Radio Shack 43-3910 User Manual

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Liquid Crystal Display —

S
R

Heavy Duty Wall Phone

SM

with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID

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

date and time, the number you dialed,
caller ID information, and elapsed talk
time.

UP/DOWN — PressUP or DOWN to
scroll through Caller ID records.

Handset Jack

• TheUSOC number of the jack to be installed
is RJ11C (or RJ 11W for a wall plate jack).

• If your home has specially wired alarm
equipment connected to the telephone line,
ensure the installation of this system does
not disable your alarm equipment. If you
have questions about whatwill disable alarm
equipment, consult your telephone company
or a qualified installer.

• Dispose of old 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), o r rechargeable batteries of
different capacities.

• If you do not plan to use the phone for two
weeks or longer, remove the batteries.
Batteries can leak chemicals that can
destroy electronic parts.

• If you do not replace the batteries within two
minutes, your Caller ID and telephone
memory information may be lost.

• During battery replacement, keep the line
cord plugged in to maintain Caller ID and
Speed Dialing Memories.

Shows the

Ô NOTE Ô

Ô BATTERY NOTES Ô

DELETE — Press to delete
the selected call record.

CALL BACK — Press to
automatically dial the selected
caller ID record.

M/S (Master/Secondary) — Connect up to
four system modules to the same phone line,
so you can receive CID and Call Waiting
information at more than one phone on that
line. See Page 2.

TONE/PULSE — Slidetothe
desiredsettingto select toneor
pulse dialing.

VOLUME NORM/HI — Slidetothedesiredsettingto s et
the handset volume to a comfortable level.

RINGER OFF/LO/HIGH — Slide to the desired setting
to set ringer volume or to disable the ringer.

Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack
Heavy Duty Wall Phone with Caller ID/Call
Waiting ID. It offers the latest in telephone
technology. In addition, the Caller ID
memory stores and displays up to 99 single
or 64 multiple incoming phone records.

PREPARATION

INSTALLING BATTERIES

Your phone requires four AA batteries (not
supplied) for power.

1. Lift the battery
compartment door
from the top of the
base, then
remove the cover.

2. Insert four AA
batteries into the
compartment as
indicated by the
polarity symbols
(+ and –) marked
inside.

3. Replace the
battery
compartment and
cover.

When the battery low icon appears on the
display or the display dims, replace the
batteries. Ô

SELECTING A LOCATION

Select a location for your telephone that is:

• Near a telephone jack

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• Not in the way of normal activities in the
area

Your telephone connects directly to a
modular telephone line jack. If your
telephone wiring does not have a modular
jack,youcanupdatethewiringyourself
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 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. Ô

MOUNTING AND
C

ONNECTING THE PHONE

You can mount your phone on a wall plate,
a wall, or place it on a desk or table.

On a Wall Plate or Wall

1. Plug one end of the supplied short
modular cord into the
back of the base. Route any excess
cord through the strain relief.

train
elief

LINE jack at the

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Connecting the Handset

Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of
longer coiled handset cords, which are
especially useful when you mount the phone
onawall.

Using the Master/Secondary Setting

• If M is not set on at least one or more
phones, incoming calls might be
disconnected.

• If you connect only one system to a phone
line, set M/S to M.

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

• If you connect another type of CID module
that has Call Waiting (oth er thanthis system)
to the same phone line as your system, the
Call Waiting signal might be garbled or not
received.

Making a Call

If you dial a number over 15 digits, only thelast
14 digits appear on the display.

Receiving a Call

• The NEW indicator remains flashing until
you have reviewed all new calls.

• The number of new calls does not change
until all calls have been reviewedand

NEW CALL

counter then resets to

Timer

If you lift the handset and don’t dial a number,
the timer appears and starts to count up after
10 seconds.

appears. Th e system new call

0.

END OF

2. Plug the other end of the cord into a
wall plate jack.

3. Alignthe base’s keyhole slotswith the
wall plate studs and slide the phone
downward to secure it.

4. To mount the phone directly on a wall
(after mounting the phone on a wall
plate), drill two holes 3
(83 mm) apart, one below the other.

5. Thread a screw into each hole, letting
the heads extend about 5mm from the
wall.

1

/4 inches

CONNECTING THE HANDSET

Plugoneendofthesuppliedcoiledcordinto
the handset’s modular jack. Then connect it
to the jack on the left bottom of the base. Ô

SET UP THE PHONE

1. Holddown both UP and DOWN for about
four seconds until

ENTER LANGUAGE,then

ENG ESP FRA appear, with ENG flashing.

2. Press

3. Press

4. Press

5. Repeat step 4 to set the second and the

UP or DOWN to select the desired

language, then press
confirm.
appear on the display, with 3 flashing.

contrast level (1-5), and press
to confirm. ENTER AREA CODE appears,
then
flashing.

number of the area code, and press

DELETE to confirm the selection.

third digits.

LCD CONTRAST and 1 2 3 4 5

UP or DOWN to select the

_ _ _ appears, with the first _

UP and DOWN to select the first

DELETE to

DELETE

SETTING THE RINGER

If you do not want to hear the phone ring,

RINGER to OFF.Youcanstillmake

slide
calls with the ringer off, and you can still
answer calls if you hear another phone on
the same phone line ring. If you want tohear
the phone ring, set

RINGER to HI or LO.

SETTING THE DIALING MODE

Slide TONE/PULSE to the setting for the type
of service you have. If you are not sure
which type you have, do this simple test.

1. Slide

TONE/PULSE to TONE.Liftthe

handset and listen for a dial tone.

• If the dial tone continues, you have
pulse service. Set the switch to

PULSE.

USING SPECIAL TONE
S

ERVICES

Some computer services require tone
signals for communications. If you have
pulse service, you can still simulate special
tone service by following these steps.

1. Connect to the special service using
pulse dialing.

2. When the special service answers,
press * to temporarily switch to tone
dialing.

3. When you complete the call, hang up
and change the setting back to

PULSE.

USING THE MASTER/
S

ECONDARY SETTING

M/S (Master/Secondary) lets you easily

connect up to four system modules to the
same phone line, so CID and Call Waiting
information can be set to more than one
phone on that line.

1. Slide

2. Slide

3. Set one system to answer; set the

M/S to M.
M/S on all (up to three) other

systems to

others to off.

S. Ô

OPERATION

MAKING A CALL

1. Pick up the handset and wait for a dial
tone.

2. Use the keypad to enter the number
youwishtodial.Thenumberappears
on the display . Ô

3. When you complete your call, hang up
the handset. A few seconds later,the
number disappears, and the display
returns to normal.

RECEIVING A CALL

When you receive a call, the phone rings

NEW indicator flashes. CALL# and

and the
the caller number appear on the display. To
answer the call, pick up the handset. Ô

2. Press any number except
phone requires that you dial an access

9, for example)before you dial an

code (
outside number, do not press the
access code number.

• If the dial tone stops, you have touch-

tone service. Set the switch to

0. If your

TIMER

This phone is designed with a clock timer to
count the off-hook time in seconds, up to
one hour. The timer appears on the display
and starts to count up when you dial a
number or answer an incoming call. Ô

TONE.

USING FLASH

FLASH performs the electronic equivalent of

a switchhook operation for special services,

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