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    Cat. No. 43-972 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read befor e usin g thi s equi pment. Syst em 2000 100 N umber Me mory 2-Line Call er ID With 100 Caller ID Memo- ri es 43-9 72 .f m Page 1 Monda y, Aug us t 16, 1999 4:1 9 PM[...]

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    2 © 1996 Tandy Corpo ration. All R ights Reserved. Ra dioShack is a tradem ark us ed by T andy C orporati on. Warning: To pr event f ire or shoc k hazard , do not expose t his pr oduct to ra in o r mois tur e. This sym bol i s i nte nd ed to ale rt y ou to t he pr ese nce of u nins ul ated dang erou s volt age wi thin the pro duct ’s enc losu re[...]

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    3 FEA TURES Your RadioShack Cal ler ID System 2000 is the latest in teleph one Caller ID technology. I f Caller ID servi ce is available in your ar ea an d you subscri be to it, the telephone company sends the caller’s telephone number ( and name, i f available in your area) and t he date and time of the call between the first and second rings. T[...]

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    4 Large D isplay — make s i t easy to see calle r in formatio n, phon e lin e i n- forma tion, and the current time and date . C l ock an d Da t e Disp lay — displays the c urrent time and date as p rovid- ed t o Call er ID serv ice subscr iber s by yo ur loc al te lep hone c ompa ny . Mess ag e Rec eiv ed Ind ica tor — fla she s whe n yo u g[...]

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    5 This modul e has been tes ted and foun d to co mply wit h all appli cable UL and FCC standard s. Important Inf ormation: • T o u se this modul e, you must be in a n area where Cal ler ID ser vice is availabl e, and you must s ubscr ibe to t he serv ice. • Y our mod ule displ ays t he cal ler’s name onl y if this f eatur e is avail- able in [...]

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    6 FCC INFORMA TION We have desi gned y our modul e to con form to f ederal regu lations, and you can connec t it to most telep hone li nes . However, eac h modu le (a nd each de vice, such as a t elepho ne or answe ring mac hine) t hat you con- nect to th e tele phone l ine dr aws power from the l ine. We refer to t his power dr aw a s the m odule?[...]

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    7 In the unl ikely event that your module causes problems on t he phone line, the phone company can temporarily disconnect your service. If thi s hap- pens, the phone co mpany attempts to notify you in advance. If advance no- tice is not practical, the phone com pany notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to f ile a complain[...]

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    8 Consul t your local RadioShack st ore if the pro blem conti nues . If your mod ule i s not perfor ming as it should, c heck i ts conn ectio n to your p hones and t he phone l ines. If yo u are unable t o locat e the p rob- lem, take your modul e to your local RadioSh ack store for assista nce. 43-9 72 .f m Page 8 Monda y, Aug us t 16, 1999 4:1 9 [...]

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    9 CO NTE N TS Pr ep ara tio n .. .... ... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. 11 Connecti ng the Supplied AC Adapter..... . ..... ...... . ..... ..... .. ..... .. .. .... 1 1 In st alli ng/ Re plac i ng the Ba tter y . ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ... .[...]

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    10 Ca re a nd M ain ten an ce ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. 3 3 Lig htn ing . ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... 3 4 43-9 72 .f m Page 10 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 : 19 PM[...]

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    11 PREP ARA TI ON CONNECTING THE S UPPLIED AC ADAP TER The suppl ied AC adapter provi des po wer for the module. Pl ease not e that al though the modul e displays a time an d date when you c onnect power , the dis played tim e and dat e are incor re ct unti l t he phone co mpa- ny sends the cor rect time and dat e during the fi rst call . Cautions:[...]

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    12 Foll ow the se steps to co nnect the AC adapt er . 1. Plug th e AC ada pter’ s bar rel plug int o the module’ s 9VDC jack. 2. Plug th e AC ada pter into a standar d AC outlet. INST ALLING/REPLACING THE BA T TER Y The m odul e uses a 9-vol t bat tery to p rotect its m em ory if t he power f ails. We r ecommend you us e an alkaline batter y (s[...]

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    13 Notes: • If AC power fails or if the AC ada pter i s disc onnected, the modul e automati cally tes ts the bat tery each ti me it receiv es a new call . When appears on the displ ay or t he dis play dim s (ev en after you restor e power ), replac e the batte ry . • Y ou must inst all a fre sh batter y wit hin 5 seco nds after you remove the o[...]

