Radio Shack System 350 manual

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    Cat. No. 43-991A OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad before u sing thi s equipm ent. System 350 79-Memo ry Caller ID with Illuminator Backlight 43-991A.fm Page 1 Tuesday, December 28, 1999 7:59 AM[...]

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    2 © 1999 Tandy Corp oration . All Rights Res erved. Radi oShack is a reg istered tradem ark us ed by T andy Corpo ration . This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of un- insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclo- sure that might be of sufficient magnitude to c onstitute a risk of electric shock. Do not open the product?[...]

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    3 FEATURE S Your Rad ioSh ac k Sys tem 3 50 79 -Me mo r y Call er ID wit h I llu mi - na t or B ac kl i gh t is t he l at e st in te l ep h on e te ch n ol o gy . The system display s the calle r’s telepho ne number (a nd name, if a vailable in your area) and th e current date and time , as provid ed by your local pho ne compan y to Call er ID se[...]

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    4 Record Scrolling — lets you e asily loo k through all call records in Caller ID memory. Triling ual Operation — lets y ou set the system to dis play messages in Englis h, French, or Spanish. Large Liquid Crys tal Display — make s it easy to see ca ller informa tion and t he current time and date. Contrast Contro l — lets you adjust the di[...]

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    5 Important Informa tion: • T o use this sys tem, yo u must b e in an a rea whe re Ca ller ID servi ce is avai lable, and you m ust sub scribe to the ser- vice. • Where Ca ller ID is offere d, one or m ore of the follow ing option s are gene rally av ailable: – caller’s number onl y – c al ler ’s name on ly – caller’s n ame and numb[...]

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    6 FCC INFORMA TIO N We have desig ned your s ystem to con form to fede ral regula- tion s, and you can connec t it t o most telephone line s. Howe v- er, ea ch syste m (and each device, suc h as a telep hone or answ ering mac hine) tha t you c onnect to the tele phone line draws powe r from the te lephone l ine. We refer to this power draw as the d[...]

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    7 Also, the phone company can ma ke c hanges to its lin es, equipmen t, operation s, or proced ures that could affe ct the op- eration of this system . The teleph one compa ny notif ies you o f these chang es in adva nce, so you can take the necess ary steps to prevent in terruption o f your telephone service . This equi pment c ompli es with t he [...]

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    8 CONTENTS Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Install ing Batteri es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Connecti ng the AC Ada pter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Connecti ng the Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connecti ng to a Sin gle-[...]

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    9 PREPARAT ION Your system ’s display is protect ed by a piece of plas tic film du r- ing ship ment. Pe el off thi s film be fore you u se the sy stem. INSTALLING BATTER IES You need four AAA bat teries (not su pplied) to protec t the sys- tem’s m emory du ring a power fa il ure. For the lo ng est op erat ion and best perf ormance, we re commen[...]

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    10 • When repl acing the batt eries, ha ve fresh ones on ha nd before you begin. If you do not in stall the new batteries withi n about 2 minutes after removi ng the old ones, you will lose all the inform ation sto red in t he syste m. 1. Make su re th e sys tem is unpl ugged from the t ele phone line an d AC power . 2. If you are re placing the [...]

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    11 When BATT (batte ry) appears or the dis play dim s, replace the batteries. Cautions: • Always re move old or weak batteries. Ba tteries can leak chemica ls that can dam age your system. • Dispose of dead ba tteries prom ptly and properly . Do not bury or bur n them . CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER To power the sys tem, plug the adapt er’s barre[...]

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    12 CONNECTING THE SYSTEM The Syste m 350 co nne cts to an y modu lar phon e jack a nd your phone. You can also co nnect it t o an an swering machine . Connecting t o a Single- Line Phone 1. D iscon nect the telep hone line co rd from the phone and plug it into th e system’ s TO LINE jack . 2. Plug one end of th e suppli ed line co rd into the s y[...]

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    13 Follow th ese steps to connect tw o System 350s to a two-l ine phone. 1. Discon nect the t elepho ne line c ord from th e modula r phone ja ck (on the wal l) and p lug it i nto L1 + L2 on the tr i- plex adap te r . 2. Plug the tri plex ada pter int o the modu lar phone jack. 3. Plug one end of the su pplied li ne cord into the TO L I NE jack on [...]

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    14 Connecting t o an Answering Machine 1. D iscon nect the p hone lin e cord th at connec ts your answ ering machin e to the ph one line from the answeri ng machin e’s jack . Th en pl ug i t into the syst em’s TO LIN E jack. 2. Plug one end of th e suppli ed line co rd into the s ystem’ s TO PH ONE ja ck. 3. Plug the cord’ s other e nd into[...]

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    15 Attaching t he Mounting Bracke t 1. Align th e keyhol e slots o n the botto m of th e system with the hooks on the m ountin g bracket . 2. Gently p ush the sys tem down o n the brac ket to se cure it . If you are p lacing th e system on a desk , shelf, or t able, pull out the stand on the back of t he bracke t until it click s. To remov e the sy[...]

