Radio Shack 43-860 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-860 OWNER’S MAN UAL Plea se read before using this eq uipment. COUNTR Y LIFE PHONE 43-8 60 .f m Pag e 1 M on day, Aug ust 16, 19 99 1:10 P M[...]

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    2 FEA TURES © 19 95 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your Radio Sha ck Cou ntry Life Phone combines nostalgic styling with conve- nient, m odern features. The phone’ s authentic, country-style wooden case, decorative brass be lls, and old-fash- ioned h a[...]

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    3 READ THI S BEFORE I NST ALLA TION We have designe d your telephon e to conform to federal regul ations an d you can connect it to m ost telephone l ines. However, each p hone that you con- nect to the telephone line draws power from the line. We refer to the pow er draw as the phone ’s ringer equiva- lence number (REN). The REN is shown on the [...]

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    4 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... . 5 Mounting the Phone ........................... ......................................................... .... 5 Pr eparat ion .... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... [...]

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    5 IN ST ALLA TION Your tele phone connect s d irectly to a modular telep hone line ja ck. Choose a mounting location for the phone t hat i s near a m odula r phone jack a nd aw ay from normal activities. If your telephone wiring do es not have a modula r jack, you can upd ate the wiring yourself. Radi o Shack stores sell the necessary wall jac ks a[...]

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    6 3. Depending on th e d istance between the mo dular phone jack and the desired mounting loca- tion, plug either the supplie d 7- foot or 10-inch s ilver phone line cord into the jack on the back of the phone, t hen set th e phone aside. Note : I f you are not m ounting the phone directly over the modular phone jack, press the p hone cord i nto th[...]

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    7 3. Press a plastic anchor i nto the hole at each bottom mark and tap the anchor into the wall with a hamme r until the anchor is seated. 4. Carefully pull the pape r template away from the wall to rem ove it. Note : I f you a re m ounting the phone direct ly over the m odular phone jack, plug t he phone cord plug into the ja ck now (s ee “Con- [...]

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    8 and tighten the screws with a screwdriver. R ubb er S pace r 43-8 60.fm Pag e 8 Monda y, Aug u st 16, 19 99 1:10 P M[...]

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    9 Mou ntin g on Pla s ter/ La the or So lid Woo d 1. At each mounting mark on the template, turn a self-tapping screw clockwise a few rota ti ons with a screwdriver to start it, then tur n th e sc r ew c ou nte rc lo ck wi se to r em o ve i t. 2. Carefully pull the pape r template away from the wall to rem ove it. Note : I f you a re m ounting the [...]

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    10 2. Place the handse t on the cradle. 3. T o connect you r phone to the tele- phone lin e, plug the o ther end of the pho ne cord in to the modu lar phone j ack. COUNTRY LIFE PHONE 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 0 # 6 M N O L K J I H G D E F A B C P R S T U V W X Y COUNTRY LIFE PHONE 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 0 # 6 M N O L K J I H G D E F A B C P R S T U V W X Y 43-8 60.[...]

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    11 OPE RA TION SETTI NG T HE DIAL ING MO DE Set PULSE/ TO NE for the type of phone service you have, either tone or pulse (rotary). If you are not s ure whi ch type you have, do t his si mpl e test. 1. Set PULSE/T ONE beneath the phone t o TONE . 2. Lift the handset and listen f or a dial tone. 3. Press any n umber exc ept 0 . If the dial tone stop[...]

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    12 REDIAL Each time you dial a telepho ne number, the phone st ores it in a redi al memory. The redial m emory hol ds up to 3 2 di gits in either pulse or tone mode. To quickly redial the last number dia led, lift the handset and pres s REDIAL (the large button in the cente r of th e dial pad ). The p hone a utomatically redials the last pho ne num[...]

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    13 USING T ONE SERV I CES ON A PULSE LINE Some specia l services, s uch as bank by phone, requ i re tone signals. If you have puls e se rvic e, yo u can still us e the se special tone services by following t h es e st e ps. 1. Call the special service using pulse dialing. 2. When t he service answers, set PULSE/T ONE to TON E , then pres s the keys[...]

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    14 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Sha ck Cou ntry Life Phone is an example of sup erior design and craftsman ship. T he followin g sug ges- tions will hel p you care for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the p hone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry im- mediately. Liquids might conta in minerals that c a n corrode the electronic circui[...]

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    15 IF YOU HA VE PROBLEM S If you r telephone is not perf orming as it should, check the conne ction to the telephone l ine. Ca lls are automatically switched and rout ed through com plex equipmen t, so you m ight occasionall y hear noise on the line. When a call is too noisy, hang up and redi al the num - ber. If you still have problems , immedi at[...]

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    RADIO S HACK A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 9A5 Printed i n H ong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY Th is telep ho ne pr odu ct is war ra nted aga inst man ufactu rin g defect s in mate rial and wo rkma nshi p fo r one (1) ye ar f ro m the d ate of pu rcha se fr om Rad io S hack comp any ow ne d sto res and auth ori ze[...]