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Cat. No. 43-1031
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-531
10-Channel Cordless Telephone
with 10-Memory Speed Dialing
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43-1031.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM FEATURES Your Radio Shack ET-531 10-Channel Redial — quickly redials the last num- Cordless Telephone with 10-Memory ber dialed, with the touch of a button. Speed Dialing includes the latest ad- vances in cordless phone technology. Touch Tone or Pulse (Rotary) Dial- ing — lets you connect your phone to It includes the following features: either type of service. 10-Channel Selector — lets you eas- Hearing-Aid Compatibility — lets ily select th
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43-1031.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM This telephone has been tested and READ THIS BEFORE found to comply with all applicable INSTALLATION FCC and UL standards. We have designed your telephone to Note: Your 10-Channel Cordless Tele- conform to federal regulations, and phone with 10-Memory Speed Dialing you can connect it to most telephone operates on standard radio frequen- lines. However, each device that you cies, as allocated by the FCC. There- connect to the phone line draws
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43-1031.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................................................... 5 Installing the Battery ........................................................................................ 5 Installing the Handset’s Antenna .......................................................................5 Selecting a Location ..........................................................................
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43-1031.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM PREPARATION INSTALLING THE SELECTING A LOCATION BATTERY You can place your phone on a desk, shelf, or table, or mount it on a wall. Before you use your phone for the first Select a location that is: time, you must install and connect the battery, then charge it for about 12-15 • Near an AC outlet hours. • Near a telephone line jack To install the battery, slide off the bat- • Out of the way of normal activities tery compartment cover on the
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43-1031.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM • The USOC number of the jack to 5. Place the handset upright over the be installed is RJ11W for a wall charging contacts on the top of jack or RJ11C for a baseboard the base (see “Charging the Bat- jack. tery”). Note: The phone will not charge if Caution: You must use a 120 VAC/12 you try to use the charging con- VDC adapter that delivers at least 200 tacts on the side of the base while milliamps. Its plug must correctly fit the it is flat
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43-1031.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM 3. Route the other end of the short 7. Align the bracket’s keyhole slots cord through the hole in the with the wall plate studs and slide bracket’s center. the base downward to secure it. 4. Attach the supplied bracket to the bottom of the base by inserting the tabs on the bracket into the slots on the base, then sliding the bracket up. 8. Carefully place the handset in the cradle at the top of the base and make sure it is secure. Note: If yo
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43-1031.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM 2. Plug one end of the supplied mod- 6. Plug the modular cord into a mod- ular cord into the TEL. LINE jack ular phone line jack. on the back of the base. 3. On the bottom of the base, route 7. Align the keyhole slots with the the modular cord downward and mounting screws and slide the under the slot’s clips as shown. base downward to secure it. 4. Attach the supplied bracket to the bottom of the base by inserting 8. Carefully place the hands
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43-1031.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM • If the CHARGE indicator does not CHARGING THE light when you place the handset BATTERY on the cradle, be sure the battery is connected to the pins inside the Before you use your phone for the first battery compartment, and the AC time or when you install a new battery, adapter is securely connected to make sure RINGER ON/OFF on the the base. handset is set to OFF, then charge the battery for about 12-15 hours by plac- Also, check the charg
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43-1031.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM 2. Lift the handset, press TALK, and SETTING THE RINGER listen for a dial tone. ON/OFF 3. Press any number other than 0. To turn off the ringer, set RINGER ON/ If the dial tone stops, you have touch- OFF on the handset to OFF. To turn on tone service. Leave TONE/PULSE set the ringer, set it to ON. to TONE. If the dial tone continues, you have pulse (rotary) service. Set TONE/ PULSE to PULSE. Note: With the handset’s ringer off, you can stil
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43-1031.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM OPERATION Before using your cordless telephone, To disconnect a call, replace the hand- you must install and charge its battery set on the base. (see “Installing the Battery” and “Charging the Battery”). For the best Using the Handset Away from operation, make sure the base’s an- the Base tenna is fully extended. To use the handset away from the base, press TALK to make or answer a MAKING/ANSWERING A call. The IN USE indicator on the hand-
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43-1031.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM REDUCING USING FLASH INTERFERENCE FLASH Use on the handset to perform the switchhook operation for special To reduce interference between the services, such as call waiting. handset and the base, press CHANNEL to switch to the next channel (10 in all) For example, if you have call waiting, until you receive the best reception. FLASH press to take an incoming call without disconnecting the current call. FLASH Press again to return to the f
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43-1031.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM USING TONE SERVICES USING PAGE WITH A SERVICE PAGE lets you locate the handset if you NUMBER misplaced it, or alert the person hold- ing the handset. The handset sounds Some special services, such as bank four beeps when someone presses by phone, require tone signals. If you PAGE on the base. The IN USE indica- have pulse service, you can still use tor and the selected channel appear on these special tone services by follow- the base’s di
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43-1031.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM 4. Press MEMORY again. MEMORY DIALING 5. Press the memory location num- You can store up to 10 phone numbers ber (0 to 9) where you want to for single-button dialing. Each stored store the number. A long beep number can be up to 16 digits long. sounds. The phone number is now stored in memory. Notes: 6. Remove the plastic covering from TONE/PULSE PULSE •If is set to the handset’s index card with a and you want to use tone dialing small poi
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43-1031.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM Entering a Pause in a Memory Chain Dialing Service Number Numbers In some telephone systems, you must When calling special services (such as dial an access code (9, for example) alternate long distance or bank by and wait for a second dial tone before phone), dial the service’s main number you can dial an outside number. If your first. Then, at the appropriate place in phone is connected to one of these the call, press MEMORY and the num- s
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43-1031.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your telephone, but if you do, these suggestions might help. If you still have problems, check other phones on the same line to see if they work properly. If they do and the problem does not seem to be with your phone service, take your phone to your local Radio Shack store for assistance. Problem Solution The handset does not •Press TALK on the handset. work. • Move the handset
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43-1031.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM Problem Solution The handset’s range • Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically. decreases. • Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal surface. • Return the handset to the cradle, and recharge the battery. Receiver sound flutters or • Be sure the battery is charged. fades. • Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically. • Be sure the battery is charged. • Move the handset closer to the base. Can make calls, but tele- • Handset’s RINGER
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43-1031.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radio Shack ET-531 10-Channel Cordless Telephone with 10-Memory Speed Dialing is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges- tions will help you care for your phones so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids can contain minerals that corrode the electronic circuits. Handle the phone gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage cir-
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43-1031.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM Caution: Your telephone contains a REPLACING THE rechargeable nickel cadmium battery. BATTERY At the end of the battery’s useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of prop- If you follow the instructions in “Charg- erly. Contact your local, county, or ing the Battery,” the supplied battery state hazardous waste management should last about one year. When the authorities for information on recycling battery loses its ability to fully char
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43-1031.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 9:24 AM Your phone might cause TV or radio LIGHTNING interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether your Your phone has built-in protection cir- phone is causing the interference, turn cuits to reduce the risk of damage from off your phone. If the interference goes surges in phone line current. These away, your phone is causing the inter- protection circuits meet or exceed FCC ference. Try to eliminate the interfer- requiremen
