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Radio Shack 43-3570 Owner's Manual

2.4 ghz multi-handset expandable cordless telephone with call waiting/caller
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2.4 GHz Multi-Handset Expandable
Cordless Telephone with Call
Waiting/Caller ID
43-3570
Hearing-Aid Compatible — Enables use of the phone
with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch.
Ample Talk and Standby Time — The supplied battery
(when fully charged) provides about seven hours of talk
time or ten days of standby time.
Distinctive Ring — Allows you to assign a distinctive
ringer to certain memory locations. When an incoming
call is received and the Caller ID information matches
the information in one of the memory locations, the
distinctive ring that has been stored for that particular
caller sounds. (See "Distinctive Ringer Setup" on
page 18)
Speakerphone — lets you conduct a hands-free
conversation using the handset speaker. (See "Making
and Receiving Calls" on page 23)
Convenient Extension Placement — lets you place
accessory handsets (up to four total) anywhere you
have an AC outlet, regardless of phone jack location.
Call Waiting/Caller ID — lets you answer a call even
when you're on the phone and see who's calling before
you answer.
Handset Walkie-Talkie — lets you use two handsets
like walkie-talkie, even if you are away from the base unit.
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  • Page 1 2.4 GHz Multi-Handset Expandable Cordless Telephone with Call Waiting/Caller ID 43-3570 Hearing-Aid Compatible — Enables use of the phone with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch. Ample Talk and Standby Time — The supplied battery (when fully charged) provides about seven hours of talk time or ten days of standby time.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ... 3 Important Information ... 4 FCC Statement ... 4 Surge Protection ... 5 Important Safety Instructions ... 6 Important Caller ID Information ... 7 Read This Before Installation ... 7 Installation ... 8 Selecting a Location ... 8 Connecting/Charging the Battery Pack ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 2.4 GHz Multi Handset Expandable Cordless Telephone. Unlike other conventional cordless telephones, your telephone supports up to four handsets on a single telephone line. You can add a handset to any room in your home or office that has an AC outlet.

  • Page 4: Important Information

    Ô Ô NOTE You must not connect your phone to: • coin-operated systems • most electronic key telephone systems WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The lightning symbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within this product’s enclosure that might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.

  • Page 5: Surge Protection

    In the unlikely event that your phone causes problems on the phone line, the phone company can temporarily discontinue your service. If this happens, the phone company attempts to notify you in advance. If advance notice is not practical, the phone company notifies you as soon as possible and advises you of your right to file a complaint with the FCC.

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, including the following: 1. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

  • Page 7: Important Caller Id Information

    IMPORTANT CALLER ID INFORMATION To use Caller ID and Call Waiting, you must be in an area where those services are available and you must subscribe to those services through your local phone company. Where Caller ID is offered, one or more options are generally available: •...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Ô Ô NOTES • If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, be sure that installing the system does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions about what will disable alarm equipment, contact your telephone company or a qualified installer.
  • Page 9 On a Desk Top 1. Plug one end of the supplied long modular cord into jack TEL LINE on the back of the base. 2. Plug the modular cord’s other end into a modular phone line jack. 3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the DC IN 9V...
  • Page 10 3. Plug one end of the supplied modular cord (short for a wall plate, long for direct wall mounting) into the jack on the base’s back. 4. Insert the supplied AC adapter's barrel plug into the DC IN 9V 5. Route the adapter and modular cords through the...

  • Page 11: Connecting/Charging The Battery Pack

    ONNECTING HARGING THE ATTERY The phone comes with a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack in the handset, but not connected. Before using your phone, you must connect the battery pack, then charge it for about 15–20 hours. 1. Press down and slide off the battery compartment cover.
  • Page 12 WARNING Dispose of the old battery pack promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury it. There is a risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. • About once a month, fully discharge the battery by keeping the handset off the base until Low Battery...

  • Page 13: Setting Menu Options

    SETTING MENU OPTIONS BOUT THE There are five main menu setup options, ® (DirectLink Mode, Room Monitor, Handset Setup, Global Setup 16 submenu options. Ô UMMARY OF PTIONS AND UBMENU PTION DirectLink Mode DirectLink Mode allows a pair of handsets to work without the base unit for direct handset-to-handset communication, like a pair of walkie-talkie.

  • Page 14: Handset Setup

    Handset Setup The following submenu options must be set separately for each handset. Submenu option Edit Voice Mail Program or delete the voice mail access number (see “Programming your Voice Mail Access Number” on page 17). Ringer Tones Adjusting the ringer tone (see “Selecting a Ringer Tone” (Default is Flicker) on page 18).

  • Page 15: Global Setup

    Global Setup If you change one of the Global settings, you change the setting for all additional handsets. Only one handset can change Global settings at a time. Submenu option Day & time Set the day and time of your display (see “Setting Day and (Default is SUN Time”...

  • Page 16: Setting Up The Menu

    ETTING P THE Entering the Menu 1. Press in standby mode. MENU/DEL 2. Use VOL/RING/ move the pointer to a desired main menu (DirectLink Mode, Room Monitor, Handset Setup, Global Setup, and System Reset). 3. Press to select the desired SELECT/ main menu.

  • Page 17: Room Monitor

    Room Monitor Using Room Monitor 1. Enter the Room Monitor menu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 16). To Room Monitor 2. Select the handset you want to monitor by using VOL/RING/ When monitoring, be sure the other handset is facing up so the microphone can pick up the sound clearly.
  • Page 18 Selecting a Ringer Tone 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Ringer Tones submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 16). There are ten ringer tones or ten melodies to choose from. • Ringers [Flicker, Clatter, Soft Alert, Wake Up, Light Bug, Beep Boop, Tone Board, Chip Chop, Party Clap, Reminder]...
  • Page 19 Setting the AutoTalk 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Auto Talk submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 16). 2. Press VOL/RING/ select 3. Press . You will hear a SELECT/ confirmation tone. Setting the Anykey Answer 1.
  • Page 20 Ô Ô NOTE For setting the day and time, the idle time-out is extended to two minutes. Setting the Key Touch Tone 1. Enter the Handset Setup menu, and then the Key Touch Tone submenu (see “Entering the Menu” on page 16). 2.
  • Page 21 Setting the Area Code When the area code has already been stored in memory, the stored area code will be displayed. To change it, use number keys to enter the new area code. 1. Enter the Global Setup menu, and then the Area Code submenu (see “Entering the Menu”...
  • Page 22 If you choose All Memory Are you sure? Press VOL/RING/ select , and then press The phonebook locations will be transferred to the handset. On the receiving handset, Receiving handset name appear. When the transfer complete, Done! the handset. Voice Mail Tone 1.

  • Page 23: Making And Receiving Calls

    3. Press VOL/RING/ select , and then press You will hear a confirmation tone. When de-registration is complete, Deregistration Complete appears. 4. After de-registering the handset, move to “Replacing the Base Setting” below. Ô Replacing the Base Setting 1. Enter the System Reset menu, and then the Replacing Base submenu (see “Entering the Menu”...
  • Page 24 Ô Ô NOTES • To set Autotalk, see “Setting the AutoTalk” on page 19 or to set Anykey Answer see “Setting the Anykey Answer” on page 19. • The handset microphone is located at the bottom of the handset. Position yourself as near to the handset as possible and speak clearly.

  • Page 25: Placing A Call On Hold

    LACING A ALL ON 1. During a call, press The call will be put on hold. Ô 2. To talk to the caller, press on a handset. The phone SPEAKER will return back to the call. EDIALING A The last three phone numbers dialed can be quickly redialed.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Handset Ringer, Earpiece And Speaker Volume

    Ô Ô NOTES • Standby Mode - The handset is not in use and TALK/FLASH has not been pressed. • When you press volume up key (VOL/RING/ in the maximum volume level or volume down key (VOL/RING/ ) in the lowest volume level, an error tone sounds.

  • Page 27: Mute Microphone

    ICROPHONE You can temporarily turn off the microphone so that the person you are talking with cannot hear you. 1. Press during talk mode MENU/DEL (while phone is in use). 2. Press VOL/RING/ move the pointer to SELECT/ Mute On appear in the display.

  • Page 28: Clarity Booster

    LARITY OOSTER If you encounter interference while using your phone, you can manually improve the sound by setting the Clarity Booster to Boost On. This works only when the phone is in use. 1. Press during talk mode MENU/DEL (while phone is in use). 2.

  • Page 29: Flash And Call Waiting

    LASH AND If you have Call Waiting service and a call waiting tone sounds while you are on a call, press to accept the waiting TALK/FLASH call. There is a short pause, and then you will hear the new caller. To return to the original caller, press TALK/FLASH SING...

  • Page 30: Phonebook

    Ô Ô NOTE Voice Mail Access You must subscribe to voice mail service from your telephone company in order to use this feature. The voice mail service company will provide you with the access number. Storing Phone Numbers, Names, Distinctive Rings, and Speed Dial.

  • Page 31: Steps For Entering Names And Special Characters

    3. Enter the name (up to 16 characters) by using the number keypad (see the “Steps for Entering Names and Special Characters”). If a name is not required, go to step 4. <No Name> will be used as the name. 4.
  • Page 32 Ô Ô NOTE If the next character uses the same number key, you must press #/> to move the cursor over. Otherwise the next time you press the number key, it changes the character that was previously set. If you make a mistake while entering a name 1.

