Radio Shack ET-689 User manual

Cat. No. 43-689
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-689
900 MHz Two-Line
Cordless Telephone
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack ET-689 900 MHz
Two-Line Cordless Telephone uses the
900 MHz band, which means clear
sound with less interference and greater
range than 46/49 MHz cordless tele-
phones. Its cordless operation lets you
make or answer calls just about any-
where in your home or office.
Its optional headset jack lets you con-
nect a headset to the handset for hands-
free conversation — perfect for when
you are working in the yard or garage.
Its other features include:
20-Number Memory Dialing — lets
you store up to 20 numbers in memory
for easy dialing.
3-Way Conference — lets you make
calls on two separate telephone lines
and join them for a 3-way conference
call.
Page — sends a signal from the base to
the handset so you can locate the hand-
set if you have misplaced it.
Handset Volume Control — lets you
adjust the volume when you are away
from the base.
Two-Line Distinctive Ringer — pro-
duces a different ringer sound for each
line so you can tell which line is ringing
without looking at the line indicators.
Note: To use both of the ET-689’s lines,
you must connect it to two separate tele-
phone lines. Each of these lines must
have its own phone number. If you do
not have two telephone lines, contact
your phone company to get a second
line.
20 Channel Autoscan — automatically
selects a clear channel when you make
or answer a call. You can also manually
change channels during a call.
Security Access-Protection Code —
helps prevent other cordless phone us-
ers from using your phone line while the
handset is off the base.
Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets you
use your phone with hearing aids that
have a T (telephone) switch.
Ample Talk and Standby Time — the
supplied battery pack provides 4 hours
of continuous talk time or 7 days of
standby time (when fully charged).
Desk/Wall Mountable — lets you place
the phone on a desk, or mount it on a
wall plate or directly on a wall.
Super CCT Noise-Reduction Circuitry
— gives you sound clarity comparable to
corded telephones.
Quick Talk — Lets you quickly answer
a call without pressing any button by
simply lifting the handset from the base.
© 1998, 1999 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
COM-LOK and RadioShack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.
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Note: Your telephone operates on stan-
dard radio frequencies as allocated by
the FCC. Even though the access pro-
tection code prevents unauthorized use
of your phone line, it is possible for other
radio units operating on similar frequen-
cies within a certain area to unintention-
ally intercept your conversations and/or
cause interference. This lack of privacy
can occur with any cordless phone.
This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.
For your records, we recommend you
record your phone’s serial number here.
The number is on the bottom of the
base.
Serial Number:
Important:
• Cordless phones such as this one
require AC power to operate. When
AC power is off, you cannot dial out
or receive incoming calls using your
ET-689. For this reason, the ET-689
should not be your only telephone.
To be safe, you should also have a
phone that does not require AC
power to operate (not a cordless
phone), so you can still make and
receive calls if there is an AC power
failure.
• Some cordless phones operate at
frequencies that might cause inter-
ference to nearby TVs and VCRs. To
minimize or prevent such interfer-
ence, the base of the cordless
phone should not be placed near or
on top of a TV or VCR.
This symbol is intended to alert you to
the presence of uninsulated danger-
ous voltage within the product’s enclo-
sure that might be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of elec-
tric shock. Do not open the product’s
case.
This symbol is intended to inform you
that important operating and mainte-
nance instructions are included in the
literature accompanying this product.
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 SERVIC-
ING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of
fire or shock hazard, do not ex-
pose this product to rain or mois-
ture.
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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, your
phones 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
This telephone complies with Part 68 of
FCC Rules . Upon request, you must
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 phone
to any of the following:
• coin-operated systems
• party-line systems
• most electronic key phone systems
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................... 6
Installing the Handset’s Antenna ........................................................................ 6
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 6
Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................... 7
On a Desk Top ............................................................................................. 7
On a Wall Plate ............................................................................................ 8
Directly on a Wall ......................................................................................... 9
Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................... 10
Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................. 12
Turning the Ringer On/Off ................................................................................ 12
Operation ............................................................................................................... 13
Making/Answering Calls ................................................................................... 13
Changing the Channel ...................................................................................... 13
Adjusting the Handset’s Volume ....................................................................... 14
Using Redial ..................................................................................................... 14
Using Flash ...................................................................................................... 14
Putting a Call on Hold ....................................................................................... 15
Conference Calling ........................................................................................... 15
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................... 16
Paging .............................................................................................................. 16
Memory Dialing ................................................................................................ 16
Storing a Number in Memory ..................................................................... 16
Entering a Pause ....................................................................................... 17
Dialing a Memory Number ......................................................................... 17
Chain-Dialing Service Numbers ................................................................. 17
Testing Stored Emergency Numbers ......................................................... 17
Using a Headset ............................................................................................... 18
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................... 19
Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 21
Replacing the Battery Pack .............................................................................. 22
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 23
Lightning ........................................................................................................... 23
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INSTALLATION
INSTALLING THE
HANDSET’S
ANTENNA
Insert the antenna into the
larger hole at the top of
the handset, then screw in
the antenna clockwise un-
til it is secure.
SELECTING A LOCATION
You can place the phone on a desk or
table, mount it on a standard wall plate,
or mount it directly on a wall. Select a lo-
cation that is:
• near an easily accessible AC outlet
• near a modular 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
• away from other cordless phones
The base’s location affects the hand-
set’s range. If you have a choice of sev-
eral locations, try each to see which
provides the best performance.
Caution: You must use a Class
2 power source that supplies
12 volts DC and delivers at
least 300 mA. Its center tip must be set
to positive and its plug must fit the
base's
DC 12V jack. The supplied adapt-
er meets these specifications. Using an
adapter that does not meet these speci-
fications could damage the base or the
adapter. You can connect your ET-689
to a 2-line modular telephone jack using
one of the supplied 2-line modular
cords. Or, you can connect your tele-
phone to two separate 1-line modular
telephone jacks using the supplied 2-
line modular cords.
