Radio Shack 200 manual

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    C at. No . 43 -9 85/ 8 OWNER’S MAN UAL Pl ease re ad befo re usin g this eq uipm ent. S y stem 200 Two-Li ne Displa y Call er ID 64-Memory Caller I D with M e ss ag e W a iti n g 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 1 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 5:0 8 P M[...]

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    2 © 1997 Tandy Corpo ration. All R ig hts Reserved. Radio Shack is a registere d trad emark used by T andy C or porat ion. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RI S K OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOV E COVER OR BACK. NO US ER-SERVICE- ABLE P A RTS INSIDE. REFER SE RVIC- ING TO QUALIFI ED PE RSON NEL. Warn ing : T o re du ce [...]

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    3 This sy mbo l i s int e nd ed to al ert yo u to th e pre sen ce of un insu la te d dan ge rous vo ltag e wi thi n th e prod uc t’s en cl osur e tha t mi ght be of su ffici ent mag nit ude to con stit ute a ris k of elec tr i c shoc k. Do n ot open t he pr od uc t’s case. This symb ol is i nten de d to in f orm yo u tha t im port ant o pera t [...]

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    4 FEA TURES Your Radi oSha ck System 200 64- Memory Caller ID w ith Me ss age W ait ing is th e la tes t in tele - phone tec hnology. The sy st em displ ays t he c all- er’ s tel ephone num ber (a nd name, if avail able i n your ar ea) and the cur rent dat e and ti me. The syst em st ore s and displ ays up to 64 singl e (number onl y) or multi pl[...]

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    5 Contrast Control — l ets you adj ust t he displ ay’s contra st to sui t your pref erence . Time and Date Dis play — displ ays the cur rent time an d date a s pr ovided to Caller I D ser vice subscri be rs by you r local telephon e company. Message Waiti ng — appear s when you have re- ceived a voi ce mail mes sage (if yo u subscr ibe to t[...]

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    6 Easy In stall ation — th e sys tem ea sily connect s to your telepho ne line so you can quic kly begi n usin g it . Mounti ng Option s — yo u ca n place t he syst em on a des k, she lf, or tabl e, o r m ount i t on a wall. Note: You need f our AAA batteries (not supp lied) to power the System 200. We re commend yo u record t he sy stem’s s [...]

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    7 Impo r tan t Inf orm a t io n: • T o use t his sys tem, you must b e in an ar ea where Cal ler ID s ervic e is avai lable, an d you must subscr ibe to the s erv ice. • Y our sys tem di splays t he calle r ’ s name only if t his f eatur e is av ailab le in your a rea and you subscr ib e to it . 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 7 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99[...]

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    8 FCC INFORMA TION We have designed your System 2 00 to confor m to fe deral r egulat ions, and you can co nnect it t o mos t telephone l ines. Howeve r, each Cal ler ID syst em (a nd each de vi ce, suc h as a tel ephone or answer ing machine) that yo u connect to t he tele- phone l ine draws power from th e line. We r ef er to thi s power dr aw as[...]

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    9 Your sy st em com pl ies wi th Part 68 of FCC Rules . You mu st, upo n request , prov ide th e Federal Communi cati ons Com mission (FCC) r egistrat ion numb er and the REN to your te lephone compa- ny. These numbe rs are on the label on the bo t- tom of th e system . No te: You must not co nnect your Sy ste m 200 to: • Coin- operat ed syst em [...]

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    10 you in adva nce. If advance noti ce is not practi cal, the ph one compa ny noti fies y ou as s oon as pos- sibl e and advi se s you of y our ri ght to file a com - plai nt wi th t he FCC. Also, the phone compan y can make cha nges t o it s lines , equip ment, oper atio ns, or pr oced ures that could af fect t he oper at ion of this syst em. The [...]

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    11 prope rly. To eli min ate in terfe rence, you can t ry one or more o f the f ol lowin g corre ctive measur es: • Reo ri ent or r elocat e the re ceivi ng r adi o or TV anten na • Incr ease the d istan ce b etween t he Syst em 200 and the r adio or TV • Use outl ets on dif ferent ele ctri cal c ircuit s for the Syst em 200 and th e radi o o[...]

