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Cat. No. 43-1097 A
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-927
Digital Spread Spectrum
900 MHz Cordless Telephone
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43-1097a.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-927 Digital Spread from the base. If someone answers, you Spectrum 900 MHz Cordless Telephone can use the ET-927 as a two-way inter- uses advanced digital cordless technol- com. ogy to give you superior sound quality. It uses the 900 MHz band, which means 20-Number Memory Dialing — lets you less interference and clearer sound, and store up to 16 digits in each of 20 mem- greater range than 46/49 MHz cordless ory
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43-1097a.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM Mute — prevents the person on the oth- This symbol is intended to alert er end of the phone line from hearing you to the presence of uninsu- lated dangerous voltage within your conversation with someone in the the product’s enclosure that might room. be of sufficient magnitude to con- stitute a risk of electric shock. Do Flash — sends an electronic switch- not open the product’s case. hook signal for use with special phone services such as
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43-1097a.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon request, Your telephone conforms to federal reg- provide the FCC Registration Number ulations, and you can connect it to most and the REN to your phone company. telephone lines. However, each device These numbers are on the label on the you connect to the phone line draws bottom of the base. power from the phone line. We refer to th
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43-1097a.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 6 Installing the Handset’s Antenna ........................................................................ 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 6 Preparation .........................................................................
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43-1097a.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM INSTALLATION • The USOC number of the jack to be INSTALLING THE installed is RJ11C (RJ11W if you HANDSET’S want to mount it on a wall plate). ANTENNA Power the ET-927 using the supplied illus Insert the antenna into the 9V, 500-mA AC adapter. hole on the top of the hand- set, then twist the antenna Cautions: clockwise until it is secure. You must use a Class 2 power source that supplies ! 9V DC and delivers at least SELECTING A LOCATION 5
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43-1097a.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM the back of the base, route the 6. For the best reception, raise the adapter cord through the strain relief base’s antenna to a vertical position. slot and the hole on the bracket, then push in the mounting bracket’s upper end to click the bracket into Illus place. illus -- label strain relief Mounting on a Wall Plate 3. Plug one end of the supplied long 1. Push in the two tabs on the top of modular cord into the phone line the mounting bra
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43-1097a.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM and press the cord all the way down 6. Plug the modular cord’s other end into the cord groove on the bottom into the wall plate’s modular phone of the base. line jack. illus -- label strain relief Illus 7. Align the keyhole slots on the 4. Position the mounting bracket with bracket with the studs on the wall the narrow end on top. Route the plate, then slide the base downward short modular cord through the cen- to secure it. ter hole of the
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43-1097a.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s Mounting Directly on the Wall barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on For this mounting method, you need two the back of the base, route the cord wood screws (not supplied) with heads through the strain relief slot, then that fit into the keyhole slots on the press the cord into the groove on mounting bracket. the bottom of the base. 3 /16 1. At the desired mounting illus -- label strain relief location, drill
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43-1097a.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM 6.Align the keyhole slots on the mounting bracket with the screws on the wall, then slide the base down- ward to secure it. Illus 7. Plug the ET-927’s AC cord into a standard AC outlet. Illus 8. Plug the long modular cord into a modular phone line jack. illus -- like that below Step 5 of previous section 9. For the best reception, raise the base’s antenna to a vertical position. 10
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43-1097a.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM PREPARATION Notes: CONNECTING AND CHARGING THE BATTERY • You can hang the handset face up on the base if it is wall-mounted PACK (using the slot on the back of the handset); however, the battery pack The ET-927 comes with a rechargeable will not fully charge in this position. nickel-cadmium battery pack in the handset, but not connected. Before us- • When you first use your phone after ing your phone, you must connect the charging or rec
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43-1097a.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM • If the phone stops operating prop- SETTING THE DIALING erly, check the base’s phone line MODE cord and AC adapter connections. If the connections are secure but the Set T/P (Tone/Pulse) for the type of ser- phone still does not work, unplug vice you have. If you are not sure which the base’s AC adapter from the AC type you have, do this test after the bat- outlet and disconnect the handset’s tery pack is fully charged. battery pack. Wai
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43-1097a.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM Note: Even if you turn off the ringer on ADJUSTING THE the handset or base, you can still make RINGERS calls using that keypad, and you can still answer calls if you hear another phone The ET-927’s handset and base each on that same line ring (see “Operation” have four different ringer tones. You can on Page 14). set the base’s and handset’s ringer tone, or turn off the ringer on either or both. Setting the Ringer’s Volume Turning On/Off
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43-1097a.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM OPERATION MAKING/ANSWERING ADJUSTING THE VOLUME CALLS The handset’s VOLUME control lets you set the volume you hear through the To make a call, lift the handset and handset to one of four levels. press TALK. When you hear the dial tone, dial the number. illus -- add callout to Illus TALK indicator To turn the volume up or down during a To answer a call when the handset is on call, repeatedly press VOLUME s or t the base, just lift the han
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43-1097a.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM USING MUTE USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE The MUTE button on the handset lets you talk to someone else in the room Some special services, such as bank- without the person on the other end of by-phone, require tone signals. If you the phone line hearing your conversa- have pulse service, you can still use tion. Press MUTE during the call. The these services. BATT LOW indicator on the handset With T/P set to P, just press when lights
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43-1097a.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM SPECIAL FEATURES at the appropriate place in the MEMORY DIALING sequence of numbers. You can store up to 20 numbers of up to • Each or pause entry (see 16 digits each in the ET-927’s memory, “Storing a Pause”) counts as one then dial them with the press of a few digit in memory. buttons. 3. Press MEM then press the number key (01–20) of the memory location Storing a Number where you want to store the number. The ET-927 beeps twice and
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43-1097a.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM Dialing a Stored Number USING THE INTERCOM To dial a stored number, when you hear You can use the ET-927 as a two-way the dial tone, press MEM then the de- pager and intercom between the base sired memory location number (01–20). and the handset. This is useful if the handset is away from the base and you want to locate it, or if you want to have a Chain Dialing Service Numbers conversation between someone with the handset and someone at t
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43-1097a.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM To answer a page at the handset, press USING AN OPTIONAL INTCM. Begin your conversation after HEADSET the INTCM indicator on the handset lights steadily. Your ET-927’s handset is equipped with a headset jack on top. This jack allows you to connect a headset for hands-free Illus conversation — perfect for when you are working in the yard or garage. A handset holder carries the handset for you while you use the headset. (Headsets and handse
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43-1097a.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM 3. Place the headset on your head with the earpiece over either ear and adjust the microphone boom until it is about even with your chin. illus -- enlarge to fill space 4. Clip the handset on your belt. illus -- don’t show back of clip; it would not be visible if it was attached to a person’s belt 5. Make or receive calls as you would normally. 19
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43-1097a.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 31, 1999 10:01 PM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, the follow- ing suggestions might help. Problem Solution Low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up another phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Press VOLUME s on the handset to turn up the handset’s volume. Noise interference. Return the handset to the cradle for a few seconds to reset the security access pro- tection code,
