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Cat. No. 43-1039
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
ET-539
25-Channel Cordless Telephone
with Lighted Keypad
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43-1039.fm Page 2 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack ET-539 25-Channel Automatic Security Access Protec- Cordless Telephone with Lighted Key- tion Code — changes each time you pad includes the latest advances in disconnect and restore power to the cordless phone technology, and in- base to help prevent other cordless cludes these features: phone users from using your phone line while the handset is off the base. Auto-Scan — automatically selects the clearest channel wh
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43-1039.fm Page 3 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM Important: Cordless phones such as Warning: To prevent fire or shock this one require AC power to operate. hazard, do not expose this product When the AC power is off, you cannot to rain or moisture. dial out or receive incoming calls using your ET-539. For this reason, the ET- 539 cordless phone should not be your CAUTION only telephone. To be safe, you should RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. also have a phone that does not need AC po
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43-1039.fm Page 4 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 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 located lines. However, each device that you on the bottom of your phone’s base. connect to the phone line draws power from th
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43-1039.fm Page 5 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 6 Placing the Base on a Desk Top ............................................................... 6 Mounting the Base on a Wall Plate ........................................................... 7 Mountin
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43-1039.fm Page 6 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM INSTALLATION adapter meets these requirements. SELECTING A LOCATION Using an adapter that does not meet these requirements could damage the Select a location for the telephone that phone or the adapter. is: • Near an AC outlet Placing the Base on • Near a telephone line jack a Desk Top • Out of the way of normal activities • Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metal walls or filing cabinets • Away from wireless inter
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43-1039.fm Page 7 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM 4. Align the tabs on the bracket with Mounting the Base on the slots on the back of the base a Wall Plate and push up on the bracket until it snaps in place. You need a standard wall plate (not supplied) for this mounting method. 1. Plug one end of the short modular cord into the phone jack on the back of the base. Note: If you later want to remove the bracket, press PUSH and slide the bracket down to remove it from the base's bottom. 5. In
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43-1039.fm Page 8 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM 8. Align the bracket's keyhole slots Mounting the Base Directly with the wall plate studs and slide on a Wall the base downward to secure it. You need two wood screws (not sup- plied) for this mounting method. 15 1. Drill two holes 3 /16 inches (100 mm) apart. Then thread a screw into each hole, letting the heads 1 extend about /4 inch (6.5 mm) from the wall. 9. Press and lift out the handset holder. Rotate the holder 180 degrees as shown,
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43-1039.fm Page 9 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM 4. Align the tabs on the bracket with 7. Align the keyhole slots with the the slots on the back of the base mounting screws and slide the and push up on the bracket until it base downward to secure it. snaps in place. Note: If you later want to remove 8. Press and lift out the handset the bracket, press PUSH and slide holder. Rotate the holder 180 the bracket down to remove it degrees as shown, and then snap from the base's bottom. it back i
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43-1039.fm Page 10 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM PREPARATION CONNECTING THE (Illus with BATTERY callout: CHARGE/ TALK Before you use your phone for the first Indicator) time, you must connect the battery and charge it for 15 hours. Slide off the battery compartment cov- er on the back of the handset and con- The phone recharges whenever the nect the battery’s plug to the pins handset is on the base. You can re- inside the compartment. charge the battery at any time, but you must be s
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43-1039.fm Page 11 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM • If the CHARGE/TALK indicator does not light when you place the handset on the base, be sure the battery is connected to the pins inside the battery compartment (see "Replacing the Battery") and the AC adapter is securely con- nected to the base. Also, check the charging contacts TALK 2. Lift the handset, press , and on the handset and base. If the listen for a dial tone. contacts are dirty or tarnished, 3. Press any number other than 0. g
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43-1039.fm Page 12 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM OPERATION To disconnect a call, replace the hand- MAKING/ANSWERING set on the base. A CALL You can use your cordless telephone Using the Handset at the base or away from the base. Ful- Away from the Base ly extend the handset’s antenna. To make or answer a call, set POWER to ON and press TALK. The keypad Using the Handset light and the CHARGE/TALK indicator at the Base turn on. You can use the handset at the base To disconnect a call, pres
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43-1039.fm Page 13 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM holds pause entries (see “Entering a CHANGING CHANNELS Pause” under “Memory Dialing”). Your ET-539’s Auto-Scan feature au- Note: We recommend you not use RE- tomatically selects the clearest chan- DIAL to dial numbers that include a nel when you pick up the phone. If you tone ( ) entry (see “Using Tone Servic- experience interference during a call, * es on a Pulse Line”). CH press to switch to the next channel (25 in all) until you receive
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43-1039.fm Page 14 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM the handset and the CHARGE/TALK USING TONE SERVICES indicator on the base flash. 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 follow- ing these steps. 1. Set TONE/PULSE on the base to PULSE. 2. Dial the service’s main number. Note: The handset will not beep during a call or if its power is off. 3. When the service answers, pr
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43-1039.fm Page 15 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM Write the person's or company's Storing a Number in Memory name by the memory location 1. With the handset’s power on, number on the sheet in pencil (in press MEMORY. The keypad case you want to store a different lights. number later). Note: While you are storing a 6. Repeat Steps 1-5 to store other number in memory, if you do not telephone numbers. press any button on the keypad within about 9 seconds, a buzz Notes: sounds, then the keypad
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43-1039.fm Page 16 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM Note: If you initially use pulse dialing to Entering a Pause dial the service, be sure you have in a Memory Number stored a tone entry ( ) in the next * memory location before the numbers In some telephone systems, you must for the additional information. dial an access code (9, for example) and wait for a second dial tone before To chain dial memory numbers, follow you can dial an outside number. If your these steps. phone is connected to
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43-1039.fm Page 17 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any Problem: Call is noisy. problems with your telephone, but if Solutions: you do, the following suggestions might help. If you still have problems, •Press CH to switch to another check other phones on the same line channel. to see if they work properly. If they do • Do not mount the base near appli- and the problem does not seem to be ances or large metal objects. with your phone service, take
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43-1039.fm Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM Problem: Receiver sound flutters or Problem: You cannot answer/make fades. a call and the handset sounds an er- ror tone when you lift it from the Solutions: base or press TALK. • Move handset closer to the base. Solution: The phone might be receiv- • Fully extend the handset’s and ing interference from another RF sig- base’s antennas vertically. nal; or, if the handset is away from the base during a long period of AC power • Be sure the ba
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43-1039.fm Page 19 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your ET-539 25-Channel Cordless Telephone with Lighted Keypad 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 and cases a
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43-1039.fm Page 20 Tuesday, August 17, 1999 10:12 AM 3. Insert a fresh battery and connect REPLACING THE its plug to the pins inside the bat- BATTERY tery compartment. Secure the bat- tery in place with the plastic strap. If you follow the instructions in “Charg- ing the Battery,” the supplied battery (illus with callout: should last about a year. When the Battery) battery loses its ability to fully charge, order a 3.6-volt, 300-milliamp battery with a connector that fits the connector in t