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    12 CONTEN TS Preparat ion ............ ............. ...... ....... ............. ..... 13 Instal ling Batteries/Se tup .......... ...... ....... ..... 1 3 Adjusting the Display Contrast ........ ....... ..... 19 Connectin g the System ............. ...... ....... ..... 21 Connectin g to a Phone ......... ............. ..... 21 Connectin g to an An[...]

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    13 PREP ARATI ON INSTALLING BATTERIES / SETUP You need four AAA batteri es (not supp lied) to power the sy stem . For the longe st operat ion and best p erfor mance, we rec ommend a lkali ne bat - teri es, such as RadioShac k Cat. No. 23- 558. Cautions : • Alwa ys use fr esh batt eries of the req uired size and re commended type. • Do not mix o[...]

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    14 Foll ow these st eps to i nstall batte ries and p ro- gram the sy stem. Note: When rep lacin g the batter ies, if you do not inst all the new ones wi thin 1 minut e, t he system’ s date and time will be l ost ( th e Call er I D inf orma- ti on, howeve r , stays store d i n the sy stem ’s mem - ory) . 1. If you ar e r eplaci ng the batte ries[...]

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    15 3. Put f our fr esh AAA b atter ies i nto t he com- partment a s ind icated by t he polari ty s ym- bols (+ and –) marked i nside. ILLU STRA TIO N ILLU STRA TIO N 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 15 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 5:08 PM[...]

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    16 4. T urn the sys tem ov er so you can s ee the di s- play . Af ter you inst all bat terie s, the system disp lay s HA640 REV 2.0 (in f orm at ion about th e syst em’s s oftwar e), t hen SET LANGUAGE , t hen ENGLISH (t he d ef aul t disp lay l ang uage) f or ab out 45 se conds . 5. T o sele ct another lan guage, rep eate dly press REVIEW . The [...]

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    17 7. Withi n 4 5 seconds, repeat edly p res s REVIEW un t il th e fi rs t di git of yo ur ar ea code a ppear s, t hen press REVIEW to enter the digi t. Th e s econd 0 flas hes. 8. Re pe at Ste p 7 to set the second and thir d dig- it s of y o ur a re a co de . Notes: • If y ou make a mist ake wh il e set t in g the ar- ea c ode, pres s DELETE . [...]

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    18 tom atic ally se t by signal s sent f rom the phone com pany wit h the fi rst incomin g cal l. When y ou enter the are a code ’s l ast di git, the sys tem di splays 12:00AM 1/01 . Note : The t elephone company sends th e cor rec t tim e with ea ch inc omin g c all , s o t he corr ect d ate and t ime are autom aticall y set wh en the sy ste m r[...]

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    19 When fl ashes i n t he upper ri ght cor ner of t he displ ay or t he di splay d ims, r eplace t he ba tt eries . Cautions : • Always r emove ol d or weak bat te ries. Batter - ies c an leak ch emica ls t hat can dam ag e yo ur system . • Dispose of dead batter ies pro mptly and proper ly; do not bury or burn them. ADJUSTING THE DISPL AY CONT[...]

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    20 To i ncr ease t he display c ont rast, hold down DE- LETE/R EAD while r epe atedly press ing REVIE W . To decr eas e the d ispla y co ntrast , hol d down DE- LETE/R EAD whil e repe atedly press in g REVIEW . Note: Do not ho ld do wn DELET E/READ wit hout also pressi ng one of the REVIEW keys. That er as- es ca l l re co r ds fro m m e m o ry . I[...]

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    21 CONNECTING THE SYS TEM Connecting to a Phone 1. Disconne ct t he teleph one’s li ne cord f rom the modul ar wa ll j ack and pl ug it i nto t he sys - te m’ s PHO NE ja ck. 2. Plug one e nd of t he sup plied line c ord in to the s yst em’s LI NE ja ck. 3. Plug the other end of the cord int o the mod u- lar wa ll ja ck . ILLU STRA TIO N 43-9[...]

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    22 Connecting to an Answering Ma chine 1. Disco nnect the cord that connec ts your an- swe ring mach ine to y our phone l ine fr om the modu lar wa ll jack . Then pl ug it into the s ys- tem ’s PHONE jac k. 2. Plug o ne end of the s uppli ed lin e cord i nto the sys tem’ s LINE jac k. 3. Plug t he cord’ s ot h er end in to the modul ar wa ll [...]