  • Page 33: Viewing The Phonebook

    IEWING THE HONEBOOK Your phone stores names/numbers in the phonebook memory locations, and you can search names in alphabetical order. You can view the phonebook even while the phone is in use. 1. Press 2. Press VOL/RING/ the number keypad to scroll through the phonebook locations.

  • Page 34: Making Calls Using The Phonebook

    AKING ALLS HONEBOOK From Standby Mode 1. When the phone is in standby mode, view the phonebook location to dial (see “Viewing the Phonebook” on page 33). 2. Press TALK/FLASH displayed number is dialed. 3. To hang up press From Talk Mode 1.

  • Page 35: Editing Or Erasing Data

    DITING OR RASING 1. When the phone is in standby mode, press 2. Press VOL/RING/ the number keypad to view the phonebook locations (see “Viewing the Phonebook” on page 33). a. Editing the Stored Data 1. When the phonebook location to be edited appears, press Store/Edit Name 2.

  • Page 36: Chain Dialing

    Ô Ô NOTES • If you answer a call before the Caller ID message is received (for example, before the second ring), the Caller ID message will not appear. • When the call is received via a telephone company that does not offer Caller ID service, the caller’s phone number and name does not appear.

  • Page 37: Viewing The Caller Id List

    Additionally, you can dial a number stored in the Caller ID list or save data to your Phonebook locations. 1. When the Caller ID message is received, the display shows the caller's phone number along with the date and time. The incoming call information is stored in the Caller ID record.

  • Page 38: Deleting A Caller Id Message

    Ô Ô NOTES Viewing the Caller ID List • Once you view the Caller ID list with alphabetical search, you cannot switch back to historical order (from new to old or from old to new) unless you exit and re-enter the operation.

  • Page 39: Using The Caller Id Message List

    Deleting all Caller ID names/ numbers 1. When the phone is in standby mode, press 2. Press Delete All? MENU/DEL appears. 3. Press VOL/RING/ choose 4. Press . You will hear a SELECT/ confirmation tone. SING THE ALLER ESSAGE Calling a party from the Caller ID list From Standby mode 1.

  • Page 40: Call Waiting Deluxe Features

    Ô Ô NOTES Using the Caller ID Message • When a long distance call has been set, appears in the display. • If a call comes in via a telephone system that does not offer Caller ID service, no information is stored.

  • Page 41: Expanding Your Phone

    3. Press VOL/RING/ the number keypad ( option. 4. Press . A confirmation SELECT/ screen will appear, and returns back to the call. Your phone is pre-programmed with seven call waiting options. You may select to ask the calling party to hold, send them a busy message, forward them to your voice mail, or answer and drop the first caller.

  • Page 42: Register The Handset To The Base

    Ô Ô NOTES • All of the handsets ring when a call is received. • An extra handset can be registered when the main base is in standby mode. • Standby Mode - The handset is not in use and TALK/FLASH has not been pressed.

  • Page 43: Using The Directlink Mode

    SING THE IRECT To use this feature, you must enter the two handsets into the DirectLink mode first. Ô To enter the DirectLink mode, see “DirectLink Mode” on page 16. DirectLink call 1. When the phone is in the DirectLink standby mode, press 2.

  • Page 44: Intercom/Call Transfer Feature

    Ô Ô NOTES • If the party is busy or out of range, the handset returns to standby mode. • If any of the following occurs while selecting the other handset (or the base), the operation will be cancelled. - Press TALK/FLASH or SPEAKER.

  • Page 45: Call Transfer Feature

    Call Transfer Feature 1. During a call, press on the handset. 2. Select a handset to transfer the call within ten seconds. (Refer to step 2 in the intercom section on page 44.) The call will automatically be placed on hold, and an intercom tone sounds.

  • Page 46: Installing The Beltclip

    Ô Ô NOTES • If you place the handset on the base to recharge it while the headset is connected, be sure the handset seats properly. • You can use a handset holder (available from your local RadioShack store) to hang the handset on your belt for greater convenience when using a headset.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first Symptom • Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base The CHARGE LED won’t illuminate when • Make sure the handset is properly seated in the cradle. the handset is placed in •...

  • Page 48: Care

    Symptom • The handset was picked up before the second ring. • The call was placed through a switchboard. The Caller ID does not display. • Call your local telephone company to verify your Caller • Charge the battery pack for 15-20 hours. You cannot register the •...
  • Page 49 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102 RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Limited One-Year Warranty 12/99 43-3570 UPZZ01325BZ 11A03 Printed in China...

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