RCA 1114 User Manual

Digital Answerer with Call

Waiting Caller

ID

and

Speakerphone Telephone

User’s Guide

Please read this manual before

operating

product for the first time.

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the

RCA

web

site at

www.rca4phones.com

Model

1114

2

Equipment Approval

Information

Your

telephone equipment is approved for connection to the

Public Switched

Telephone

Network and is in compliance with parts 15 an d 68, FCC Rules and

Regulations

and the Technical Requirements for

Telephone Terminal Equipmen

t

published

by ACTA.

1 Notification to the Local Telephone

Company

On

the bottom of this

equipment

is a

label indicating,

among other

information,

the

US

number and

Ringer Equivalence Number (REN)

for th e equipment. You must,

upon request,

provide

this information to your

telephone

company.

The REN

is

useful

in determining the number of

devices

you may connect to your

telephone

line and still

have

all of

these devices

ring when your

telephone

number

is called.

In most (but not all) areas,

the sum of the

RENs

of all

devices

connected

to one line should not

exceed 5.

To

be certain of the number of

devices

you may

connect to your line as determined by the

REN,

you should contact your local

telephone

company.

A plu g an d jack used to connect this equipment to the

premises

wiring and

telephone network must comply with the applicable

FCC Part

68 rules and

requirements

adopted by the

ACTA.

A compliant telephone cord and modular

plug is provided with this product

. It is

designed

to be

connected

to a compatible

modular jack

that

is also

compliant. See

installation instructions

for details.

Notes

•

This

equipment may not be used on coin

service

provided by the telephone

company.

• Party

lines

are

subject

to state tariffs, and

therefore,

you may not be

able

to use

your own

telephone equipment

if you are on a party

line. Check

with your local

telephone

company.

•

Notice

must be

given

to the

telephone

company upon

permanent

disconnection

of your

telephone

from your line.

•

If your home has

specially

wired alarm equipment

connected

to the telephone
line, ensure the installation of this product does not disable your alarm
equipment. If you have

questions

about what will disable alarm equipment,

consult your

telephone company

or a qualified installer.

US

Number is located on the cabinet

bott

om.

REN

Number is located on the cabinet

bott

om.

2 Rights of the Telephone

Company

Should

your

equipment cause

trouble on your line which may harm the telephone

network,

the telephone company shall,

where practicable,

notify you tha

t

temporary

discontinuance

of

service

may be required.

Where

prior notice is not

practicable and the

circumstances

warrant such action,

the

telephone

company

may temporarily

discontinue service i

mmediately. In case of such temporary

disconti

nuance, the

telephone

company must: (1)

promptly notify you of such

temporary discontinuance;

3

(2)

afford you the opportunity to correct the situation;

and (3) inform you of your

right to bring a complaint to the

Commission

pursuant to

procedures

set forth in

S

ubpart E of

Part 68,

FCC Rules

and Regulations.

The

telephone company may make changes in its communications fa

cilities

,

equipment

,

operations or procedures where such action is required in the

operation of it s

business

and not

inconsistent

with

FCC Rules

and Regulations.

If

these

changes

are

expected

to affect the use or performance of your telephone

equipment , the

telephone

company must give you adequate notice,

in writing, to

allow you to maintain

uninterrupted

service.

Interference Information

This

device

complies

with

Part

15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation

is 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.

This

equipment has been tested and found to comply with th e limits for a Class

B digital de

vice,

pursuant to

Part

15 of the

FCC Rules. These

limits are designed

to provide

reasonable

protection against harmful

interfe rence

in a residential
installation.
This

equipment generates, uses,

and can radiate radio frequency energy

and, if

not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee tha

t

interference

will not

occur

in a particular installation.

Privacy

of

Communications

may not be

ensured

when using this product .

If this

equipment does cause

harmful

interference

to radio or

television reception,

which

can be

determined

by turning the

equipment

off and

on,

the

user

is

encouraged

to

try to correct the

interference

by

one

or

more

of the

following

measures:

• Reorient

or relocate the

receiving

antenna (that is,

the antenna for radio or

television

that

is “receiving”

the interference).

• R e o r i e n t o r r e l o c a t e a n d i n c r e a s e t h e s e p a r a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e

telecommunications equipment

and

receiving

antenna.

•

Connect

the

telecommunications

equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different

from that to which the

receiving antenna is

connected.

If these

measures

do not eliminate the interference,

please

consult your dealer

or an

experienced radio/television

technician for additional suggestions. Also, the

Federal Communications Commission

has prepared a helpful booklet ,

“How To

Identify and

Resolve Radio/TV Interference Problems.” This booklet

is

available

from

the

U.S.

Government Printing

Office, Washington,

D.C.

