Radio Shack HandsfreePhone withCallerID-CallWaiting User Manual

with Caller ID/Call Waiting

Handsfree Phone

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

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Features

Your RadioShack Handsfree
Phone provides handsfree opera­tion using a comfortable light­weight headset so your hands are
free while you talk.

The phone’s Caller ID unit
records each caller’s telephone
number (and name, if available in
your area) and the date and time
of the call, as provided by your lo­cal phone company to Caller ID
service subscribers. If you sub­scribe to Call Waiting with Caller
ID, the phone can show you the
incoming caller information, even
when you are already talking on
the phone.

Your phone has these features:

Call Waiting Caller ID

plays information about an incom­ing call while you are on the
phone.

Callback

number stored in a Caller ID
record.

Headset Volume Control

you adjust the volume you hear
through the headset.

— lets you quickly dial a

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60 Memory Caller ID

up to 60 names and numbers.

Adjustable Ringer Volume

lets you choose between two vol­umes for the ringer.

Tone or Pulse Dialing

you use tone or pulse (rotary) di­aling and lets you switch from
pulse to tone dialing for long­distance, bank-by-phone, or other
special services.

Redial

— lets you quickly redial

the last number dialed.

Flash

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

3-Line Liquid Crystal Display

lets you view an entire Caller ID
record on one screen.

Belt Clip

phone on your belt for easy porta­bility.

Hearing-Aid Compatibility

lows you to use the phone with
hearing aids that have a T (tele­phone) switch.

— lets you carry the

— stores

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— lets

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Features

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

be followed to reduce the risk of
fire, electrical shock, and/or injury
to persons including the following:

WARNING:

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

CAUTION:

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

!

To reduce the risk of fire

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN.

TO REDUCE THE

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.

This symbol is intended to
inform you that important
operating and maintenance
instructions are included in
the literature accompanying
this product.

!

• Read and understand all
instructions,

• Follow all warnings and
instructions marked on the
product.

• Do not use liquid cleaners, or
aerosol cleaners. Use a damp
cloth for cleaning. If neces­sary, use a mild soap.

• Do not use this product near
water, for example near a
bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen
sink, or laundry tub, in a wet
basement, or near a swim­ming pool.

• Do not place this product on
an unstable cart, stand or
table. The product may fall,
causing serious damage to
the product.

• Do not allow anything to rest
on the telephone line cord.
Do not locate this product
where the cord will be abused
by persons walking on it.

IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS

When using your phone, basic
safety precautions should always

• Never spill liquid of any kind
on the product.

• To reduce the risk of electric
shock, do not disassemble

3Features

this product. If servicing is
required, take it to a qualified
serviceman.

There may be a remote risk of
electrical shock from light­ning.

• Disconnect this product from
the telephone line and refer to
qualified service personnel
under the following condi­tions.

- If liquid has been spilled into
the product.

- If the product has been
exposed to rain or water.

- If the product has been
dropped or the cabinet has
been damaged.

- If the product exhibits a dis­tinct change in performance.

- If the product does not oper­ate normally by following the
operating instructions. Adjust
only those controls, that are
covered by the operating
instructions because im­proper adjustment of other
controls may result in dam­age and will often require
extensive work by a qualified
technician to restore the pr od­uct to normal operation.

• Avoid using a telephone
(other than a cordless type)
during an electrical storm.

• Do not use the telephone to
report a gas leak in the vicin­ity of the leak.

• Use only the batteries indi­cated in this manual. Do not
dispose of batteries in a fire.
They might explode. Check
with local codes for possible
special disposal instructions.

SAVE THESE INSTRUC­TIONS

FCC STATEMENT

This phone complies with Part 68
of

FCC Rules

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

You must not connect your phone
to:

• coin-operated systems

• party-line systems

• most electronic key phone
systems

This device complies with Part 15
of the

. You must, upon re-

FCC Rules

. Operation is

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Features

subject to the following two condi­tions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause un­desired operation.