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    16 3. Thread a s crew throug h each hol e, letting th e head ex tend 1 / 8 i nch from t he wall. 4. Attach t he mo unting bra cket to t he syste m (see “” o n Page 15). 5. Route the phone line co rds and AC adapter cord th rough the slots on the bac k of the brack et. 6. Line up the key hole s lots on the brac ket w ith the screws in the wall ,[...]

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    17 ADJUSTING THE DIS PLAY CONTRAST To lighten or da rken the display, rep eatedly pre ss CON- TRAST . CONTRAST ADJUST appears and the dis pl ay lig hts. CHOOSING A LANGU AGE Your System 350 is pro grammed t o display messag es in En- glish, b ut you can change i t to dis play in Fre nch or Span ish. Fol- low thes e steps to change the langu age. 1.[...]

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    18 OPERATION RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS Calle r ID is a servi ce prov ided by your t elephone compan y. When y ou subs cribe to this s ervice, the tele phone company sends the caller’s telephone number (and na me, if avail able) and t he call’s da te and ti me betwe en the firs t and seco nd rings. T he system receive s and disp lays thi s inf[...]

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    19 Each cal l record i ncludes the time and date of the call, the call number (ord er in which the call i s received), t he caller’ s tele- phone num ber, and t he caller’ s name (i f availa ble). To scroll through the cal l records, repeatedly pre ss (or hold down) REVI EW or REVI EW . Notes: • If no cal l informa tion is stored, NO CALL app[...]

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    20 Displayed Cal l Information The system can disp lay the fo llowing in formation . Display (English, French, Spanish) Descrip tion REPT (Repeat) Ap pears with a n umber if you ha ve re ceived a call from the same ph one nu mber more than once (up t o 9 times ). LONG DISTANCE LONGUE DISTANCE LARGA DISTANCIA Appears al ong with LDC (long d is- tanc[...]

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    21 BLOCKED NAME -NOM BLOQUE- NOMBRE PRIVADO The call er has bl ocked th e Caller ID na me inf orm atio n from bein g sent. BLOCKED NUMBER NUMERO BLOQUE NUMBERO PRIVADO The call er has bl ocked th e Caller ID numb er informati on from bei ng sent. BLOCKED CALL APPEL BLOQUE LLAMADA PRIVADA The call er has bl ocked a ny Call er ID in form atio n from [...]

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    22 DELETING CALLS Deleting a Single Call 1. R epeated ly press (o r hold down) eit her REVI EW key unti l you se e the cal l record y ou want to d elete. 2. P ress ERASE . The system delete s that record a nd automa tically renumb ers the rem aining c all record s. After 10 sec onds, the time and date re appears. Deleti ng A ll C alls 1. W hile t h[...]

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    23 VIP CALL LIST You r system l ets you sa ve up to 2 0 call rec ords in i ts VIP ca ll list so they will not be deleted if you de lete all calls fr om the sys- tem’s m emory. Thi s lets y ou save a list of i mportant c allers. Follow t hese ste ps to store call record s in the VI P call list. 1. Repe atedly pres s either R EVI EW ke y un t il y [...]

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    24 To delete all entries from the VIP call list, hold down ERASE . DELETE ALL? appea rs. Press ER ASE to confirm . Or, to can cel deletion, do not press a ny button. Afte r about 5 second s, DELETE ALL? disappea rs. MESSAGE W AITING If you su bscri be to me ssage wa iting servic e with yo ur loca l tele - phone c ompany, t he red new call indi cato[...]

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    25 T ROU BLESHOO TING If your syst em is not working as it sh ould, the se suggestio ns might help you elimina te the pr oblem. If you se e a me ssage th at you do not unders tand, see “Dis - pl ay ed C all In fo rma tion” o n Pa ge 20 . Problem Solut ion Blank screen The S ystem 35 0 is not receivin g power. Ma ke sure the b atteries are in st[...]

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    26 CARE AND MAINTENANCE To enjoy yo ur System 350 79-Me mory Caller ID for a long tim e: • Keep the syste m dry . If it gets wet, wi pe it dry immedi ately . • Use a nd store the syst em onl y in norm al temp erature envir onm ents. • Handl e the syste m gently and carefu lly . Don't drop it . • Kee p the s yste m awa y fr om dust and [...]

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    27 Also, the tele phone company can m ake chang es to its lin es, equipmen t, operation s, or proced ures that could affe ct the op- eration of the s ystem. The tele phone co mpany n otifies y ou of these cha nges in ad vance, so you c an take th e necess ary steps to prevent interru ption of y our teleph one servi ce. LIGHTNING Your system ha s bu[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T ex as 7610 2 01A99 Printed in China Limite d O ne- Year W arran ty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack fran[...]