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2.4GHz Multi-Handset
™
www.radioshack.com
Expandable Cordless
Telephone
OWNER’S MANUAL —
43-3815/43-3898
Please read before using this equipment.
Call Waiting/Caller ID — lets you answer a call even when
you’re on the phone and see who’s calling before you
answer.
Speakerphone — lets you conduct a hands-free
conversation using the base speaker. (See “Making and
Receiving Calls” on page 15.)
Call Screening — lets you listen as a calle
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 2 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM CONTENTS Introduction ................................................. 3 Making and Receiving Calls .................. 32 Important Safety Instructions ...................... 3 Transferring a Call .................................. 32 Battery Safety Instructions ...................... 6 Paging .................................................... 32 Installing Your Telephone ............................. 7 Caller ID/Call Waiting .........
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 3 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 2.4 GHz IMPORTANT ! ! Multi-Handset Expandable Cordless Telephone. Cordless phones require AC Unlike other conventional cordless telephones, your power to operate. When the telephone supports up to eight handsets on a single power is off, you cannot telephone line. You can add a handset to any room make or receive calls using in your home or office that has an AC outlet. No yo
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Important Safety Instructions 43-3815/3898.fm Page 4 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM 4. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. 5. Never touch uninstalled telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface. 6. Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. 7. Do not affix the AC power supply cord to building surfaces with metal fittings (if the product has an AC
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 5 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM 13. Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord will be stepped on. 14. Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 15. Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid
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Important Safety Instructions 43-3815/3898.fm Page 6 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM 18. Avoid using a telephone during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. 19. Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. BATTERY SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Use only the appropriate type and size battery pack specified in the instruction manual provided for this product. • Do not dispose of the battery pack in a fire. The cell may explod
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 7 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM INSTALLING YOUR TELEPHONE Your telephone connects directly to a modular telephone line jack. If your telephone wiring does not have a modular jack, you can update the wiring yourself using jacks and adapters (available at your local RadioShack store), or have the telephone company update the wiring for you. You must use compatible modular jacks that are compliant with CAUTION Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must use a Class 2 power
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Installing Your Telephone 43-3815/3898.fm Page 8 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base. 4. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the back of the base. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 6. Lift the base's antenna to a vertical position. On a Wall Plate 1. Plug one end of the supplied short modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base. 2. Insert the su
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 9 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM 2. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base. 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base. 4. Route the adapter and modular cords through the grooves on the bottom of the base. 5. Align the base's keyhole slots with the mounting screws and slide the base downward to secure it. 6. Plug the modular cord’s other end into the ph
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Installing Your Telephone 43-3815/3898.fm Page 10 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM <43-3898 model only> HHHHaaaannnnddddsssseeeetttt NNNNoooo....2222 Ô NOTES Ô appears when you install the battery pack on to • If you mounted the base the second handset. on the wall, place the handset with the keypad 3. Replace the cover. facing out so the To charge the battery pack, place the handset on charging contacts make the base. The CHARGE/IN USE indicator on the a clean connection to base
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 11 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM 2. Press any number other than 0 or an access code (9, for example) if required. If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone service. If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Once you know which type of service you have, follow these steps to set the dialing mode. 1. Lift the handset and press MENU/MUTE. 2. Press or to select DDDDiiiiaaaallll MMMMooooddddeeee. 3. Press SEL/CH. The current dialing mode appears. 4. P
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Installing Your Telephone 43-3815/3898.fm Page 12 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM SETTING THE HANDSET’S RINGER TONE You can choose from six ringers or four melodies. Ringers: FFFFlllliiiicccckkkkeeeerrrr, CCCCllllaaaatttttttteeeerrrr, LLLLeeeeaaaapppp FFFFrrrroooogggg, PPPPiiiinnnngggg BBBBaaaallllllll, RRRReeeemmmmiiiinnnnddddeeeerrrr, SSSSoooofffftttt AAAAlllleeeerrrrtttt Melodies: BBBBeeeeeeeetttthhhhoooovvvveeeennnn9999 (“Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony), EEEElllliii
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 13 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM TURNING AUTO TALK ON/OFF Auto Talk allows you to simply pick up the phone from the base to answer a call, without pressing TALK/FLASH If the handset is away from the base, press any number key to answer a call. Your phone is not preset to use Auto Talk. 1. Lift the handset and press MENU/MUTE. 2. Press or to select CCCCaaaalllllllleeeerrrr IIIIDDDD SSSSeeeettttuuuupppp. 3. Press SEL/CH. 4. Press or to select AAAAuuuutttt
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Installing Your Telephone 43-3815/3898.fm Page 14 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM STORING YOUR AREA CODE You can store your local area code in the phone’s memory so the area code does not appear if you receive a local call. If you need to add or store the area code for a local number, you can add it afterwards (see “Dialing Numbers From a Caller ID Record” on Page 29). In some areas, the area code is necessary even for a local call (10-digit dialing). If you live in such an area, do no
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 15 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS 1. To make a call using the handset, lift the handset and press TALK/FLASH. TTTTaaaallllkkkk and the Ô NOTE Ô current volume setting appear, and the base's Your phone has 35 CHARGE/IN USE indicator lights. Then the channels. If your call call's elapsed time appears. Ô disconnects or you have difficulty hearing the 2. Dial the number. The number appears on the conversation during a call, handset as y
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Making and Receiving Calls 43-3815/3898.fm Page 16 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM RINGER MUTE You can temporarily mute the ringer. When you receive a call with the handset off the base, press END. The phone exits Ringer Mute when the next call is received, or when you hang up the phone. ADJUSTING THE HANDSET’S VOLUME To adjust the handset's volume during a call, press or on the handset until you reach the desired volume level (VVVVoooolllluuuummmmeeee LLLLoooowwww, VVVVoooolllluuu
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 17 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM USING FLASH Flash performs the electronic equivalent of a switchhook operation for special services, such as Call Waiting. 1. If you have Call Waiting, press TALK/FLASH to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. 2. Press TALK/FLASH again to return to the first call. If you do not have any special phone services, pressing TALK/FLASH while the call is in progress might disconnect the current call. USING TON
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Making and Receiving Calls 43-3815/3898.fm Page 18 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM SWITCHING BETWEEN THE Ô NOTES Ô HANDSET AND SPEAKERPHONE Transferring a Call To switch to the speakerphone while you are using • If the transferred call is the handset, press SPEAKER on the base. When not picked up within 5 you hear the conversation on the speakerphone, minutes, the call press END on the handset. disconnects. • Returning the handset to To switch to the handset while you are using the
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43-3815/3898.fm Page 19 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM USING A HEADSET You can make or answer calls with hands-free convenience using an optional headset that has 3 a /32 –inch (2.5-mm) plug. Your local RadioShack store carries a variety of headsets. To connect the headset, gently flip open the rubber headset jack cover on the side of the handset. Then insert the headset’s plug into the jack. Use the keys on the handset to make or answer calls. Ô Ô NOTES Ô When you finish using the h
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Memory Dialing 43-3815/3898.fm Page 20 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:31 AM 3. To enter a name, use the letters on the number keys. Enter the last name first, since files are accessed alphabetically. For uppercase letters, press the key once for the first letter marked on the key, twice for the second letter, and so on. For lowercase letters, press four times (or five times) for the first lower case letter marked on the key, five or six times for the second letter, and so on. For example, to ent
