Radio Shack SYSTEM 933 User Manual

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Cat. No. 43 - 93 3

OWNER’S MANUAL

Plea se read before using this equipmen t.

System 933

79-Memory Caller ID with

Call Waiting, Illuminator Backlight

and Dial Bac k

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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.

This symbol i s intended to alert y ou to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that mig ht be of suffi cient magnit ude to consti tute 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 lit-

erature accompa nying thi s product.

RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

1998 Tandy Corporation.

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack System 933 79-Memory Caller ID with Call Waiting, Illu minator Backlight and Dial Back is the latest in te lephone technology. The system disp lays th e calle r’s telephone number (and name, if available in your area) and the current date and time, as provided by your local phone company to Caller ID service subscribers. (The date and time are set with your first incoming Caller ID call.)

The System 933 stores and displays up to 79 multiple (name and number) Caller ID records, and includes these features:

Easy Installation

phone line so you can qui ckly begin using it.

Bright Illuminator Backlight

press any key, making it easy to view and change information even in a dimly lit ar ea.

Call Summary

ber of calls you recei ved, the phone number, date and ti me you received the calls and the caller’s name.

Note:

Check with your local phone company regarding name

service availability.

New Call Indicator

call you have not reviewed.

VIP Call List

so they wil l not be deleted when y ou delete other cal ls from the system’s memory.

— the system easily connects to your tele-

— the display lights when you

— displays the number of new calls, total num-

— flashes when you have at least one new

— lets you save up to 20 important call records

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Message Waitin g — the system lets yo u know when you have a voice mail message waiting (if you subscribe to the message waiting service from your local phone company).

Record Scrolling — lets you easily look through all call records in Caller ID memory.

Trilingual Operation — lets you set the system to display messages in English, French, or Spanish.

Liquid Crysta l Display — makes it easy t o se e call er infor mation and the current time and date.

Contrast Control — lets you adjust the display contrast for the best readability.

Time and Date Display — displays the current time and date as provided to Caller ID service sub scribers by your local telephone company.

Mounting Options — you can place the system on a desk, shelf, or table, or mount it on a wall.

Call Waiting — lets you know who is calling when you are talking on the phone.

Dial Back — lets you redial a telephone number in the Caller ID call record memory.

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Note: Your s ystem r equi res f our AAA ba tt eries (not supp lied) t o protect its m emo ry dur ing a power outage.

This system has been te sted and f ound t o comply wi th all applicable ETL and FCC standards.

We recommend you record the system’s serial number here. The number is on the system’s bottom panel.

Serial Number: _________________________

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Important Information:

• To use this system, you must be in an area where Caller ID service is a vailable, and you must subscribe to the service.

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

– Caller’s number only – Caller’s name onl y – Caller’s name and number Your system displays the caller’s name only if that option

is available in your area.

• The actual number of Caller ID records your system will store depends on the amount of Caller ID information sent by the phone company.

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FCC INFORMATION

We have designed your system to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines. However, each system (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 REN is on the bottom of the system.

If you use more than one telephone or other device on the line, add up all of t h e R E N s . If the to ta l is more t han five, y ou r t el e 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 REN. The

Your system complies with Part 68 of upon request, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your telephone company. Both numbers are on the bottom of the system.

Note:

You must not connect your system to:

• Coin-ope rated systems

• Party-li ne systems

• Most electronic key telephone syst em s

In the unlikely event that your system causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily disconnect 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 fil e a complaint with the FCC.

FCC Rules

. You must ,

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

This equipment compl ies wi th the li mit s for a Class B di gita l device as specified in Part 15 of

FCC Rules

. These limit s provide reasonable protection against radio and TV interference in a residential area. However, your equipment might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To eliminate interference, you can try one or more of the following corrective measures:

• Reorient or relocate the TV or radio’s receiving antenna

• Increase the distance between the equipment and the radio or TV

• Use outlets on different electrical circuits for the equipment and the radio or TV

Consult your local RadioShack store if the problem continues.

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CONTENTS

Please add the conte nts

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PREPARATION

INSTALLING BATTERIES

You need four AAA batteries (not supplied) to protect the system’s memory during a po wer fai lure. For the longe st o perati on and best perfor m ance, we recommend alkaline batteries, such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-558.

Cautions:

• Always use fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type.

• Do not mix o ld and new batterie s, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of di fferent capacities.

Follow these st eps to install batteries.

Notes:

• When you replace the batteries, do not press any buttons on the system after you remove the old batteries. Doing so could erase all stored information.

