Radio Shack 360 manual

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    Ca t. N o . 43- 980 OWNER’S MANU AL Please read be fore using this equipmen t. Syst em 360 Caller ID wit h Callback With 100 Caller ID Mem o ri es 43-9 80 .f m Page 1 Monda y, Aug us t 16, 1999 4: 44 P M[...]

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    2 This sym bol is in tended to a lert you to the pr es ence of un- insu lated dangerous voltage w ithin th e product’s en closure that migh t be of suff icient magn itude to cons titute a risk of elect r ic shock. Do not ope n the produc t’s case. This symbo l is inte nded to inf orm you that imp ortant op er- at in g a nd ma int e na nc e i ns[...]

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    3 FEA TURES Your RadioSh ack System 360 Call er ID with Call back is the lates t in te lep hone techn ology. The system di splay s the cal l- er’s t elephon e number (a nd name, i f availabl e in yo ur area) and the cu rrent da te and time, as pr ovide d by y our l ocal phone com pany t o Calle r ID ser vice subscri bers. The sys- tem’s cal lba[...]

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    4 Ti me a n d Dat e D is pla y — disp lays t he curr ent tim e and da te as p rovide d to Calle r ID ser vice subscri bers b y your l o- cal tel ephone c ompany. Mes sage Waiting Indicat or — appears when you have re- cei ved a voi ce mail message (if you subscr ibe to t he mes- sage wai ting ser vi ce from your loca l phone company) . Large Li[...]

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    5 Note: You n eed four AAA batte ries (not supplied) to power the System 360 . This sys tem has bee n teste d and found to com ply with a ll appli cable UL and F CC standa rds. We rec ommend you record the sys tem’s s erial number here. The number is on the system ’ s bottom panel . Serial Number: ______ ___________ ______ __ Impo r tant Inf o [...]

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    6 FCC INFORMA TION We h ave desi gned your System 360 to c onform t o feder al regul ati ons, an d you c an conne ct i t to most t elephone li nes. However , each Cal ler ID system ( and each dev ice, s uch as a tele phone or answering mac hine) that you conne ct to the tel ephone li ne draws po wer from the li ne. We ref er to this power dra w as [...]

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    7 Note: You mus t not c onnect you r System 360 to: • Coin-op erated sys tems • Party- line sy ste ms • Most elect roni c k ey telep hone system s In the un like ly even t that yo ur Sys tem 3 60 cau ses p roblem s on t he pho ne line, the ph one com pany can tem poraril y dis- conn ec t your ser vic e. I f th i s happ en s , the phon e co m [...]

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    8 This system co m p lies with the li mits for a Cla ss B devi ce as spec ified i n P art 15 of FCC Ru les . Thes e limi ts pro vide r ea- so na bl e pr o t ect ion agai ns t ra dio and TV i nt er fer enc e in a res - iden tial a rea. H oweve r, your Sys tem 3 60 mig ht cau se TV or rad io inte rferenc e eve n whe n it is o per ating p roper ly. To[...]

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    9 CO NT EN T S Pr epar ati on .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 1 1 In sta lling Bat teri es/S etup .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 1 1 Ad justi ng the D isp lay C on tras t ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 17 Connecti ng th e Syste m ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..[...]

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    10 T roubleshooti ng .... ....... ..... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ..... ....... ..... 34 Car e an d Ma inte na n ce ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... 35 Lig ht n in g .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... . 37 43-9 80 .f m Page 10 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 :44 P M[...]

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    11 PREP ARA TI ON INST ALLING BA TTERI ES/SETUP You need f our AAA ba tteries (not s upplied) to power the system . For the longest operat ion an d best pe rform an ce, we recomme nd al kali ne b atter ies, such as Ra dio Shack Cat. No. 23-558. Cautions : • Always use fr esh batte ries of the requir ed size and typ e. • Do not m ix old and new [...]

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    12 1. If you are re placing t he batte ries, unplug the ph one lin e and the pho ne’s cord from the system . 2. Use a P h illip s screwdrive r to r emov e the ba ttery co m- partment s crew on the bot- tom of the syste m, th en slide the cover off in the di rec ti on of t he arr ow o n th e c o ve r’ s do or . 3. Inse rt f our f resh AAA bat- t[...]

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    13 4 . T urn th e sys tem over so you can see the dis play . Af ter you insta ll batte ries , the syst em bee ps and di s- plays FA640 REV 1.8 (inf ormation ab out th e sys- tem’ s s oftwa re), the n SET LANGUAGE for a few se c- onds, the n ENGLISH (t he defaul t disp lay langua ge) appears fo r about 45 sec- onds. 5. T o selec t anot her la ngua[...]

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    14 Notes: • The displ ay show s ENGLISH aga in if you press REVIEW a t hird time. • If you do not press any key wi thin 45 seco nds after pressi ng REV IEW , the module automati cally selec ts Engl ish. G o t o Step 7. 6. P r ess REVIEW to store the s elect ed lang ua ge. The modu le be eps, an d 000 and SET AREA CODE (E ng lis h), CODIGO DE AR[...]

