Page 3 - FEATURES
3 FEATURES Your RadioShack CID-941 4-Line Display Caller IDgives you access to the latest in telephone technolo-gy. It displays the current date/time and caller infor-mation as provided by your local phone company toCaller ID service subscribers. (The date and time areset with your first incoming Ca...
Page 5 - Important Information:; • To use the system’s Caller ID, and Call Waiting; Read This Before Installation
5 Important Information: • To use the system’s Caller ID, and Call Waiting features you must be in an area where thoseservices are available from your phone com-pany, and you must subscribe to those services. • Where Caller ID is offered, one or more of the following options are generally available:...
Page 6 - FCC Statement; Your CID-941 complies with Part 68 of; Note: You must not connect your system to:; • coin-operated systems
6 draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, orREN. The REN is on the bottom of your system. If you are using more than one phone or other deviceon the line, add up all the RENs. If the total is morethan five (or three in rural areas), your phone mightnot ring. If ringer operation is impaired, ...
Page 7 - CONTENTS
7 CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................... 9 Installing Batteries .......................................... 9Making the Connections ............................... 11 Connecting an AC Adapter .................... 11Resetting the CID-941 .........................
Page 9 - PREPARATION; INSTALLING BATTERIES; • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and
9 PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your CID-941 requires 2 AA batteries (not supplied)to protect the system’s memory during a power fail-ure. For the best performance and longest life, werecommend RadioShack alkaline batteries. Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommende...
Page 11 - MAKING THE CONNECTIONS; Connecting an AC Adapter; available at your local RadioShack store.
11 MAKING THE CONNECTIONS Connecting an AC Adapter To increase the battery life, you can power the CID-941 using a 9V, 200 mA AC adapter and a size MAdaptaplug adapter (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store. Cautions: You must use a Class 2 power sourcelisted to UL 1...
Page 12 - Resetting the CID-941
12 Follow these steps to use an AC adapter (not sup-plied.) 1. Insert the Adaptaplug into the socket on your AC adapter’s cord. 2. Insert the barrel plug into the CID-941’s 200mA DC 9V jack. 3. Plug the other end of the AC adapter into a stan- dard AC outlet. Resetting the CID-941 Before you use the...
Page 13 - Connecting to the Phone Line; • The USOC number of the jack to be installed is
13 Caution: Resetting the CID-941 also clears all storedcall information. Note: If the CID-941 does not work after you reset it,replace the batteries (see “Installing Batteries” onPage 9). Then press RESET again. Connecting to the Phone Line The CID-941 connects to a modular telephone linejack and y...
Page 14 - • You can connect up to four CID-941s to the; Connecting to a Single-Line Phone; Unplug your telephone’s modular cord from the; Plug one end of the supplied modular cord into; Plug the other end of the cord into the wall jack.
14 • You can connect up to four CID-941s to the same phone line (see “Using the Master/Sec-ondary Switch” on Page 15). For proper CallWaiting operation, do not connect more than fourCID-941s, or a CID-941 and another Caller IDmodule with Call Waiting, to the same phoneline. You can connect other Cal...
Page 15 - Using the Master/Secondary Switch; • If you connect only one CID-941 to a phone line,
15 Using the Master/Secondary Switch The CID-941’s M/S (master/secondary) switch lets you easily connect up to four CID-941 Caller ID mod-ules to the same phone line, so you can receive Call-er ID and Call Waiting information at more than onephone on that line. Simply set M/S on one of the CID- 941’...
Page 16 - Connecting to a Two-Line Phone
16 • If you connect another type of Caller ID module that has Call Waiting (other than a CID-941) tothe same phone line as your CID-941’s, the CallWaiting signal can be garbled or not received. Connecting to a Two-Line Phone To record information about calls received on a two-line phone, you need tw...
Page 17 - Connecting an Answering Machine
17 4. Plug the other end of the cord into L1 or L2 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to connect another CID- 941 to the jack (L1 and L2) on the triplexadapter. 6. Slide the M-S switch (located on the back of CID- 941) on both units to M . Connecting an Answering Machine 1. Unplug the answering machine’s modul...
Page 18 - MOUNTING THE SYSTEM; Mounting on a Wall; Mark the mounting screw locations on the wall
18 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM You can set the CID-941 flat on a desk, shelf, table orset it at an angle by pulling out the leg located on thebottom of the CID-941. Mounting on a Wall To mount the CID-941 on a wall, you need twoscrews (not supplied) with heads that fit into the key-hole slots on the bottom ...
