Radio Shack Caller ID System 1500 User manual

Cat. No. 43-976
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Caller ID System 1500
Telephone with 3-Memory Speed-Dialing
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack Caller ID System
1500 Telephone with 3-Memory
Speed-Dialing combines a telephone
and a Caller ID unit in one system.
The System 1500 displays the caller’s
telephone number (and name, if avail-
able in your area) and the current
time, as provided by your local tele-
phone company to Caller ID service
subscribers.
Important Information:
• To use the telephone’s Caller ID
feature, you must be in an area
where Caller ID service is avail-
able and you must subscribe to
the service.
• The telephone displays the
caller’s name only if this feature is
available in your area.
Your telephone includes these fea-
tures:
Caller ID Memor
y
— stores and
displays up to 19 incoming records
(phone number only) or up to 7 incom-
ing records (name and phone num-
ber).
Read Button — lets you easily view
all call information, such as name and
time of the call.
Displa
y
Scrollin
g
— lets you shift the
display left or right so you can see
caller information that will not fit on the
display at one time.
Review Scrollin
g
— lets you scroll
through all call records in Caller ID
memory.
Caller ID Memor
y
Dialin
g
— lets you
select a stored phone number from
Caller ID memory, then dial it with the
touch of a button.
Three-Memor
y
Speed Dialin
g
— lets
you quickly dial important numbers.
Last Number Redial — lets you
quickly dial the last number dialed.
Clock — displays the current time as
provided to Caller ID service subscrib-
ers by your local telephone company.
Rin
g
er Switch — lets you adjust the
phone’s ringer volume to low, high, or
off.
Pulse/Tone Option — lets you use
your phone with pulse or tone service
and lets you easily switch from pulse
to tone dialing for long-distance, bank-
by-phone, or other special services.
Hearin
g
-Aid Compatible — lets you
use the telephone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.
Note: To protect the information
stored in memory, your telephone re-
quires four AA batteries (not supplied).
© 1996 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
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This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.
For your records, we recommend you
record the phone’s serial number
here. The number is on the bottom of
the phone.
Serial Number: __________________
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your phone to con-
form to federal regulations and you
can connect it to most phone lines.
However, each device that you con-
nect to the telephone line draws pow-
er from the line. We refer to this power
draw as the phone’s Ringer Equiva-
lence Number (REN). The REN is
shown on the bottom of your phone.
If you use more than one phone or
other device on the line, add up all the
RENs. If the total is more than five,
your phones might not ring. In rural ar-
eas, a total REN of three might impair
ringer operation. If ringer operation is
impaired, remove one of the devices
from the line.
This symbol is intended to alert you
to the presence of uninsulated dan-
gerous 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 in-
cluded in the literature accompany-
ing this product.
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.
Warning: To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose this product
to rain or moisture.
CAUTION
!
!
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FCC STATEMENT
Your telephone complies with Part 68
of
FCC Rules
. Upon request, you
must provide the phone’s FCC regis-
tration number and REN to your
telephone company. These numbers
are shown on the bottom of the phone.
Note: You must not connect your tele-
phone to:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key phone sys-
tems
The telephone also complies with the
limits for a Class B device as specified
in Part 15 of
FCC Rules
. These limits
provide reasonable protection against
radio and TV interference in a residen-
tial 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 the following corrective
measures.
• Reorient or relocate the TV’s
receiving antenna.
• Increase the distance between the
telephone and the radio or TV.
Consult your local RadioShack store if
the problem still exists.
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................ 6
Installing Batteries ........................................................................................... 6
Resetting the Telephone ................................................................................. 7
Making the Connections ................................................................................. 7
Installing the Phone on a Desk ................................................................. 7
Wall-Plate Mounting .................................................................................. 8
Direct Wall Mounting ................................................................................. 9
Connecting the Handset ......................................................................... 10
Preparation ......................................................................................................... 11
Setting the Ringer Switch .............................................................................. 11
Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 11
Storing an Area Code ................................................................................... 12
Operation ............................................................................................................ 13
Receiving a Call ............................................................................................ 13
Reviewing Call Records ................................................................................ 13
Caller ID Display Information .................................................................. 14
Storing Numbers in Memory ......................................................................... 16
Quick-Storing a Caller’s Phone Number ................................................. 16
Making a Call ................................................................................................ 17
Redialing ................................................................................................. 17
Memory Dialing ....................................................................................... 17
Dialing Caller ID Numbers ...................................................................... 17
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ........................................................... 17
Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 18
The FCC Wants You to Know ....................................................................... 19
Lightning ....................................................................................................... 19
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INSTALLATION
Follow this sequence to insure your
phone will work properly.
• Install batteries (see “Installing
Batteries”).
• Reset the phone (see “Resetting
the Telephone” on Page 7).
