Radio Shack ET-919 User manual

Cat. No. 43-1089
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-919
9-Memory 900-MHz Cordless Telephone
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FEATURES
Redial — lets you quickly redial the last
number dialed.
9-Number Memor
y
Dialin
g
— lets you
store up to 9 numbers in memory for
easy dialing.
Pa
g
e— lets you send a paging signal
from the base to the handset to page
someone or locate the handset if you
misplace it.
Flash — sends an electronic switch-
hook signal for use with special phone
services, such as Call Waiting.
Mute — prevents the person on the
phone from hearing your conversation
with someone in the room.
Volume Control — lets you adjust the
volume you hear through the handset.
Tone/Pulse Dialin
g
— lets you use
your phone with touch-tone or pulse ser-
vice.
Quick Talk — lets you answer a call by
just lifting the handset from the base.
Hearin
g
-Aid Compatibilit
y
— lets you
use your phone with hearing aids that
have a T (telephone) switch.
©1998 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
COM-LOK and RadioShack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.
Your RadioShack ET-919 9-Memory
900-MHz Cordless Telephone uses the
900 MHz band which means less inter-
ference, clearer sound, 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.
And, its headset jack means you can
connect an optional headset for hands-
free convenience while you use the
phone.
The ET-919’s features include:
900 MHz Operation — provides better
sound and less interference than many
other cordless phones.
20 Channels — automatically selects a
clear channel when you make or answer
a call. You can also manually change
channels during a call.
Super CCT Noise-Reduction Circuitr
y
— gives you sound clarity comparable
to that of a corded phone.
Securit
y
Access-Protection Code —
automatically prevents other cordless
phone users from using your phone line
while the handset is off the base.
COM-LOK®— ensures that other cord-
less phone users cannot use your phone
line when the handset is on the base.
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This telephone has been tested and
found to comply with all applicable UL
and FCC standards.
Your telephone operates on standard
radio frequencies as allocated by the
FCC. Even though the security access-
protection code prevents unauthorized
use of your phone line, it is possible for
other radio units operating on similar fre-
quencies within a certain area to unin-
tentionally intercept your conversations
and/or cause interference. This lack of
privacy can occur with any cordless
phone.
Important Note: 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 phone. 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.
We recommend you record your
phone’s serial number here. The num-
ber is on the bottom of the base.
Serial Number:
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
. You must, upon request,
provide the FCC Registration Number
and the REN to your phone company.
These numbers are located on the bot-
tom 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
Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6
Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 6
Attaching the Handset’s Antenna ....................................................................... 6
Placing the Base on a Desk Top ........................................................................ 7
Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate .................................................................... 8
Mounting the Base Directly on the Wall ............................................................. 9
Connecting and Charging the Battery Pack ..................................................... 11
Setting the Dialing Mode .................................................................................. 12
Turning the Ringer On/Off ................................................................................ 13
Operation ............................................................................................................... 14
Making and Receiving Calls ............................................................................. 14
Selecting the Channel ...................................................................................... 14
Using Mute ....................................................................................................... 14
Setting the Handset’s Volume .......................................................................... 15
Using Redial ..................................................................................................... 15
Using Flash ...................................................................................................... 15
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................... 16
Using Page ....................................................................................................... 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 ......................................................... 18
Using a Headset ............................................................................................... 18
Troubleshootin
g
.................................................................................................... 19
Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 21
Replacing the Battery Pack .............................................................................. 22
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 23
Lightning ........................................................................................................... 23
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PREPARATION
SELECTING A LOCATION
You can place the phone on a desk top
or table, mount it on a standard wall
plate, or mount it directly on a wall. Se-
lect a location that is:
• near an 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
• 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: The supplied RadioShack AC
adapter was designed specifically for
your ET-919. Use only the supplied
adapter.
Notes:
• Your telephone connects directly to
a modular telephone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a modu-
lar 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 jack to be
installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if you
want to mount it on a wall plate).
ATTACHING THE
HANDSET’S ANTENNA
Insert the antenna into the hole on the
top of the handset, then rotate the an-
tenna clockwise until it is secure.
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PLACING THE BASE ON A
DESK TOP
Follow these steps when you 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.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 12V 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 the lower slots on
the bottom of the base 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.
Strain
Relief
Slot
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7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
8. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
MOUNTING THE BASE ON
A WALL PLATE
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 short
modular cord into the phone jack on
the back of the base. Route the
modular cord through the left slot on
the bottom of the base.
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on
the back of the base. Route the
adapter’s cord through the right slot
on the bottom of the base.
4. Route the other end of the short
modular cord through the center of
the bracket.
Phone Jack
DC 12V
Jack
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5. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the upper slots on
the bottom of the base, then push
the tabs on the wide end of the
bracket into the lower slots on the
bottom of the base.
6. Plug the short modular cord into the
wall plate jack, align the base’s key-
hole slots with the wall plate studs,
and slide the base downward to
secure it.
7. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
8. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
MOUNTING THE BASE
DIRECTLY ON THE WALL
For this mounting method, you need two
flat-head screws (not supplied) with
heads that fit into the keyhole slots on
the mounting bracket.
1. Drill two holes 315/16
inches (100 mm) apart.
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 and gently pulling out the
wide end of the bracket.
3. Plug one end of the supplied long
modular cord into the phone jack on
the back of the base. Route the
modular cord through the left slot on
the bottom of the base and pull the
cord down to remove any slack on
top.
315/16"
3/16"
Phone Jack
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4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s
barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on
the back of the base. Route the
adapter’s cord through the right slot
on the bottom of the base.
5. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of
the bracket into the upper slots on
the bottom of the base, guide the
modular and adapter cords through
the cord slots on the bracket, and
push the tabs on the wide end of the
bracket into the slots on the bottom
of the base.
6. Align the keyhole slots with the
mounting screws and slide the base
downward to secure it.
7. Plug the modular cord into a modu-
lar phone line jack.
8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC
outlet.
9. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical
position.
DC 12V Jack
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