Radio Shack ET-3504 manual

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    Owner’s Manual Please read before using this equ ipment. ET-3504 900 MHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID/Call Waiting[...]

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    2 Read This Before Installation ˆ Read This Before Installation Your phone is ETL listed to U L standards and meets all a pplicable FCC standard s. Each device that you connect to the phone line draws power from the phone line. We re- fer to this power draw as the device ’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the bottom of th e base[...]

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    3 Read This Before Installation equipment might cause TV or radio interfer- ence even when it is operating pro perly. To eliminate interference, you can try on e or more of the following co rrective measures: • Reorient or reloca te the receiving antenna. • Increase the distance between th e equipment and the radio or TV . • Use outlets on di[...]

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    4 Contents ˆ Contents Features ........... ...................... ....................... ......................... ...................... ............... ........... . 5 Installation ....... ...................... ....................... ......................... ...................... ............... ..... ....... 6 Mounting the Phone ..........[...]

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    5 Features ˆ Features Your RadioShack 900 MHz Cordless Phone offers the latest advances in cordless phone technology. It combines a cordle ss phone and a Caller ID unit in one system. It saves up to 40 Caller ID records that you can re- view and call back. Its headset jack lets you connect an optional headset (available at your local RadioShack st[...]

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    6 Installation ˆ Installation MOUNTING THE PHONE You can place th e phone on a d esk or table, or mount it on a standard wall plate or direct- ly on a wall. Select a location that is: • near an easily accessible AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from e l ectric al machinery , electri- cal a[...]

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    7 Installation Directly On a W all For this mounting method, you need tw o screws (not supplied) with heads tha t fit into the keyhole slots on the bottom of the base. 1. Drill two holes 3 15 / 16 inches (1 00 mm) apart. Then thread a screw into each hole, letting the heads extend about 3 / 16 inch (4 mm) from the wall. 2. Route the modular and ada[...]

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    8 Installation • If the battery pack becomes completely discharged or the base lo ses power while the handset is away from it, plac e the handset on the base for about 5 sec- onds to reset the security access protec- tion code. If the handset lo ses power , leave it on the ba se to charge the bat- tery pack. • If you are not going to use your p[...]

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    9 Operation ˆ Operation A QUICK LOOK AT THE HANDSET REDIAL — To quickly redial the l ast number di- aled, press TA L K then REDIAL /CALLBACK . To redial a busy number, press REDIAL/ CALLBACK without hanging up the phone. <B7I> <B7I> <B7I> <B7I> appears and a dial tone sounds for about 2 seconds, then the number automatica[...]

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    10 Operation STORING Y OUR AREA CODE To dial a number from a Caller ID record (see “Dialing a Numbe r from a Caller ID Record” on Page 13), you must first store your local area code in the phone’s memory. Then, when you dial from a Caller ID record, the system skips the area code if it matches the one you stored. Follow these steps to store y[...]

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    11 Operation • Press 1 to enter a spa ce between names. • If you are using two co nsecutive let- ters that reside in the same numb er key , pr ess FUNC b etween the letters. For exam ple, for “T ammy Smith,” enter 8 2 6 FUNC 6 999 1 7777 6 444 8 44 . 5. Press MEM again. ;DJ;Hý J;Bý DKC8;H ;DJ;Hý J;Bý DKC8;H ;DJ;Hý J;Bý DKC8;H ;DJ;Hý [...]

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    12 Operation Chain Dialing Service Numbers For quick recall of numb ers for special ser- vices (such as alternate long distance or bank by phone), store each group of num- bers in its own memory location. When calling special services, di al the ser- vice’s main number first. Then, at the appro- priate place in the call, press MEM , t hen the num[...]

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    13 Operation Reviewing Caller ID Records Each time you receive a call, your system stores a Caller ID record that you can revie w later, even during a call. Each record i n- cludes: • call number • time and date of the call • caller ’s telephone number (if available) • caller ’s name (if available) Follow these steps to review Caller ID[...]

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    14 Operation Press FUNC three times to dial the long distance prefix and local number (1-555- 1212). Press FUNC four time s to dial the area code and local n umber (604-555-1212). 4. Press RE DIAL/CALL BACK . The system dials the caller ’s phone number . Storing a Caller ID Record in Memory 1. Make sure the CHARGE/IN USE/MES- SAGE indicator is no[...]

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    15 Troubleshooting ˆ T roubleshooting We do not expect you have any problems with your telephone, but if you do, the following sug- gestions might help. If you still have problems, discon nect the phone. If other phones on the same line work proper- ly, the fault is in this p hone or its installation. If you cannot locate the probl em, take your p[...]

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    43-3504 086-002147-017 08A01 Printed in China A RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited One-Y ear W arr anty This product is warrant ed by RadioShack against manufacturin g defects in material and workmanship un - der normal use for one (1) ye ar from the date of purchase from RadioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioS ha[...]