RadioShack ET-545 - Manuals

6 PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION Select a location for the telephone thatis: • 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 intercoms, alarms, and...

10 PHONE OPERATION Your ET-545’s handset display showstelephone numbers as you dial themor when you recall them from memory.The handset shows the current chan-nel number and the duration of yourcall in minutes and seconds. If you subscribe to Caller ID, the ET-545 also automatically displays infor-m...

11 To make or answer a call, press TALK so the TALK key on the handset lights. Notes: • If the phone is out of range of the base, the handset beeps threetimes and the TALK key turns off. • You can make or answer a call on a phone on the same line as thecordless phone, even if the ET-545’s handset is...

12 USING FLASH/DEL Use FLASH/DEL on the handset to perform the switchhook operation forspecial services, such as Call Waiting. For example, if you have Call Waiting,press FLASH/DEL to take an incoming call without disconnecting the currentcall. FLASH briefly appears on the display. Press FLASH/DEL a...

13 Note: The handset will not beep dur-ing a call. MEMORY DIALING You can store up to 30 phone num-bers and associated names for quickand easy dialing. Each stored numbercan be up to 16 digits long, and eachname can be up to 15 characters. Notes: • If TONE/PULSE is set to PULSE and you want to use t...

14 • To enter an at symbol (@), press 0 then 3 . • To enter a space, press 1 then 1 again. • To enter a dash, press 1 then 2 . • To enter an asterisk, press 1 then 3 . • To enter an exclamation mark, press then 3 . Notes: • If you enter a wrong character, press FLASH/DEL to delete the last entered c...

15 Entering a Pausein a Memory Number In some telephone systems, you mustdial an access code (9, for example)and wait for a second dial tone beforeyou can dial an outside number. Ifyour phone is connected to one ofthese systems, you might want to en-ter a pause after the access codewhen you store a ...

16 3. Press DIAL . The phone dials the stored number. Note: If you press DIAL 1+ , the phone dials a 1 at the beginning ofthe phone number (although itdoes not appear on the display). Deleting a Number from Memory 1. Press MEMORY . 2. Press REVIEW < or > to search for the stored name and numbe...

17 CALLER ID OPERATION If you subscribe to Caller ID, the sys-tem automatically displays informationabout calls you receive and stores theinformation in Caller ID memory. Thesystem can store up to 100 numberonly or name and number call records. The first line of the Caller ID recordshows the time, d...

18 PRIVATE Appears if the caller chose toblock sending Caller ID informa-tion. No caller information ap-pears. OUT OF AREA Appears if the caller is not within aCaller ID service area, or duringthe following types of incomingcalls: • Long distance call (except when the long distance phonecompany used...

19 DELETING CALLER ID RECORDS You can delete individual Caller IDrecords, or all Caller ID records storedin the system. Follow these steps to delete a singlerecord. 1. Repeatedly press REVIEW < or > until the call record you want todelete appears on the display. 2. Press FLASH/DEL . ERASE CALL...

20 Notes: • If you do not press any button for about 5 seconds, the display auto-matically turns off. • VIP MEMO FULL appears and the phone sounds three longbeeps when the VIP Call List isfull. Reviewing the VIP Call List Press VIP , then repeatedly press RE- VIEW < or > until the VIP call rec...

21 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 notseem to be with your phone service, ta...

23 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your ET-545 25-Channel Caller ID Cordless Telephone is an example of superiordesign and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for yourphone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids cancontain min...

25 Also, the phone company can makechanges to its lines, equipment, oper-ations, or procedures that could affectthe operation of the phone. The phonecompany notifies you of these chang-es in advance, so you can take thenecessary steps to prevent interrup-tion of your phone service. Your phone might ...

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