. The IN USE/BATT. LOW indi- remote dial card, pull the micro- cator flashes. Pick up the handset to an- phone up until it clicks, or put the swer the call. The headset sounds a headset on the charger. tone if the handset is not picked up with- in about 30 seconds. SETTING THE HANDSET A
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43-007.fm Page 16 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM USING REDIAL USING FLASH You can quickly dial the last number di- Flash performs the switchhook opera- aled. When you heard a dial tone, press tion for special services, such as Call REDIAL on the corded phone, or on the Waiting. infrared remote dial card if you want to use the headset for dialing. FLASH REDIAL For example, if you have Call Waiting, press FLASH on the headset, PHONE/ FLASH on the remote dial card or the switchhook on the ba
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43-007.fm Page 17 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM USING HOLD USING TONE SERVICE ON A PULSE LINE To put a caller on hold, press HOLD. The HOLD indicator on the corded phone If you have pulse service, you can still flashes and you can hang up the hand- use special services that require tone set without disconnecting the call. Or, if signals, such as bank-by-phone, by fol- you are using the headset, press HOLD lowing these steps. on the infrared remote dial card. 1. Be sure TONE/PULSE is set
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43-007.fm Page 18 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM 3. Enter the number you want to store Dialing a Memory Number (up to 20 digits can be stored), including any pause or tone entries (see “Entering a Pause in a Memory Number” on Page 18 or “Using Tone Service on a Pulse Line” on Page17). 4.Press MEMORY on the base. The phone rings to indicate that the number is stored successfully. Notes: M1 MEMORY • If you make a mistake while entering the number, press PROGRAM to exit. A beep sounds. Start
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43-007.fm Page 19 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM 2. Put on the headset, pull down the Chain-Dialing microphone, and press OFF then For quick recall of numbers for special INTERCOM on the remote dial card. services (such as bank-by-phone or al- The corded base phone rings and ternate long-distance), you can store the INTERCOM indicator on the each group of numbers in its own mem- base flashes. ory location. Then, when calling special Note: You must pull down the micro- services, dial the
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43-007.fm Page 20 Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:24 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, the follow- ing suggestions might help. If you still have problems, take the phone to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Suggestion Interference is severe. Move the wireless headset closer to the base. Keep the wireless headset away from interfering sources such as computers, radio-controlled toys, wireless micro- phones, wireless a
