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43-999.fm Page 1 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM
Cat. No. 43-999
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Caller ID System 999
Big Button Caller ID Phone with Call Waiting
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43-999.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack Caller ID System 999 Clock — displays the current time as Big Button Caller ID Phone with Call provided to Caller ID service subscrib- Waiting combines a telephone and a ers by your local telephone company. Caller ID unit in one system. The Sys- tem 999 displays the caller’s telephone Time and Date Display — displays the number (and name, if available in your time and day. area) and the current time, as provided by you
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43-999.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM Pulse/Tone Option — lets you use your phone with pulse or tone service and Warning: To prevent fire or shock lets you easily switch from pulse to tone hazard, do not expose this product dialing for long-distance, bank-by- to rain or moisture. phone, or other special services. CAUTION Note: To protect the information stored RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. in memory, your system requires four ! DO NOT OPEN. AA batteries (not supplied). CAUTION: TO REDUC
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43-999.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION Your telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. Upon request, you must We have designed your phone to con- provide the phone’s FCC registration form to federal regulations and you can number and REN to your telephone connect it to most phone lines. Howev- company. These numbers are shown on er, each device that you connect to the the bottom of the phone. telephone line draws power from the line. W
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43-999.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM CONTENTS Installation ........................................................................................................... 5 Installing Batteries ........................................................................................... 5 Mounting the Phone ........................................................................................ 6 On a Desk ................................................................................
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43-999.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM INSTALLATION Follow this sequence to ensure your Follow these steps to install batteries. phone will work properly. 1. If the desk top stand is connected, • Install the batteries (see “Installing remove it by pressing the two tabs Backup Batteries”). on the stand then lifting it off. • Reset the phone (see ). Illustration showing phone stand re- • Mount the phone (see ). moval If your phone does not work, disconnect it from the phone line, rem
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43-999.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM On a Desk MOUNTING THE PHONE 2. Plug one end of the supplied long You can place the phone on a desk or TEL. LINE modular cord into the jack table, mount it on a standard wall plate, on the back of the phone. or mount it directly on a wall. Select a location that is: Illustration, connecting long line cord • near an AC outlet • near a modular phone line jack • out of the way of normal activities Notes: 3. Plug the cord’s other end into a • You
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43-999.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM 4. Plug the other end of the phone On a Wall Plate cord into the phone jack on the wall Note: Check for the proper viewing an- plate. gle of the liquid crystal display before 5. Align the phone stand’s keyhole mounting this system to a wall plate. slots with the wall plate studs and 1. Plug one end of the supplied short slide the phone downward until it modular phone cord into the TEL. snaps into place. LINE jack on the phone. Illustration, Il
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43-999.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM 3. Route the cord through the strain- On a Wall relief slot on the back of the phone. To mount the System 999 directly on the wall, you need two screws (not supplied) Illustration, with heads that fit into the keyhole slots routing cord through strain-relief slot on the bottom of the base. Note: Check for the proper viewing an- 4. Insert the tabs on the narrow end of gle of the liquid crystal display before the stand into the matching slots mo
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43-999.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM CONNECTING THE SETTING THE RINGER HANDSET If you do not want to hear the phone ring, set the RINGER to OFF. You can Plug one end of the supplied coiled cord still make calls with the ringer off, and into the modular jack on the side of the you can answer calls if you hear another phone, and the other end into the modu- phone on the same phone line ring. If lar jack on the handset. you want to hear the phone ring, set the RINGER to ON. Illustr
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43-999.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM SETTING THE DIALING SETTING THE HANDSET MODE VOLUME TONE/PULSE HANDSET VOLUME HIGH, Set (located on the back of Slide the to MED LO the telephone) for the type of service or . you have. If you are not sure which type you have, do this simple test. TONE/PULSE 1. Be sure is set to Illustration, TONE . HANDSET VOLUME. Illustration, TONE/PULSE SETTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST 2. Lift the handset and listen for a dial Note: If you wait more th
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43-999.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM STORING YOUR AREA CODE To quickly dial a number from a Caller ID record (see “Dialing from a Caller ID Record” on Page 16), you must store your local area code in the System 999’s memory. Then, when you dial from a Caller ID record, the system skips the area code if it matches the one you stored. Follow these steps to store your area code. 1. Leave the handset resting on the MEM base, press . DIAL BACK 2. Press . Enter area code.. appears. I
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43-999.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM OPERATION To make a call, pick up the handset. • Should you store your own emer- When you hear the dial tone, dial the gency numbers in the emergency number. The display shows the number memory buttons, when a power fail- you are dialing. ure occurs the emergency memory buttons return to the factory default To answer a call, lift the handset and setting. You must restore your begin talking. emergency numbers. With the handset on the base, pre
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43-999.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM Dialing a Stored Number USING FLASH To dial a number stored in an emergen- FLASH performs the electronic equiva- cy memory location, press either emer- lent of a switchhook operation for spe- gency memory key. cial services, such as Call Waiting. To dial a number stored in the indirect memory location, press MEM and then Illustration, the desired memory number (0–9). FLASH STORING A NUMBER IN For example, if you have Call Waiting, VOICE MAIL
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43-999.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as bank by phone, require tone signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use these special tone services by following these steps. TONE/PULSE 1. Be sure is set to PULSE. Illustration, TONE/PULSE 2. Dial the service’s main number. 3. When the service answers, press . Any additional numbers you dial are sent as tone signals. Illustration, * 4. The phone automatically rese
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43-999.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Caller ID service, the Notes: phone company sends information • If there is no call record in memory, about the call, as well as the time and the display shows, “NO CALLER date, between the first and second rings ID”. of every call you receive. • If you wait more than 30 seconds The System 999 displays this informa- between keypresses while review- tion when it receives a call, and it stores ing Caller
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43-999.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM Caller ID Messages Display Description Appears if you select to delete a caller ID record. ERASE Appears if you select to delete all caller ID records. ERASE ALL Appears if all caller ID information was garbled. Minor electri- ERROR cal disturbances can affect Caller ID information. Occasional errors are normal. If this happens often, contact your local telephone company and ask them to correct the problem, Appears when you reach the end o
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43-999.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM STORING VIP CALLS If you receive a call from an important caller (someone you call frequently, for exam- ple), the System 999 lets you store that caller’s call record as a VIP call. The System 999 lets you know you have a VIP call by sounding an alert tone. You can also call back a VIP number with the touch of a button. The System 999 lets you store up to 10 call records as VIP calls, and review and de- lete the marks at any time. Follow thes
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43-999.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any prob- lems with your telephone, but if you do, the following suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion No dial tone. Check that the phone line and handset cords are securely connected. Display is blank. Batteries are weak or not installed and AC adapter is not connected. appears. AC power is interrupted. Be sure AC adapter is correctly and securely connected. Volume drops or you hear Some
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43-999.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 8:28 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack Caller ID System 999 Telephone Big Button Caller ID 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. Temperature ext
