Radio Shack 43-3857, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ... battery pack when fully charged provides about seven hours of talk time or 14 days of standby time 20 Channels automatically selects a clear channel when you make or answer a call You can also manually change channels during a call See Selecting a Different Channel on page 13 Headset Jack connects an optional headset available at your local RadioShack store for hands free convenience See Headset ...

Page 2: ...7 Editing a Stored Name and or Phone Number 17 Erasing a Stored Name and Phone Number 19 Testing Stored Emergency Numbers 19 One touch Speed Dial 20 Storing and Editing the Speed Dial 20 Making Calls with the Speed Dial 20 Deleting the Speed Dial 20 Caller ID 21 When the Telephone Rings 21 Viewing the Caller ID Message List 22 Deleting Information from the Caller ID List 22 Deleting a Caller ID Me...

Page 3: ...e lightning symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within this product s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock Do not open the product s case The exclamation symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and maintenance instructions are included in the literature accompanying this product WARNING...

Page 4: ...ely event that your phone causes problems on the phone line the phone company can temporarily discontinue your service If this happens the phone company attempts to notify you in advance If advance notice is not practical the phone company notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC Also the phone company can make changes to its lines equipment o...

Page 5: ...uld always be followed to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury to persons including the following 1 Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool 2 Avoid using a telephone other than a cordless type during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning 3 Do ...

Page 6: ...e Choose a location that is Ô near an AC outlet near a modular telephone line jack out of the way of normal activities away from electrical machinery electrical appliances metal walls or filing cabinets wireless intercoms alarms and room monitors away from other cordless phones You can try different locations to see which provides the best performance IMPORTANT Cordless phones such as this one req...

Page 7: ...fore using your phone you must connect the battery pack Then charge it for about 24 hours 1 Press down and slide off the battery pack compartment cover CAUTION You must use a Class two power source that supplies 9V DC and delivers at least 350 mA Its center tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the phone s DC IN 9V jack The supplied adapter meets these specifications Using an adapter t...

Page 8: ...attery pack with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment You can order a replacement battery pack through your local RadioShack store or online at RadioShack com Install the new battery pack and charge it for about 24 hours o If you have trouble replacing the battery pack take the phone to your local RadioShack for assistance IMPORTANT Be sure the battery pack is properly conne...

Page 9: ...he selection that you would like to change Press REMOTE SELECT to toggle between On and Off 3 Press END and return the handset to the base unit to complete the setting The handset returns to the standby mode Entering your Area Code If you enter a three digit area code number in the Area Code option your local area code does not appear in Caller ID messages Do not program this option if your callin...

Page 10: ...guage 1 When the phone is in the standby mode press and hold CID MENU 2 Press VOL four times to select Language 3 Press REMOTE SELECT to select from Eng English Fr French and Esp Spanish 4 Press END or return the handset to the base unit to complete the setting The handset returns to the standby mode Ô NOTES Ô Entering your Area Code When the area code has already been stored in memory the stored ...

Page 11: ...e a call 1 Pick up the handset 2 Press TALK FLASH 3 Listen for the dial tone 4 Dial the number OR 1 Pick up the handset 2 Dial the number Then press TALK FLASH 1 Press TALK FLASH 2 Listen for the dial tone 3 Dial the number OR Dial the number Then press TALK FLASH To hang up Press END or return the handset to the base Auto Standby To redial 1 Pick up the handset 2 Press TALK FLASH 3 Listen for the...

Page 12: ...g TONE DIALING SWITCH OVER Some telephone companies use equipment that requires pulse dialing sometimes referred to as rotary dialing If you need to enter tone dialing digits you can switch over to tone dialing during the call For example entering your bank account number after you have called your bank Ô Initially make your call with the pulse dialing mode Once your call connects press TONE Enter...

Page 13: ...s returned to the base Ô FLASH AND CALL WAITING If you have Call Waiting service and a call waiting tone sounds while you are on a call press TALK FLASH to accept the waiting call There is a short pause Then you will hear the new caller To return to the original caller press TALK FLASH again Ô MEMORY DIALING STORING PHONE NUMBERS AND NAMES Memory Dialing allows you to dial a number using just a fe...

Page 14: ...ocation delete the entry in this location or select Go Back to choose another location 5 To enter a name up to 13 characters use number keys See Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters on page 15 Use and TONE to move the cursor to the desired location Use CH DELETE to delete characters as needed Press and hold CH DELETE to delete all the characters If a name is not required go to step 6 6 ...

Page 15: ...01 the display shows Memory01 Stored After about two seconds the Select Memory screen is displayed Repeat steps 2 8 to store more numbers 9 Press END to return to standby mode STEPS FOR ENTERING NAMES AND SPECIAL CHARACTERS Refer to the letters on the number keys to select the desired characters With each press of a numeric key the displayed character appears in the following order Upper case lett...

