Radio Shack CID 2903 User Manual

CID 2903 Caller ID

with Call Waiting

43-2903

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

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Contents

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

Features ............................................... 8

Preparation ........................................ 10

Installing Batteries/Setup ............. 10

Connecting AC Power ................. 13

Connecting the CID ..................... 14

Connecting to a

Single-Line Phone ................ 14

Connecting to an

Answering Machine .............. 15

Mounting the CID ......................... 16

Adjusting the Display Contrast .... 17

Operation ........................................... 17

Receiving and Storing Calls ........ 17

Reviewing Call Records .............. 19

Displayed Call Information ........... 20

Deleting CID Records .................. 23

Deleting Individual

CID Records ......................... 23

Deleting All

CID Records ......................... 24

Using Callback ............................. 24

VIP Call List ................................. 26

Marking a VIP

Call Record .......................... 27

Unmarking a VIP

Call Record .......................... 28

Contents

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Troublesho oti ng ....................... ......... 29

Care ............................................. 30

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Important

Information

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

Where Caller ID is offere d, one or more of
the following options are generally
available:

• caller's number only

• caller's name only

• caller's name and number

Your CID displays the caller's name only if
that option is available in your area. The
actual number of Caller ID records your
CID will store depends on the amount of
Caller ID information sent by the phone
company.

Your CID is ETL listed to UL standards
and meets all applicable FCC standards.

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Important Information

FCC INFORMATION

We have designed your CID to conform to
federal regulations, and you can connect it
to most telephone lines. However, each
CID (and each device, such as a
telephone or answering machine) that you
connect to the telephone line draws power
from the line. We refer to this power draw
as the device's ringer equivalence number
or REN. The REN is on the bottom of the
Caller ID.

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

Your CID complies with Part 68 of

Rules

. You must, upon request, provide
the FCC registration number and the REN
to your telephone company. Both
numbers are on the bottom of the CID.

Note:

You must not connect your CID to:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

Important Information

FCC

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• most electronic key telephone

systems

In the unlikely event that your CID causes
problems on the phone line, the phone
company can temporarily disconnect 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 CID. The phone
company notifies you of these changes in
advance, so you can take the necessary
steps to prevent interruption of your
telephone service.

THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW

This CID complies with the limits for a
Class B digital device as specified in Part

FCC Rules

15 of
reasonable protection against radio and
TV interference in a residential area.
However, your equipment might cause TV
or radio interference even when it is

. These limits provide

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Important Information

operating properly. To eliminate
interference, you can try one or more of
the following corrective measures:

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

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

• Use outlets on different electrical
circuits for the equipment and the
radio or TV.

Contact your local RadioShack store if the
problem continues.

LIGHTNING

Your CID has built-in prot ection circuits to
reduce the risk of damage from surges in
telephone and power line current. These
protection circuits meet or exceed FCC
requirements. However, lightning striking
the phone line can damage your CID.

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

Important Information

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Features

Your RadioShack CID 2903 Caller ID
(CID) is the latest in telephone
technology. The CID 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 subscribers.
(The date and time are set with your first
incoming Caller ID call.)

Your Caller ID stores and displays up to
80 single (number only) or multiple (name
and number) Caller ID records, and
includes these features:

Call Waiting Caller ID

information about an incoming call while
you are on the phone.

Callback

stored in the CID.

New Call Indicator

when new calls are recorded.

Multiple Extension Capacity

connect more than one CID to the same
phone line.

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— lets you call back a number

— displays

— lets you know

— lets you

Features

Call Waiting Indicator

— displays the

Caller ID information for Call Waiting calls.

Call Summary

— displays the number of

calls you received.

Message Waiting

— displays when you
have a voice mail message (if you
subscribe to the message waiting service
from your local phone company).

Note:

The Message Waiting feature does
not work with stutter dial tone service.
Check with your telephone company for
the type of service you have.

VIP Call List

— lets you save up to 10
caller ID records in a VIP list, and sounds
an alert tone when any of those callers
call.

Contrast Control

— lets you adjust the

display contrast for the best readability.

Low Battery Indicator

— lets you know

when it is time to replace the batteries.

Delete

— lets you erase Caller ID records

one at a time or all at once.

Features

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Preparation

INSTALLING BATTERIES/
SETUP

Your CID requires four AAA batteries (not
supplied) to protect its memory when AC
power fails or is disconnected. For the
longest life and best performance, we
recommend RadioShack alkaline
batteries.

Cautions:

• 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.

Follow these steps to install batteries and
program the CID.

Caution:

sure the CID is unplugged from the
telephone line and AC power before
removing the battery compartment cover.

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To avoid electrical shock, make

Preparation