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Radio Shack 43-941 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: 4-Line Display Caller ID with Call Waiting

Summary of 43-941

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    Cat. No. 43-941 owner’s manual please read before using this equipment. Cid-941 4-line display caller id with call waiting 43-941.Fm page 1 friday, january 28, 2000 10:34 am.

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    2 © 2000 tandy corporation. All rights reserved. Radioshack is a registered trademark used by tandy corporation. Warning: to reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Caution risk of electric shock. Do not open. Caution: to reduce the risk of electric s...

  • Page 3: Features

    3 features your radioshack cid-941 4-line display caller id gives you access to the latest in telephone technolo- gy. It displays the current date/time and caller infor- mation as provided by your local phone company to caller id service subscribers. (the date and time are set with your first incomi...

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    4 caller id memory dialing — lets you select a stored phone number from caller id memory, then dial it with the touch of a button. New call indicator — flashes to let you know one or more new calls have been received since you last re- viewed the stored calls. Dual display — large 4-line liquid crys...

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    5 important information: • to use the system’s caller id, and call waiting features you must be in an area where those services are available from your phone com- pany, and you must subscribe to those services. • where caller id is offered, one or more of the following options are generally availabl...

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    6 draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or ren. The ren is on the bottom of your system. If you are using more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all the rens. If the total is more than five (or three in rural areas), your phone might not ring. If ringer operation is impair...

  • Page 7: Contents

    7 contents preparation ........................................................... 9 installing batteries .......................................... 9 making the connections ............................... 11 connecting an ac adapter .................... 11 resetting the cid-941 .......................

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    8 deleting call records ................................... 33 troubleshooting ................................................. 34 care ..................................................................... 36 the fcc wants you to know ....................... 37 lightning ..............................

  • Page 9: Preparation

    9 preparation installing batteries your cid-941 requires 2 aa batteries (not supplied) to protect the system’s memory during a power fail- ure. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend radioshack alkaline batteries. Cautions: • use only fresh batteries of the required size and recomme...

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    10 2. Insert a flat blade screwdriver into the slot next to the battery compartment cover and gently pry it up until the cover pops off. 3. Place the batteries in the compartment as indi- cated by the polarity symbols ( + and – ) marked inside. 4. Replace the cover. If you replaced the batteries, re...

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    11 making the connections connecting an ac adapter to increase the battery life, you can power the cid- 941 using a 9v, 200 ma ac adapter and a size m adaptaplug adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local radioshack store. Cautions: you must use a class 2 power source listed to ul ...

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    12 follow these steps to use an ac adapter (not sup- plied.) 1. Insert the adaptaplug into the socket on your ac adapter’s cord. 2. Insert the barrel plug into the cid-941’s 200ma dc 9v jack. 3. Plug the other end of the ac adapter into a stan- dard ac outlet. Resetting the cid-941 before you use th...

  • Page 13

    13 caution: resetting the cid-941 also clears all stored call information. Note: if the cid-941 does not work after you reset it, replace the batteries (see “installing batteries” on page 9). Then press reset again. Connecting to the phone line the cid-941 connects to a modular telephone line jack a...

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    14 • you can connect up to four cid-941s to the same phone line (see “using the master/sec- ondary switch” on page 15). For proper call waiting operation, do not connect more than four cid-941s, or a cid-941 and another caller id module with call waiting, to the same phone line. You can connect othe...

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    15 using the master/secondary switch the cid-941’s m/s (master/secondary) switch lets you easily connect up to four cid-941 caller id mod- ules to the same phone line, so you can receive call- er id and call waiting information at more than one phone on that line. Simply set m/s on one of the cid- 9...

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    16 • if you connect another type of caller id module that has call waiting (other than a cid-941) to the same phone line as your cid-941’s, the call waiting signal can be garbled or not received. Connecting to a two-line phone to record information about calls received on a two- line phone, you need...

  • Page 17

    17 4. Plug the other end of the cord into l1 or l2 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to connect another cid- 941 to the jack (l1 and l2) on the triplex adapter. 6. Slide the m-s switch (located on the back of cid- 941) on both units to m . Connecting an answering machine 1. Unplug the answering machine’s modu...

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    18 mounting the system you can set the cid-941 flat on a desk, shelf, table or set it at an angle by pulling out the leg located on the bottom of the cid-941. Mounting on a wall to mount the cid-941 on a wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the key- hole slots on the bot...

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    19 5. Align the keyhole slots on the back of the cid- 941 with the screw heads and slide the system down over the screw heads. Setting the display language the cid-941 is preset to display messages in english, but you can set the system to dis- play messages in en- glish or spanish. Notes: • you mus...

  • Page 20

    20 to display text in spanish, repeatedly press review or until no call or xx calls appears. Then hold down review until no llamada or xx llamadas appears. The cid-941 is set to spanish.To reset the system to english, repeatedly press review or until no llamada or xx llamadas appears. Then hold down...

