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Features
READ THIS BEFORE
INSTALLATION
We have designed your system to conform
to federal regulations, and you can connect it
to most telephone lines. However, each tele-
phone (and each device, such as an answer-
ing machine) that you connect to the
telephone line draws power from the tele-
phone line. We refer to this power draw as
the device's ringer equivalence number, or
REN. The REN is on the bottom of your sys-
tem.
If you use more than one telephone or other
device on the line, add up all of the RENs. If
the total is more than five, your telephones
might not ring. In rural areas, a total REN of
three might impair ringer operation. If ringer
operation is impaired, remove a device from
the line.
Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard,
do not expose this product to rain or mois-
ture.
FCC STATEMENT
Your system complies with Part 68 of FCC
Rules. You must, upon request, provide the
FCC (Federal Communication Commission)
registration number and the REN to your
telephone company. These numbers are lo-
cated on the bottom of the telephone's base.
Note: You must not connect your telephone
to:
• coin-operated systems
• party-line systems
• most electronic key telephone systems
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW
In the unlikely event that your telephone
causes problems on the telephone line, the
telephone company can disconnect your ser-
vice. The telephone company attempts to no-
tify you in advance. If advance notice is not
practical, the telephone company notifies
you as soon as possible and advises you of
your right to file a complaint with the FCC.
Also, the telephone company can make
change to its lines, equipment, operations, or
procedures that could affect the operation of
this telephone. The telephone company noti-
fies you of these changes in advance, so that
you can take the necessary steps to prevent
interruption of your telephone service.
This equipment is capable of providing users
access to interstate providers of operator
services through the use of access codes.
Modification of this equipment by call aggre-
gators to block access dialing codes is a vio-
lation of the Telephone Operator Consumers
Act of 1990.
Your phone might cause TV or radio interfer-
ence even when it is operating properly. To
determine whether your phone is causing the
interference, turn off your phone. If the inter-
ference goes away, your phone is causing it.
Try to eliminate the interference by:
• moving your phone away from the
receiver
• connecting your phone to an AC outlet
that is on a different electrical circuit
from the receiver
• contacting your local RadioShack store
for help
If you cannot eliminate the interference, the
FCC requires that you stop using your
phone.
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