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Radio Shack 43-3578 Owner's Manual - Urge

Manual is about: 900MHz Cordless Telephone with Caller ID/Call Waiting

Summary of 43-3578

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    © 2004 radioshack corporation. All rights reserved. Radioshack and radioshack.Com are trademarks used by radioshack corporation. Owner’s manual please read before using this equipment. 900mhz cordless telephone with caller id/call waiting 43-3578 30-record cid capacity — stores up to 30 call records...

  • Page 2: Contents

    2 contents introduction .............................. 3 important information .............. 4 fcc statement ............................ 4 surge protection .......................... 6 important safety instructions ... 7 important caller id information .............................. 8 installation...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Intr oduction 3 introduction thank you for purchasing the radioshack 900 mhz cordless telephone. Your phone uses advanced technology to give you superior audio quality and extended range. The phone’s caller id unit records each caller’s telephone number (and name, if available in your area) and the ...

  • Page 4: Important

    Important information 4 the lightning symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within this product’s en- closure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. Do not open the product’s case. The exclamation symbol is intended to...

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    5 important information we have designed your phone to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each phone (and each device, such as a telephone or answering machine) that you connect to the telephone line draws power from the telephone line. We refer ...

  • Page 6: Urge

    6 important information this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. ...

  • Page 7: Important Safety

    7 impo rtant safety instructions important safety instructions when using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a...

  • Page 8: Important

    Important caller id info rmation 8 important caller id information to use caller id and call waiting, you must be in an area where those services are available and you must subscribe to those services through your local phone company. Where caller id is offered, one or more options are generally ava...

  • Page 9: Installation

    9 installation installation s electing a l ocation you can place the phone’s base on a desk or table, or mount it on a standard wall plate or directly on a wall. Select a location that is: • near an accessible ac outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from e...

  • Page 10: On A Desk Top

    10 installation your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your telephone wiring does not have a modular jack, you can update the wiring yourself using jacks and adapters (available at your local radioshack store), or have the telephone company update the wiring for you. Y...

  • Page 11: Tel Line

    11 installation 1. Insert the two tabs at the top of the narrow end of the supplied bracket into the base’s upper tab slots, then press down on the bracket’s latches and insert them into the lower slots. 2. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord (short for a wall plate, long for direct wall mount...

  • Page 12: Onnecting

    12 installation for direct wall mounting, align the bracket’s keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base downward to secure it. Then, plug the modular cord's other end into a telephone outlet. 6. Plug the adapter into a standard ac outlet. 7. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical posi...

  • Page 13: Charge/in

    13 installation to charge the battery pack, place the handset on the base. The charge/in use indicator on the base lights and total:00 appears on the handset display. Recharge the battery pack when low battery flashes on the display. If you have trouble replacing the battery pack, take the phone to ...

  • Page 14: Page

    14 installation • if the battery pack becomes weak during a call, the handset beeps every 3 seconds and low battery flashes. When this happens, you cannot make a call until you recharge the battery pack. • if the display is blank and the phone does not work, recharge the battery pack. (the battery p...

  • Page 15: Etting

    15 installation • the supplied battery pack should last for about a year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace it with a new 3.6-volt, 600 mah battery pack with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment. You can order a...

  • Page 16: Urning

    16 installation t urning a uto t alk o n /o ff your phone is preset so you must press talk/flash when you lift the handset from the base to answer a call. With auto talk turned on, you can answer a call by just lifting the handset from the base. If the handset is away from the base, you can answer b...

  • Page 17: Cid/menu

    17 installation 1. Lift the handset and hold down cid/menu until the menu appears with auto talk selected. 2. Press vol / to move the cursor to cidcw: (caller id/call waiting). 3. Press sel to turn the caller id/call waiting setting on or off. On or off appears indicating the selected setting. 4. Re...

  • Page 18: Sel

    18 installation 3. Press sel , then enter your three- digit area code. If you make a mistake, use the del/ch to erase the wrong number, then enter the correct number. 4. Press sel to store the area code, then return the handset to the base (or press end ) to clear the display. ! S etting the d ialin...

  • Page 19: Vol

    19 installation 2. Press vol / three times to move the cursor to dial: , then press sel to change the dialing mode setting. Tone or pulse appears, indicating the selected setting. 3. Return the handset to the base (or press end ) to store the new setting. S electing the l anguage you can select the ...

  • Page 20: Operation

    20 operation operation the handset window has plastic film on it to protect it during shipment. Carefully peel off the film before using your phone. M aking and r eceiving c alls to make a call, lift the handset and press talk/flash . Talk and the current volume setting appear on the handset’s displ...

  • Page 21: Electing

    21 operation s electing the c hannel the phone has 20 channels. If the call disconnects or you experience difficulty hearing the conversation, press ch/del on the handset to select a different channel. Scanning appears as your phone searches for a clear channel. A djusting the h andset ’ s v olume t...

  • Page 22: Sing

    22 operation u sing f lash talk/flash performs the electronic equivalent of a switchhook operation for special services, such as call waiting. For example, if you have call waiting, press talk/flash to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. Press talk/flash again to return t...

  • Page 23: Aging

    23 operation p aging to send a page from the base to the handset or to locate the handset when the phone is not in use, press page on the base. The handset beeps for about 1 minute. Paging appears on the handset while the page sounds. To stop the page, press any key on the handset, place the handset...

