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43-1021.fm Page 1 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM
Cat. No. 43-1021
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-521
25-Channel Cordless Telephone
with Caller ID/Call Waiting ID
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43-1021.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-521 25-Channel 20-Number Memory Dialing — lets you Cordless Telephone offers the latest ad- store 20 numbers in memory for easy di- vances in cordless phone technology. Its aling. cordless operation lets you handle calls just about anywhere in your home or of- Review Scrolling — lets you easily fice. scroll through all information stored in the ET-521’s Caller ID memory. The phone can display a caller’s phone numbe
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43-1021.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM Flash — sends an electronic switchhook Where Caller ID is offered, one or more signal for use with special phone servic- of the following options are generally es such as Call Waiting. available: • Caller’s number only Volume Control — lets you adjust the volume you hear through the handset. • Caller’s name only • Caller’s name and number Hold — lets you put a call on hold, so you can answer another call or page For the ET-521’s Caller ID mem
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43-1021.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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-521. For this reason, the ET-521 phone line draws power from the phone cordless phone should not be your only line. We refer to this power draw as the telephone. To be safe, you should also device’s ringer equivalence n
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43-1021.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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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43-1021.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 32 Replacing the Battery Pack .............................................................................. 33 The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 34 Lightning ...........................................................................................................
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43-1021.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION ATTACHING THE HANDSET’S ANTENNA You can place the phone on a desk top or table, mount it on a standard wall Screw the antenna into the hole at the plate, or mount it directly on the wall. Se- top of the handset. lect 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 cabinets,
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43-1021.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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 12V jack on the back of the base. 6. Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modular phon
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43-1021.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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 12V jack on the back of the base. 4. Route the modular cord through ei- MOUNTING THE BASE ON ther 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. 2
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43-1021.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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 th
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43-1021.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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 15 /16 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 inches (100 mm) apart. Then thread a screw into each hole, letting the heads extend 4. Insert the supplied power adapter’s 5 about /16 inch (7 mm) 15 3 /16 barrel plug into the DC 12V jack on from the wall. the back of the base. 2
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43-1021.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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 it
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43-1021.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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-521 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. Note: You can place the handset on the base face up or face down. 1. Press do
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43-1021.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM Also, check the charging contacts • If you are not going to use your on the handset and the base. If the phone for an extended period of contacts are dirty or tarnished, clean time, disconnect the battery pack. them with a pencil eraser. This increases the battery pack’s usable life. • The supplied battery pack should last for about a year. When it loses its ability to fully recharge, order a replacement battery pack from your local RadioSha
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43-1021.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM SETTING THE DIALING SELECTING THE MODE LANGUAGE Set T/P (Tone/Pulse) on the back of the The ET-521 comes set to display all Call- base for the type of service you have. If er 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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43-1021.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM SETTING THE AREA SETTING THE RINGERS CODE You can easily set the handset and base ringers to fit your personal needs. When you return a call from a Caller ID record (see “Dialing Numbers from a Notes: Caller ID Record” on Page28), your phone automatically dials 1, the area • Even with the base and handset code, and the number. However, if you ringers off, you can make or receive store your area code into memory and calls using this phone, a
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43-1021.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM 3. Press / or #/ to select the de- sired ringer type or turn off the ring- er. The handset sounds the new selection as you change the ringer type. 4. Press SETUP to complete the set- ting. If you turned off the ringer, Ringer OFF appears for about 12 seconds. Turning the Base Ringer On or Off To have the base ring when a call comes in, set RINGER to ON. To turn the ringer off, set RINGER to OFF. 17
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43-1021.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 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 “Memory Dialing” adapte
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43-1021.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM CHANGING THE CHANNEL The ET-521 scans 25 channels (frequen- cy 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. REDIAL • We recommend you not us
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43-1021.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:14 AM Note: If you do not have any special 2. Dial the service’s main number. phone services, pressing FLASH might 3. When the service answers, press disconnect the current call. . Q appears. Any additional num- bers you dial are sent as tone sig- nals. USING HOLD 4. After you complete the call, return the handset to the base or press To talk to someone else in the room with- TALK. The phone automatically re- out the person on the other end of the
