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Radio Shack 43-3823 Owner's Manual

2.4ghz cordless phone with answering machine
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2.4GHz Cordless Phone
with Answering Machine
43-3823
10 Number Memory Dialing—stores 10
numbers in memory for easy dialing. See
"Making Calls with Memory Dialing" on
Page 15.
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 14.
Headset Jack—connects an optional
headset (available at your local RadioShack
store) for hands-free convenience. See
"Headset Installation" on Page 32.
Toll-Saver—lets you avoid unnecessary
charges when you call by long distance to
check your messages. See "Setting the Ring
Time" on Page 21.
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  • Page 1 2.4GHz Cordless Phone with Answering Machine 43-3823 10 Number Memory Dialing—stores 10 numbers in memory for easy dialing. See “Making Calls with Memory Dialing” on Page 15. Long Battery Life—the supplied battery pack (when fully charged) provides about 7 hours of talk time or 14 days of standby time.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions ... 2 Battery Safety Instructions ... 4 Introduction ... 5 Read This Before Installation ... 5 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.

  • Page 4: Battery Safety Instructions

    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 2.4 GHz Cordless Telephone. Your telephone provides excellent clarity and range and a digital answering system into one space-saving device. The 2.4 GHz band provides superior audio quality and extended range.
  • Page 6 The digital answering system stores up to 13 minutes of messages on a computer chip and records each message’s day and time. This gives you advanced capabilities over tape-based answering machines: • You can delete individual messages and save the rest. •...

  • 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: • 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 IMPORTANT Be sure the battery pack is properly connected before you try to charge it. The indicator CHARGE/IN USE 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: Replacing The Battery Pack

    The supplied battery pack should last about a year. If the battery pack does not hold a charge for more than 2 hours after an overnight charge, replace it with a new 3.6V, 600 mAh battery pack with a connector that fits the socket in the battery compartment.

  • Page 12: Operation

    1. Press and hold the FLASH confirmation tone. 2. To set the dial mode for pulse dialing, press #. Or to set the dial mode for tone dialing, press ∗ /tone You hear a confirmation tone to indicate the setting is complete. OPERATION AKING AND ECEIVING...

  • Page 13: Volume

    DJUSTING THE ARPIECE OLUME Handset Ringer Tone When the phone is in standby mode, press repeatedly to listen to the two ringer tone RING options. Earpiece Volume The handset earpiece volume settings (Low, Medium and High) can only be adjusted during a call.

  • Page 14: Traveling Out-Of-Range

    Ô Ô NOTE Page Paging is also canceled when the phone receives an incoming call. Flash and Call Waiting You must subscribe through your local telephone company to receive Call Waiting Service. RAVELING During a call, as you begin to move your handset too far from your base unit, your call will terminate within 1 minutes.

  • Page 15: Memory Dialing

    MEMORY DIALING TORING HONE EMORY Memory Dialing allows you to dial a number using just a few key presses. Your phone stores up to 10 numbers in the handset. Ô 1. When the phone is in the stand-by mode, press .

  • Page 16: From Memory

    Ô Ô NOTE Number stored in Speed Dial is independent from the numbers stored in Memory Dial. An example of this is a bank account number. Once you have called your bank, and are prompted to enter the account number, press location number where the special number has been stored.

  • Page 17: Making Calls With The Speed Dial

    4. To actually store a number, press A tone indicates that the number is stored. If there is a number already stored, the new number will be overwritten without warning. AKING CALLS WITH THE When the phone is in the standby mode, simply press .

  • Page 18: Features

    EATURES • Digital Tapeless Recording • 13 minutes of Recording Time • Call Screening • Selectable Outgoing Messages • Voice Prompts for Guidance (Bi-lingual Announcement Option) Digital Tapeless Recording allows you to quickly review, save, or delete the messages you choose. You will never have to worry about a tape wearing out, jamming, or resetting improperly.

  • Page 19: Using The Menu Mode

    2. To turn the answering system off, press again. After the announcement ANSWER “Answering system is off” the message counter display will no longer be illuminated. ETTING UP YSTEM Using the Menu Mode The Menu mode allows you to set the following Answering System functions.

  • Page 20: 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 SELECT/ VOLUME/ SELECT/ to quickly VOLUME/...

  • Page 21: Setting A Personal Security Code (Pin)

    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). To select a PIN, perform the following steps: Ô 1. Press twice in standby mode. clock/menu “Security code”...

  • Page 22: Selecting The Message Record Time

    2. Press SELECT/VOLUME/ until the desired ring time appears. 3. Press to select the new ring time. You hear a confirmation tone, then the announcement “Ring time” and the new ring time is announced. After a few seconds, the system announces “To set record time, press menu again”.

  • Page 23: Setting The Message Alert Tone

    outgoing message automatically switches to announce only message. To scroll between the prerecorded message or your own personal greeting, press outgoing message is played. If you want to use your own greeting, or want to change your greeting to omit the prompt “to leave a message”, refer to “Recording a personal outgoing message”...

  • Page 24: Selecting The Language

    automatically deactivate. To reset, go back into the menu setup mode (steps 1 - 3 on page 23). Turning Message Alert tone Off when you’re away from your phone. 1. When all new messages are played back using the remote playback feature (see page 30) the Message Alert tone will automatically deactivate.

  • Page 25: Setting Your Outgoing Message (Greeting)

    Setting Your Outgoing Message (Greeting) When you receive a call, the answering system automatically plays either a preset message or your own greeting. Preset message The following message is prerecorded: “Hello, no one is available to take your call. Please leave a message after the tone.”...
  • Page 26 Ô Ô NOTE Setting the base ringer volume When you have set the base ringer to off and the handset is on the base, you will still hear the ringer from the handset. Adjusting the speaker volume level When you press SELECT/ at 9 or VOLUME/...

  • Page 27: Using Your Answering System

    SING NSWERING The message counter displays the number of messages stored in memory. If the display flashes, then there are new messages waiting for you. The flashing number represents the number of new messages, not total messages. This phone is designed to play your new messages first.
  • Page 28 Ô Ô NOTE When you press DELETE you are permanently deleting the message. Once deleted, the message cannot be replayed. 3. Press at any time to stop reviewing messages and return to standby. The message counter shows the number of messages stored in memory.
  • Page 29 You can also delete all the messages. 1. Press in standby mode. DELETE You hear an announcement “To delete all messages, press delete again”. 2. Press again. DELETE You hear a confirmation tone and displayed on the base. All the messages are deleted.
  • Page 30 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. • You must enter a command within 15 seconds of entering command waiting mode or the answering system...
  • Page 31 *For Memo Record and Greeting Message Record function, the first time you enter the corresponding command, it starts the Recording function. If you want to stop the recording, enter the command again. 5. After all of the Help Guidance prompts have played, you hear intermittent beeps indicating that the system is in the command waiting mode.

  • Page 32: 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 33: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING If your phone is not performing to your expectations, please try these simple steps first . Problem Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the base and wall The CHARGE/IN USE outlet. LED won’t illuminate Make sure the handset is properly seated on the base. when the handset is Make sure the charging contacts on the handset and base are placed on the base.
  • Page 34 Problem The incoming messages may be too long. Remind callers to leave a brief message. Messages are incomplete. The memory may be full. Delete some or all of the saved messages. After a power failure, the Record your personal outgoing message again. The default outgoing message is message should remain.

  • Page 35: 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 36: 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. We have designed your phone to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most telephone lines.
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  • Page 40 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 43-3823 UPZZ01012ZZ 03A03 Printed in China...

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