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2.4GHz Cordless Phone
with Caller ID and Digital Answering System
43-3824
20 Number Memory Dialing — stores 20
numbers in memory for easy dialing. See
"Memory Dialing from Talk Mode" on
Page 20.
Long Battery Life — the supplied battery
pack (when fully charged) provides about 7
hours of talk time or 14 days of standby time.
20 Channels — automatically selects a clear
channel when you make or answer a call. You can
also manually change channels during a call. See
"Selecting a Different Channel" on Page 16.
Headset Jack — connects an optional
headset (available at your local RadioShack
store) for hands-free convenience. See
"Headset Installation" on Page 42.
Toll-Saver — lets you avoid unnecessary
charges when you call by long distance to
check your messages. See "Setting the ring
time" on Page 31.
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- Page 1 2.4GHz Cordless Phone with Caller ID and Digital Answering System 43-3824 20 Number Memory Dialing — stores 20 numbers in memory for easy dialing. See “Memory Dialing from Talk Mode” on Page 20. Long Battery Life — the supplied battery pack (when fully charged) provides about 7 hours of talk time or 14 days of standby time.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions 2 Battery SafetyInstructions ... 4 Introduction ... 5 Important Caller ID Information ... 5 Read This Before Installation ... 6 Installation ... 7 Mounting the Phone ... 7 On a Desk Top... 7 On a Wall Plate or Wall ... 8 Connecting, Charging and Replacing the Battery Pack ... - Page 3 11. Slots and openings in the telephone’s cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation. To protect the telephone from overheating, these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface.
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Page 4: Battery Safetyinstructions
CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR INJURY, READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. As an E Partner, NERGY RadioShack Corporation has determined that this product meets the E NERGY guidelines for energy efficiency. • If the product has been exposed to rain or water. -
Page 5: Introduction
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a RadioShack 900 MHz Cordless Telephone. Your telephone provides excellent clarity and range and integrates Caller ID, Call Waiting ID, and a digital answering system into one space-saving device. The 900 MHz band provides less interference, clearer sound, and greater range than 46/49 MHz cordless telephones. -
Page 6: Read This Before Installation
• caller’s number only • caller’s name only • caller’s name and number If you subscribe to Call Waiting ID and Caller ID, the system can show you the incoming caller information, even when you are already talking on the phone. EFORE We have designed your phone to conform to federal regulations and you can connect it to most phone... -
Page 7: Installation
INSTALLATION OUNTING THE You can place the phone on a desk or table, mount it on a standard wall plate, or directly on a wall. Choose a location that is: Ô • near an AC outlet • near a modular telephone line jack •... -
Page 8: On A Wall Plate Or Wall
3. Insert the supplied AC adapter’s barrel plug into the jack on the back. DC IN 9V 4. Route the adapter’s cord through the strain relief slot on the base’s bottom. 5. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. 6. -
Page 9: Connecting, Charging And Replacing The Battery Pack
5. For a wall plate, plug the modular cord’s other end into the wall plate jack, then align the base’s keyhole slots with the wall plate studs and slide the base downward to secure it. For direct wall mounting, align the base’s keyhole slots with the mounting... -
Page 10: Replacing The Battery Pack
IMPORTANT Be sure the battery pack is properly connected before you try to charge it. The CHARGE indicator lights when the handset is on the base even if the battery pack is not connected properly. Ô Ô NOTE • If the phone does not work, recharge the battery pack. -
Page 11: Recycling Ni-Cd Batteries
Recycling Ni-Cd Batteries. The EPA certified RBRC Recycling Seal on the nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery indicates RadioShack is voluntarily participating in an industry program to collect and recycle these batteries at the end of their useful life, when taken out of service in the United States or Canada. The RBRC program provides a convenient alternative to placing used Ni-Cd batteries into the trash or the municipal waste stream, which may be illegal in... -
Page 12: Choosing The Dial Mode
Ô Ô NOTE Caller ID Options • If your calling area requires 10-digit dialing, do not program this option. • When the area code has already been stored in memory, the stored area code will be displayed. To change it, use the DELETE/CHANNNEL number keys to enter the new area code. -
Page 13: Setting The Language
three times to select 2. Press VOL/ 3. Press to toggle between P P P P u u u u l l l l s s s s e e e e 4. Press or return the handset to the base unit to complete the setting. -
Page 14: Operation
Ô Ô NOTE Refer to page 11 “Setting menu options” to turn on the Auto Talk feature if desired. OPERATION AKING AND ECEIVING Even when you turn off the base’s ringer, you can still make or receive calls using this phone. Telephones on the same line and the handset (if its ringer is not turned off) still ring when there is an incoming call. -
Page 15: Adjusting The Handset Ringer
DJUSTING THE ARPIECE Handset Ringer Tone and Volume or in standby mode to select Press VOL/ VOL/ one of five ringer tones and volume combinations. Earpiece Volume or Pressing VOL/ VOL/ the earpiece volume of the handset. This setting will remain in effect after the telephone call has ended.Ô... -
Page 16: Selecting A Different Channel
Ô Ô NOTE Page Paging is also canceled when the phone receive an incoming call. Flash and Call Waiting You must subscribe through your local telephone company to receive Call Waiting Service. Storing Phone Numbers and Names In memory dialing operation, you must press a key within 30 seconds. - Page 17 4. Press SELECT indicating that the display is ready for the name to be entered. E E E E d d d d i i i i t t t t M M M M e e e e m m m m o o o o r r r r y y y y X X X X X X X X appears, the selected memory location is already stored.
