Radio Shack HandsfreePhone withCallerID/CallWaiting User manual

Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
Handsfree Phone with Caller ID/Call Waiting

2Features
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Features
Your RadioShack Handsfree
Phone provides handsfree opera-
tion using a comfortable light-
weight headset so your hands are
free while you talk.
The phone’s Caller ID unit
records each caller’s telephone
number (and name, if available in
your area) and the date and time
of the call, as provided by your lo-
cal phone company to Caller ID
service subscribers. If you sub-
scribe to Call Waiting with Caller
ID, the phone can show you the
incoming caller information, even
when you are already talking on
the phone.
Your phone has these features:
Call Waiting Caller ID — dis-
plays information about an incom-
ing call while you are on the
phone.
Callback — lets you quickly dial a
number stored in a Caller ID
record.
Headset Volume Control — lets
you adjust the volume you hear
through the headset.
60 Memory Caller ID — stores
up to 60 names and numbers.
Adjustable Ringer Volume —
lets you choose between two vol-
umes for the ringer.
Tone or Pulse Dialing — lets
you use tone or pulse (rotary) di-
aling and lets you switch from
pulse to tone dialing for long-
distance, bank-by-phone, or other
special services.
Redial — lets you quickly redial
the last number dialed.
Flash — sends an electronic
switchhook signal for use with
special phone services, such as
Call Waiting.
3-Line Liquid Crystal Display —
lets you view an entire Caller ID
record on one screen.
Belt Clip — lets you carry the
phone on your belt for easy porta-
bility.
Hearing-Aid Compatibility — al-
lows you to use the phone with
hearing aids that have a T (tele-
phone) switch.
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All Rights Reserved.
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3Features
This telephone has been tested
and found to comply with all appli-
cable ETL and FCC standards.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
When using your phone, basic
safety precautions should always
be followed to reduce the risk of
fire, electrical shock, and/or injury
to persons including the following:
• Read and understand all
instructions,
• Follow all warnings and
instructions marked on the
product.
• Do not use liquid cleaners, or
aerosol cleaners. Use a damp
cloth for cleaning. If neces-
sary, use a mild soap.
• Do not use this product near
water, for example near a
bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen
sink, or laundry tub, in a wet
basement, or near a swim-
ming pool.
• Do not place this product on
an unstable cart, stand or
table. The product may fall,
causing serious damage to
the product.
• Do not allow anything to rest
on the telephone line cord.
Do not locate this product
where the cord will be abused
by persons walking on it.
• Never spill liquid of any kind
on the product.
• To reduce the risk of electric
shock, do not disassemble
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-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to
alert you to the presence of
uninsulated dangerous volt-
age 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 accompanying
this product.
!
!

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this product. If servicing is
required, take it to a qualified
serviceman.
• Disconnect this product from
the telephone line and refer to
qualified service personnel
under the following condi-
tions.
- If liquid has been spilled into
the product.
- If the product has been
exposed to rain or water.
- If the product has been
dropped or the cabinet has
been damaged.
- If the product exhibits a dis-
tinct change in performance.
- If the product does not oper-
ate normally by following the
operating instructions. Adjust
only those controls, that are
covered by the operating
instructions because im-
proper adjustment of other
controls may result in dam-
age and will often require
extensive work by a qualified
technician to restore the prod-
uct to normal operation.
• Avoid using a telephone
(other than a cordless type)
during an electrical storm.
There may be a remote risk of
electrical shock from light-
ning.
• Do not use the telephone to
report a gas leak in the vicin-
ity of the leak.
• Use only the batteries indi-
cated in this manual. Do not
dispose of batteries in a fire.
They might explode. Check
with local codes for possible
special disposal instructions.
SAVE THESE INSTRUC-
TIONS
FCC STATEMENT
This phone complies with Part 68
of
FCC Rules
. You must, upon re-
quest, provide the FCC registra-
tion number and the REN to your
phone company. Both numbers
are on the bottom of the phone.
You must not connect your phone
to:
• coin-operated systems
• party-line systems
• most electronic key phone
systems
This device complies with Part 15
of the
FCC Rules
. Operation is

5Features
subject to the following two condi-
tions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause un-
desired operation.
The phone also complies with the
limits for a Class B device as
specified in Part 15 of
FCC Rules
.
These limits provide reasonable
protection in a residential area.
However, your telephone might
cause TV or radio interference
even when it is operating proper-
ly. To eliminate interference, you
can try one or more of the follow-
ing corrective measures.
• Reorient or relocate the TV's
receiving antenna.
• Increase the distance
between the telephone and
the radio and TV.
Consult your local RadioShack
store if the problem still exists.
IMPORTANT CALLER
ID INFORMATION
To use the phone’s Caller ID and
Call Waiting with Caller ID fea-
tures, you must be in an area
where those services are avail-
able and you must subscribe to
those services through your local
phone company.
Where Caller ID is offered, one or
more options are generally avail-
able:
• caller’s number only
• caller’s name only
• caller’s name and number
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your phone to
conform to federal regulations,
and you can connect it to most
telephone lines. However, each
phone (and each device, such as
a telephone or answering ma-
chine) that you connect to the
telephone line draws power from
the telephone line. We refer to
this power draw as the device's
ringer equivalence number, or
REN. The REN is on the back of
your phone.
If you use more than one phone
or other device on the line, add up
all of the RENs. If the total is more
than five (three in rural areas),
your telephones might not ring. If
ringer operation is impaired, re-
move a device from the line.

6A Quick Look at Your Phone
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A Quick Look at Your Phone
ABC
TONE
TALK
ERASE
CALL BACK/
FLASH
REDIAL/
MUTE
VOLUME
(not shown)
PULSE/
TONE RINGER TEL
PAUSE

7Preparation
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Preparation
INSTALLING THE
BATTERIES
Your phone requires three AAA
batteries (not supplied) for power.
For the best performance and
longest life, we recommend Ra-
dioShack alkaline batteries.
Cautions:
• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and recom-
mended type.
• Do not mix old and new bat-
teries or different types of bat-
teries (standard or alkaline).
Follow these steps to install bat-
teries.
1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to
loosen the screw on the bat-
tery compartment cover, then
use a flat screwdriver to pry
off the cover.
2. Place the batteries in the
compartment, as indicated by
the polarity symbols (+ and –)
marked inside.
3. Replace the cover.
When you press any of the
phone’s buttons or the phone re-
ceives a call, appears. If
appears or the display is
blank when you press a key or re-
ceive a call, or if the phone stops
operating properly, replace the
batteries.
Warning:
Dispose of old batteries
promptly and properly. Do not
burn or bury them.
Caution: If you do not plan to use
the phone for a month or more,
remove the batteries. Batteries
can leak chemicals that can de-
stroy electronic parts.
Note: The phone still rings when
you receive a call, even if the bat-
tery power is low or you have not
installed batteries. However, you
cannot answer the call without
sufficient battery power.
CONNECTING TO THE
PHONE LINE
Your telephone connects directly
to a modular phone line jack. If
your phone line jack is not a mod-
ular jack, you can update the wir-
ing yourself, using jacks and
adapters available from your local

8Preparation
RadioShack store. Or, you can let
the telephone company update
the wiring for you.
The USOC number of the jack to
be installed is RJ11C, or RJ11W
for a wall plate jack.
Plug one end of the supplied
short modular cord into the TEL
jack on the top of the phone. Then
plug the other end into the wall
plate jack.
CONNECTING/
ADJUSTING THE
HEADSET
Connect the headset’s plug into
on the bottom of the phone.
Then follow these steps to adjust
the headset.
1. Place the headset on your
head with the earpiece over
either ear.
2. Adjust the headset band until
it rests with almost no pres-
sure on your ear and the top
of your head.
3. If the headset is loose, adjust
it inward slightly to tighten it. If
the headset is tight, gently
pull the headset band out to
loosen it.
4. Hold the headset in place,
and adjust the microphone
boom until it is about even
with your chin. Experiment
until you find the most com-
fortable position.
Caution: The microphone boom
swivels on the headset. Do not
bend the microphone boom while
you adjust it.
SETTING THE
DIALING MODE
Set PULSE/TONE on the top of the
phone for the type of service you
have. If you are not sure which
type you have, do this test.
1. Set PULSE/TONE to TONE.
2. Put on the headset and adjust
it as needed.
3. Press TALK and listen for a
dial tone.
4. Press any number other than
0.
Note: If your phone system
requires that you dial an
access code (9, for example)
before you dial an outside
number, do not dial the
access code either.
If the dial tone stops, you
have touch-tone service.

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Leave PULSE/TONE set to
TONE. If the dial tone contin-
ues, you have pulse service.
Set PULSE/TONE to PULSE.
5. Press TALK to hang up.
SETTING THE
RINGER VOLUME
You can select one of two volume
settings. Set RINGER H/L on the top
of the phone to the desired ringer
setting (high or low).
STORINGYOURAREA
CODE
You can store your local area
code in the phone’s Caller ID
memory so it does not store the
area code if the received call is
from your local area. If for some
reason you need to dial the area
code (or store it in the memory),
you can add it afterwards. See
“Dialing Numbers from a Caller ID
Record” on Page 13.
Note: If your calling area requires
10-digit dialing including area
code, do not enter the area code
but leave this option blank.
Follow these steps to store your
area code.
1. Hold down CALL BACK/FLASH
for about 4 seconds.
2. Enter your three-digit area
code. If you make a mistake,
press REDIAL/PAUSE to clear
the entry, then enter the cor-
rect code.
3. Press CALL BACK/FLASH to
store the area code.
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Phone Operation
Before you use the phone, put on
the headset and adjust it as need-
ed.
MAKING AND
RECEIVING CALLS
To make a call, press TALK. TALK
appears. Listen for the dial tone,
then dial the number. The number
appears on the display as you dial
it.
Note: oappears when you press
and Happears when you
press
#.

10 Phone Operation
To answer a call, press TALK.
TALK appears. To end a call,
press
TALK again.
ADJUSTING THE
VOLUME
To adjust the volume of the sound
you hear through the headset dur-
ing a call, slide VOLUME on the
side of the phone until you obtain
the desired volume level.
USING REDIAL
You can quickly dial the last num-
ber you dialed. Press TALK, listen
for the dial tone, then press
REDIAL/PAUSE.
The redial memory can also store
tone entries (see “Using Tone
Services on a Pulse Line” on
Page 11) and pause entries (see
“Entering a Pause”).
ENTERING A PAUSE
In some telephone systems, you
must dial an access code (9, for
example) and wait for a second
dial tone before you can dial an
outside number. You should also
store a pause after the access
code to allow the outside line time
to connect when you redial the
number. To enter a 2-second
pause, press REDIAL/PAUSE. Re-
peatedly press REDIAL/PAUSE for a
longer pause.
Note: – appears when you press
PAUSE.
USING FLASH
Flash performs the electronic
equivalent of a switchhook opera-
tion for special services, such as
Call Waiting.
For example, if you have Call
Waiting, press CALL BACK/FLASH
to answer an incoming call with-
out disconnecting the current call.
Press CALL BACK/FLASH again to
return to the first call.
Note: If you do not have any spe-
cial phone services, pressing
CALL BACK/FLASH might discon-
nect the current call.
USING MUTE
Press MUTE to talk to someone
else in the room without the per-
son on the other end of the phone
line hearing your conversation.
MUTE appears. Press MUTE again
to resume your phone conversa-
tion.