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    23 4. Set your an swering machine to ans wer aft er two or more ri ngs. Thi s g ives the Sys tem 200 time to re cor d call infor mati on th at the phone compan y sends bet ween the f irst and sec- ond rings . Note: S ome answeri ng m achines block Call er ID infor mation from the System 200. If thi s happens , you might have to disc onnec t the ans[...]

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    24 Foll ow these st eps to m ount t he system on a wa ll. 1. Selec t a locat ion near t he phone li ne jack. Then, using t he r ound hole s in th e mount ing brack et as a templ ate, mark t he mountin g scre w locati ons on the wall . 2. Drill two 1 / 8 - inch hole s in the wal l at the mar ked l ocati ons. Note: If neede d fo r extr a support , wa[...]

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    25 4. Ali gn t he s lo ts on t he b ack of the sys tem wi th the h ooks on the bra cket. Then gent ly pus h the sys tem down on the brac ket to secur e it . ILLU STR A TION ILLU STR A TION 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 25 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 5:08 PM[...]

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    26 To r emove the syst em f rom the br acke t, p ress u p on t he bo ttom of the sys tem unti l i t snap s of f of the bra cket. 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 26 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 5:08 PM[...]

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    27 OPE RATI ON RECEIVING CALLS Caller ID i s a serv ice pr ovided by y our te lephone compan y. When you subs cribe to t his serv ice, the te lephone company sen ds the c aller ’s t ele- phone num ber (and n ame, if av ailab le) and t he call ’s da te an d t ime b etwe en the f irst and second rings . The sys tem r eceives and d ispla ys thi s [...]

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    28 Note: If you have a phone that has a hold fea- tur e, we do not recom mend u sing hol d for very long. The Caller I D inf ormati on sent b y the phon e com pany might di scon nect a caller on hold if a new call comes in . ILLU STRA TION 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 28 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 5:08 PM[...]

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    29 REVIEWING CALL RECORDS Each t ime you recei ve a call , your sy stem saves a cal l r ecor d in memor y that you can revie w late r, even whi le you ar e on the phone. Your s ystem saves up to 64 cal l reco rds, t hen (for subseq uent call s) it r eplace s the oldes t call reco rd with eac h new on e. A st ore d c all re cord i nclude s: • C a [...]

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    30 Foll ow the se ste ps to r evi ew the call infor ma ti on. 1. Repeat edly pr ess REVIEW or to se e th e indi vidual ca ll record s. T he system di spl ays the ph one numbe r (and t he name, if av ail- able) . 2. T o se e the dat e, time, an d numb er of t he c al l, press READ/DELET E . 3. T o see call inf ormati on for the nex t or the previ ou[...]

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    31 • Th e syst em aut omatic ally re turns to t he c ur- rent d ate an d ti me a bout 2 0 s econds aft er you p res s any but ton. Displayed Ca ll Information The s yst em can display the fol lowing info rmatio n: Dis play (Englis h, Fre nch, Spanis h) Descriptio n NEW CALL XX (al l l ang ua ge s) Appe ars the first time y ou re vi ew a new ca ll[...]

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    32 -PRIVATE CALL- APPEL PER SONNE L LLAMADA PRIV AD A Th e ca ll er ha s blo c ke d the Cal l er ID i nf orm at io n fr om bein g s ent . --END-- --FIN-- --FIN-- Ap pear s wh en yo u re ach t he end o f yo ur ca ll r eco r ds . Pres s the other REVI EW key to se e t he m ag ai n. Dis play (Englis h, Fre nch, Spanis h) Descriptio n 43-9 85 .fm Pag e[...]

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    33 ----ERROR----- ----ERREUR----- ----ERROR----- Ap pear s if th e Cal le r ID inf or- mati on was g arb le d, or if the re was an er ror dur ing t he tr ansmi ssi on of Cal le r ID inf or m a t io n. A - ap pe ars i n the call record where the dat a is lo st . NO CALLS AU CUN APPELS NO LLAMADAS Ap pear s i f t her e are no cal l rec ord s in th e [...]

