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43-1043.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM Notes: Dialing a Stored Number • If you receive a call while you are There are three ways to dial a stored storing a number in memory, number. press TALK to answer the call. After the call, begin again at Step Method 1 1 to store the number. 1. Lift the handset from the cradle • To change a phone number stored and press TALK so the keypad in memory, simply store a new and TALK key light. phone number in that location. 2. When you hear a dia
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43-1043.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM 2. Press SCROLL s/t to search for 2. Wait for the service to answer. the desired stored number. The Note: If you use pulse dialing to selected number appears on the dial the service, be sure you have display. stored a * (tone) entry in the mem- ory location you use to send the additional information. 3. Press MEMORY and the numbers for the memory location where the additional information is stored. The numbers appear. 3. Press ENTER. The
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43-1043.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your telephone, but if you do, the following 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 RadioShack store for assistance. Problem: The handset does not work. Solutions: •Be sure POWER is set to ON. • Move
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43-1043.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM Problem: The handset’s range decreases. Solutions: • Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically. • Return the handset to the cradle, and recharge the battery. • Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal surface. Problem: Receiver sound flutters or fades. Solutions: • Be sure the battery is charged. • Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically. • Move the handset closer to the base. Problem: Can make calls, but telephone does not ring. Sol
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43-1043.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your ET-543 25-Channel Cordless Telephone with LCD Display is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions 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- cuit boards and cases and
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43-1043.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM Important: 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 for several years. When the authorities for information on recycling battery loses its ability to full
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43-1043.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 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- requireme
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43-1043.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM RadioShack Limited Warranty This telephone product is warranted against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. Within this period bring your RadioShack sales slip as proof-of-purchase date to any RadioShack store. This warranty does not cover damage or failure caused by or attributable to Acts of God,
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43-1043.fm Page 1 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM
Cat. No. 43-1043
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-543
LCD Display 25-Channel
Cordless Telephone
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43-1043.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-543 LCD Display Flash — sends an electronic switch- 25-Channel Cordless Telephone of- hook signal for use with special phone fers the latest advances in cordless services such as call waiting. phone technology, and includes these features: Handset Volume Control — lets you control the volume of the sound you LCD Display — lets you see phone hear through the handset. numbers as you dial them or recall them from the
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43-1043.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM Important: Cordless phones such as Warning: To prevent fire or shock this one require AC power to operate. hazard, do not expose this product When the AC power is off, you cannot to rain or moisture. dial out or receive incoming calls using your ET-543. For this reason, the ET- 543 cordless phone should not be your CAUTION only telephone. To be safe, you should RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. also have a phone that does not require AC
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43-1043.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon re- We have designed your telephone to quest, provide the FCC registration conform to federal regulations, and number and the REN to your phone you can connect it to most telephone company. These numbers are located lines. However, each device that you on the bottom of your phone’s base. connect to the phone line draws power from th
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43-1043.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 6 Installing the Phone ........................................................................................ 6 Preparation ............................................................................
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43-1043.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM INSTALLATION SELECTING A LOCATION INSTALLING THE PHONE Select a location for the telephone that Follow these steps to install the base meets these requirements: on a desk, shelf, or table. • Near an AC outlet • Near a telephone line jack • Out of the way of normal activities • Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metal walls or filing cabinets • Away from wireless intercoms, alarms, and room monitors 1. Plug one end of
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43-1043.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM PREPARATION CONNECTING THE CHARGING THE BATTERY BATTERY Before you use your phone for the first Before you charge the battery, set time, you must connect and charge the POWER to OFF. Then place the hand- battery. set on the cradle so the CHARGE/ TALK indicator lights and let the bat- Slide off the battery compartment cov- tery charge for about 15 hours. er on the back of the handset. Connect the battery’s plug to the pins inside the compart
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43-1043.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM the handset and base. If the con- SETTING THE DIALING tacts are dirty or tarnished, gently MODE clean them with a pencil eraser. Set TONE/PULSE on the back of the base for the type of service you have. • About once a month, fully dis- charge the battery by keeping the handset off the cradle until flashes, then return the handset to the cradle and fully If you are not sure which type you recharge the battery. If you do not have, do this tes
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43-1043.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM OPERATION Your ET-543’s LCD display shows To make a call, lift the handset from telephone numbers as you dial them or the base and press TALK so the key- when you recall them from memory. It pad and the CHARGE/TALK indicator shows the current channel number and on the base light. lets you know when battery power is growing weak or the phone is out of range of the base. The display also shows indicators when you press FLASH/DEL or PAUSE. Not
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43-1043.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM • You can make or answer a call on a phone on the same line as the cordless phone, even if the hand- set is away from the base. • RANGE appears when the dis- tance from the handset to the base is out of the phone’s range. • The keypad lights on the handset turn off if no button is pressed for The redial memory holds up to 80 dig- more than 13 seconds. its in the tone or pulse mode. The redi- al memory also holds pause entries (see “Entering
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43-1043.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM Notes: USING PAGE • If you do not have special phone The PAGE feature allows someone at services, pressing FLASH/DEL the base to page you at the handset. It might disconnect the current call. also helps you find the handset if you • The redial memory does not store misplaced it. a FLASH/DEL entry or any digits entered after you press FLASH/ With the handset’s power on, the DEL. handset beeps four sets of two beeps when you press PAGE on the
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43-1043.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:36 AM • To keep your accounts secure, we • The phone does not dial the recommend you do NOT store number at this point. your personal access code for • If you enter a wrong digit, press services such as bank-by-phone FLASH/DEL to delete the last in a memory location. entered digit. • If you enter more than 16 digits, Storing a Number in Memory the phone buzzes and the dis- play turns off. To dial a number 1. With the handset’s power on, with more
