RadioShack 43-3557 - Manuals

Impor tant Infor m ation 5 ringer operation is impaired, remove a device from the line. In the unlikely event that your phone causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discontinue your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advanc...

Importan t Safety Instr u ct ions 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product near water, for example, nea...

Importa nt Caller ID Infor m atio n 7 IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Waiting, you must be in an area where those services are available and you must subscribe to those services through your local phone company. Where Caller ID is offered, one or more options are generally ...

Installation 8 INSTALLATION Before using your phone, carefully peel the protective film off the display. The film protects the handset window during shipment and is not necessary for use. S ELECTING A L OCATION You can place the phone’s base on a desk or table, or mount it on a standard wall plate o...

Installation 9 O N A D ESK T OP 1. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into the TEL LINE jack on the back of the base. 2. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack on the back of the base and route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the base. 3....

Installation 10 2. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord (short for a wall plate, long for direct wall mounting) into the TEL LINE jack on the base’s back. 3. Plug the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V jack. 4. Route the adapter and modular cords through the bracket’s grooves. ...

Installation 11 1. Press down and slide off the battery compartment cover. 2. Lift the battery pack out of the compartment. 3. Plug the battery pack’s connector into the socket in the compartment (the connector fits only one way). Then place the battery pack in the compartment. 4. Replace the cover....

Operation 13 OPERATION M AKING AND R ECEIVING C ALLS Action Handset On Base Handset Off Base To answer a call Pick up the handset (Auto Talk: On) Ô or pick up the handset and press TALK/FLASH (Auto Talk: Off). Press TALK/ FLASH , any number, /TONE/< or #/> keys (Auto Talk: On). To make a call ...

Opera tion 14 A DJUSTING THE H ANDSET R INGER AND E ARPIECE V OLUME Handset Ringer Tone and Volume Press the volume up key or volume down key (labeled as, VOL or VOL keys) in standby mode to select one of five ringer tones and volume combinations. Ring Type A High , Ring Type A Low , Ring Type B Hig...

Operation 15 T ONE D IALING S WITCH - OVER Some telephone companies use equipment that requires pulse dialing (sometimes referred to as rotary dialing). If you need to enter tone dialing digits, you can switch-over to tone dialing during the call. For example, entering your bank account number after...

Opera tion 16 P AGE To locate the handset (while it’s off the base), press PAGE on the base. The handset beeps for 60 seconds. Paging is canceled when pressing any handset key or the handset is returned to the base. Ô F LASH AND C ALL W AITING If you have “Call Waiting” service and a call waiting to...

Operation 17 S ETTING M ENU O PTIONS There are five setup options available. They are Auto Talk, CIDCW (Caller ID on Call Waiting), Area Code, Dial Mode and Language. Auto Talk allows you to answer the phone without pressing the TALK/FLASH button. If the phone rings when Auto Talk is On, simply remo...

Opera tion 18 1. When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold CID . The Caller ID setting screen appears. 2. Press VOL key twice to select ¨ Area Code ¨. 3. Press SELECT . 4. Use the number keys ( 0 - 9 ), or CH/ DELETE to enter the three-digit area code. 5. Press SELECT . A confirmation to...

Memory Diali n g 19 • If you are not sure of your dialing system, set for tone dialing. Make a trial call. If the call connects, leave the setting as is, otherwise set for pulse dialing. • If your phone system requires pulse dialing and you need to send the DTMF tones for certain situations during a...

Me mory Dial ing 20 3. Press MEM or SELECT . 4. Press MEM or SELECT . A cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the name to be entered. If “ Edit Memory X X ” appears, the selected memory location is already stored. Then you must either edit the entry in this location, delete the ent...

Memory Diali n g 21 • Use PAUSE/REDIAL to enter a pause in the dialing sequence. The display shows a ¨ P ¨. Each pause counts as one digit and represents a two second delay of time between the digits. Ô • Use CH/DELETE to delete digits as needed. 8. Press MEM or SELECT . You will hear a confirmation...

Me mory Dial ing 22 For example, to enter Movies. 1. Pick up the handset. Press MEM . 2. Enter a number or press VOL or VOL keys to select a memory location. 3. Press MEM or SELECT . 4. Press MEM or SELECT . (When there is information already stored in the selected memory location, ¨ Edit MemoryXX ¨...

Memory Diali n g 23 M AKING C ALLS WITH M EMORY D IALING Memory Dialing from Standby Mode 1. Press MEM . The handset displays your programmed memory locations. 2. Press VOL or VOL keys, or enter the number ( 0 - 9 ) to select the memory location you would like to dial. Ô 3. Press TALK/FLASH . ¨ Talk...

Memory Diali n g 25 6. Press MEM or SELECT . The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the number to be edited. 7. Use the number key, /TONE/< , #/> , PAUSE/REDIAL or CH/DELETE to edit the phone number. The phone number cannot exceed 20 digits. If you don’t want to change the...

Me mory Dial ing 26 4. Press MEM or SELECT . 5. Press VOL key to move the pointer down to ¨ Delete MemoryXX ¨. 6. Press MEM or SELECT . The confirmation screen appears. 7. Press VOL key to move the pointer to ¨ Yes ¨. 8. Press SELECT or CH/DELETE . You hear a confirmation tone. 9. After about two se...

Memory Diali n g 27 S TORING AND E DITING THE S PEED D IAL Ô 1. When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold SPEED DIAL . If “ Edit Number ” appears, there is a number already stored. Press VOL 　 or VOL keys to select ¨ Edit Number ¨. Then press SELECT . 2. Store the number by following ste...

C a ller ID 28 CALLER ID You must subscribe to Caller ID service to use this feature. When the telephone rings, the Caller ID feature allows you to view the caller´s name and phone number on the display before you answer the phone. The handset displays the phone number of the incoming call, the name...

C a ller ID 29 2. When you pick up the phone, the display changes to ¨ Talk ¨. (Auto Talk feature is set to on.) V IEWING THE C ALLER ID M ESSAGE L IST The Caller ID list stores information for up to 30 incoming calls - even unanswered calls. Ô 1. Press CID . The summary screen appears. The screen s...

C a ller ID 30 3. Press VOL or VOL keys to select ¨ Yes ¨ or ¨ No ¨. 4. Press SELECT or CH/DELETE . When the pointer is at ¨ Yes ¨: Ô A tone sounds and the Caller ID message is deleted. The next Caller ID message is then displayed. When the pointer is at ¨ No ¨: The display returns to the Caller ID ...

C a ller ID 31 1. Press CID . Select the phone number that you want to dial by pressing VOL or VOL keys. 2. Press TALK/FLASH . The displayed phone number dials automatically. Long Distance Calls and Area Code Setting/Cancellation Pressing 1 while the incoming Caller ID information is displayed will ...

Additional Information 32 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I NSTALLING THE B ELTCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. H EADSET I NSTALLAT...

Troublesho oting 33 TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first Problem Solution The CHARGE/IN USE indicator won’t illuminate when the handset is placed on the base. • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall outlet. • M...

Car e 34 If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation. If you cannot find the problem, take the phone to your local RadioShack store for assistance. CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dr...