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    Cat. No. 43- 971 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease re ad b efo re usin g thi s eq ui pmen t. Syst em 420 Ca ll W ait i ng Caller ID 43-9 71.f m Page 1 Monday, Aug us t 16, 19 99 4:1 2 PM[...]

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    2 Thi s sym bo l is i nten de d to a ler t yo u to t he p res enc e of u n- in sula te d da nger o us vo lt ag e with in the p rod u ct’ s en clo - sure th at m ig ht b e of s uff ic ie nt m agni tud e to c on s titu te a ris k of el ect ri c sh oc k. D o n ot op en the pro du ct ’s c as e. Thi s s ymb ol i s i nte nde d to i nfor m you tha t i[...]

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    3 FEATURES Your Radi oShack S yst em 42 0 Call Wai tin g Call er I D off ers the lat est in tel ephone t echnolog y. The sys tem displ ays th e cur- rent date and time , and call infor m ati on as provided by you r lo- cal pho ne c om pany . The s ystem has these features: Ca ller ID Me mory — st ores and disp lays up t o 99 incomi ng phone num b[...]

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    4 No te: Your syst em requi res two AAA ba tteries (not supplied ) to prot ec t its memory duri ng a p ower outage . This syste m has been t ested and f ound t o comply with al l ap - pli cabl e UL and FCC stan dards. Im portant I nformati on: • T o use the Syst em ’ s Calle r ID, me ssag e waitin g, an d c al l wait ing featur es, you m u st b[...]

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    5 READ THIS BEFORE INST ALLA TIO N Your Ca ller ID sys tem confor ms to f ederal regulati ons, and you can connec t i t to most te l ep hone lines. Howeve r , each de- vice that you connec t to the p hone li ne draws power from t he phone l ine. We ref er to th is power dr aw as th e d evi ce’s ringe r equiv alence number , or REN. The REN is sho[...]

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    6 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Ins tall in g B att er ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connect ing the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Re set tin g t h e S yst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Connect ing [...]

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    7 VIP C all L i st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 Sto rin g Ca ll R eco rds in t he VIP Ca l l Lis t . . . . . . 27 T urni ng On /Off the VI P Ca ll S pe ci al R ing . . . . . 2 8 Re view in g an d D ele ting V IP C all Re c ord s . . . . . 28 Dia li ng from th e V I P Ca ll Lis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9[...]

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    8 PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your s ystem use s two AAA ba tteries to maintain i nfor m ati on in mem ory duri ng power f ailures. For the l ongest o peration and bes t perf ormance, we recommend you use alkali ne bat - ter ies such as RadioShac k Cat. No. 23- 555. Cauti ons: • Use only fresh bat teri es of the re commended si ze and type. [...]

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    9 1. Make sure the s ystem is unplug ged fro m the teleph one li ne and AC power . 2. Use a Phil lips scr ewdriv er to remove th e screw in the batt ery compa rtment cover o n the bo ttom of the sy stem, then re move the co ver . 3. Inser t fresh ba tter ies into t he compart ment as i ndicated by the polari ty symbol s ( + and –) ma rke d insid [...]

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    10 CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER The AC a dapter must be connecte d for the Syst em 4 20 to op - erat e. Note: You must al so keep batt eries in t he system t o protect the infor mation st ored in mem ory duri ng power fail ures. Cauti ons: • Y ou must use an AC adap ter that su pplies 9 vol ts DC and at leas t 50 m il liamps. It s center tip must be[...]

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    11 1. Inser t the AC ada pte r ’s ba rrel plug int o the DC 9V jac k on the back of the sy st em. 2. Plug t he other end of the AC adap ter into a st andard AC outl et. RESETTING THE SYSTEM Befor e you use the syst em the fir st time or to re set the sys - tem ’ s clock any ti m e, u se a poi nted obj ect, such as a str aight - ened p aper clip[...]