The phone also complies with the
limits for a Class B device as
specified in Part 15 of
These limits provide reasonable
protection in a residential area.
However, your telephone might
cause TV or radio interference
even when it is operating proper­ly. To eliminate interference, you
can try one or more of th e follow­ing corrective measures.

• Reorient or relocate the TV's
receiving antenna.

• Increase the distance
between the telephone and
the radio and TV.

Consult your local RadioShack
store if the problem still exists.

FCC Rules

those services through your local
phone company.

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

• caller’s number only

• caller’s name only

.

• caller’s name and numbe r

READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION

We have designed your phone to
conform to federal regulations,
and you can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each
phone (and each device, such as
a telephone or answering ma­chine) that you connect to the
telephone line draws power from
the telephone line. We refer to
this power draw as the device's
ringer equivalence number, or
REN. The REN is on the back of
your phone.

IMPORTANT CALLER
ID INFORMATION

To use the phone’s Caller ID and
Call Waiting with Caller ID fea­tures, you must be in an area
where those services are avail­able and you must subscribe to

If you use more than one phone
or other device on the line, add up
all of the RENs. If the total is more
than five (three in rural areas),
your telephones might not ring. If
ringer operation is impaired, re­move a device from the line.

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A Quick Look at Your Phone

ERASE

TALK

TONE

ABC

VOLUME

(not shown)

CALL BACK/
FLASH

REDIAL/
PAUSE

MUTE

PULSE/
TONE

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A Quick Look at Your Phone

RINGER

TEL

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Preparation

INSTALLING THE
BATTERIES

Your phone requires three AAA
batteries (not supplied) for power.
For the best performance and
longest life, we recommend Ra­dioShack alkaline batteries.

Cautions:

• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and recom­mended type.

• Do not mix old and new bat­teries or different types of b at­teries (standard or alkaline).

Follow these steps to install bat­teries.

1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to
loosen the screw on the bat­tery compartment cover, then
use a flat screwdriver to pry
off the cover.

2. Place the batteries in the
compartment, as indicated by
the polarity symbols (+ and –)
marked inside.

3. Replace the cover.

When you press any of the
phone’s buttons or the phone re­ceives a call, appears. If

appears or the display is
blank when you press a key or re­ceive a call, or if the phone stops
operating properly, replace the
batteries.

Warning:

promptly and properly. Do not
burn or bury them.

Caution:

the phone for a month or more,
remove the batteries. Batteries
can leak chemicals that can de­stroy electronic parts.

Note:

you receive a call, even if the bat­tery power is low or you have not
installed batteries. However, you
cannot answer the call without
sufficient battery power.

Dispose of old batteries

If you do not plan to use

The phone still rings when

CONNECTING TO THE
PHONE LINE

Your telephone connects directly
to a modular phone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a mod­ular jack, you can update the wir­ing yourself, using jacks and
adapters available from your local

7Preparation

RadioShack store. Or, you can let
the telephone company update
the wiring for you.

The USOC number of the jack to
be installed is RJ11C, or RJ11W
for a wall plate jack.

Plug one end of the supplied
short modular cord into the
jack on the top of the phone. Then
plug the other end into the wall
plate jack.

TEL

CONNECTING/
ADJUSTING THE
HEADSET

Connect the headset’s plug into

on the bottom of the phone.
Then follow these steps to adjust
the headset.

1. Place the headset on your
head with the earpiece over
either ear.

2. Adjust the headset band until
it rests with almost no pres­sure on your ear and the top
of your head.

3. If the headset is loose, adjust
it inward slightly to tighten it. If
the headset is tight, gently
pull the headset band out to
loosen it.

4. Hold the headset in place,
and adjust the microphone
boom until it is about even
with your chin. Experiment
until you find the most com­fortable position.

Caution:

swivels on the headset. Do not
bend the microphone boom while
you adjust it.

