Radio Shack 43-3570 User Manual

2.4 GHz Multi-Handset Expandable Cordless Telephone with Call Waiting/Caller ID

43-3570

Hearing-Aid Compatible — Enables use of the phone with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch.

Ample Talk and Standby Time — The supplied battery (when fully charged) provides about seven hours of talk time or ten days of standby time.

Distinctive Ring — Allows you to assign a distinctive ringer to certain memory locations. When an incoming call is received and the Caller ID information matches the information in one of the memory locations, the distinctive ring that has been stored for that particular caller sounds. (See “Distinctive Ringer Setup” on page 18)

Speakerphone — lets you conduct a hands-free conversation using the handset speaker. (See “Making and Receiving Calls” on page 23)

Convenient Extension Placement — lets you place accessory handsets (up to four total) anywhere you have an AC outlet, regardless of phone jack location.

Call Waiting/Caller ID — lets you answer a call even when you’re on the phone and see who’s calling before you answer.

Handset Walkie-Talkie — lets you use two handsets like walkie-talkie, even if you are away from the base unit.

IMPORTANT

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OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.

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CONTENTS

Introduction ................................... 3

Important Information ................... 4

FCC Statement .................................. 4

Surge Protection ................................ 5

Important Safety Instructions ........ 6

Important Caller ID Information .... 7

Read This Before Installation ............. 7

Installation ..................................... 8

Selecting a Location .......................... 8

Connecting/Charging the Battery

Pack ............................................ .. .. 11

Setting Menu Options ................. 13

About the Menu Options .................. 13

Summary of Main Menu Options and

Submenu Option ............................ 13

Setting Up the Menu ........................ 16

Making and Receiving Calls ....... 23

Placing a Call on Hold .... .. ... ... ......... 25

Redialing a Call ................................ 25

Adjusting the Handset Ringer,

Earpiece and Speaker Volume ....... 26

Mute Microphone ............................. 27

Tone Dialing Switch over .................. 27

Travelling Out-of-Ra nge ................... 27

Clarity Booster ................................. 28

Privacy Mode ................................... 28

Find Handset ................................... 28

Flash and Call Waiting ..................... 29

Using One Touch

Voice Mail Access ...................... .. .. 29

Phonebook .................................. 30

Storing Phone Numbers, Names,

Distinctive Rings, and

Speed Dial ..... ... .............................. 30

Steps for Entering Names and

Special Characters ..... ... .. ... ............ 31

Viewing the Phonebook ................... 33

Making Calls Using the

Phonebook ..................................... 34

Speed Dialing .................................. 34

Editing or Erasing Data .................... 35

Chain Dialing ................................... 36

Caller ID ...................................... 36

Caller ID and CIDCW (Caller ID on

Call Waiting) ................................... 36

Viewing the Caller ID List ................. 37

Deleting a Caller ID Message .......... 38

Using the Caller ID Message List .... 39

Call Waiting Deluxe Features ........... 40

Expanding Your Phone ............... 41

Using the DirectLink Mode ... ... .. ....... 43

3-Way Conferencing ........................ 43

Intercom/Call Transfer Feature ........ 44

Installing the Beltclip ................... 46

Using a Headset ......................... 46

Troubleshooting .......................... 47

Care ............................................ 48

Service and Repair ..................... 48

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 2.4 GHz Multi Handset Expandable Cordless Telephone. Unlike other conventional cordless telephones, your telephone supports up to four handsets on a single telephone line. You can add a handset to any room in your home or office that has an AC outlet. No more running to the other end of the house to answer the phone! You can transfer outside calls to other handsets. If you subscribe to Call Waiting with Caller ID, the phone shows you the incoming caller information, even when you are already talking on the phone.

Cordless phones require AC power to operate. When the power is off, you cannot make or receive calls by using your phone. You should also have a phone that does not need AC power to operate (not a cordless phone), so you can still make and receive calls if there is an AC power failure.

As an ENERGYSTAR Partner, RadioShack Corporation has determined that this product meets the E for energy efficiency.

NERGYSTAR guidelines

IMPORTANT

• Your phone operates on standard radio frequencies as allocated by the FCC.

• It is possible for other radio units operating nearby on similar frequencies to unintentionally intercept your conversation or cause interference. This possible lack of privacy can occur with any cordless phone.

Introduction

Important Information

Ô NOTE Ô

You must not connect your phone to:

• coin-operated systems

• most electronic key telephone systems

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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

FCC STATEMENT

Your telephone compiles with Part 68 of the FCC Rules.Upon request, you must provide the phone’s FCC registration number and REN to your phone company. These numbers are on the base unit.

Your phone is not intended to be used with party-line systems. Connection to party line service is subject to state tariffs. Contact the state public utility commission, public service commission, or corporation commission for information. Ô

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 to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or REN on the back of your phone.