• Make the phone connections (see
“Making the Connections” on
Page 7).
If your phone does not work, discon-
nect it from the phone line, remove the
batteries, then repeat the above
sequence.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Your phone requires four AA batteries
(not supplied) to protect its memory.
For the best performance and longest
life, we recommend alkaline batteries,
such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-552.
Follow these steps to install batteries.
Cautions:
• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and type.
• Do not mix old and new batteries,
different types of batteries (stan-
dard, alkaline, or rechargeable),
or rechargeable batteries of differ-
ent capacities.
• Never leave dead or weak batter-
ies in the phone.
• Dispose of old batteries promptly;
do not bury or burn them.
1. Remove the phone stand by
pressing the two tabs on the stand
then pulling it off.
2. Using a flat-blade screwdriver,
remove the battery compartment
cover’s screw on the bottom of the
phone and remove the cover.
3. Place four fresh AA batteries in
the battery compartment as indi-
cated by the polarity symbols (+
and –) marked inside.
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4. Replace the cover and secure it
with the screw.
Note: The telephone automatically
tests the batteries each time it
receives a call. If appears on the
display or the display dims, replace
the batteries.
Important: When you replace the bat-
teries, have fresh batteries on hand
before you begin. You must install
fresh batteries within 2 minutes after
removing the old batteries. Otherwise,
you might lose all the information
stored in the phone’s memory.
RESETTING THE
TELEPHONE
Before you use the telephone the first
time, or to clear all the stored informa-
tion from the telephone at any time,
press RESET using a pointed object,
such as a straightened paper clip.
Note: Immediately after resetting the
telephone, 12--00 AM appears on
the display until you receive a call.
Then the telephone company auto-
matically sends the correct time to
update your phone’s time display.
MAKING THE
CONNECTIONS
Your System 1500 connects to a mod-
ular phone jack. Choose a location for
your phone that is near a modular
phone jack and away from normal ac-
tivities. You can place it on a desk or
mount it on a wall plate or directly on a
wall.
If your telephone wiring does not have
a modular phone jack, you can update
the wiring yourself. RadioShack stores
sell the necessary jacks and adapters
to convert older wiring methods to
modular wiring. Or, you can have the
telephone company update your tele-
phone wiring for you.
Note: The USOC number of the jack
to be installed is RJ11C for a base-
board jack, or RJ11W for a wall jack.
Installing the Phone on a
Desk
1. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the TEL. LINE
jack on the phone.
2. Plug the other end of the modular
cord into the modular phone jack.
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3. To have the phone tilt slightly for-
ward, insert the tabs on the nar-
row end of the stand into the
matching slots near the bottom of
the phone. Then snap the stand
into place by pressing in the two
tabs toward the top of the phone.
4. Place the phone on a desk.
Wall-Plate Mounting
1. Plug one end of the supplied short
modular phone cord into the TEL.
LINE jack on the phone.
2. Route the cord through the groove
on the back of the phone.
3. Insert the tabs on the narrow end
of the stand into the matching
slots near the top of the phone,
making sure the cord is routed
through the opening in the stand.
Then snap the stand into place by
pressing in the two tabs toward
the bottom of the phone.
4. Plug the other end of the supplied
short modular phone cord into the
modular phone jack in the wall
plate.
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5. Align the phone stand’s keyhole
slots with the studs on the wall
plate and slide the phone down
until it snaps into place.
Direct Wall Mounting
You can mount the phone directly on
the wall using two screws (not sup-
plied).
Note: Make sure the screw’s heads fit
the phone stand’s keyhole slots.
1. Drill two holes, one above the
other, 31/4inches apart, then
thread the screws into the holes
until the heads extend about 1/8
inch from the wall.
2. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular phone cord into the TEL.
LINE jack on the phone.
3. Route the cord through the groove
on the back of the phone.
4. Insert the tabs on the narrow end
of the stand into the matching
slots near the top of the phone,
making sure the cord is routed
through the opening in the stand.
Then snap the stand into place by
pressing in the two tabs toward
the bottom of the phone.
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5. Plug the other end of the modular
phone cord into a modular phone
jack.
6. Align the phone stand’s keyhole
slots with the screw heads and
slide the phone down until it snaps
into place.
Connecting the Handset
1. Plug one end of the supplied
coiled cord into the modular jack
on the side of the phone, and the
other end into the modular jack on
the handset.
Note: RadioShack stores sell
longer coiled handset cords,
which are especially useful when
you wall-mount the phone.
2. If you installed the phone on a
desk, simply place the handset in
the cradle.
If you mounted the phone on the
wall, slide out and rotate the hand-
set holder so you can hang the
handset on the base.
Note: You can place the handset
on the holder above the regular
handset holder. This gives you a
convenient place to temporarily
hang the handset without discon-
necting the call.
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