Radio Shack ET-893 User Manual

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Super Lightweight Headset Telephone

Cat. No. 43-893

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack ET-893 Super Light­weight Headset Telephone connects di­rectly to your telephone line. Its headset
lets you keep your hands free to do oth­er things while you talk on the phone.
The 7-foot long headset cable lets you
move freely, and the adjustable micro­phone boom swings up and down so
you can place it appropriately for your
voice level. You can wear the headset
over either ear.

The ET-893’s features include:

Ad

ustable Volume

— gives you full

control of the volume level.

Rin

er OFF/ON

— lets you turn the

ringer on or off.

Redial

— lets you redial the last number

dialed with the touch of a button.

Flash

— sends a timed electronic
switchhook signal for use with special
telephone services, such as Call Wait­ing.

— lets you put a call on hold.

Hold

Headset Han

— provides a conve-

er

nient place to store the headset.

Quick-Disconnect Plu

— lets you dis­connect the headset when you put a call
on hold, so you can step away from the
phone without removing the headset.

Studio-Qualit
Microphone

Electret Condenser

— clearly transmits your

voice and reduces background noise.

Lapel C lip

— lets you securely anchor
the headset’s modular cord to your
clothing to prevent the headset cord
from pulling on the headset.

Belt Clip

— lets you hook the dialer on

your belt for easy portability.

Touch-To ne or Puls e (Rotar

) Dialin

— lets you use your E T-893 with either
type of service.

Hearin

-Aid Compatible

— lets you
use the ET-893 with hearing aids that
have a T (telephone) switch.

Your ET-893 is ETL listed to UL stan­dards and meets all applicable FCC
standards.

©

1998 Tandy Corporation.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

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WARNING

: To reduce the risk of
fire or shock hazard, do not ex­pose this product to rain or mois­ture.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

CAUTION

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

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

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 sh ock. Do not open th e produ ct’s
case.

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your ET-893 to con­form to federal regulations and you can
connect it to most telephon e li nes. How-

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ever, each device you connect to the
phone line draws power from it. We refer
to this power draw as the device’s

equivalence number

, or REN. The REN

ringer

is on the bottom of the ET-893.
If you use more than one telephone or

other device on the line, add up all of the
RENs. If the total is m ore than five, your
telephones might not ring. In rural areas,
a total REN of three might impa ir ringer
operation. If ringer operation is impaired,
remove a device from the line.

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

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nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.

FCC STATEMENT

Your ET-893 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
ET-893.

Note:

telephone to:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line syst ems

• most electronic key phone systems

. You must, upon request,

You must not connect the headset

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CONTENTS

Preparation ...... ................. ......... ................. ......... ................................. .......... ......... 5

Making the Connections ..................................................................................... 5

Attaching the Headset Hanger ........................................................................... 5

Adjusting the Headset ........................................................................................ 6

Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................... 6

Turning the Ringer Off/On .................................................................................. 7

Using the Belt Clip .............................................................................................. 7

Operation ....................... .......... ......... ................. ......... ................. ......... ................. .. 8

Making/Receiving Calls ...................................................................................... 8

Using Hold .......................................................................................................... 8

Using Flash ......................................................................................................... 8

Using Redial ....................................................................................................... 9

Using Tone Services with a Pulse Line ............................................................... 9

Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 10

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 10

The FCC Wants You To Know .......................................................................... 11

Lightning ........................................................................................................... 11

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