The microphone boom

SETTING THE
DIALING MODE

PULSE/TONE

Set
phone for the type of service you
have. If you are not sure which
type you have, do this test.

1. Set

2. Put on the headset and adjust

3. Press

4. Press any number other than

PULSE/TONE

it as needed.

dial tone.

0

.

Note:

requires that you dial an
access code (9, for example)
before you dial an outside
number, do not dial the
access code either.

If the dial tone stops, you
have touch-tone service.

on the top of the

TONE

to

TALK

and listen for a

If your phone system

.

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Preparation

Leave

TONE

ues, you have pulse service.
Set

PULSE/TONE

. If the dial tone contin-

PULSE/TONE

to

PULSE

set to

.

code (or store it in the memory),
you can add it afterwards. See
“Dialing Numbers from a Caller ID
Record” on Page 13.

5. Press

TALK

to hang up.

SETTING THE
RINGER VOLUME

You can select one of two volume
settings. Set
of the phone to the desired ringer
setting (high or low).

RINGER H/L

on the top

STORING Y OUR AREA
CODE

You can store your local area
code in the phone’s Caller ID
memory so it does not store the
area code if the received call is
from your local area. If for some
reason you need to dial the area

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Phone Operation

Note:

If your calling area requires
10-digit dialing including area
code, do not enter the area code
but leave this option blank.

Follow these steps to store your
area code.

1. Hold down
for about 4 seconds.

2. Enter your three-digit area
code. If you make a mistake,
press
the entry, then enter the cor­rect code.

3. Press
store the area code.

CALL BACK/FLASH

REDIAL/PAUSE

CALL BACK/FLASH

to clear

to

Before you use the phone, put on
the headset and adjust it as ne ed ­ed.

MAKING AND
RECEIVING CALLS

TALK

To make a call, press
appears. Listen for the dial tone,

TALK

.

then dial the number. The number
appears on the display as you dial
it.

Note:

o

appears when you press

and

press

H

appears when you

#

.

9Phone Operation

To answer a call, press

TALK

appears. To end a call,

TALK

press

again.

ADJUSTING THE
VOLUME

TALK

pause, press

.

peatedly press
longer pause.

Note:

PAUSE

REDIAL/PAUSE

REDIAL/PAUSE

. Re-

for a

– appears when you press

.

To adjust the volume of the sound
you hear through the headset dur­ing a call, slide

VOLUME

on the
side of the phone until you obtain
the desired volume level.

USING REDIAL

You can quickly dial the last num­ber you dialed. Press

TALK

, listen

for the dial tone, then press

REDIAL/PAUSE

.

The redial memory can also store
tone entries (see “Using Tone
Services on a Pulse Line” on
Page 11) and pause entries (see
“Entering a Pause”).

ENTERING A PAUSE

In some telephone systems, you
must dial an access code (9, for
example) and wait for a second
dial tone before you can dial an
outside number. You should also
store a pause after the access
code to allow the outside line time
to connect when you redial the
number. To enter a 2-second

USING FLASH

Flash performs the electronic
equivalent of a switchhook opera­tion for special services, such as
Call Waiting.

For example, if you have Call
Waiting, press

CALL BACK/FLASH

to answer an incoming call with­out disconnecting the current call.

CALL BACK/FLASH

Press

again to

return to the first call.

Note:

If you do not have any spe-

cial phone services, pressing

CALL BACK/FLASH

might discon-

nect the current call.

USING MUTE

Press
else in the room without the pe r­son on the other end of the phone
line hearing your conversation.

MUTE

to resume your phone conversa­tion.

MUTE

to talk to someone

appears. Press

MUTE

again

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Phone Operation

USING TONE
SERVICES ON A
PULSE LINE

Some special services require
tone signals (such as bank-by­phone). If you have pulse dialing,
you can still use these special
tone services by following these
steps.

2. Dial the service’s main num­ber.

3. When the service answers,
press
numbers you dial are sent as
tone signals.

The phone’s dial mode resets to
pulse when you make or receive
a call.

