Radio Shack ET-518 User Manual

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with 9-Memory Speed-Dialing

Cat. No. 43-1018

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

ET-518

Cordless Telephone

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FEATURES

Your Radio Shack ET-518 Cordless
Telephone with 9-Memory Speed Dial­ing offers the latest advances in cord­less phone technology. It includes the
following features:

Advanced Super CCT Circuitr

—
provides clarity comparable to a cord­ed phone, reduces background noise,
and increases effective operating dis­tance.

Automatic Securit

Access Code

—
changes each time you return the
handset to the c radle to help prevent
other cordless phone users from using
your phone line while the handset is off
the crad le.

®

COM-LOK

— ensures that other
cordless phone users cannot u se your
phone line while the handset is on the
cradle.

9-Number Memor

Dialin

— lets
you store nine phone numbers in
memory for easy dialing.

— sends an electronic switch-

Flash

hook signal for use with special phone
services such as call waiting.

Touch Ton e or Pulse (Rotar

— lets you connec t your phone to

in

) Dial-

either type of service.

Redial

— quickly redials the last num-

ber dialed with the touch of a button.

Your phone com es with a bat-

Note:

tery, which you must install, connect,
and charge before you use your phone
for the first time.

Important:

Cordless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When the A C power is off, you c annot
dial out or receive incoming calls using
your cordless phone. For th is reason,
this cordless phone should not be your
only telephone. To be safe, you should
also have a phone that does not need
AC power to operate (not a cordless
phone) so you can still make and re­ceive calls if there is an AC power fail­ure.

For your records, we urge you to
record the serial number of your phone
in the space below. The serial number
is located on the bottom panel of the
base.

Serial Number: __________________
This telephone has been tested and

found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.

Your cordless telephone operates on
standard radio frequencies, as allocat­ed by the FCC. Therefore, it is possible
for other radio units operating on simi-

© 1995 Tandy Corporation.

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserv ed .

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lar frequencies, within a certain area,
to inadvertently intercept your conver­sations and/or cause interference o n­your cordless telephone. This lack of
privacy can occur with any cordless
telephone.

However, your cordless phone is avail­able in four different factory-set fre­quencies. If you have problems with
interference, you can exchange your
phone within 30 days of purchase for
one that uses a different frequency.

Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz­ard, do not expo se t his product to rain
or moisture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO U SER-SE RVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This sym bol is in te nd ed to a le rt yo u
to the pr e s en ce of unins u la ted dan­gerous voltage within the product’s
enclos u re t h at m ig ht b e of s ufficie nt
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

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maintenance instructions are in­cluded in th e l itera ture a ccomp an y­ing this product.

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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your phone t o con­form to federal regulations, and you
can connect it to most phone lines.
However, each device that you con­nect to the phone line draws power
from the line. We refer to this power
draw as the device’s

lence number

, or REN. The REN is

ringer equiva-

shown on the bottom of your phone.
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,
your phone might no t ring. In rural ar­eas, a total REN of three might impair
ringer operation. If ringer operation is
impaired, remove a device from the
line.

FCC STATEMENT

This telephone complies with Part 68

FCC Rules

of
quest, provide the FCC Registration
Number and the REN to your phone
company. These num bers are located
on the bottom of your phone.

Note: You must not connect your
phone to any of the following.

• Coin-operated systems

• Party-line systems

• Most electronic key phone sys­tems

. You must, upon re-

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Selecting a Mounting Location ........................................................................ 5

Placing the Base on a Desktop ................................................................. 5

Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ........................................................... 6

Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall .................................................... 8

Preparatio n ......................................................................................................... 10

Installing the Han dset Battery ........................................................................ 10

Charging the Handset Battery ...................... ....... ....... .. .......... ....... .. .......... .....10

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

Operation ............................................................................................................ 12

Making/Answering a Call ............................................................................... 12

Using the Handset at the Base ............................................................... 12

Using the Handset away from the Base .................................................. 12

Using Redial .................................................................................................. 13

