Radio Shack ET-521 User Manual

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25-Channel Cordless Telephone

Cat. No. 43-1021

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack ET-521 25-Channel
Cordless Telephone offers the latest ad­vances in cordless phone technology. Its
cordless operation lets you handle calls
just about anywhere in your home or of­fice .

The phone can display a caller’s phone
number, name (if available), and the
date and time the call was received. It
can store up to 99 records as provided
by your local phone company to Caller
ID service subscribers.

If you h ave Call W aiting with Caller ID,
the phone displays incoming caller infor­mation for a new call when you are al­ready on the phone.

The ET-521 has these features:

Caller ID Memor

Dialing

— lets you
select a phone numbe r stored in Caller
ID memory, then dial it with the touch of
a button.

25 Channels

— automatically selects a
clear channel when you make or answer
a call. You can also manually change
channels during a call.

Headset Jack

— lets you can conne ct
an optional headset (such as Ra­dioShack Cat. No. 43-194) for hands­free convenience while you use the
phone.

VIP Memor

— alerts you with a distinc­tive ring when someone you have added
to the VIP lis t ca lls .

20-Number Memor

Dialin

— le t s you
store 20 numbers in memory for easy di­aling.

Review Scrollin

— lets you easily
scroll through all information stored in
the ET-521’s Caller ID memory.

Phone Information D ispla

— lets you
see incoming Caller ID information and
phone numbers as you dial them or re­call them from the ET-521’s memory and
Cal l e r ID re cords.

Tril in

ual Messages

— lets you set the
phone to display messages in English,
French, or Spanish.

®

COM-LOK

— ensures that ot her cord­less phone users cannot use your phone
line while the handset is on the base.

Advanced Super CCT Circuitr

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

Securit

Access-Protection Code

—
helps prevent other cordle ss phone us­ers from using yo ur pho ne line while the
handset is off the base.

Two-W a

Inter com/P aging System

—
lets you send a signal from the base to
the handset, or from t he handset to the
base, to page someone or locate the
handset when it is away from the base. If
someone answers, you can use the E T­521 as an intercom.

© 1998 Tandy Corporation.

COM-LOK and RadioShack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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CAUTION

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Flash — sends an electronic switchhook
signal for use with special phone servic­es such as Call Waiting.

Volume Control — lets y ou adjus t the
volume you hear through the handset.

Hold — lets you p ut a call on hold, so
you can answer another call or page
someone.

Redial — lets you quickly redial the last
number dialed.

Touch/Pulse Dialing — lets you use
your phone with tone or pulse service.

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 base.

Serial Number: __________________

Where Caller ID is offered, one or more
of the following options are generally
available:

• Caller’s number only

• Caller’s name only

• Caller’s name and number

For the ET-521’s Caller ID memory dial
feature to operate, you must receive the
caller’s number.

Warning: To prevent f ire or shoc k
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-S ERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

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Important Caller ID Information

To use the phone’s Caller ID and Call
Waiting features, you must be in an area
where Caller ID and C a ll Waiting s e rv ic ­es are available and you must subscribe
to the services.

This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger­ous vo ltage within the product’s enclo­sure that might be of sufficient
magnit ude t o con st itute a r isk of el ec­tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.

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

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nance i nstruct ions ar e incl uded in the
literature accompanying this product.

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Important: Cordless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When the AC power is off, you cannot
dial out or recei ve incoming calls using
your ET-521. For this reason, the ET-521
cordless phone should not be your only
telephone. To be safe , you should also
have a phone that does not require AC
power to operate (not a cordless phone)
so you can still make and receive calls if
there is an AC power failure.

Your telephone operates on standard ra­dio frequencies as allocated by the FCC.
Even though the access prot ectio n code
prevents unauthorized use of your phone
line, it is possible for other radio units op­erating on similar frequencies within a
certain area to unintentionally intercept
your conversations and/or cause inter­ference. This lack of privacy can occur
with any cordless phone.

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

Each device that you connect to the
phone line draws po wer from the phone
line. We refer to this power draw as the
device’s
REN. The REN is on the bottom of the
base.