TONE

. Any additional

1. Be sure

PULSE

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Caller ID Operation

If you subscribe to Caller ID ser­vice from your phone company,
the phone company sends infor­mation about the call, as well as
the time and date, between the
first and second rings of every call
you receive.

The phone displays this informa­tion when it receives a call, and it
stores up to 60 Caller ID records
for later review. It also shows if
caller information is unavailable
or if the name and number were
blocked by the caller (see “Caller
ID Messages” on Page 12).

If you subscribe to Call Waiting
with Caller ID, flashes along
with the Caller ID record for the
new call. If you want to answer

PULSE/TONE

.

is set to

the incoming call, press

BACK/FLASH

ous phone conversation, press

CALL BACK/FLASH

If the phone’s Caller ID memory
becomes full, any new call replac­es the oldest call’s record.

. To resume the previ-

again.

CALL

REVIEWING CALLER
ID RECORDS

To review the Caller ID records,

NEW-

repeatedly press ▲ or

XX TOTAL-XX

ing the number of new Caller ID
records, if any, and the total num­ber of records appears. Press

▼

or

again, and the latest record

appears.

appears, show-

▼

.

▲

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Repeatedly press ▲ to scroll
through the Caller ID records from
the oldest to the newest, or ▼ to
scroll back through the records.

When you scroll past the last or
first record,

END OF LIST

ap-

pears, then the first or last record.
The top line of each record shows

the following information:

• the time and date (MM/DD)

• whether the number on the
display is new or already
reviewed (

NEW

appears if you
select a Caller ID record you
have not reviewed)

• whether more than one call
was received from that num-

REPEAT

ber (

and the number
of repeated calls from that
number appears)

Note:

Once you review the
record, the repeat indication
does not appear again.

• the number of the record in
the Caller ID directory

The second line shows the call­er’s phone number, and the third
line shows the caller’s name.

Note:

The display does not show

&, :, ;, =, or @.

You can recall Caller ID informa­tion even while you are talking on
the phone.

CALLER ID
MESSAGES

Display Description

P

or

PRIVATE

O

or

OUT OF AREA

ERROR

Appears when
the caller has
blocked Caller ID
information from
being sent.

Appears when
the caller is not
within a Caller ID
service area.

Appears when
the Caller ID
information was
garbled, or when
there was an
error during the
transmission of
Caller ID infor­mation. Occa­sional errors are
normal. If the
phone fre­quently displays

ERROR

, contact
your local phone
company or
RadioShack
store.

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Caller ID Operation

DIALING NUMBERS
FROM A CALLER ID
RECORD

To dial a number stored in a Call­er ID record, recall the record,
then press

PRESS TALK

area code of the received call is
the same as the one you stored in
the phone, the record does not
show the area code. If it is differ­ent, the record shows the area
code.

CALL BACK/FLASH

appears. If the

To stop dialing after the phone
started to dial, press

Note:

If a Caller ID record does
not contain a phone number (if it
was blocked by the caller, for ex­ample) you cannot dial from that

.

record.

TALK

DELETING CALLER ID
RECORDS

You can delete Caller ID records
individually or all at once.

again.

To dial the number as it appears
on the display, simply press

If you need to add the area code
and/or use 1+ dialing, repeatedly

CALL BACK/FLASH

press
required number appears.

For example, if you stored area
code 817 into the phone and you
received a call from 817-555­1234, you see the following as
you repeatedly press

FLASH

.

TALK

until the

CALL BACK/

• 5551234

• 18175551234

• 8175551234

• 15551234

To delete a single Caller ID
record, repeatedly press ▲ or

.

to recall the record you want to
delete, then press

ERASE?

to confirm the deletion. Press

ERASE

ERASED

the record was deleted.
To delete all Caller ID records,

hold down
onds.
prompting you to confirm the de­letion. Press
records, or press
cancel the deletion.

