Radio Shack ET-928 manual

Cat. No. 43-1098 OWNER’S M ANUAL Digital Spread Spectrum Please read before using this equipme nt. ET -92 8 900 M Hz Cordless Sp eakerphone 43-1 098. fm Page 1 Tu e sd ay, A ugus t 17, 19 99 4:0 3 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 1998 T andy Co rpora tion. All Rig hts Reserved. RadioS hack is a regis tered trad emark us ed by T andy C orporati on. Your RadioShack ET-928 Digital Spread Spec trum 900 MHz Cordless Speakerphone uses advanced di gi- tal cordless t echnology to give you superior soun d quality. It uses th e 900 MHz ban d, which means less in- terfe[...]

3 O ut of R a nge Sign al — t he hands et beeps twice to let you know when you move out of the base’s operating range. Secu rity Acces s Protection Co de — chan ges each t ime y o u place the han d- set on t he base, to minimize t he ch anc- es o f other co rdless phon es using your phone line. 20 Chan nels — scans the 2 0 frequ ency pairs [...]

4 Important: • Cordless ph ones suc h as this one require AC power to op erate. When AC pow er is off , you canno t dial out or receive incoming ca lls using your ET-928. For this reason, the ET-928 should not be your on ly telephone. T o be safe, you shou ld also hav e a phone t hat does not require A C power to operate (not a cordless phone), s[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins tallati on .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 6 Insta lling the Handset’s Antenna ......................................................... ............... 6 Sel e cti ng a Lo cation ... ... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ...[...]

6 IN STALLATI ON INST ALLI N G THE HANDSET’S ANTENNA Insert the antenna into the hole on th e t o p of the hand- set, then twist the antenna clockwi se unt il it is secure. SELECTING A L OCATION You can place the p hone on a desk top, or mount it on a wall plate o r directly on a w all. Selec t a l ocation that is: • near an AC outlet • near [...]

7 3. Plug one end of the s upplied long modul ar cord into the phone line jack on the back of the base. 4. Plug the AC ada pter into a st andard AC out let. 5. Plug the modul ar cord’s ot her end into a modular phone line jack. 6. For t he bes t reception, adjust the base ’ s ant enna so it stands straight up. Mou nting on a W all Plat e 1. Pus[...]

8 4. Position the m ounting bracket with the narrow end on t op. Rout e the short modular cord through the cen- ter hole of the bracket, an d insert the two ta bs at the t op of b racket into the matching slots on the base’s back, near the jacks. Press the tw o tabs at the bottom of the bracket into the matc hing slots on the back of the base to [...]

9 Moun ting Directly on the W all For this mounting me thod , you need two wood s crews (not s upplied) with hea ds that fit into the key hole slots on the mount ing brack et. 1. At t he des ired m ount ing locatio n, drill two hol es 3 15 / 16 inches (100 mm ) apart. T hen thread a screw into each ho le, letting the hea ds extend about 3 / 16 inch[...]

10 6. Align the keyhole slots on the mounting bracket with the screws on the wall, t h en slide the base down- ward t o secure it. 7. Plug the A C adapt er i nto a s tandard AC out let. 8. Plug the long m odul ar cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack. 9. For the be st reception, adju st the base’s ant en- na so it stands straight up. [...]

11 PREP ARATION CONNECT ING AN D CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK The E T-928 com es w i th a re c ha rgeable nickel-cadmi um battery pack in the hands et, but not connected. Before us - ing your ph one, you mus t connect the battery pac k, then charge it f or a bout 24 hours. 1. Slide off the hands et’s battery com- partm ent cover. 2. Insert the ba[...]

12 • I f t he bat ter y p ac k beco m es weak , the handset sounds a short b eep every 16 seconds during a call (or every 64 seco nds when t he handset is not in use) and the BA T T LOW indicator flashe s. W ithin about 10 minutes, the phone will a utomati- cally disconn ect. Recharge the ba t- te ry pack. • If the battery pack loses i ts charg[...]

13 T u rni ng On/Off t he Ringers To have the base ring when a call comes in, set RINGER ON /OFF on the back of the base to ON . To have it not sound, s et RINGER ON/ OFF to OFF . T o have the h andset ri ng wh en a ca l l co mes in , s e t RINGER ON/OFF on the handset’s left side to ON . To have it not sound, s et RINGER ON/ OFF to OFF . Note : [...]

14 OPE R ATION You can use th e keypad on the hands et or base to operate the ET -928. To use the phon e’s features during a cal l, how- ever, you must use the s ame key pad that you used to m ake or answer that call. MAKING/AN SWERING CALLS Using the Handset To ma ke a cal l using th e han dset, lift the handset and press TA L K . When you hear [...]

