Radio Shack 43-999 User Manual

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Caller ID System 999

Big Button Caller ID Phone with Call Waiting

Cat. No. 43-999

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack Caller ID Sy stem 999
Big Button Caller ID Phone with Call
Waiting combines a telephone and a
Caller ID unit in one sy stem. The Sys­tem 999 displays the caller’s telephone
number (and name, if available in your
area) and the current time, as provided
by your local telephone company to
Caller ID service subscribers.

Important Information:

• To use the telephone’s Caller ID
feature, you must be in an area
where Caller ID service is available
and you must subscribe to the ser­vice.

• The telephone displays the caller’s
name only if this feat ure i s av ail able
in your area.

Your system 999 includes these fea­tures:

Caller ID Memor

— stores up to 50

Caller ID records.

13-Number Memor

Dialin

— lets
you store up to 13 phone numbers in
memory for easy dialing — 3 em ergen­cy or priority (one-touch) numbers and
ten standard numbers.

3-Line Liquid Cr
Contrast Control

stal Display with

— shows you an en­tire Caller ID record on one screen and
lets you adjust the display’s contrast.

Clock

— displays the current time as
provided to Caller ID service subscrib­ers by your local telephone company.

Time and Da te Di spla

displays the

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time and day.

Ad

ustable Ringer

— choose one of

three ringer tones, or turn the ringer off.

Volume Control

— le ts yo u con tro l the
volume of the sound you hear through
the handset.

— lets you talk to someone else in

Mute

the room without being overheard by the
person on the phone.

— sends an electronic switch-

Flash

hook signal for use with special phone
services, such as Call Waiting.

Redial

— lets you quickly redial the last

number dialed.

Bi

Button Keypad

— makes it easy to

dial your calls.

Hearin

Aid Compatible

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

Wall Mountable

— you can easily
mount the System 999 on a wall to save
desk space.

© 1998 Tandy Corporation.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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CAUTION

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Pulse/Tone Option — lets you use your
phone with pulse or tone service and
lets you easily s witc h fr om pu lse t o tone
dialing for long-distance, bank-by­phone, or other special services.

Note: To protect the information stored
in memory, your system requires four
AA batteries (not supplied).

We recommend you record your sys­tem’s serial number here. The number is
on the bottom of the system.

Warning: To prevent fire or s hock
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO US ER-SERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

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Serial Number: __________________
Your system is ETL listed to UL stan-

dards and meets all applicable FCC
standards.

This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger­ous vol tage within the product’s enclo­sure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of elec­tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.

This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte-

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nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.

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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

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
(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.

ringer equivalence number

FCC STATEMENT

Your telephone complies with Part 68 of

FCC Rules

provide the phone’s FCC registration
number and REN to your telephone
company. These numbers are shown on
the bottom of the phone.

Note:

phone to:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone systems

The telephone complies with the limits
for a Class B device as specified in Part
15 of
reasonable protection 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 eliminate interfer­ence, you can try one or more of the fol­lowing corrective measures.

. Upon request, you must

You must not conne ct your tele-

FCC Rules

. These limits provide

• Reorient or relocate the TV’s receiv­ing antenna.

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

Consult your local RadioShack store if
the problem still exists.

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CONTENTS

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

Installing Batteries ........................................................................................... 5

Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................ 6

On a Desk ................................................................................................ 6

On a Wall Plate ......................................................................................... 7

On a Wall .................................................................................................. 8

Connecting the Handset ........................................................................... 9

Setting the Ringer ........................................................................................... 9

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

Setting the Handset Volume ......................................................................... 10

Setting the Display Contrast .......................................................................... 11

Storing Your Area Code ................................................................................. 11

Operation ........................................................................................................... 12

Memory Dialing ............................................................................................. 12

Storing a Number in the Emergency Memory ........................................ 12

Storing a Number in Indirect Memory ..................................................... 12

Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................ 12

Storing a Number in Voice Mail Memory ....................................................... 13

Using FLASH ................................................................................................ 13

Using REDIAL ............................................................................................... 13

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ........................................................... 14

Caller ID Operation ............................................................................................ 15

Reviewing Caller ID Records ........................................................................ 15

Dialing from a Caller ID Record .................................................................... 15

Caller ID Messages ................................................................................ 16

Store VIP Calls .............................................................................................. 17

Deleting Caller ID RecordS ........................................................................... 17

Troubleshootin

Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 19

The FCC Wants You to Know ....................................................................... 20

Lightning ....................................................................................................... 20

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INSTALLATION

Follow this sequence to ensure your
phone will work properly.

• Install the batteries (see “Installing
Backup Batteries”).

• Reset the phone (see ).

• Mount the phone (see ).

If your phone does not work, discon nec t
it from the phone line, remove the bat­teries, then repeat the above sequence.

INSTALLING BACKUP
BATTERIES

Your phone requires four AA batteries
(not supplied) to protect its memory. We
recommend you use Rad io Shack alka­line batteries.

Cautions:

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

Follow these steps to install batteries.

1. If the desk top stand is connected,
remove it by pressing the two tab s
on the stand then lifting it off.

Illustration showing phone stand re-

moval

2. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver,
remove the battery compartment
cover’s screw on the bottom of the
system and remove the cover.

Illustration showing battery cover re-

moval

3. Place four AA batteries in the bat­tery compartment as indicated by
the polarity symbols (+ and –)
marked inside.

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

• Never leave dead o r weak batteries
in the phone.

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

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Illustration showing inserting batteries

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

The telephone automatically tests the
batteries each time it receives a call. If
(batt icon) appears on the displ ay or the
display dims, replace the batteries.

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MOUNTING THE PHONE

You can place the phone on a desk or
table, mount it on a standard wall plate,
or mount it directly on a wall.

Select a location that is:

• near an AC outlet

• near a modular phone line jack

• out of the way of normal activities

Notes:

• Your telephone connects directly to
a modular phone line jack. If your
phone line jack is not modular, you
can update it yourself, using jacks
and adapters available from your lo­cal RadioShack store. Or, you can
let the telephone company update it
for you.

• The USOC nu mbe r of the j ack to b e
installed is RJ11C for a baseboard,
or RJ11W for a wall plate.

On a Desk

2. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the
on the back of the phone.

Illustra tion,

connecting long line cord

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

4. Insert the tabs on t he narrow end of
the desk top stand into both upper
slots. Then snap both of the bottom
tabs of the stand into place.

Illus. showing desk top stand

TEL. LINE

jack

Caution:

designed specifically for your System

999. Use only the supplied adapter.

1. Remove the mounting bracket by

The supplied AC ada pter was

pressing

5. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s

DC 9V

barrel plug into the
the back of the phone.

Illus. show ing

9V

AC jack

jack on

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On a Wall Plate

Check for the proper viewing an-

Note:

gle of the liquid crystal display before
mounting this system to a wall plate.

1. Plug one end of the supplied short
modular phone cord into the

LINE

jack on the phone.

Illustra tion,

connecting short line cord

2. Route the cord through the strain­relief slot on the back of the phone.

Illustration,

routing cord through strain relief slot

TEL.

4. Plug the other end of the phone
cord into the phone jack on the wall
plate.

5. Align the phone stand’s keyhole
slots with the wall plate studs and
slide the phone downward until it
snaps into place.

Illustration,

mounting phone to wall plate

6. Slide out the handset holder, flip it
over as shown, then slide it back
into place.

Illustrati on,

flipping handset holder

3. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the stand into the matching slots
near the top of the phone, making
sure the cord is routed through the
opening in the stand. Then snap the
stand into place by pressing in the
two tabs toward the bottom of the
phone.

Illustra tion,

connecting phone stand

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