Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ET-518 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-1018 OWNER’S MAN UAL Cordless T eleph one Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET-5 18 with 9-Memory S peed-Di ali ng 43-1 01 8.fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 8:5 3 A M.
2 FEA TURES © 19 95 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your Radio Sh ack ET-518 Cordl ess Telephone with 9-Mem ory Speed Dial- ing offers the latest ad vances in cord- less phone technol ogy.
3 lar frequenc ies, within a certa in area, to inadvertently intercept your conver- sations and/or c ause interference o n- your cordless telephone. Th is lack of priva cy can occur with any cordless telephon e. However, your cordless phone is avail- able in four diff erent factory-set fre- quencies.
4 T ABL E OF CO NTENTS Ins tall atio n ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... . 5 Sel ect ing a Mou nti ng L ocati on .... ... .. .. ... ..... .. .
5 IN ST AL LA TIO N SELECTI NG A MOUNTIN G LOCA T ION You can mou nt the base on a wall plate or directly on a wal l. Or, you can place it o n a desk, s helf, or table.
6 4. Plug the a dapter into a s tanda rd AC out let. Cautio n: You m ust us e a 120V AC/ 12V DC adapter that delivers at least 200 milliamps . Its plug mu st correctly fit the phone’s 12V DC jack. Th e sup- plied adapter meets these require- ments. Usin g an adapter that does not meet these requirements could dam - age the phone or the adapter.
7 I 5. nsert the supplied A C adapter ’s barrel plug into t he 12V DC jack on the back of the base. Th en route the adapter ’s cord through the right slot on the base’ s bottom and under the clip s as shown. Plug the adapter into a st andard AC out let.
8 Mou nting the Base Dir ect ly on t he W all You ne ed two w ood s crews (no t su p- plied) for this mo unting method. 1. D rill tw o ho les 3 15 / 16 inches apa rt. Then t hread a sc rew i nto ea ch hole, letting the heads extend 1 / 4 inch from the wall.
9 5. Insert the supplie d AC adapter ’s barrel plug into t he 12V DC jack on the back of the base. Th en route the adapter ’s cord through the right slot on the base’ s bottom and under the clips. Plug the ad apter into a standard AC outlet. 6. Plug the m odul ar cord int o a mo d- ular phone line j ack.
10 PREP ARA TION INST ALLIN G THE HANDSET BA TTER Y Your phone com es with a ba ttery which yo u mus t install, conn ect, and charge for 15 hours before y ou use your phone for t he first time. To install the battery: 1. Slide off the battery compartm ent cover .
11 the handset and bas e. If the con- nects are dirty or tarnished , gently clean them with a penc il eraser . • About once a mont h, fully dis- charge the bat tery by k eeping the handset off the cradle unti l LOW BA TT lights, t he n r eturn the han d- set to the cradl e and full y recharge the batt ery .
12 OPE RA TION MAKING/AN SWERING A CALL You can use your cordless telephone in tw o wa ys: at t he base or aw ay f rom the ba se . Usin g the H andset at t he Base You can use the handset at t h e ba se like a reg ular corde d telephone. Just set the handset’s POWER to ON and place th e ha ndset in the cradle.
13 • When dialing a number, if you press a num ber and 3 sho rt beeps sound, you are ou t of the bas e’s range, the battery is too low , or there is too much interference on the line. Move t he handset cl oser to the base or r echarge the bat- tery , if necessary .
14 1. Be sure TONE/PULSE on the ba se is se t to PULSE . 2. Dial the s ervice’s main number . 3. When the service answers , press TON E . Then dial the additional numbers. The phone s ends these numbers as tone signals. 4. When you complete the call , place the hand set on t he cradle or pres s TA L K to disconn ec t the call.
15 Note: Wh ile you are storing a number in memory , if you do not press any button on the keypad within about 10 s econds, the handset be eps t hree times and you must press MEMO ag ain to store the telephone number . 3. Dial the number . 4. Press MEMO agai n.
16 At the a ppropriate plac e in the num ber, press REDIAL to ent er a 2-second pause. For a longer pause, pres s RE- DIAL a gain (eac h press en ters a 2-sec - ond pause). Dial ing a S tored Numbe r Follow these s teps to dial a n umber stored in memory.
17 TRO UBLESHOOTI NG We do not ex pect you to h ave any proble ms wi th your tele phone, but if you do, the followin g suggestion s might help. If you still have problem s, check other phones on the same line to se e if they work properly.
18 Probl em Soluti on The han dset’s range decreases. • F ully extend t he bas e’ s antenna i n a vertical po si- tio n • Re turn the hands et to t he cradle, a nd recharge the battery • Be sure t he ant enna is not touch ing a me tal sur- face.
19 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET-518 Cordless Telephone with 9-M emory Speed-Di aling i s an exam ple of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for your phone so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phone dry.
20 REPLACING THE BA TTER Y If you follow the inst ructions in “Cha rg- ing the Battery, ’’ the supplied ba ttery should last f or ove r 1 year. When the battery loses its ability to fully ch arge, ord er a 3 .6 volt , 300 mi llia mp ba tte ry with a c onnector that fits the connector in the batt e ry compartment.
21 Your p hone might cau se T V or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To det ermine whe ther your phone is c ausing the in terference, turn off your phon e. If the interference go es away, your pho ne is ca using the inter- ference.
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