Radio Shack 43-3821 manual

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    © 2002 Rad ioShack Corpora tion. All Rights Reserved. RadioSh ack and RadioShack .com are tr ademarks use d by RadioS hack Cor poratio n. OWNER’S MANUAL 406 )* " %Q TFNGUU " 2JQPG YKVJ " 6#& 43-3821 Toll-S aver — lets y ou avoid unnecessary charges when you call by long distance to check your messages. See “Using the Toll[...]

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    The FCC W ants You to Know 2 6*' " (%% " 9#065 " ;17 " 61 " -019 In the un likel y event t hat yo ur phone c auses probl ems on th e phone l ine, th e phone c ompany can tem porarily d isconti nue yo ur service. I f this happens , the phone com pany attempts to notify you in adva nce. I f advance notic e is not p racti[...]

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    Important Safety Instructions 3 Light nin g dama ge is no t co mm on. Never thel ess , i f you li ve in a n area th at has s evere el ectrical s torms, we su ggest that you u nplug your phon e when storms approach to reduce the possi bility of damage . +/2146#06 " 5#( '6; " +05647%6+105 Careful attention is de voted to q uality s tan[...]

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    4 Important Safety Instructions Ventilation — Slots and ope nings in the ca binet provide venti lation, ensure re liable op eration , and protect f rom overhe ating. Do not bloc k or cover these o penings, and do not place the produ ct on a bed, sofa , rug, or oth er simi lar su rfac e. Do n ot pl ace the pr oduct in a built-in insta llation s uc[...]

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    Important Safety Instructions 5 may tou ch dange rous volt age po ints or sh ort out parts tha t could re sult in a fire or electric sho ck. Never spill li quid o f any kin d on the p roduct. Servicing — Do not at tempt to servic e this product yours elf, as op ening or re movi n g cov ers m ay expose you t o dangerou s vol tage or oth er haza rd[...]

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    6 Battery Safety Inst ructions $#66'4; " 5#('6; " +05647%6+105 T o reduce the ris k of fire or injury to persons, read and f ollow thes e inst ructions. • Use only the re quired siz e and ty pe of batteries . • Do not dispose of batterie s in a fir e. They can explod e. Check with l ocal cod es for pos sible specia l dispos [...]

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    7 Insta lla tion equiva lence num ber, o r REN. The R EN is o n the bottom o f your phone. If yo u use mo re than one phone or other de vice on the line , add up a ll the RENs. If the to tal is more than fiv e (three in rural ar eas), your phone s might not ring. If rin ger ope rati on i s i mp air ed, r emove on e of the device s from the line. Th[...]

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    Insta lla tion 8 • away from elec trical ma chine ry , electric al appli anc es, metal wal ls or f iling cab inets , wirele ss interc oms, ala rms, a nd room m onitors • away from other c ordless phones You can try different locations t o see which provides the bes t performan ce. .# Your telep hone con nects di rectly to a modular telepho ne l[...]

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    9 Insta lla tion 1 0 " # " 9 #.. " 2 .#6' " 14 " 9 #.. To mount the phone d irectly on a wall , you need two screws (n ot suppl ied) with he ads that fi t into the keyhol e slots on the b ase. Dri ll two h oles 3 15 / 16 inches apar t. Thread a screw into each ho le, l etting the head s ext end about 1 / 8 inch. 1. Plu[...]

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    Insta lla tion 10 6. Lift the base’ s ante nna to a v ertical p osition. % 100'%6+0) ." % *#4)+0) " #0& " 4 '2.#%+0) " 6*' " $ #66'4; " 2 #%- The phon e comes with a rech argeab le Ni-Cd (nickel -cadm ium) batte ry pack instal led in the handse t, but no t connec ted. Before using your phone, [...]

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    11 Insta lla tion About onc e a mont h, full y discha rge the ba ttery pack b y keepin g the hand set of f the ba se until TALK/BATT flashes. O therwise, th e battery p ack loses its ab ility to f ully re charge. The suppl ied batt ery pack sh oul d las t abo ut a year. If the ba ttery pack does no t hold a charge fo r more than 2 h ours af ter an [...]

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    Insta lla tion 12 If your p hone s ystem requi res that y ou dia l an access c ode (9, for example ) before you dial an outsi de n umbe r, do not di al t he ac c ess co de. The phon e exi ts setting mode if a call or page i s receive d, or if you p ress END . If the ba ttery po wer is too l ow, the dialing m ode might re set to ton e. If yo u are o[...]

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    Telephone Operation 13 6'.'2*10' " 12'4 #6+ 10 / #-+0 ) " #0& " 4 '% '+8 +0) " % #..5 To mak e a call, lift the handset and press TA L K . To answer a call, lift the handset. Or, if the handset i s not in plac e on the base, pre ss TA L K or any numb er key, # , or * . TALK/BAT T on the ha ndset[...]

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    14 Telephone Operation If yo u do not ha ve any s pecial p hone s ervices, press ing FL ASH migh t disc onnec t th e c urre nt c all. 7 5+0) " 4 '&+#. You can qu ic kl y dial t he las t num be r you dia le d. L ift the hand set an d pres s TA L K , then p ress RDL/ P AU SE when you hea r a dia l tone. ± 7 5+0) " 6 10' "[...]