  • Page 24: Nstalling

    24 operation i nstalling the b eltclip to attach the beltclip insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. U sing a h eadset you can make or answer calls with han...

  • Page 25: Memory Dialing

    Memo ry di a ling 25 memory dialing you can store up to 10 phone numbers and names in memory, then dial a stored number by entering its memory location number. Each number can be up to 20 digits, and each name can be up to 13 characters. S toring a n umber and n ame in m emory 1. Lift the handset. 2...

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    Memory d iali n g 26 refer to the letters on the number keys to select the desired letter. Press the key once for the first letter in the upper case, press twice for second letter in the upper case, and so on. To enter the lower case letter, press four times (or five times) to display the first lett...

  • Page 27: /tone/

    Memo ry di a ling 27 to enter a special character, press 0 . Each time you press 0 , the following characters appear in this order: ∗ # – & ( ) (space) 0 if you make a mistake, use ∗ /tone/ or # / to move the cursor over the error, then enter the correct character, or press ch/ del to delete a chara...

  • Page 28: Ntering

    Memory d iali n g 28 e ntering a p ause in some telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a second dial tone before you can dial an outside number. You can store the access code with the phone number; however, you should also store a pause after the access code to...

  • Page 29: Vol

    Memo ry di a ling 29 edit memory xx — edit the record as described in steps 5 through 8 of “storing a number and name in memory” on page 25. Delete memory xx ? — the display prompts you to confirm the deletion. Press vol / to move the cursor to yes , then press sel or ch/del . The phone beeps, and m...

  • Page 30: Ialing

    Memory d iali n g 30 d ialing a m emory n umber to dial a number stored in memory, lift the handset and press mem . The list of memory location numbers appears. Choose a memory location by pressing a number ( 0 – 9 ) or by repeatedly pressing vol / or vol / , then press talk/flash . You can also dia...

  • Page 31: Esting

    Memo ry di a ling 31 t esting s tored e mergency n umbers if you store an emergency service’s number (police department, fire department, ambulance) and you choose to test the stored number, make the test call during the late evening or early morning hours to avoid peak demand periods. Also, remain ...

  • Page 32: Ialing

    Memory d iali n g 32 d ialing the s peed d ial n umber simply press spd dial to dial the stored speed dial number. You do not have to press talk/flash . E diting the s peed d ial n umber 1. Lift the handset. 2. Hold down spd dial until the speed dial menu appears. 3. Press sel . 4. To edit the numbe...

  • Page 33: Caller Id

    33 ca ller id oper ation caller id operation if you subscribe to caller id service from your phone company, the phone company sends information about the call, as well as the time and date, between the first and second rings of every call you receive. The phone displays this information after the se...

  • Page 34: Eviewing

    34 ca ller id oper ation r eviewing c aller id r ecords to review the caller id records, lift the handset and press cid/menu . The number of new caller id records, if any, and the total number of records appears. Repeatedly press vol / to scroll through the caller id records from the newest to the o...

  • Page 35: Caller Id Messages

    35 ca ller id oper ation caller id messages display description new: xx total: xx shows the number of new caller id records (records you have not reviewed) and the total number of records. Private name or private number the caller has blocked the caller id informa- tion. Unknown name or unknown numb...

  • Page 36: Dding

    36 ca ller id oper ation a dding /d eleting the a rea c ode the display shows the area code of an incoming call, unless the call comes from the area code you stored (see “storing your area code” on page 17). You can add the area code to the display or delete it. With the record displayed, press 3 to...

  • Page 37: Toring

    37 ca ller id oper ation s toring a c aller id r ecord in m emory follow these steps to store the name and number from a caller id record into a memory location. 1. Press cid/menu then vol / to recall the record you want to store. To add or delete the area code, press 3 . If it is a long distance nu...

  • Page 38: Eleting

    38 ca ller id oper ation d eleting c aller id r ecords you can delete caller id records indi- vidually or all at once. Deleting a single caller id record 1. Press cid/menu then vol / to recall the record you want to delete. 2. Press ch/del . Delete message? Appears, prompting you to confirm the dele...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    39 tro ubleshooting troubleshooting we do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, these suggestions might help. Problem suggestions the phone does not work properly. Be sure the base’s phone line cord and ac adapter are correctly and securely connected. Be sure the batter...

  • Page 40: Press Ch/del To Change

    40 tr ouble shoo ting low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up another phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Your conversa- tion is difficult to hear due to dropout or mut- ing. Keep the handset away from computers, remote control toys, wireless microphones, alarm sys- tems, in...

  • Page 41: Problem

    41 tro ubleshooting the handset battery pack does not charge. Check the charging con- tacts on the handset and base. If they are dirty, clean them with a pencil eraser. Be sure the battery pack is connected correctly. Be sure the handset is properly seated on the base. Replace the battery pack. The ...

  • Page 42: Care

    Ca re 42 if you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the problem, take the phone to your local radioshack store for assistance. Care keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dr...

  • Page 43: Notes

    43 notes 43-3578.Book page 43 thursday, february 12, 2004 3:12 pm.

  • Page 44: Limited One-Year Warranty

    Radioshack corporation fort worth, texas 76102 43-3578 uczz01432bz 01a04 printed in china limited one-year warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in mate- rial and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from radioshack company-...