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    Cat. No . 43- 962A OWNER’S MANUAL Ple ase rea d be for e us in g t hi s eq uip men t. Sy st em 24 0 60-Nu mber Mem ory Caller ID 43- 96 2A. fm P age 1 M ond ay , Au gu st 16, 1 999 3 :33 PM[...]

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    2 Warning: To re duc e the r isk of fir e or sh ock ha z ard, do not exp os e th i s prod uct to rain or mo i stur e. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUT IO N : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. CAUTION ! This s y mbol is intended t o [...]

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    3 FEA T URES The Radio Shack System 240 60-Nu mber Memor y Caller ID is t he lat est i n tele - phone t echn ol ogy. W hen you subsc ribe to Cal ler ID se rvice , the tel ephon e c om- pany send s t he caller ’s nam e, t elephone number , th e date, and the time of the call between t he firs t and second ri ngs. This modul e sto res and disp lay [...]

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    4 Tril ingual Messages — lets you set the modul e to di splay mes sage s in En- gli sh, F rench, or Sp ani sh. Contra st Control — let s you adjust the di sp lay c ontrast for the bes t vi sibi lit y. This module h as been test ed and foun d to comp ly with all applicab le UL an d FCC standar ds. Notes: • T o use t his m odul e, yo u must be [...]

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    5 FCC IN FORMA TION We have des igned your System 240 t o confor m to federa l regul ation s, and you can connect i t to most t elepho ne lines . However, each system (an d each de - vice, such a s a tele phone or ans wering machine) that yo u connect to the t ele- phone li ne draws power from the l ine. We re fer to thi s power draw as t he device[...]

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    6 Note: You must not connect the module to : • Coin- operat ed system s • Part y-li ne system s • Mos t el ectroni c key tel epho ne syst em s In t he unli kely ev ent th at your module caus es pr oblems o n the te lephone l ine, the tel ephone company can disconnec t your serv ice. The teleph one company att empts t o noti fy you i n advance[...]

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    7 This module complies wit h the limit s for a Class B digital device as spec ifi ed in Part 15 of FCC Rules . These limit s provi de reaso nable pr otecti on again st radi o and TV interf eren ce in a re sident ial a rea. Howe ver, y our module mi ght cause TV or radi o interfe rence even when it is oper atin g p roperl y. To elim inate int erfer [...]

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    8 CONTENTS Ins tal ling B atter ies ..... ... .... ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ... .... ..... ... ..... .... ... . 9 Connecti ng to the Phone Line ..... ...... . .... . ..... ..... ...... ... .. . ..... ...... ... .. . ..... .... .. . 1 1 Co nnec ti ng to a S in gle Lin e . ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ...[...]

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    9 IN S TAL L ING BATTE RIES The S ystem 240 is power ed by t hree AAA bat teries. For the longe st operat ion, we recomm end you use al kalin e batt eries (Radio Shack Cat. No . 23-5 55). F oll ow these st eps to inst all the bat teri es. Note: If you are replaci ng th e batter ies, unpl ug t he module fro m the phone lin e. 1. Press do wn and slid[...]

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    10 When t he battery l ow indica tor ( ) appear s in the t op left corn er of the di s- play or t he displ ay di ms, r eplace t he batt erie s. Cauti ons: • Onc e you r emove the bat teri es fr om the Cal ler ID mo dule, you have 7 sec- onds to i nstal l new batteri es withou t losi ng saved informat ion. • Do no t press a ny butto ns after you[...]

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    11 CONNECT ING TO THE PHONE L INE CONNECTING TO A SIN GLE LINE The Cal ler I D mo dul e connec ts t o the phone li ne u si ng a modul ar t el ephone-l ine connect or. I f yo ur phone l in e does not have t his type of jac k, you ca n up dat e t he wiri ng your self using n ecessary adapt ers av ailab le at your l ocal RadioSha ck store. Or, you can[...]

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    12 Foll ow the se steps to co nnect the modul e to the phone line. 1. Unplug the p hone’ s cord f rom the phon e l ine j ack and plug t his cord i nto the modul e’s PHONE ja c k. 2. Plug one end of the sup plied modu lar c ord i nto t he m odule’ s WA L L jac k. 3. Plug the othe r end of t he supp l ied m odul ar cord i nto the phone line jac[...]

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    13 CONNECTING TO A T WO-LINE, THREE-WAY JACK You can c onnec t the mod ule to a two -line pho ne using a t wo -li ne, three- way jack (Ca t. No. 27 9-4 02). Th e modu le only s hows infor mation about c alls re- ceiv ed on the lin e to whi ch it i s con nect ed. Foll ow the se steps to con nect the modul e to a two-l i ne phone. 1. Unplug the phone[...]

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    14 2. Plug the phone’ s cord i nt o the L1 + L2 jack on the adapte r . 3. Plug one end of the sup plied modu lar c ord i nto t he m odule’ s WA L L jac k. 4. Plug the other end of t he m od ular c ord i nto ei ther t he L1 or L2 jack on the adapt er , d epending on which lin e’ s call s you want to monitor . Note: You can also c onnec t t wo [...]

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    15 CONNECTING TO AN AN SWERING MACHINE 1. Unplug the answe ring machi ne’ s co rd from t he phone line jack, the n p lug t he cord i nto the module’ s PH ON E j a ck. 2. Pl u g one end of the supp lied p hone co rd in to th e WAL L jack o n the mod- ule. Then p lug the other e nd of the cord int o the phone li ne j ack. 3. Set t he answeri ng m[...]

