Radio Shack ET-542 User manual

Cat. No. 43-1042
OWNER’S MANUAL
All-Weather 25-Channel
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-542
Cordless Telephone
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FEATURES
© 1996 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
COM-LOK is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Your RadioShack ET-542 All-Weather
25-Channel Cordless Telephone in-
cludes the latest advances in cordless
phone technology.
One of the phone’s most valuable fea-
tures is that the handset is water
resistant, which makes it perfect for
outdoor use, especially around the
pool.
Caution: The phone’s handset is not
waterproof. Do not submerge it in wa-
ter.
The ET-542 also includes these fea-
tures:
Auto-Scan — automatically selects a
clear channel when you pick up the
phone.
25-Channel Selector — lets you
manually change channels during a
call to find the one with the least inter-
ference.
10-Number Memor
y
— lets you store
10 phone numbers in memory for
easy dialing.
Advanced Super CCT Circuitr
y
—
provides clarity comparable to a cord-
ed phone, reduces background noise,
and increases the effective operating
distance.
COM-LOK‚— ensures that other
cordless phone users cannot use your
phone line while the handset is on the
base.
Automatic Securit
y
Access Protec-
tion Code — changes each time you
disconnect and restore power to the
base to help prevent other cordless
phone users from using your phone
line while the handset is off the base.
Flash — sends an electronic switch-
hook signal for use with special phone
services such as call waiting.
Redial — with the touch of a button,
quickly redials the last number dialed.
Touch Tone or Pulse (Rotar
y
) Dial-
in
g
— lets you connect your phone to
either type of service.
Hearin
g
-Aid Compatibilit
y
— lets
you use your phone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.
Please read this Owner’s Manual
carefully so you can enjoy all of your
telephone’s features.
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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 us-
ing your ET-542. For this reason, the
ET-542 cordless phone should not be
your only telephone. To be safe, you
should also have a phone that does
not need AC power to operate (not a
cordless phone) so you can still make
and receive calls if there is an AC
power failure.
This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.
Your ET-542 operates on standard ra-
dio frequencies, as allocated by the
FCC. Therefore, it is possible for other
radio units operating on similar fre-
quencies, within a certain area, to in-
advertently intercept your conversa-
tions and/or cause interference on
your cordless telephone. This lack of
privacy can occur with any cordless
telephone.
For your records, we urge you to
record the serial number of your
phone in the space below. The serial
number is on the bottom panel of the
base.
Serial Number ______________
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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READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your telephone to
conform to federal regulations, and
you can connect it to most telephone
lines. However, each device that you
connect to the phone line draws pow-
er 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 bottom of your
phone’s 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,
your phone might not ring. In rural ar-
eas, a total REN of three might impair
ringer operation. If ringer operation is
impaired, remove a device from the
line.
FCC STATEMENT
This telephone complies with Part 68
of
FCC Rules
. You must, upon re-
quest, provide the FCC registration
number and the REN to your phone
company. These numbers are located
on the bottom of your phone’s base.
Note: You must not connect your
phone to any of the following:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key phone sys-
tems
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................ 6
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 6
Installing the Base ........................................................................................... 6
Preparation ........................................................................................................... 7
Connecting the Battery ................................................................................... 7
Charging the Battery ....................................................................................... 8
Setting the Dialing Mode ................................................................................. 9
Turning On/Off the Ringer ............................................................................... 9
Operation ............................................................................................................ 10
Making/Answering a Call .............................................................................. 10
Using the Handset at the Base ............................................................... 10
Using the Handset away from the Base ................................................. 10
Changing Channels ...................................................................................... 11
Using Redial .................................................................................................. 11
Using Flash ................................................................................................... 11
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ........................................................... 12
Using Page ................................................................................................... 12
Memory Dialing ............................................................................................. 12
Storing a Number in Memory .................................................................. 13
Entering a Pause in a Memory Number ................................................. 14
Dialing a Stored Number ........................................................................ 14
Storing/Chain Dialing Service Numbers ................................................. 14
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ...................................................... 14
Troubleshootin
g
................................................................................................ 15
Care and Maintenance ...................................................................................... 17
Replacing the Battery .................................................................................... 18
The FCC Wants You to Know ....................................................................... 19
Lightning ....................................................................................................... 19
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INSTALLATION
SELECTING A
LOCATION
Select a dry location for the tele-
phone’s base that is:
• Near an AC outlet
• Near a telephone line jack
• Out of the way of normal activities
• Away from electrical machinery,
electrical appliances, and metal
walls or filing cabinets
• Away from wireless intercoms,
alarms, and room monitors
The base’s location affects the phone’s
range. If you have a choice of several
locations, try each to see which pro-
vides the best performance.