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• When replacing the batteries, have fresh ones on hand before you begin. If you do not install the new batteries within about 2 minutes after removing the old ones, you will lose all the information stored in the system.

1. Make sure the system is unplugged from the telephone line and AC power.

2. If you are cords from the back of the system.

3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw in the battery compar tm ent cover.

4. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow, then lift open the cover.

Caution: The battery compartment cover is attached to the system. Do not try to remove it completely.

5. Put four fresh AAA batteries into the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked insi de.

6. Close the cover and secure it with the screw. If you are replacing the batteries, reconnect the phone line, AC adapter, and the phone.

replacing

the batteries, unplug both modular line

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When

Cautions:

• Always remove old or weak batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can damage your system.

• Dispose of dead batteries promptly and properly. Do not bury or burn them.

appears o r t he di splay dims, repl ace the ba tter ies.

BATT

CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER

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To power the system, plug the adapter’s barrel plug into the

DC 200mA

other end of the adapter to a standard AC outlet. Caution: The supplied adapter was designed specifically for

your system. Use onl y the supplied adapter.

jack on the back of the system. Then connect the

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CONNECTING THE SYSTEM

The System 933 connects to any modular phone jack and your phone. You can also connect it to an answering machine.

Connecting to a Single-Line Phone

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1. Disconnect the telephone line cord from the phone and

plug it into the system’s

2. Plug one end of the supplied line cord into the system’s

PHONE

3. Plug the other end of the cord into the phone’s jack.

jack.

LINE

jack.

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Connecting to a Two-Line Phone

To record in formati on about ca lls r eceive d on a two- line phone , you can con nect two System 933s usi ng a triplex adapter such as Cat. No. 279-402 (not supplied). Each system only records information about calls received on the line to which it is connected.

Follow these steps to connect two System 933s to a two-line phone.

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1. Disconnect the telephone line cord from the modular phone jack (on the wall) and plug it into plex adapter.

2. Plug the triplex adapter i nto the modular phone jack.

3. Plug one end of the supplied line cord into the jack on one of the systems.

4. Plug the other end of the cord into either triplex adapter.

5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to connect another system to the remaining open jack (

L1 or L2

) on the triplex adapte r.

L1 + L2

L1 or L2

on the tri-

TO LINE

on the

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Connecting to an Answering Machine

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1. Plug a telephone line cord into the modul ar jack and plug it into the system ’s

2. Plug one end of the supplied l ine cord into the system’s

PHONE

jack and plug the cord’ s other end into t he answer-

ing machine’s jack.

3. Plug a third telephone line cord into the answering machine and the phone.

4. Set your answering machine to answer after two or more rings. This gives the System 933 time to record the call information that the phone company sends between the first and second rings.

TO LINE

jack.

MOUNTING THE SYSTEM

You can place the system directly on a desk, shelf, or table by itself or attach the supplied mounting bracket if you want the system to sit up at an angle. Or, you can use the bracket to mount the system on a wall.

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Attaching the Mounting Bracket

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1. Align the keyhole slots on the bottom of the system with the hooks on the mounti ng bracket.

2. Gently push the system down on the bracket to secure it .

If you are pl acing the system on a desk, shelf, o r table, pull out the stand on the back of the bracket until it cli cks.

To remove the system from the bracket, press up from the bottom of the system until it snaps off the bracket.

Mounting on a Wall

To mount the system on the wall, you need two screws (not supplied) with heads larger than the keyhole slots on the back of the mounting bracket.

Follow these steps to mount the system on a wall.

1. Using the keyholes in the supplied mounting bracket as a template, mark the mounting screw locations on the wall.

2. Drill a hole in the wall at each marked loc ation.

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3. Thread a screw through each hole, letting the head extend

/8 inch from the wall.

4. Attach the mounting bracket to the system (see “Attaching the Mounting Bracket“ on Page x).

5. Route the phone line cords and AC adapter cord through the slots on the back of the bracket.

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6. Line up the keyhole slots on the bracket with the screws in the wall, then slide the system down onto the screws until it is secure.

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ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST

To lighten o r darken the displ ay, hold down

VIEW

buttoms until

play. To scroll through the contrast setting, press the

REVIEW

button.

CONTRAST ADJUST

ERASE

and

appears in the dis-

RE-

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CHOOSING A LANGUAGE

Your System 933 is programmed to display messages in English, but you can change it to display in French or Spanish. Follow these st eps to change the language.

1. Hold down current language (

FRANCAIS

2. Press

3. When you release the

Note:

will go to time calendar.

REVIEW

set.

