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Cat. No. 43-927
OWNER’S MANUAL
CID-927
Please read before using this equipment.
Fashion Caller ID Phone
with 64-Memory Caller ID
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43-927.fm Page 2 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack CID-927 Fashion Call- Contrast Control — lets you adjust the er ID Phone is a telephone that also display’s contrast to match your prefer- shows the caller’s telephone number ence. (and name, if available in your area) and the date and time of each call, as provid- Redial — lets you quickly redial the last ed by your local telephone company to number dialed. Caller ID service subscribers. Flash — sends an electronic swi
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43-927.fm Page 3 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM READ THIS BEFORE WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or INSTALLATION moisture. We have designed your CID-927 to con- CAUTION form to federal regulations, and you can RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. connect it to most telephone lines. How- ! DO NOT OPEN. ever, each telephone (and each device, CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF such as an answering machine) that you ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE connect t
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43-927.fm Page 4 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM The CID-927 also complies with the lim- its for a Class B device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits pro- vide reasonable protection against ra- dio and TV interference in a residential area. However, your telephone might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To elimi- nate interference, you can try one or more of the following corrective mea- sures. • Reorient or relocate the TV’s receiv- ing antenna
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43-927.fm Page 5 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6 Installing Batteries............................................................................................... 6 Connecting the Phone ........................................................................................ 7 Connecting the Handset ............................................................
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43-927.fm Page 6 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM PREPARATION 2. Press in the tab on the battery com- INSTALLING BATTERIES partment cover and lift off the cover. Your CID-927 requires four AAA batter- 3. Put the batteries in the compartment ies (not supplied) to store and display as indicated by the polarity symbols Caller ID records. For the best perfor- (+ and –) marked inside. mance, we recommend alkaline batter- ies, available at your local RadioShack store. Cautions: • Use only fresh ba
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43-927.fm Page 7 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM 1. Be sure TONE/PULSE is set to TONE. CONNECTING THE PHONE Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into the jack on the back of the CID-927. Then plug the other end of the TONE/PULSE cord into the modular phone line jack. 2. Lift the handset and listen for the dial tone. 3. Press any number except 0. Note: If your phone system requires that you enter an access code (9, for exam- ple) before you dial an outside number, do not press that numbe
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43-927.fm Page 8 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM If you do not want the ringer to sound, SETTING THE DATE AND set RINGER OFF/LO/HI to OFF. With the TIME ringer off, you can still make calls (and answer calls if you hear another phone Your phone company sends the date on the same line ringing). and time with each incoming call if you subscribe to Caller ID service. Or, follow these steps to set the date and time. SETTING THE DISPLAY Note: If you make a mistake, simply LANGUAGE start again at
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43-927.fm Page 9 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM PHONE OPERATION Note: If you do not have any special USING REDIAL phone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. The redial memory holds up to 32 digits, so it can store both long-distance and lo- cal numbers. To redial the last number, lift the handset then press REDIAL. USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE REDIAL Some special services, such as bank- by-phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse service, follow these ste
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43-927.fm Page 10 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM Notes: Testing Stored Emergency Numbers • You will hear a dial tone during most steps of this procedure. The phone If you want to test a stored emergency does not actually dial the number as number (police department, fire depart- you store it, but you might also hear ment, ambulance), make the test call a busy tone or recorded operator’s during the late evening or early morning voice after a few seconds. This is hours to avoid peak demand pe
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43-927.fm Page 11 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Caller ID service from CALLER ID MESSAGES your phone company, the phone compa- ny sends information about the call (as Description (English/ Display well as the time and date) between the French/Spanish) first and second rings of every call you Appears when there NO CALLS receive. The CID-927 displays this call are no call records in AUCUN information and updates the phone’s the CID-927’s memory AP
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43-927.fm Page 12 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM Note: You cannot delete Caller ID REVIEWING CALLER ID records during a call. RECORDS To delete a single Caller ID record, re- Each time you receive a call, your CID- peatedly press REVIEW or to select 927 stores a Caller ID record that you a record, then press DELETE twice. If can review later. A Caller ID record in- there are no other records, NO CALLS cludes: appears. • call number (in the order the call is received) • time and date of th
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43-927.fm Page 13 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your CID-927, but if you do, the fol- lowing suggestions might help. Problem Possible Cause No dial tone The phone line and handset cords might not be securely connected. Reconnect them. Display is blank Batteries are weak (or not installed). Replace with (or reinstall) new batteries. Volume drops or you hear unusual Someone has picked up another phone on the sounds same lin
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43-927.fm Page 14 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack CID-927 Fashion Caller ID Phone is an example of superior de- sign and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your CID- 927 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CID-927 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the CID-927 only in normal temperature environments. Temperature extremes can sh
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43-927.fm Page 15 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your CID-927 causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discon- tinue your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practi- cal, the phone company notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC. Also, the phone company can make changes to its lines, equip
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43-927.fm Page 16 Thursday, June 24, 1999 9:36 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUD- ING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE
