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Cat. No. 43-687
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-687
Two-Line 900MHz Digital Spread Spectrum
Cordless Telephone
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43-687.fm Page 2 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-687 Two-Line Handset Volume Control — lets you 900MHz Digital Spread Spectrum Cord- adjust the volume of the sound you hear less Telephone lets you place and re- through the handset. ceive calls on two separate telephone lines. It is designed to exacting stan- Two-Line Telephone System — lets dards that ensure reliability, long life, and you easily handle two telephone lines at outstanding performance. the same time
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43-687.fm Page 3 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM Redial — lets you quickly redial the last Your telephone operates on standard ra- number dialed. dio frequencies as allocated by the FCC. Even though the security access-protec- Flash — sends an electronic switchhook tion code prevents unauthorized use of signal for use with special phone servic- your phone line, it is possible for other es, such as Call Waiting. radio units operating on similar frequen- cies within a certain area to unintenti
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43-687.fm Page 4 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. Upon request, you must pro- Each device that you connect to the vide the FCC registration number and phone line draws power from the phone the REN to your phone company. These line. We refer to this power draw as the numbers are on the bottom of the base. device’s ringer equivalence number, or REN. The REN for your ET-687 is on the Note: You must no
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43-687.fm Page 5 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................ 6 Connecting to the Phone Lines ................................................................. 6 On a Desk Top .......................................................................................... 7
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43-687.fm Page 6 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM INSTALLATION You can connect the ET-687 to the tele- MOUNTING THE PHONE phone lines in one of three ways: You can place the ET-687’s base on a • connect two lines through a two-line desk or table, or mount it on a standard modular phone jack wall plate or directly on a wall. Choose a • connect two lines through two one- location that is: line modular phone jacks • near an AC outlet • connect one line through a one-line • near a modular telepho
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43-687.fm Page 7 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM On a Desk Top Strain 1. Insert the bracket’s tabs into the Relief Slot base’s upper tab slots as shown, then press down on the bracket’s clips and insert them into the clip slots. Clip Slots To connect the phone to a single Clips one-line phone jack, plug one end of the supplied cord into the TEL LINE 1/2 or TEL LINE 2 jack. Route the cord through the strain-relief slot on the bracket. 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s Upper Tab Slots barrel
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43-687.fm Page 8 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 6. Connect the phone cord(s) to the Note: If you connect the phone to a modular phone line jack(s). two-line phone jack with a two-line cord, do not connect a cord to the TEL LINE 2 jack or the phone might not operate properly. To connect the phone to a one-line wall plate jack and another one-line jack, plug one end of the supplied 7. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical short, two-line cord to the TEL LINE position. 1/2 jack, and plug anoth
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43-687.fm Page 9 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 4. Route the adapter cord through the 6. Plug the adapter into a standard AC narrow groove on the bracket. If you outlet. are using two phone cords, route the second cord through one of the wide grooves on the bracket. Narrow Groove 7.Press and lift out the handset holder, flip it over as shown, then Wide snap it back into place. Grooves 5. Plug the other end of the short mod- ular cord into the wall plate jack, then align the bracket’s keyhol
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43-687.fm Page 10 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 2. Insert the bracket’s tabs into the base’s lower tab slots as shown, then press down on the bracket’s clips and insert them into the clip slots. Lower Tab Slots Tabs To connect the phone to a single one-line phone jack , plug one end of TEL LINE the supplied cord into the TEL LINE 2 1/2 or jack. Clip Slots 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s DC IN 9V barrel plug into the jack. 3. To connect the phone to a two-line phone jack, plug one
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43-687.fm Page 11 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 6. Align the bracket’s keyhole slots 10. Lift the base’s antenna to a vertical with the mounting screws and slide position. the base downward to secure it. CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK The ET-687 comes with a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset but not connected. Before using the phone, you must connect the battery pack, then charge it for about 24 hours. 7. Connect the phone cord(s) to the modular phone line
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43-687.fm Page 12 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 4. Replace the cover. • If the battery pack becomes weak during a call, the handset beeps ev- ery 3 seconds. If this happens, you must recharge the battery pack be- fore you can make another call. • Using a pencil eraser, clean the charging contacts on the handset To charge the battery pack, place the and the base about once a month. handset on the base either faceup or facedown. The CHARGE indicator on the base lights. CHARGE Indicator • If
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43-687.fm Page 13 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM SETTING THE DIALING SETTING THE RINGERS’ MODE VOLUME Set DIAL MODE on the back of the base At any time except during a call, press t for the type of service you have (tone or or s to set the handset’s ringer volume. pulse). If you are not sure which type The phone rings at the selected volume. you have, once the battery pack is fully charged, do this test. 1. Set DIAL MODE to T (tone). To set the base’s ringer volume, set RING VOL on the bac
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43-687.fm Page 14 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM OPERATION To answer a call if the handset is away USING THE HANDSET from the base, press the line button for the line that is ringing, or simply press Making a Call any number button. The indicator for the line you are using lights at the handset To make a call, lift the handset, press and flashes at the base. LINE 1 (or LINE 2), then dial the number. When you press a line button on the If you receive a call on one line while you handset, tha
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43-687.fm Page 15 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM flashes. Press the line button for the in- USING THE coming call. The current call is automati- SPEAKERPHONE cally put on hold. Making a Call If both lines have an incoming call, pressing a number key answers the line To make a call, press LINE 1 (or LINE 2), that began ringing first. listen for a dial tone, then dial the num- ber. When you press a line button on the base, that line’s indicator on the base Adjusting the Speakerphone lights.
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43-687.fm Page 16 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM Notes: PUTTING A CALL ON • Each keypad has a separate redial HOLD memory. You cannot redial a num- Press HOLD on the handset or base to ber you dialed on one keypad us- put a call on hold. The indicator for that ing REDIAL on the other. line flashes on the handset and lights red • The redial memory is common to at the base. While a call is on hold, you both lines. You can redial the num- can place the handset on the base or use ber you origi
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43-687.fm Page 17 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 3. Press CONF. Both line indicators USING BOTH THE light steadily. You can now talk with HANDSET AND both parties, and they can talk with SPEAKERPHONE each other. To use the handset to join a call at the base, or to use the base to join a conver- sation at the handset, press the line but- ton for the line that is in use. You hear a warning tone (three long beeps). Before the warning tone ends, press the line button again. 4. To end the conf
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43-687.fm Page 18 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 3. To answer the page press INTCM on USING FLASH the handset or INTERCOM on the base, then press CONF. FLASH performs the electronic equiva- lent of a switchhook operation for special To end the conference call, press LINE 1 services, such as Call Waiting. and LINE 2 on one keypad, then press LINE 2 on the other keypad. To hang up one line and continue talking on the other, press the line button that you want to hang up. Note: You can also ma
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43-687.fm Page 19 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM 3. When the service answers, press To page the handset from the base, TONE ( ). Any additional numbers press INTERCOM. The handset and base you dial are sent as tone signals. ring. Press INTCM on the handset to an- swer the page. Both line indicators on the handset light, and the CHARGE indi- cator on the base lights. 4. When you hang up, the phone auto- matically resets to pulse dialing. USING PAGE/INTERCOM To end an intercom call, press INT
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43-687.fm Page 20 Friday, August 13, 1999 11:12 AM • If a call comes in during an intercom Notes: conversation, either of the intercom • Each number stored in the hand- parties can answer the call as they set’s memory can be up to 20 digits, normally would. Simply press the and each number stored in the base ringing line’s button. The intercom can be up to 16 digits. call automatically disconnects. • You cannot dial a number stored in one memory location (the base or the handset) using the ke
