Radio Shack 43-1090A manual

Cat. No. 43-1088A/1090A OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . 900-MHz Cordles s T elephone with Headset Jack ET -9 18 Whi te (4 3- 1 08 8A) ET- 9 20 Bla ck (43- 1090A) 108 8A 90 A . fm Pa ge 1 Tue sda y, Au gu st 17, 1 999 8:46 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 1 997, 1 998 T a ndy Co rpora tion. All Righ ts Res erv ed . COM -LOK a nd Ra dioShack are re gistered tradem arks use d by T andy C orporatio n. Your RadioShack ET-918/920 900- MHz Cordless Telephone with Hea d- set Jack u s es t he 900 MHz ba nd which means less interference, clea rer sound, an d greater range than 46/49 MHz cordle[...]

3 Important Note: Cordless phon es such as this one require AC power to operate. When th e AC power is off, you cannot dial ou t or rec eive incoming calls using you r ph one. To be safe, you should also have a phone that do es not need A C power to operate (not a cordless ph one) so y ou can still make and receive calls if there is an AC pow- er f[...]

4 CONTENTS Ins tall ation ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 5 Sel ect i ng a L ocat ion .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Pla cin g t h e Base on a D esk T op ..... ..... .... ..[...]

5 IN STALLATI ON SELECTI NG A LOCATION You can pl a c e the phone’s base on a desk top or table, or mount i t on a wall. Select a location that is: • near an A C outlet • near a tele phone lin e jack • out of t he way of normal ac t i v iti es • away from el ect r i c al m achinery , electrical appliances , me t al walls or filing cabinet[...]

6 3. Insert the supplie d A C adapter ’s barrel plug into t he DC I N 9V jac k on the back of the b ase. 4. Route t he adapt er’s cord through the strain relie f s lot on the ba s e (as shown) . 5. Plug the a dapter into a standa r d AC outlet. The P O WER i n dicator on the base lig ht s. 6. Lift the bas e’ s an t enn a to a verti- cal posit[...]

7 3. Insert the supplie d A C adapter ’s barrel plug into t he DC I N 9V jac k on the back of the b ase. 4. Route t he adapt er’s cord through the left side of the strain relief slot on top of the base and through the left slots at the bottom of the base. 5. Plug the short modular cord into the wall plate jack, press t he excess cord i nto the [...]

8 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord i nt o t he TEL LINE jack o n the back of the bas e. 3. Route the m odular cord through the ri ght slots on the bottom of the base. 4. Insert the supplie d A C adapter ’s barrel plug into t he DC I N 9V jac k on the back of the base. 5. Route the adapt er ’ s cord through the left side of the [...]

9 8. Press and lift out the hands et holder , rotate it 180 ° , t hen sn ap i t back i nt o place s o it h ol ds t he handset. 9. Plug the a dapter into a standa r d AC outlet. The P O WER i n dicator on the base lig ht s. 10. Lift the b ase’ s an tenna to a verti- cal position. CONNECTING AND CHARGING T HE BATTERY PACK The phone com es with a r[...]

10 Notes: • I f the CHARGE indicator does not light when you place the handset on the base, be sure the battery pack and AC adapter are correctly and securely connec ted. Also, check t he c h arging c ontacts on the hand s e t and the base. If t he co nt a cts ar e di rt y or t arn is hed , clean them with a penc il eraser . • When you first us[...]

11 SETTI NG T HE DIALING MO DE Set DIAL MODE on the back of the base for the type of service you have. If you are not sure wh ich type you have, do thi s t es t. 1. Set DIAL MODE to T . 2. Lift the handset and listen f or a dial tone. 3. Press any number other than 0 . Note: If y o ur phone syst em requires that you dial an access code ( 9 , fo r e[...]

12 OPE RATION MAKING AN D RECEIVING CALLS To make o r ans wer a cal l, lift the han d- set. Or, if the handset is not in place on the ba s e , press TA L K . T he TALK/ BATT LO W i nd icator on the handset and the IN US E indicator on the base ligh t. To end a call , p l ace the hand set on the base or press TA L K so the T ALK/BATT LOW indi ca to [...]

13 Notes: • The redial m emory holds up to 32 digits, so you can redial lon g- distance as well as local numbers. • The redi al m e mory also holds pause entries. See “Entering a Pause ” on P age 15. • T he redial memory d oes not store a flash entr y or any digi t s y ou press a f t er FLASH (see “Using F l ash” ). USING FLASH FLASH [...]

14 PAGING To page t he person who has the hand- set or to locate the handset when the phone is not in u se, hold down PA G E on the base for at least 2 second s . The handset b eeps for 1 m inute. T o s top it from bee pi ng soon er, pres s TA L K on the handset twice. Notes: • The phone g oes off-hook ( y ou hear the dia l tone) the first time y[...]

15 Notes: • Each TO NE / or REDI AL/ P entry uses one digit o f m emory . • If you try to enter more than 16 digits, the ph one beeps 5 t imes and exits the programming mode. Start over at Step 2 and enter no more than 16 digits in Step 3. 4. Press MEM again, then ent er t he me mory loca t i on n umbe r ( 0 – 9 ) where you want to store the [...]

16 Ch ain-D ialing S ervice Numbers For quick recall of numb ers for special services (such as alternate long d is- tance or bank by phone), store ea c h group of numbers i n its own mem ory location. To use the stored s peci a l service infor- mation, dial the service’s main numb er first. Then , a t t he appropriate p l ace in th e call, press [...]

17 T ROUBLES HOO TING We do not expect you to h av e any problem s with y our phone, but if you d o, the fol- lowing sugg est ions might help. Problem Sugg estion Low volume or u nusual sounds. Someon e has pic ked up another phone on the same li ne. H a n g up the other phone. If you ar e usi n g the headset , ens ure the headset plu g is properly[...]

18 If you still have probl em s, disco nnect the phone. If o t her phon es on t he s a me line work prop erl y, th e fault is i n this phon e or its i n s tallation. If you cannot find the prob- lem, tak e your phone to your lo c al RadioShack store for assist ance. Handset d oes not r in g or recei ve a pa g e. Lif t t he base’s ant enna to a fu[...]

19 CARE AND MAINTENA NCE Your ET - 9 18/920 9 00-M H z Cordless Telephone with Headset Jack is an exam ple of superior design and cr aft smanship. The f ol lo wing sugge s tions will help you care for your cordless telephone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. I f it gets wet, wipe it dry i m mediately. Liquids might contain mineral [...]

20 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If y ou f ol low t he instruction s in “Co n- necting and Charg i ng the Battery Pack” on Page 9, t h e battery pack should last about one ye ar. I f t he bat- tery does not hol d a charge (when the phone is not in u s e ) for more t ha n 2 hours after an overnig ht charge, re- place the bat t ery with a new 3.6 v [...]

21 THE F CC W A NTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phone causes probl ems on the pho ne line, the pho ne compan y can temporaril y discontinue your serv i ce. If this hap- pens, t he phone com pany at tem pts to notify you i n ad vance. If advanc e no- tice is no t p ractical, the phone comp a- ny notifies you as soon as pos s i ble a[...]

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Ra dioS hack A Di vi sion of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 UCZZ01403 BZ 4A8 Print ed i n t he Phi l i pines Limit ed One - Y ear W arranty This pr oduct is warra nted by RadioShac k a gainst ma nufacturing defects in mate r i al and workma n- ship un der n ormal use for one (1) year from the date o f p urchase fr om RadioShack co mpa[...]