Radio Shack 350 User Manual

43-959 .fm Page 1 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

Please read before using this equipment.

Calle r ID Sy stem 35 0

with Memory Dial

Cat. No.

43-959

OWNER’S MANUAL

43-959 .fm Page 2 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of un­insulated dangerous voltage within the pr oduct’s enclosu re
that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
elect ric shock. Do not open the product’s case.

This symbol i s in tend ed t o i nfo r m yo u th at im por t ant op era t­ing and maintenance instructions are included in the litera-

!

ture accompanying this product.

For your records, we urge you to record the system’s serial
number in the space below. The serial number is located on
the bottom of the system.

Serial Number: _______________________

©

1995 Tandy Corporation.

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

2

43-959 .fm Page 3 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

FEATURES

Your Radio Shack Caller ID System 350 offers the latest in
telephone technology. The system displays the current date
and time, and ca ll i nfo rmatio n as pr ovided by yo ur loca l ph one
company.

The system has these features:

Caller ID Memo ry—

phone numbers, or up to abo ut 50 incoming names and phone
numbers (actual capacity depends on information sent).

VIP Call List with Distinctive Ring—

phone numbers and names of up to 20 important callers and
set the system to ring with a distinctive tone when those call­ers call.

Caller ID Memory Dial—

ber from Call er ID memory, then dial it with the touch of a but­ton.

Review Scrolling—

record s in Caller ID mem o ry .

Large Liquid Crystal Display—

formation, incl uding the time and call inf orm ation.

Trilingual Operation

messages in Englis h, French, or Spanish.

stores and displays up to 99 incoming

lets you store the

lets you select a st ored phone num-

lets you easily scroll through all call

displays three full lines of in-

—lets you set the system to display

3

43-959 .fm Page 4 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

Notes:

• Your system r equires four AAA bat teries (not su pplied) to
protect its memory.

• If you subscribe to your phone com pany’s message wait­ing service, you must connect an optional AC adapter
(not supplied) to the system to power the message wait­ing functio n.

Important Information

• To use the System’s Caller ID and message waiting fea­tures, you must be in an area where Caller ID and mes­sage waiting service is available and you must subscribe
to those services.

• Where Caller ID is offered, one or more of the following
options are generally available:

– Caller’s number only
– Caller’s name only
– Caller’s name and number
For your System 350’s Caller ID memory dial feature to

operate, you must receive either the caller’s number onl y
or the caller’s name and number.

4

43-959 .fm Page 5 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

We have designed your system to conform to federal regula­tions, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. Howev­er, each device that you connect to phone line draws power
from the phone line. We refer to this power draw as the de­vice’s ringer equival en ce number, or REN. The REN is shown
on the bottom of your system.

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

FCC STATEMENT

This system complies with Part 68 of
upon request, provide the FCC Registration Number and the
REN to your phone company. These numbers are located on
the bottom of your system.

Note:

You must not connect your sy stem to any of the follow-

ing:

• Coin-operated systems

• Party-li ne systems

• Most electronic key telephone syst em s

FCC Rules

. You mus t,

5

43-959 .fm Page 6 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

CONTENTS

Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting an Opti onal AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Resetting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting to a Single Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connecting to a Two-Line Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Connecting to an Answering Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting the Lang uage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Adjusting the Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Storing Your Local Area Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Receiving and Storing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

New Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Messages Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Repeat Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Long Distance Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Forwarded Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Out of Area Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Private Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Name- or Number-Only Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Line Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Reviewing Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Dialing Numbers in Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Deleting Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

VIP Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Storing Call Records in the VIP Call List . . . . . . . 24

Reviewing and Deleti ng VIP Cal l Recor ds . . . . . 25

6

43-959 .fm Page 7 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

Dialing from the VIP Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Turning On/Off the VIP Call Special Tone . . . . . 26

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The FCC Wants You to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

7

43-959 .fm Page 8 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

PREPARATION

INSTALLING BATTERIES

Your system uses four AAA batteries for power. For the long­est operation and best performance, we recommend you use
alkaline batteries (Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-555).

The batteries protect the system’s memory during power fail­ures. If you do not connect an AC adapter, the batteries also
power all system functions except message waiting (see
“Connecting an Optional AC Adapter”).

Cautions:

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

• When you replace the batteries, have fresh batteries on
hand before you begin. You must install fresh batteries
within 2 minutes after removing the old batteries. Other­wise, you might lose the information stored in the sys­tem.

• When you replace the batteries, do not press any but­tons on the system after you remove the old batteries.
Doing so might erase all stored information fr om the sys­tem.

• Never leave dead or weak bat teries in the system.

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

8

43-959 .fm Page 9 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 P M

1. Unplug the system fr om the t elephone line.

2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screw in the bat­tery compartment cover on the bottom of the system,
and remove the cover.

3. Insert fresh batteries into the compartment as indicated
by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside the com­partment.

4. Replace the cover and secure it with the screw.

Notes:

• The system automatically tests the batteries when it
receives each new call.

• When appears on the display or the display dims,
replace the bat teries.

9

43-959 .fm Page 10 Monday, August 16, 1999 3:26 PM

CONNECTING AN OPTIONAL
AC ADAPTER

If you subscribe to a message waiting service, you need an
AC adapter (such as Cat. No. 273-145 5, not sup plied) to pow­er the system.

Note:

You must also ke ep f resh ba tteri es in the sy st em to pro-

tect the information stored in memory during power failures.

Cautions:

• You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts DC
and at least 50 milliamps. Its center tip must be set to
negative, and its plug must correctly fit the system’s

9V

jack. The recommended adapter meets these specifi­cations. Using an adapter that does not meet these
specifications could damage the system or the adapter.

• Always conne ct the AC adapter to the system before you
plug it into the AC outlet, and unplug the adapter from
the AC outlet before you unplug it from the system.

DC

10