Radio Shack 1500 User Manual

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Caller ID System 1500

Telephone with 3-Memory Speed-Dialing

Cat. No. 43-976

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack Caller ID System
1500 Telephone with 3-Memory
Speed-Dialing combines a telephone
and a Caller ID unit in one system.
The System 1500 displays the calle r’s
telephone number (and name, if avail­able in your area) and the current
time, as provided by your local tele­phone company to Caller ID service
subscribers.

Important Information:

• To use the telephone’s Caller ID
feature, you must be in an area
where Caller ID service is avail­able and you must subscribe to
the service.

• The telephone displays the
caller’s name onl y if this f eat ure i s
available in your area.

Your telephone includes these fea­tures:

Caller ID Memor

— stores and
displays up to 19 incoming records
(phone number only) or up to 7 incom­ing records (name and phone num­ber).

Read Button

— lets you easily view
all call information, such as nam e and
time of the call.

Displa

Scrollin

— lets you shift the
display left or right so you can see
caller information that will not fit on the
display at one time.

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RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserv ed .

Review Scrollin

— lets you scroll
through all call records in Caller ID
memory.

Caller ID Memor

Dialin

— lets you
select a stored phone number from
Caller ID memory, then dial it with the
touch of a button.

Three-Memor

Speed Dialin

— lets

you quickly dial important numbers.

Last Number Redial

— lets you

quickly dial the last number dialed.

— displays the current time as

Clock

provide d to C alle r ID servic e s ub s c rib ­ers by your local telephone company.

Rin

er Switch

— lets you adjust the
phone’s ringer volume to low, high, or
off.

Pulse/Tone Option

— lets you use
your phone with pulse o r tone service
and lets you eas ily switch from pulse
to tone dialing for long-distance, bank­by-phone, or other special services.

Hearin

-Aid Compatible

— lets you
use the telephone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.

To protect the information

Note:

stored in memory, your telephon e re­quires four AA batteries (not supplied).

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CAUTION

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This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.

For your records, we recomm end you
record the phone’s serial number
here. The number is on the bot tom of
the phone.

Warning

: To prevent fire or s hock
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

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Serial Number: __________________

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your phone to con­form to federal regulations and you
can connect it to most phone lines.
However, each device that you con­nect to the telephone line draws po w­er from the line. We refer to th i s p o wer
draw as the phone’s Ringer Equiva­lence Number (REN). The REN is
shown on the bottom of your phone.

If you use more than one phone or
other device on the line, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five,
your phones might not ring. In rural ar­eas, a total REN of three might im pair
ringer operation. If ringer operation is
impaired, remove one of the devices
from the line.

CAUTION

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

!

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

This symbol is inten ded to alert yo u
to the p r es en c e o f un in su lated d an ­gerous voltage within the product’s
enclosure that mi ght be of suff icient
magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock. Do not open the
product’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform
you that important operating and
maintenance instructions are in­cluded in the literature accompany­ing this product.

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FCC STATEMENT

Your telephone complies with Part 68

FCC Rules

of
must provide the phone’s FCC regis­tration number and REN to your
telephone company. These numbers
are shown on the bottom of the phone.

Note:

You must not connect your tele-

phone to:

• Coin-operat ed syst e ms

• Party-line syste ms

• Most electronic key phone sys­tems

The telephone also complies with the
limits for a Class B devi ce a s sp e ci fi e d
in Part 15 of
provide reasonable protection ag ainst
radio and TV interference in a residen­tial area. However, your telephone
might cause TV or radio interference
even when it is operating properly. To
eliminate interference, you can try one
or more of the following corrective
measures.

. Upon request, you

FCC Rules

. These limits

• Reorient or relocate the TV’s
receiving antenna.

• Increase the distance between the
telephone and the radio or TV.

Consult your local RadioShack store if
the problem still exists.

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CONTENTS

Installation ............................................................................................................ 6

Installing Batteries ........................................................................................... 6

Resetting the Telephone . ................................................................................ 7

Making the Connections ................................................................................. 7

Installing the Phone on a Desk ................................................................. 7

Wall-Plate Mounting .................................................................................. 8

Direct Wall Mounting ................................................................................. 9

Connecting the Handset ......................................................................... 10

Preparation ......................................................................................................... 11

Setting the Ringer Switch . ............................................................................. 11

Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 1 1

Storing an Area Code ............................................................. ....... ....... ....... . 12

Operation ............................................................................................................ 13

Receiving a Call ............................................................................................ 13

Reviewing Call Records ................................................................................ 13

Caller ID Display Information .................................................................. 14

Storing Numbers in Memory ......................................................................... 16

Quick-Storing a Caller’s Phone Number ................................................. 16

Making a Call ................................................................................................ 17

Redialing ................................................................................................. 17

Memory Dialing ....................................................................................... 17

Dialing Caller ID Numbers ...................................................................... 17

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ........................................................... 17

Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 18

The FCC Wants You to Know ....................................................................... 19

Lightning ....................................................................................................... 19

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INSTALLATION

Follow this sequence to insure your
phone will work properly.

• Install batteries (see “Installing
Batteries”).

• Reset the phone (see “Resetting
the Telephone” on Page 7).

• Make the phone connec tions (see
“Making the Connections” on
Page 7).

If your phone does no t work, discon­nect it from the phone line, remove the
batteries, then repeat the above
sequence.

INSTALLING BATTERIES

Your phone requires four AA batteries
(not supplied) to protect its memory.
For the best performance and longest
life, we recommend alkaline batteries,
such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-552.

• Dispose of old batteries promp tly;
do not bury or burn them.

1. Remove the phone stand by
pressing the two tabs on the stand
then pulling it off.

2. Using a flat-blade screwdriver,
remove the battery compartment
cover’s screw on the bottom of the
phone and remove the cover.

Follow these steps to install batteries.

Cautions:

• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries,
different types of batteries (stan­dard, alkaline, or rechargeable),
or rechargeable batteries of differ­ent capacities.

• Never leave dead or weak batter­ies in the phone.

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3. Place four fresh AA batteries in
the battery compartment as indi­cated by the polarity symbols (+
and –) marked inside.