Page 16: ...stored in the selected memory location Edit MemoryXX is displayed See Editing a Stored Name and or Phone Number on page 17 5 Press 5 once 6 Press 6 six times 7 Press 4 five times 8 Press 6 five times 9 When finished press MEM or REMOTE SELECT To continue to store the telephone number proceed to step 7 under Storing Phone Numbers and Names on page 14 MAKING CALLS WITH MEMORY DIALING Memory Dialing ...

Page 17: ...to as Chain Dialing An example of this is a bank account number Once you have called your bank and are prompted to enter the account number press MEM and select the location number where the special number has been stored Then press REMOTE SELECT Store your special number with an identifying name See Storing Phone Numbers and Names on page 13 EDITING A STORED NAME AND OR PHONE NUMBER 1 Press MEM S...

Page 18: ...skip this step 6 Press MEM or REMOTE SELECT The cursor flashes indicating that the display is ready for the number to be edited 7 Use the number keys TONE PAUSE REDIAL or CH DELETE to edit the phone number The phone number cannot exceed 20 digits If you don t want to change the phone number skip this step 8 Press MEM or REMOTE SELECT If you changed either name or phone number a confirmation displa...

Page 19: ...firmation screen appears 7 Press VOL to move the pointer to Yes 8 Press REMOTE SELECT or CH DELETE You hear a confirmation tone 9 After about two seconds the display returns to the Select Memory screen You may delete the information in another memory location return to step 2 or press END to return to standby mode TESTING STORED EMERGENCY NUMBERS If you store an emergency service s number police d...

Page 20: ... following step 7 under Storing Phone Numbers and Names on page 14 3 Press REMOTE SELECT You hear a confirmation tone and memory storage is complete MAKING CALLS WITH THE SPEED DIAL When the phone is in the standby mode simply press SPEED DIAL The number stored in the Speed Dial memory location is instantly dialed Ô DELETING THE SPEED DIAL 1 When the phone is in the standby mode press and hold SPE...

Page 21: ...ONE RINGS 1 When the Caller ID message is received the display shows the caller s phone number along with the date and time The incoming call information is stored in the Caller ID record If the Caller ID service includes the caller s name the caller s name appears on the display up to 15 letters Ô You may receive any one of the following messages Message Display When invalid data is received Inco...

Page 22: ...can also be deleted manually Ô When a private number is received Private Number When an unknown name is received Unknown Name When an unknown number is received Unknown Number Message Display Ô NOTES Ô Viewing the Caller ID Message List In Caller ID operation if no key is pressed for more than 30 seconds an error tone sounds and the telephone returns to the standby mode If a call comes in via a te...

Page 23: ...ct Yes or No 4 Press REMOTE SELECT or CH DELETE When the pointer is at Yes You hear a confirmation tone and all stored Caller ID messages are deleted When the pointer is at No The display returns to the summary screen USING THE CALLER ID LIST Calling a Party from the Caller ID List You can place a call from the Caller ID list The phone stores up to 30 messages Ô 1 Press CID MENU Select the phone n...

Page 24: ...ll information i e Caller ID list the phone number of the party on the Caller ID list can be stored in memory 1 Press CID MENU Select the phone number to be stored from the Caller ID list by pressing VOL or VOL 2 Press MEM 3 Press VOL and VOL or enter a number 0 9 to select the memory location to be stored 4 Press REMOTE SELECT Ô You hear a confirmation tone and the number is stored in memory The ...

Page 25: ...llows you to quickly review save or delete the messages you choose You will never have to worry about a tape wearing out jamming or resetting improperly The Integrated Answering System is easy and convenient to use but please read through all of the instructions carefully Digital Tapeless Recording 13 minutes of Recording Time Call Screening Selectable Outgoing Messages Voice Prompts for Guidance ...

Page 26: ...G UP YOUR ANSWERING SYSTEM Using the Menu Mode The Menu mode allows you to set the following Answering System functions Ô To scroll through the menu options repeatedly press MENU CLOCK The system returns to standby after the last menu option You hear a confirmation tone to indicate standby mode If any of the following occurs during menu setup the system returns to standby you will have to start ov...

Page 27: ...ct day is announced The numbers through are displayed on the base 3 Press SET to select the day 4 Press VOL SEL or VOL SEL until you hear the correct hour setting The numbers through are displayed on the base 5 Press SET to select the hour 6 Press VOL SEL or VOL SEL until you hear the correct minute setting The numbers through are displayed on the base 7 Press SET to select the minute 8 Press VOL ...

Page 28: ...e 2 Press VOL SEL or VOL SEL until the desired number appears 3 Press SET to select the PIN code You hear a confirmation tone Then the announcement Security code and the new PIN code is announced After a few seconds the system announces To set ring time press menu again Setting the Ring Time The ring time setting allows you to set the number of rings the caller hears before your answering system p...

Page 29: ...ee record time options The options one minute or four minutes set the duration for recording the incoming messages Announce only answers the call with the preset greeting or your personal greeting but prevents the caller from leaving a message 1 Press MENU CLOCK four times in standby mode You hear Record time and the current recording time one minute four minutes Announce only No recording and it ...

