Radio Shack ET-548 manual

Cat. No . 43-1048 OWNER’S M ANUAL Pleas e read befor e u sin g thi s equi pment. ET- 54 8 25-C hannel C ordl ess Headset T elep hone 43-1 04 8. fm Page 1 Tuesd ay, A ug us t 1 7, 1999 12 :45 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your RadioShack ET-548 25-C hannel Cordless Head s e t Telephone gi ves you communi c a tion with bot h portability and convenien ce. It com es in t wo parts, a headset and a base. The phone’s he adset conn ect s to a co rd- less remote keypad, s o you can make calls away from i ts base. The heads et lets you keep your hands f ree to [...]

3 This pho ne ha s been tested and found t o comply with all appli cable UL and FCC standards. Important Note: C ordl ess phones such as this one require AC power t o operate. W hen the AC power is off, you cannot dial out or receive incoming calls usi ng your ET-5 48. To be safe, you should also have a phone that do es not need AC power to operate[...]

4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We have de signed your phon e to conform to federal regulations, and y ou can con- nect it to m ost telephone lines. However, each device that y ou c onnect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to t his power draw as t he device’s ringer equival ence number , or REN. The REN is on the bott[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tallati on .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .... ... ... .. 6 Sel e cti ng a L ocati on ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... 6 Connec ting the Phone [...]

6 IN STALLATI ON SELECTING A L OCATION You can place the p hone’s bas e on a desktop, shel f, or table. Select a location tha t i s : • near an AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machine ry , elec- trical appliances , metal walls, filing cabin ets, wi reless i ntercoms, secu[...]

7 3. Plug the s upplied A C ad apte r ’s barrel plug into t he DC 12V jack on the back of the base. 4. Plug the ad apter into a standard AC outlet. The IN USE/CHARGE i ndica- tor lights when th e keypad is on the base . 5. Lift the bas e’s antenna to a vert ical positio n. CONNECT ING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The ET-548 comes with a rechar[...]

8 Recharge the battery pack when the TALK/LOW B ATT. indicator lights. Notes: • When y o u first use the ph one after charging or recharging the battery pack, the phone might not work and you might he ar error tones. (Y ou do not hear the error t ones if POWER is se t to OFF .) If you hear the error tone s, return t he remote keypad to the cradle[...]

9 ATTACHING THE HEADSET HOLDER Put the headset holder into the slot on the back of the base and slide it into place. ADJUSTING T HE HEADSET 1. Put on the h eadset , and adjust the band unt il i t r ests with almost no pres- sure on your ear and the top of your head. If th e headset is loose, rem ove it and gentl y push the headset band inward sligh[...]

10 SETTI NG THE DIALING MO DE Set T ONE-PULSE on the si de of the ba se for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which type you have, do this sim- ple test after c ha rging th e battery. 1. Set POWER to ON . 2. Set TONE-PULSE to TONE . 3. Lift t he remo t e keypa d from the base. Then press T ALK/HANG UP and l isten for a dial tone. 4.[...]

11 OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS Before us ing the pho ne, put the headset on and a djust it as needed. Then s et POWER to ON . To mak e a c a ll , pr es s T ALK/HANG UP . You he ar a dial tone and the T ALK/LOW BATT . i nd icator l i ghts. Dial the number you want to call. To disconnec t a call, press T ALK/HANG UP or place the keypad on th[...]

12 CHANGING CH ANNELS Your head set cordless telephone has an Auto Scan feature that autom atically se- lects a clear channel whe n y o u press T ALK/HANG UP . If you experience inter- f er en c e du ri n g a c a ll , pr es s CHANNEL to switch to another chann el until you ha ve good reception. SETTI NG TH E V OLUME The VOLUME control le ts you adj[...]

13 USIN G PRIVACY Hold down PRIV ACY to tal k to som eone else in the room without the person on the other end of the phone line he aring your conversat ion. You can still hear the per- son on the other end of the phone line. Release PRIV ACY to r e sume your ph one conversat ion. USIN G FLASH FLASH provides the electronic eq uivalent of a switc hh[...]

14 MEMORY DIALI NG You can store up t o 10 numbers of up to 16 digits. Notes: • T o keep your accoun ts secure, we recommend you do n ot s tore your personal ac cess code for s erv i ces such as bank-by-phon e in a mem ory location. • W hen storing numb ers for special services (such as alternate long dis- tance or ba nk-by-phone), s tore the s[...]

15 • T o change a number stored in mem- ory , simply store a new number in that memo r y l oc at i on . • T o clear a me mory location so no numbe r i s sto r e d there, press MEM- ORY t wice , then press the memory lo- cation number . A long bee p sound s, and the number is cleared from mem- ory . If a buz z sounds, yo u did not suc- cessf u l[...]

16 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do not e xpect you to have any problem s with your phone, but if you do, the following suggestions m ight help. If you still have problems, take the phone to y our local Ra- dioShack store for assistanc e. SYMPTOM SUGGESTION Interference is severe. Move the remote keypad closer to the b ase. Keep the b ase and rem ote keypa [...]

17 If the proble m persists, disc onnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fa ult i s in this phone or its installation. If you cann ot l o cate the problem, take your phone to your local RadioShack store for assistance. The phone does not work. Ensure POW ER is s e t t o ON . Move the remote keypad clos er to the bas e[...]

18 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radi oShack ET-548 25-Chan nel Cordless Hea dset Telephone is an example of superior design and craftsmanshi p. The following suggestions will help you care for your phone s o you c an enj oy it for years. Keep the ph one dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi ately. Liquids mig ht contain minerals that can corrode th[...]

19 REPLACING THE BATTERY PACK If you follow the instructions in “Connect- ing and Ch arging the Batte r y P ack” on Page 7, the battery pack should last about a year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 h ours after an ov ernight charge, replace the battery pack with a new 3.6 v olt, 300 m illiamp battery pac k with a con[...]

20 Notes: • If you have t rouble replacin g the bat- tery pack, take the phone to your lo- cal RadioShack store for assistance. • T o avoid losing num bers stored in memory , try t o install and begin charging the new battery pack within 2 min utes of rem oving the o ld one. Imp o rta n t: Your telephone contain s a re- chargeable nick el cadmi[...]

21 LIGH TNIN G Your telepho ne has built-in lightning pro- tection t o reduce th e risk of damage from surges in telephone line and power line current. This lightning protection mee ts or exceed s F CC requiremen ts. Howe ver , lightning st riking the telephone o r power lines can dam age your telephon e. Lightning da mage is not c ommon. Never- th[...]

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