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Cat. No. 43-1098
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-928
Digital Spread Spectrum
900 MHz Cordless Speakerphone
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43-1098.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-928 Digital Dual Keypads — a full set of keys Spread Spectrum 900 MHz Cordless on both the ET-928’s handset and its Speakerphone uses advanced digi- base let you use either to make and tal cordless technology to give you answer calls or program the phone’s superior sound quality. It uses the features. 900 MHz band, which means less in- terference and clearer sound, and Handset/Base Disable — automati- greater range
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43-1098.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM Out of Range Signal — the handset Hearing Aid Compatible — lets you beeps twice to let you know when you use this telephone with hearing aids that move out of the base’s operating range. have a T (telephone) switch. Security Access Protection Code — This phone has been tested and found changes each time you place the hand- to comply with all applicable UL and set on the base, to minimize the chanc- FCC standards. es of other cordless phones u
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43-1098.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM Important: FCC STATEMENT • Cordless phones such as this one This telephone complies with Part 68 of require AC power to operate. When FCC Rules. You must, upon request, AC power is off, you cannot dial out provide the FCC Registration Number or receive incoming calls using your and the REN to your phone company. ET-928. For this reason, the ET-928 These numbers are on the label on the should not be your only telephone. bottom of the base. To
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43-1098.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 6 Installing the Handset’s Antenna ........................................................................ 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 6 Placing on a Desk Top .................................................................
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43-1098.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM INSTALLATION • The USOC number of the jack to be INSTALLING THE installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if you HANDSET’S want to mount it on a wall plate). ANTENNA Caution: You must use an AC adapter Insert the antenna into the that supplies 9 volts with the center tip hole on the top of the hand- set to positive. It must deliver 500 milli- set, then twist the antenna amps, and its plug must properly fit the clockwise until it is secure. telephone’s DC 9
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43-1098.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM 3. Plug one end of the supplied long Mounting on a Wall Plate modular cord into the phone line jack on the back of the base. 1. Push in the two tabs on the top of the mounting bracket, then lift off the entire bracket. illus -- enlarge to fill space 4. Plug the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. 2. Plug one end of the supplied short modular cord into the phone line jack on the back of the base, then press the cord into the center groove
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43-1098.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM 4. Position the mounting bracket with plate, then slide the base downward the narrow end on top. Route the to secure it. short modular cord through the cen- ter hole of the bracket, and insert the two tabs at the top of bracket illus -- show modular into the matching slots on the base’s cord already connected back, near the jacks. 7. Plug the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. Press the two tabs at the bottom of the bracket into the match
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43-1098.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM 4. Insert the AC adapter’s barrel plug Mounting Directly on the Wall into the DC 9V jack on the back of For this mounting method, you need two the base. Then route the cord wood screws (not supplied) with heads through the strain relief slot and that fit into the keyhole slots on the press the cord into the groove on mounting bracket. the bottom of the base. 3 1. At the desired mounting /16 location, drill two holes illus -- label strain 15 3
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43-1098.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM 6. Align the keyhole slots on the mounting bracket with the screws on the wall, then slide the base down- ward to secure it. 7. Plug the AC adapter into a standard AC outlet. 8. Plug the long modular cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack. add illus -- like Step 5 of previous section 9.For the best reception, adjust the base’s anten- na so it stands straight up. 10
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43-1098.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM PREPARATION Notes: CONNECTING AND • You can hang the handset face up CHARGING THE BATTERY on the base if it is wall-mounted PACK (using the slot on the back of the handset); however, the battery pack The ET-928 comes with a rechargeable will not fully charge in this position. nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset, but not connected. Before us- • When you first use your phone after ing your phone, you must connect the charging or rech
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43-1098.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM • If the battery pack becomes weak, 2. Press SPEAKER (speakerphone) on the handset sounds a short beep the base (or TALK on the handset every 16 seconds during a call (or after the battery is charged) and lis- every 64 seconds when the handset ten for a dial tone. is not in use) and the BATT LOW indicator flashes. Within about 10 illus -- (1) SPEAKER on base minutes, the phone will automati- and (2) TALK on handset (show cally disconnect.
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43-1098.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM Turning On/Off the Ringers add illus (2) of VOLUME To have the base ring when a call locations comes in, set RINGER ON/OFF on the back of the base to ON. illus -- reduce to fit space Checking/Setting the Ringer To have it not sound, set RINGER ON/ Tone OFF to OFF. The base and handset are both preset location of To have the handset to use the same ringer tone (1). To handset’s ring when a call comes change or hear the different tones, pres
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43-1098.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM OPERATION You can use the keypad on the handset Important: If you move the handset out- or base to operate the ET-928. To use side the base’s range (about 550 feet), the phone’s features during a call, how- the handset will not operate properly ever, you must use the same keypad and a call in progress might be discon- that you used to make or answer that nected (see “Troubleshooting” on Page call. 22). Using the Speakerphone MAKING/ANSWERING
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43-1098.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM Switching Between the Handset and Speakerphone illus of base VOLUME To switch from the handset to the speakerphone at any time during a call, press HOLD on the handset, then SPEAKER on the base so its red indica- tor turns on, and begin the conversation. To turn the volume up or down during a illus of handset HOLD location call, repeatedly press VOLUME s or t on the handset or base. The ET-928 beeps once each time you press VOLUME s or t. W
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43-1098.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM USING HOLD USING MUTE HOLD MUTE To place a call on hold, press on The button on the base (there is the handset or base. The SPEAKER in- none on the handset) lets you talk to dicator on the base and the TALK indi- someone else in the room without the cator on the handset (if it is off the base) person on the other end of the phone flash to remind you that the call is on line hearing your conversation. Press MUTE hold. You and the other par
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43-1098.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM Note: If you do not have any special CHANGING CHANNELS phone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. The ET-928 continuously scans chan- nels (frequency pairs used between the base and the handset) and automatical- ly selects a clear one each time you USING TONE SERVICES make or receive a call using the hand- ON A PULSE LINE set. Some special services, such as bank- If you notice interference during a call, by-phone, req
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43-1098.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM SPECIAL FEATURES 2. Enter the number you want to store. MEMORY DIALING Notes: You can store up to 20 numbers of up to • If you have pulse service and 16 digits each in the ET-928’s memory, want to send tone signals, press then dial them with the press of a few TONE at the appropriate place buttons. in the sequence of numbers. • Each TONE or pause entry Storing a Number (see “Storing a Pause” on Page 19) counts as one digit in mem- Notes:
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43-1098.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM When calling special services, dial the Storing a Pause service’s main number first. Then, at the In some telephone systems, you must appropriate place in the call, press MEM dial an access code (9, for example) and and the number for the memory location wait for a second dial tone before you where the additional information is can dial an outside number. You can stored. store the access code with the phone number. However, you should also
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43-1098.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 4:03 PM • If a call is in progress on the hand- Paging from the Handset to the set or base when it receives a page, Base you can put the call on hold, then answer the page. When you finish To send a page from the handset to the the intercom call, release hold to base, press INTCM. The base beeps disconnect the intercom and resume twice and automatically answers the the phone call. handset’s page (whether or not anyone is there). Begin your conversa
