Radio Shack 43-231C manual

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    Cat. No. 43-231C OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. Telephone Listener 43-231c.fm Page 1 Friday, May 7, 1999 1:30 PM[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your Ra dioSha ck Telep hone Listener amplif ies you r calls through its built-in speake r so every one in th e room ca n hear. The Liste ner’s f eatures in clude : Suction Cup Pic kup Coil — m akes attach ment to the tel ephone easy and co n- venien t. The co il is desi gned so yo u can a ttach it (dep endin g on the type of phone y[...]

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    3 CONTEN TS Preparation .... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ........... ................. .. 4 Connecti ng to P ow er ........... ........... ........... ................. ........... ................. .. 4 Using Bat tery P ow er ................ ........... ........... ................. ........... ........[...]

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    4 PREPARATION CONNECTING TO P O WER You can power yo ur Listen er from eith er an inte rnal battery or AC powe r. Using Battery Power To power the Liste ner from an internal battery, you need one 9-volt battery (not suppli ed). For the best performanc e and longest life, we recomme nd Ra- dioShac k alkali ne batterie s. Caution: Always use a fresh [...]

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    5 1. Insert a coin in to the slot betwee n the front and bac k halves of the c ase, and t wist it slightl y to separat e the halves, the n lift of f the front case. 2. Snap the ba ttery conn ector ov er the battery ’s termina ls. 3. Place the battery on top of the foam cushion inside the front c ase, then place th e back case o ver the fron t cas[...]

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    6 Caution: If y ou do not plan to u se th e Li ste ner fo r a w e ek o r m ore , o r if you pla n to use only an AC adapte r, remove the battery. Batt eries ca n leak chem icals that can d es tr oy el ec tr oni c part s. Warn in g: Disp ose of old ba tteries prom ptly and prop erly. Do no t burn or bury them. Using AC Power You can powe r your List[...]

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    7 Cautions: Y ou mus t use an AC adap ter that suppl ies at least 9 v ol ts DC pow er and deli v ers at least 30 0 milli amps . Its center tip must be set to po sitiv e, and its barrel plug m ust co rrectly f it th e Listene r’ s 9V DC jac k. Us ing an ad apter th at does not me et thes e speci fications could damage the Liste ner or th e adapter[...]

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    8 Note: Conn ecting the AC adapter auto matic ally disc onnects the intern al bat- tery. MOUNTING You can place the Liste ner on a fl at surf ace, suc h as a sh elf or d esk top, or mount i t directly on the wal l. To mount the Lis ten er on the wa ll , yo u ne ed tw o fla t-hea d s cre ws (n ot s upp lie d) with h eads that fit into the key hole s[...]

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    9 Align th e keyhol e slots with the mountin g screw s and slide t he Listen er downw ard to se cure i t. CONNECTING AND T ESTING THE LISTENER 1. Insert th e plug from the s uctio n cup pi ckup co il into TEL PICK-UP . + - 9 VD C T E L P I C K - U P 43-231c.fm Page 9 Friday, May 7, 1999 1:30 PM[...]

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    10 2. Rotate the volume co ntrol to abo ut its middle po sitio n ( 3 ). 3. Set ON/OFF to ON . Note: T o prevent feed back , do not place the su ction cup pickup coi l near the Listen er ’s spea ker . 4. Beca use telepho ne desi gns va ry greatly , you might ne ed to try at taching the picku p coil at di f- ferent locatio ns on your tele phone. St[...]

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    11 5. Whil e listen ing to the d ial t one throu gh the Listen er ’s spea ker , move the suctio n cup to dif ferent lo cation s on the phone . T ry the left rear corner of the phone ’s base, as well as around the re ceive r ’s ea rpiece. Keep moving the sucti on cup pickup coi l until you find the po sition that provide s the bes t sound q ua[...]

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    12 OPERATIO N To use the Liste ner, simpl y place or a nswer a call on the ph one you at tached it to, then set ON/OF F to ON . Adjust the Li ste ner’ s vo lum e co ntro l to a com for table level . When the call is over, h ang up th e phone then set ON/OFF to OFF . 43-231c.fm Page 12 Friday, M ay 7, 1999 1 :30 PM[...]

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    13 CARE To enjoy your RadioSha ck Telep hone Lis tener fo r a long ti me: • Keep the Listen er dry . If it gets wet , wipe it dry imm ediately . • Use a nd store th e List ener only in nor mal temp erature e nvironme nts. • Handl e the List ener ge ntly and careful ly . Don’ t drop it. • Keep the Listen er away from dust and di rt. • Wi[...]

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    14 NOTES 43-231c.fm Page 14 Friday, M ay 7, 1999 1 :30 PM[...]

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    15 Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This pr od uct is war ran ted by R ad ioS ha ck ag ain st m anu fact urin g d efe cts in m ate ri al a nd wor kma nship under nor mal use f or one (1) yea r from the d ate of p urchase fro m Radi oShack co mpany-ow ned st ores and author ized Rad ioSha ck franchise es and dea lers . EXCEPT AS PRO VIDED HE REIN, Rad i[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation For t W or t h, T exas 76102 811081550A 05A99 Printed in China This warranty d oes no t cover : (a) dama ge or fai lure caused by or attribu table t o acts o f God, abuse , accide nt, misuse , improper or abno rmal usa ge, failur e to follow instruct ions, impr oper ins tallat ion or mainten ance, al tera[...]