RadioShack ET-557 - Manuals

Page 2 - FEATURES

2 FEATURES © 1995 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved. COM-LOK and Radio Shack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation. Your ET-557 25-Channel CordlessTelephone with 3 Priority and 10Speed Dial Memories is designed toexacting standards that ensure reliabil-ity, long life, and outstand...

Page 4 - READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION; FCC STATEMENT; FCC Rules

4 READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION Each device that you connect to thephone line draws power from thephone line. We refer to this power drawas the device’s Ringer EquivalenceNumber, or REN. The REN is shownon the bottom of the base. If you are using more than one phoneor other device on the line, add u...

Page 5 - CONTENTS

5 Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................ 6 Placing the Base on a Desk Top ..................................

Page 6 - INSTALLATION; SELECTING A LOCATION

6 INSTALLATION SELECTING A LOCATION You can place the phone on a desktopor table, or mount it on a wall. Select alocation that is: • near an AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, electrical appliances, metal wallsor filing cabi...

Page 13 - OPERATION; Note: When you press; USING REDIAL

13 OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, lift the handset andpress TALK . To answer a call, just lift the handset. Or, if the handset is awayfrom the cradle, simply press TALK . The TALK/BATT LOW indicator lights. Note: If you lift the handset to answera call and press TALK after 2.5 ...

Page 14 - USING FLASH

14 • The redial memory also holds PAUSE entries. See “Entering a Pause” under “Memory Dialing.” • The redial memory does not store a FLASH entry or any digits you press after FLASH (see “Using Flash”). USING FLASH FLASH performs the electronic equiva- lent of a switchhook operation for spe-cial serv...

Page 15 - Storing a Number in Memory

15 PAGING To page the person who has the hand-set or to locate the handset when thephone is not in use, press PAGE on the base. The handset beeps five times. Note: The handset does not beepwhen the ringer is off. MEMORY DIALING This phone has three priority dialingmemories. You can dial a numberstor...

Page 18 - TROUBLESHOOTING

18 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, the fol-lowing guidelines might help. If you still have problems, take the phone to your localRadio Shack store for assistance. Problem Remedy Low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up another phon...

Page 21 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE

21 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your ET-557 25-Channel Cordless Telephone with 3 Priority and 10 Speed-DialMemories is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sug-gestions will help you care for your cordless telephone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet,...

Page 23 - LIGHTNING

23 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your phonecauses problems on the phone line,the phone company can temporarilydiscontinue your service. If this hap-pens, the phone company attempts tonotify you in advance. If advance no-tice is not practical, the phone compa-ny notifies you as...