Maintenance; About Cordless Telephones - Radio Shack 43-327 User Manual

Maintenance

• Taking care of your telephone–Your cordless telephone contains
sophisticated electronic parts, so it must be treated with care.
• Avoid rough treatment–Place the handset down gently. Save the
original packing materials to protect your telephone if you ever need to
ship it.
• Avoid water–Your telephone can be damaged if it gets wet. Do not use
the handset outdoors in the rain, or handle it with wet hands. Do not
install the telephone base near a sink, bathtub or shower.
• Electrical storms–Electrical storms can sometimes cause power surges
harmful to electronic equipment. For your own safety, take caution when
using electrical appliances during storms.
• Cleaning your telephone–Your telephone has a durable plastic casing
that should retain its luster for many years. Clean it only with a soft cloth
slightly dampened with water or a mild soap. Do not use excess water or
cleaning solvents of any kind.
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Caution: Remember that electrical appliances can cause serious injury
if used when you are wet or standing in the water. If the telephone base
should fall into the water, DO NOT RETRIEVE IT UNTIL YOU UNPLUG THE
POWER CORD AND TELEPHONE LINE CORD FROM THE WALL. Then
remove the telephone by the unplugged cords.

About Cordless Telephones

• Privacy: The same features that make a cordless telephone convenient
create some limitations. Telephone calls are transmitted between the
telephone base and the cordless handset by radio waves, so there
is a possibility that the cordless telephone conversations could be
intercepted by radio receiving equipment within range of the cordless
handset. For this reason, you should not think of cordless telephone
conversations as being as private as those on corded telephones.
• Electrical power: The telephone base of this cordless telephone must
be connected to a working electrical outlet. The electrical outlet should
not be controlled by a wall switch. Calls cannot be made from the
cordless handset if the telephone base is unplugged or switched off, or
if the electrical power is interrupted.
• Potential TV interference: Some cordless telephones operate at
frequencies that may cause interference to televisions and VCRs. To
minimize or prevent such interference, do not place the telephone base
of the cordless telephone near or on top of a TV or VCR. If interference
is experienced, moving the cordless telephone farther away from the TV
or VCR often reduces or eliminates the interference.
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