Page 21 - CONTRAST
21 3. Repeatedly press REVIEW to increase the contrast up to 15 or REVIEW to decrease down to 00 . Note: If CONTRAST level number disappears be- fore you press REVIEW or repeat Steps 1–3. 4. Press DELETE to store the setting. 43-941.fm Page 21 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM
Page 22 - OPERATION; NEW; and the red indicator flash,
22 OPERATION RECEIVING AND STORING CALLS Caller ID is a service provided by your telephonecompany. When you subscribe to this service, thetelephone company sends the caller’s telephonenumber (and name, if available) and the call’s dateand time between the first and second rings. The sys-tem receives...
Page 24 - WAIT; flashes. The information for the first caller and
24 CALL WAITING WITH DUAL DISPLAY If you are using the telephone and you subscribe toCall Waiting service and a new call comes in, thesystem will show the new call information and appears. The new caller name and number, if avail-able, appears on the second and third line and WAIT flashes. The infor...
Page 25 - Press; again to switch between the callers.
25 Press FLASH to switch to the new call. The first call- er’s information moves to the second and third rowsand WAIT flashes. Press FLASH again to switch between the callers. 43-941.fm Page 25 Friday, January 28, 2000 10:34 AM
Page 26 - REVIEWING CALL RECORDS
26 REVIEWING CALL RECORDS To see how many calls are stored, press REVIEW or while the time displays. XX CALLS appears on the display. To view the call records, repeatedly press REVIEW to move back through the calls or REVIEW to move forward through them. Notes: • If no call information is stored, NO...
Page 27 - DISPLAYED CALL INFORMATION; The CID-941 displays the following information:; Display
27 DISPLAYED CALL INFORMATION The CID-941 displays the following information: Display Description XX Appears when you are viewing a new call record or have an incoming call (if you subscribe to Call Wait-ing). PRIVATE NAME NOMBRE PRIVADO The caller blocked the name. PRIVATE NUMBER NUMERO PRIVADO The...
Page 31 - Different Area Code
31 DIALING NUMBERS FROM CALL RECORDS To dial a telephone number stored in the Caller IDcall record memory, press REVIEW or to re- view the desired call record. Lift the handset and con-firm a dial tone. Press CALL BACK ( DIAL 7 , DIAL 10 , or 1+DIAL depending on the area code) to dial the telephone ...
Page 32 - Same Area Code
32 Same Area Code To call back a number received by the CID-941 thathas the same area code (for example, the number re-ceived by the system is “8175551212” and your areacode is “817”): • Press DIAL 7 to dial 7 digits without the area code (5551212). • Press 817 on your phone, then press DIAL 7 on th...
Page 33 - DELETING CALL RECORDS; XX; CALL
33 DELETING CALL RECORDS You can delete individual call records or all callrecords stored in the system. To delete a single record, press REVIEW or until the Caller ID record you want to delete dis- plays, then press DELETE twice. The system deletes that record and automatically renumbers the remain...
Page 34 - TROUBLESHOOTING; Problem; Frequently displays:; ERROR
34 TROUBLESHOOTING if your CID-941 is not working as it should, these sug-gestions might help eliminate the problem. Problem Suggestion Frequently displays: ERROR ERROR Minor electrical distur-bances can affect the Caller ID information, but if errors frequently occur, contact your local tele-phone ...
Page 35 - switch is set
35 If the system displays a message that you do not un-derstand, see “Displayed Call Information” onPage 27. Call Waiting does not work. If you have multiple sys-tems connected to the same line, check to see that the M/S switch is set correctly on each system (see “Using the Master/Secondary Switch”...
Page 36 - CARE
36 CARE To enjoy your RadioShack CID-941 4-Line DisplayCaller ID for a long time: • Keep the CID-941 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Use and store the CID-941 only in normal tem- perature environments. • Handle the CID-941 gently and carefully. Don’t drop it. • Keep the CID-941 away ...
Page 37 - THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW
37 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your CID-941 causes prob-lems on the phone line, the phone company can dis-connect your service. The phone company attemptsto notify you in advance. If advance notice is notpractical, the phone company notifies you of yourright to file a compla...
Page 38 - LIGHTNING
38 LIGHTNING Your telephone has built-in protection circuits to re-duce the risk of damage from surges in phone line orpower line current. These protection circuits meet orexceed FCC requirements. However, lightning strik-ing the phone line can damage your telephone. Lightning damage is not common. ...
Page 39 - Limited One-Year Warranty
39 Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de-fects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) yearfrom the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned storesand authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT ASPROVIDED HEREIN, ...
Page 40 - We Service What We Sell
ZIM1397000 01A00 Printed in China ( Continued) refund is made, become the property of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and products may be used in the performance ofwarranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are war-ranted for the remainder of the original warranty period. You w...
