Radio Shack 1500 manual

Cat. No. 43-976 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . Caller ID System 1500 Tele phone wi t h 3-M emory Speed- Dial ing 43-9 76 .f m Pag e 1 Mon da y, Aug us t 16, 19 99 4:38 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES Your RadioSha ck Caller ID System 1500 Telephon e w it h 3-Memory Speed-Dialing com bines a telephone and a Ca ller ID unit in one system. The Syste m 1500 displays the c aller’s telephon e number (and name, if avail- able in your area) and the current time, as provided by your local tele- phone company to Caller ID service subscr ibe[...]

3 This telephone has b een teste d and found to com ply with all applicable UL and FCC standards. For your rec ords, we recom mend you record the phone’s serial numb er here. T he numb er is on t he bottom of the ph one. Serial Number: ____________ ______ READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLA TION We have d esigned your pho ne to co n- form to federal regu l[...]

4 FCC ST A TEMENT Your telephone com plies with Part 68 of FCC Rules . Upon request, you must provide th e phone’s FCC reg is- tration number and RE N to your telephon e company. These num bers are shown on the bottom of the phone. Note: Yo u must not connect your tele- phone t o: • Coi n -o perat ed systems • Part y-l i ne syst ems • Mos t[...]

5 CONTENTS Ins talla tion .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... 6 In stallin g Batte ries ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... 6 Resetting the T elepho ne .............................[...]

6 IN STALLATION Follow this sequ ence to insure your phone wil l work properl y. • Install batteries (see “I nstalling Batteries”). • Reset t he phone (see “Resetting the T elephone” on Pa ge 7). • Make the phone connec ti o ns (see “Making the Connect ions” on Page 7). If your phone does no t w ork, discon- nect it from the phon [...]

7 4. Replace the cover and secure it with the sc re w . Note: T he telephone auto matically tests the bat teries each time it receives a call. If appears on the di sp lay or th e di sp la y di ms , re pl ac e the b a tt er ies . Important: W hen you repl ace the bat- teries, have fresh batteries on hand before you b egin. You must inst all fresh ba[...]

8 3. T o have the phone t ilt slightly for- ward, insert t h e tabs on the nar- row end of the st and into the matching slots near the bottom of the phone . Then snap the stand into place by pressing in the two tabs toward the top of t h e phone. 4. Place the phon e on a desk . W a ll -P lat e Moun ti n g 1. Plug o ne end of the sup plied short mod[...]

9 5. Align th e phone s tand’s keyhole slots with the studs on t he wall plate a nd slide the phone down until it snaps into place. Direct Wa ll Mountin g You can m ount the ph one di r e ctly on the wall using t w o screws (not sup- plie d). Note: M ake sure the s crew’s h eads fit the ph one stand’ s keyhole slots. 1. D rill two holes , one[...]

10 5. Plug the other end of the modul ar phone cord into a modular phone jack. 6. Align th e phone s tand’s keyhole slots with the s crew he ads and slide the phone down until it snaps into p lace. Co nnectin g the Handset 1. Plug on e end of the sup plied coiled cord in to the modular j ack on the side o f t h e phone, a nd the other end into th[...]

11 PREPARA TION SETTI NG THE R INGER SWITCH The ringer switch controls the volume of the p hone’s ring. Set the switch to HIGH i n a noi sy room (s uch as a kitc h- en) or to LOW in a qu iet room ( such as a bedroom ). If y ou do not want the ringer to sound, set RINGER to OFF . Y ou ca n st ill ma ke call s, and you can answer cal ls if you hear[...]

12 STORING AN AREA CODE If you subscribe to Caller ID service, your ph one stores the caller’s phone number and area code. Then, when you wa nt to call bac k a caller, your phone compares y our area code to the caller’s area code. If the area c ode is the same, the phone doe s not dial it. (See “ Dialing Caller ID Num bers” on Page 17. ) Be[...]

13 OPE RATION RECEIVING A CAL L When yo u receive a cal l, the telephon e automatically displays infor- mation about the caller and st ores the info rma tion in Caller ID mem or y, if y ou subscribe to the servic e. T h e tele- phone c an store up to 19 phone num- ber, or up to 7 nam e an d phone number records. Note: The flashing -- change s to st[...]

14 Call er ID Displa y Informatio n CALL -F D Appears in stead of the phon e number if the call was for- warded by a telephone that was set to forward all call s (using th e telephone com pan y’ s call forwarding s erv ice). Press READ to see t he phone num ber of the ori ginal calle r . C-FD BUSY Appears instead o f the phone num ber if t he ca [...]

15 DATA E RRO R Appears if the Caller I D information was garbled. Minor electrical disturbances can affect Cal l er ID information. Occasi on al err ors are normal. If t h e syst em freq uently disp l ays DATA ER ROR , contact your local telephone company for assistance. MESS AG E Appears if you subsc ribe to your phone company ’s mes- sage wait[...]

16 STORING NUMBERS IN MEM ORY You can s tore up t o three phone num- bers (15 digit s each) in the phone’s priority memory locations (P1, P2, or P3). To dial these numbers, see “Memory Dialing” on Page 17. Follow these steps t o s tore a t el e- phone number in a priority memory location. Note: Yo u m ust complete each step within 30 s e cond[...]

17 MAKING A CALL In addition t o norma l dia ling, you can make a call using redialin g, memory dialing, or Caller ID d ialing. Redialin g The redial me mory h olds up to 32 di g- its, so it can store l o ng-distanc e as well as l ocal numb ers. To redial the last phone num ber dialed, pick up the handset and press REDIAL . Th e phone automat icall[...]

18 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radi oShack Caller ID Sy ste m 1500 T elep hone wi th 3-Me mory Spee d-Dialing is an exa mple of superio r design and craftsmans hi p. The following sugge stion s will help you care for y ou r phone so you can enjoy it fo r years. Keep the phone dry. I f it gets wet, wipe it dry i mme diately. Li qu ids might contain m[...]

19 THE F CC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the u nlikely event that your tele- phone c auses probl ems on t he tele- phone line, th e telephone co mpany can d isconnect your s ervice. T he tele- phone c ompany norm ally at tempts to notify you in advance. If advance n o- tice is not prac tical, the telephone company notifies you as soon a s pos- sible and [...]

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