Radio Shack ET-196 Owner's Manual

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Hands-Free Telephone Headset

Cat. No. 43-196

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack ET-196 Hands-Free
Telephone Headset make s many exist­ing home or office modular phones more
flexible and easy to use. When you use
the headset, your hands are free to do
other things. The 7-foot long headset ca­ble lets you m ove freely, and t he adjust­able microphone boom swings up and
down so you can wear the headset over
either ear.

You can use the ET-196 Hands-Free
Telephone Headset with most modular
phones that have a keypad or dial on the
phone’s base. The headset does not
work with phones havi ng the keypad or
dial on the handset, or with some elec­tronic phone systems.

The ET-196’s features include:

Quick-Disconnect Plu

— lets you dis­connect the headset from the phone
without disconnecting the call, so you
can step away from the phone without
removing the headset. You can return to
the conversation by s imply rec on nec ting
the headset.

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ustable Volume

— gives you full

control of the volume level.

Micr opho ne Mut i n

— lets you turn the
headset’s microphone off to prevent
callers from hearing a private, in-room
conversation.

ustable Microphone Boom

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— lets
you adjust the microphone’s position so
callers can hear you more clearly.

Automatic Power-Off

— temporarily
turns off the headset amplifier when
there is no conversation on the line for
15–30 seconds, to save battery power.

Lapel Clip

— lets you securely anchor
the headset’s cord to your clothing to
prevent the headset cord from pulling on
the headset.

Headset Han

— provides a conve-

er

nient place to store the headset.

Your ET-196 requires two AA bat-

Note:

teries (not supplied) for power.

Studio-Qualit
Microphon

Electret Condenser

e — clearly transmits your

voice and reduces background noise.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

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1998 Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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WARNING

: To reduce the risk of fire
or shock hazard, do not expose this
product to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION

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

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: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

This symbol is inte nded to alert you

to the presence of uninsulated dan-

gerous voltage within the product’s

enclosu re t ha t mig ht be of su ff i cien t

magnitude to constitute a risk of

electric shock. Do not open the

produc t ’ s ca s e .

This symbol is intended to inform

you that important operating and

maintenance instructions are in-

cluded in the lit erature accompany-

ing thi s product.

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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your ET-196 Ha nds­Free Telephone Head set to conform to
federal regulations, and you can con­nect it to most te lephone lines. This d e­vice places no additional load on the
phone line. It has a

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, or REN, of 0. Therefore, you
can use it without affecting the operation
of other telephone devices connected to
the same phone line.

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FCC STATEMENT

The Hands-Free Telephon e Headset is
not compatible with hearing aids. There­fore, the FCC prohibi ts its us e in t he f ol­lowing locations:

• Any public or semipublic location
where coin-operated or credit card
telephones are found.

• Elevators, highways, and tunnels
(automobile, subway, railroad, or
pedestrian), where a person with
impaired hearing might be isolated
in an emergency.

• Places where telephones are
installed specifically to alert emer­gency authorities such as fire,
police, or medical assistance per­sonnel.

• Hospital rooms, residential health­care facilities, convalescent homes,
and prisons, where telephones are
used specifically for signaling life­threatening or emergency situa­tions, if alternative signaling meth­ods are not available.

• Work stations for hearing-impaired
personnel.

• Hotel, motel, or apartment building
lobbies.

• Stores where telephones are used
to order merchandise.

• Public transportation terminals
where telephones are used to call
taxis, reserve lodging, or rent auto­mobiles.

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• Some hotel and motel rooms. (At
least ten percent of the room s must
contain hearing-aid compat ible tele­phones, and hearing-aid compati­ble telephones must be provided to
hearing impaired customers upon
request.)

Note: You must not connect your head­set to a coin-operated telephone sys­tem.

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

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CONTENTS

Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6

Installin g/Replac in g B a tte r ies ............ .. ............ .... . .... .. . .... . .. .... . .. .... . .. ... .. .. ... .. .... . . 6

Checking the Batteries ....................................................................................... 7

Making the Connections ..................................................................................... 7

Attaching the Headset Hanger ........................................................................... 8

Adjusting the Headset ........................................................................................ 8

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

Using the Headset ............................................................................................ 10

Making/Receiving Calls .................................................................................... 10

Using Mute ....................................................................................................... 11

Troubleshootin

Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 13

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 14

Lightning ........................................................................................................... 14

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