Radio Shack 43-3812, Owner'S Manual

10

Installation

SETTING THE DIALING 
MODE

Your phone is set for tone dialing. If you have 
pulse service, you must change the dialing 
mode. If you are not sure which type of 
service you have, do this test.

Lift the handset, press 

TALK

, and listen for a 

dial tone. Press any number other than 

0

. If 

your phone system requires that you dial an 
access code (

9

, for example) before you dial 

an outside number, do not press the access 
code either.

If the dial tone stops, you have touch-tone 
service. If the dial tone continues, you have 
pulse service.

To set the dial mode, press 

TALK

 to hang up 

the phone if necessary, then hold down 

FLASH

 until the phone beeps. Then press 

#

to set pulse mode or 

∗

/

TONE

 to set tone 

mode. The phone beeps.

Notes: 

• The phone exits setting mode if a call or 

page is received, or if you press 

TALK

. 

• If the battery pack power gets too low, 

the dial mode might reset to tone. If you 
are on a pulse line and cannot make a 
call, try setting the dialing mode to 
pulse.

SETTING THE HANDSET 
RINGER’S TONE AND 
VOLUME

You can select one of four different ringer 
tone/volume settings on the handset. At any 
time except during a call, repeatedly press 

VOLUME

 to select the desired ringer setting. 

Each time you press the button, the phone 
rings at the selected setting.

TURNING THE BASE’S 
RINGER ON/OFF

You can set the base’s ringer to high or low, 
or turn it off.

Press 

MENU

 four times. The phone 

announces “Ringer volume” followed by its 
current setting. The display also shows the 
current setting.

1. Press 

SET

 to enter the setting mode.

Note: The system exits the setting mode 
when you:

• wait more than 20 seconds between 

key presses

• receive an incoming call

• press 

PLAY/STOP

• press 

TALK

 on the handset

Start again at Step 1.

2. Press 

SKIP/

;

;

;

;

 or 

:

:

:

:

/REPEAT

 to change 

the setting. The system announces the 
setting and the display shows 

>_

>_

>_

>_

, 

Be

Be

Be

Be

, or 

E<

E<

E<

E<

.

3. Press 

SET

 to store the setting. 

4. Press 

PLAY/STOP

 to exit the menu 

setting mode.

Even when you turn off the base’s ringer, you 
can still make or receive calls using this 
phone. Telephones on the same line (and 
the handset if it is away from the base) still 
ring when there is an incoming call.