Note: If the phone line jack is not a
modular jack, you must update the
wiring yourself, using jacks and adapt-
ers available at your local RadioShack
store. Or, you can let the phone com-
pany update the wiring for you.
• The phone company will charge
you for the installation of the nec-
essary jacks.
• The USOC number of the jack to
be installed is RJ11C for a base-
board jack or RJ11W for a wall
jack.
Caution: You must use a Class 2
120V AC/12V DC adapter that deliv-
ers at least 200 milliamps with its cen-
ter tip set to positive. Its plug must
correctly fit the phone’s 12V DC jack.
The supplied adapter meets these re-
quirements. Using an adapter that
does not meet these requirements
could damage the phone or the adapt-
er.
INSTALLING THE BASE
1. Plug one end of the supplied mod-
ular cord into the TEL.LINE jack on
the back of the base.
2. Plug the modular cord’s other end
into a modular phone line jack.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the 12V DC jack on
the back of the base.
4. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet.
5. Place the base’s antenna in a ver-
tical position.
illustration
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CONNECTING THE
BATTERY
Important: You must connect the bat-
tery inside the handset before charg-
ing the phone and using it. Follow
these steps to connect the battery.
1. Use a screwdriver to remove the
screw on the battery compartment
cover on the back of the handset,
then press down on the cover and
slide it off.
2. Plug the battery wire connector
into the socket inside the compart-
ment.
Note: The connector fits only one
way. Do not force it.
3. Align the screw hole on the bat-
tery compartment cover with the
screw hole inside the battery com-
partment.
4. Tighten the screw about halfway.
Then press down and slide the
cover up to lock it in place.
5. Fully tighten the screw to ensure
the best water seal.
Before you use your phone for the first
time, charge it for 15 hours.
PREPARATION
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CHARGING THE
BATTERY
After you install a new battery, place
the handset on the base and let the
battery charge for about 15 hours be-
fore you use it the first time. The IN
USE/CHARGE indicator lights.
The phone recharges whenever the
handset is on the base. You can re-
charge the battery at any time, but you
must be sure to recharge the battery
when the LOW BATT indicator flashes
on the handset.
Notes:
• The first time you use your phone
after installing a new battery, the
handset might not work or might
sound an error tone when you
press
TALK. This might also occur
when you recharge a battery that
has been completely discharged.
If this happens, return the handset
to the base for 5 seconds. This
resets the security access protec-
tion code.
• If the IN USE/CHARGE indicator
does not light when you place the
handset on the base, be sure the
battery is connected to the socket
inside the battery compartment
and the AC adapter is securely
connected to the base.
Also, be sure the handset is
placed properly on the base, so
the charging contacts on the
handset and base meet.
If the contacts are dirty or tar-
nished, gently clean them with a
pencil eraser.
• About once a month, fully dis-
charge the battery by keeping the
handset off the base until the
LOW BATT indicator flashes.
Then return the handset to the
base and recharge the battery for
15 hours.
illustration
(illus with
callout:
Charging
Contacts)
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SETTING THE DIALING
MODE
Set TONE/PULSE on the back of the
base for the type of service you have.
If you are not sure which type you
have, do this test.
1. Set TONE/PULSE to TONE.
2. Lift the handset, press TALK, and
listen for a dial tone.
3. Press any number other than 0.
If the dial tone stops, you have
touch-tone service. Leave TONE/
PULSE set to TONE.
If the dial tone continues, you
have pulse service. Set TONE/
PULSE to PULSE.
TURNING ON/OFF THE
RINGER
To turn off the ringer, press and hold
RINGER ON/OFF for about 2 seconds
(until a long beep sounds). When the
ringer is off, the RINGER ON/OFF but-
ton flashes red.
To turn on the ringer, press and hold
RINGER ON/OFF for about 2 seconds
(until a short beep sounds).
Note: With the handset’s ringer off,
you can still make or receive calls us-
ing the cordless phone. Telephones
on the same line still ring when there
is an incoming call, and the TALK light
on the handset and the IN USE/
CHARGE indicator on the base flash
until you answer the call.
illustration
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OPERATION
MAKING/ANSWERING A
CALL
You can use your cordless telephone
at the base or away from the base.
Using the Handset
at the Base
You can use the handset at the base
like a regular corded telephone. Just
place the handset on the base.
To answer a call, lift the handset from
the base.
To make a call, lift the handset from
the base and press TALK. The TALK
light on the handset turns on and the
IN USE/CHARGE indicator on the
base lights.
To disconnect a call, replace the
handset on the base.
Using the Handset
away from the Base
To make or answer a call, press TALK
so the TALK light on the handset turns
on.
To disconnect a call, press TALK so
the
TALK light turns off.
Note: You can make or answer a call
on another phone on the same line as
the cordless phone, even if the hand-
set is away from the base.
illustration
illustration
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