Radio Shack ET-1105 User manual

Cat. No. 43-1105
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-1105
Digital Spread Spectrum
900 MHz Cordless Telephone
with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
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FEATURES
© 1999 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Your RadioShack ET-1105 Digital
Spread Spectrum 900 MHz Cordless
Telephone uses advanced digital cord-
less technology to give you superior
sound quality and extended range. The
telephone digitizes and scrambles your
conversation before transmitting it be-
tween the handset and the base, so your
conversation is secure from interception
by other cordless telephone or scanner
users. Its cordless operation lets you
handle calls just about anywhere in your
home or office.
The phone can display a caller’s phone
number, name (if available), and the
date and time the call was received. It
can store up to 45 records as provided
by your local phone company to Caller
ID service subscribers.
If you have Call Waiting with Caller ID,
the phone displays incoming caller infor-
mation for a new call when you are al-
ready on the phone.
The ET-1105 has these features:
900 MHz Operation — provides better
sound and less interference than many
other cordless phones.
Digital Spread Spectrum — provides
the longest range and the utmost in se-
curity. Frequencies are constantly
changing across the entire 900 MHz
band, making your calls impossible to
monitor on scanners.
Headset Jack — lets you connect an op-
tional headset (such as RadioShack Cat.
No. 43-195) for hands-free convenience
while you use the phone.
20-Number Memory Dialing — lets you
store 20 numbers in memory for easy di-
aling.
Volume Control — lets you adjust the
volume you hear through the handset.
Page —lets you send a paging signal
from the base to the handset to page
someone or locate the handset when it is
away from the base.
4-Hour Talk or 7-Day Standby Time —
lets you talk for 4 hours or keep the
phone off the base for 7 days without re-
charging (with a fully charged battery
pack).
Caller ID Memory Dialing — lets you
select a phone number stored in Caller
ID memory, then dial it with the touch of
a button.
20 Channels — automatically selects a
clear channel when you make or answer
a call.
VIP Memory — alerts you with a distinc-
tive ring when someone you have added
to the VIP list calls.
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Review Scrolling — lets you easily
scroll through all information stored in
the ET-1105’s Caller ID memory.
Phone Information Display — lets you
see incoming Caller ID information and
phone numbers as you dial them or re-
call them from the ET-1105’s memory
and Caller ID records.
Trilingual Messages — lets you set the
phone to display messages in English,
French, or Spanish.
Out of Range Signal — the handset
beeps twice to let you know when you
move out of the base’s operating range.
Security Access-Protection Code —
helps prevent other cordless phone us-
ers from using your phone line while the
handset is off the base.
Flash — sends an electronic switchhook
signal for use with special phone servic-
es such as Call Waiting.
Redial — lets you quickly redial the last
number dialed.
Tone/Pulse Dialing — lets you use your
phone with tone or pulse service.
This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.
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: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICE-
ABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to alert
you to the presence of uninsu-
lated dangerous voltage within
the product’s enclosure that might
be of sufficient magnitude to con-
stitute 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 literature accom-
panying this product.
!
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Important Caller ID Information
To use the phone’s Caller ID and Call
Waiting features, you must be in an area
where Caller ID and Call Waiting servic-
es are available and you must subscribe
to the 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 the ET-1105’s Caller ID memory dial
feature to operate, you must receive the
caller’s number.
Important: Cordless phones such as
this one require AC power to operate.
When the AC power is off, you cannot
dial out or receive incoming calls using
your ET-1105. For this reason, the ET-
1105 cordless phone should not be your
only telephone. To be safe, you should
also have a corded phone that does not
require AC power to operate so you can
still make and receive calls if there is an
AC power failure.
Your telephone operates on standard ra-
dio frequencies as allocated by the FCC.
Even though the access protection code
prevents unauthorized use of your phone
line, it is possible for other radio units op-
erating on similar frequencies within a
certain area to unintentionally intercept
your conversations and/or cause inter-
ference. This lack of privacy can occur
with any cordless phone.
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
Each device 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 on the bottom of the
base.
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 (three
in rural areas), your phone might not
ring. If ringer operation is impaired, re-
move a device from the line.
FCC STATEMENT
This telephone 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 bottom of the base.