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    14 2. Use a coi n or othe r flat obj ect to tur n the scr ew on t he botto m of the modu le t o OPEN , then sli de o f f the bat ter y compartmen t cover . 3. Remov e and discar d the old battery . Im portant: Do not p ress any button s after yo u remove t he batt ery . Doing so ca n delete al l cal l er informat ion fr om the modul e. LOCK TO WALL[...]

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    15 Caution: Al ways remov e an ol d or wea k batt ery . Batt eries can l eak chemical s that can damag e electr onic ci rcu its. 4. Before t he dis play dim s, sli de the f resh ba ttery i nto th e compart - ment as indi cat ed by the polar i ty symbols (+ and –) mar ked insi de. Caution: Do not force th e batt ery into the compartment . 5. Repla[...]

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    16 SETTING THE DISPLA Y LANGUAGE When you con nect po wer to the mod ule the f irst ti me, the mod ule begi ns its star t-up se quence. The mes sage re- ceiv ed indi ca tor on the f ront of the m od- ule l ights, and a test scr een and the tot al memory capa city ap pear on the disp lay. Then the modul e displa ys: To sel ect Span ish, p ress DELET[...]

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    17 ADJUSTING THE DI SPLA Y CONTRAST Follow t hese st eps to adju st the dis pl ay’s cont rast f or th e b est visibi lit y. 1. Press a nd hol d down DELE T E . 2 . W hile ho lding dow n DELETE , with in 6 se conds , repe ate dly pr ess REVIEW to de crease the c ontras t or REVIEW to incre ase i t. Caution: W hi le reviewi ng call recor ds, if you[...]

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    18 CON NE CTIN G T O THE PHON ES /PHON E LI NE S The m odul e con nects to you r ph one(s ) and the phon e line(s ) using four modu lar ph one l ine conn ec tors . Y ou can c onnec t yo ur modu le b etw een a tw o-l in e ph on e ( or o ne o r t w o on e-l in e ph ones ) a nd a t wo- li ne mod ula r phon e li ne j ack (o r t wo on e-lin e jac ks ). [...]

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    19 Connecting to a T w o-Line Phone a nd a T wo-Line Phone Line Jack Connecting to a T w o-Line Phone a nd T w o One-Line Jack s 9VDC 9VDC 43-9 72 .f m Page 19 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 : 19 PM[...]

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    20 Connecting to a One- Li ne Phone a nd a T w o-Line Phone Line Jack Connecting to T wo One-Line Phones and a T wo-Line Phone Line Jack 9VDC 9VDC 43-9 72 .f m Page 20 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 : 19 PM[...]

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    21 Connecting to T wo O ne -Line Phones a nd T wo One- Line Jacks CONNECTING TO A N ANSWERING MACHINE You can connect an answe ring machine to your modul e, phone, and phone line . After you connect the answer ing machine , set it to answer calls aft er at l east two r ings. 9VDC 43-9 72 .f m Page 21 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 : 19 PM[...]

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    22 Connecting for Both Line s or Li ne 1 Only Connecting for Line 2 Only 9VDC 9VDC 43-9 72 .f m Page 22 Monda y , Au gu st 16 , 199 9 4 : 19 PM[...]

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    23 MOUNTING THE MOD ULE You can pl ace the modu le dir ectl y on a desk, sh elf, or table. Or, you can mount the module on a wall . To mount the m odu le on t he wall , you need two screws ( not supp lied) wit h heads l arger than t he holes on the back of th e suppl ied mounting brack et. Follow these steps to mou nt th e mod ule on a wal l. 1. D [...]

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    24 3. Route t he phone li ne cor ds and AC adapt er cord through the upper and lo wer slot s on the mount ing brack et. 4. Ali gn t he sl ots o n the back of the modu le with th e hooks on t he moun ting brack et, t hen gently push th e module down on t he moun ti ng bracket to sec ure it. CALLER ID SYSTEM 2000 CALLER ID SYSTEM 2000 Mounting Bracke[...]

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    25 OPE R A TIO N RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS When you re ceive a call , the Caller ID informat ion sent b y the phone company , i nc luding the cal ler’s tel ephone number ( and name, if avail - able) and th e call ’s d ate and time, a utomati call y appear s on t he di splay between t he fi rs t and s econd ri ngs. The module also displ ays th[...]