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    Telephone Operation 15 / '/14 ; " & +#.+0) You can store u p to 10 ph one numbe rs in mem ory, then dia l a st ored numb er by enter ing its memory locatio n num ber. Yo u can als o dial a nu mber stored in mem ory loca tion numb er 1 by pressing SPEED DIAL . Each number ca n be up to 16 digits . 5 614+0) " # " 0 7/$' 4[...]

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    16 Answering System Operat ion To dial a n umber stored in memory lo cation 1, pres s SPEED DIAL . You do not have to press TA L K when you press SPEED DIAL . % *#+0 / & +#.+0) " 5 '48+ %' " 0 7/$'4 5 To qui ckly reca ll nu mbers for spec ial s ervices (suc h as bank-b y-pho ne), store each grou p of numb ers in its ow [...]

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    17 Answering System Operat ion 5 '66+0) " 6*' " & #; 1 6 +/' You mus t set the d ay and ti me so the sys tem can record th e correct day an d time of each mes sage. ±ý 1. Press MENU once. The syst em announ ce s “T ime,” the n the curren tly set tim e, day , and the day’ s nu mber ( ' ' ' ' f[...]

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    18 Answering System Operat ion 2. Repea t edl y pres s | 6 or 7 | until the des i r ed number a ppears. 3. Press SET/RING t o store the setti ng. The sys tem beep s and ann ounce s “Rin g Time” a nd the curre ntly set ring time. 5 '66+0) " 6*' " 4 '%14& " 6 +/' You can set the recording time to ' &apo[...]

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    19 Answering System Operat ion 3. Press S ET/RING to store the se tting. A be ep sounds , t hen the sy st em an no unces “M essa ge Alert” foll owed by the new se tting. When the first n ew messa ge is rec eived, a b eep sounds . 6 740+0) " 6*' " / '5 5# )' " # .'46 " 6 10' " 1 (( " The Me [...]

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    20 Answering System Operat ion 4 '%14&+0) 1 & '. '6+0) " #0 " 1 76)1+0) " / '55#)' 1. Hold down OGM . The sy stem an nounc es “Recor d greeting, ” followed b y a beep. #ý# #ý# #ý# #ý# flashes . ±ý 2. Speak y our mess age. 3. When yo u finis h your m essage, press OGM or PLA Y/ STOP . The sys[...]

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    21 Answering System Operat ion Press VOL 8 or 9 to adjust th e call s creening volume leve l. If you d o not wa nt to list en to c alls, repeated ly press VOL 9 until & & & & appears. ± 4 '%14&+0) " + 0%1/+0) " / '55 #)'5 After the s ystem a nswers a call, i t plays th e outgoin g me ssage, beeps, then [...]

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    22 Answering System Operat ion To start r ecordi ng a phone convers ation, pre ss MEMO on the base until the answering system beeps and ## ## ## ## appears . As it reco rds the c onversati on, the system beeps t o indi cate the c onversat ion is be ing recorded . To st op recordi ng, press PLA Y/STOP or MEMO . The system s tores a recorded conv ers[...]

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    23 Answering System Operat ion # &,756+0) " 6*' " 8 1.7/' To adjus t the s peaker’s volume , repea tedly pres s VOL 8 or 9 on the bas e. The volume setting fro m & & & & (lowest) to / / / / (highes t) appears. & '.'6+0) " / ' 55#)'5 To delet e the c urrent messa ge whil e it is [...]

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    24 Answering System Operat ion store the setti ng. The sy stem announce s “Sec urit y cod e, ” fo llow ed by the ne wly se t code. To chec k your co de at an y time , press MENU twice. The cod e appears , and th e system a nnounc es it. 7 5+0 ) " 6*' " 6 1.. / 5 #8 '4 If the rin g time is set to jI jI jI jI (toll-saver) (see[...]

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    25 Answering System Operat ion play in comi ng mess age, pre ss # # # # 2 . For help, press # # # # 0 .” If the system does not respon d , try e ntering your c ode aga in. If you en ter an i ncorrect code three tim es, the s ystem b eeps and discon nects. 4. While the system is beeping, pr ess # and (within 2 seconds) the number for th e desired [...]

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    Troubleshooting 26 6417$.'5*116+0) 2TQDNGO 5WIIG UVKQP Low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up anot her phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Seve r e no ise interference. Pres s CH to change t he channel. Keep the handset away from co mputers, rem ote control toy s, wireless microphones, alarm systems, inte rcoms, room [...]

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    Care 27 If you s till h ave probl ems, disco nnect the phone. If other phones o n the sam e line w ork proper ly, the fault is in this phone o r its ins tallati on. If you cannot find the proble m, take y our phone to you r local Radio Shac k sto re for assist anc e. %#4' Keep the phone dry; if it g ets wet, w ipe it dry immed iately. Us e and[...]

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    43-3821 UCZZ01378BZ 04A02 Printed in China Radi oSha ck C orp orat ion Fort Worth, Texas 76 102 Limi ted One- Y ear Warra nt y This product i s warrant ed by Ra dioSh ack against m anufa cturing def ects in m aterial a nd wor kman- ship u nder nor mal use for one ( 1) year fr om the date of p urchase from Radi oShack company- owne d stores and auth[...]