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2 contents introduction ................................................. 3 important safety instructions ...................... 3 battery safety instructions ...................... 6 installing your telephone ............................. 7 selecting a location ................................ 7 co...
3 introduction the lightning symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within this product’s enclosure 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 inform you...
4 important safety instructions 4. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. 5. Never touch uninstalled telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface. 6. Use caution when installi...
Important safety instructions 5 13. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord will be stepped on. 14. Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 15. Never push objects of any kind into this...
6 important safety instructions 18. Avoid using a telephone during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. 19. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. B attery s afety i nstructions • use only the appropriate type and size ...
7 installing your telephoneinstalling your telephone installing your telephone 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 sto...
8 installing your telephone 3. Insert the supplied ac adapter’s barrel plug into the dc in 9v jack on the back of the base. 4. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the back of the base. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard ac outlet. 6. Lift the base's antenna to a vertical posi...
9 installing your telephoneinstalling your telephone 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the tel line jack on the back of the base. 3. Insert the supplied ac adapter's barrel plug into the dc in 9v jack on the back of the base. 4. Route the adapter and modular cords through the gr...
10 installing your telephone h h h ha a a an n n nd d d ds s s se e e et t t t n n n no o o o. . . .2 2 2 2 appears when you install the battery pack on to the second handset. 3. Replace the cover. To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the base. The charge/in use indicator on the base lig...
11 installing your telephoneinstalling your telephone 2. Press any number other than 0 or an access code ( 9 , for example) if required. If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Once you know which type of service you have, follow these...
12 installing your telephone s etting the h andset ’ s r inger t one you can choose from six ringers or four melodies. Ringers: f f f fl l l li i i ic c c ck k k ke e e er r r r , c c c cl l l la a a at t t tt t t te e e er r r r , l l l le e e ea a a ap p p p f f f fr r r ro o o og g g g , p p p pi...
13 installing your telephoneinstalling your telephone t urning a uto t alk on/off auto talk allows you to simply pick up the phone from the base to answer a call, without pressing talk/flash if the handset is away from the base, press any number key to answer a call. Your phone is not preset to use ...
14 installing your telephone s toring your a rea c ode you can store your local area code in the phone’s memory so the area code does not appear if you receive a local call. If you need to add or store the area code for a local number, you can add it afterwards (see “dialing numbers from a caller id...
15 making and receiving calls making and receiving calls 1. To make a call using the handset, lift the handset and press talk/flash . T t t ta a a al l l lk k k k and the current volume setting appear, and the base's charge/in use indicator lights. Then the call's elapsed time appears. Ô 2. Dial the...
Making and receiving calls 16 r inger m ute you can temporarily mute the ringer. When you receive a call with the handset off the base, press end . The phone exits ringer mute when the next call is received, or when you hang up the phone. A djusting the h andset ’ s v olume to adjust the handset's v...
17 making and receiving calls u sing f lash flash performs the electronic equivalent of a switchhook operation for special services, such as call waiting. 1. If you have call waiting, press talk/flash to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. 2. Press talk/flash again to ret...
Making and receiving calls 18 s witching b etween the h andset and s peakerphone to switch to the speakerphone while you are using the handset, press speaker on the base. When you hear the conversation on the speakerphone, press end on the handset. To switch to the handset while you are using the sp...
Using a headset 19 using a headset you can make or answer calls with hands-free convenience using an optional headset that has a 3 / 32 –inch (2.5-mm) plug. Your local radioshack store carries a variety of headsets. To connect the headset, gently flip open the rubber headset jack cover on the side o...
20 memory dialing 3. To enter a name, use the letters on the number keys. Enter the last name first, since files are accessed alphabetically. For uppercase letters, press the key once for the first letter marked on the key, twice for the second letter, and so on. For lowercase letters, press four ti...
Memory dialing 21 line” on page 17 and “entering a pause” on page 21). Ô 11. Press sel/ch . D d d di i i is s s st t t ti i i in n n nc c c ct t t ti i i iv v v ve e e e r r r ri i i in n n ng g g g appears. 12. Press or to select the ringer, or n n n no o o o s s s se e e el l l le e e ec c c ct t ...
22 memory dialing r eviewing n ames and n umbers in the p honebook you can recall a record either by scrolling or by entering the first letter of the name field in that record, even while the phone is in use. 1. Press ê ê ê ê /speed dial/ . 2. Press or to scroll through the record. The records appea...
Memory dialing 23 4. Press sel/ch . D d d do o o on n n ne e e e! ! ! ! Appears. D ialing a n umber in m emory to dial a number stored in the phonebook, lift the handset and press ê ê ê ê /speed dial/ . Then, follow step 2 in “reviewing names and numbers in the phonebook” on page 22 to recall the nu...
24 turning distinctive ringer on/off 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 period...
25 using caller id caller id records. If the caller information is unavailable because the name and number were blocked by the caller, p p p pr r r ri i i iv v v va a a at t t te e e e n n n na a a am m m me e e e or p p p pr r r ri i i iv v v va a a at t t te e e e n n n nu u u um m m mb b b be e e...