20402. Please specify stock

number

004-000-0034

5-4 when ordering

copies.

Notice:

The

changes or modifications not

expressly

approved by the party

responsible

for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the

equipment .

4

LIGHTNING

A

SIGN

“DANGEROUS

INSIDE

IS A

PERSONNEL.

N M / K T

Hearing

Aid

Compatibility

(HAC)

This telephone system meets

FCC

standards

for

Hearing Aid

Compatibility.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Stat

ement

This

equipment

complies

with

FCC RF

radiation

exposure

limits set forth for an

uncontrolled environment. This equipment

should be installed and operated with a

minimum distance of 20 centim

eters between

the radiato

r and your body. Thi

s

transmi

tte

r must not be co-located or

operated in conjunction with

any othe

r

antenna

or

transmitter.

Industry Canada

(I.C.)

Notice

This

product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications.

Le

présent materiel est conforme aux

specifications

techniques applicables

d'Industrie

Canada.”
The Ringer Equivalence Number is an indication of the maximum number of
terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The

termination

on an interface may consist of any combination of

devices

subject only to the

requirement that the sum of the

Ringer Equivalence

Numbers

of all the devices

does not exceed five.

L'indice d'équivalence

de la

sonnerie

(IES)

sert à

indiquer

le nombre maximal de

terminaux

qui

peuvent

être

raccordés

à une

interface télé

phonique. La

terminaison

d'une interface

peut

consister

en une

combinaison quelconque

de dispositifs, à la

seule condition

que la

somme d'indices d'équivalence

de la

sonnerie

de tous les

dispositifs n'excède pas

5.''

This Class B digital

apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme

NMB-003

du

Canada.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

When using your

telephone equipment ,

basic safety

precautions

should always

be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including
the

following:

1. Do not use this product near w

ater, for example, near a bath

tub

,

wash bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming
p

ool. 2. Avoid

using a

telephone (other than a

cordless type) during an electrical

storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. 3. Do not use

the

telephone

to report a

gas leak

in the vicinity of the

leak.

WARNING: TO
PREVENT FIRE OR
ELECTRICAL SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS
PRODUCT TO

RAIN

OR

MOIS

TURE.

5

T

able of Cont

ents

Equipment

Approval Information.......2

Interference Information

.....................3

Hearing

Aid Compatibility ...................4

Fcc Rf

Radiation Exposure Stat

ement

...4

Introduction

...........................................7

Before You

Begin

...................................7

Parts Checklist

.................................................7

Telephone Jack Requirements ...............7

Important Installation Information .7

Base Layout

...........................................8

Installing the Phone

............................9

Desktop Installation ..............................9

Wall

Mounting the Phone

..................10

Important

Instructions

For

Moving

the Answerer

.............................10

Answering

System Setup

...................11

R

ecording the

Out

going

Announcement

......................................................11

Reviewing the Announcement...…..

.....11

T

elephone

Operation

..........................11

Using The Speakerphone....................11

S

peaker

phone Location

...........................1

1

Speakerphone Use

......................................

11

Receiving a Phone Call

..............................12

Placing a Phone Call

.................................12

S

witching Between Speaker

And

Handset

............................................................12

Temporary Tone Dialing............................12

Flash

..................................................................12

Redial

................................................................13

Mute

..................................................................13

T

elephone

Set Up

................................13

Setting the Rings

To

Answer

............14

Setting the Incoming Message or

Memo

Length............................................14

S

etting the Recording Quality ..............14

Setting the Security Code

......................15

S

etting the Display

Contrast

..................15

Setting Your Local Area Code

.........15

S

etting the Dialing

Mode

.................16

S

etting

Day

of

Week

..........................16

S

etting the Time

and

Date

..............16

Setting the Language

.......................17

Message Volume

.................................17

Ringer Volume

.......................................17

Speakerphone Volume....................17

Caller

ID

Features

...............................18

Summary

Screen

.................................18

Caller

ID

with Call

Waiting ...............19

Receiving

and Storing Calls .............19

Reviewing Call Records

.....................19

Deleting

CID Recor

ds.......................19

Dialing

Back

...........................................20

If

You

Programmed

Your Local Area

Code

.........................................................

20

If You Did

Not Program Your

Local

Area Code

...............................................21

Memory

....................................................21

Storing

a Number

In Memory

.......21

S

toring a Redial

Number

To Memory

..............................................22

Erasing a Stored

Number

..................22

Copying Caller

Id

Memories To User

Memory

....................................................22

Inserting A Pause In The Dialing

Sequence

................................................. 23

Changing A Stored

Number

............23

Dialing A

Number Stored In

Memory

While

On-hook

........................................23

Dialing A

Number Stored In Memory..23

Reviewing Stored Numbers

...........23

Chain Dialing

From Memory

............24

Answering

System Operation

....24

Call Answering ...................................24

Auto Disconnect

...................................25

Playing Messages

...............................25

6

Table of

Contents

Erase Messages.......................................25

Leaving a Memo ..................................25

Memory Full

.....................................................26

Remote Access

...............................................26

Remote Access Commands…….

