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Cat. No. 43-1110
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-1110
900 MHz 20-Channel
Analog Cordless Telephone
with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
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43-1110.fm Page 2 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-1110 900-MHz 20- No. 43-195) for hands-free convenience Channel Analog Cordless Telephone of- while you use the phone. fers the latest advances in cordless phone technology. It uses the 900 MHz VIP Memory — alerts you with a distinc- band, which means less interference and tive ring when someone you have added clear sound, and greater range than 46/ to the VIP list calls. 49 MHz cordless telephone. Its cordless
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43-1110.fm Page 3 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM Page — lets you send a paging signal Where Caller ID is offered, one or more from the base to the handset to page of the following options are generally someone or locate the handset when it is available: away from the base. • Caller’s number only Flash — sends an electronic switchhook • Caller’s name only signal for use with special phone servic- • Caller’s name and number es such as Call Waiting. For the ET-1110’s Caller ID memory dial V
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43-1110.fm Page 4 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM Important: Cordless phones such as READ THIS BEFORE this one require AC power to operate. INSTALLATION When the AC power is off, you cannot dial out or receive incoming calls using Each device that you connect to the your ET-1110. For this reason, the ET- phone line draws power from the phone 1110 cordless phone should not be your line. We refer to this power draw as the only telephone. To be safe, you should device’s ringer equivalence n
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43-1110.fm Page 5 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 7 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 7 Attaching the Handset’s Antenna ....................................................................... 7 Placing the Base on a Desk Top ..........................................................
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43-1110.fm Page 6 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM 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 the wall. Select 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 cabi- nets, wireless intercoms, alarms, and room monitors The base’s location affects the phone’s ran
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43-1110.fm Page 7 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM ATTACHING THE HANDSET’S ANTENNA Screw the antenna into the hole at the top of the handset. 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. 7
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43-1110.fm Page 8 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM 2. Plug one end of the supplied long 5. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of modular cord into the phone jack on the bracket into both slots on the the back of the base. bottom of the base as shown and push the tabs on the wide end of the bracket into the upper slots on the bottom of the base. 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on the back of the base. 6. Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modular pho
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43-1110.fm Page 9 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM 8. Fully extend the base’s antenna and 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s raise it to a vertical position. barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on the back of the base. 4. Route the modular cord through the MOUNTING THE BASE ON left groove on the bottom of the A WALL PLATE base and the adapter cord through the groove below the strain relief 1. Remove the bracket by holding in slot. both tabs and gently pulling out the wide end of the bracket.
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43-1110.fm Page 10 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM 5. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of 7. Plug the short modular cord’s other the bracket into the slots on the bot- end into the wall plate jack, align the tom of the base as shown and route base’s keyhole slots with the wall the other end of the short modular plate studs, and slide the base cord through the center of the brack- downward to secure it. et. 8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 6. Push the tabs on the wide end of
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43-1110.fm Page 11 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM 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 bottom of the base. 5 /16 15 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 inches (100 mm) apart. Then thread a screw into each hole, letting the heads extend 5 4. Insert the supplied power adapter’s about /16 inch (7 mm) 15 3 /16 barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on from the wall. the back of the base.
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43-1110.fm Page 12 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM 6. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of 8. Plug the adapter into a standard AC the bracket into the slots on the bot- outlet. tom of the base as shown, guide the modular and adapter cords through the slots on the wide end of the bracket, then push the tabs on the wide end of the bracket into the low- er slots on the bottom of the base. 9. Plug the modular cord into a modu- lar phone line jack. 10. Fully extend the base’s antenna and raise
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43-1110.fm Page 13 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM To charge the battery pack, simply place CONNECTING AND the handset on the base. The CHARGE CHARGING THE BATTERY indicator on the base lights. PACK The ET-1110 comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset but not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the bat- CHARGE Indicator tery pack and then charge it for about 15 hours. Recharge the battery pack when appears on the handset’s display. 1. Pres
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43-1110.fm Page 14 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM • If the CHARGE indicator does not • About once a month, fully discharge light when you place the handset on the battery pack by keeping the the base, be sure the battery pack handset off the base until ap- and AC adapter are correctly and pears. Otherwise, the battery pack securely connected. loses its ability to fully recharge. Also, check the charging contacts • To avoid damage to the battery on the handset and the base. If the pack, a
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43-1110.fm Page 15 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM SETTING THE DIALING SELECTING THE MODE LANGUAGE Set T/P (Tone/Pulse) on the back of the The ET-1110 comes set to display all base for the type of service you have. If Caller ID messages in English, but if you you are not sure which type you have, want it to display messages in French or once the battery is fully charged, do this Spanish, follow these steps. test. 1. Press SETUP on the handset. Lan- 1. Set T/P to T. guage and the currently
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43-1110.fm Page 16 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM SETTING THE AREA SETTING THE RINGERS CODE You can easily set the handset ringer to fit your personal needs. When you return a call from a Caller ID record (see “Dialing Numbers from a Caller ID Record” on Page26), your Checking/Setting the Handset phone automatically dials 1, the area Ringer code, and the number. However, if you store your area code into memory and You can set the ET-1110’s handset to the number you call has the same are
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43-1110.fm Page 17 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM Turning the Handset Ringer On or Off To have the handset ring when a call comes in, set RINGER ON/OFF on the handset’s right side to ON. To have it not sound, set RINGER ON/ OFF to OFF. Note: With the handset ringer off, you can make or receive calls using this phone, and telephones on the same line still ring when there is an incoming call. The IN USE indicator on the base and the TALK indicator on the handset flash until you answer the
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43-1110.fm Page 18 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM TELEPHONE OPERATION Notes: MAKING AND RECEIVING • If you press TALK to hang up and A CALL the phone does not disconnect, To make a call, simply lift the handset move closer to the base then press and press TALK. When the TALK indica- TALK again, or place the handset on tor lights steadily and you hear the dial the base. tone, dial the desired phone number or • If you want to make a call but the AC memory number (see “Dialing a Memory ada
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43-1110.fm Page 19 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM CHANGING THE CHANNEL The ET-1110 scans 20 channels (fre- quency pairs used between the base and the handset) and automatically selects a clear channel each time you make or re- ceive a call. Notes: CH and the current channel number ap- • The redial memory holds up to 24 pear on the display for about 15 seconds digits, so you can redial long- when you make or receive a call. distance as well as local numbers. • We recommend you not use RE
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43-1110.fm Page 20 Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:22 AM Note: If you do not have any special USING PAGE phone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. To page the person who has the handset or to locate the handset when the phone is not in use, press PAGE on the base. The handset beeps three times and USING TONE SERVICES Paging you appears. If you want the ON A PULSE LINE handset to beep for a longer time, hold down PAGE for about 3 seconds. The Some special services, such a