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    12 CONNECTING TO THE PHONE LI NE The Syst em 420 Call Waiti ng Cal ler ID conne cts to a mod ula r wall jack and your teleph one. If your telephone wi ring d oes not hav e a mod ula r wall jack , you can updat e th e wiring your - self . Radio Shack stor es sell jac ks and adapt ers necess ary to conver t older wi r ing methods to mod ular wiri ng.[...]

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    13 1. Unplug the exi sting tel ephone’ s modular cord fr om the modu lar phone jack an d plug this cord i nto the sy stem’ s PHONE jac k. 2. Plug one end of the s upplied m odular c ord in to the sys- tem ’s TE L. L INE ja ck. 3. Plug th e othe r end of the cord int o the modular wa ll jac k. Connecting to a T wo-li ne P hone To reco rd inf o[...]

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    14 2. Plug th e tr iplex adapte r into the mod ul ar phone jack. 3. Plug one end of the supplie d mod ular cor d i nt o the TEL . LINE jack on one of the sys tems. 4. Plug th e other end of the modula r cord int o e ither L1 or L2 on t h e tr iplex adapte r . 5. Rep eat Steps 3 and 4 to co nnect an other system t o the rem ai ning open ja ck ( L1 o[...]

  • Page 15

    15 SETTING THE TIME When no cal l records are di splaye d, the system displ ays the ti m e. The t elephone com pany sets the time with eac h incom- ing call ; howev er, you can al so se t th e ti m e y oursel f. F ollow these steps to m anual ly set the time. 1. When t he syste m disp lays th e time, p ress and hold READ until the time flashes on d[...]

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    16 ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONT RAST 1. Repeat edly pr ess MODE unt il the syst em displa ys CALLER ID MODE . 2. Press eit her REVIEW butt on. The sy stem dis plays t he tot al number of stor ed calls . 3. Press and hold READ for abo ut 6 seconds. The sys tem shows CONTRAST : XX . 4. Press REVIEW to increa se th e contras t (up to 15) or REVIEW to de[...]

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    17 STORING Y OU R LOCAL AREA CO DE You must store your loc al area code in the sys tem so it does not dial the area c ode when it di als/red ials a loca l call. Follow these s teps to st ore your are a code. 1. Repeat edly pr ess MODE unt il the syst em displa ys (AREA CODE):_ _ _ . 2. Press REVIEW or REVIEW to set t he fi rs t di git. 3. Press REA[...]

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    18 OPERATION RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS The sys tem d isplays t he curr ent t ime and da te as s ent by t he tel ephone compa ny ea ch time i t receive s a Ca ller I D record . The sys tem also automat ical ly displ ays all receiv ed Caller ID inf ormati on for e very incoming c al l, incl uding t he call’s t ime and dat e. As i t rece ives ca l[...]

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    19 Call W a iting If yo u are using the tele phone when a new call com es in, the syst em displa ys the new call inf ormati on, a nd th e NEW CALL indi cator flashes . Message W aitin g If y ou have a voi ce-mail mess age wait ing (if yo u subscri be to the t elephon e company’ s message wai tin g ser vice) , the NEW CALL i ndicat or fla shes and[...]

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    20 Repe at M e ss ag es If y ou ha ve recei ved a cal l fr om t he same p hone num ber more than once , X appears showi ng the number of re peat calls (up to 7) . Long Distance Calls The s ystem disp lays L-D-C with each lo ng dis tance cal l. Forwarded Calls The syste m displays CALL-Fd inst ead of the pho ne number if the ca l l was forwa rded to[...]

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    21 all calls (u sing the phone co mpany’ s cal l forwar ding servi ce). It di splays CALL-Fd BUSY if th e call was forwar ded fr om a numb er set to forward cal ls if the line i s busy. To see t he tel ephone number of the o riginal caller, press READ . Out of Area Calls The s ystem disp lays –OUT OF AREA– when: • The cal l or iginates from[...]

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    22 Private Calls In some area s, call er s have th e option of block ing their Cal le r ID inf ormation. Wh en a caller has bloc ked Caller ID, the sys- tem dis pla ys –PRIVATE CALL– inste ad of the c all informa- ti on. Line Error If there is an erro r in the Caller ID infor mation transmiss ion, -LINE ERROR- app ears on t he di splay. Note: M[...]

