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We have designed your telephone to conform to federal
regulations and you can connect it to most telephone
This telephone is hearing aid compatible.
lines. However, each device you connect to the phone
line draws power from it. This power draw is the device’s
ringer equivalence number
on the bottom of your phon e.
If you are using more than one phone or other device on
the line, add up all the RENs. If the total is more than five
(or three in rural areas) your phones might not r ing.
If ringer operati on is impaired , remov e one of the devices
from the line, or contact your local telephone company
for information about boosting the ringer power on the
line.
If your phone causes problems on the phone line, the
telephone company can disconnect your service. The
phone company tries to notify you i n advance . If advanc e
notice is not practical, the telephone company notifies
you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to
file a com p laint with the F C C
The phone company can also make changes to its lines,
equipment, operations, or procedures that could affect
the phone’s operation. The phone company notifies you
in advance, so you can take the necessary steps to prevent interruption of your phone service.
140–300 Ohms (Off Hook)
, or REN. The REN is shown
FCC STATEMENT
Your telephone complies with Part 68 of
must, upon request, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your telephone company. These
numbers are shown on the bott om of your phone.
Note: You must not connect your telephone to:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key phone systems
FCC Rules
CARE
• Keep the phone dry .
• Handle the phone carefully. Do not drop it.
• Do not use or store the phone in temperature
extremes.
• Keep the phone away from dust and dirt.
• Do not modify or tamper with the phone’s interna l components. Doing so might invalidate the phone’s warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. If
the phone is not operating as it should, take it to your
local Radio Shack store for assistance. If th e trouble is
harming the phone lines, the phone company might
ask you to disconnect the telephone until you fix the
problem.
. You
RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY
This telephone product is warranted against manufacturing
defects in material and work manship for one (1) year from the
date of purcha se from Radi o Shack comp any owned stores a nd
authorized Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this
period
bring your Radio Shack sales slip
date to any Radio S hack store. This warranty does not cover
damage or failure caused by or attributable to Acts of God,
abuse, misu se, improper or abnor mal usage, faulty i nstallation,
improper maintenance, lightning or other incidence of excess
voltage, or any repairs other than those provided by a Radio
Shack Authorized Service Facility, or transportation costs.
Radio Shack is not responsible or liab le for indire ct, speci al,
or consequential damages arising out of or in connection
with the use or performa nce of the product or other damages
with respect to loss of property, loss of revenue or profit, or
costs of removal, installation or reinstallation
EXCEPT A S PROVID ED HEREIN , RADIO S HACK MAKE S NO
EXPRESS WARRANTIES, AND ANY IMPLIE D WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS LIMITED IN ITS DURATION TO THE DURATION OF
THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES SET FORTH HEREIN.
Some states do not allow the li mitation or exclusi on of incidental
or consequential damages and som e states do not al low limitation or exclusion of implie d warranties; therefore, the aforesaid
limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to the purchaser.
There will be charges rendered for repairs to the product ma de
after the expiration of the aforesaid one (1) year warranty period.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other
rights which vary from state to state.
We Service What We Sell
RADIO SHACK
A Division of Tandy Corporation
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
4A4 Printed in Taiwan
as proof-of-pu rchase
.
Cat. No.
43-812
Owner’s Manual
ET-205
Bi
Button
Fashion
Fone
nBig Buttons for Easy Dialin
n Hold Button a nd I ndi ca tor
n Tone or Pulse
OPERATING PARAMETERS
We supply this information to help you answer possible
technical questions from your phone company.
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loop Start
er. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Standard Bridged Ringer
Rin
20–60 Hz Sine or Square Wave
40–135 Volts Ring Signal
Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20–80 mA (Off Hook)
Rotary) Dialin
nRedial
Desk Mounting
USING THE PHONEMOUNTING THE PHONE
Set
LOW
RINGER
to HI in a noisy room. Set it to
in a quiet room.
(Back of Telephone)
Modular Telephone Jack
Wall Mounting
(With or Without Wall Plate)
Wall Plate
Handset Holder
(Wall Mounting)
1. Pull out.
Short Line Cord
(Not Supplied)
Line Cord
To Jack
2. Rotate 180°.
Switch to
t
pe of service you have. If you have pulse
(rotar
) service, you can switch to
during a call to use tone services.
Press
FLASH
services such as call waitin
Press
REDIAL
to 31 tone or 32 pulse di
Press to disconnect a call.
or
TONE
Press
call. To release a call from hold, lift the handset.
in place of the switchook for special
to dial the last number dialed (up
PULSE
to hang up the handset without disconnecting the
HOLD
to match the
.
its).
TONE
Note:
The phone compan
lation of the necessar
jacks to be install ed is RJ11C (RJ11W for a wall jack).
can charge you for the instal-
jacks. The USOC number of the
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
This symbol is intended to alert you
that parts inside the telephone present
a risk of electric shock.
This symbol is intended to alert you to
important operatin
instructions included in the papers with
the telephone.
and servicin
Plug the handset cord into the jacks
on the handset and base.
Press for special services.
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
1994 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
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when
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