............26

Message Indicators ............................27

Troubleshooting

Guide ......................27

General Product

Care

.........................29

Causes

Of

Poor Reception

.................29

Warranty Assistance .........................29

Limited

Warranty ...............................30

7

Introduction

CAUTION:

When

using telephone equipment,

there are basi

c

safety instructions that should always be followed.

Refer

to th

e

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS provided

with

this product

and

save them for future refer

ence.

Before You Begin

Parts

Checklist

Make sure

your

package includes

the

following

items:

Base

AC

power

adaptor

Handset

Coiled

cord

Desktop

pedestal

Line

cord

Telephone Jack Requirements

To

use this phone, you need an

RJ11C

type modular

telephone jack,

which might look like the one pictured

here,

installed in your home. If you don’t have a
modular jack, call your local phone company to find
out how to get

one

installed.

Important Installation Information

•

Never install telephone

wiring during a

lightning

storm.

Wall

plate

t e l e p h o n

e

line

jack

•

Never touch non-insulated telephone wires or terminals, unless the

telephone line has been disconnected

at the

network

interface.

•

Use

caution

when installing

or modifying

telephone

lines.

•

Never

install

telephone jacks

in wet

locations unless

the jack is specifically

designed

for wet locations.

8

Base Layout

hook

switch

Quick

dial/emergency

memory buttons

display

mute button

repeat

button

speaker

button

VOL (+/-)

buttons

skip button
PLAY/STOP

button

message speed

button

delete

button

greeting

button

memo

button

ans

on/off button

store

button

menu

button

*

tone button

redial/pause

button

flsha/exit

button

dial button

9

Installing the Phone

Desktop

Installation

CAUTION: To reduce

risk

of personal

injury, fire, or

damage use

only

the power adaptor listed in the user’s guide.

This

power

adaptor

is

intended to be correctly orientated in a vertical or floor

mount position

1. Plug

the

coiled

cord into the

handset

.

Plug

the other

end

into the

jack

on the

side

of the base.

2. Place

the

handset

in the base.

3. Plug

the

telephone line

cord into the

LINE jack

on the

back

of the phone.

Plug

the other

end

into a wall

jack.

4. Connect the small end of the

pow

er

adaptor

into the

POWER 9V DC

jack

on

the

back

of the

answerer.

Plug

the other

end

into an

AC

power

outlet .

The

unit announces

“Press menu key

to

set up the

unit”.

The

unit

is

ready for

setup

or to

answer calls

with the default

greeting

and settings.

NOTE:

The phone automatically defaults to touch-tone dialing. To

change to pulse (rotary) dialing, see “Setting

the Dialing Mode.” If

you don’t know which type of service you have, check with

the

phone

company.

NOTE: The unit is properly installed if you pick up the handset and
hear the dial tone. Otherwise, recheck all the installation steps.

W

all Mounting the Phone

To detach

the

desktop

pedestal:

1. Rotate the hook 180°. (Refer

to Dia.1A)

2.

Plug one end

of the straight

telephone line

cord into

the

jack

on the bottom of the base.

3.

Feed

the

line

cord through the

groove

and plug the

end

into the

modular telephone

jack. Excess

telephone line

can be stuffed into the

recess area

on

the bottom of the

Base

Unit

.

4.

Slip

the mounting holes (on the bottom of the

base)

over the wall plate posts and firmly slide the unit

down into place.

5.

Connect

the

small end

of the power

adaptor

into the

POWER 9V DC

jack

on

the

back

of the

answerer.

Plug

the other

end

into an

AC

power

outlet. The

unit

announces

“Press menu key

to

set

up

the

unit”. The

unit

is

ready for

setup

or

to

answer calls

with the default

greeting

and settings.

6.

Slip

the mounting

holes

of the

base

(on

180°

(Dia.1A)

bottom of

unit) over

the wall plate

posts

and

slide

the

base

down until the

phone is firmly in

place.

Important Instructions for Moving

the

Answ

erer:

To

move the answerer to a different location in the house,

follow these

instructions:

1. Disconnect the phone line.

2.

Go

to the

electrical

outlet and

unplug

the power

adaptor.

3.

Move

the unit and

phone line

to the

desired

location.

4. Plug in the power

adaptor

into an electrical outlet .

5.

The display shows

that the

messages have

not

been

erased.

6.

Connect

the

phone

line.