If you don’t press any button within 10 seconds, the unit

REVIEW

ENGLISH, ESPANOL

for French) appear s.

until the language you want appears.

CALL BACK

and

REVIEW

buttons until the

for Spanish, or

button, new language is

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SETTING LOCAL AREA CODE

Before receiving calls, you should enter your local area code.

1. Hold down both appears.

CODE

2. To change the first digit, press

desired digit appears. Then, press firm.

3. Re peat step 2 for setting the second and third digits.

4. Either leave the unit alone, or press

go back to the idle mode.

REVIEW

buttons until

REVIEW

ERASE

LOCAL AREA

button until the

button to con-

REVIEW

button to

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OPERATION

RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS

Caller ID is a service provided by your telephone company. When you subscribe to this service, the telephone company sends the caller’s telephone number (and name, if available) and the call’s date and time between the first and second ring. The system receives and displays this information f or each call and updates the display with the current date and time. Your system saves up to 79 call records, then replaces the oldest call record with each new one.

During an incoming call, the red new call indicator flashes, the display lights, and pear.

RECEIVING CALL WAITING CALLS

When you are talki ng on the phone an d you hear the Call Wait ing beeps, you can look at the disp lay to see who is calling . To talk with that person, pre ss the set. When you want to return to your original caller, press the

FLASH

button again.

NEW

and the

FLASH

number of calls ap-

TOTAL

button on your telep hone

Note:

You must call your local phone company to subscribe to

Caller ID w ith C a ll Wa iting servic es .

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REVIEWING CALL RECORDS

Each time you receive a call, the system saves a call record in memory that you can see whil e you are on the phone or review later.

Each call record includes the time and date of the call, the call number (order the call is receive d), the call er’s tel ephone num ber, and the caller’s name (if available).

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To scroll through the call records, repeatedly press (or hold down )

Notes:

• If no call information is stored,

• If you do not press a button within about 10 seconds, the

• After you review all calls,

REVIEW

when you press

system automatically returns to the time and date display.

ply press again.

REVIEW

-NO CALL-

REVIEW

-END OF LIST-

REVIEW

appears

appears. Sim-

to view the calls

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REDIALING FROM CALL RECORD MEMORY

To redial a te lephone numbe r stor ed in the Caller I D call reco rd memory, press the view the desired call record.

1. Lift the handset of your touchtone telephone and confirm the presence of di al tone.

2. Press the Caller ID phone number obser ved in the display.

3. When the number to be redialed is out of your area code, dial “1“ on your telephone before pressing the Caller ID

CALL BACK

REVIEW

button.

button or

CALL BACK

REVIEW

button to redial the tele-

button to

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Displayed Call Information

The system can di splay the following information.

Display

(English,

French,

Spanish)

Description

REPT

LONG DISTANCE LONGUE DISTANCE LARGA DISTANCIA

-UNKNOWN NAME-

-NOM INCONNUNOM DESCONOCIDO

UNKNOWN NUMBER NUMERO INCONNU NUM DESCONOCIDO

UNKNOWN CALLER APPELER INCONNU DESCONOCIDO

Appears with a number if you have received a call from the same phone number more than once.

Appears along with tance call) if your phone company sends information indicating that the incoming call is l ong distance.

The incoming call is from an area that does not send Caller I D name information.

The incoming call is from an area that does not send Cal ler ID number information.

The incoming call is from an area that does not send any Caller ID information.

LDC

(long dis -

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Display

(English,

French,

Spanish)

Description

BLOCKED NAME

-NOM BLOQUENOMBRE PRIVADO

BLOCKED NUMBER

-NUMERO BLOQUENUMBERO PRIVADO

BLOCKED CALL APPEL BLOQUE LLAMADA PRIVADA

-SERVICE ERRORERREUR DE LIGNE ERROR EN LINEA

BATT

-NO CALL-

-PAS D APPEL-

-NO LLAMADANEW

NOUV NUEVO

The caller has blocked the Caller ID name information from being sent.

The caller has blocked the Caller ID number information from being sent.

The caller has blocked any Caller ID information from being sent.

Call information was distorted before reaching the system. Normal static on the telephone can cause this message. If it happens often, contact your phone company.

Appears when batte ry lev el is l ow. No call in formation is s tored in the

system.

The system has received incoming calls that have not been reviewed.

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Display

(English,

French,

Spanish)

Description

TOTAL TOT. TOTAL

#NEW

-RECORD STORED-

-MEMORISE-

-MEMORIZADOVIP

-VIP MEMO FULL-

-VIP PLEIN-

-VIP LLENODELETE ALL?

