RadioShack ET-919 - Manual

5 CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 6 Selecting a Location ........................................................................................... 6Attaching the Handset’s Antenna .....................

6 PREPARATION SELECTING A LOCATION You can place the phone on a desk topor table, mount it on a standard wallplate, or mount it directly on a wall. Se-lect a location that is: • near an AC outlet • near a telephone line jack • out of the way of normal activities • away from electrical machinery, ele...

14 OPERATION MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS To make a call, simply lift the handsetand press TALK . When you hear the dial tone, dial the desired phone number ormemory number (see “Memory Dialing”on Page 16). To answer a call if the handset is on thebase, simply lift the handset and beginyour conversati...

15 Press MUTE during the call. The MUTE indicator on the handset lights steadily. Press MUTE again to resume your phone conversation. The MUTE indica-tor turns off. SETTING THE HANDSET’S VOLUME You can select one of three different vol-ume settings (soft, normal, loud) using VOLUME s or t during a c...

16 For example, if you have Call Waiting,press FLASH to answer an incoming call without disconnecting the current call.Press FLASH again to return to the first call. Note: If you do not have any specialphone services, pressing FLASH might disconnect the current call. USING TONE SERVICES ON A PULSE L...

18 Testing Stored Emergency Numbers If you store an emergency service’snumber (police department, fire depart-ment, ambulance) and you choose totest the stored number, make the testcall during the late evening or earlymorning hours to avoid peak demandperiods. Also, remain on the line to ex-plain th...

19 TROUBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to have any problems with your phone, but if you do, the follow-ing suggestions might help. Problem Suggestion Low volume or unusual sounds. Someone has picked up another phone on the same line. Hang up the other phone. Severe noise interference. Press CHANNEL...

21 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your ET-919 9-Memory 900-MHz Cordless Telephone is an example of superior de-sign and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your cord-less telephone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids m...

23 Important: This product contains a re-chargeable nickel cadmium batterypack. At the end of the battery pack’suseful life, it must be recycled or dis-posed of properly. Contact your local,county, or state hazardous waste man-agement authorities for information onrecycling or disposal programs in y...