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Cat. No. 43-1037
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-537
25-Channel Cordless Telephone
with 9-Number Memory
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43-1037.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-537 25-Channel Redial — quickly redials the last num- Cordless Telephone with 9-Number ber dialed, with the touch of a button. Memory includes the latest advances in cordless phone technology. It has Touch Tone or Pulse (Rotary) Dial- these features: ing — lets you connect your phone to either type of service. Auto Scan — automatically selects a Page — lets you send a page from the clear channel when you make or a
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43-1037.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM Important: Cordless phones such as Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz- this one require AC power to operate. ard, do not expose this product to rain When AC power is off, you cannot dial or moisture. out or receive incoming calls using your ET-537. For this reason, the ET- CAUTION 537 should not be your only telephone. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! To be safe, you should also have a DO NOT OPEN. phone that does not need AC power to CAUTION: T
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43-1037.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM READ THIS BEFORE FCC STATEMENT INSTALLATION This telephone complies with Part 68 of FCC Rules. You must, upon re- We have designed your telephone to quest, provide the FCC Registration conform to federal regulations, and Number and the REN to your phone you can connect it to most telephone company. These numbers are on the lines. However, each device that you bottom of the phone’s base. connect to the phone line draws power from the phone li
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43-1037.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM CONTENTS Installation.............................................................................................................. 6 Selecting a Location.......................................................................................... 6 Installing the Handset’s Antenna....................................................................... 7 Connecting the Battery .....................................................................
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43-1037.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM INSTALLATION Important: After you select a location • Away from computers, remote for the phone (see “Selecting a Loca- control toys, wireless intercoms, tion”), you must install the phone in the alarms, and room monitors following order before you use it for the first time. The base’s location affects the phone’s range. If you have a choice of several 1. Install the handset’s antenna (see locations, try each to see which pro- “Installing th
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43-1037.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM 2. Pull and lift the front tab on the INSTALLING THE battery restraining strap to remove HANDSET’S ANTENNA it. Insert the antenna into the hole at the 3. Connect the battery’s wires to the top of the handset, then rotate the an- battery connector inside the com- tenna clockwise until it is secure. partment, then insert the battery. Note: The battery’s connector fits into the connector inside the com- partment only one way. Do not force it.
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43-1037.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM 1. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s be sure the AC adapter is barrel plug into the POWER 9V DC securely connected to the base. jack on the back of the base. Also, check the charging contacts 2. Plug the adapter into a standard on the handset and base. If the AC outlet. contacts are dirty or tarnished, gently clean them with a pencil eraser. CHARGING THE BATTERY Before you connect the phone to the phone line and use the phone for the first t
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43-1037.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM • The first time you use your phone Mounting the Base on after installing a new battery, the a Wall Plate handset might not work or might sound an error tone when you Follow these steps to mount the phone press TALK. This might also occur on a standard wall plate. when you recharge a battery that 1. Thread the attached modular cord has been completely discharged. through the thick strain relief slot If this happens, be sure RINGER under the
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43-1037.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM 4. Align the keyhole slots on the 2. Thread the attached modular cord back of the base with the mount- through the thick strain relief slot ing studs on the wall plate, then under the base. carefully push the base onto the studs and slide it down. 5. Place the handset on the base. 6. Place the base’s antenna in a ver- tical position. 3. Thread the supplied AC adapter’s cord through the thin strain relief slot under the base. Mounting the B
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43-1037.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM 5. Plug the attached modular cord on the back of the base into a modular phone line jack. 6. Place the handset on the base. 7. Place the base’s antenna in a ver- tical position. 11
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43-1037.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM PREPARATION SETTING THE DIALING TURNING THE RINGER MODE ON OR OFF Set TONE/PULSE on the back of the To turn off the handset’s ringer, set base for the type of service you have RINGER OFF/ON on the handset to — tone or pulse (rotary). If you are not OFF. To turn on the ringer, set it to ON. sure which type you have, do this test. 1. Set TONE/PULSE to TONE. Note: With the handset’s ringer off, you can still make calls using the 2. Lift the h
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43-1037.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM OPERATION CONFIRMATION TONES CHANGING CHANNELS When you press a button, the phone sounds a confirmation tone to indicate that it accepted the command. If you are out of range or there is too much in- terference, the phone sounds an error tone. Move the handset closer to the base and try again. To reduce interference and get the clearest communications between the base and handset, the phone automati- cally selects a clear channel for a call
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43-1037.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM Note: The redial memory holds up to • If you do not have any special 63 digits, so you can redial long- phone services, pressing FLASH distance as well as local phone num- might disconnect the current call. bers. USING TONE SERVICES USING FLASH ON A PULSE LINE If you have pulse service, you can tem- porarily switch to tone dialing during a call for banking services or computer transactions. Be sure TONE/PULSE on the back of the base is set
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43-1037.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM USING PAGE PAGE on the base lets you locate the handset if you misplaced it, or alert the person holding the handset. The hand- set beeps three times when someone presses and releases PAGE on the base. If you press and hold down PAGE for about 2 seconds, the handset beeps three times for about 20 sec- onds. This gives you time to locate the handset. Note: Pressing PAGE does not discon- nect a call in progress. 15
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43-1037.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM MEMORY DIALING STORING PHONE NUMBERS IN MEMORY You can store up to 9 phone numbers of up to 16 digits each. Notes: Write the person’s or company’s name and memory location num- •If TONE/PULSE is set to PULSE ber on the card in pencil (in case and you want to use tone dialing you want to change it later). for a memory number, you must store the tone entry ( ) along 6. Repeat Steps 1-4 to store and with the number. record other telephone nu
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43-1037.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM DIALING A STORED CHAIN DIALING NUMBER NUMBERS 1. Lift the handset from the cradle. When calling special services (such as (Press TALK if you do not hear a alternate long distance or bank by dial tone). phone), dial the service’s main number first. Then, at the appropriate place in 2. When you hear a dial tone, press the call, press MEMORY and the mem- MEMORY and then press the ory location number where the addi- memory location number wher
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43-1037.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not working as it should, these suggestions might help you elimi- nate the problem. If the phone still does not operate normally, take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance. Symptom Cause Suggestion The call is too Interference on the line. • Change channels and noisy. try again (see “Chang- ing Channels” on Page 13). • Hang up the phone. Then pick up the phone and redial the number. The phon
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43-1037.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM Symptom Cause Suggestion The volume sud- Someone has picked up a Have the other person hang denly drops and un- phone on the same line. up the phone. usual sounds occur. The handset’s battery might Place the handset in the base need recharging (the handset to recharge it (see “Charging sounds a beep every 7 sec- the Battery” on Page 8). onds). Note: If the battery is too low, the handset might not beep. The phone’s range The antenna on
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43-1037.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:05 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack ET-537 25-Channel Cordless Telephone with 9-Number Memory 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 can contain minerals that corrode the electronic circuits. Handle the phone gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage cir- cuit boards
