Radio Shack ET-1112 manual

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    Cat. No. 43 -1112 O WNER’S MANU AL Please rea d before using thi s equipm ent. ET -1112 900 MHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cordless Phon e 43-1112.fm P age 1 Monday, September 13, 1999 5:0 8 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your Radi oShack ET -1112 9 00 MHz Digi tal Sp read S pectr um Co rdle ss Tele- phone uses adva nced cordle ss tele - phone tech nology to give you sup erior audio quali ty and ex tend ed ran ge. And, the E T-1112’ s hea dset jac k mean s you ca n conne ct an opti onal he adset fo r hands-f ree conven ience. The ET- 1112 has t hese fe[...]

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    3 Important: • Cordles s phones such as this o ne require AC power to operate. When the AC pow er is off, y ou can not dial out or r eceive incom ing calls using y our ET -111 2. T o be sa f e, you should als o hav e a phone that does not need A C power to operate (not a cordle ss p hone) s o you can s till make and receive calls if ther e is an [...]

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    4 FCC ST A TEMENT Your telep hone co mplies wit h Part 68 of FCC Rules . Upon reque st, yo u must provid e the ph one’s FC C regis tration number and RE N to your telephone compan y. These numbers ar e on the bottom of th e base . Note: You mu st no t connec t your tele- phone to: • c oin-op era ted sy stems • par ty -line sy stems • most e[...]

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    5 INSTALLA TION SELECTING A LOCATION You ca n place the ph one’s base on a desk to p or table, or mount it on a wall. Select a loca tion that i s: • near an a ccessible A C outl et • near a te lephone l ine jack • out of the way of nor mal activ ities • a wa y from elec trica l machiner y , electr ical ap pliance s, metal walls or filing [...]

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    6 3. Route the ad apter and m odula r cords t hrough the groov es on the bottom of th e base. 4. Plug the modular cord’ s other e nd into the wall plate jack, then align the base’ s ke yhol e slots wi th the wall plate st uds and slide the base do wnwa rd to secure it . 5. Plug the ada pter into a st andard AC outlet. 6. Press and li ft out the[...]

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    7 CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTER Y PA CK The phon e comes with a rec hargeab le nickel -cadmium b attery pac k in the handset, but not connected. Be fore us- ing your pho ne, you must con nect the battery p ack and then ch arge it for about 24 hours. 1. Press dow n and sl ide the batter y compa r tment cov e r in the dir ection of the arrow to [...]

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    8 • Using a pencil e raser , clean the chargi ng contacts o n the handset and the bas e about on ce a m onth. • If the T ALK/BA T T indicator does not light and the ph one does not wor k, recharge the b atte r y p ack. (The bat - ter y power might be too low to light the i ndica tor .) • If the batte r y pack becom es weak dur ing a cal l, yo[...]

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    9 SETTING THE RINGER’ S T ONE AND V OLUM E You ca n se t four r ing er tone s and a hi gh and lo w volume for each. To chang e the tone, lif t the handset and press FLASH . Then, enter the ringer tone numbe r (1–4) us ing the nu mber keys. T he sele cted to ne sounds briefl y. To hear and cha nge the ringe r volume sett ing, pres s or . FLASH 4[...]

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    10 OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, li ft the hands et and press TA L K . The TALK indicat or on the handset and the IN USE indica tor on the base ligh t. When you hear a dial tone, dial the number . To answer a call, lift the handse t if nec - essary th en press TA L K . The ET-11 12 scan s 20 channel s (fre- quency p airs used[...]

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    11 Press MUTE again to resume your phone con versation . USING FLASH FLASH performs the electr onic equiva - lent of a switchh ook oper ation for spe- cial se rvice s, su ch as Cal l Wai ting. For exam ple, if you ha ve Call W aiting, press FLASH to answer a n inco ming cal l without disconne cting th e current call. Press FLASH again to return to [...]

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    12 MEMORY DIALING The ET-11 12 can store three telepho ne numbers in sp eed dia l m emo ry , an d y ou can dial an y one of th ese numbers by pressing a si ngle butto n. You c an also store up to 20 more numbers that you can dial by enter ing a tw o-di git m emory loca tion numbe r. Storing a Number in Memory Note: An error tone sounds and the phon[...]

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    13 Entering a P ause In some tel ephone sy stems, you mu st dial an a ccess c ode (9, fo r example) and wait for a se cond dial tone before you can dia l an outside nu mber. You can store the ac cess code with the phone number. Howe ver, you sho uld also store a pause a fter the ac cess cod e to allow the outsi de line time to connect . To en - ter[...]

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    14 • If y ou pla ce the handse t on the base while the he adset is con nected, be sure the handset s eats pr oper ly . With a he adset co nnecte d, you c an make or ans wer call s as usu al usin g the keys on the han dset. You can use a han dset hold er (av ailable from you r local Rad ioShack s tore) to hang the hands et on your belt for great -[...]

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    15 T RO UBLESHOOTING We do not e xpect you to hav e any pro blems with y our ET-1112 , but if you do, the fo l- lowing suggest ions mig ht help . Pr oblem Sug gestion The phon e does no t work or wor ks poor ly . Be sure the base’ s phone line cord an d A C adapt er are correctly and securel y connecte d, and the battery pack in the han dset is c[...]

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    16 If you still have problems , disconnec t the phone. If ot her phones on the s ame line work proper ly, the fa ult is in th is phone or i ts installa tion. If you cannot find the prob- lem, take your E T-1112 to your loc al RadioShac k store fo r assi stance. Handset d oes not ring o r recei ve a page. Lift the base’ s anten na to a fully uprig[...]

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    17 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Rad ioShack ET-1112 900 MHz Dig ital Sprea d Spectr um Cordless Telephone is an example o f superior des ign and c raftsmanship . The followi ng sugges tions will help you care for y our ET- 1112 so you can en joy it fo r years. Keep the E T-1112 dry . If it gets wet , wipe it dry immediate ly. Liquids might c ontain m[...]

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    18 REPLACING THE BATTER Y P AC K If you foll ow the instr uctions in “C onnect- ing and Chargin g the Battery P ack” on Page 7, t he ba ttery pack sh ould la st about one ye ar. If the batte ry pack doe s not hold a charge fo r more than 2 hours after an ov erni ght ch ar ge, rep la ce it wi th a new 3.6-vo lt, 600 mAh ba ttery p ack with a con[...]

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    19 Also, the ph one com pany can make changes to its l ines, e quipment, opera- tions, or procedures that cou ld affect the operatio n of this telephone. The tele - phone compan y notifie s you of these changes in adv ance, s o you can take the necess ary ste ps to pr even t inte rrup- tion of your telep hone ser vice. Your phon e might cau se TV o[...]

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    RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corporation For t W or th, T exas 76102 UCZZ01635BZ 09A99 Printed in the Ph ilippine s Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This pr oduct is warranted by RadioShack agai nst manufacturing d ef ects in material a nd workma n- ship und er nor mal use for one (1) year from the date of pu rchase from RadioSha ck company-owned s[...]