Radio Shack CID-944 User Manual

CID-944 Caller ID with Call Waiting ID

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

Your RadioShack Caller ID (CID) with Call Waiting ID 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 subscriber. (The date and time are set with your
first incoming Caller ID call.)

Your Caller ID stores and displays up to 64 single (number only) or
multiple (name and number) Caller ID records. It uses the latest inte­grated circuit recording technology, so your stored Caller ID re cords
are protected if AC power fails.

The CID's other features include:

Callback
Multiple Extension Capacity

CID to the same phone line.

New Call Indicator

corded.

Out of Area Indicator

the Caller ID service area.

Message Waiting Indicator

voice mail message (if you subscribe to the local phone company’s
message waiting service).

— lets you call back a number stored in the CID.

— lets you connect more than one

— lets you know when new calls have been re-

— lets you know when a caller is not within

— lets you know when you have a

WARNING:

do not expose this product to rain or moisture.

CAUTION:

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard,

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger­ous voltage 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 mainte­nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.

OPEN.

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Call Waiting Caller ID

call while you are on the phone.

Call Waiting Indicator

Call Waiting calls.

Tri-Lingual (English/French/Spani sh)

guage your CID uses to display Caller ID information.

Call Summary
Time and Date Display

provided to Caller ID service subscribers by your local telephone
company.

VIP Call List

and sounds a tone when any of those callers call.

— lets you erase Caller ID records one at a time or all at

Delete

once.

Contrast Control

readability.

Two View Angle Options

using the stand.
Your CID is ETL listed to UL standards and meets all applicable

FCC standards.

— displays the number of calls you received.

— lets you save up to 55 Caller ID records in a VIP list,

— displays information about an incoming

— lets you see the Caller ID information for

— lets you choose the lan-

— displays the current time and date as

— lets you adjust the display contrast for the best

— lets you select the desired view angle

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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

Where Caller ID is offered, 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.

FCC INFORMATION

We have designed your CID to conform to federal regulations, a nd
you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each CID (and
each device, such as a telephone or answering machi ne) 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
quest, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your
telephone company. Both numbers are on the bottom of the CID.

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RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

FCC Rules

. You must, upon re-

You must not connect your CID to:

Note:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

• 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.

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Preparation

This CID complies with the limits for a Class B digital device as
specified in Part 15 of

These limits provide reasonable protection against radio and TV in­terference in a residential area. However, your equipment 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:

• 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.

FCC Rules

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CONNECTING THE CID

The CID connects to any modular phone jack and your phone. You
can also connect it to an answering machine.

Connecting to a Single-Line Phone

1. Disconnect the telephone line cord from the phone and plug it
into the CID's

2. Plug one end of the supplied line cord into the CID's
jack.

3. Plug the other end of the cord into the phone's jack.

LINE

jack.

PHONE

Connecting to an Answering Machine

1. Disconnect the phone line cord that connects your answering
machine to the phone line from the answering machine's jack.
Then plug it into the CID's

2. Plug one end of the supplied line cord into the CID's
jack.

3. Plug the cord's other end into the answering machine's jack.

4. Set your answering machine to answer after two or more rings.
This gives the CID time to record the call information that the
phone company sends between the first and second rings.

If you subscribe to Call Waiting service with yo ur telephone

Note:

company and you receive a new Call Waiting call at the same time
your answering machine is recording another call, the Call Waiting
information sent by the phone company disconnects the recording.

LINE

jack.

PHONE

CONNECTING POWER AND SETTING UP
THE CID

To power the CID, you must connect it to AC power using the sup­plied AC adapter. The CID will then prompt you to set the display
language and your local area code.

You can use the CID without setting the area code, but you will not
be able to use the callback feature (see “Using Callback” on
Page 4).

Cautions:

You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies
9V DC and delivers at least 200 mA. Its center tip

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must be set to negative and its plug must fit the CID's

DC 9V 200mA

tions. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications
could damage the CID or the adapter.

• Always connect the AC adapter to the CID before you connect it
to AC power. When you finish, disconnect the adapter from AC
power before you disconnect it from the CID.

1. Plug the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the
jack on the back of the CID.

2. Route the adapter's cord through the strain relief on the bottom
of the CID.

3. Connect the other end of the adapter to a standard AC outlet.
The CID displays

ENGLISH

minutes.

4. To select a different language, while

REVIEW 8

.

ISH

Notes:

• The display shows

a third time.

• If you do not press a key within 2 minutes, the CID automati-

cally selects English, then beeps once and displays

12:00AM 1/01

then reconnect AC power and repeat Step 4.

5. Press
beeps once,
flashes.

6. Within 2 minutes, repeatedly press
digit of your area code appears, then press
second 0 flashes.

jack. The supplied adapter meets these specifica-

DC 9V 200mA

SET LANGUAGE

(the default display language) flashes for about 2

once to display

8

88

FRENCH

ENGLISH

. To select another language, disconnect

REVIEW

to store the selected language. The CID

9999

and

000

SET AREA CODE

for a few seconds, then

ENGLISH

or twice to display

again if you press

REVIEW

appears, press

REVIEW 8

appear. The first

until the first

8888

REVIEW

SPAN-

. The

9999

8

88

0

2