Radio Shack ET-238 User Manual

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We have designed your telephone to conform to federal
regulations and you can connect it to most telephone
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 fiv e
(or three in rural areas) your phones might not ring. If
ringer operation is impaired, remove one of the devices
from 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 wi th the FCC

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.

, 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.

You must not connect your tel ephone to:

Note:

• Coin-operated systems

• Party-line systems

• Most electroni c key phone systems

FCC Rules

. You

CARE

• Keep the phone dry.

• Handle the phone carefu ll y. Do not drop it.

• Do not use or store the phone in temperature
extremes.

• Keep the phone away from dust and di rt.

• Do not modify or tamper with the pho ne’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 the trouble is
harming the phone lines, the phone company might
ask you to disconnect the telephone until you fix the
problem.

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 Shack store.
This warranty does not cover damage or failure cause d by or
attributable to Acts of God, abus e, misus e, improp er or abnormal
usage, faulty installation, improper maintenance, lightning or
other incidence of excess voltage, or any repairs other than those
provided by a Rad io Shack A uthorized Service Facili ty, or trans­portation costs. Radio Shack is not respons ible or liabl e for indi­rect, special, or consequential damages arising out of or in
connection with the use or perform ance of the p roduct 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 IMPLIED WARRANTIES
ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE
WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED 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 speci fic legal rights and you may also
have other rights which vary from state to state.

as proof-of-pu rchase

We Service What We Sell

9/94

Radio Shack

A Division of Tandy Corporation

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

11A4 Printed in Taiwan

ET-238

20-Memory

Trim-Fone

n Tone or Pulse (Rotary) Dialing

n Lighted Keypad

n 20-Number Memory

nRedial

n Flash

n Hearing-Aid Compat ib le

Owner’s Manual

Cat. No. 43-588A/9A

MOUNTING THE PHONE

USING THE PHONE

Desk Mounting

Modular

Telephone

Jack

Wall Mounting
(Without Wall Plate)

Wall Mounting
(With Wall Plate)

Short

Line

Cord

(Not

Supplied)

Handset Holder
(Wall Mounting)

1. Pull out.

2. Rotate 180°.

Switch to
you have. If you have pulse (rotary) service, you can
switch to

Press

STORE

number you wish to store. See “Storing/Dial­ing Numbers in Memory.”

Press

PAUSE

that requi re an acces s code (9, for example)
before you can dial an outside number.

Press

MEMORY

two-digit location (01-20) for the
number you want to store or to dial
the number in memory. See “Stor­ing/Dialing Numbers in Memory.”

Plug the handset cord into the jacks on
the handset and base.

or

TONE

TONE

PULSE

during a call to use tone ser vices.

once to enter the telephone

to enter a pause for systems

once to enter the

to match the type of service

Press for special services.

Press

FLASH

special services such as call waiting.

Press

RESET

handset to the cradle.

Press

REDIAL

(up to 31 tone or 32 pulse digits).

to dial the last number dialed

in place of the switchook for

to end a call without returning the

Use the memory index card
to record important phone
numbers.

Press to disconnect a call.

Set the ringer to sound or not.
You can make and receive calls
with the ringer off.

Note:

The phone company can charge you for the instal­lation of the necessary jacks. The USOC number of the
jacks to be install ed is RJ1 1C (RJ11W for a wall jack).

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 operating and servicing
instructions included in the papers with
the telephone.

STORING/DIALING NUMBERS IN MEMORY

To store a number in memory:

1. Lift the hands et.

2. Press

3. Enter the telephone number you want to store.

4. Press

5. Enter the 2-digit number (01−20) for the location

6. Repeat Steps 3−5 to store additional numbers.

STORE.

Note:

A pause entry counts as 1 digi t.

MEMORY

where you want to store the number.

Return the handset to the cradle when you finish
storing numbers.

once.

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1994 Tandy Corporatio n.

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserv ed .

To dial a number in memory:

1. Lift the handset.

2. Press

3. Enter the two-digit location number for the number
you want to call.

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MEMORY.