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Page 18: Steps For Entering Names And Special Characters
• Use DELETE/CHANNEL needed. 8. Press SELECT confirmation tone.Ô Memory storage is complete. For example, if you store a name and number into memory location number 01, the display shows M M M M e e e e m m m m o o o o r r r r y y y y 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 S S S S t t t t o o o o r r r r e e e e d d d d After about 2 seconds, the Select Memory Screen is displayed. -
Page 19: Dialing
character. To delete all characters, press and hold DELETE/CHANNEL For example, to enter John; Ô 1. Pick up the handset. Press 2. Enter a number or press select a memory location number. 3. Press SELECT 4. Press SELECT. information already stored in the selected memory location, E E E E d d d d i i i i t t t t M M M M e e e e m m m m o o o o r r r r y y y y X X X X X X X X displayed. -
Page 20: Memory Dialing From Talk Mode
Ô Ô NOTE • If you press SELECT before , you talk/FLASH can confirm the name and the number stored in the selected memory location. • To exit the memory function without dialing, press . The handset returns to standby. •... -
Page 21: Phone Number
or to select 4. Press VOL/ VOL/ M M M M e e e e m m m m o o o o r r r r y y y y , then press S S S S t t t t o o o o r r r r e e e e n n n n a a a a m m m m e e e e is displayed. -
Page 22: Erasing A Stored Name And Phone Number
RASING A TORED HONE UMBER S S S S e e e e l l l l e e e e c c c c t t t t M M M M e e e e m m m m o o o o r r r r y y y y 1. -
Page 23: Making Calls With The Speed Dial
touch Speed Dial allows you to dial a number with one key press. (There is no need to press . The phone will automatically dial the FLASH number stored.) TORING AND DITING THE Ô 1. When the phone is in the standby mode, press and hold SPEED DIAL If this screen appears, there is a number... -
Page 24: Caller Id
Ô Ô NOTE • If you answer a call before the Caller ID message is received (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 do... -
Page 25: Viewing The Caller Id Message List
Message When an unknown name is received When an unknown number is received 7. When you pick up the phone, the display changes to T T T T a a a a l l l l k k k k . -
Page 26: Deleting All Caller Id Names/Numbers
Ô Ô NOTE • You cannot make a call from the Caller ID list if your phone is connected to a private branch exchange (PBX). • When a long distance 1 1 1 1 call has been set, appears in the display. or 3. -
Page 27: Long Distance Calls And Area Code Setting/Cancellation
1. Press . then press talk/FLASH 2. Select the phone number that you want to dial by pressing the VOL/ 3. Press SELECT/CHANNEL. number will be displayed. Long Distance Calls and Area Code Setting/Cancellation Pressing 1 while the incoming Caller ID information is displayed (in step 1), will place or remove the prefix 1 1 1 1... -
Page 28: The Integrated Answering Device
THE INTEGRATED ANSWERING DEVICE The phone has a built-in answering system that answers and records incoming calls. You can also use your answering system to record a conversation, leave a voice memo message, or to announce a special outgoing message to callers when you’re away from your phone. -
Page 29: Setting Up Your Answering
hear a confirmation tone. The message counter displays the number of messages stored in memory. If the display flashes, then there are new messages waiting for you. 2. To turn the answering system off, press again. After the announcement ANSWER “Answering system is off”... -
Page 30: Setting The Time
Ô Ô NOTE • Normally the idle time for the menu mode is 10 seconds before the system returns to standby. However for setting the time, the idle time is extended to two minutes. • Press and hold VOL/SEL/ VOL/SEL/ quickly scroll through the numbers on the display. -
Page 31: Setting A Personal Security Code (Pin)
announced for your review. After a few seconds, the system announces “To set security code, press menu again”. Setting a Personal Security Code (PIN) To play your messages from a remote location, you need to enter a two-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) code (01-99). -
Page 32: Selecting The Message Record Time
You hear “Ring time” and the current ring time ([ ] 2, [ ] 4, [ ] 6, [ ] Toll saver), and it is displayed on the base. Then you hear the guidance for setting the ring time. or 2. -