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    16 MOUNTING THE M ODULE You ca n place t he module on a des ktop or tabl e, o r mount it on a wa l l. To m ount the Syst em 240 on a wall, you ne ed two wood screws ( not suppl ied). 1. Use the brac ket as a t emplate t o mark the sc rew loca tions , then dr ill t wo holes into the wall . 2. Secure the br acket to the wal l by thr eading two sc rew[...]

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    17 3. Disconne ct the phone l ines from t he System 240 and t hre ad them thr ough the l ower o pening on the br ack et. 4. Reconnect the phone l ines to the Sys- tem 240, the n slide the modu le onto the br acke t, and push th e module down to se cur e it . wallmnt1.eps REVIEW DELETE 43-9 62 A.f m Pag e 17 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 3:33 PM[...]

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    18 SETTING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE The Syst em 240 i s preset to dis play mes- sages in English. To select a la nguage at any time, hol d down bo th review buttons unt il SELECT LANGUAGE appear s, the n rel ease the but tons. ESP FRA ENG ap- pears . To s ele ct Span ish, press DELETE . To selec t French, press REVIEW . To se- le ct E n gli sh, pr ess [...]

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    19 ADJUSTING T HE DISPLAY CONTRAST Follo w these steps to adjust the displ a y’ s contr ast for t he best vis ibil i ty. 1. Press eit her RE VIEW but ton so – NO CALLS – (or a call re cord) appe ars. Then hold down DELETE . 2. Withi n 6 secon ds, repe ated ly pres s REVIEW to d ecre ase the con trast o r REVIEW to i ncr eas e i t. Note: I f y[...]

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    20 CALLER I D INFORMATION The m odule automati call y dis plays a ll r eceive d Call er ID infor mation for ev ery inco ming cal l bet ween the firs t and s econd ri ng. As it r eceive s call s, i t s tores the inf ormati on in t he module’ s memor y for lat er reca ll. When th e m odul e’s mem ory becom e s fu ll, an y new reco rd repla ces th[...]

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    21 Note: The displ ay shows u p to 10 digit s of th e phon e number. If t he incomi ng phone numb er i s longer than 10 di gits , th e displa y shows onl y the las t 10 digi ts . Descri ption Display (Engl ish, French, Spanish) Appears th e first ti me you revie w a ca ll’s in for - mation. XX is the nu mber of ne w ca lls that you have recei ved[...]

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    22 Appears if the cal l er has elect ed to block Call er I D informat ion. Mess age appea rs f or about 30 sec onds and the cal l indicat or fla shes. ANONY MO US C AL L CONFI DE NTIE L LLAMA DA ANO NI MA Appears if the Cal ler ID in formati on was gar - bled . Min or el ectri cal distu rban ces can affect the Cal ler ID infor mation. Occasion al e[...]

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    23 Appears if there ar e no call rec ords in the sys- tem’ s memory whe n you pr ess a REVI EW ke y . -NO CALLS- -AUCUN APPEL- NO HA Y LLAMADAS Appears when cal l inf ormat ion is no t sent by the t elephon e c ompany. This h appens if you have not subscri bed t o Ca ller I D s ervice o r if you answe r th e call bef ore the seco nd ring. -NO DA [...]

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    24 DELETING CALL RECORDS To del ete the disp layed call recor d, qui ck ly press DELE TE twic e . To del ete al l cal l r ecords, hold down DELETE for ab out 6 s econds. The mod ule disp lays – NO CALLS – . 43-9 62 A.f m Pag e 24 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 3:33 PM[...]

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    25 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radio Shack Syst em 240 60- Number Memor y Caller ID i s an example of superi or des ign an d cr af tsma nshi p. The f ol lowing suggest ions will help you car e fo r the modu le so you ca n e njoy it f or years . Keep the mod ule dry. If it ge ts wet, wi pe it dry immedi atel y. Liq - uids can cont ain mine rals th at [...]

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    26 Handle the module ge ntly a nd caref ully. D ropp ing it ca n damage the ci rcuit b oard s and c an cause the modul e to wo rk imprope rly. Wipe t he mo dul e with a d am p cl oth o ccas io nally to kee p it look- ing ne w. Do not us e harsh ch emic als, c leanin g solven ts, or str ong deterg ents to cl ean th e module . Modif ying or t amperin[...]

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    27 LIGHTNING This syst em has bui lt-in pro tecti on circ uits to reduce t he risk of damage from surges in phon e and power l ine current . Thes e pr otect ion cir cuits meet or ex - ceed t he FCC requi rements. However , li ghtni ng str iki ng the phone or po wer lines can dam age th e system . Light ning damage i s not commo n. Neverthel ess , i[...]

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    28 NOTES 43-9 62 A.f m Pag e 28 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 3:33 PM[...]

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    30 43-9 62 A.f m Pag e 30 Monday , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 3:33 PM[...]

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    31 Lim it ed One-Y ear W arr ant y Thi s product is warrante d by RadioSha ck again st man ufactur ing def ects in mate rial and workmanshi p under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purc hase from R adioShack company- owned stores and author i zed Ra dioShac k franchi sees and de aler s. EXCE PT AS PROV IDED HERE IN, Radi oSha ck MAKES N[...]

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    RadioSh ack A Div ision of T andy Corpo ration For t Worth, T exas 761 02 4A 7 Pr int ed in Th ai land (Conti nued) parts and produc ts, an d produ cts on w hich a refund is mad e, becom e the prop er t y of RadioShac k. New or r econditio ned part s and produ cts ma y be us ed in the performanc e of war rant y se rvic e. Re - paired or replac ed p[...]