Radio Shack ET-469 User Manual

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Cat. No. 43-469

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

ET-469

Two-Line Speakerphone with

Line Status Indicators

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack ET-469 Two-Line
Speakerphone lets yo u place or receiv e
calls from two separ ate telephone line s.
The phone’s Line Status Indicators
show you which line is ava ilable, in us e,
or on hold.

Your system’s features include:

Conference Calling

— lets you conduct

3-way conversations with two callers.

Speakerphone

— allows hands-free

telephone conversations.

Memory Dialing

— lets you store up to
20 numbers in memory so you can
quickly dial them.

Hold Button

— lets you put a call on

hold so you can answer another one.

— sends an electronic switch-

Flash

hook signal for use with special phone
services such as Call Waiting.

Volume Control

— lets you control the
volume of the sound you hear through
the handset, speakerphone, or headset.

Touch-Tone (DTMF) or Pulse Dialing

— lets you use your phone with either
type of service.

Hearing Aid Compatible

— lets you
use your telephone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.

Ringer Controls

— let you turn off the

ringer or control its volume for each line.

Your local p hone company migh t

Note:

offer special phone services such as
Rollover, Hunt, or Call Forwarding which
can be set up for the two lines connec t­ed to this phone. These servic es switch
incoming calls fr om one line to anoth er.
Contact your local phone company for
more information about these s ervices.

Redial

— lets you quickly dial the last di-

aled number with the press of a button.

Privacy

— lets you talk to someone else
in the room without being o verheard by
the person(s) on the phone.

Headset Jack

— lets you connect an
optional headset for added conve­nience.

©

1999 Tandy Corporation.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.

We recommend you record your
phone’s serial number here. The num­ber is on the bottom of the phone.

Serial Number __________________

To reduce the risk of fire or

WARNING

shock hazard, do not expose this product to
rain or moisture.

CAUTION

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

:

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO

NOT OPEN.

: TO REDUCE THE RISK

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.

!

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

This telephone conforms to federal regu­lations, and you ca n connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each device
that you connect to the phone line draws
power from the phone line. We refer to
this power draw as the device’s

equivalence num ber

, or REN. The REN

ringer

is on the bottom of the phone.
If you are using more than one phone or

other device on the l ine, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five (or
three in rural are as), your phones m ight
not ring. If ringer o peration is impaired,
remove a device from the line.

FCC STATEMENT

This telephone complies wi th Part 68 o f

FCC Rules

provide the FCC registration number
and the REN to your phone company.
These numbers are on the bottom of the
phone.

Note:

phone to:

• coin-operated systems

. You must, upon request,

You must not connect the tele-

This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte-

!

nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone systems

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CONTENTS

Installation .............................................................................................................. 5

Choosing a Location .......................................................................................... 5

Mounting the Phone .......................................................................................... 5

On a Desktop .............................................................................................. 5

On a Wall-Plate ........................................................................................... 7

On a Wall .................................................................................................... 8

Connecting the Handset Cord ........................................................................... 9

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

Line Status Indicators ...................................................................................... 10

Adjusting the Line Status Indicators .......................................................... 10

Disabling Line 2 ................................................................................................ 11

Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................. 11

Setting the Ringer ............................................................................................. 11

Confirming the Line Numbers ........................................................................... 11

Basic Operation ................................................................................................... 12

Using the Speakerphone ................................................................................. 12

Switching Between the Handset and the Speakerphone .......................... 13

Adjusting the Volume ....................................................................................... 13

HOLD

Using
Using
Using
Using

Conference Calling .......................................................................................... 14

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line .............................................................. 15

..................................................................................................... 13

PRIVACY
FLASH
REDIAL

................................................................................................ 14

................................... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ................................. 14

.................................................................................................. 14

Special Features ................................. ...... ....................................... ....... ...... ...... . 16

Using Memory Dialing ..................................................................................... 16

Storing a Number in Memory .................................................................... 16

Storing a Pause in Memory ....................................................................... 17

Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................... 17

Chain Dialing Service Numbers ................................................................ 17

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ........................................................ 17

Using the Phone Number Index Card ....................................................... 18

Connecting an Optional Headset ..................................................................... 18

Troubleshooting .................................................................. ................................. 19

Care and Maintenance ......................................................................................... 20

The FCC Wants You to Know .......................................................................... 21

Lightning ...................... ................................................................ .................... 21

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INSTALLATION

CHOOSING A LOCATION

You can use your tel ephone as a desk
phone, mount it on a standard wall plate,
or mount it directly on a wall. Select a lo­cation that is near the telephone line
jack(s) and an easi ly ac cess ible A C out ­let

To take full advantage of many of the
ET-469’s features (l ike conference call­ing) you must have two telephone lines
with separate phone numbers. If you
have only one phone l ine , yo u ca n orde r
a second line from your local phone
company.

