Radio Shack 4-Line Telephone System with Speakerphone and Caller ID manual

Owner’s Manual Please re ad before u sing this equipm ent. 4-Line Telephone System with Speakerpho ne and Call er I D 43-5709.fm P age 1 Wednesday, December 20, 2000 10:56 AM[...]

2 Important Information ˆ Importa nt Informa tion READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION We ha ve desig ned you r system to conf orm to federal regul ations , an d yo u ca n co nne ct it to most tele phone li nes. However, ea ch de- vice, s uch as a telephon e or an swering ma- chine, that yo u connec t to the te lephon e line draws power fro m the tel eph[...]

3 Important Information Also, the pho ne comp an y can make chang es to it s lines, equipme nt, ope rations, o r proce- dures tha t could af fect the operation of this telepho ne. The telephone com pany notifi es you of these c hanges in adva nce, so you can take the nec essary ste ps to prevent inte rrup- tion of y our telep hone service. LIGHTNIN[...]

4 Important Information 15. Ne ver push objec ts of an y kind into this produ ct through ca binet slots as they may tou ch dangero us voltage poin ts or short o u t parts that coul d result in a risk of fi re or elec tric shoc k. Ne ver sp ill liqu id of any kind on t he pro duc t. 16. T o reduce the risk o f electric shock , do not disas semble th[...]

5 Contents ˆ Contents Features ... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ... ............ 7 A Quick L ook at Y our Phone .............. ................. ............................ ...................... ............... 8 Installatio n ........................... .[...]

6 Contents Using M ute .......... ................. ........... ................. ............................ ............................ .......... 18 Using th e Intercom ..................... ................ ............ ................ ............ ................. .............. . 1 8 Using Aut omatic Answer .................. ............[...]

7 Features ˆ Features Your S print 4-Lin e Phone Sy stem c ombines advanc ed teleph one technology with a c om- plete f our-line telepho ne system. Yo u can connec t up to twe lve stat ions, with each servi ng a s an exte nsio n on whic h yo u ca n make a nd receiv e outside and internal ca lls. The phon e’s other feature s include: Caller ID Me[...]

8 A Quick Look at Your Phone ˆ A Quick Look at Y our Phone SCRA TCH P AD — press once w hile the phone is on or off the hook . En ter a numb er you w ant to stor e tempo rarily, then press SCRA TCH P AD again . The ph on e beeps once . To dial the st ored numbe r, lift the han dset and pr ess SCRA TCH P AD . When the n umber appe ars on the scr [...]

9 Instal lation ˆ Installati on Inst alling y our phone is easy, bu t it i s impo r- tant that y ou follow the instruc tions in th is manual in se quence fo r the telep hone to work prope rly. PLANNING Y OUR SYSTEM To take full advantage o f many of the s ys- tem’s feat ures, you must hav e four telephone lines wi th separate phon e number s. Ho[...]

10 Instal lation Square Config uration When all lin es are al l com mon, the config ura- tion is called square. Si nce all l ines a re com- mon, c alls on any l ine can be tra nsferred to any st ati on. Non-Square Configur ati on/ Private L ine Support When all li nes ar e not c ommon, the conf igu- ration is called non-square. Dep ending on which [...]

11 Instal lation plu g the o the r en d of t he c ord int o a t wo- line pho ne jack or a coup ler that is c on- nect ed to two single-l ine ph one jack s. 4. Plug the othe r long cord into LI NE 3& 4 on the b ottom of the tel ephone. Use a coin or sc rewdrive r to fit the co rd into the other groove be side the lin e jacks and plug the ot her [...]

12 Instal lation Cautions: • Use only fres h batteries of the required size a nd reco mmended type. • Before replacin g the batteries , discon - nect all telephone lines from your s y s- tem. • Do not use rech argeabl e batteries . 1. Turn t h e base o ve r, press t h e ta b on t he battery co mpartment cover , then lift of f the cove r . 2. [...]

13 Preparation The da ta port is al ways ac tive, re gard- less of the PC/F AX/PHONE setti ng. Plac - ing t he switch i n the PC/F AX position silenc es the ring and turn s off th e Line 2 stat us i ndi cato r . 3. S et P C/FAX/PH ONE on al l th e sta tions connecte d to Line 2 to PC/F AX (includin g the Auto Attend ant station , if appl icable). T[...]

14 Preparation V ERIFYING SY STEM CONFIGURATION To ve rify th at all s tat ion s a r e co mmun ica ting, hold d ow n PA G E A L L until 3$* , 1 * 3$* , 1 * 3$* , 1 * 3$* , 1 * an d the s ta- tion nu mbers for all connec ted stations ap- pear. Be sure all the sta tions conne cted to Lin e 1 appear. I f any stat ion does not app ear, make sure th e l[...]

15 Telephone Operation When se t to OFF , the ph one does n ot ring when a call is received on an y line. Setting Always Ring Your sys te m i s des ig ned s o y ou r ph one do es not ring wh en there is an in coming ca ll on one line if y ou are already talking on anothe r line, or whe n you hav e Auto Atten dant turned on. Howe ver, yo u can set y[...]

