RCA 1223 User Manual

2-Line

Speak

erphon e

User’s

Guide

Please read this

manual before

operating

product for the first time.
Visit

the

RCA web

site at

www.rca4phones.com

Model

1223

2

Equipment Appr

ov

al

Information

Your tele phone equipment

is

approved

for

connection

to the

Public Switched

Telephone Network

and

is

in

compliance

with parts 15 and

68, FCC

Rules

and

Regulations

and the

Technical Requirements

for

Telephone Terminal

Equipment published

by ACTA.

1. Notification to the Local Telephone Company

On

the bottom of this

equipment is a label indi cating,

among other

information,

the

US

number

and

Ringer Equivalence Number

(REN)

for

the

equipment . You

must , upon r

equest , provide

this information to your

telephone

company.

The REN is useful in

determining

the

number

of

devices

you may

connect

to

your

teleph one 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

plug and

jack used

to

connect

this

equipment

to the

premises

wiring

and

telephone netw ork

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

3

2. Rights of the Telephone Company

Should

your

equipment cause trouble

on your

line

which may harm the

telephone

netw

ork, the

telephone company shall, where practicable,

notify

you that

temporary discontinuance

of

service

may be

required. Where

prior

notice is

not

practic able

and the

circumstances

warrant

such action,

the

telephone company

may

temporarily discontinue service immediately.

In

case

of

such temporary discontinuance,

the

telephone company must:

(1)

promptly notify you of

such temporary discontinuance;

(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 Subpar

t

E

of

Part 68, FCC Rules

and

Regulations.

The telephone company

may

make changes

in its communications

facilities, equipment,operations

or

proced ures where such

action is

required

in the

operation

of its

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.

Int

erfer

ence

Information

This device complies

with

Part

15 of the

FCC Rules.

Operation is subject

to the

following

two

conditions:

(1) This device m a y

not

cause

harmful interference;

and

(2) This device m u s t accept

any

interference received,

including

interference

that may

cause undesired

operation.

This equipment has been tested

and found to

comply

with the

limits

for a

Class B

digital

device, pursuant

to

Part

15 of the

FCC Rules. These limits are

designed

to

provide reasonable protection against

harmful

interference

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

that

interference

will not

occur

in a particular installation.

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).

4

• Reorient

or

relocate

and

increase

the

separation between

the

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 004-000-00345-4 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.

Hearing

Aid

Compatibility

This telephone system meets

FCC

standards

for

Hearing Aid

Compatibility.

FCC

RF

Radiation

Exposure S

tat

ement

This equipment complies

with

FCC RF

radiation exposure limits set

forth for an

uncontrolled

envir

onment . This equipment should be

installed

and operated

with a minimum

distance

of 20

centimeters between

the radiator and your

body. This transmitter

must not be

co-located

or

operated

in

conjunction

with

any other

antenna

or

transmitter.

Industr

yCanada

(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 téléphonique.

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.''

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

al-

ways be followed

to

reduce

the

risk

of

fire, electric shock

and

injury

to persons,

including

the

following: 1. Do

not

use

this produ ct

near w

ater, for example,

near

a bath tub,

wash bowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet

basement,

or

near a swimming pool. 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.

6

T

able

of

Cont

ents

Equipment Approval

Information...........2

Interference

Information..........................3

Hearing Aid

Compatibility.........................4

Industry Canada

(I.C.)

Notice

......................4

IMPORTANT SAFETY IN STRUCTIONS

.......5

Intr

oduction.......................................................7

Short Glossary

of Terminology

Used

in

this

Manual.....................................................

7

Before You Begin

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

Parts Checklist ..............................................

7

Modular Jack

Requirements..................

7

Important

Installation Information…...8

Base Lay

out

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

Installation

& Setup

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

Installing

the

Batteries..............................

9

Installation

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

Desktop

Installation..................................

9

Wall Mount

Installation..........................

11

Data Port

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

Setting Up

the

Caller ID

Menu.................13

Setting

the

Display

Language...............13

Setting

the

Contrast .................................

13

Setting Your Local Area

Code.................13

Setting

the

Dial

Mode.................................14

Caller ID

Featur

es..........................................14

S

ummary

Scr

een..........................................14

Receiving

and Storing Calls....................14

Reviewing Call Recor

ds............................15

Deleting Call Recor

ds................................15

Dialing

Back

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

Caller ID Display

Mess ages..................16

Speakerphone

Basics

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

Speakerphone

Location........................17

Speakerphone

Use.....................................17

Telephone

Basics.........................................17

Line Status Indicator

s...............................18

Making a Phone

Call..................................18

Receiving a Phone

Call..........................

18

Adjusting

the

Handset

and

Speakerphone Volume

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

Using

the

Speakerphone......................

19

Placing a Call While Talking

on Another

Line

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

Receiving A Call While Talking

on

Another

Line....................................................19

Additional Telephone Features

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

Redial

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

19

Hold..................................................................

19

Conference

Calls........................................

20

Flash

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

Mute

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

T

emporary

Tone Dialing.........................

21

Message Waiting

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

Memory

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

S

toring

a

Name

and

Number

in Memory……..

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

21

Changing a S

tored

Number

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

Erasing a S

tored

Number.......................

22

Copying Caller ID Memories

to User

Memory..........................................................

22

Copying Redial Numbers

to

Memory

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

Dialing

a Number

S

tored in

Memory

While

On-hook

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

23
Dialing a Number Stored in

Memory...........................................................

23

Chain

Dialing.................................................

24

S

toring

a

Pause

in

Memory...................

24

Replacing

the

Batteries

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

Troubleshooting

Tips....................................25

Warranty Assistance

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

Limited Warranty

.........................................27

7

Intr

oduction

CAUTION:

When using telephone

equipment

,there are

basic

safety

instructions

that

should always be followed. Refer

to the

IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS provided

with this product and

save

them for

future reference.

Short Glossary of Terminology Used in this Manual

Hook

switch.

The

part of the

phone

that

pops

up to

activate

the

phone

line

when

the

handset is

lifted from the base.

Line

indicator.

The

light

located

next to

each

of the

line buttons;

it

shows

you

the

status

of

each

line.

Off-hook. A term

used

to

describe

the

phone

in its

active mode when

the

handset is

off of the

base cradle

or a

line button,

along with the

Speaker

but

-

ton, is

pressed.

On-hook. A term

used

to

describe

the

phone

in an

inactive

mode.

BeforeY

ou

Begin

Parts

Checklist

Make sure

your

package includes

the

following

items:

Base Handset Desktop

pedestal

Handset

cord 4-wire telephone

line

cord

Modular Jack Requirements

To properly connect

your

phone

to your

telephone lines,

you

should

identify

the type of wall

jack(s)

you

have. You

will

need

an

RJ11C (for a single line)

or a

RJ14C (for

two lines) type

modular phone

jack, which might

look like

the one

pictured here.

If you don’t

have either modular jack

,

call your

local phone company

to find out how to get

one

installed.

Modular
telephone
line

jack

Wall

plate

8

(button)

Important Installation

Information

•

Never install telephone

wiring during a

lightning

storm.

•

Never

touch

uninsulated 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.

• Temporarily disconnect

any

equipment connected

to the

phone, such

as

faxes,

other

phones,

or modems.

Base

Lay

out

DIAL

(button)

DELETE

(button)

MENU

(button)

ST

ORE

(button)

Display

Memory
(buttons)

REVIEW

(button)

HOLD

(button)

LINE

2 (button)

Line 2 (Indicator)
LINE

1 (button)

*TONE

(button)

Line

1 (Indicator)

Conference (button)

VOLUME

(button)

Redial/Pause

(button)

Mute

Mute
(indicator)

Speaker

(indicator)

Speaker
(button)

Flash/Exit

(button)

9

Installation & Setup

CAUTION:

Disconnect

the

phone

cord from the wall outlet before

installing

or

replacing

the batteries.

Installing

the

Batteries

Your Caller ID phone uses 4 AA-size alkaline batteries for receiving

and storing

Caller ID records

and for

storing

the

numbers

you

use

for

memory

dialing,

pulse dialing, redial,

and

predial

functionality.

1.

Release

latch on battery compartment and

remove cover.

2. Insert 4

AA-size

alkaline

batteries

as

shown

on the diagram in the battery

compartment.

3.

Snap

the battery compartment door

back

into

place

and

replace

the mounting

bracket .

4. If the

line

cord

was previously

connected,

re-attach it to the unit and

check

your

memory

locations.

NOTE:

If the low battery

icon appears

in the

display,

you

need

to replace

the

batteries.

It

is

important that you

replace

the

batteries as soon as

pos-

sible

in

order

to maintain

Caller ID

operation.

IMP

ORTANT: If you are not going to

use

the

telephone

for more than

30

days, remove

the

batteries because they

may

leak

and damage

the unit .

Installation

Desktop

Installation

To

attach the

desktop

pedestal: