Radio Shack COUNTRY LIFE 43-860 User manual

Cat. No. 43-860
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
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FEATURES
© 1995 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Your Radio Shack Country Life Phone
combines nostalgic styling with conve-
nient, modern features. The phone’s
authentic, country-style wooden case,
decorative brass bells, and old-fash-
ioned handset make it a conversation
piece as well as a beautiful addition to
your home’s decor.
It also includes these features:
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.
Last Number Redial — at the press of
a button, lets you redial the last num-
ber dialed.
Simulated Rotar
y
Dial — gives you
the look of anold-fashioned, rotary dial
but has the modern convenience of
touch-tone dialing.
Wooden Writin
g
Board and Stora
g
e
Compartment — provides you with a
convenient space for writing phone
messages and storing small items,
such as an address book.
Built-In Wall-Mounts — let you easily
mount the phone on almost any wall,
even directly over a telephone wall-
plate.
Hearin
g
-Aid Compatibilit
y
— lets
you use your phone with hearing aids
that have a T (telephone) switch.
Your 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 in the
space below. The number is located
on the back of the phone.
Serial Number:
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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 phone that you con-
nect to the telephone line draws power
from the line. We refer to the power
draw as the phone’s ringer equiva-
lence number (REN). The REN is
shown on the back of your phone.
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 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 phone’s FCC regis-
tration number and the REN to your
telephone company. These numbers
are located on the back of your phone.
Note: You must not connect your
phone to:
• Coin-operated systems
• Party-line systems
• Most electronic key telephone
systems
This 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
determine whether your telephone is
causing the interference, turn off your
telephone. To eliminate interference,
you can try one or more of the follow-
ing corrective measures.
• Reorient or relocate the radio or
TV’s receiving antenna.
• Increase the distance between the
telephone and the radio or TV.
Consult your local Radio Shack store if
the problem still exists.
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CONTENTS
Installation ............................................................................................................ 5
Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................ 5
Preparation ............................................................................................... 5
Mounting on Dry Wall/Sheet Rock ............................................................ 6
Mounting on Plaster/Lathe or Solid Wood ................................................. 8
Connecting the Phone ..................................................................................... 8
Operation ............................................................................................................ 10
Setting the Dialing Mode ............................................................................... 10
Turning the Ringer Off/On ............................................................................. 10
Redial ............................................................................................................ 11
Using Tone Services on a Pulse Line ............................................................ 11
Care and Maintenance ....................................................................................... 12
If You Have Problems .................................................................................... 13
The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................ 13
Lightning ........................................................................................................ 13
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INSTALLATION
Your telephone connects directly to a
modular telephone line jack. Choose a
mounting location for the phone that is
near a modular phone jack and away
from normal activities.
If your telephone wiring does not have
a modular jack, you can update the
wiring yourself. Radio Shack stores
sell the necessary wall jacks and
adapters to convert older wiring meth-
ods to modular wiring. Or, you can
have the telephone company update
your telephone wiring for you.
Notes:
• The telephone company charges
to install the necessary jacks.
• The USOC number of the jack to
be installed if RJ11C for a base-
board jack, or RJ11W for a wall
jack.
MOUNTING THE PHONE
In addition to the supplied mounting
hardware (anchors, plugs, screws, and
rubber spacers), you need the follow-
ing tools/supplies to mount your
phone:
• A large piece of paper (at least 8 ×
18 in.)
• Phillips screwdriver
•Hammer
• Electric drill with a 3/16-inch drill bit
Preparation
Follow these steps to prepare an easy-
to-use template for marking the wall at
the desired mounting location.
1. Lay the phone flat on a large
piece of paper. Then, without
moving the phone, trace the loca-
tion of each of the four mounting
holes onto the paper.
2. Tape the paper “template” on the
wall at the desired mounting loca-
tion.
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3. Depending on the distance
between the modular phone jack
and the desired mounting loca-
tion, plug either the supplied 7-
foot or 10-inch silver phone line
cord into the jack on the back of
the phone, then set the phone
aside.
Note: If you are not mounting the
phone directly over the modular phone
jack, press the phone cord into the
groove on the back of the phone so the
cord is flush with the back.
Mounting on Dry Wall/
Sheet Rock
1. Screw a metal anchor into the wall
with a Phillips screwdriver at each
top mark on the template.
2. Using an electric drill, drill a 3/16-
inch hole at each of the bottom
marks.
PaperTemplate
Paper Template
PaperTemplate
Drill a /hole at each of
the bottom holes
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Drill a /hole at each of
the bottom holes
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Paper Template
Drill a 3/16-inch hole
at each bottom mark
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3. Press a plastic anchor into the
hole at each bottom mark and tap
the anchor into the wall with a
hammer until the anchor is
seated.
4. Carefully pull the paper template
away from the wall to remove it.
Note: If you are mounting the
phone directly over the modular
phone jack, plug the phone cord
plug into the jack now (see “Con-
necting the Phone”).
5. Place the phone against the wall
so the phone’s mounting holes
align with the mounting locations
in the wall, then insert a self-tap-
ping screw into each mounting
hole and tighten the screw with a
screwdriver.
For additional stability, you can also
use the supplied rubber spacers in ad-
dition to the screws. After you insert
the screws through the phone’s mount-
ing holes, place a rubber spacer over
each screw, so the spacer is between
the back of the phone and the wall,
then place the phone against the wall
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Paper Template
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and tighten the screws with a screwdriver.
Rubber Spacer
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Mounting on Plaster/Lathe
or Solid Wood
1. At each mounting mark on the
template, turn a self-tapping
screw clockwise a few rotations
with a screwdriver to start it, then
turn the screw counterclockwise
to remove it.
2. Carefully pull the paper template
away from the wall to remove it.
Note: If you are mounting the
phone directly over the modular
phone jack, plug the phone cord
plug into the jack now (see “Con-
necting the Phone”).
3. Place the phone against the wall
so the phone’s mounting holes
align with the mounting locations
in the wall, then insert a screw into
each mounting hole and tighten
the screw with a screwdriver.
CONNECTING THE
PHONE
1. To connect the handset to the
phone, plug one end of the brown,
fabric-covered cord into the hand-
set jack, then plug the other end
into the modular jack beneath the
phone (above the writing/storage
box).
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Paper Template
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2. Place the handset on the cradle. 3. To connect your phone to the tele-
phone line, plug the other end of
the phone cord into the modular
phone jack.
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