Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 43-1242 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-1242 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease read bef o re usi n g thi s eq ui pme nt. Modem Mate 43-1 24 2. fm Page 1 Wedne sda y, Augu st 1 8, 199 9 9:16 AM.
2 Your Radi oShack M odem Mat e lets you use a fax ma- chine or comput er modem with almost any corde d phone. It is a must for us ers of laptop com puters , elec- tronic notebo oks, a nd data or fax modem s.
3 Notes: • Y ou need t wo 9-vol t ba tteries (not suppli ed) to power your Modem Mate. • After install ation, you mu st set the mod em mat e’ s VOICE/MODEM swi tch to VOICE t o ma ke n or mal phone ca lls. This M odem M at e has been teste d and found to comply with all applicable UL and FCC standards.
4 INSTALLING BATTER IES Your Modem Mate requires t wo 9-vol t batteries for pow- er. For the best p erformance, we rec ommen d you use al- kaline batt eries such as R adioShack Cat. No. 23-553 . Follow these steps to install the batteries. 1. Press the tab and l i ft the battery com partment c over to r em o v e i t.
5 If the B attery Test i ndicator lights dim ly or does not light when y ou press Bat tery Test, replace the b atteries with two fresh ones. Cautions: • Use only fresh 9-volt b atteries.
6 DATA/FAX MO DEM O PERATION Follow these steps to use the Mod em Mate to connect your modem or fax m achi ne to the ph one line. 1. Plug the device’s modular telephon e cord into t h e Modem Mat e’ s MODEM jack. 2. Unplug t he telep hone’s handse t cord from the tele- phone bas e.
7 5. Set VOICE/MODEM to MODEM , so you can set the sen sit ivit y l ev el. 6. Set the Level switch on the back of the M odem Mate to 2 . 7. W it h the phone’s handset still off the hook, give your comput er or fax m achine the comm and to dial the desired p hone num ber .
8 • If the battery power is bec oming weak, y ou might need to set Level t o the next higher position. 8. When yo u finish the da ta transm ission, hang u p the handset, and s et VOICE/MO DEM ba ck to VOICE .
9 RECORDIN G AND PLAYING CA LLS You ca n connec t a t ape recorde r to your Mo dem Ma te to record and play back telephone c onvers ations. Notes: • If the tape recorder d oes not have a 1 / 8 -inch micro- phone j ack, you need an ad apter . RadioS hack stores sell ad apters f or several different size plug s.
10 RECORDING CALLS Follow theses steps to con nect the M odem M ate to th e tape recorder and the telephone. 1. Unplug the teleph one’s handset cord from the phone’s base. Then plu g the handset cord into the Modem Mat e’ s HANDSET ja ck. 2. Plug the M odem M ate’s coiled cord i nto the te le- phone’s hands et ja ck.
11 PLAYING CALLS Follow these st eps to play a recording t hrough your tele- phone’s hands et. 1. Unplug t he telephone’s handset cord from the phone’s base. The n plug the handset cord into the Modem Ma te’s HANDSET jack. 2. Plug the Modem Ma te’s coiled cord into the t ele- phone’s handse t jack.
12 MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack M odem Mate is an example of sup erior design and c raf tsmans hip . The foll owing su ggestions will help you care for the Mod em Mate so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the Modem Mate dry . If it gets we t, wipe it off im m ediately.
13 Use only fresh batteries of the recommended size and type. Always remo ve old o r weak batteries, which can leak c hemicals that de- stroy electro nic circu its . Keep the Mo dem M ate away f rom d ust and dirt, which can cause p rema ture wear of parts.
14 THE FCC W ANT S Y OU TO KNOW In the unlikely event that your Modem Mate c auses prob- lems on the p hone line , the pho ne compan y can discon- tinue your service. The phone com pany attempt s to notify you in advance. If advanc e notice is not practical, the phone company notifies you of your right to file a com- plaint with the FCC .
15 LIGHTNING Your Modem Mate ha s built-in protection circuits to re- duce the risk of damage from surges in pho ne and power line current. These protection c irc u its meet or exceed FCC requi reme nts. However, lightn ing striking the phone line or po wer lines can dam age y our Modem Mate.
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