Radio Shack 43-3903 User Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment.

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Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack Advance
CID/Call Waiting ID Box. Your Caller ID box stores and
displays up to 64 Caller ID records. It displays the caller’s
telephone number (and name, if available in your area) and
the current date and time, as provided by your local phone
company to Caller ID service sub scribers.

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

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• caller’s number only

• caller’s name only

• caller’s name and number

The actual number of Caller ID records your Caller ID box
stores depends on the Ca ller ID inform ation sent by the p hone
company.

Advance CID/Call Waiting ID Box

The display is
protected by a
piece of film
during ship­ment. Peel off
this film before
you use the
Caller ID box.

Press to
delete Caller
ID records, or
confirm
programmed
information.

Press to save and
work with a lis t of
important caller s.

with Blue Backlight and 10-Number VIP

43-3903

Press to scroll
through Caller ID
records and program
the Caller ID box.

Press to call
back a number
and program
callback
options.

NEW VIP

Call Light

IMPORTANT

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To use this Caller ID box, you must be in an
area where Caller ID service is available, and
you must subscribe to the service.

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Ô NOTE Ô

• The backlight does not work if the AC
adapter is disconnected.

• The USOC number for both the single-line
and two-line jacks to be installed is RJ11C
(or RJ11W for a wall plate jack).

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

Ô BATTERY NOTES Ô

• Dispose of dead batteries promptly and
properly.

• Do not burn or bury batteries.

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

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

• If you do not plan to use the Caller I D box for
a month or more, remove the batteries.
Batteries can leak chemicals that can
destroy electronic parts.

• When replacing batteries, do not press any
buttons on the Caller ID box after you
remove the old batteries. Doing so could
erase all stored information.

• When replacing the batteries, have fresh
ones on hand before you begin. If you do not
install the new batteries within about 2
minutes after removing the old ones, you will
lose all the information stored in the
Caller ID box.

CALLER ID BOX SETUP

Caller ID is a service provided by your tele­phone company. Whe n you subscri be to this
service, between the first and second rings,
the telephone company sends the caller’s
telephone number (and name, if available) and
the call’s date and time. The Caller ID box
receives and displays this information for each
call and updates th e di splay with the curre nt
date and time. Your Caller ID box saves up
to 64 Caller ID records, then replaces the
oldest Caller ID record with each new one.

INSTALLING BATTERIES

You need four AA
batteries (not
supplied) to power
and protect the

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Caller ID box’s
memory during a

A

A

+

+

A

A

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power failure.
Batteries are
available at your
local RadioShack
store or online at
www.radioshack.com. Ô

1. While holding down the button on the
bottom of the attached mounting
bracket, lift up the bracket to remove it.

2. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to lift the
tab on the batt ery co mp artmen t door o n
the bottom of the Caller ID box.

3. Place four fresh AA batteries (not
supplied) into the compartment as
indicated by the polarity symbols
(+ and –) marked inside.

4. Replace the battery cover and snap it
closed.

When appears or the display dims,
replace the batteries.

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A

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+

+

A

A

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CONNECTING THE
AC A

back of the Caller ID box. Then connect the
other end of the adapter to a standard AC
outlet. Ô

DAPTER

To power the system, plug the
supplied Class 2 AC adapter’s

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barrel plug into DC 6V 200 mA on the

CALLER ID BOX CONNECTION

Your Caller ID box is ETL listed to UL
standards and meets all applicable FCC
requirements.

Your Caller ID box connects directly to a
modular telephone line jack. If your
telephone wiring does not have a modular
jack, you can update the wi ring yourself
using jacks and adapters (available at your
local RadioShack store), or have the
telephone company update the wiring for
you. You must u s e compatible modular
jacks that are compliant with Part 68 of FCC
Rules and the requirements adopted by the
ACTA. The telephone cord and modular
plug provided is Part 68 compliant for
connecting to the telephone company
network.

Connecting to a Single-Line
Phone

1. Disconnect the telep hone line cord from

2. Plug the Caller ID box’s pre-wired

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the modular phone jac k on the w al l an d
plug it into the PHONE JACK on the
back of the Caller ID box.

telephone line cord into the modular
phone jack on the wall.