  • Page 21

    21 3. Repeatedly press review to increase the contrast up to 15 or review to decrease down to 00 . Note: if contrast level number disappears be- fore you press review or repeat steps 1–3. 4. Press delete to store the setting. 43-941.Fm page 21 friday, january 28, 2000 10:34 am.

  • Page 22: Operation

    22 operation receiving and storing calls caller id is a service provided by your telephone company. When you subscribe to this service, the telephone company sends the caller’s telephone number (and name, if available) and the call’s date and time between the first and second rings. The sys- tem rec...

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    23 the time display, but the red indicator flashes until you review the call records. Note: if you have a phone that has a hold feature, we do not recommend using hold for very long. The call- er id information sent by the phone company might disconnect a caller on hold if a new call comes in. 43-94...

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    24 call waiting with dual display if you are using the telephone and you subscribe to call waiting service and a new call comes in, the system will show the new call information and appears. The new caller name and number, if avail- able, appears on the second and third line and wait flashes. The in...

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    25 press flash to switch to the new call. The first call- er’s information moves to the second and third rows and wait flashes. Press flash again to switch between the callers. 43-941.Fm page 25 friday, january 28, 2000 10:34 am.

  • Page 26: Reviewing Call Records

    26 reviewing call records to see how many calls are stored, press review or while the time displays. Xx calls appears on the display. To view the call records, repeatedly press review to move back through the calls or review to move forward through them. Notes: • if no call information is stored, no...

  • Page 27

    27 displayed call information the cid-941 displays the following information: display description xx appears when you are viewing a new call record or have an incoming call (if you subscribe to call wait- ing). Private name nombre privado the caller blocked the name. Private number numero privado th...

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    28 unknown name nbr desconocido the caller is not within a caller id service area that provides either the name or number. Unknown number no. Desconocido the number is not within a caller id service area that provides the num- ber. Error error there is an error in the caller id information transmiss...

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    29 call-fd busy cfd ocupado the call was forwarded from a number set to forward a call if the line is busy. Ldc ldc the call is long distance. Xx xx appears when you receive repeat calls from the same phone num- ber. X is the number of calls received from that number. Messages mensajes a message is ...

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    30 wait espera appears when you have a call on call waiting. The name and number of the caller also appear, if available. Xx new call xx nuevo shows the number of new calls. Xx calls xx llamadas shows the total number of calls. -------------- -------------- if your caller id receives only the caller...

  • Page 31

    31 dialing numbers from call records to dial a telephone number stored in the caller id call record memory, press review or to re- view the desired call record. Lift the handset and con- firm a dial tone. Press call back ( dial 7 , dial 10 , or 1+dial depending on the area code) to dial the telephon...

  • Page 32

    32 same area code to call back a number received by the cid-941 that has the same area code (for example, the number re- ceived by the system is “8175551212” and your area code is “817”): • press dial 7 to dial 7 digits without the area code (5551212). • press 817 on your phone, then press dial 7 on...

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    33 deleting call records you can delete individual call records or all call records stored in the system. To delete a single record, press review or until the caller id record you want to delete dis- plays, then press delete twice. The system deletes that record and automatically renumbers the remai...

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    34 troubleshooting if your cid-941 is not working as it should, these sug- gestions might help eliminate the problem. Problem suggestion frequently displays: error error minor electrical distur- bances can affect the caller id information, but if errors frequently occur, contact your local tele- pho...

  • Page 35

    35 if the system displays a message that you do not un- derstand, see “displayed call information” on page 27. Call waiting does not work. If you have multiple sys- tems connected to the same line, check to see that the m/s switch is set correctly on each system (see “using the master/ secondary swi...

  • Page 36: Care

    36 care to enjoy your radioshack cid-941 4-line display caller id for a long time: • keep the cid-941 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • use and store the cid-941 only in normal tem- perature environments. • handle the cid-941 gently and carefully. Don’t drop it. • keep the cid-941 away...

  • Page 37

    37 the fcc wants you to know in the unlikely event that your cid-941 causes prob- lems on the phone line, the phone company can dis- connect your service. The phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the phone company notifies you of your right to file a c...

  • Page 38

    38 lightning your telephone has built-in protection circuits to re- duce the risk of damage from surges in phone line or power line current. These protection circuits meet or exceed fcc requirements. However, lightning strik- ing the phone line can damage your telephone. Lightning damage is not comm...

  • Page 39

    39 limited one-year warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing de- fects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from radioshack company-owned stores and authorized radioshack franchisees and dealers. Except as provided here...

  • Page 40

    Zim1397000 01a00 printed in china ( continued) refund is made, become the property of radioshack. New or reconditioned parts and products may be used in the performance of warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are war- ranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. You...