If you are using more than one phone or
other device on t he line, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five, your
phone might not ring. In rural areas, a to­tal REN of three might impair ringer oper­ation. If ringer operation is impaired,
remove a device from the line.

ringer equivalence number

, or

FCC STATEMENT

This telephone complies with Part 68 of

FCC Rules

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

. You must, upon request,

Note: You must not connect your ET­521 to any of the following:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone systems

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CONTENTS

Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7

Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 7

Attaching the Handset’s Antenna . ...................................................................... 7

Placing the Base on a Desk Top ........................................................................ 7

Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate .................................................................... 9

Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall ........................................................... 11

Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................... 13

Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................. 15

Selecting the Language .................................................................................... 15

Setting the Area Code .............................................................................. ........ 16

Setting the Ringers ........................................................................................... 16

Checking/Setting the Handset Ringer ........................................................ 16

Turning the Base Ringer On or Off ............................................................ 17

Telephone Operation ............................................................................................ 18

Making and Receiving a Call ............................................................................ 18

Setting the Handset’s Volume . ......................................................................... 18

Changing the Channel ............................................... .......... ....... .. ............ ..... ... 19

Using Redial ..................................................................................................... 19

Using Flash ...................................................................................................... 19

Using Hold ........................................................................................................ 20

Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................... 20

Using Page/Intercom ........................................................................................ 20

Memory Dialing ................................................................................................ 21

Storing a Number and Name in Memory ................................................... 21

Entering a Pause ....................................................................................... 23

Recalling Numbers Stored in Memory ....................................................... 23

Dialing a Memory Number ......................................................................... 23

Chain-Dialing Service Numbers ................................................................. 24

Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ......................................................... 24

Deleting Information i n a Single Memory Location .................................... 24

Deleting Information i n All Memory Locations ........................................... 24

Using the VIP Call List ............................................................................... 25

Caller ID Operation ............................................................................................... 26

Caller ID Displays ............................................................................................. 27

Reviewing Caller ID Records ........................................................................... 27

Storing Caller ID Records in a Memory Location ............................................. 28

Dialing Numbers from a Caller ID Record ........................................................ 28

Deleting Caller ID Records ............................................................................... 28

Using a Headset ............................................................................................... 29

Troubleshootin

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Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 32

Replacing the Battery Pack .............................................................................. 33

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 34

Lightning ........................................................................................................... 34

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PREPARATION

SELECTING A LOCATION

You can place the phone on a desk top
or table, mount it on a standard wall
plate, or mount it directly on the wall. Se­lect a location that is:

• near an AC outlet

• near a telephone line jack

• out of the way of normal activities

• away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, m etal walls or
filing cabinets, wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors

The base’s location affects the phone’s
range. If you have a choice of several lo­cations, try each to s ee which provides
the best performance.

Caution:

designed specifically for your ET-521.
Use only the supplied adapter.

Note:

• Your telephone connects directly to

The supplied AC adapter was

a modular telephone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a modu­lar jack, you can update the wiring
yourself, using jacks and adapters
available at your local RadioShack
store. Or, you can let the phone
company update the wiring for you.
The USOC number of the jack to be
installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if you
want to mount it on a wall plate).

ATTACHING THE
HANDSET’ S ANTENNA

Screw the antenna into the hole at the
top of the handset.

PLACING THE BASE ON A
DESK TOP

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

1. Remove the bracket by holding in
both tabs and gently pul ling out the
wide end of the bracket.

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2. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the phone jack on
the back of the base.

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

DC 12V

jack on

the back of the base.

5. I nsert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into both slots on the
bottom of the base as shown and
push the tabs on the wide end of the
bracket into the upper slots on the
bottom of the base.

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

4. Route the adapter’s cord through
the strain relief slot o n t he bottom of
the base.

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7. P lug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.

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8. Fully extend the base’s antenna and
raise it to a ve rt ic al po s it ion.

MOUNTING THE BASE ON
A WALL PLATE

1. Remove the bracket by holding in
both tabs and gently pulling out the
wide end of the bracket.

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

4. Route the modular cord through ei­ther groove on the bottom of the
base and the adapt er cord through
the groove below the strain relief
slot.

DC 12V

jack on

2. P lug one en d of the supplied short
modular cord into the phone jack on
the back of the base.

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5. Insert t he tabs on the na rrow end of
the bracket into the slots on t he bot­tom of the base as s ho w n an d rout e
the other end of the short modular
cord through the center of the brack­et.

6. Push the tabs on the wide end of the
bracket into the lower slots on the
bottom of the base.

7. P lug the short modular cord’s other
end into the wall plate jack, align the
base’s keyhole slots with the wall
plate studs, and slide the base
downward to secure it.

8. P lug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.

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9. Fully extend the base’s antenna and
raise it to a vertical position.

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MOUNTING THE BASE
DIRECTLY ON THE WALL

For this mounting method, you need two
flat-head screws (not supplied) with
heads that fit into the keyhole slots on the
bottom of the base.

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

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about

/16 inch (7 mm)

from the wall.

2. Remove the bracket by holding in
both tabs and gently pulling out the
wide end of the bracket.

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4. Insert t he supplied power adapter’s
barrel plug into the

DC 12V

jack on

the back of the base.

3. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the phone jack on
the back of the base.

5. Route the modular cord through ei­ther groove on the bottom of the
base and the adapt er cord through
the groove below the strain relief
slot.

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