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    15 7. W ith in 45 sec onds, r epe atedly pr ess REVIEW unt il th e first d igit of yo ur area co de app ear s, then p ress REVIEW to s et the digit. T h e secon d 0 flas hes. Notes: • If you make a mis take while set ting t he area code, press DEL ETE . The cursor moves to th e first di git of the area code. Then repeat St eps 7 and 8 t o reset t[...]

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    16 The tel ephone compan y sends t he corr ect time wit h each i ncoming cal l, so the correc t date and time ar e a u to mati cal l y set wh e n the sys tem rec ei ves its f irs t call . 9. Repla ce the batter y cover and t he scre w . If you ar e repl acing t he bat teri es, r econnect the phone li nes. When fl ashes in t he upper right corner o [...]

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    17 ADJUSTING THE DISPLA Y CONTRAST To incr ease the di splay contrast, hold do wn DE LETE while r e pe at ed l y pr e ssi ng REVIEW . To decr ease the d isplay c ontras t, h old down DELE TE wh ile r e pe at ed l y pr e ssi ng REVIE W . Note: Do not hold down DEL ETE wi thout also pressi ng one of the REVIEW keys . You could acc identall y erase th[...]

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    18 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM Connecti ng to a Phone 1. Disc onnect the te lephone line cor d from the phone and plug it int o the system’ s LINE jack. 2. Pl ug on e end of the su pplied l ine cord in to the syste m’s PHONE ja ck. 3. Plug t he other end of the cor d into the phone’ s jac k. (illus tra t i o n ) 43-9 80 .f m Page 18 Monda y , Au gu[...]

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    19 Connecting to a n Answering Machi ne 1. D isconnect t he telephone line cor d that connects your answer i ng machi ne t o your phone from the answering machine’s jack. Then plug i t i n t o the system’s PH ONE jack. 2. Pl ug on e en d of t he sup pl ied l in e cor d into the s ys tem ’s LIN E ja c k. 3. P lug the co rd’s oth er end in to[...]

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    20 Note: Some a nswerin g machines block Calle r ID inf orma- ti on from th e Syst em 360. If t his happ ens, you mi ght have t o dis connect t he answer ing machi ne. MOUNTING THE SYSTEM You can pl ace the Sys tem 360 dir ectly o n a d esk, shel f, or tabl e, or mount it on a wall usin g t he suppli ed mountin g brac ket an d scre ws. Foll ow th e[...]

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    21 3. W hil e holding the bra cket aga ins t th e wall, th read a s crew th rough each r oun d hole in the bracke t, the n tighte n the screws. 4. Align the slots on t he back of the s ystem wi th t he hook s on the bra cket. G ently push t he syst em dow n on t he bra cket t o secu re i t. To remove t he sys tem from t he br acket, press up on the[...]

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    22 OPER A TIO N RECEIVING CALLS Call er ID is a serv ice prov ided by you r telephone co mpany. When you sub scribe to this ser vice, the t elephon e company sends the c aller ’s tel ephone num be r (and name, i f ava ilable) and the call’ s dat e and t ime b etween t he f irst and s econd ri ngs. The s ystem re ceives a nd displ ays th is info[...]

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    23 If t he new cal l indic ator f lashes rapidly while the phon e is ringi ng and you s ee PRIVATE CALL , th e call er is bloc king their nam e or teleph one number f rom being sen t. If yo u subsc ribe to yo ur phone com pany ’s m essa ge waitin g ser vic e, your sy st em ca n i nfo rm you when th e phon e co m pa - ny ha s messa ges wai ting. I[...]

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    24 REVIEWING CALL RECORDS Each ti me you re ceive a cal l, your syst em saves a cal l reco rd in memory that you can review la ter or while you are on the phone. Your s ystem saves up to 64 cal l records, then (f or subseq uent cal ls) it repla ces the o ldest cal l reco rd with each new one. A stor ed call recor d includ es: • Ca ll num ber (ord[...]

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    25 Note: The system retur ns to the t ime/dat e display af ter 20 seconds if you do not press a key. (i llus t rat io n - sho w REV IE W but tons ) 43-9 80 .f m Page 25 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 :44 P M[...]

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    26 Display ed Call Inf ormation T he syst em can displ ay the fol lowing inf ormati on: Description Display (E nglish, F rench , Span ish) A ppea rs t he f irst tim e yo u rev iew a ne w call re cord . XX is th e nu mber of n ew ca lls. XX NEW CALL(S) (a ll la ngua ges ) The ca ll er h as blo cked t he Ca lle r ID In f orma ti on fr om be in g sent[...]

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    27 Description Display (Engli sh, Fre nch , Spa n ish) App ears if the C al l er ID i nf orm atio n wa s gar bled , o r if th ere w a s an e rr or du rin g the t ran smiss io n of Cal l er ID i nform a- tion . A - appe ars wh ere t he da ta is los t. ----ER RO R ----- ----ER RE U R----- ----ER RO R ----- App ears if th ere are no call reco rds i n [...]

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    28 DELETING CALL RECORDS Deleti ng a Single Call No te: Yo u cannot delet e a call mark ed as a VIP call by us- ing only the steps in this sect ion. See “ Using VIP Cal ls” o n Page 31. 1. Repeat edly pr ess eit her REVIEW ke y unt il the c all you want to delet e app ears. 2. P r es s DE LE TE twice. (il lustrat ion) 43-9 80 .f m Page 28 Monda[...]

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    29 Deleting Al l Calls 1. Repeatedl y press either REVIEW key un til --END-- appears. 2. While --END-- appe ars , h ol d do wn DELE TE until NO CALLS ap pe ars . USING CALLBACK Whe n a phone number you want to dial appears on the disp l ay , you can press CALL - BACK to automat ically dial it. DIALING appears, then the phone num ber appear s. The n[...]

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    30 To co mplete the call, pick up the phone wi thin 4 secon ds af- ter you see PICKUP PHONE . If y ou do no t pick up th e phone wi thi n 4 second s, PICKUP PHONE disap pears an d the system does n ot com plet e the c all. O therwi se, press CALLBACK again to r edial the number. Notes: • If the phone nu mber’s ar ea code mat ches t he are a cod[...]

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    31 Calling the Last Reviewed Number To cal l the phone n umber i n the last call recor d you re- viewed, press CAL LBACK wh en the cu rrent time an d date appear. The system di als t he num ber and disp lays PICKUP PHONE . To complet e t he call , pick up the phone wi thin 4 seconds af ter PICKUP PHONE appea rs. USING VIP CALLS If yo u recei ve a c[...]

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    32 Notes: • The syst em protect s VIP call recor ds, to make it dif fi cul t to de lete t hem by mis take. T o delet e a VIP c all recor d, you m ust fir st unmar k it us ing the ste ps in “ Unmarki ng a VIP Cal l Record” on Pag e 33 then del ete it usi ng the step s in “Deleti ng a Single Call” on Page 28. • If you tr y to mark more th[...]

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    33 As you pres s REVIEW or REVIEW to revi ew stor ed records , appears on each rec ord marked a s a VIP call recor d. Unmarking a VIP Ca ll Record 1. Repeatedl y press REVIEW or REVIEW to dis pla y the VI P call record y ou want to un mark. 2. Hold down CALLBACK unti l disap pears fr om the di splay and t he system beeps o nce. PRIORIT Y PRIORIT Y [...]

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    34 TROUBLESHOO TING If yo ur syste m is not working as it shoul d, the se suggesti ons might help you e limi nate t he pro blem. P roblem Solut ion Blank scre en Batter y installa tion — Replac e or rei n- stall the bat teries as de scrib ed in “I n- stall ing Batte ries/ Programmi ng the Mod- ule” on Page 11. Contrast contr ol — Adjust the[...]

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    35 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Radi oShack System 3 60 Ca ller I D with Cal lback is an example of super ior design and craft smanship. The fol lowing suggesti ons will hel p you care for y our system so you can en- j o y it fo r yea r s. Keep t he system d ry. If i t get s wet , wipe it dry immed iately. Liquids m ight con tain mi neral s that ca n[...]

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    36 Use only fresh batte ries of the r eq uired size and type. Batterie s can lea k chemical s that dam ag e your syst em’ s ele ctroni c parts . Wipe the sys tem wit h a da mp cloth occa sional ly to kee p it looki ng new. Do not use har sh chem- ical s, cl eaning solvent s, or strong det ergents t o clean th e s ystem . Mod ifying or ta m p erin[...]

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    37 LIGHTNING Your syst em has bui lt- in protect ion ci r cuits to redu ce the r isk of damage f rom surges in t elepho ne and power lin e curre nt. These prot ectio n circuit s meet or exce ed the FCC require- ments. Howeve r, light ning st riking the t elepho ne or power lines can d amage your s ystem. Lightn ing damage is not common . Neverthe l[...]

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    38 NOTES 43-9 80 .f m Page 38 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 :44 P M[...]

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    39 Limit ed One-Y ea r Warr anty This product is warr anted by Rad ioShack against manu facturing defects in mate- rial and workma ns hip u nder normal use for one (1) ye ar from t he date of pur- chase f r om RadioShack company-owne d stor es and authoriz ed Radi oS ha ck franchis ees and dealer s. E X CE PT AS PROVIDED HERE IN, RadioSha c k MA KE[...]

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    Rad ioSha c k A Division of T andy Corporation F ort Wor th, Texa s 76 102 5A7 Pri nted in M alay sia (Conti nued) This war rant y does not cover : ( a) da ma g e or fa il ur e c aus ed b y or attributable to acts of God, a buse, accident , misuse, improper or abnor mal usa g e, fai lure to fol low instruc tions, imp r op er installation or mainte [...]