IMPORTANT

If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page with

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the corresponding icon for pertinent information.

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— Important

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Ô — Note

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RadioShack Corporation.

Connecting to an Answering Machine

Be sure to set your
answering machine to
answer after two or
more rings, so the
Caller ID box has time
to record the call
information.

To Telephone

1. Plug the Caller ID box’s pre­wired telephone line cord
into the modular wall jack.

1. Plug one end of
another modular
cord (not supplied)
into PHONE JACK.

Connecting to a Two-Line Phone

To record information about calls received on a two-line
phone, you can connect two Caller ID boxes using a triplex
adapter (not supplied, available at RadioShack). Each
Caller ID box only records information about calls received
on the line to which it is connected.

Your modular phone wall jack must be an RJ14 jack wired
for two phone lines.

1. Disconnect the telephone line cord from the modular
phone wall jack, and plug it into the
triplex adapter.

2. Plug the triplex adapter into the modular phone wall
jack.

3. Plug the pre-wired telephon e line co rd from you r Caller
ID box into either

L1 or L2 on the triplex adapter.

4. Repeat Step 3 to connect another Caller ID box to the
other available jack (

L1 or L2) on the triplex adapter.

L1 + L2 jack on the

Triplex
Adapter

1. Plug the line cord’s
other end into the
answering mach ine’s
line jack.

Modular Phone Wall J ack

L1 + L2

L1

L2

1. Plug one end of a third
telephone line cord into the
answering machine’s phone
jack and the other end into the
phone’s modular jack.

MOUNTING THE

ALLER ID BOX

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You can set the Caller ID box flat on a desk, shelf or
table by itself o r w ith th e s up pli ed mo unti ng bra ck et,
or use the mounting bracket to mount the Caller ID
box on a wall.

You need two screws (not supplied) with heads
larger than the keyhole slots in the mounting
bracket.

1. Using the keyho les in the brack et as a template,
mark the mounting screw locations on the wall.

2. Drill a hole in the wall at each marked location.

3. Thread the screws into the holes, letting the
heads extend about
mounting surface.

4. Attach the mounting bracket to the Caller ID
box.

5. Align the keyhole slot s on the mo unting bracket
with the screws and slide the Caller ID box
down until it is secure.

6. Lift the Caller ID box’s screen to adjust it to the
desired angle.

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/8 inch (3mm) from the

SETTING UP THE CALLER ID BOX

1. With the time displayed, hold down

REVIEW and  simultaneously until ENTER

LANGUAGE

flashes.

2. Press
language. Press DELETE to confirm. LCD

CONTRAST

3. Press REVIEW  or  to select the
contrast level (from 1 – 5). Press DELETE to
confirm. ENTER AREA CODE, and _ _ _ appears,
and the first _ flashes.

4. Press
code. Press DELETE to confirm the selection.

5. Repeat Step 4 to set the second and third
digit.

6. M/S (master/secondary) on the back of the
Caller ID box lets you connect up to four
Caller ID boxes to the same phone line, so
you can receive Caller ID information on
more than one phone on that line. Ô

If you are installi ng one Caller ID bo x, set M/S
to
Caller ID box, set

M then set M/S to S on the other Caller ID

boxes.

and then ENG ESP FRA appear. ENG

REVIEW  or  to select the desired

and 1 2 3 4 5 appear, and 3 flashes.

REVIEW  or  to select the area

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M. If you are installing more than one

M/S on one Calle r ID box to

Ô NOTE Ô

• If no keys are pressed for 20
seconds, the Caller ID box exits
setup.

• If you install more than one Caller
ID box on the same phone line
and do not set M/S on at least
one Caller ID box to M, incoming
calls might be disconnected.

• You can also connect other Caller
ID modules that do not have the
Call Waiting function to the same
phone line as your Caller ID box,
as long as you do not connect
more than four modules at the
same time (including this Caller
ID box).

• If you connect another type of
CID module (other than this Caller
ID box) that has Call Waiting to
the same phone line, the CID
Waiting signal might be garbled or
not received.

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