Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ET-543 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43-1043 OWNER’S MAN UAL LCD Display 25-Channel Plea se read before using this eq uipment. ET -54 3 Cordless T eleph one 43-1 04 3.fm Page 1 Tue sd ay, Aug ust 17, 19 99 10 :36 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 Corp orat ion. Rad i oS h ack i s a t rad e mark us ed by T andy Corp or at i on .
3 Important: Cordless p hones 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 i ncoming c alls us ing your ET-543 . For this reason, t he ET - 543 cordless phone should not be your only teleph one.
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. Howeve r, each devi ce that you connect t o the p hone line draws pow er from the phone line.
5 CONTENTS Ins tall atio n .... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... 6 Sel ect ing a Loc ati on ..... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. .
6 IN ST AL LA TION SELECTING A LOCA TION Select a location for the telephone t hat meets these requ irements: • Near an AC outlet • Near a telephone line jack • O ut of th e way of norm al act i.
7 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING THE BA TTER Y Before you us e your phone for the first time, you must conne ct and charge the battery. Slide off the battery com partment cov- er on the back of the handset . Connec t the battery’s plug to the pins insid e the compartment .
8 the handset and bas e. If the con- tacts are dirty or tarnished, g ent ly 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 c radle unt il flashes, then return the handset to th e cradl e and f ully recharge the batt ery .
9 OPE RA TION Your ET-543’s L CD display shows telephon e numbers as you dial them or when you rec a ll them f ro m memory. It shows the current channel number and lets you know when battery po wer i s growing weak or the phone is out of range of the b ase.
10 • Y ou ca n m ake or a nsw er a c all on a phone on t he sam e line as the cordless p hone, even if t he han d- set is away from the base. • RANG E appears when t he dis- tance from the handset to t he base is out of the phone’s range. • T he keypad lights on the h andset turn off if n o button is pressed f or more than 13 seconds.
11 Notes: • I f you do not have spe cial phone services, pressing FLASH/ DEL might di sconnec t the current cal l. • T he redial memory does not store a FL ASH/DEL e ntry or a ny di gits entered a fter you pres s FLASH/ DEL . USING T ONE SERV ICES ON A PULSE LINE Some special services, such as ba nk by phone, require t one signals.
12 • T o keep yo ur accou nts sec ure, we recommend you do NOT store your persona l access code for services such as bank-by-phone in a m emory l ocation. Storin g a Number in Memory 1. With the ha ndset’s power on, press MEMORY . The keypad l ights and MEM appea rs on the display .
13 Notes: • I f you receive a call while you a re storing a number in memory , press TA L K to answer the c all. After the c all, begi n again at S tep 1 to store the numb er . • T o c hange a phone num ber stored in memory , simply store a new phone number in that location.
14 2. Press SCROLL s/t to sear ch for the de sired stored num ber . The selected num ber appe ars on the display . 3. Press ENTER . The ph one dials the stored number . Me thod 3 1. With POWER set t o ON and the TA L K key not l it, pres s SCROLL s/ t to search for the desired stored number .
15 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.
16 Pro ble m: The handset’s range decreases. Solu ti ons : • F ully extend the ba se’s ante nna ve rtically . • Return the handset to the cradle, and recharge the battery . • Be sure the antenna is not touching a metal surface. Pro ble m: Rec eiver sound flutters or f a des.
17 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your ET -543 25-Channe l Cordless T elephone wi th L CD Disp lay is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you c are for your phones so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the phon e dry.
18 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 several years. When the battery loses its ability to fully ch arge, order a replacemen t battery through your loc al RadioS hack store.
19 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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