If you use more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all of the RENs. If the total is more than five (three in rural areas), your telephones might not ring. If ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from the line.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of

fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or mo isture.

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 electri c shock. Do not open the product’s case.

CAUTION.

RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

The exclamation symbol is intended t o inform you that important operating and maintenance instructions are included in the literature accompanying

this product.

In the unlikely event that your phone causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discontinue your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the phone company notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC.

Also, the phone company can make changes to its lines, equipment, operations, or procedures that could affect the operation of this phone. The telephone company notifies you of these changes in advance, so you can take the necessary steps to prevent interruption of your telephone service.

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.

Privacy of communications, may not be ensured when using this phone.

SURGE PROTECTION

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 damage your telephone.

Lightning damage is not common. Nevertheless, if you live in an area that has severe electrical storms, we suggest that you unplug your phone when storms approach to reduce the possibility of damage.

Important Information

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 bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

2. Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

3. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

4. Use only the power cord and batteries indica te d in th is ma nual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Important Safety Instructions

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 available:

• caller’s number only

• caller’s name only

• caller’s name and number

If you subscribe to Call Waiting ID and Caller ID, the system can show you the incoming caller information, even when you are already talking on the phone.

READ THIS BEFORE I

NSTALLATION

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 power from the line. We refer to this power draw as the phone’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN is 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 (three in rural areas), your phones might not ring. If ringer operation is impaired, remove one of the devices from the line.

Important Caller ID Information

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Ô NOTES Ô

• If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, be sure that installing the system does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, contact your telephone company or a qualified installer.

• The USOC number of the jack to be installed is RJ11C (or RJ11W for a wall plate jack).

INSTALLATION

Before using your phone, carefully peel the protective film off the display. The film protects the handset window during shipment and is not necessary for use.

SELECTING A LOCATION

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:Ô

• near an accessible AC outlet

• near a telephone line jack

• out of the way of normal activities

• away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal walls or filing cabinets, wireless intercoms, alarms, and room monitors

• away from other cordless phones

The base’s location affects the handset’s range. If you have a choice of several locations, try each to see which provides the best performance.

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. You must use compatible modular jacks that are compliant with Part 68 of FCC Rules. Ô

On a Desk Top

1. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the

TEL LINE jack

on the back of the base.

2. Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack.

3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the back of the base.

4. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the base, then plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

5. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position.

TEL LINE

DC IN 9V jack on the

DC IN 9V



 CAUTION 

You must use a Class 2

power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 350 mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the phone’s DC IN 9V jack. The supplied adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the phone or the adapter.

On a Wall Plate or Wall

To mount the phone directly on a wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the base. Drill two holes 3 screw into each hole, letting the heads extend about 1/8 inch.

1. Detach the bracket from the bottom of the base.

2. 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.

/16 inches apart. Thread a

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3. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord (short for a wall plate, long for direct wall mounting) into the TEL LINE jack on the base’s back.

4. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the

DC IN 9V jack.

5. Route the adapter and modular cords through the base’s grooves.

6. For a wall plate, plug the modular cord’s other end into the wall plate jack, then align the base’s k eyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base downward to secure it.

For direct wa ll mounting, align the base’s keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base downward to secure it.

7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.

8. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical position.

CONNECTING/CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK

The phone comes with a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack in the handset, but not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery pack, then charge it for about 15–20 hours.

1. Press down and slide off the battery compartment cover.

2. Lift the battery pack out of the compartment.

3. Plug the battery pack’s connector into the socket in the compartment (the connector fits only one way), then place the battery pack in the compartment.

4. Replace the cover.

To charge the battery pack, place the handset on the base. The on the base lights.

Recharge the battery pack when

Low Battery flashes on the display.

If you have trouble replacing the battery pack, take the phone to your local RadioShack for assistance.

CHARGE indicator

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Recharging the Battery Pack

• If the battery pack becomes weak during a call, 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 power might be too low to light the display.)

IMPORTANT

Be sure the battery pack is properly connected before you try to charge it. The CHARGE indicator lights when the handset is on the base, even if the battery pack is not connected.

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WARNING

Dispose of the old battery pack promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury it. There is a risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.

• About once a month, fully discharge the battery by keeping the handset off the base until Low Battery flashes on the display. Otherwise, the battery pack loses its ability to fully recharge.

• Using a damp cloth, clean the charging contacts on the handset about once a month.

• If you are not going to use your phone for an extended period, disconnect the battery pack. This increases the battery pack’s us able life.

• The supplied battery pack should last for about a year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than two hours after an overnight charge, replace it with a new 3.6-volt, 800 mAh battery pack with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment. You can order a replacement battery pack through RadioShack. Install the new battery pack and charge it for about 15–20 hours.

SETTING MENU OPTIONS

ABOUT THE MENU OPTIONS

There are five main menu setup options,

(DirectLink® Mode, Room Monitor, Handset Setup, Global Setup

16 submenu options. Ô

and System Reset) and

SUMMARY OF MAIN MENU OPTIONS AND SUBMENU O

PTION

DirectLink Mode

DirectLink Mode allows a pair of handsets to work without the base unit for direct handset-to-handset communication, like a pair of walkie-talkie. Use them at sporting events or while shopping to stay in contact with family members or friends. You must set the two handsets to DirectLink Mode to utilize this feature.

Room Monitor

This feature allows you to monitor sounds in another room (see “Using Room Monitor” on page 17 for setup). One handset is placed in the desired room to monitor (acts as remote mic), and the other handset is placed near listener (remote speaker). This is useful for monitoring child activities.

Ô NOTE Ô

During Global Setup and System Reset, make sure your cordless phone is in standby mode (not in use), and all handsets are within range of the main base unit.

Setting Menu Options

Handset Setup

The following submenu options must be set separately for each handset.

Submenu option Description

Edit Voice Mail Program or delete the voice mail access number (see

“Programming your Voice Mail Access Number” on page 17).

Ringer Tones (Default is Flicker)

Distinct. Ring (Default is on)

AutoTalk (Default is off)

Anykey Answer (Default is off)

Setting Menu Options

Banner (True Banner)

Language (Default is English)

Key Touch Tone (Default is on)

Adjusting the ringer tone (see “Selecting a Ringer Tone” on page 18).

Set the distinctive ring (tone your phone makes when ringing) (see “Distinctive Ringer Setup” on page 18). “Distinctive Ringer” allows you to preset memory locations with a designated ring tone. When an incoming call is received and the Caller ID information matches the information in one of the memory locations, the distinctive ring that has been stored for that particular Caller will sound. If you have set multiple memory locations with distinctive rings, switching the setting to “Distinctive Off” will result in no distinctive ringing. All incoming calls will have a normal ring tone. Switching to “Distinctive On” will activate all programmed distinctive ring memory locations.

Allows you to answer the phone without pressing TAL K/FLASH or SPEAKER. When the AutoTalk is set to On, simply remove the handset from the cradle and the phone automatically answers the call (see “Setting the AutoTalk” on page 19).

Allows you to answer the phone without pressing TAL K/FLASH or SPEAKER. When the Anykey Answer is On, you can answer a call by pressing any number key,

/tone/< or #/> on the handset (see “Setting the Anykey

Answer” on page 19).

Customize your handset(s) by giving it a banner name. The name will be displayed on the LCD screen during standby mode, Intercom, Transfer, Room Monitor and Copy Phonebook operation. The banner name will be displayed on the receiving handset as well (see “Setting the True Banner” on page 19).

The menu display options can be set to English, French or Spanish for easy setup use (see “Selecting a Language” on page 19).

Allows you to set your phone’s key touch-tone to On or Off (tone your keypad makes when keys are pressed) (see “Setting the Key Touch Tone” on page 20).

Global Setup

If you change one of the Global settings, you change the setting for all additional handsets. Only one handset can change Global settings at a time.

Submenu option Description

Day & time (Default is SUN 12:00 AM)

CIDCW (Default is CW on/ CWDX off)

Area Code

Dial Mode (Default is tone)

Copy Phonebook

Voice Mail Tone (Default is on)

Set the day and time of your display (see “Setting Day and Time” on page 20).

Set the Caller ID on Call Waiting (CIDCW) setting. CIDCW performs the same as regular Caller ID on a call waiting number (see “Setting CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting)” on page 20). Call Waiting Deluxe allows you to handle call waiting calls in seven different ways (see “Call Waiting Deluxe Features” on page 40).

Store or edit the area code. If you enter a 3-digit area code number in the “Area Code” option, your local area code does not appear in the Caller ID message. For calls received from outside your local area code, you will see a full 10-digit number (see “Setting the Area Code” on page 21). Note: If your calling area requires 10-digit dialing, do not program this option.

Set the dial mode to tone or pulse (see “Setting the Dial Mode” on page 21). Most phone systems use tone dialing, which sends DTMF tone through phone line, the default setting is tone dialing. Depends on your dialing system, set the dial mode.

Allow you to transfer the phonebook data stored in one handset to another handset (see “Copy Phonebook” on page 21).

If your service does not support SDT message signal, set your VMWI (Visual Message Waiting Inculcator) not to detect SDT message signal (see “Voice Mail Tone” on page 22).

System Reset

System Reset is used to clear the handset's ID from the main base unit, or the base ID from the handset.

Submenu option Description

Clear the handset ID from the base. Use this option, for

Deregister HS

Replacing Base

example, when you change the digital security code (see “De-register the Handset” on page 22).

Clear the base ID. Use this option, for example, if you wish to deregister the base to use the handset with 433570 (see “Replacing the Base Setting” on page 23).

Setting Menu Options

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