Note: You must not connect your ET-
1105 to any of the following:
• coin-operated systems
• party-line systems
• most electronic key phone systems
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CONTENTS
Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 6
Attaching the Handset’s Antenna ....................................................................... 6
Placing the Base on a Desk Top ........................................................................ 6
Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate .................................................................... 8
Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack ....................................................... 9
Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................. 11
Selecting the Language .................................................................................... 11
Setting the Area Code ...................................................................................... 12
Setting the Ringer ............................................................................................. 12
Turning the Ringer On or Off ...................................................................... 12
Checking/Setting the Ringer ...................................................................... 12
Using a Headset ............................................................................................... 13
Removing the Belt Clip ..................................................................................... 13
Telephone Operation ............................................................................................ 14
Making and Receiving a Call ............................................................................ 14
Setting the Handset’s Volume .......................................................................... 14
Using Redial ..................................................................................................... 14
Using Flash ...................................................................................................... 15
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................... 15
Using Page ....................................................................................................... 15
Memory Dialing ................................................................................................ 15
Storing a Number and Name in Memory ................................................... 16
Using the VIP Call List ............................................................................... 16
Entering a Pause ....................................................................................... 17
Recalling Numbers Stored in Memory ....................................................... 17
Dialing a Memory Number ......................................................................... 17
Chain-Dialing Service Numbers ................................................................. 17
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ......................................................... 18
Deleting Information in a Single Memory Location .................................... 18
Deleting Information in All Memory Locations ........................................... 18
Caller ID Operation ............................................................................................... 19
Caller ID Displays ............................................................................................. 20
Reviewing Caller ID Records ............................................................................ 21
Storing Caller ID Records in a Memory Location ............................................. 21
Dialing Numbers from a Caller ID Record ........................................................ 21
Deleting Caller ID Records ............................................................................... 21
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 22
Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 25
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PREPARATION
SELECTING A LOCATION
You can place the phone on a desk top
or table, or mount it on a standard wall
plate. Select a location that is:
• near an accessible AC outlet
• near a telephone line jack
• out of the way of normal activities
• away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, metal walls or
filing cabinets, wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors
The base’s location affects the phone’s
range. If you have a choice of several lo-
cations, try each to see which provides
the best performance.
Caution: The supplied AC adapter was
designed specifically for your ET-1105.
Use only the supplied adapter.
ATTACHING THE
HANDSET’S
ANTENNA
Screw the antenna into the
hole at the top of the hand-
set.
PLACING THE BASE ON A
DESK TOP
Follow these steps to place the base on
a desk, shelf, or table.
1. Remove the bracket by holding in
both tabs and gently pulling out the
wide end of the bracket.
2. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the phone jack on
the back of the base.
Tabs
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3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on
the back of the base.
4. Route the adapter’s cord through
the strain relief slot on the bottom of
the base.
5. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into both upper slots on
the bottom of the base as shown
and push the tabs on the wide end
of the bracket into the upper slots on
the bottom of the base.
6. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into a modular phone line jack.
7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
8. Raise the base’s antenna to a verti-
cal position.
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MOUNTING THE BASE ON
A WALL PLATE
1. Follow Steps 1 through 3 under
“Placing the Base on a Desk Top” on
Page 6.
2. Route the modular cord through the
left groove on the bottom of the base
and the adapter cord through the
groove below the strain relief slot.
3. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the slots on the bot-
tom of the base as shown and route
the other end of the short modular
cord through the center of the brack-
et.
4. Push the tabs on the wide end of the
bracket into the lower slots on the
bottom of the base.
5. Plug the short modular cord’s other
end into the wall plate jack, align the
base’s keyhole slots with the wall
plate studs, and slide the base
downward to secure it.
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6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
7. Raise the base’s antenna to a verti-
cal position.
CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THEBATTERY
PACK
The ET-1105 comes with a rechargeable
nickel-cadmium battery pack in the
handset but not connected. Before using
your phone, you must connect the bat-
tery pack and then charge it for about 16
hours.
1. Press down and slide off the com-
partment cover as shown.
2. Plug the battery pack’s connector
into the socket in the compartment.
The connector fits only one way.
Note: For easier battery pack con-
nection, lift it out of the compart-
ment, insert its connector into the
socket, then replace the battery
pack inside the compartment.
3. Replace the cover.
To charge the battery pack, place the
handset on the base. The CHARGE indi-
cator on the base lights.
Recharge the battery pack when
and LOW BATTERY appear on the
handset’s display.
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Notes:
• You can place the handset on the
base face down or face up without
removing the belt clip. If you want to
use the hanging hole on the back of
the handset to place the handset on
the wall-mounted base face-up, re-
move the belt clip (see “Removing
the Belt Clip” on Page 13). However,
the battery pack will not fully charge
in this position.
• When you first use the phone after
charging or recharging the battery
pack, the phone might not work and
you might hear an error tone when
you press TALK. If this happens, re-
turn the handset to the base for
about 6 seconds. This resets the se-
curity access protection code.
• If the CHARGE indicator does not
light when you place the handset on
the base, be sure the battery pack
and AC adapter are correctly and
securely connected.
Also, check the charging contacts
on the handset and the base. If the
contacts are dirty or tarnished,
clean them with a pencil eraser.
• If the battery pack gets completely
discharged or the base loses power
while the handset is away from it,
the security access-protection code
needs to be reset. To reset the code,
place the handset on the base. If it
was the handset that lost power,
leave the handset on the base to
charge the battery pack.
• If the battery pack gets weak during
a call, the handset beeps once ev-
ery 16 seconds. If this happens, you
cannot make another call on the
phone until you recharge the battery
pack.
• About once a month, fully discharge
the battery pack by keeping the
handset off the base until and
LOW BATTERY appear. Otherwise,
the battery pack loses its ability to
fully recharge.
• To avoid damage to the battery
pack, always recharge the handset
before battery power grows too
weak to display .
• If you are not going to use your
phone for an extended period of
time, disconnect the battery pack.
This increases the battery pack’s us-
able life.
• The supplied battery pack should
last for about a year. When it loses
its ability to fully recharge, order a
replacement battery pack from your
local RadioShack store (see “Re-
placing the Battery Pack” on
Page 26).
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