Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ET-542 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-1042 OWNER’S MAN UAL All- Weather 25-Channel Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET-542 Cordless T eleph one 43-1 04 2. fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug us t 17, 19 99 10 : 28 AM.
2 FEA TURES © 19 96 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . COM -LOK i s a re gis tered t ra dema rk us ed by T andy C orp orat ion. Rad i oSh ac k i s a t r ad e mark us ed by T andy Co rp or at i on . Your RadioSha ck ET-542 All-We ather 25-Channel Cordless Tel ephone in- cludes the latest advances in cordless phone t echnolo gy.
3 Important: Cordless phones such as this one require AC power to operat e. When t he A C power is o ff, you cannot dial out or receive incom in g calls us - ing you r E T-542. For this r eason, the ET-542 cordless phon e should not be your only telepho ne.
4 READ THIS BEFORE IN ST ALLA TION We have designe d your telephon e to conform to f ederal regulation s, and you can conn ect it to m ost tel ephone li nes. Howe ver, each device t hat yo u connect to the phon e line draws po w- er from the phone line.
5 CONTENTS Ins tall at ion .... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... 6 Sel ect ing a Locat ion ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .
6 IN STALLATI ON SELECTI NG A LOCATION Select a dry location for the t ele- phone’s bas e that is: • Near an AC outlet • Near a telephone line jack • O ut of th e way of norm al act ivit ies .
7 CONNECTING THE BATTERY Imp ort an t: You mu st connect th e bat- tery inside the han dset b efore charg- ing the phone and us ing it. Follow these steps to connect the battery. 1. Use a screwdriver to remove the screw on the battery compa rtment cover on the bac k of th e handset, then press down on the c over and slide it off.
8 CHARGING T HE BATTERY After you i nstall a ne w b attery, place the handset on the base and let the battery charge for about 15 hours be- fore you use it the first t ime. T he IN USE/CHARGE indicator l ights. The pho ne recharges w henev er the handset i s on the base.
9 SETTI NG T HE DIALING MO DE Set T ONE/PULSE on the back of the base for the type of service you have. If you are not sure which t ype you have, do this t est. 1. Set TONE/PULSE to TONE . 2. Lift t he hands et, press TA L K , and listen for a d ial tone.
10 OPE RATION MAKING/AN SWERING A CALL You can use your cordless telephone at the base or away f rom the base. Using the Handset at th e Base You can use the handset at t he base like a reg ular corde d telephone. Just place th e ha ndset on the b ase.
11 CHANGING CH ANNELS Your ET-542’s au to-scan feat ure auto- matically selects a c lear channel when you pick up t he phone. If you experi- ence interferenc e during a cal l, press CH t o s wi tch to another c han nel (25 in all) until you receive be tter recep tion.
12 USING T ONE SERVICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as ba nk by phone, require t one signals. If you have pulse service, you can still use the se s pec ial ton e s erv ices by follo w - ing th ese steps . 1. Set TONE/PULSE on the b ase to PULSE .
13 Storin g a Number in Memor y 1. Press MEMORY . Note: Wh ile you are storing a number in memory , if you do not press any button on the keypad within about 10 s econd s, a buzz sounds. Y ou m ust s tart the p ro- cess over from the beginning. 2. Dial the phone num ber you want t o st or e.
14 Ente rin g a Pa use in a Me mory Num ber In some teleph one systems , y ou must dial an acces s code (9, for ex ampl e) and wait for a second dial tone b efore you can dia l an outside number.
15 T ROUBLES HOOTING We do not expect you t o have any problems with y o ur telephone, but i f you do, the following sugges tions mig ht help . If y ou st ill h av e pro blem s , check ot her phones on t he same line to see if they work properly.
16 P rob le m : R ec eiv e r sou n d f lu tte r s o r fades. Solu tions : • M o ve the han dset closer to the base. • Place t he bas e’s antenna in a ver- ti ca l p os iti on . • Be sure the ba ttery is charged. Problem: Can make calls, but tele- phon e d oe s not r ing.
17 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET-542 All -Weather 25-Chann el Cordless Teleph one is an e xample of superi- or de sign a nd c rafts man ship . Th e follow ing s ug ges tions w ill h elp yo u ca re for y our phone s o yo u can enjoy it for y ears. Keep the base dry.
18 REPLACING THE BATTERY If you follow the inst ructions in “Cha rg- ing the Battery, ” the supplied ba ttery should last abo ut a year. Whe n the battery loses its ability to fully ch arge, order a 3.6-volt, 300-mAH bat tery w ith a connector that f i ts the socke t i n the battery co mpartm ent.
19 Imp ort an t: Your telephone co nt ains a rechargeable nickel c admi um battery. At the end of the battery’s useful l ife, it must be re c y cled or disposed of prop- erly. Con tact yo ur local, c ounty, or state hazardo us waste mana gem ent authorities for informa tion on recyc ling or disposa l programs in y our area.
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