Notes:
• Your telephone connects directly to
a modular telephone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a modular
jack, you can update the wiring
yourself, using jacks and adapters
available at your local RadioShack
store. Or, you can let the phone
company update the wiring for you.
• The USOC number of the two-line
jack to be installed is RJ14C (or
RJ14W for a wall plate jack). The
USOC number for a single-line jack
is RJ11C (or RJ11W for a wall plate
jack).
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MOUNTING THE PHONE
On a Desk Top
1. Remove the base’s bracket by
pressing both tabs on the wide end,
then lifting off the bracket.
2.
If you have a single 2-line modular
jack,
plug one end of the supplied 2-
line long modular cord into L1 OR L1/
L2 on the back of the phone’s base.
Note: When you make this connec-
tion, do not connect another modu-
lar cord to the L2 jack. Otherwise,
the phone will not operate properly.
If you have two separate 1-line mod-
ular jacks,
plug one end of the sup-
plied 2-line long modular cord into
L1 OR L1/L2 and plug the other sup-
plied 2-line long modular cord into
L2.
If you have a single 1-line modular
jack,
plug one end of either supplied
long modular cord into L1 OR L1/L2
to use line 1, or into L2 to use line 2.
3. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s bar-
rel plug into the DC 12V jack on the
back of the phone’s base.
4. Route the adapter’s cord through
the right groove on the bottom of the
base.
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5. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the lower slots on
the base’s bottom, then push the
tabs on the wide end of the bracket
into the other slots until the bracket
clicks securely into place.
6. Plug the AC adapter into a standard
AC outlet.
7. Plug the other end(s) of the modular
cord(s) into the modular telephone
jack(s).
8. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
On a Wall Plate
1. Remove the base’s bracket by
pressing both tabs on the wide end,
then lifting off the bracket.
2.
If the wall plate has a single 2-line or
1-line modular jack,
plug one end of
the supplied 2-line short modular
cord into L1 OR L1/L2 on the back of
the phone’s base.
Note: When you make this connec-
tion, do not connect another modu-
lar cord to the L2 jack. Otherwise,
the phone will not operate properly.
If the wall plate has a single 1-line
modular jack, and there is another
modular telephone jack close by,
plug one end of the supplied 2-line
short modular cord into L1 OR L1/L2,
and plug the supplied 2-line long
modular cord into L2.
3. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s bar-
rel plug into the DC 12V jack on the
back of the phone’s base.
4. Route the AC adapter’s cord
through the right groove on the bot-
tom of the base. Route the short
modular cord through the left groove
on the bottom of the base.
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If you need to connect a long modu-
lar cord to the L2 jack, remove the
short modular cord from the left
groove and route the long modular
cord through the groove on the bot-
tom of the base.
5. Route the end of the short modular
cord through the hole in the center
of the bracket, then insert the tabs
on the narrow end of the bracket into
the upper slots on the base’s bot-
tom.
6. Route the adapter cord and the long
modular cord (if you have connected
it) through each slot on the bottom
of the wide end of the bracket, then
push the tabs on the wide end of the
bracket into the other slots until the
bracket clicks securely into place.
7. Plug the AC adapter into a standard
AC outlet.
8. Plug the short modular cord into the
wall plate jack, then align the base’s
keyhole slots with the wall plate
studs and slide the base downward
to secure it.
If you attached a long modular cord,
plug it into the other phone line jack.
9. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
Directly on a Wall
For this mounting method, you need two
screws (not supplied) with heads that fit
into the keyhole slots on the mounting
bracket.
1. At the desired mounting
location, drill two holes
315/16 inches (100 mm)
apart vertically. Then
thread a screw into each
hole, letting the heads
extend about 3/16 inch (5
mm) from the wall.
2. Remove the bracket by holding in
both tabs on the wide end, then gen-
tly pulling out the wide end of the
bracket.
3
/16
315/16
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3. If you have a single 2-line modular
jack,
plug one end of the supplied
long 2-line modular cord into L1 OR
L1/L2 on the back of the phone’s
base.
Note:
When you make this connec-
tion, do not connect another modu-
lar cord to the L2 jack. Otherwise,
the phone will not operate properly.
If you have two separate 1-line mod-
ular jacks,
plug one end of the sup-
plied 2-line long modular cord into
L1 OR L1/L2 and plug the supplied 2-
line long modular cord into L2.
If you have a single 1-line modular
jack,
plug one end of either supplied
long modular cord into L1 OR L1/L2
to use line 1, or into L2 to use line 2.
4. Plug the supplied AC adapter’s bar-
rel plug into the DC 12V jack.
5. Route the adapter’s cord through
the right groove on the bottom of the
base. Route the long modular cord
through the left groove on the bot-
tom of the base.
If you have connected two long
modular cords, route the cord con-
nected to L1 OR L1/L2 through the
right groove on the bottom of the
base, and route the cord connected
to L2 through the hole in the center
of the bracket.
6. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the slots on the
base’s bottom as shown, then push
the tabs on the wide end of the
bracket until it clicks securely into
place.
7. Plug the AC adapter into a standard
AC outlet.
8. Plug the other end(s) of the cord(s)
into a modular phone line jack(s).
9. Align the base’s keyhole slots with
the mounting screws and slide the
base downward to secure it.
10. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
CONNECTING AND
CHARGING THE BATTERY
PACK
The ET-689 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, then charge it for about 15
hours.
1. Press down and slide off the battery
compartment cover.
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