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    26 The m odule displ ays the curren t date an d time ( as sent b y the tele- phone compan y wit h cal l infor mation ). REVIEWING CALLS • T o sel ect the line you want t o revi ew , pres s LINE SEL ECT unt il LINE 1 or LINE 2 appears on the dis play . Each time y ou press LINE SEL ECT , the m odule disp lays LINE 1 , LINE 2 , and both LINE 1 and [...]

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    27 Notes: • If t here ar e no cal ls stor ed in t he modul e, -NO CALLS- appears on the displ ay when yo u pres s a REVIEW button. • -END OF LIST- ap pears on t he di splay wh en you reach the las t stored cal l r eco rd while press ing the REV IEW butto ns. • The displ ay automat ically r eturns to t he curren tly select ed li ne and the cur[...]

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    28 DISPLA YED C ALL INFORMA TION The m odule might display an y of the f ollowing inf ormati on. Indica tor Informati on UNAVAILABLE Appe ars inst ead of t he phon e nu mber i f th e caller is c alling fro m outside a Ca ller ID se r- vice area. ANONYMOUS CALL A pp ea r s in st ead o f t he ph on e n u m be r ( for abou t 30 sec onds) if t he call [...]

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    29 Ind ica t or Inf orm at ion LINE ERROR Ap pears if there is an e rror in the Caller ID t ransm issio n. No te: Mi no r el ec tr ica l di st ur banc es c an af - f ect th e cal ler ID in form ati on. Occas ion al er - rors are nor mal. If the mod ule frequen tly di splays LINE ER RO R , co nt a ct yo u r ph on e s ervi ce pr ovi der or loca l Ra [...]

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    30 Indica tor Informat ion NEW L1= (num ber of ne w call s) L2= (n um- ber of new cal l s) Appe ars if th e mod ule rece ived one or m or e cal l s on a l ine si nce the l ast time you re- vie wed ca ll record s. T he me ssage recei ved ind icato r flas he s ra pidly . Pre ss eithe r REVIEW button to turn off the indica tor. No te: If t her e ar e [...]

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    31 DELETING CALLS When th e module’s m emory i s full , it automat ically delete s the oldes t call inf orma tion when a n ew call arri ves. You can als o manually de lete one or more call s on a li ne, and delete all cal ls on one or both li nes. Deleting a Si ngle Call 1. T o select the l ine for the cal l you want to delet e, press LINE SEL EC[...]

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    32 Deleti ng All Call s Foll ow the se st e ps to del et e all calls on one line. 1. Repeat edly press LINE SEL ECT unt il LINE 1 or LINE 2 appears on t he displ ay . 2. Press REVIEW or REVIEW t o sel ect any sto red call. 3. Quick l y p ress and r elease DELETE , then h ol d down DELETE . Af ter about 5 seconds, t he modul e delet es all calls on [...]

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    33 CARE AND MAINT ENANCE Your Radio Shack Call er ID System 2000 is a n example of superior de - sign and cra ftsmansh ip. The foll owi ng suggest i on s wil l hel p you care fo r the m odule so you can e nj oy i t f or ye ars. Keep the modul e dry. I f it gets we t, wipe it dry immedi - ately. Liqu ids can contain m ineral s that can cor rode t he[...]

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    34 Modif ying or tamperi ng with your module’ s inte rnal com ponents c an cause a ma lfuncti on and might inval idate the module’ s warrant y. If your modu le is not operati ng as i t should, take i t to y our local RadioShac k stor e for assist ance. If the tr ouble is harmi ng the tel ephone lines , the tel ephone co m p any might as k you t[...]

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    35 NO TE S 43-9 72.fm Pag e 35 Monday , Au gust 16 , 1 999 4:19 PM[...]

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    Ra dioSha ck A Divisio n o f T a ndy C orp oration Fort Worth, T exas 7 6 102 7 A6 Pr int ed i n T hail a nd RadioSh ac k Lim ited Warra nty Thi s telep hone p rod uct is wa rrante d a g ains t manuf actu rin g defects in mater ia l and w ork- mans hip for one (1) y ear from the date of purcha se from Radi oShack compan y owne d stor es and authori[...]