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    34 MESSAGE WAITING MES . EN A T TENTE MENS AJE ESPERA Ap pear s wh en a mes sag e i s wai tin g (if yo u su bs crib e t o your ph on e co mp any ’ s me s- sage w ait i ng s erv ice ). -OUT OF AREA- -H O RS ZONE - -FUERA DE AREA- Ap pear s i f t he c aller is not wi thin a C all er ID servic e are a. N o ca ll er i nf orma t io n appe ar s . END O[...]

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    35 DELETING CALL RECOR DS Deleting a S ingle Ca ll 1. Repeatedl y press ei ther REVIEW ke y u nti l t he call you wa nt to de lete appe ars. 2. Hold d own DELET E/READ . The ca ll infor ma- tion f lashes, then --END-- a ppears and the c all infor mation is del eted. Once you delet e the call infor mat ion, you cann ot retr ieve i t. If no other cal[...]

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    36 Deleti ng All Calls 1. Press REVIEW or to revi ew all call rec ord s. 2. From th e cur rent dat e and ti me displ ay , hold down READ/DEL ETE unti l the displ ay f lashe s for 4 seconds and NO CALLS appea rs, ind i- cati ng all c alls ar e delet ed. Then the system ret urns to the curr ent date and t ime displ ay . 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 36 Monday , [...]

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    37 T ROUBLE SHOOTING If you r syst em is not work ing as i t should, these suggest ions m ight hel p y ou eli minate the pro b- le m. Prob lem Sugg estio ns Blank scr een A dju st the co nt r as t a s de scri be d i n “A dj u stin g t he Disp la y Con tra st” on Page 19. Re pl ac e or rei ns tal l t he bat t eri es a s desc ri be d in “In sta[...]

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    38 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radi oSha ck System 200 64- Memory Caller ID wit h M es sage Wai ting is an exa mple o f su per i- or des ign and c raf tsmanshi p. The f ollo wing sug- gesti on s wi ll help y ou c are f or your s ystem s o yo u can e nj oy it for y ears. Keep the s ystem dry. I f it get s we t, wipe i t dry i mmediat ely. L iquid s mi[...]

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    39 Keep th e s ystem away fr om d ust an d dirt , whic h ca n cause p remat ure wear of p arts. Handle the system gentl y and care- full y. Dr opping it c an dam age ci rcuit boards and case s and c an cause th e system to wor k improper ly. Use only fresh bat teries o f the re- quired siz e a nd ty pe. Bat teri es can leak c hemi cals t hat d amag[...]

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    40 Wipe the syste m with a da mp cloth occasi onal ly to kee p it lo oking new. Do not use har sh chemical s, cl ean- ing sol vents, or str ong deter gents t o clean the system . Modif yi ng or tampe ring wit h the sys tem’s int ernal com ponents can cause a malfun ction and might inva lidat e your syst em’s warr anty and voi d your FCC author [...]

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    41 LIGHTNING Your sys tem ha s buil t-i n prote ction circuit s to r e- duce th e r is k of da mage f rom sur ges in te lephone and power lin e cu rrent . These prote ction circ uits meet or exceed t he FCC requi rements. However , light ni ng str ikin g the t elephone or p ower lines can damage you r sys tem. Light ning d amage is not common. Neve[...]

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    42 NOTES 43-9 85 .fm Pag e 42 Monday , Au gust 16 , 199 9 5:08 PM[...]

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    43 Lim it ed One-Y ear W arr ant y Thi s product is wa rranted by RadioShac k against m anufactur- ing d efects in material and workman ship u nder normal u se for one (1) yea r from the date of purchas e fr om Ra di oShac k com- pany- owned stores a nd authorized RadioS hack franchisees and deal ers. EXCEPT AS PROV IDED HEREIN, Radi oShack M AKES [...]

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    Rad ioSha ck A Division of T andy Corporation F ort Wo rt h, T exa s 7610 2 8A7 Pri nt ed in M alay sia 9 A7 Pr int ed in M al ay sia (continue d) In the ev ent of a pr oduct defect dur in g the wa rrant y period , take th e produ ct and th e RadioS hack sal es receipt as proof of purcha se dat e to an y RadioSha ck stor e. RadioSh ack will , at it[...]