Page 33: Setting The Message Alert Tone
The announce only feature plays a prerecorded outgoing message “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please call again.”, and it will not allow the caller to leave a message. To set “Announce only”, follow the steps above. Ô To scroll between the prerecorded message or your own personal greeting, press outgoing message is played. -
Page 34: Message (Greeting)
Ô Ô NOTE • You can record a greeting up to 30 seconds long. • Position yourself as near to the base as possible and speak clearly when recording your outgoing message. • See “Selecting the message record time”, page 32 how to set the announce only feature. - Page 35 Choosing between the two outgoing messages Press . Then press outgoing message is played. This switches between the prerecorded greeting or the personal greeting. After finishing playing back the message, a confirmation tone is heard. Setting the base ringer volume You have three ringer options.
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Page 36: Using Your Answering
Ô Ô NOTE • When the answering system is full , is displayed on the base, and the system announces “No remaining time”. You should delete some messages so that the system can record new messages.(Refer to “Deleting a message” on page 37.) •... - Page 37 3. Press at any time to stop PLAY/STOP reviewing messages and return to standby. The message counter shows the number of messages stored in memory. To quickly scroll backwards through a message, press and hold . Skipping a message 1. Press to review your messages.
- Page 38 Ô Ô NOTE Voice memo • The voice memo function is completely independent of the greeting message. • The voice memo messages are recorded as incoming messages. Recording a conversation • A recorded conversation is treated as a typical message and will be added to the stored messages.
- Page 39 Remote access away from home You can operate your answering system from a remote location using any touch-tone telephone. Use this function to check for recorded messages, to play or delete messages, even to record a new greeting message. Ô 1.
- Page 40 Ô Ô NOTE The system will only playback messages for four minutes and then it returns to command waiting mode. To continue playing your messages, press then again within 15 seconds. 4. You may continue to listen to the Help Guidance, or you may select a command from the following chart.
- Page 41 3. Press 0 and then enter your PIN code. The answering system announces the current time and the number of messages stored in memory. You hear “To play incoming messages, press pound two. For help, press pound zero”. 4. Press 0 then to turn the answering system On.
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Page 42: Additional Information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NSTALLING THE PTIONAL ELTCLIP To attach the beltclip Insert the beltclip into the holes on each side of the handset. Press down until it clicks. To remove the beltclip Pull both sides of the beltclip to release the tabs from the holes. -
Page 43: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first . Symptom The CHARGE/IN USE LED won’t illuminate when the handset is placed in the base. The audio sounds weak and/or scratchy. Can’t make or receive calls. - Page 44 Symptom Cannot record any messages. Messages are incomplete. After a power failure, the outgoing message is deleted. No sound on the base unit speaker during call monitoring or message playback. Cannot access remote call-in features from another touch-tone phone. If you still have problems, disconnect the phone. If other phones on the same line work properly, the fault is in this phone or its installation.
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Page 45: Care
CARE Keep the phone dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the phone only in normal temperature environments. Handle the phone carefully; do not drop it. Keep the phone away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new. -
Page 46: Surge Protection
TVs and VCRs. To minimize or prevent such interference, the base of the cordless telephone should not be placed near or on top of a TV or VCR. from the telephone line. We refer to this power draw as the device’s ringer equivalence number, or REN... - Page 48 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 43-3824 UPZZ01013ZZ 05A03 Printed in China...