Using Flash .................................................................................................... 13

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................ 13

Using Page .................................................................................................... 14

Memory Dialing .............................................................................................. 14

Storing a Number in Memory .................................................................. 14

Entering a Pause in a Memory Number .................................................. 15

Dialing a Stored Number ......................................................................... 16

Storing/Chain Dialing Special Se rvice Numbers ..................................... 16

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................................................... 16

Troubleshootin

Care And Maintenance ...................................................................................... 19

Replacing the Battery .....................................................................................20

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 20

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

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INSTALLATION

SELECTING A
MOUNTING LOCATION

You can mount the base on a wall
plate or directly on a wall. Or, you can
place it on a desk, shelf, or table. Se­lect a location that is:

• Near an AC outlet

• Near a telephone line jack

• Out of the way of normal activities

• Away from computers, remote
control toys, wireless micro­phones, wireless intercoms,
alarms and room monitors, fluo­rescent lights, electrical machin­ery, electrical appliances, metal
walls, filing cabinets, and other
large metal objects

For the best reception, you should be
able to fully extend the base’s antenna
and place it in a vertical position.

self, using jacks and adapters avail­able at your local Radio S hack store.
Or, you can let the phone company up­date the wiring for you.

• The phone company will charge
you for the install ation of the nec­essary jacks.

• The USOC number of the jack t o
be installed is RJ11C for a base­board jack and RJ11W for a wall­plate jack.

Placing the Base on a
Desktop

Follow these steps to place the base
on a desk, shelf, or table.

The base’s location affects the phone’s
range. If you hav e a choi ce of several
locations, try each to see which one
provides the best performance.

If the phone l ine jack i s not a modular
jack, you must update the wiring your-

1. Plug one end of the supplied mod­ular cord into the
the back of the base.

2. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into a modular phone line jack.

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

PHONE

12V DC

jack on

jack on

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4. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet.

Caution: You must use a 120V AC/
12V DC adapter that delivers at least
200 milliamps. Its plug must correctly
fit the phone’s

12V DC

jack. The sup­plied adapter meets these require­ments. Using an adapter that does not
meet these requirements could dam­age the phone or the adapter.

Mounting the Base on a Wall
Plate

You need a short modular cord (such
as Cat. No. 279-390, not supplied) and
a standard wall plate (Cat. No. 279­382, not supplied), for this mounting
method.

1. Plug one end of the sho rt modular
cord into the
back of the base.

PHONE

jack on the

2. Route the short cord downward
through the top left slot on the
base’s bottom and under t he clips
as shown.

3. Route the other end of the short
cord through the hole in the
bracket’ s cent e r.

4. To attach the supplied bracket to
the bottom of the bas e, insert the
tabs on the bracket into the slots
on the base, then slide the bracket
up.

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5. nsert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the
the back of the base. Then route
the adapter’s cord through the
right slot on the base’s bottom and
under the clips as shown. Plug the
adapter into a standard AC outlet.

6. Plug the short modular cord into
the wall plate’s jack.

7. Align the bracket’s keyhole slots
with the wall plate studs and slide
the base downward to secure it.

12V DC

jack on

8. Press and lift out the handset
holder. Rotate the holder 180° as
shown, and then snap it back into
place so it holds the handset.

If you later want to mount the

Note:

base on a desktop, press
slide the bracket down to remove it
from the base’s bottom.

PUSH

and

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Mounting the Base Directly
on the Wall

You need two w ood screws (not sup­plied) for this mounting method.

1. Drill t wo holes 3
Then thread a screw into each
hole, letting the heads extend
inch from the wall.

2. Plug one end of the supplied mod­ular cord into the
the back of the base.

15

/16 inches apart.

PHONE

jack on

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3. On the bottom of the base, route
the modular cord downward and
under the left slot’s clips as
shown.

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4. To attach the supplied bracket to
the bottom of the bas e, insert the
tabs on the bracket into the slots
on the base, then slide the bracket
up.

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