EFFALER TOUT? BORRAR TODD?

-NO DATA SENT-

PAS DE DONNEES

-NO ENVIADO-

The total number of incoming calls(not included VIP calls).

Indicates it is a new call that has not been reviewed.

The caller ID record is stored in VIP memory.

VIP memory is active. Appears when no new VIP num-

ber can be entered.

Delete all numbers from me mory.

Call information was not sent by the phone company .

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DELETING CALLS

Deleting a Single Call

1. Repeatedly press (or hold down) either you see the call record you want to delete.

2. Press

DELETE

matically renumbers the remaining call records. After 10 seconds, the ti me and date reappears.

. The system deletes that record and auto-

REVIEW

key until

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Deleting All Calls

1. While the system displays the time and date, press either

REVIEW

2. Hold down

ALL?

3. While

NO CALL-

Or, to cancel deletion, do not press any button. After about 10 seconds,

key.

DELETE

until the system displays

DELETE ALL?

appears.

DELETE ALL?

appears, press

disappears.

DELETE

again.

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VIP CALL LIST

Your system lets you save up to 20 call records in its VIP call list so t hey wil l not be delete d i f you de lete al l call s fro m the system’s memory. This lets you save a list of important callers.

Follow these st eps to store call records in the VIP call list.

1. Repeatedly press either record you want to store as a VIP call.

2. Hold down

STORED-

a VIP call record.

VIP

button until

appears. The system stores the call record as

REVIEW

VIP

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key until you see the call

flashes and

-RECORD

Note:

If the system’s memory is full (20 VIP call records are already stored), you press must first delete an existing one.

To review VIP call records, press edly press either

VIP

-VIP MEMO FULL-

button. To store another VIP call r ecord, you

REVIEW

buttons.

appears when

VIP

button first, then repeat-

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To delete a VIP call record, select the call record you want to delete, then press

DELETE

To delete all entries from the VIP call list, hold down until

DELETE ALL?

Or, to cancel deletion, do not press any button. After about 10 seconds,

DELETE ALL?

appears. Press

disappears.

DELETE

to confirm.

DELETE

MESSAGE WAITING

If you subscribe t o message wai ting service wi th your loca l telephone company, the red new call indic ator f lashes and t he system displays message waiting.

Note:

• The system replaces the with a flashing other functions until you retrieve all of your messages.

• When the battery is in a good condition but without AC power supply, the system displays when the m essage waiting activate signal is recei ved. The message waiting si gnal is ignored.

MESSAGE WAITING

(on the right of the display) to display

when you have a

display

-NO DATA SENT-

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TROUBLESHOOTING

If your system is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you eliminate the problem.

Problem Solution

Blank screen The System 933 is not receiving

power. Make sure the batteries are installed and the AC adapter is plugged in.

Adjust the contrast as described in “Adjusting the Display Contrast“ on Page x.

Check if you have ordered caller ID service from your local telephone company.

No dial tone on the phone attached to the caller ID unit

Check all cabling to make sure that all connections are secure.

Check installation Disconnect the caller ID unit and

reconnect phone to find out if the phone works without the caller ID unit.

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Problem Solution

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

You answered the call before the System 933 received the call information. Wait until your phone rings at least 2 times b efore an swering a call.

Alarm time can be set,

The system has no alarm action. but there is no alarm action.

If you see a message that you do not understand, see “Displayed Call Information“ on Page x.

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CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Your RadioShack System 933 79-Memory Caller ID with Call Waiting, Illuminator Backlight and Dial Back is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your system so you can enjoy it for years.

Keep the system dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. L iquids might cont ain minerals tha t can corrode the electronic circuits.

Use and store the system only in normal temperature environments. Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic devices and distort or melt plastic parts.

Keep the system away from dust and dirt, which can cause premature wear of parts.

Handle the system gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the system to work imp roperly.

Wipe the system wit h a damp cloth occas ionall y to keep it looking new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong detergents to clean the system.

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Modifying or tampering with the system’s internal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate your system’s warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. If your system is not performing as it should, take it to your local RadioShack stor e for assist ance. If t he trouble is affecting the telephone lines, the phone company can ask you to disconnect your system unti l you have resolved the problem.

LIGHTNING

Your system has built-in protection circuits to reduce the risk of damage from sur ges in phone line or po wer lin e current . These protection circuits meet or exceed FCC requirements. However, lightning striking the phone line can damage your system.

Lightning damage is not common. However, if you live in an area that has severe electrical storms, we suggest you unplug your system during storms to reduce the possibilit y of damage.