15 Switch ing Between t he Hand set and Speaker phone To sw itch from the hands et to the spea kerphone a t any t ime durin g a call, press HOLD on the hand set, then SPEAKER on t he base so its red indi ca- tor turns on, and begin the conv ersation. To sw itch from the s peakerphone t o the hands et, lift the ha ndset off t he base . If the handse[...]

16 USING HOLD To place a call on hold, press HOLD on the handset or base. The SP E AKER i n- dicator on the base and th e TALK i ndi- cator on the ha ndset (if it is o ff the base) flash to remin d you that the call is on hold. Y ou and t he other party cannot hear each other . To take a call of f hold and resume your conversation, press HOLD on th[...]

17 Note: If you do not have any s pecial phone s ervices, pressing FLASH might discon nect th e current call. USING T ONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some s pecial services, such as b ank- by-pho ne, require tone signals. I f you have pulse service, you can still use these services. Wi t h T/P set to P , j ust pr ess wh en you w ant to begin send ing [...]

18 SPEC IAL FE ATURES MEMORY DIALI NG You can st ore up t o 20 numb ers of up t o 16 digits e ach in the ET -928’s m emory, then dial t he m with the press of a few buttons. Stor ing a Numb er Notes : • Y ou ca n use either the base o r the handset to store and dial numbers. • Y ou m ust c omplete t hese steps within 30 seconds of each other [...]

19 Stor ing a Pau se In som e telephone s ystems, you m ust dial an acces s code ( 9 , for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an out side number. You can store the access code wit h the phone numbe r. However, you should a lso store a pause after the access code to allow the outside line time to connect. To add on e or mor[...]

20 • If a c all is in progres s on the hand- set or base when it receives a page, you can put the call on hold, then answer the page. When y ou finish the intercom call, release ho ld to disconnect the intercom and resum e the ph one call. Pag ing fr om th e Base to the Handset To send a page from the base to the handset, press INT CM . The hands[...]

21 USIN G AN OPTI ONAL HEADSET Your ET-92 8’s handset is equ ipped with a heads et jack o n top. This jack allows you to conn ect an o ptional h eadset (such as RadioShack Cat. No. 43-194) for h ands-free conv ersation — pe rfect for when you are working i n the yard or gara ge. You must also have a handset holder (such as Cat. No. 43-197, not [...]

22 T ROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you d o, t he foll ow- ing suggestions might help. Pro bl em Sol utio n Low volume or unusual sounds . Some one has picked up another phon e on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Pr e ss VOLUME s on t h e hands et to turn up the h andset’s v olume or VO LU [...]

23 If y ou still have pr oblem s, dis connect the phone . If ot her pho nes on the sam e li ne work prope r l y, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot fi n d the prob- lem, take your phone to your local RadioShack store for assist ance. The phone does not work or wo rks poorly . B e s ure the base’s phone line cord and AC [...]

24 OUT OF RAN GE INDICA TIONS If you move the ET-928’ s handset out of the base’s range, the handset will not operate properly. If you move the hand set out of the base’s range w hen the handset is not in use, the ha ndset’s BATT LOW indi cat or flashes and the handset beeps twi ce ev- ery 1 6 s econds. When y o u mo ve the handset back wit[...]

25 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioSha ck ET-928 Digital Spread Spectrum 900 MHz Cordless Speakerphone is an ex ample of superio r design a nd craftsmanship. The following sugges tions will help you care for your phone so you can enjoy it for ye ars. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids con- tain minerals that can cor[...]

26 REPLACING THE BA TTER Y P AC K If you f ollow the i nstructions in “Conn ect- ing and Charging the Battery Pack” on Page 11 , the battery pack shou ld last about one year. If the bat tery pack will not hold a ch arge for more than 2 hours after an overnight c harge, replace it with a new 3. 6 V, 600 mAh bat te ry pack that has a connecto r w[...]

27 THE FCC W ANT S Y O U TO KNOW In the unli kely event that y our phone causes p roblems on the phone line, the phone c ompany can temporaril y discon- tinue y our service. T he p hone co mpany normal ly attempt s to notify you in a d- vance. I f advanc e not ice is not prac tical, the p hone com pany notifies you as soon as possible and advises y[...]

Ra dioS hac k A Di vision of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 8A8 Pr inte d in Ch in a Lim it ed O n e-Y ear W arranty This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioShac k ag ainst manufac turing defec ts in material and wo rkman- ship und er normal us e for one (1) year from the date of pu rchas e from Radi oShack com pany-o wned stores an d au[...]