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Cat. No. 43-976
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Caller ID System 1500
Telephone with 3-Memory Speed-Dialing
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43-976.fm Page 2 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM FEATURES Your RadioShack Caller ID System Review Scrolling — lets you scroll 1500 Telephone with 3-Memory through all call records in Caller ID Speed-Dialing combines a telephone memory. and a Caller ID unit in one system. The System 1500 displays the caller’s Caller ID Memory Dialing — lets you telephone number (and name, if avail- select a stored phone number from able in your area) and the current Caller ID memory, then dial it with the time
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43-976.fm Page 3 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM This telephone has been tested and found to comply with all applicable UL Warning: To prevent fire or shock and FCC standards. hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. For your records, we recommend you record the phone’s serial number CAUTION here. The number is on the bottom of RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. the phone. ! DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF Serial Number: __________________ ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER O
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43-976.fm Page 4 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM FCC STATEMENT Your telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. Upon request, you must provide the phone’s FCC regis- tration number and REN to your telephone company. These numbers are shown on the bottom of the phone. Note: You must not connect your tele- phone to: • Coin-operated systems • Party-line systems • Most electronic key phone sys- tems The telephone also complies with the limits for a Class B device as specified in Part 15 of FCC
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43-976.fm Page 5 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Installing Batteries ........................................................................................... 6 Resetting the Telephone ................................................................................. 7 Making the Connections .....................................................................
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43-976.fm Page 6 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM INSTALLATION Follow this sequence to insure your • Dispose of old batteries promptly; phone will work properly. do not bury or burn them. • Install batteries (see “Installing 1.Remove the phone stand by Batteries”). pressing the two tabs on the stand • Reset the phone (see “Resetting then pulling it off. the Telephone” on Page 7). • Make the phone connections (see “Making the Connections” on Page7). If your phone does not work, discon- nect it
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43-976.fm Page 7 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM 4. Replace the cover and secure it MAKING THE with the screw. CONNECTIONS Note: The telephone automatically Your System 1500 connects to a mod- tests the batteries each time it ular phone jack. Choose a location for receives a call. If appears on the your phone that is near a modular display or the display dims, replace phone jack and away from normal ac- the batteries. tivities. You can place it on a desk or mount it on a wall plate or direc
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43-976.fm Page 8 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM 3. To have the phone tilt slightly for- 2. Route the cord through the groove ward, insert the tabs on the nar- on the back of the phone. row end of the stand into the matching slots near the bottom of the phone. Then snap the stand into place by pressing in the two tabs toward the top of the phone. 3. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of the stand into the matching slots near the top of the phone, making sure the cord is routed through the open
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43-976.fm Page 9 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM 5. Align the phone stand’s keyhole 2. Plug one end of the supplied long slots with the studs on the wall modular phone cord into the TEL. plate and slide the phone down LINE jack on the phone. until it snaps into place. 3. Route the cord through the groove on the back of the phone. Direct Wall Mounting You can mount the phone directly on the wall using two screws (not sup- plied). Note: Make sure the screw’s heads fit the phone stand’s keyhole
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43-976.fm Page 10 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM 5. Plug the other end of the modular 2. If you installed the phone on a phone cord into a modular phone desk, simply place the handset in jack. the cradle. 6. Align the phone stand’s keyhole If you mounted the phone on the slots with the screw heads and wall, slide out and rotate the hand- slide the phone down until it snaps set holder so you can hang the into place. handset on the base. You can place the handset Note: on the holder above the
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43-976.fm Page 11 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM PREPARATION SETTING THE RINGER SETTING THE DIALING SWITCH MODE The ringer switch controls the volume Set TONE/PULSE for the type of of the phone’s ring. Set the switch to service you have, either tone or pulse HIGH in a noisy room (such as a kitch- (rotary). If you are not sure which type en) or to LOW in a quiet room (such as you have, do this simple test. a bedroom). 1. Set TONE/PULSE to TONE. 2. Lift the handset and listen for a If you do
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43-976.fm Page 12 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM 2. Press LOCAL CALL BACK. STORING AN AREA AREA-CODE ? appears on the CODE display. If you subscribe to Caller ID service, your phone stores the caller’s phone number and area code. Then, when you want to call back a caller, your phone compares your area code to the caller’s area code. If the area code is the same, the phone does not dial it. (See “Dialing Caller ID Numbers” on Page 17.) Before you receive or make a call, fol- 3. Enter your a
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43-976.fm Page 13 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM OPERATION To display all the caller’s available in- RECEIVING A CALL formation, press READ. Each time you press READ, the display cycles When you receive a call, the through the caller’s information in this telephone automatically displays infor- order: mation about the caller and stores the information in Caller ID memory, if you Name (or other information) subscribe to the service. The tele- phone can store up to 19 phone num- ber, or up to
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43-976.fm Page 14 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM Caller ID Display Information Appears instead of the phone number if the call was for- CALL-FD warded by a telephone that was set to forward all calls (using the telephone company’s call forwarding service). Press READ to see the phone number of the original caller. C-FD BUSY Appears instead of the phone number if the call was for- warded by a telephone that was set to forward any busy calls and the number the caller dialed was busy. Press
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43-976.fm Page 15 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM Appears if the Caller ID information was garbled. Minor DATA ERROR electrical disturbances can affect Caller ID information. Occasional errors are normal. If the system frequently displays DATA ERROR, contact your local telephone company for assistance. MESSAGE Appears if you subscribe to your phone company’s mes- sage waiting service and you have a message. Contact the phone company to get your message 15
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43-976.fm Page 16 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM Quick-Storing a Caller’s STORING NUMBERS IN Phone Number MEMORY You can quickly store a Caller ID tele- You can store up to three phone num- phone number in a priority memory bers (15 digits each) in the phone’s location. priority memory locations (P1, P2, or P3). To dial these numbers, see Note: You must complete each step “Memory Dialing” on Page 17. within 30 seconds. REVIEW 1.Repeatedly press to Follow these steps to store a tele- recal
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43-976.fm Page 17 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM Dialing Caller ID Numbers MAKING A CALL To dial a number stored in a call In addition to normal dialing, you can record, lift the handset and repeatedly make a call using redialing, memory press REVIEW until the caller’s name dialing, or Caller ID dialing. or phone number you want to call appears on the display. Then press Redialing REDIAL to dial the number. The redial memory holds up to 32 dig- its, so it can store long-distance as USING TON
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43-976.fm Page 18 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack Caller ID System 1500 Telephone with 3-Memory Speed-Dialing is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the phone only in normal temperature environments. Temperat
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43-976.fm Page 19 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM THE FCC WANTS YOU LIGHTNING TO KNOW Your telephone has built-in protection circuits to reduce the risk of damage In the unlikely event that your tele- from surges in telephone line current. phone causes problems on the tele- These protection circuits meet or ex- phone line, the telephone company ceed the FCC requirements. Howev- can disconnect your service. The tele- er, lightning striking the telephone phone company normally attempts to lines
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43-976.fm Page 20 Monday, August 16, 1999 4:38 PM 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, ab
