Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ET-689 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 43- 689 O WNER’S MANU AL Please read b ef ore us ing th is equip ment. ET-689 900 MHz Two-Line Cordless Telep hone 43-689.fm Page 1 Thursday, September 16, 1999 10:22 AM.
2 FEA TURES Your Radi oShack ET- 689 900 M Hz Two-Line Cor dless Teleph one uses the 900 MHz ban d, which me ans clea r sound wit h les s inte rf erenc e a nd g re ate r range than 46/49 M Hz cordl ess tele - phones. It s cordl ess ope ration l ets you make or ans wer call s just abou t any- where in your hom e or o ffice.
3 Note : Your teleph one operates on stan- dard rad io freque ncies as al loca ted by the FCC. Ev en though the a ccess pro - tection c ode pre vents u nauthorized use of your p hone line , it is pos .
4 READ THIS BEFORE INST ALLA TI ON Each dev ice that y ou connec t to the phone lin e draws power fr om the phone line. W e refer to this power d raw as the device’s ringer eq uivalenc e num ber , or REN . The REN is on th e bottom of the base. If you are us in g mo re than o ne ph one o r other dev ice on the line, add up all the RENs.
5 CONTENTS Installation . .................... ................... ............. ................... ............. ................... ....... 6 Installing the Hand se t’ s Antenna .............. ............. ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ..
6 INSTALLA TION INSTALLING THE HANDSET’ S ANTENNA Insert the an tenna into the larger hole at the top of the hands et, the n scre w in the ant enna clo ckwise un- til it i s secure. SELECTING A LOCATION You can pla ce the phon e on a desk or table, mount it on a standard wal l plate, or mount it direc tly on a wall.
7 MOUNTING THE P HONE On a De sk T op 1. Remov e the ba se’ s brack et by pressing both tabs on the wide e nd, then lifti ng off the b rac ket. 2. If you have a si ngle 2- line mo dular jack , plug one en d of the s upplied 2 - line lon g modu lar cor d int o L1 OR L1/ L2 on the back of the p hone’ s base.
8 5. Inser t the tabs on th e narrow end of the brack et into the lower slots on the base’ s bottom , then push the tabs on the wide end of the brac ket into the othe r slots until the brac ket clicks se cure ly in to plac e. 6. Plug th e AC adapter into a stan dard A C outlet.
9 If you need to c on nect a l ong m odu - lar cord to th e L2 j a ck , r e m ove th e shor t modular cord f rom the l eft groov e and route the long modu lar cord thr ough the gro ov e on the bot - tom of the b ase.
10 3. If you have a si ngle 2- line mo dular jack , plug one end of th e suppli ed long 2 -line m odular cord into L1 OR L1/L2 on th e back of th e phone’ s base. Note: When you make this connec - tion, do not conne ct another modu- lar cord to the L2 ja c k.
11 2. Remov e the b atter y p ack and plug its conne ctor into the phone’ s sock et. T he connect or fits onl y one way . 3. Put the bat ter y pack back in the compar tment , then repla ce the cover . To char ge the batter y pack, pl ace the handset on the base either face u p or face down.
12 • If the BA TT LO W in dicator does not light, but the phone does n ot work, recharge the b atte r y p ack. (The bat- ter y pack char ge might be too low to light the indicato r .) • If the batter y pack gets weak during a call, the hands et so unds 4 b eeps e v er y 30 seconds and the BA TT LO W indicator flas hes for 4 minutes.
13 OPERATION MAKING/ANSWERING CALLS To make a call , pick up the ha ndset a nd press LI NE1 or LINE 2 to select the line you want to use. W hen the line ind icato r lights s teadil y and yo u hear the dial tone, dial the phone number. To answer a call if the handset is on the base, simpl y lift the han dset and beg in your c onversatio n.
14 ADJUSTING THE HANDSET’ S V OLUME The ET-6 89 h a s thr ee vo lume l eve ls . T o change the v olume y ou hear throug h the handset, pr ess VO LU ME ▲ or ▼ on the side of th e hands et to in crease or de- crease the volu me durin g a cal l. USI NG REDI AL You can quickly d ial the last nu mber di- aled on a line .
15 PUTTING A CALL ON HOLD Press HOLD to put a ca ll on hold s o you can use th e other phon e line w ithout dis - conne cting the cu rrent ca ll. The li ne indi - cator fla shes when a c all on that li ne is on hold. Note: D o not return the ha ndset to the base whil e a call is on hold.
16 USING T O NE SER VICES ON A PULS E LIN E Some spec ial ser vices, suc h as bank - by-phon e, requi re tone signals . If you have puls e service, yo u can still use these spe cial tone s ervices by followi ng thes e st eps. 1. B e sur e T/P is set to P .
17 2. Enter the number and any t one and pause entr ies ( se e “U sing T one S er - vices on a Pulse L ine” on Page 16 and “Ent ering a P ause”). Note: Each tone or pause entr y uses one digit of m emor y . 3. P ress MEM , th en enter the memor y loca tion number (01–2 0).
18 USING A HEADSET You can make or answer cal ls with hands-f ree conven ience using an op- tional head set that has a 3 / 32 -inc h (2.5- mm) plug, av ailable at your loc al Ra- dioS hack st ore. To connec t the head - set, inse rt the h ead- set’s 3 / 32 -inch (2.
19 T RO UBLESHOOTING We do not expect you to hav e any pro blems with your ET-689, bu t if you do, the fo l- lowing suggest ions might he lp. Pro blem Sug gestion Low v olume o r unusual sound s. Someone has pi ck ed up ano ther phone on the same li ne.
20 If you still have problem s, disconnec t the phone. If oth er phones on the sa me line(s) work proper ly, the fa ult is in th is phone or i ts installa tion. If you cannot find the prob- lem, ta ke your phone to y our loc al RadioS hack s tore for assist ance.
21 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Ra dioSha ck ET-689 900 MHz Two -Line Co rdless Telep hone is an exam ple of superi or desig n and craft smanshi p. The foll owing sug gestions will help you ca re for your c ordless telep hone so y ou ca n enjo y it for y ears.
22 REPLACING THE BATTER Y P AC K If you foll ow the in structions in “C onnect - ing and Charg ing the Battery Pack ” on Page 10, the batt ery pack shou ld last about a year . If the battery pack will not hold a c harge f or more th an 2 hours af - ter an ov ernig ht c harge , r epl ace the bat - tery pack with a new 3.
23 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW In the unlik ely eve nt that your phone causes proble ms on the phone line , the phone c ompany can temp orar ily discon - tinue you r serv ice.
RadioShac k A Division of T and y Corporation For t W or th, T e xas 7610 2 06A9 9 Pr inte d in Ch ina Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing de.
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