Page 30: ...ssage refer to Recording a personal outgoing message Greeting on page 32 Setting the Message Alert Tone Message Alert feature lets you know you have new messages by sounding a short beeping tone When the system receives a new message while the Message Alert is on the alert tone sounds every 15 seconds 1 Press MENU CLOCK five times in standby mode You hear Message alert and the current setting Off ...

Page 31: ...ation on page 37 the Message Alert tone will automatically deactivate The tone will not deactivate until all messages are played back After all new messages are played back when a new message is received Message Alert tone will activate Selecting the Language The answering system voice announcements can be heard in English French or Spanish To choose the language of the answering system voice anno...

Page 32: ...essage counter starts to count down to every second 3 When you are finished recording your greeting press OGM PLAY STOP or SET You hear a confirmation tone Then your greeting plays back for you Choosing between the two outgoing messages Press OGM Then press OGM again when the outgoing message is played This switches between the prerecorded greeting or the personal greeting After finishing playing ...

Page 33: ...PLAY STOP to temporarily mute the incoming ring This also mutes the caller s message being recorded Call Screen The ringer and the Call Screen will be heard with the next incoming call The base ringer mute is canceled when pressing RINGER The Call Screen mute is canceled when pressing VOL SEL or VOL SEL Adjusting the speaker volume level You can adjust the volume of the base speaker by pressing th...

Page 34: ...ewed all of your new messages you can play your old messages by pressing PLAY STOP again Once you have listened to a new message it becomes an old message The old messages will be played in the order in which they were received Repeating a message 1 Press PLAY STOP to review your messages The number of stored messages are announced 2 To repeat the current message press after a few seconds of begin...

Page 35: ...ress repeatedly to find the message you want to play 3 Press PLAY STOP at any time to stop reviewing your messages and return to standby The message counter shows the number of messages stored in memory To quickly scroll forward through a message press and hold Deleting a message To maintain maximum record time delete the old messages 1 Press PLAY STOP to review your messages 2 Press DELETE anytim...

Page 36: ...rsation that lasts less than two seconds will not be recorded Ô 1 During a conversation from the handset press and hold MEMO REC The unit begins recording and flashes on the message counter Ô NOTES Ô Voice memo The voice memo recorded is completely independent of the greeting message The voice memo messages are recorded as incoming messages Recording a conversation A recorded conversation is treat...

Page 37: ... Setting a Personal Security Code PIN on page 28 3 The answering system announces the current time and the number of messages stored in memory Then you hear To play incoming message press 02 For help press 10 4 You may continue to listen to the Voice Prompts or you may select a command from the following chart Ô Command Function 0 and 1 Repeat a Message 0 and 2 Playing Incoming Messages 0 and 3 Sk...

Page 38: ...he answering system automatically returns to standby Turn on the answering system remotely If you have forgotten to turn on your answering system you can turn it on remotely from any touch tone telephone 1 Call your telephone number 2 Wait ten rings until the system answers You hear intermittent beeps 3 Press 0 And then enter your PIN code The answering system announces the current time and the nu...

Page 39: ...y enter another command at this time from the chart on step 3 5 When you are finished press END to exit the system The answering system automatically returns to standby Command Function 1 Repeat a Message 2 Play Incoming Messages 3 Skip a Message 4 Delete a Message 5 Stop Operation 6 Answering System On 9 Answering System Off 0 Voice Prompts Ô NOTES Ô If you press END before the base is connected ...

Page 40: ... 5 mm plug Contact RadioShack for a suitable headset To connect the headset open the rubber cover on the side of the handset Then insert the headset s plug into the jack Ô When you finish using the headset disconnect it from the handset and close the rubber cover to protect the jack Ô NOTES Ô If you place the handset on the base to recharge it while the headset is connected be sure the handset sea...

Page 41: ...is plugged into the base and wall outlet Disconnect the AC adapter for a few minutes Then reconnect it Make sure that the handset is not too far from the base The handset doesn t ring or receive a page The battery pack may be weak Charge the battery for 24 hours The handset may be too far from the base unit Place the base unit away from appliances or metal objects Severe noise interference Keep th...

Page 42: ...be too long Remind callers to leave a brief message The memory may be full Delete some or all of the saved messages After a power failure the outgoing message is deleted Record your personal outgoing message again The default message should remain No sound on the base unit speaker during call monitoring or message playback Adjust the speaker volume on the base unit Cannot access remote call in fea...

Page 43: ...p it looking new SERVICE AND REPAIR If your phone is not performing as it should take it to your local RadioShack store for assistance To locate your nearest RadioShack use the store locator feature on RadioShack s website www radioshack com or call 1 800 The Shack 843 7422 and follow the menu options Modifying or tampering with the phone s internal components can cause a malfunction and might inv...

Page 44: ...u In the event of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All repl...