Using caller id 26 when a call comes in while you are already on the phone, a soft beep sounds and the caller name and phone number appear. Ô 1. Press menu/mute . A list of several options, beginning with a a a as s s sk k k k t t t to o o o h h h ho o o ol l l ld d d d appears. 2. Repeatedly press ...
27 using caller id to send the second caller to voice mail (if you have voice mail), scroll down to f f f fo o o or r r rw w w wa a a ar r r rd d d d c c c ca a a al l l ll l l l or press 3 . If you decide to take the second call and end the first, scroll down to a a a an n n ns s s sw w w we e e er...
Using caller id 28 r eviewing c aller id r ecords you can view the caller id list during a call or when the phone is on-hook. The top line of each record shows the date, time and the number of calls from that number received if you have not yet reviewed the record. The second line shows the caller’s...
29 using caller id a dding /d eleting the a rea c ode when the area code of the received call is the same as the one you stored (see “storing your area code” on page 14), the area code does not appear in the caller id record. If it is different, the area code appears in the record. If you want to ad...
30 deleting caller id records (one-touch speed dial). To cancel storing, select c c c ca a a an n n nc c c ce e e el l l l . 4. Press sel/ch . Ô deleting caller id records d eleting a s ingle r ecord 1. Recall the record you want to delete. 2. Press del/trsf . D d d de e e el l l le e e et t t te e ...
31 using an optional handsetusing an optional handset c harging the b attery p ack the charger is powered by the supplied 9v, 210 ma ac adapter. Insert the supplied ac adapter's barrel plug into the dc in 9v jack on the back of the charger. Route the cord through the strain relief slot and plug the ...
32 using an optional handset 2. Press or to move the pointer to c c c ca a a al l l ll l l le e e er r r r i i i id d d d s s s se e e et t t tu u u up p p p . Then press sel/ch . 3. Press or to select c c c cw w w w d d d de e e el l l lu u u ux x x xe e e e . Then press sel/ch . 4. Press or to sel...
33 answering system operation id information that arrives while the phone is on- hook is stored in all handsets. Answering system operation n ew m essage i ndicator the new message indicator flashes on the handset when you have new messages in your answering system. The indicator stops flashing afte...
Answering system operation 34 start again at step 1 of the setting operation. S etting the d ay /t ime you must set the day and time so the system can record the correct day and time of each message. Ô 1. Press menu once. The system announces “time,” and then announces the currently set time and day...
35 answering system operation system answers and avoid unnecessary long- distance charges. If the message memory is full, the system answers after about ten rings regardless of the ring time setting. 1. Press menu three times. The system announces “ring time,” and then announces the current setting....
37 answering system operation you can also record your own message (see “recording/deleting an outgoing message”). When you record and select your own outgoing message, the system uses it for all recording time settings (1, 4, and announce only). To select an outgoing message (your outgoing message ...
Answering system operation 38 messages appears. If it is set to announcement only, it plays the outgoing message and a a a a appears. Ô to set the system to not answer calls, press answer again. It announces “answer off” and the message counter turns off. S creening c alls you can let the system ans...
39 answering system operation r ecording a m emo you can record a message to yourself or others. The system stores memos as incoming messages (see “playing messages” on page 39). Hold down memo until the system beeps and announces “record memo message.” when the tone sounds, speak your message. When...
Remote operation 41 h andset r emote o peration you can check new incoming messages, skip, repeat, or delete your incoming messages from the handset. For example, you can install the answering system in the living room and check your incoming message from a bedroom using the handset. Ô while the pho...
42 remote operation • set the system to answer or not answer calls • listen to your messages • record a new outgoing message • record a memo • erase messages you cannot remotely operate the system using its handset or another telephone on the same line. S etting the s ecurity c ode the two-digit rem...
Remote operation 43 answer calls, it will answer after about ten rings and sound a series of beeps. 2. When the outgoing message begins (or the system sounds a series of beeps), press #. Then enter your security code within 2 seconds. 3. If the code is correct, the system announces the number of new...
44 care care keep the telephone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the telephone only in normal temperature environments. Handle the telephone carefully; do not drop it. Keep the telephone away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking...
45 the fcc wants you to know • party-line systems • most electronic key telephone systems the fcc wants you to know this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable p...
46 important information s urge p rotection your telephone has built-in protection circuits to reduce the risk of damage from surges in telephone line and power line current. These protection circuits meet or exceed the fcc requirements. However, lightning striking the telephone or power lines can d...
Troubleshooting 47 troubleshooting we do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, these suggestions might help. Problem suggestion the phone does not work or works poorly. Be sure the base’s phone line cord and ac adapter are correctly and securely connected. Be sure the b...
43-3815/3898 uczz01807zz 05a03 printed in china radioshack corporation fort worth, texas 76102 limited one-year warranty 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 compa...
