Radio Shack 2-Line 900 MHz Handsfree Cordless Phone manual

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    Owner’s Manual Please read be fore using this eq uipment. 2-Line 900 MHz Handsfree Cordless Phone 43-1701.fm Page 1 Wednesday, September 20, 2 000 8:48 AM[...]

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    2 Contents ˆ Contents Features ............. .. ............ .. ............ ... .. ............ .. ......... 6 Preparation .......... ... ... ........... ... ........... ... ... ........... ... ... 7 Selecting a Location ............. .............. ........... ...... 7 Connecting the Base ....................... .............. ...... 8 Connectin[...]

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    3 Contents Your phone is ETL listed to UL standards and meets all applica- ble FCC standards. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE- ABLE P ARTS INSI[...]

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    4 Contents READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION Each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the devic e’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the base. If you are using more than one phone or oth er device on the line, add up all the RENs. If the to tal is more[...]

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    5 Contents changes in advances, so yo u can take the necessary steps to prevent interruption of your teleph one service. This equipment compli es wi th the l imits for a Class B dig ital d e- vice as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits provide reasonable protection against rad io and TV interference in a residential area. However, your [...]

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    6 Features ˆ Features Your RadioShack 2-Line 900 MHz Handsfree Cordless Phone combines the clarity of 900 MHz commun ication with portability and convenience. The phone’s cordless keypad clips to your belt or clothing so you can make and answer calls away from the unit’s base. The headset allows you to use your ha nds while you talk. 10-Memory[...]

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    7 Preparation ˆ A Quick Look at the Phone ˆ Preparation SELECTING A LOCATION You can place th e phone’s base on a flat surface such as a desk, shelf, or table. Select a location that is: • near an easily accessible AC outlet VOLUME 8 VOLUME 9 LOW BATT CONF HOLD L1 L2 CHANNEL RING VIB/ RING/VIB REDIAL/ PA U S E DC Jack TEL LINE 1/2 MUTE MEMORY[...]

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    8 Preparation • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery , electrical appliances, me tal walls, filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, security alarms, and room monitors The base’s location affects the phone’s range . If you have a choice of several loca tions, try each to see which p[...]

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    9 Preparation Cautions: Y ou must use a Class 2 power source that suppli es 15V DC and del ivers at l east 300 mA. I ts center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fi t the phone's 15V 30 0 mA jack. Using an adapt er that does not meet these speci fications could damage the phone or t he adapter . • Always connect the AC adapter to [...]

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    10 Preparation To connect the battery pack, line up the slots on the battery pack with the posts on the back of the ke ypad. Press down and slide the battery pack forward until the latch clicks. To charge the ba ttery pack, place the keypad in the base’s front charging slot. The CHARGE indica- tor at the front of the u nit lights. To charge the s[...]

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    11 Preparation phone. Otherwise, the battery pack loses i ts ability to fully recharge. • If the front CHARGE indicator does not light when you place the keypad on the base, be su re the battery pa ck and AC adapter are correctly and securely connected. Also, check the charging contacts on the keypad and base. If the contacts are dirty or tarnish[...]

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    12 Preparation 2. T o conne ct the new battery pack, line up the slots on the battery pack with the posts on the keypad, then p ress down and slide it forward until the latch clicks. 3. Charge the battery pa ck for 12 hours before us ing it. Cautions: • Be careful not to short the battery pack by touching it with conducting materials, such as rin[...]

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    13 Preparation CONNECTING AND ADJUSTING THE HEADSET 1. Insert the tabs on the headset hol der into the slots on the back of the base and snap the holder into place. 2. Insert the headset’s plug into the jack on the side of the keypad. 3. Place the headset on yo ur head with the earpiece over eith er ear . 4. Adjust the headset band until it rests[...]

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    14 Preparation SETTING RING/VIBRATE/DUAL You can adjust the keypad’s ringer mode from RING V IB to RING/VIB . With the ringer se t to VIB , the phone vibrate s instead of ringing when receiving call. With the ringer se t to RING/VIB , the phone ri ngs and vibrates when receiving call. Note: The keypad does not vibrate when it is on the base. T UR[...]

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    15 Operation 1. Set T ONE/PULSE to TONE . 2. Press L1 or L2 so the indicator for that line lights a nd listen for a dial tone. 3. Press any number other than 0 or 1 . Note: If your phone system requires that you dial an access code (9, for example) before you dia l an outside number , do not press the access code either . If the dial tone stops, yo[...]

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    16 Operation When you rece ive a call on a line, the light for that line flashes and the phone rings o r vibrates (if you set the ringer for that line to ON ). Press the button for the ringing line to answer the call. The indicator for that line lights. Notes: • When you are using one line and a call comes on the other line, the phone bee ps or v[...]

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    17 Operation USING HOLD HOLD lets you use the other line without disconnecting the call. You can alternate between the two lines by pressing HOLD , then the button for the desired line. 1. T o place a call on hold, press HOLD . The indicator for that line flashes. 2. T o rele ase a line from hold and continue your con versation, press that line’s[...]

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    18 Operation 3. T o han g up one line, press the other line’s key . Press the key again to hang up both lines. CHANGING CHANNELS Every time you press L1 or L2 , the phone automatically selects a clear channel from the 10 it u ses for communication betwee n the headset and the base. If you hear interference during a call, rep eatedly press CHAN- N[...]

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    19 Operation USING FLASH FLASH provides the electronic equivalent of a switchhook signal for special phone services such as Call Waiting. For example, if you have Call Waiting, press FLASH to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. Press FLASH again to return to the first call. Note: If you do not have any special phone serv[...]

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    20 Operation 2. Press and hold PA G E . The keypad rings for about 1 minute. 3. Press any key on the keypad or PA G E on the base to silence it. MEMORY DIALING You can store up to 10 numb ers of up to 16 digits each in th e phone’s memory. Notes: • T o kee p your accounts secure, we recomme nd you do not store your personal access code for serv[...]

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    21 Operation 5. You can write down the stored numbers on the memory index card undern eath the base. Note: If you hear three short beeps, you did not store the num- ber successfully. Start again from Step 1. Entering a Pause in Memory Number In some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a seco nd dial tone be[...]

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    22 Troubleshooting Note: If you use pulse dialing, be sure yo u have stored a tone entry in another memory location (see “Usi ng Tone Servi ces on a Pulse Line” on Page 19). T esting Stored Emergency Numbers If you store an emergency service’s number (police departmen t, fire department, ambulance) and you want to test th e stored number, mak[...]

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    23 Troubleshooting If you still have proble ms, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot locate the problem, take your phone to your local RadioShack store for assistance. LIGHTNING Your telephone has built-in lightnin g protection to reduce the risk of damag[...]

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    RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 43-1701 08A00 Printed in China Limited One-Y ear Warran ty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and wo rk- manship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack com- pany-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and de[...]