RadioShack ET-543 - Manuals

6 INSTALLATION SELECTING A LOCATION Select a location for the telephone thatmeets these requirements: • Near an AC outlet • Near a telephone line jack • Out of the way of normal activities • Away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, and metalwalls or filing cabinets • Away from wireless...

7 PREPARATION CONNECTING THE BATTERY Before you use your phone for the firsttime, you must connect and charge thebattery. Slide off the battery compartment cov-er on the back of the handset. Connectthe battery’s plug to the pins inside thecompartment. Replace the cover, then follow the in-structions...

9 OPERATION Your ET-543’s LCD display showstelephone numbers as you dial them orwhen you recall them from memory. Itshows the current channel number andlets you know when battery power isgrowing weak or the phone is out ofrange of the base. The display alsoshows indicators when you press FLASH/DEL o...

10 • You can make or answer a call on a phone on the same line as thecordless phone, even if the hand-set is away from the base. • RANGE appears when the dis- tance from the handset to thebase is out of the phone’s range. • The keypad lights on the handset turn off if no button is pressed formore th...

11 Notes: • If you do not have special phone services, pressing FLASH/DEL might disconnect the current call. • The redial memory does not store a FLASH/DEL entry or any digits entered after you press FLASH/ DEL . USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as bankby phone, requir...

12 • To keep your accounts secure, we recommend you do NOT storeyour personal access code forservices such as bank-by-phonein a memory location. Storing a Number in Memory 1. With the handset’s power on, press MEMORY . The keypad lights and MEM appears on the display. Note: While you are storing anu...

13 Notes: • If you receive a call while you are storing a number in memory,press TALK to answer the call. After the call, begin again at Step1 to store the number. • To change a phone number stored in memory, simply store a newphone number in that location. • To clear a memory location so no number ...

14 2. Press SCROLL s/t to search for the desired stored number. Theselected number appears on thedisplay. 3. Press ENTER . The phone dials the stored number. Method 3 1. With POWER set to ON and the TALK key not lit, press SCROLL s/t to search for the desired storednumber. 2. Press TALK . The phone ...

15 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your telephone, but if you do, thefollowing suggestions might help. If you still have problems, check other phones onthe same line to see if they work properly. If they do and the problem does not seemto be with your phone service, ta...

16 Problem: The handset’s range decreases. Solutions: • Fully extend the base’s antenna vertically. • Return the handset to the cradle, and recharge the battery. • Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal surface. Problem: Receiver sound flutters or fades. Solutions: • Be sure the battery is char...

17 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your ET-543 25-Channel Cordless Telephone with LCD Display is an example ofsuperior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care foryour phones so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids cancon...

19 Your phone might cause TV or radiointerference even when it is operatingproperly. To determine whether yourphone is causing the interference, turnoff your phone. If the interference goesaway, your phone is causing the inter-ference. Try to eliminate the interfer-ence by: • Moving your phone away ...