Radio Shack 43-860 User Manual

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COUNTRY LIFE PHONE

Cat. No. 43-860

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

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FEATURES

Your Radio Shack Country Life Phone
combines nostalgic styling with conve­nient, modern features. The phone’s
authentic, country-style wooden case,
decorative brass bells, and old-fash­ioned handset m ake it a conversation
piece as well as a bea utiful addition to
your home’s decor.

It also includes these features:

Pulse/Tone Option

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

Last Number Redial

— at the press of
a button, lets you redial the last num­ber dialed.

Simulated Rotar

— gives you

Dial

the look of an old-fashioned, rotary dial
but has the modern convenience of
touch-tone dialing.

Built-In Wall-Mounts

— let you easily
mount the phone on a lmost any wall,
even directly over a telephone wall­plate.

Hearin

-Aid Compatibilit

— lets
you use your phone with he aring aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.

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

For your records, we recommend you
record the phone’s serial number in the
space below. The number is located
on the back of the phone.

Serial Number:

Wooden W r itin
Compartment

Board and Storage

— provides you with a
convenient space for writing phone
messages and storing small items,
such as an address book.

© 1995 Tandy Corporation.

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserv ed .

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READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

We have designed your te lephone to
conform to federal regulations and you
can connect it to most telephone lines.
However, each phone that you con­nect to the telephone line draws power
from the line. We refer to the power
draw as the phone’s ringer equiva­lence number (REN). The REN is
shown on the back of your phone.

If you are using more than one phone
or other device on t he 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 a device from the
line.

FCC STATEMENT

This telephone complies with Part 68

FCC

of
quest, provide the pho ne’s F CC reg is­tration number and the REN to your
telephone company. These numbers
are located on the back of your phone.

Rules. You must, upon re-

This telephone also com plies with the
limits for a Class B device as specified
in Part 15 of
provide reasonable pro tection against
radio and TV interference in a residen­tial area. However, your telephone
might cause TV or radio interference
even when it is operating properly. To
determine whether your telephone is
causing the interference, turn off your
telephone. To eliminate interference,
you can try one or more of the follow­ing corrective measures.

• Reorient or relocate the radio or
TV’s receiving antenna.

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

Consult your local Radio Shack store if
the problem still exists.

FCC

Rules. These limits

: You must not connect your

Note

phone to:

• Coin-operate d syste ms

• Party-line systems

• Most electronic key telephone
systems

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CONTENTS

Installation ............................................................................................................ 5

Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................ 5

Preparation ............................................................................................... 5

Mounting on Dry Wall/Sheet Rock ............................................................ 6

Mounting on Plaster/Lathe or Solid Wood ................................................. 8

Connecting the Phone ..................................................................................... 8

Operation ............................................................................................................ 10

Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 10

Turning the Ringer Off/On ............................................................................. 10

Redial ............................................................................................................ 11

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................ 11

Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 12

If You Have Problems .................................................................................... 13

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 13

Lightning ........................................................................................................ 13

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INSTALLATION

Your telephone c onnects directly to a
modular telephone line jack. Choose a
mounting location for the phone that is
near a modular phone jack and away
from normal activities.

If your telephone wiring does not have
a modular jack, you can update the
wiring yourself. Radio Shack stores
sell the necessary wall jacks and
adapters to convert older wiring meth­ods to modular wiring. Or, you can
have the telephone company update
your telephone wiring for you.

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Notes

• The telephone company charges
to install the necessary jacks.

• The USOC number of the jack to
be installed if RJ11C for a base­board jack, or RJ11W for a wall
jack.

Preparation

Follow these steps to prepare an easy­to-use template for marking the wall at
the desired mounting location.

1. Lay the phone flat on a large
piece of paper. Then, without
moving the phone, trace the loca­tion of each of the fou r mounting
holes onto the paper.

MOUNTING THE PHONE

In addition to the supplied mounting
hardware (anchors, plugs, screws, and
rubber spacers), you need the f ollow­ing tools/supplies to mount your
phone:

• A large piece of paper (at least 8 ×
18 in.)

• Phillips screwdriver

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• Electric dr ill wit h a

/16-inch drill bit

2. Tape the paper “template” on the
wall at the desired mounting loca­tion.

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