When you delete all Caller ID
records,

CALLS

appears, prompting you

again.

appears, indicating that

ERASE

for about 4 sec-

ALL ERASE?

ERASE

to delete the

TALK

ERASED

appears.

then

▼

ERASE

MESSAGE

appears,

, ▲ or ▼ to

NO

.

13Caller ID Operation

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Troubleshooting

We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you
do, the following suggestions might help.

Problem Possible Solutions

The phone does not work or
works poorly.

Volume drops or you hear
unusual sounds.

No dial tone. The phone line and handset cords might not

You have an incoming call,
but do not receive any Caller
ID information.

Display is blank. Batteries are weak or not installed. Install or

• The phone line and handset cords might
not be securely connected. Reconnect
them.

• Batteries are weak or not installed. Insta ll
or replace the batteries.

Someone has picked up another phone on the
same line. Hang up the other phone.

be securely connected. Reconnect them.

• Let the phone ring twice before you
answer, so it has time to record the Caller
ID information.

• The phone line and handset cords might
not be securely connected. Reconnect
them.

• Check with your phone company to con­firm that your Caller ID service is active.

replace the batteries.

If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the
same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you
cannot find the problem, take the phone to your local RadioShack store
for assistance.

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Troubleshooting

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Care

To enjoy your Handsfree Phone
for a long time:

• Keep the phone dry. If it gets
wet, wipe it dry immediately.

• Use and store the phone only
in normal temperature envi­ronments.

• Handle the phone gently and
carefully. Do not drop it.

• Keep the phone away from
dust and dirt.

• Wipe the phone with a damp
cloth occasionally to keep it
looking new.

Modifying or tampering with the
phone’s internal components
cause a malfunction and might in­validate its warranty and void your
FCC authorization to operate it
your phone is not performing as it
should, take it to your local Ra­dioShack store for assistance. If
the trouble is affecting the tele­phone lines, the phone company
can ask you to disconnect your
phone until you have resolved the
problem.

can

. If

THE FCC WANTS YOU
TO KNOW

In the unlikely event that your
phone causes problems on the
phone line, the phone company
can temporarily discontinue your
service. If this happens, the
phone company attempts to notify
you in advance. If advance notice
is not practical, the phone compa­ny notifies you as soon as possi­ble and advises you of your right
to file a complaint with the FCC.

Also, the phone company can
make changes to its lines, equip­ment, operations, or procedures
that could affect the operation of
this telephone. The telephone
company notifies you of these
changes in advance, so you can
take the necessary steps to pre­vent interruption of your tele­phone service.

LIGHTNING

Your telephone has built-in pro­tection circuits to reduce the risk
of damage from surges in tele­phone line and power line current.
These protection circuits meet or
exceed the FCC requirements.

15Care

However, lightning striking the telephone or power lines can damage
your telephone.

Lightning damage is not common. Nevertheless, if you live in an area
that has severe electrical storms, we suggest that you unplug your
phone when storms approach to reduce the possibility of damage.

Limited One-Year Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and work­manship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack com­pany-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTIC­ULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIM­ITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack
SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PER­SON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DI­RECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING
OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REV­ENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or
limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not
apply to you.
In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, ta ke the product and the Radio Shack
sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. RadioShack will, at its option,
unless otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defect by product repair without charge for
parts and labor; (b) replace the product with one of the same or similar design; or (c) refund the
purchase price. All replaced parts and products, and products on which a refund is made, be­come the property of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and products may be used in the
performance of warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the
remainder of the original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or replacement of the
product made after the expiration of the warranty period.
This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God,
abuse, accident, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper in­stallation or maintenance, alteration, l i ghtning o r oth er incidence o f excess volt age o r cur rent ; (b )
any repairs other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility; (c) consum­ables such as fuses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage; (e) transportation, shipping or insurance
costs; or (f) costs of product removal, installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may al so have ot her right s which vary f rom
state to state.

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