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    23 Name- or Number- Only Calls If t he Calle r ID inform ati on provi ded incl udes onl y the n ame or only the number, the system display s dashes for the missi ng inf ormati on. CALL RECORDS Reviewing Ca ll Records To se e h ow many c alls are s tored, press RE VIEW or whe n the sy stem di splays the ti me. The system di splay s the numb er of st[...]

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    24 No te: If t he display does not show the time, r epeated l y pre ss MO DE until th e syst em displ ays CALLER ID MODE be f o re you p ress REVIEW or . To vi ew i ndivi dual cal l re cords, pr ess REVIEW to st ep back thr ough the calls or REVIE W to step forwar d through them. Notes: • If no ca ll in formati on is st ored, t he system di splay[...]

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    25 3. Press DIAL /REDIAL . Th e syst em d i als the n umber . Notes: • The sy stem cannot dial a numbe r if the Call er ID rec o rd is n am e o nl y . • If the ca ll’s ar ea c ode matc hes the ar ea code you stor ed in the system, the sys tem does not di al t he area cod e. Deleti ng Call Recor ds You can se lect a nd delet e individ ual call[...]

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    26 2. Press DELETE twice. The s ystem del etes tha t re cord and automat ical ly renum bers the remaini ng cal l records . Afte r 30 seconds, the t ime reappear s. Note: If you do not press DELETE twic e within 30 sec - onds, the syste m automati cally ret urns to t he curren t tim e d is p la y . Foll ow the se steps to del et e all call recor ds.[...]

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    27 you t ur n thi s feat ure on ( see “Tu rni ng On/Of f the VI P Call Spe - cial Ring” on Page 28). Storing Ca ll Records in the VIP Call List Note: The n umber you s tore in t he VIP ca ll lis t must b e in a Call er ID r ecord. If neces sary, call t he per son you want t o add and a sk the m to c al l you back so you can st ore the recor d. [...]

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    28 • If you do not press a button withi n 30 se conds, the sys- te m a utoma tical ly r et urns to the c urr ent ti me di splay . T urning On/Off the VI P Call Speci a l Ring 1. Repeat edly pr ess MODE until t he syst em displ ays ei ther VIP CALL ON or VIP CALL OFF . 2. Press READ to switch between the two opt ions. Reviewing a nd Deleting V IP [...]

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    29 Notes: • If you do not press a button withi n 30 se conds, the sys- te m a utoma tical ly r et urns to the c urr ent ti me di splay . • If a phon e n umber has more than 12 char acters , press READ to see the res t of the phone numbe r . Diali ng from the V IP Call Lis t 1. Lif t your teleph one’ s handse t. 2. Se lect a VI P call r eco rd[...]

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    30 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radi oShack Sys tem 420 Cal l Waiting Cal ler ID i s an ex - ample of superi or design a nd craft smanshi p. The fo llowing sugges tions will help y ou c are for y our system s o you r can en - joy i t for year s. • Kee p the syst em dry . If it gets we t, wipe i t dry i mmedi- atel y . Liqu ids can c ontain mineral s[...]

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    31 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikel y eve nt that you r system caus es pro blems on the phone li ne, the phone comp any can tempora rily disconnec t your servi ce. If this happens, the phone c ompany attempt s to noti fy you as soon as possi ble a nd advi ses you of your righ t fi le a com p l ain t w i th th e F C C . Also, the phone co [...]

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    Ra dioSha ck A Divi sion o f T andy Co rpora tion Fort W orth, T exas 76 102 2 A7 Pr int ed in H ong Ko ng RadioShack Li mited Wa rra nty This t ele phone pr oduc t i s warr ant ed a gain st man ufa cturi ng def ects in mater ial and w orkma nsh ip f or one ( 1) y ear from the d ate of purc hase fro m Ra dioS hack comp any o wne d st ore s and aut [...]