Radio Shack System 420 User manual

Cat. No. 43-971
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
System 420
Call Waiting
Caller ID
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This symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of un-
insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclo-
sure 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 oper-
ating and maintenance instructions are included in the lit-
erature accompanying this product.
Serial Number: _______________________
We recommend you record the system’s serial number here.
The number is on the label on the bottom of the system.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-
ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC-
ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
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: To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.
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©1997 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
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FEATURES
YourRadioShack System 420 CallWaiting Caller ID offers the
latest in telephone technology. The system displays the cur-
rent date and time, and call information as provided by your lo-
cal phone company.
The system has these features:
Caller ID Memory — stores and displays up to 99 incoming
phone numbers, or up to about 51 incoming names and phone
numbers (actual capacity depends on information sent).
Call Waiting — the NEW CALL indicator flashes and the dis-
play shows incoming caller information when you are on the
phone.
Message Waiting — the NEW CALL indicator flashes and
the display shows that you have a message when someone
records a message on your voice mail service.
Caller ID Memory Dial — lets you select a stored phone
number from Caller ID memory, then dial it with the touch of a
button.
VIP Call List with Distinctive Ring — lets you store the
phone numbers and names of up to 20 important callers and
set the system to ring with a distinctive tone when they call.
Review Scrolling — lets you easily scroll through all call
records in Caller ID memory.
Large Liquid Crystal Display — displays three full lines of
information, including the time the call came in.
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Note: Your system requires two AAA batteries (not supplied)
to protect its memory during a power outage.
This system has been tested and found to comply with all ap-
plicable UL and FCC standards.
Important Information:
• To use the System’s Caller ID, message waiting, and call
waiting features, you must be in an area where Caller ID,
message waiting, and call waiting services are available,
and you must subscribe to those services.
• Where Caller ID is offered, one or more of the following
options are generally available:
– Caller’s number only
– Caller’s name only
– Caller’s name and number
For your System 420’s Caller ID memory dial feature to
operate, you must receive the caller’s number.
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READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION
Your Caller ID system conforms to federal regulations, and
you can connect it to most telephonelines. However, each de-
vice that you connect to the phone line draws power from the
phone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s
ringer
equivalence number
, or REN. The REN is shown on the bot-
tom of your system.
If you are using more than one phone or other device on the
line, add up all the RENs. If the total is more than five, your
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.
FCC STATEMENT
Your system complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules . You must,
upon request, provide the FCC Registration Number and the
REN to your phone company. These numbers are on the label
on the bottom of the system.
Note: You must not connect your system to:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key telephone systems
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CONTENTS
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting the AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Resetting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting to the Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to a Single Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to a Two-line Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting to an Answering Machine . . . . . . . . 14
Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting the Display Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Storing Your Local Area Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Receiving and Storing Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
New Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Message Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Repeat Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Long Distance Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Forwarded Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Out of Area Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Private Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Line Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Name- or Number-Only Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Reviewing Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dialing Numbers in Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Deleting Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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VIP Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Storing Call Records in the VIP Call List . . . . . . 27
Turning On/Off the VIP Call Special Ring . . . . . 28
Reviewing and Deleting VIP Call Records . . . . . 28
Dialing from the VIP Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
The FCC Wants You to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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PREPARATION
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Your system uses two AAA batteries to maintain information
in memory during power failures. For the longest operation
and best performance, we recommend you use alkaline bat-
teries such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-555.
Cautions:
• Use only fresh batteries of the recommended size and
type.
• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of bat-
teries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or recharge-
able batteries of different capacities.
• When you replace the batteries, have fresh batteries on
hand before you begin. You must install fresh batteries
immediately after removing the old batteries; otherwise,
you might lose the information stored in the system.
• When you replace the batteries, do not press any but-
tons on the system after you remove the old batteries.
Doing so might erase all stored information from the sys-
tem.
• Never leave dead or weak batteries in the system. Bat-
teries can leak chemicals that can destroy electronic cir-
cuits.
• Dispose of old batteries promptly; do not bury or burn
them.
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1. Make sure the system is unplugged from the telephone
line and AC power.
2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw in the
battery compartment cover on the bottom of the system,
then remove the cover.
3. Insert fresh batteries into the compartment as indicated
by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside the com-
partment.
4. Replace the cover and secure it with the screw.
Note: When appears on the display or the display dims,
replace the batteries.
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CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER
The AC adapter must be connected for the System 420 to op-
erate.
Note: You must also keep batteries in the system to protect
the information stored in memory during power failures.
Cautions:
• You must use an AC adapter that supplies 9 volts DC
and at least 50 milliamps. Its center tip must be set to
negative, and its plug must correctly fit the system’s DC
9V jack. The supplied adapter meets these specifica-
tions. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi-
cations could damage the system or the adapter.
• Always connect the AC adapter to the system before you
plug it into the AC outlet, and unplug the adapter from
the AC outlet before you unplug it from the system.
Follow these steps to connect the supplied AC adapter.
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1. Insert the AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on
the back of the system.
2. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
RESETTING THE SYSTEM
Before you use the system the first time or to reset the sys-
tem’s clock any time, use a pointed object, such as a straight-
ened paper clip, to press RESET on the back of the system.
12-00-00A appears. This resets the clock and the area
code; it does not clear any stored call information.
Note: If the system does not work after you reset it, remove
the batteries(this clears allstored callinformation), disconnect
the system from the phone line and the AC outlet, replace the
batteries with fresh ones (if necessary), then reconnect it and
try resetting it again.
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CONNECTING TO THE PHONE LINE
The System 420 Call Waiting Caller ID connects to a modular
wall jack and your telephone. If your telephone wiring does
not have a modular wall jack, you can update the wiring your-
self. RadioShack stores sell jacks and adapters necessary to
convert older wiring methods to modular wiring. Or, you can
have the telephone company update your telephone wiring
for you. The USOC number of the jack to be installed is
RJ11C (for a single-line phone) or RJ14C (for a two-line
phone).
Note: For proper Call Waiting operation, connect only one
System 420 to a phone line. (If two or more systems with Call
Waiting are on a single phone line, the Call Waiting signal
can be garbled or not received.) Other Caller ID systems that
do not have the Call Waiting function
can be connected to the
same phone line.
Connecting to a Single Phone Line
Follow these steps to connect the system to a single phone
line.
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1. Unplug the existing telephone’s modular cord from the
modular phone jack and plug this cord into the system’s
PHONE jack.
2. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the sys-
tem’s TEL. LINE jack.
3. Plug the other end of the cord into the modular wall jack.
Connecting to a Two-line Phone
To record information about calls received on a two-line
phone, you can connect two systems using a triplex adapter
(Cat. No. 279-402). Each system only records information
about calls received on the line to which it is connected.
Follow these steps to connect two systems to a two-line
phone.
1. Unplug the existing telephone’s modular cord from the
modular phone jack and plug it into L1 + L2 on the triplex
adapter.
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2. Plug the triplex adapter into the modular phone jack.
3. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the TEL.
LINE jack on one of the systems.
4. Plug the other end of the modular cord into either L1 or
L2 on the triplex adapter.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to connect another system to the
remaining open jack (L1 or L2) on the triplex adapter.
Connecting to an Answering Machine
1. Unplug the answering machine’s modular cord from its
line jack and plug this cord into the system’s TEL. LINE
jack.
2. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the sys-
tem’s PHONE jack, then plug the other end of the cord
into the answering machine’s line jack.
3. Set the answering machine to answer calls after at least
two rings.
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SETTING THE TIME
When no call records are displayed, the system displays the
time. The telephone company sets the time with each incom-
ing call; however, you can also set the time yourself. Follow
these steps to manually set the time.
1. When the system displays the time, press and hold
READ until the time flashes on display.
2. Press REVIEW
to set the hour.
3. Press REVIEW to set the minute.
4. Press READ to store the setting.
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ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST
1. Repeatedly press MODE until the system displays
CALLER ID MODE.
2. Press either REVIEW button. The system displays the
total number of stored calls.
3. Press and hold READ for about 6 seconds. The system
shows CONTRAST :XX.
4. Press REVIEW to increase the contrast (up to 15) or
REVIEW to decrease it (down to 00).
5. Press READ to store the setting.
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STORING YOUR LOCAL AREA CODE
You must store your local area code in the system so it does
not dial the area code when it dials/redials a local call. Follow
these steps to store your area code.
1. Repeatedly press MODE until the system displays
(AREA CODE):___.
2. Press REVIEW or REVIEW
to set the first digit.
3. Press READ to store the selected digit, the next digit
flashes.
4. Repeat Steps 2–3 to set the next two digits.
5. Press MODE to store the area code.
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OPERATION
RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS
The system displays the current time and date as sent by the
telephone company each time it receives a Caller ID record.
The system also automatically displays all received Caller ID
information for every incoming call, including the call’s time
and date. As it receives calls, it stores the information in the
system’s memory for later recall. The most recent call is #01.
When the system’s memory becomes full, the oldest messag-
es are deleted to make room for new messages.
New Calls
If the system has received a call since the last time call infor-
mation was reviewed (see “Reviewing Call Records” on
Page 23), and the latest call information appear on the
display and the NEW CALL indicator flashes. After about 20
seconds, the call information is replaced by the time display.
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Call Waiting
If you are using the telephone when a new call comes in, the
system displays the new call information, and the NEW CALL
indicator flashes.
Message Waiting
If you have a voice-mail message waiting (if you subscribe to
the telephone company’s message waiting service), the NEW
CALL indicator flashes and -MESSAGE- appears on the dis-
play. -MESSAGE- remains on the display until you retrieve
the message.
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Repeat Messages
If you have received a callfrom the same phone number more
than once, Xappears showing the number of repeat calls
(up to 7).
Long Distance Calls
The system displays L-D-C with each long distance call.
Forwarded Calls
The system displays CALL-Fd instead of the phone number
if the call was forwarded to you from a number set to forward
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