16 Telephone Operation Press HEADSET to answ er or end a call. Whil e the he ads et co nver sa tio n is in progress , the HEADSET indicato r lights re d. Switching Between the Headset and Speakerphone To sw itc h fr om t he s pea kerp hone to the headse t, press HEADSET . To switch from the headse t to the speake rphone, press SPEAK- ER . MAKING CA[...]

17 Telephone Operation Notes: • T o conf eren ce tw o calls , you r sta tio n must ha ve ma de or rece ived both calls. Y ou cannot co nferenc e with a call ma de or received by ano ther sta- tion. • The line in dicators must both be green to establ ish a co nference call. • Y ou cannot make a conference c all betwee n outsid e lines and th e[...]

18 Telephone Operation tion is on ano ther interc om call. Check the displ ay for th e stati on num - ber . Y ou cannot tran sfer the call. USING AUTO REDIAL Auto Red ial au tom ati call y r edi als a bus y or unansw ered number 10 times ev ery 10 s ec- onds. If the l in e is s till bu sy afte r 10 attempts, Auto Redia l turns off . 1. When you get[...]

19 Telephone Operation an interc om call, th e station be eps and the intercom is inst antly conne cted. If Auto matic Answer is not turned on, the called s tation rings wit h a double ring. Note: Line 1 mu st be co mmon to all th e sta- tions f or the intercom , or pa ging, to operate correctly. 1. Lift the han dset or press H EADSET , then press [...]

20 Telephone Operation Monitoring Other Rooms You can a ctivate another statio n’s spea ker- phone to li sten to ac tivit ies in th e room where the stat ion is located. Note: The statio n contac ted mus t have Auto - matic A n swer on to ena ble room mon i toring. 1. Press INTERCOM . (;7 1# "" (;7 1# "" (;7 1# "" (;[...]

21 Memor y O perat ion The syst em’s line status in dicato rs still sho w the st at us of the l ine wit h a s tanda rd tel e- phone c onnec ted. A sta ndard telep hone can join a call in the system at any time. Call Privacy is automati - cally rel eased. If th e person at the sta ndard telephone hangs up but you wa nt to c ontinu e the cal l, pre[...]

22 Memor y O perat ion store a pa use after the acc ess code to a llow the outs ide line time to connec t. To enter a 2-second pause , press HOLD/ P AUS E . 3 3 3 3 appears. Y ou can add mo re pause entries for a lo nger paus e. Editing Stored Numbers 1. Follow Ste ps 1–4 under “Sto ring a Name and Num ber in Memo ry”. 2. Select (',7 (&a[...]

23 Caller ID Operation ˆ Caller ID Operation If you subs cribe to Call er ID service from your phone comp any, the phone compa ny sends i nformation abo ut the call, i ncluding the time and date, betw een the first and sec- ond rings of eve ry call y ou rece ive. The s ys- tem displ ays this information w hen it receive s a call, and you can store[...]

24 Caller ID Operation 3. Select (17 (5 (17(5 (17(5 (17(5 . Th e first menu item &:&,' &: &,' &: & ,' &: &,' (Call W aiting Caller I D ) appear s. 4. Select &+$ 1*( &+$1 *( &+$ 1*( &+$1 *( to toggle bet w een 21 21 21 21 and 2)) 2)) 2)) 2)) . 5. Select 1(;7 1(;7 1(;7 1(;7 . 6$ 9 ( [...]

25 Caller ID Operation Note: If a Call er ID re co rd d oes no t co nta in a phone n umber (if it was bl ocke d by t he cal ler, for ex amp le) , you cann ot d ial fr om th at record. STORING A CALLER ID RECORD IN MEM ORY 1. Recal l the Call er ID record y ou want to stor e. 2. Hold d own the de sired mem ory locat ion button until you hea r a beep[...]

26 Troubleshooting ˆ T roubleshootin g Probl em Solutio n Cannot p rogram t he exist ing I D after discon nect- ing and recon necting t he pho ne. Perform a syst em update at ano ther sta tio n (see “T rouble- shooti ng” on Page 26). Cannot acces s the progr am mode. Statio n is off the hook or on hol d. Han g up or turn hold off. Does not rec[...]

27 Troubleshooting PERFORMING A SYSTEM UPDATE The sys tem upda te renew s the sta tus of all the stat ions in the system . The system a uto- matica lly updates it self when you discon- nected L ine 1, reconnec ted it or w hen AC power h as faile d and then been re stored. You mus t manual ly update t he syste m when you remo ve a station from th e [...]

43-5709 12A00 Printed in Indonesia Radio Shac k C orpo rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited O ne-Y ear Wa rranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship unde r normal use for one (1 ) year from the da te of purcha se from Rad ioSha ck company-ow ned stor es an d author ized R adio[...]