Radio Shack ET-545 User Manual

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Cat. No. 43-1045
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-545
25-Channel Caller ID
Cordless Telephone
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Your RadioShack ET-545 25-Channel Caller ID Cordless Telephone offers the latest advances in cordless phone technology. Additionally, it includes an integrated Caller ID system.
The ET-545 has these features:
Caller ID Memor
— stores and dis­plays up to 100 incoming number or name and number call records.
Caller ID Memor
Dialing
— lets you select a stored phone number from Calle r ID me m or y, the n d i al it wit h the touch of a button.
VIP Call List with Distinctive Rin
— lets you store 20 phone numbers from Caller ID records and set the phone to sound a distinctive ring when someone calls from those numbers.
30-Number Memor
Dialin
— lets you store 30 numbers in memory for easy dialing.
Auto Scan
— automatically selects a clear channel when you pick up the phone. You can also manually change to any of 25 channels during a call.
Advanced Super CCT Circuitr
— provides clarity comparable to a cord­ed phone, reduces background noise, and increases effective operating dis­tance.
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COM-LOK
— ensures that other cordless phone users cannot use y our phone line while the handset is on the base.
Automatic Securit
Access Code
— changes each time you unplug the phone from AC power to help prevent other cordless phone users from using your phone line while the handset is off the base.
— sends an electronic switch-
Flash
hook signal for use with special phone services such as Call Waiting.
Review Scrollin
— lets you scroll through all records in Caller ID memo­ry and stored number memory.
Displa
— lets you see phone num­bers as you dial them or recall them from the ET-545’s memory and Caller ID records.
© 1997 Tandy Corporation.
COM-LOK is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation
All Rights Reserv ed .
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Volume Control
— lets you control the volume of the sound you hear through the handset.
Li
hted Keypad
— lights when you press a key or when the phone rings to make the phone easy to use in a dark room.
CAUTION
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Redial — redials t he last number di­aled, with the touch of a button.
Page — lets you send a paging signal from the base to the hands et to help locate a misplaced handset or page someone at the handset.
Touch Tone or Pulse (Rotary) Dial­ing — lets you connect your phone to
either type of service. Please read this Owner’s Manual
carefully so you can enjoy all of your telephone’s features.
We recommend you record the phone’s serial number here. The num­ber is on the bottom of the base.
Serial Number: ______________ This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards.
Important Caller ID Information
For the ET-545’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-SERVICE­ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC­ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to aler t you to the p r es en c e o f un in su lated d an ­gerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that might be of suf ficient 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 the literature accompany­ing this product.
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To use the System’s Caller ID fea­tures, you must be in an area whe re Caller ID service is available and you must subs cr i be to th at se r vice.
Where Caller ID is offered, one or more of the following options are ge n­erally available:
• Caller’s number only
• Caller’s name only
• Caller’s name and number
Important: Cordless phones such as this one require AC power to operate. When the A C power is off, you cannot dial out or receive i ncoming calls us­ing your ET-545. For this reason, the ET-545 cordless phone s hould not be your only telephone. To be safe, y ou 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.
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Your ET-545 operates on standard ra­dio frequencies, as allocated by the FCC. Therefore, it is possible for other radio units operating on similar fre­quencies, within a certain area, to in­advertently intercept your conversa­tions and/or cause interference on your cordless telephone. This lack of privacy can occur with any cordless telephone.
READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION
We have designed your te lephone to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to mos t 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 number
REN is on the bottom of your phone’s base.
, or REN. The
ringer
FCC STATEM ENT
This telephone complies with Part 68
FCC Rules
of quest, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your phone company. These numbers are on the bottom of your phone’s base.
Note:
phone to any of the following:
You must not connect your
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key phone sys­tems
. You must, upon re-
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 im pair ringer operation. If ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from the line.
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CONTENTS
Preparation ........................................................................................................... 6
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 6
Connecting the Base ....................................................................................... 6
Connecting the Battery Pack .......................................................................... 7
Charging the Battery Pack .............................................................................. 7
Setting the Dialing Mode ................................................................................. 9
Storing an Area Code ........................................................ ....... .......... .. ....... ... 9
Phone Operation ................................................................................................ 10
Making/Answering a Call .............................................................................. 10
At the Base ............................................................................................. 10
Away from the Base ............................................................................... 10
Reducing Interference ........................................................................... ..... ... 11
Using REDIAL ............................................................................................... 11
Using FLASH/DEL ........................................................................................ 12
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line . .......................................................... 12
Using PAGE .................................................................................................. 12
Memory Dialing ............................................................................................. 13
Storing a Name and Number in Memory ................................................ 13
Entering a Pause in a Memory Number ................................................. 15
Reviewing Numbers Stored in Memory .................................................. 15
Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................ 15
Deleting a Number from Memory ........................................................... 16
Storing/Chain Dialing Service Numbers ................................................. 16
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................................................... 16
Caller ID O peration ............................................................................................ 17
Caller ID Di splays ......................................................................................... 17
Reviewing Caller ID Records ........................................................................ 18
Dialing Numbers from a Caller ID Record ..................................................... 18
Deleting Caller ID Records ........................................................................... 19
VIP Call List .................................................................................................. 19
Storing Records in th e VIP Call List ....................................................... 19
Reviewing the VIP Call List .................................................................... 20
Deleting Records from the VIP Call List ................................................. 20
Dialing a Nu mber from the VIP Call List ................................................. 20
Troubleshootin
Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 23
Replacing the Battery Pack ........................................................................... 24
The FCC Wants You to Know ....................................................................... 24
Lightning ....................................................................................................... 25
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PREPARATION
SELECTING A LOCATION
Select a location for the telephone that is:
• Near an AC outlet
• Near a telephone line jack
• Out of the way of normal activities
• Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metal walls or filing cabinets
• Away from wireless intercoms, alarms, and room monitors
The base’s location affects the phone’s range. If you have a choi ce of several locations, try each to see which pro­vides the best performance.
If the phone line jack is not a
Note:
modular jack, you can update the wir­ing yourself, using jacks and adapt ers available at your local RadioShack store. Or, you can let the phon e com­pany update the wiring for you. The USOC number of the jack to be in­stalled is RJ11C.
CONNECTING THE BASE
Follow these steps to set up and con­nect the base.
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1. Plug one end of the supplied mod­ular cord into the on the back of the base.
2. Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack.
3. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the the back of the base.
4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet.
5. Fully extend the base’s antenna and place it in a vertical position.
TEL. LINE
12V DC
jack on
jack
Caution:
12V DC adapter that delivers at least 200 milliamps. Its center tip must be positive, and its plug must correctly fit the phone’s adapter meets these requirements. Using an adapter that does not meet these requirements cou ld damage t he phone or the adapter.
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You must use a 120V AC/
12V DC
jack. The supplied
handset
and
CHARGE/
TALK indicator
on base
illustration
of LOW
BATT
indicator
location
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CONNECTING THE BATTERY PACK
Before you use your phone for the first time, you must connect the battery pack in the handset and cha rge it for about 15 hours.
Slide off the battery compartment cov­er on the back of the handset. Con­nect the battery pack’s plug to the pins inside the compartment. Then replace the cover.
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CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
Charge the battery pack by placing the handset on the base so the CHARGE/TALK indicator lights. Let the battery pack charge for about 15 hours.
You can recharge the battery pack at any time, but be sure to recharge it when LOW BATT on the handset lights.
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Notes:
• You can set
POWER
to ON while
the battery pack charges.
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• The first time you use y our phone after charging a new battery pack , the handset might not work and might sound an error tone when you press
TA LK
. This might also occur when you recharge a bat­tery pack that has been com­pletely discharged.
If this happens, return the handset to the base for 5 seconds with
POWER
set to ON. This res ets the
automatic security access code.
• If the CHARGE/TALK indicator does not light wh en you place the handset on the base, be s ure the battery pack is connected to the pins inside the handset’s battery compartment and the A C adapter is securely connected to the base.
Also, check the charging contacts on the handset and base. If the contacts on the base are dirty or tarnished, gently clean them with a small brush. If the contacts on the handset are dirty or tarnished, clean them with a pencil eraser.
Ill us of cont acts on both the handset and the base
• About once a month, fully dis­charge the battery pack by keep­ing the handset off the base until LOW BATT lights. Then return the handset to the base and fully recharge the battery pack. If you do not fully discharge and recharge the battery pack periodi­cally, it loses its ability to fully recharge.
• To avoid damage to the battery pack, always recharge the hand­set before battery power grows too weak to light the LOW BATT indicator.
• If you are not going to use your phone for an extended period of time, disconnect its battery. This helps to increase the battery’s usable life.
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SETTING THE D IALING MODE
TONE/PULSE
Set base for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which type you have, once the battery is charged, do this test.
1. Set
2. Set
3. Lift the handset, press
POWER TONE/PULSE
listen for a dial tone.
on the back of the
to ON.
TONE
to
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TA LK
.
and
If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Set
PULSE
to
PULSE
.
TONE/
STORING AN AREA CODE
To quickly dial local calls using the Caller ID and stored nu mber features, you need to store your local area code in the system. Then, when you dial a call using skips the area code if it matche s the one you stored.
Note:
code or the phone will not dial more than 7 digits when you dial numbers from a Caller ID record.
Hold down when the play shows ter your 3-digit area code. The phone sounds two long beeps.
DIAL
You must store your local area
TALK
DIAL 1+
or
FLASH/DEL
key is not lit. The dis-
, the ET-545
for 3 seconds
ENTER AREA CODE
. En-
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4. Press any number other than If the dial tone stops, you have
touch-tone service. Leave
PULSE
set to
TONE
.
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.
TONE/
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