You can use a two- line jack (RJ14C or
RJ14W for a wall plate) that contains
both lines, or you can use a separate
single-line jack (RJ11C) for each line.

:

Notes

• The line that connects the phone

jack to the telepho ne company wir­ing must be twisted-pair cable. Oth­erwise, you might experience
interference (cro sstalk) b etween the
two phone lines.

• Your telephone connects directly to

a modular telephone line jack. If
your telephone wiring does not have
a modular jack, you can up date the
wiring yourself using jacks and
adapters available at your local
RadioShack store, or have the tele­phone company update the wiring
for you.

MOUNTING THE PHONE

On a Desktop

1. Remove the mounting bracket by
holding in the tab on the right side of
the bracket and gently pulling the
bracket away from the base.

2. If you have a singl e two-line phone
jack, plug one end of the supplied
two-line long modular cord into

L1/L2

on the back of the phone’s

base.

L1/L2

If you connect the phone to a

Note:

two-line phone jack with a two-line
cord, do not connect anothe r modu­lar cord to the
the phone will not operate properly.

L2

jack. Otherwise,

L1 or

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Strain Relief Slot

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If you have two separate one-line
modular jacks, plug one end of the
supplied two-line long modula r cord

L1 or L1/L2

into

and plug the sup-

plied one-line long modular cord into

L2

.

3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the

DC 9V

jack on

the back of the phone.

DC 9V

4. Route the adapter’s cord through
the strain relief slot on the back of
the phone.

5. Insert the bracket’s two small tabs
into the matching slots at the upper
left on the bottom o f the phone , and
snap the la rg e tab of t he b rac ket in to
the large slot at the upper right.

6. Connect the other end(s) of the
phone cord(s) to the phone line
jack(s).

Caution:

You must use a
Class 2 power source that
supplies 9 volts DC and

delivers at least 150 mA . Its center
tip must be set to negative and its
plug must fit the TAD-469's
jack. The supplied adapter meets
these specifications. Using an
adapter that does not meet these
specifications could damage the
TAD-469 or the adapter.

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DC 9V

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7. Plug the AC adapter into a standard
AC outlet.

On a Wall-Plate

1. Remove the bracket by pressing
and holding in the tab on the right
side of the bracket, then ge ntly pull­ing the bracket away from the base.

3. If the wall plate has a single two-line
phone jack, plug one end of the sup­plied two-line short modular cord

L1 or L1/L2

into

on the back of the

phone's base.
If the wall plate has a single one-line

phone jack, and there is another
telephone jack close by, plug one
end of the supplied two-line short
phone cord into

L1 or L1/L2

, and
plug the supplied one-line long
phone cord into

L2

.

2. Insert the bracket’s two small tabs
into the matching slo ts at the lower
right on the bottom of the phone,
and snap the large tab into the large
slot at the lower left.

4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the

DC 9V

jack on

the back of the phone.

DC 9V

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3

L1/L2

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5. Plug the other end of the two-line
short modular cord into the wall
plate jack. If you attached a long
modular cord, plug it into the wall
jack. Align the wall plate studs with
the phone's keyhole slots and s lide
the phone downward to secure it.

6. Plug the adapter into a s tandard AC
outlet.

On a Wall

To mount your phone on a wall, you
need two screws (not supplied) with
heads that fit into the keyhole slots on
the bottom of the phone.

1. Drill two holes 3
inches (100 mm)
apart. Then, thread a
screw into each hole,
letting the heads
extend about

3

/16 inch

(5 mm) from the wall.

15

16

/

315/

/

16

16

and snap the large tab into the large
slot at the lower left.

4. If you have a singl e two-line phone
jack, plug one end of the supplied
two-line short modular cord into

or L1/L2

on the back of the phone's

L1

base.

If you have a single one-line phon e

2. Remove the bracket by holding in
the tab on the right side of the
bracket and gently pulling the
bracket away from the base.

jack, and there is another modular
telephone line jack close by, plug
one end of the supplied two-line
short phone cord into

L1 or L1/L2

,
and plug the suppl ied one-line long
phone cord into

L2

.

3. Insert the bracket’s two small tabs
into the matching slo ts at the lower
right on the bottom of the phone,

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